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a WHOLE NO. 9441. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. aaad Correspondence Between tle President and the Border State Men on the Buancipation, Question. * Tho Reply of the Minority of the Border State Representatives. The Ma{ority Response Withheld from the Press, List of Army, Navy and Civil Appoint- ments Confirmed by the Senate, &, &6., a, Wacmuycrow, July 17, 1862. | PBB CORRNSPONDENCE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND THE BORDER STATE REPRESENTATIVES. 4 was intended to give to the public the recent corros- Pondence between tho President and the border State re- Presevtativea. The majority response of the latter was handed to the President to-day. He expressed his wil- Mngness for its publication, but by como strange misap- Prehevsion of the usefulness of a worn out concern, the enly copy not in the hands of the Prosident, who cannot De found to-night, has boen given toa local paper here Boted for its boggarly depandence upon government 80, Qnd the disloyalty of the chief beneficiary of all that it . Feocives; It has long been known to loyal men in this @omminity that this concern affords only a scanty living a very estiinable gentieman of tho old school, while its Profits aro swallowed up by a dapper individual that ma- Bages it, who, one year ago, when loyalty in Washington ‘Was ecaroe, was regarded as among the most disloyal of @ur citizens, aud has maintamed this character until con. tod by a few fat contracts. This establishment, liay- fing obtained possession of this correspondence, refuses copies, or permission to copy it, even for the Associated ‘Ht wcald seem that the committee of the border State men are ashamed of their production, as they have ehosen to hide it, undor the pretence of publication, in a faded sheet of long ago, where the world will never see ®. The peculisritics of this organ of the bordor State @ominittee sadly need ventilation, and ll receive it, to show that it is an unfit receptacle for the publication f acy document intended to be read by loyal citizens. ‘The minority response ie terse and tothe point. It meets the request of the President, und its authors have provided a copy for pross, It is xe follows:— Wasnincton, July 15, 1862. ‘Mr, Presipswr—The undersigned, m>mbers “of Con- gre-s from the border S.atee, iu espouse to yeur @dcress of Suturday last, i leave to say that led @ mocting on same day the ad- Gein wis deliverod, ior the purpose of considering the app inted a committee to respond to yo. addess. That revort wae made cn yesterday, and the action of the majority indicates c:cariy that the FO-ponse reporte:, or one in substance the same, can be Qa \ptod and presented to you. Inasmuch as we cinnot, consistently with our own of duty to the count under the existing perils ch surround us, cencur in that response, we feel it dus to you and to ourselves to make to you e brief and eandid answer over our own signatures. We believe that the who'e vower of the government, upheld and sus- tained Dy aii the influence and means of all Joyal men, in all sections and of all partics, is essentially necessary to pat down the rebellion and proserve the ‘Caton and the @onatitution. Wo understand your appeal to us to Bave been made for the purpose of securing this veeult, A very large \ortion of the people in the Northern States believe that slavery is the lover power “ Febellion. It inat ers not whether this belier be or Rot, the beilef docs exist. We have to Geai with things as they are, and not as we would have them be. In consequence of the extstence of this belief, we anderstund that an immense pressure is brought to Dear for the purpose of striking down this institution ‘Shrough the exercise of military authority. Tho govern- meat cannot be mai:trined in this great sirugyle if the @epyort and influerice of the men who entertain these opinions be withdrawm. Neither can the @evervment bose for early success if the su pert of that clement called consorvative be with- @awn, Sach being the conditon of things, the Presi deat areais tothe border state men to step forward ead prove their pairiotion by making their first ‘@ecrifice. No doubt fkeuppeals have been made to ex- reme men ip the North to meet us half way, in order ‘et the whole moral, political, pecuniary end physical force of the nation may be Grmly and earnestly united in, ene grand effort to ca Union and the constitution. Believing that such the motives that prompted your aderess, or such the results to which it locked, we Carnot reconcile it to our sense of duty in this trying our to respond in # spirit of fault findivg and queruious. ‘Bees over the things that ave past. We are uot disposed te souk for the cause of prevent misfortunes in the errors eri wrongs of ochers, whe vow propose to unite with us fm 2 Common purpose; but, om the other hand, we met your address in the spirit in which it was made, and, @s joyal Americans, dociare to you aud