The New York Herald Newspaper, September 14, 1861, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. : JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. ¢ 8 Volume XXXVI. ———— WINTER GARDEN, Bioadway.—Civprreuta—Coot as A Cucumber, NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Afternoon—Butt RveniNg—BULL KUN—THRER THILvES—DODGING FOR BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway,—Day and Evoning—Woman’s Love—Love tn Liveny—ilirro- woraMvs, SRA LION, AND Ornen ConsositiEs. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broads way.—Sonos, Davoxs, BuRtRs@ues, &e.—-Wivk AWAKE, MELODEON CONCERT HALL, No. 839 Broadway.— Bones, Daxoxs, Bursescuus, &¢.—IkeLAND IN 1336. CANTERBURY MUSIC HALL, 585 Broadway.—Soxcs, Danens, Burvesaues, So GAIETIRS CONCERT ROOM, 616 Broadway,—Drawina Room Eyteetauxwents Batwers, Pantoms Faxcxs, do. AMERICAN MUSIC bats, Pantosinins, &c. 1L, 444 Brondway.—Sonas, Bate WERADE BALL, ORYSTAL PALACE CONCERT HALL, Bunvesqurs, Sones, Dancrs, £¢,—Biack 87, paket ceo Ey (0. 45 Bowery.nv ab New York, Saturday, September 14, 1861. PONE SoMa = is THE SITUATION, The city yesterday was full of rumors with re- gard to General Fremont having been superseded Hy Quartermaster Goneral Meigs, in the command of the Department of the West. From intelligence received from the most reliable sources, it may bafely be asserted that there is no truth in the ru- Mor. Genera? Meigs has visited St. Louis for the purpose of looking after his own department—the Bame purpose that has caused him to visit other cities. Postmaster Blair's object in journeying to Bt. Louis was to see General Fremont relative to & misunderstanding hetween him and Colonel Frank “Blair, and which will doubtless be settled after an explanation. The principal facts relative to Gene- ral Fremont in his military capacity are, that the President has written him a letter, requiring him to modify his proclamation, which, as it now reads, transcends the power given under the act of Con- Gress relative to rebels and their slaves. General McClellan has at last urned his atten- “tion to Baltimore and the Maryland rebel sympa- thizers. From his prompt action at an important ‘moment it would appear that he has been watch- ing the germ for some time, and only waited for the bud to appear to tear out the rank weed, root 8nd branch. The arrests made yesterday have de- veloped a deep laid scheme on the part of the Maryland rebels to aid those on the other side of the Potomac, which plot would, doubtless, have ‘partially succeeded but for this action of the youth- ful chieftain. The Maryland Legislature was to thave met on the 17th instant, when an act, already Prepared, was to have been passed declaring Maryland out of the Univn. On the same day the rebel forces, aided by ex-\Tommander Buchanan on the Eastern shore, and other rebels above Wash- ington, were to have croas:‘d into Maryland and taken military possession of t1'e State, while Mayor ‘Brown was at the same time to head a demonstra- tion in Baltimore city of a like m:\ture. The arrest ‘Of these men, and the suppression of the two rebel Papers, the Exchange and the Soutlt, will leave the Legislature powerless to act, and take away the head from the plug-uglies of Naltimoro. ; A reconnoissance in force, cunsisting of infantry, eavalry and artillery, was made\by the vebels be- fore Washington upon the centre and right wings ‘of the Union troops. The Union pickets near Ball's Cross Roads were driven in, but no other Gamage was done. Gen. Smith advanced with a Portion of his brigade. Night, however, coming on, further progress could not be made; but the troops took up a position to await) any sttack that the rebels might attempt in the morning. The ob- ject of the reconnoissance was aot ascertained. Daring the night the rebels set firesto a number of houses in the neighborhood of the positions they had taken up. ‘ From Western Virginia information haa been received of a slight skirmish betwoen a portion of the Union forces, nnder General Reynolds, at Elk Fork, and a small force of the rdbels, said to be NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1861. ; Confederate flag, and that any foreign interference by the Consuls at those ports will not be tolerated. The same paper confirms the report that four Union war vessels were off Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina; and further states that several | regiments of rebel troops had been sent for the protection of that place. The action, or rather decisive statement of Lord Palmerston relative to Robert Muir, now in Fow Lafayette, is very encouraging. The noble lord asserted that, as Muir had become a citizen of the United States, he could not claim the protec- tion of the British government from the punish- ment his evil deeds had brought upon him. A Prussian military officer of note has tendered his services to the government of the United States. He is highly recommended by his own government, and is vouched for by the Prussian Minister at Washington. A Major General of the British army accom- panied General McClellan around the fortifications before and around Washington. The British sol- dier expressed himself satisfied that the capital could not be taken by the rebels. A large quantity of specie—over seven thousand dollars—was seized by the United States Marshal at the office of the American Express, it haying be- longed to a rebel banking institution in the South. The lack-of-the-supply-of-cotton fever is said to have subsided in England and on the European Continent, It is confidently asserted by letters to prominent persons that the supply will not fail at least during this winter. ‘ Our neighbors of St. John, N. B., seem to be driving a brisk trade with the rebel States. A few days since the ship Alliance run the blockade at Beaufort with an assorted cargo from that port, and judging from the cargoes arriving occasionally at this port frem St. John, the trade between said points seems to be reciprocal. To-day the schooner Fellow Craft arrived from St. John, N. B., with 168 barrels naval stores and 77 packages champagne, which presents a new feature in the imports from that port, THE NEWS. The steamship Champion, Capt. Wilson, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon from Aspinwall, with mails, passengers and $1,100,693 in specie. Her advices from California have been anticipated by the overland express, ‘There is no news whatever from the South Pa- cific, and nothing from Central America beyond the failure of the cochineal crop. The new government of New Granada has been recognized as de facto by the British Charge. It is reported that the other foreign representatives have done likewise. Meanwhile, Dr. Calvo's Secretary of State “has removed the fede- ral government to Antioquia and assumed the duties of provisional President, thus pro- longing the civil war. A number of decrees have been issued by Mosquera in relation to foreign Powers, officials at home and abrond, and the ex- pulsion of the Jesuits, thirteen of whom had ar- rived at the Isthmus on their way to Havana. The Legislature of Panama had convened, and the Governor's message to that body is quite important. He thinks Mosquera cannot hold his position long. The federal Vice President elect, Colonel Arboleda, and anotbor officer, had gained some important successes in Cauca, Mosquera’s own State, and great hopes were entertained that, with the aid of Santander and Antioquia, the federal cause may yet triumph and Mosqttera be driven from Bogota. Among the arrivals at the new American hotel, Fort Lafayette, yesterday, were Marshal Kane, of Baltimore; Colonel Dawaon, of Virginia; Benjamin F. Corlies and Bethel Burton. The two former captives were landed at the fort by the Camden and Amboy steamboat Stockton. The same vessel touched at Fort Columbus, Governor's Island, under GeneralLee. The rebels advanced on both pikes, and succeeded in surrounding the fort on Cheat Mountain Summit, cutting the telegraph wire. They then advanced somewhat, but afew Shells from Loomis’ battery were found by them to be far from agreeable, and they finally had to leave. Two rebel offfcera were observed spying ‘about the Union camps, and were shot. The body ‘of one was taken to the camp, and it was dis- covered to be that of Col. John A. Washington. Both houses of the Legislature of Kentucky have passed the resolution ordering the rebel troops to leave theState over the veto of Governor Magoffin. This, combined with the fact that Union camps are forming in various parts of the State, in one of which camps there are already about seven thousand/men who have been raised in a week, and are now fully armed and equipped, substantiates the almastjalready verified assertion that Kentucky ia true to/the Union, and the people, rising in their might, are determined to repulse the rebel invaderand thrus him from their borders. From Jefferson City the St. Louis Democrat learns that eight ; hundred secessionists had attacked the Union forces near Booneville, and that the battle wag still raging when the messen- Ber left. Mayor Berret has been released from Fort Lafay- ette on condition that he shall take the oath of al- Jegiance and resign his office as Mayor of the city of Washington. W. H. Winder was sent to the Fame noted establishment. The extensive corres- pondence seized from this gentlaman's person and effects is very valpable, being from Jeff. Davis, Ex- N President Breckinriége, Hon, Mr. Burnett and others of the like etamp. One of Breckin- xidge's letters was but ten days old. The corres- poudence breathes the most violent rebel ideas, a x will prove moat valuable to the government, in sw! se possesaion it has fatien. Other legs impor- 1.' arrests Dave also been made. news from the rebel States, via New Or-, bi sives a valuable piece of information, if true. veorted by the Charleston Mercury that the ‘ General of Cuba has issued a proclamation ov advices from the Queen of Spain, all s ‘commeree from the rebel States to the ports of at island shall be cleared under the where Colonel Pegram and twenty-five other rebel prisoners were committed to the custody of the federal authorities for safe keeping. Now that the loyal citizens of Kentucky are being supported by the government they are determined to rise and defend the State fram the ravages of the rebela. The Union camps are being rapidly filled with soldiers. In one camp fve regiments of Kentuckians were organized in one weck, each regiment oumbering one thousand men, all tho- roughly armed and equipped. There are also two regiments of loyal Tennesseeams in the camp. ‘Fhis looks like a determination on tthe part