to the world, that there is no gucrifice that we are not ready J to save the govorument and institutions of our Few of us though there may be, wo will permit from ihe North or froin the South to go further Wan wo in the accomplishment of the great work be. fore us. Wa, in order tv carry out these views, will, fer au may be in our power, ask the people of the bord Bates culm!y, Celiber and fairly w cons wecominendation, the more en) asevme ibis fact, now become history Bhat ibe oade:s of the Sourheru rebellion have offere: W abviish slavery among ‘hem asa condition to foreign fatorveation in favor of their independence as a pation. Tf the: give up slavery to destroy the Union, we can gureiy ek cur pe plo to Cousider a question of emanci- » aave the Ustom, ‘Wiis great respect, your obedient servants, JOUN W. NOBUL. @AML. Y. CASLY, GEO. P. FISHER. A. J. CLEMENTS, WM. G. BROWN. JACOB B. BLATR. W. J. WILLEY, ‘Tote response was prosented by Mr. Maynard, who, although ho 49s mot signed the response, has written = ‘very patriotic ietter to the President approving his po- hoy. When the Prezident said to ths delogations from the Dorder ¢lave Siutee that in his judgment the rebellion would now boat an end if the policy of emancipation had boon initiated at the date of bis message on the xub- foot in th aarly part of the session, attention was called fo th fact chat Cougress had made n0 appropriation, and M was gugcestot that (ha President should now recom. mend a permancnt allowange for the purpose, iu order that the penple m git heve soavething to act upon, The Pro. # tent thea remskod, that if no appropriation was mace, ‘thea the bettom would be out of the tub. It will be seen Dy the Congressunal proceedings, und by the re @f the a)o. dfonlsts, (hat it in pot intended to give a dol- Jar Ja aid of omancipation in the border States, TE® GOSVIECATION Act. Manag Sopoters ere not prepared to say evhat is the pre- e@tos legal drifiof the Cuadsextion act as amended. Pro- Daily it will be found (ust @ good juriet can drive throngh ftwithatwohorse team, Some Senators say that no life <etates of rerels can be akon, nor their slaves live Patec, before tril and conviction of an offender whore Proesss can be famued. it ty evid that in case of the ab- seboqef a robe: hie realty would be possesed by tho gevero nent and his sever go troe. UE PABSIDENT AND VRE RADICALS IN CONGRESS, Lf tle Wresivest, in view of the virulence manifested @owards him by the radicals im Congress, ahall » ‘utiona} poliey, all yet may be His moteage, iteided fer & veto, was read in by.D Mousses to day, ait (he eusers and laughter of the #2 Wtioulats, and they refused even vw lat it be printed, They bate the President becauvo he will not join them ia tional bulwa.k, and iy inaugu- ed blood. Jby hate him be- esc he will mol eu aural MeoCiettan and Genaral Intec’, and Cor ruside, &c., s by Alioae who are iu favor of aruing ruling & reiga uf torr beptend of cueir ab pon to vuderstond that the later brewgbt avcwt by te abolition cal ia Congress, on yorpars w pravent euy great and decisive viewry by Gecural MoClellan, to tho end thas the war nay be pre Jouged ey as to teault iM the vveribiow of siavery, Tit RADICALS AND TUB PALL BLRCTIUNS, pulley bas been Phe raticad abolitionise Haye gous home in protty ged heart as w NCbyec® ty bho elections. Thuy 1 ko that they have managed uintiers fo af bo (* prevent the strkiuig of any grand blow fer moothe by our armies: aad, meantime, Wey \ 4 feed thas che Contry is presage Wo Gutors@ holy aapor E NEW YORK HERALD. ‘siows of the President and our generals for not arming all iaves and proclaiming emancipation. Toey say, too, that their control ie asenred by the appointment of le. gions of partisans to assess and collect taxes, &o. Relating to their last and greatest falsehood, that the rebels had Jess men at Richmond than General McClellan, Colone} Marston, of the New Hampshire Second regi- ment, said toa gentleman to-day, that the enemy had more against one of our wings than our entire army: He said that it was @ mistake to say that General Me- Clellan took one hundred and fifty thousand men hence to the peninsula, ‘THE SECRET SESSIONS OF THE SENATE. If the President has initiated sume decided)y now steps in his intercourse with Congress, so algo the Senate have done a like thing by transacting ordinary public busi- ness with closed doors, This went om for hours today, and what was said and done is of course @ sealed book to correspondents. Actions upon the Pre- sidential appointments is the excuse; but tho Senators could have remained here a day or two longer for such @ purpose. A shrewd republiean suggests that it will be found that a great number of promotions of those who ave not recognized as radicals have been passed over. IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF THE NEW MILITIA BILL, The following provisions of the bill calling out the militia are important :-— That whenever the Presidont of the Tnited States shall