of the people not to be overridden by the rebels. The Union soldiers from other Stato still occupy the places taken by them. A grand salute of ninety-seven gains will be fired at four o'clock this afternoon infthm Park, in honor of the seventy-one members of the House of Repre- sentatives and the twenty-six Senators of the Legis- lature of Keatucky who voted for and passed the joint resolutions requesting the Governor to call out the military to drive Leoni Jaa Polk and his rebel followers frém the State. The resolutions will be found in ful? in another column. Hon. J, & Jackson, membar of Congress, repre- senting the Second district of Kentucky, is raising a regiment of cavalry in Louisville for the service of the United States. The number of troops which the rebel confede- racy has in the field, according to our idea, has been over estimated from the. starting of the first rumors of a contemplated attack on Washington. It is teue that since the battle of Manassas large additions have been made to their respective forces, and it is also true that many regiments have beeu withdrawn to strengthen the coast defences, and that some ten or twelve thousand are now lying in the hospitals prostrated by disease. We ‘nave prepared and fyiven below a table of their estimated strength, which, wo think, is calculated upon a liberal basis, The estimate puts in the field one in every four of the men ineach seceded State, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, except the States of Georgia and North Carolina, from which we have official statements of their exact numbers, which show that those two States have bven less than one in six of their respective male pypulations be- tween cighteen and forty-five years of age, at pre- sent in service:— Male Popuation. between 18 ane 45. Troops. Alabama. + 106,000 24,000 Arkansas 65, 16,200 Florida 4,000 Georgia. . 19,160 Louisiana 18,700 Mississippi... ..... 18,000 North Carolina. 20,100 Tennessee. 35,000 Texas. 21,000 Virginia. . 60,000 15,000 Total seceded States «1,116,000 251,100 Add to the number the rebel troops from three of the non-seceded slave States: — ~And_ we have a grand total of 279,100 soldiers in the servige of the bogus confederacy, with their main body, or about one half the whole number, on the Potomac, and the remainder scattered at dif- ferent points in Virginia, on the sea-coast and on the Mississippi river, A meeting of merchants and others, without respect to former political dillerences, and acting | ry and press remarks upon the original 1 upon one common platform—to wit, the Union, constitution and the laws—was held lately, with the view of organizing a party to reform the city go- verument and place honest men in nomination. The following named gentlemen were appointed to make all the necessary arrangements:—S. Draper, Owen Brennan, Moses Taylor, Robert 'T. Haws, Tsaac Bell, M. H. Grinnell, J. B. Nicholson, A. R. Eno, T.C. Doremus, P. Cooper, J. Hoxie, Wm. Hall, H. Greeley, W. F. Havemeyer, A. Carrigan, Orison Blunt, Isaac Sherman, James Kelly, R. M. Blatchford, George W. Blunt, W.G. Hunt, D, F. ‘Tiemann, ‘Tho Coroner's jury who retired for deliberation on Thursday evening on the case of the two sol- dicrs killed in the emeute at Willett’s Point on Monday evening, intimated to the Coroner early in the night that they had arrived at the following verdict:—‘That Ferdinand Markoe and Dominick Sassi came to their death by rifle bullets fired by a squad of men connected with the New York Rifles, under command and orders of Lieutenant Georgi.” A court of inquiry into the affair has been ordered by General Yates, The court commenced its sittings at the camp at Willett’s Point yesterday, but nothing material was elicited. ‘Tho cotton market was not active, but there was more firmness manifested on the part of holders, while the eates were confined to about 400 a 500 bales, closing ou the basis of about 22c. for fair middling uplands. Owing to light receipts, with a good demand for the home trado and for export, sales of flour were active, and the mi closed at from 6c. 10c. per bbl, higher. Wheat was also active and in good export request, chiefly for ‘a”co; the market closed at an advance of 1c. a 2c. per Duskel. Corn was firm and in good export demand, with sales at slightly better rates, Pork was firmor, with salos. of mess at $14 a $14 25 and of primo at $10. Sugars were firm and again active, with sales of about 8,000 bhds., 1,000 boxes and 500 bbls. molado, at prices give another column, Cofve was firm, with sales of bags Rio at 13340. a 15340., chiefly at 14}4c., with some 1,000 bags Lagnayra at 16\4c. a 1634¢., and some St. Do- mingo at 14c.a14%0. Freights were easier to Liver- pool for grain, but steady for London and the Continent, ‘There was more offering for shipment, with tolerablo free engagements. The Attitude of the British Government Towards the United States, The intelligence Iately received that the British army in Canada is to he rein- forced during the present month by 22,500 men is, if reliable, and when viewed in con- nection with the present state of affairs, both significant and portentous. We make this qnali- fication because we have been unable to find any statement in our English files corroborative of the report telegraphed from Cape Race, a circumstance, however, which of itself does not disprove the truth of the latter. We therefore frame our argument accordingly. If it were an isolated act, and this country, instead of being involved in a vital struggle for its own national existence, was at peace, we should regard the increase of the British forces beyond the border as only in- tended for the additional protection of British territory, dictated by a policy we should little care to investigate. But when for some months past the course of England towards this country has been such as to excite our serious appr sions of a violent rupture at no distant date- when we see fortifications that were always fi good repair being brought up to a pitch of unusual strength and efficiency, and a powerful fleet of line-of-battle ships and gunboats added to the usual North American squadron, we naturally attach more than ordigary importance to an evont like the present, and\the moze ospe cially as it follows close upon a similar rein- forcement, which was of sufilciest extent at the time to arouse a strong snspicton ou this side of the Atlantic of the amotive which induced it. Moreover, the language employed by 1 statesmen has more than once betpy: not at all reconcileable with a friendly feel- ing towards this country, and we have seen a letter from Lord John Russell refating to the annexation of San Domingo, whith clearly shows that he has since the outbreakiof the r bellion looked upon it as certain to he succes ful. He speaks of the Northern ané$Southern Confederations of North America as fixed facis, and alludes to the probability of theif forming an alliance at some future time for the purpose of resenting the aggressive interference of Spain in the New World. Such references to the independent national existence of the rebel- lious States are both uncalled for and offensive, But they serve very well to enlightes us upon the subject of official views in England, from which we may infer the policy of a gavernment always jealous of our greatness, art the ex- ample we afforded of the success of republi- canism, and as a consequence by no means averse to our overthrow. To confirm us in the belief that this movement is precursive of hostilities to- wards the United States, we learn that the London Times, while calling upon the Eng- lish government to develope the cultivation of cotton in India, says it will waive all seruples when the prosperity of the country and the existence of millions are at stake. This means, we presume, that the British government will have no hesitation in breaking our blockade in order to get cotton whenever the demand for that commodity in Lancashire becomes suffi- ciently pressing. It may be thought that this can be done with something like impunity when the Canadian garrisons are made strong enough to resist any invasion of that country by Americans; but no more fatal mistake could prompt an evil action, and no greater disaster could occur to England than war with this republic. Whatever may be the intention of the British government, however, the United States is prepared for the worst. Our forts and harbor defences generally are being increased and putin the best working order, besides un- dergoing all the improvements which modern science can suggest, while those we have cap- tured from the rebels are about to be armed with rifled cannon, and made as impregnable as possible. Meanwhile our immense army and navy are daily receiving accessions and becom- ing more formidable in their strength. We have thus every reason to be confident of our power to prevent Great Britain successfully carrying into execution those plans which her dubious policy does not fail to indicate, and to which the absence of scruples in the management of her international affairs would oppose no obstacle. As arenson for the despatch of so large a force to Canada, it may be alleged by the British government that it was in consequence of an apprebensiou that an attempt might be made at the annexation of Canada to the United States, and asasimple measure of safety during the war in this country. But no such explanation will be accepted by tawoople of the United States or those in Eng whe are cognizant of the real objects the government have in view— the idea of our invading Canada without the pro- vocation of a war with England being absurd. We say this because we have no doubt the so- vernment will be asked for an explanation of a proceeding, which, judging by the Parliaments. forcement, is certain to provoke strong opposl- tion in England, and may not unlikely lead to @ change of administration. The significance of the act of sending such a large body of troops to swell the already unusually large military force in Canada, is increased by a simultaneous change in the Governorship of the colony. Sir Edmund Head is to be superseded by Lord Monek, an Irish peer, who will doubtless act upon special instructions and be the willing in- strument of the present ministry. It will be fortunate for England if the absence of so large a portion of her naval and military strength in these waters does not open a conve- nient opportunity for Louis Napoleon to carry into exeention some of his favorite European pro- jects, of which the annexation of the island of Sardinia is among the least. And it will be well, in any case, for her to profit by our warn- ing advice, that