call fort the militia of the States,to be emrloyed in the service of the United States, he may specify in his call the period for which such service will be re- quired, not exceoding nine mouths, ani the militia so called sha!l be mustered in and continue to serve for and during the term so specified, un es@ sooner discharged by- command of the President. If by reason of defects in exist ing Inws, or in the execution of them, tn the several States, or any of thera, it shall be found necessary to proe vide for enro:ting the militia, and otherwise putting this act into execution,.the Presi‘ent is authorized in such cases (0 make all necessary rules and regulations, and fe enrolment of the militia shall iu all casos include all ale bodied male citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-dve.and ehall be apvortioned among the States according to representative population, Sro. 2—The militia, when so called into service, shall be organized ip the mode proscribed py law for volun- ‘tee! Sxc 8.—That the President be and he is hereby an- thorizod. in addition to the volunteer forces which he is now authorized by law to raise, to accept the ser- viecs of any number of voluitecrs, not exceeding one hundred’ thousand, as infantry, for a period of nine months, unless sooner discharged; und overy soldier who shall enlist under ions of this gection ehall receive his first month's pay twenty-five dollars as bounty, upon the musters company or regiment into the fgervico of the United States; and ail provisions of law relating to volunteers enlisted in the service of the United States for three years, or during the w Shall ‘be and the same d.clared to embrace the volunteors to be raised under the provisions of this section. APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE. ARMY APPOINTMENTS. ‘The Sonata lect uight and this morning confirmed the following nominations:— Brigadier Genorals A. D. McCook, William Nelson and Thomas L. Crittenden, to ke major generals. Colone's John Coch) ane, of New York; Henry S. Briggs, of Massachusetts; August Willich, of Indiana; Henry D. Torry, of Michigan; James D. Morgan and James Steed- man, of Ohio; Conrad T. Jackson, of Pennsylvania and Louis Blenker, of New York; Captain Wm. T. Magruder, Firet cavairy; Colenel John B. Turchin, of Illinois; Major Seth Williams, Major Alfred Pleasanton, Second cavalry, and James 8. Jackson, of Kentucky, to be brigadier ge- nerals of volunteers. Catherinus F, Buckingham, of Ohio, to be a brigadier general in the volunteers. Colonel Francis J. Heron, of Iowa, to be @ brigadier general of volunteers. Colonel Morgan I.. Smith, of the Righth regiment of Missouri, to be a brigadier general of volunteers, Colonel Charles Craft, of the Thirty-ffrst Indiana regi- ment, to be a brigadier general of volunteers. Colonel Fitz Henry Warren, of the Iowa Volunteers, to be a brigadier general of volunteers Frederick Salomon, of Wisconsin, t0 be a brigadier general of volunteers. Cadwallader C. Washburne, of Iowa, to bea brigaiier general of volunteers. Colonel Jacob Amrhen, of Ohio, te bea brigadier gene- ral of volunteers. Colonel J. W. Lill, of Obie, to bem bridagier general of volunteers. Among recent confirmations is Captain Theo. MoGowen, of Pennsylvania, to be assistant adjutant general on the staff of Brigadier General Howe, army of the Pote- mao. Lieutenant Colonel Don Carlos Buell, ¢o be assistant adjutant general with the rank of Colonel. The following have been promoted to assistant adju- tant generals, with the rank of lieutenant colonel:—Ma- jor Seth Williams, Major Julius P. Gareche and Major Richard C, Drum. Captains George L. Hartsoff, Nathaniel H. Mclean, Joba C. Kelton, Robert Williams, William D. Whipple, Chauncey McKeever, Albert 0. Colburn, George D. Rug: gles, Thomas M. Vincent, Oliver D. Groen and Samuel Breck, to be assistant adjutant generals, with the rank of major. W.C, Kensman, of Iowa, and Jesse Elliott Jacobs, of Pennsylvania, to be assistant adjutant generals, with the rank of captain. William M, Boono, of Pennsylvania, to be assistant ad- jutaut general of volunteers, Captaiu John P. Sherburne, of the Nineteenth infantry, to be assistant adjutant general, with the rank of mayor, in the United States Army. Lieuteuant H. B. Seott, of Massachusetts, to be as- sistant adjutant general, with the rank of captain, of ‘volunteers. - Lieut. M. M. Hawes, Second Massachusetts Volunteers, to be assigtant quartermaster, with rank of captain. Lieut. ©. Wheaton, of the Second Massachusetis Volun- teers, to be commissary of subsistence, with rank of ain. t#. . Vallance end John Norris to be assistant quartermaster, with rank of captain, ‘Thomas ilarris, of Indiana, to be assistant adjutant genoral, with rank of captain in the volunwer force R.C, Webster, of Kentucky, to be aesisiaot quarter- master of volunteers, with rank of oa; | Alfred B. Farnsworth, to be second Fleventh regiment United States infantry. Lieut. Charies P. Horton, of Massachusetts, to