breaking the blockade main- tained by the United States government would bo the prelude to the most disastrous chapter in her history. Her shipping would be swept from the seas; ten millions of her people—the number dependent upon the American trade— would be reduced to destitution; starvation and riot would reign in Lancashire, and the very throne itself, undermined by the Puritan party, would be imperilled. Meanwhile the United Slates, fighting in a good cause and with vastly superior resources to those of England, would be comparatively little affected, and at length emerge victorious. But, for the sake of human- ity and civilization, it is to be hoped, however ominous may be the signs of the times, that such a war will never darken the century in which we live. Tue Natronau Porurar Loan—Every day marks an increase in the subscriptions to the seven three-tenths per cent Treasury loan. From one or two hundred thousand dollars per day they have sprung up toa million and up- wards, The sum received last Thursday in the Sub-Treasury was one million and fifty thou- sand dollars. That of yesterday was. still larger. To-day we publish a fac simile of a hundred dollar Treasury note, with the coupons attached. Of these there are five, the note itself, which is payable in three years, standing as the sixth and last. This, and the explana- tory articles which we have published from day to day on the subject, will familiarize the pub- lic with the working of the loan. The notes will probably be ready for’ de- livery next week, and we may reasonably look for an immense increase of contributions from that time. The million of dollars which this city contributes daily may be doubled, perbaps trebled, some days. The opening of five bun- dred agencies all over the country ought to in- sure subscriptions to the amount of two or three times those made in this city; and as the average daily expenses of our government are only about’ million of dollars~-2ouhtea within these few days past on account of the refunding to States their expenses in grganizing and for- warding regiments—tkere will be no Inek of the sinews of war, There is such afi abundant sup- ply of money now from this source that Mr. Cixeo, the Snb-Treasurer, found it unneces- sary to present to the banka a draft which he received yesterday for an additional ten per cent of the loan assumed by them, because he had enough money on hand. In this way the whole amount of the first fifty millions assumed by the banks will be taken by the people, and the banks will be this enabled to go on and assume the other two instalments of fifty millions each. Besides these gratifying circumstances, assurances have been received in Wall street by the last Euro- pean steamer that London capitalists in- tend to invest largely in the American lean. Such confidence at home and abroad argues well for the permanency of our institu- tions and the integrity of the republic. Curenina News From tHE Potomac To mk Mississirp1.—Within the last two days we have had a whole budget of cheering achievements in behalf of the Union canse. The reconnoissance under the direction of Gen. McClellan, from our lines in front of Wash- ington of the intervening country to Lewins- ville, was a good thing and handsomely ac- complished; the dressing administered to the great robber traitor Floyd in Western Virginia by Gen. Rosecrans was a neat operation; the bold, unequivocal and fearless Union front as- sumed by the loyal Legislature of loyal Ken- tucky is worth an army of fifty thousand men; the rout of those rebel gunboats on the Missis- sippi below Cairo was a dasbing affair, and the way in which Fremont and his military as- sociate officers and their forees are work- ing up the rebels in Missouri is alto- gether encouraging. In fact, from the Poto- mac to the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers, the good cause goes bravely on. The only hope of the rebels now is in their army of the Potomac, and from that we have every reason to hope the means, the power and the prestige of victory have departed. Let all concerned, federal and State authorities, put forward their energies now to strengthen Mc- Clellan in every way, and we skall have the day dawn of a glorious peace. A Vicorovs Course Ivavauratep iN Mary- .—In yesterday morning’s paper we it our duty to censure the milk water do nothing policy of General and called on the government to sup- press the rebellious sheets in that city, as well as to arrest those members of the Legisla- lature who meditated the passing of an ordinance of secession at their meeting next Tuesday in Frederick. It will be seen that our columns to-day contain evidence of the vigor on the part of General McClellan, who yesterday instructed General Dix to arrest Myor Brown, the Hon. Henry May, member of Congress, Ross Winans, ten members of the Legislature, Thomas J. Wall, Jr., editor of the Baltimore South, and F. K. Howard, editor of the Exchange, together with Benjamin C. How- ard, the “peace” candidate for Governor. This is a good beginning, and it is to be hoped that now, that the white kid gloves are thrown off by General Dix, he will not put them on again till he has finished the work. Let martial law be proclaimed throughout the State at once, and let every man known to be implicated in treason be arrested without