be as- sistant adjutant of volunteers, with rank of captain Janes D. Crotly, of New York, to be second lieutenant in the Fifth regiment United States infantry. Sergoant Major Frank W. Terry and First Sergeants George L+Choisey aud Thomas, Wright, of the Four. teonth United States infautry, to be svound lieutenants in that regiment. Lieutouant Wm. M. Cantine, of Michigan, te be com. intesary of subsistence, with the rauk of captain of volunteers. ‘mompson F. Fekert, of Ohio; T. B, A. David, of Peus. sylvania; Randall P, Wade, of Ohio; Geo. W. Smith, of Miasourt, and Randolph Botts, of Now York, to be assist. ant quartermasters, with the rank of captain, J. H, Boncher, of Iowa, to be brigade surgeon of volun. teers. Goo, W. Barton, of Pennsylvania, to bo commirsary o¢ subsistence, with the rank of captain of volunteers, Captain evry Curtis, Jr., of Lilinois, to bo aswistant Adjutant geveral, with the rank of captain, Lie D, D, Jones, of Penusylvanis Volunwers, to inaster, with the rank of captain, Houry L. Bevans, of Minaesota, and Oriol 8, Dermann, Plorida, to be assivtnut paymasiors im iho volunteer force, lieary ©. Weir, of Now York, to be assistant quarter. master, Wilk tho rank of captain of voluntwers, B. F. Winchester, of Now York, to be commissary of subsistence, wilh ravk of captain, ALL, Austin, of Massachusetts, t be sssistant quar- teoruesior, with reak of captain. ‘The (oliowing wore coulymed as am tant surgeons In the Unilod Statow Army:—Wor. H. Keene, of Peunsyl- urge 1. Porierof Penusylvania; David 8. Hunt ington, of Pounsylyanid; T. W. Williams, of the Diatrivs of Cdambia, Charied M. Colton, of Virginia, ¥. At, Beown of Ohio; Charies S. Degraw, of New York, udward Strode, of Liiueis; Aacrew H. Smith, of Now York, aud Van Buren Hubward, of Obie. Pitst Livuientant Jeaee N. Mason, of Wisconsin, to be, peuvent quartermaster, will rank of captain, First Livuterant Janes 8. but, of Ladin, v0 be com. talasary Of subsistence, wit the rauk of vaplein, Robiasun, of Marnachusorts, tO be assistant 1a Slr, With $he raul? pf eaymalu. cpins, of Ke weky, W 09 commissary of subsistenea, Wi ble rank of oaptain, _—$—$<$<$<—<—<—__—__——. = oo at NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1862. Geo, C, Pomeroy, of Massachusetts, to be second lieu- tenant in Third infantry, United States Army. Daniel L, Baton, of Pennsylvania, to be commissary of subsistence, with the rank of captain in the volun- veer service, A. H, Robinson, of Indiana, to be commissary of sub- sistence, with the rank ef captain im the volunteer service, ‘Wm. M. Caldwell, of New York, to be additional pay- master. Charles J. ¥. Allen to be additional paymaster. Wesley 3. Mann, of Pennsylvania, to be an additional paymaster. Wm. D. Wesson, of Obie, to be commissary of subsist- ‘ence, with the rank of eaptain. Wm. H. Daniels, of New York, tobe assistant quarter- master, with the rank of captain, Archibald C, Voris, of Indiana, to be commissary of subsistence, with the rank of captain. James D, Fessenden to be an additional aid-de-camp, with the rank of colonel, Jobn B, Frothmgham to be au additional ald-de-camp, with tho rank of lioutenaat colonel. Edward 3. Converse, of Ohio, to be commissary of sub- sistence, with the rank of captain in the volunteer service, Reuben Griffith Porter, of New Jersey, to be commis- sary of subsistence, with the rank of captain. After a brief struggle against the nomination Trom the ultra radicals in the Senate, Col. James 8. Jackson, chier of staff in Gen, Buell’s army, was confirmed as brigadier general of volunteers, Gen. Jackson fs an officer of un- questioned gallantry and ability, A strict disciplinarian, he is popular with the rank and file, and knows not only how to set a squadron in the ficld, but to lead a brigade in a charge. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Captain Joseph Smith, to be chief of Bureau of yards and docks. Captain Andrew I. ¥oote, to be chief of bureau of equip ment and recruiting. Captain Charles Henry Davis, to be chief of bureau of navigation. Commander John A, Dabigren, to be chief of bureau of of ordnance. Paymaster H, Bridge, to be ebief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. Surgeon William Wheelan, to be chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Theoron Woolverton, of New York, to be assistant surgeon in the navy. Henry 8. Pitkm, of Now York, to be assistant surgeon in the navy. Under the bill reorganizing the Navy Departmont, a iat of nominationg for the heads of the several bureaus was sent to the Senate. All of these nominations were confirmed, except those of Lenthail as chief of the Bu- reau of Construction and Repairs, and Isherwood as Engi. neer-in-Chief. CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. Wm. Walton Murphy, of Michigan, to be ConsulGene- val of the United States for the Hanseatic and free cities, bo reside at Frankforton-the-Main. Wm. W. Hinkley, to be Sarveyor of the Customs for the Port of Beverly, Mass. Clement 8. Rice, of Nevada Territory, to be Register of the Land Office for the District of Nevada. Jays Hazel Sherman, of New York, to be Consul of the ‘United States at Prince Edward’s Island, Warren L. Underwood, of Kentucky, to be Congul of the United States at Glasgow. Benj. F. Tefft,of Maine, to be Consul of the United States at Stocknolm. Philip Frazer, of Florida, to be Judge of the District Court of the United States for the Nerthern District of Florida, ‘Wm. Waller Edwards, of Missouri, te be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, Conaly F. Trigg, of Tenmessee, to be Judge of the ‘United States District Courts for the districts ef Tea- nesses. Jehoide J. Ware, of Arkansas, to bé Register ef the Land Office at Batesvilie, Ark. . Tsuac B. Curran. of Ilinois, te be Consul of the United States fomthe Grand Duchy ef Baden, to reside at Carle” ruhe. Samuel F. Miller, of Iowa, to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Iaaae Marsh to be deputy postmaster at Loekport, New York. Leonard Lottridge to be deputy postmaster at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Heury Conneily, of New Mexico, te be Governor ef the Territory of New Mexico. The following are the commissioners under the act for the collection of direct taxes ip insurrectionary districts within the United Btates:— For the District of Virginia—John Hawksburat, John Lewis. Lewis Ruffner. For the District of Tonnessee—Olean P. Temple, John B. Rogers, Wm. A. Wisner. For the District of Florida—Lyman D. Stickney, John @. Sarnis, Harrison Reed. For the District of Louisians—Wm. L. Hodge, Wm or, Adolph Rozier. For the District of Arkansas—Jonag M. Tibbitts, Sa- mue! H. Hempstead and David Walker. For the District of Texas—Lemuel D. Evans, James Throckmcrton and George W. Paschal. For the District of South Carolina—Abram D. Smith, Wm. E. Wording and Wm. Henry Brisbane, THE ARMY, Colonel R. C. Enright, late of the Sixty-third reg! ment New York Volunteers, is discharged the service of the United States, Captain Elijah Hobart, Ninety-third New York; Lieu- tenant Hamilton Littiefleld, Eighty-firet New York, aod Lieutenant A. E. Hall, Kighteenth Massachusetts Volua- wers, are dismissed the service, ‘The resigvation of Captaim Louts Philippe de Orleans and Robert de Orleans, aides de camp to Geneial Motiel jan, bave been accepted by the ’resident to take eflect on the 16th inst. The resignation of Major Jamon Lake, additional aid-de- camp to Goneral Fremont, bas been accopted by the President, to take effect on the 16th inst. Surgeon Porter, United States Army, wii] repair to Chicago to relieve Brigade Surgeon Bianey in his duties as medical purveyor, the latter to report to the Gurg@on General. POSTAGE STAMPS A LEGAL CURRENCY. ‘The authority to issue postage stamps as a legal cur- rency is quite a blow atthe mumerous banks that are fvediug this region with their notes of small denomiua- tion, There are postage stainps of the value of three, ton, twonty four, sixty and ninety conte, The stamps for circulation ure to be printed on thick paper, withou. miveiiage on the back. EXLUANGE OF PRISONERS. Major W. H. clk, of Tennessee, bas seoured the re yease on parole from Fort Warren of Major W. D. Porter, of that State, who will retura South to ask the release on parvle of First Lieuieuaat F, Mckiboue (of Philadelphi.), of the Fourteeuth United States injantry, a wounded prisoner at Savage's Station, near Richmond, REVIEW OF TROOPS. General Sturgis, who is fy command of all the reserves to the District of Columbia, beyam & review of his forces to-day. The troops were found im first rate condition and iu excellent digcipline, Gen. gturgis is coufideut, if there ehould be occagion, of being able te defend Wash ington {rom any feree whatever with the troops under his command, The General was enthusiastically re- ceived by the soldiers in all tho forte, and complimented them upon their fine appearance, ARXIVAL OF CONTRABANDS. To-day @ jong Jine of four horse wagons conveyed through the eity 4 large number of covtrabands, They Were conducted to a new asylum provided for them ia the northern suburbs of tho ey; bul it should be borne in mind by the people that for every contraband that is employed in the army ujon wages the government has to support something Jikew half dozen women, ebildren and old avd tofirm persons; 6o (hat, if Greeley'e idea of employing a huu- dred shousand uegroes in the army Ot Goneral MoCielian could be carriod ut, Were would be balf a® williom in the shape of fumiles to be fed, and elotied sad edu. caved wt goverument expouse, To nse the language of Mm Mr. Camp of Peonsyiveoia, “What is w be done with thea’? THE CASE OF SEYATOR BiMHON, ‘The Seoretary of War, in rexponme (0 the resolution of the House, cvlling for all the eyivle JLIDE 10 bie Guess 0 Whether ne Ul ine Lee re ber oF mete + y hue PRICE TWO CENTS. a of Congress have had any Wwterest in government con- ‘tracts since April, transmitted a printed copy of the document