delay. By this grand coup de main the design of the Legislature to take the State out of the Union will be baffled for the present, for the rebels, without their leaders, are like sheep without a shepherd. But unless the blow is quickly followed up they will rally and rise, and perhaps the Confederate army cross the Potomac and come to their aid. Let General Dix take the secession bull by the horns, or the animal will toss him high in air, —$$—___ Iurrovep Monate ov raz Fepunat, TRoors— Tari Eaourness ro Revarve ‘run Butt RUN Dureai:—The review of the Pennsylvania troops by Governor Curtin, at Washington, on Tuesday last, afforded the most satisfactory evidences of the improved organization and spirit of our army. Their ajpearance and discipline were such as to call fwrth the warmest eulogiums from old army officers, who could not help ex- pressing their surprise at the progress that had been made by the new regiments in so short a time. The feelings of gratification created by the spectacle were enhanced by the enthnsiasm and ardor manifested by the men. The pre- sence of General McClellan, whenever he ap- proached them, seemed to exercise a sort of magnetic influence over them. The unbounded confidence which his strictness as a disciplina- rian and his attention to the wants and comforts of the soldier have gained for him, has in- spired a feeling of devotion towards his person which only great leaders know how to win. Through the ranks he is spoken of only by bis Christian name—among American soldiers a proof of affection almost as great as that which obtained for Napoleon the title of “the Little Corporal.” The affair at Lewinsville put to the test the improved spirit and discipline that was noticed on this occasion. No veteran troops could have exhibited greater eagerness to beled against the enemy, or behaved more steadily under fire. All this justifies the confidence of General McClellan when he promises the coun- try that “there shall be no more Bull run af- fairs.” Tux Corresronvence or Prince NaPorKon.— Our readers will remember a translation we gave of a letter from the United States to the semi-official Opinion Nationale, of Paris, and which embodied the views of Prince Napoleon relative to American affairs. This letter, from its known source, attracted great attention in the French capital, and was perused with no ordinary interest on this side of the Atlantic. Since its publication more epistles from the same pen have been eagerly anticipated. But now we learn from our Paris correspondent, on good authority, that the letters from Prince Napoleon have been diverted in their course from the columns of L’Opinion Nationale to the Tuileries, and are in future to be reserved expressly for the private information of the government. This is not a little significant, showing, as it does, that she is so far uncertain of results and undetermined as to action as to be guided by the impresstons, statements and opinions of one whose judgment she is by no means likely to undervalue. The mere circum- stance of Prince Napoleon writing about our affairs at all, either to his owa organ in Paris or his cousin, the Empcror, rcmoves to a great ex- tent the veil of privacy which was at firstintended to shroud his visit to this country, and makes the latter of considerable political importance. The fact of their being submitted to the Minis- try imstead of the people may only tend to th- crease the effect of his lettérs, as what is never made public can never be reported, and to all that the y contain more than common weight will betittached. But, whether as the corres- pondentiof a néWapapcr or the French govern- ment, we have no doubt Prince Napoléon will combine intelligent observation wilh suflicient impartiaifty to avoid doing us any injustice. Tus Gixry-Four Pounper Hamas or TEE Heeatp.—An English newspaper, commenting upon the intelligence received in England in regand tc: American affairs, says that much of the confusion and exaggeration in the accounts is ewing to the manner in which the English telegrams are concocted. One of the English apers say:—“A copy of the New York Hera glau over and indiscriminately jumbled to. gether in the form of a consecutive narrative. Now, all this is very fine; but we are of the opi- nion that this “ half-entightened clerk” knows what ke is about and attends to his busi- ness properly. The London Times once pro- nounced each heading of the Heratn’s articles “equal to a sixty-four pounder,” and the ex- per‘ence of this war has proven that sixty-four pounders are very handy to have about, and are .the very best kind of weapons. Besides this, the London Times’ Prince of Wales corres- pondent used to make up the best part of his letters from the Heraty’s headings, and its pre sent war correspondent here manages to get a little truth into his epistles by quotations from the same source. Exauisu Newspaper Corresponpents Exvos- ing Eact Ommer’s Tricks.