heretofore sent to the Senate, containing the arrangement made between Mr. Schuberts and Senator Simmons, which he says is al! the information on the flies of that department. GENERAL M’OLELLAN’S ARMY, Fenator Chandler suys General McClellan tommanded 230,000 men in the Army of the Potomac when he moved against Manassas, Be he did, but the Senator did not do General McClellan the justice to say that the ber of troops he named embrueed the forces then at Harper’s Ferry, at Winchester, Baltimore, Annapolis, in the works in front of Washington, at Alexandria and elsewbere, and that General McClellan’s effective force in the field at that time was only 60,000 men. Besides, |General MoCiel'an said three months before he moved that when he did so the rebels would run away from Manassas. MOVEMENTS OP GOV. SPRAGUE, OF RHODE ISLAND. Governor Sprague returned to-day from a visit to the army of Gen. Halleck, and will leave immediately for thet of Gen, MoClellan. Major Genera} Sprague does not lot the grass grow under hie feet. IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH. Baton Rouge Not Captured by the Rebel @ceneral Van Dorn—News from New Ori s—Reported Captare of General Curtis, with Six thousand Prisoners— Extravagant Statements of the Rebel Press, deo. ‘We have received a copy ef the Richmond Dispatch of July 11, from which we take the following extracts:— THE BOMBARDMENT OF VICKSBURG—BATON ROUGE f NOT CAPTURED. Monn, July 10, 1862. A special despatch to the Advertis-r, dated Jackson, to-day, says that the enemy is throwing occasional ehelis into Vickebui The crops uiffering for rain, ~ There is no truck im the report that 1,600 Yankees were captured at Baton Rouge. Another despatch from Augusta confirms the fact that the rebels have not taken passession of Baton Rouge. ‘The Jackson Afississippian of the 6th says:—'‘Last Satur. day morning Butler visited Baton Rouge, and made reve- ra) arrests for trivial causes,” EFFKOT IN NEW ORLEANS OF M’CLELLAN’S OPE- RATIONS. Mons, July 9, 1862. ‘The Now Orleans Deita says:—We are in possession of Mobile papers of the 2d inst., containing a series of tele- grams from Rich: nd other points, The substance ose despatch that MoClellan bas been defeated. We reprod:ce these telegrams, because versiins of them are in the han's of speciiators, imposing upon the public; but w not believe them. If they are true, all that can be gaived by @ repulge of the Union army is to prolong th: The Picayune copies from the Delia, with this heading, “We have read the following note from Gen, Butler: Eprrors PICAYUNE:—GENSLEMAN—There is in the city, and you have had in your office, an extra, which se: Tight all news frem Richmond dowa to July 2. Why d sire to publish false intelligence, as is the reliable man’s lies of June 30? Publish anythi but the Richmond homer }, and you may publish them if you will publish 8 note, IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY. Movements of the Rebel Colonel Morgan. Louwviig, Ky., Jaly 16, 1862. ‘The rebel Colonel Morgan was at Midway yesterday at noon, and cut the telegraph wires and tore up the railroad, He took away with him everything he could convert to his use. He had four twelve-pound howitzers, but, it is said, only six rounds of ammuni- tion, Last evening he left for Georgetown, and encamped thereon Gono’s farm. He said he meant to visit Lex- Apgton and Frankfort before he got through with his job. ‘The Lexingtonians say they have ample foree to pro» tect the town, but not to take the offensive, LATER. Our pickets have just been driven in by the rebels, who are approaching in force on the Georgetown road. Our forces, with several pioces of artillery, are ad- vancing on Georgetown to meet the rebels, The damages to the rafiroad and telegraph wires at Midway have been repaired; but the bridge burned by the rebels at Keyser’s has not yet been reconstructed, IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS, Fight Between the Kansas Expedition to the Indian Country and the Rebels— Rout of the Enemy—Important Cap- tures, &, Se. Srnixarieup, Mo., July 12, 1862. Jadge Price, of Mount Vernon, hes arrived here, and brings intelligence that the expedition, or a portion of it, which is moving from Kansas into the Indian Nation, encountered a body of rebels at Evansville, Arkansas, near the State line, some twenty miles east of Tablequah, afow days since, completely routing them, and taking James G. Clarkson, formerly notorious tn Kansas, a pri- soner, and also, it is reported, General Jim Rains, of the Missouri State Guard. ‘The rebels placed the Indian allies in front, who are reported to have lost 140 killed and 150 prisoners. This statement is corroborated by a gentleman just from Neosho. The Union forcea are said to be at or neag Tablequah, “ Another Victory by the Indian Country Expedition, Fort Soorr, Kansas, July 8, 1 A meesepger from the Indian expedition near Fort Gibson, in the Indian Territory, arrived last night, and reports that a detachment of the Sixth and Ninth Kansas regiments had surprised Colonel Coffey’s command, of some 500 or 600 rebels, and captured all their munitions, camp equipage, &o. Thirty rebels were found dead on the field. MoGuire, the notorious half breed, commander of the rebel Indians, was taken prisoner. Our forces under Brigadier General Blunt have pene. trated south as far as the Arkansas river, where they will make @ halt for the present. Fort Scott bas been made military post during the war. LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS. AvGueta, July 19, 1862. A apegial despatch to the Savannan Republican, dated Mobile 9th, says:—Passengers from New Orleavs report that @ Maine regiment mutinied on being ordered to Vicksburg, and two men wereshot before the disturbance was quelled. Texan guerillas are hovering about New Orleans. a The Rebels Concentrating in the State General Curtis’ March to Helena—The g om the Route—Proclamation bel General Hindman, é&c. Camo, July 16, 1862. Paseengers by the boat from Memphis report that ‘The British armed vessels omitted the usual ments on the Fourth of July. compit- | Generai Price, on Wednesday night, moved « battery of It is repo French troops oceupied the City of | artillery and forty forage wagons across the Mississippi Mexico on the 17th ult, at Cypress Bayou, near Napoleon. The battery was marked ‘‘Hindinan, Little Kock.” Another battery crossed on Sunday evening,and squads of men from Panola, Mississippi, were crossing in the same direction, apparently with a view of concentrating @ force in Ar- [Our advices from Vera Oruz te the 24 instant show that the above report concerning the oceupation of the City of Mexico by the Frenoh, ts uatrue.} REPORTED CAPTURE OF GENERAL CURTIC AND SIX ‘THOUSAND PRISONERS. Gravana, 0, 1862. kansas, perhaps to operate against General Curtis. last night, cy iudlace A despatch tothe St, Louis Democrat, dated Helena, ‘waa received there Monday last that Generat Hindman | ark., July 12, says:— had tured Curtis, im Arkanses, with gix thousand prisoners. Colonel Flick eine unable to reach Curtis ‘with reinforcements, returned to Memphis with his eom- wand on Sunday. UNION AND REBEL LOSEMB—POSITIONS OY REBEL GESERALS IN THB YIBLD. ‘We are satisfied that our pape:s greatly underrate the The advance of General Curtis’army under General Washburne reached here at nine A. M. to-day, having left Clarendon, om the White river, yesterday, at six A. M., and made @ forced march of sixty-five miles ina day ande night. Quartermaster Winsiow will start for Memphis immediately to hurry €own supplies. Jesses of the enemy in tho battles before Richmond. We ‘unde: tand General Jobusten lost greatly more |} General Curtis left Batesville on the 24th ult., with than 10,000 at Seven fines, One ef tf oped eae twenty days’ rations, and after @ haltof fivedays at says their losses have now been ascertained 18,000, We learn that captive ofcers estimate one man short of 20,000 killed, wounded aud mi Jacksenport, to concentrate the forops on his outposts, he took up his line of mareh, and his entire command Our own loss was 5,800 ip round numbers. Yankee v8 | are now en route far this point, say they lost iu Jest battles not loss than 60,000 mea, Killed, wounded and prisouers. ‘This estimate is corre’ | From elght to twelve hundred rebels, under Matlock, borated by every person we have conversed with, who | were on our front, whe fred on forage trains from cane- had an unity to formas judgment. Includimg the | prakes, and barricaded all the roads leading southwards battle of Wiiliamsbu: and the loss from sickness, feel convinced that trees felled by negroes, aud placed every concei isa ® puderer, since psy : = e! a we he | able obstacte in the wsy of our mea; but we overcame landed on the fatal peninsula, to the tune of at least | them all, and thearmy is safe. $0,000 men. Our own loss, putting that in the iast bat. ‘We had a number of skirmishes on the rewte, in all of tles at 16,000 killed, wounded and fre el isabout 25,000 | which the rebels were whi ,and with considerabie Joss to them, thongh with few casualties to our own troops. “On duly 7, Colonel in the laet three months. MoCielian been several times reinforce!; on one occasion by 40,000 mes. He has now probably about 70,000 with him. of the Thirty-third Itinois, TO THE EDITORS QF THE RICHMOND DISPATCH. with parts of four companies of his regiment, four com- tp In Bivovac, July 9, 1862. jes of the Eleventh Missouri and « Bince the eonnnencement of the Cnickabuminy cam. | snacavalry, routed two Texas regin ‘gm some articles have ay im the Richmoi tween Cotton Plant and Bayou Conc’ with @ loss to Rauniner which ore canned to 0 {ujustice to some of | them of 110 killed. Our loss was ‘ive Killed and forty- our officers, and to alarm our people. No one in the | feven wounded. We suffered much from thirst, there boing no springs; bat rations are plenty, and the army is in good health and spirit. Ail ibe sick and wounded were