—In his last letter, Russel}, of the London Zimes, charges the re presentative in this country of another Englist: journa) with publishing first in one of our loca? hewspapers the letters which he sends home. We do not see the great difference between this proceeding and the fact recently established against Russell, of his sending down for confi- dential circulation among the leading seces- sionists at Charleston the manuscripts of his letters to the London Times, detailing his obser- vations in the federal camps and decrying and ridiculing the efforts of the North to defend the integrity of the republic. The writer who gives both sides the simultaneous benefit of his in- formation and criticisms is, we should say, the more honest man of the two, Caccrr, RicuMonp & Co., Convicren or Dis- LoyaLty.—The late Democratic State Conven- tion renominated as their candidate for Attorney General of the State of New York, Lyman Tre- maine, a gentleman whose character for straight- forward, plain spoken honesty, has never been called in question. It amazed many of his friends to see Mr. Tremaine in such company. He has come out, however, now, and denounced the whole concern as unworthy of confidence. He assigns as one of his reasons for declining the nomination that “on this single war question his views are not in harmony with theirs?” In other words, he has been impelled to disclaim their association and withdraw his name from the Cagger & Co. ticket, because of the disloyal- ty of their views. What a comment upon the specious pretext, upon which the State conyoca- tion of rotten hearted democratic wirepullers, excluded certain delegates from this city, after having first accepted them because they werenot sufficiently sure of their loyalty. Tue Inst Brtaane.—The work of recruiting for the Irish brigade is progressing finely. It will soon be ready for the fie), a compact body of brave young Irish soldiers, from four to five thousand strong. Let al} engaged in this noble enterprise hurry up their work, in order that | they may share and shine in the approaching deliverance of Weshington and restoration o} { Virginia to the Ynion, mt Ove Reragiovus Newsrsrers~Tug Anam McMasrer.—Most of our roligtous newspapers have at length discovered that our country is involved in a domestic war, and that the cause of the Union is the cause of Christianity. A spurious concern, however, im the garb of the Catholic Church, s paper of late ealled the New York Freeman’s Appeal, still continues to mut. ter treason; but by way of qualification, in his last issue, the Abbe McMaster says some true and very good things of the late mock heroic and Janus-faced Democratic Convention at Syra- euse, Perhaps the Abbe may improve upon indulgence. Such seems to be the opinion of Mr. Seward, and he ought to know. THE STATE PRISONERS. ‘ebel Members of the Marylan® ‘are, the Mayor of Bultimore, Ross Winans, Congressman May, and Other Rebel Sympathizers, &c, Baurmons, Sept. 13, 1861. ‘The Provost Marghal this morning, bofore the break of day, arrested Mayor Brown, Ross Winans, Charles H. Pitts, Lawrence Sangston, 8. T. Wallis and T. P. Scott, members of the Maryland Logislature,and ¥, K. Howard, editor of the Exchange, and delivered them to the hospi- tal for “sick patriotism’’ at Fort McHenry, All tho arrests have been made pursuant to orders direct from the War Dopartment. Of course no offictat * announcement of the arrests has yet been made, but it is bolievod oll the namoa given are correct. ‘The nrrest of Henry May, member of Congress, is just reportcd, as is algo the arrest of Henry M. Morfit and W. G. Harrison, members of the State Legislature Crom this city. These, with tho mames proviously sent, complote the list of tho ten delegates to the Maryland Legislature from this city, ‘There is considerable excitement on the streots. ‘Tho following additional arrests have been mado :— Mossrs. Dennison, Quinlan and Dr. Lynch, members of the Legislature from Baltimore county ; Homy W. War- fold and Dr, J. Hansom; also Thomas J. Hall, Jr., editor of the Baltimore South. The Maryland Legislature was to have mot on Tuesday, when, it is supposed, furthor legislation hostile to the government was to have been made, ‘ B.C, Howard, the peace gubernatorial candidate, was not arrested, as reported this morning. Mr. Brune, one of the city delogation of the Legislature, montioned as among the arrests, is out of the city, and therefore the announcement of his arrest is premature. The South, in its issue this evening, contains an an- nouncement from the printers of the arrest of tho editor, and that, in consequence, the publicaticn will be suspend- ed for the present, It Js undoratood that warrants haye been issued for the arrest of all the government rebel members of the Legislature. ‘The arrest of Mayor Brown is supposed to have boon on account of expressions made by him in a letter to General Dix in regard to the payment of tho old police force, in which he says:—‘‘I recognise in the action of the rovernment of the United States in the matter in ques- tion nothing but tho assortion of suporior force.”” 1t is rumored that other arrests are to be made. OUR PHILADELPHIA CORRESPONDENCE. Puitapecenta, Sept. 13, 1861, Commitment of William H, Winder to Fort Lafayette Highly Important Corresponitence in the Hands ef the Detectives—Lelters from Senator Brockinridge, Jefferem Davis, W. R, Yancey, Representative Vurnet and othert—Pa rkins and Bolton, de- de. ce. ‘Too baso of William H. Winder did not ooms up this afternoon before Commissioncr Hazlett, as he was taken to Fort Lafayetto by Marshal John F. Sharkey at six o'clock. Tho defendant and counsel, who had determin+ edtomake a stubborn fight, waited for a hearing until the afternoon had fadedaway. In tho moavitimo the de- fendant amused himself by reading his life in the Hm. RALD. A carringe was driven to the door of tho Marshal's office at five o'clock, and after a feeble Jnurpiar or tw® Winder was placed inside and driven rapidly ¢ the New York steamer, ie ‘The warrant for his commitment was endorsed es Secretary Cameron, and ordered the body of William Winder to bo delivered to the commandant of Fort La- fayette, ‘Meanwhile bis voluminous correspondetice was being examined in the office of the Fire Marshal, and it developes a scheme of treason as broad as the continent, implicat- ing haif tho Breckinridge statesmen in the land,’ A letter from John C. Breckinridge, dated in the present month, may be enumerated, with others of an older date, from Jeflerson Davis, Wm. R. Yancey, Alexander H. Stephens, Howell Cobb aud representatives Burnett and Vallandig- ham. Ho was the regular Philadelphia correspondent of the Daily News, Day Book, Journal of Commerce and Bal- Uimore Sun. With a large proportion of tho traitors now. confined at Fort Lafayette he had communicated, and his animosity to the North and the existing government cam hardly be understood in view of the fact that he was an old and trusted man, belonging to a Union Home Guard regiment. Perkins and Bolton, of the Frankford Arsenal, associat- ed with Hitchcock in the manufacture of balis, primers, capa and ball machines for South Carolina, will ‘probably. be discharged, in view of thereport here current, that Hitchcock has been released. This discharge of the prin- cipal will not warrant the holding of the accessories. ARREST OF ANOTHER SECESSIONIST. UNITED STATES MARSHAL’S OFFICR. 8. B. Corlies was arrested yesterday by United States: Marshal Murray, by order of Secretary Seward, on the charge of engraving bills upon the Bank of Pittsylvania, Va., in tens and fifties, and was conveyod immediately to Fort Lafayette. i SEIZURE OF SECESSION SPECIE. A package containing $7,169 67 was seized by the United States Marshal yesterday at the American Express Company, on information that it belonged to a Southern banking institction, for which Mr. W. Hf. Thompson, Ag- sistant United States Marshal, took a roceipt, subject to the ordor of Mr. Murray, United States Marshal, MR. ANDREWS’ RELEASE. J. W. Andrews, a native of Boston, ona visit there to to his mother, wes arrestod in Providence, Rhodo Island, on the charge, by J. Minturn, of this city, that he was am officer in the Confederate army. This was a mistake, but a very natural oneon the part of Mr. Minturn, for there is another person of the game namo who is an officor im tho rebelarmy. Mr. Andrews was brought yesterday to this city and confined at the Astor House, where he was known and recognized, firat by the worthy proprietor, G, A. Stetson, and subsequently by the Hon. Robert J. Walker. These gontlomen at once telegraphed the facts to Secretary Cameron, and requested an immediate in- vestigation. Messrs. Walker and Stetson recelved, this morning, the following:— Wasmyaton, Sept. 12, 1861. Thave telegraped District Attorney Smith to hayo am immediate examination in the case of J. W. Andrews. SIMON CAMERON. ‘To Hon. R. J. Waukee and C. A. Stetson. In the meantime, Mr. Minturn having ascertained his mistake, wrote yesterday from Bristol, Rhode Island, giving “unqualified assurances” that Mr. Androws waa not connected with the Confederate army. To this letter Mesers. Stotson and Walker added this posteript this morning :— 1am satisfied that the John W. Andrews, under arrest here as connected with tho Confoderato army, is not ia any way connected with the military forces of ‘the rebela, G. A. STETSON. No. 8 River TeRRACE, Hovoren, Sept. 13, 1861. Tam thoroughly satisfied that J. W. Andrews, @ native of Massachusetts, under arrest here (mistaken for an- other person of similar name), is not a Confederate officer, and has never had any connection with the rebel army, now in such vain and wicked offerta to dismem- bor this glorious Union and subvert the mildest, freest and best government which ever existed. Believing that all who, whether armed or not, give “aid and comfort’ to tho onemy, through the press or otherwise, ought to be arrested, T would not give this opinion as to Mr. Am drows if there was the slightest doubt in this case. J. WALKER. On the production of these documents from Mcssre, Minturn, Stetgon and Walker, Mr. Andrews was at once honorably discharged. This case has brought out the very emphatic opinion of Governor Walker, that all odi- tors who throngh the press give “aid and comfort”’ to the enemy ‘ought to be arrested.” CONFISCATION OF A SOUTHERN ANOTHER CO! VESSEL. Bostox, Sept. 18, 1861. ‘The schoonor 8. R. Alien, partly owned in Norfolk, was roized here to-day. SEIZURE OF ARTICLES BELONGING TO COM- MODORE TATNALL. SAckerts Hanuor, Sept. 18, 1861. Collector Inglesort to-day seize twenty-four boxee, containing articles of curiosity and art, the property Commodore Tatuall, late of tho United States Navy. Thore is great activiiy at this Navy Yard to-day. SEIZURE OF COPIES OF THE NEW YORK DAILY NEW: Sopt. 18, 1861. Deputy United States Marshal Dick neon seized a pack. ce this morning contatning about one hundred copies of | the New York Daily News, which, had beon smuggled into | the city oy private hands, Mippiero’