brought along. ‘The inbabitants along the route were embittered, and were urged inte hostilities by the following prociama- tions ae Larrua Roor, Ark., June 24, 1862, army has any objection to Major General A. P. Hill’s beiug supplied with all the notoriety that the Zraminer can fornish, provided no great injustice is done to others. His staff officer, through the columns of the Evan 7, claimed that be had cutumand of the field on Mouday for @ short time, intimating an improper absence of other otters. General Los and i Gen al Longstreet rode Sie ‘bette apen e ver, some Ts betore Major Proruy Guneral AP Mille” Bot of these officers rewuined ron |. The Yankoe General Curtis ts attempting to escape, ho died, and slept the neither having left it for an } His position ts untenable. He is appalied by the dun insiant,’ Major Geueral Lougstrest was absent from bis | gers that surround bim. In his terror he resorts to the ususl position for an hour, perhaps, for ibe purpose of | desperate expediemt of moving to the south slony iting one of Gen. Hill’s brigades (Gregg’s) into action, | White river, trusting for supplies from the Missisalp} Piles ut thoussad cli doch yg ts Peon by Gen. ¥, boats. The supplies canuct ascend White river. A. P. Hili’s division alone will cover the tcas of the en. have already blowa up one of his iron-clad ‘ats, crippled another, and can hold the river against feet. Tho question now is:—Shall bis army reach the fleet below? Can you prey iw Tbe power is in your hands; the plan is not aarcret. Tproelaim it to youall. If {6 is not carried out the responsibility rests on you. Take your gum in your hand, and ammunition, every man of you; mouat your horse or go afooi, Do not wait am hour; lose no im holding meet- tire ariny, during the week's wil swell the list above this ‘the actual joss ‘will fall short of it. Kxacgerated sta'ements of casualties like those made Dy the Arumner are calculated tw be of great hjury to the army, be h at hot 4 abroad. Jam, sir, very reapoctculiy, Tritling wounds mpa figure, but = - 3 move towards the enemy the shortost row Arrival of the United States Steamer | join the first company overtake on the man Flambeau. om ie. one nigh! Tt ie 90 sats "and Bite) ne / ig! out The United States steamer Flambeau, lately one of the | dickois. kill bis pilots troupe om transporte; dlockading flegs off Charleston, attached to Flag OMoer | cut off his wagow trains; lie in ambush and eu deiachments; shoot his recruited ofl Dupout’s squadron, arrived at this port yesterday morn. | Prise his mye Pporengee tng beng ing from Port Royal, baving sailed thence on the 13th rea cssk ec ane, sat’ that can fall corn and stack of fodder, oats and whe is; ell trees as thickly as in ratte on ail ‘vhiyy he bara eve and biook up the fords; hang upon vont tat rear aud make the ring of your riflos and shot guos the acoompaniment of every ioot of his retreat; let every man feel and know that ibis appeal is addressed to him specially, and that it is the appeal of @ bleeding country to ber sons for de {nat., in tow of the Vanderbilt, who took her as far as Hampton Roads, when she was left to proceed alone, and in two hours, through the todofatigable exertions of the engincer and his assistants, the vessel was im a ooudision to wifect her purpose, The following is « list of her officers: Lieutenant Commanding—J. H. Upshur. Acting Musier and Ezecutir OjicermF. R, Sait, Acting Masters—Wm. B. Sheldon, a. &. Megatulia and liverance. Our army * ty fleid will do.ts part, Wii TUNDMAN, Major Geaeral. ¢ Rebels. you do yours? Another Rout of ‘im, L.. Kempton. wii Avwistant. james Mowatt. Srumarmin, Mo., July 17, 1862. Acting Assitiant Surgeon—J, R. Layton. ‘An expedition recently seat from here wader Major SS pyre ye ES ¥. V. . Horten. Milier, of the Second Wisconsin cavalry, consisting of oe gy dr A ng \dson’s battery and detachments of nard Av istand incere—3, Van Tdoratine, , | one section of Davi Rinbatdeos and ales. Wilandere y We | ne Teuth Tllinols, Second Wisconsin end ‘Third Master's Mate—dardner Cottr Missouri State militia, numbering adous six a pura ge Binge hundred men, attacked the combined forces ‘The Flambeau was ordered home for repairs. Sne has been about eight months jn commission, nearly two months of which timo, while under the command of Liout. W. G. Temple, she was employed at the Babarnus, ia the arduous duty of watchiug the movements of ti Gladistor and other vessels which, ander the supervi- sion of the amour secension firm of Adderly & Co., ab Nassau, were engaged in transporting articles eontrab: of war. Tue presence of this vessel ia Bahama waters was A Sonrce Of VoxAbion Rud ansuyance to the numerous aympothizers of eecosh fy Nassau, and It is but just co fay that many of thoir plags ware postponed, if not en- tirely frustrated, by the eo-called terrible Flambeau, The iil health of Lieutenant Tem, however, caused a chango in the future nevements of the vessel, aud ohe was ordered to report to Flag Gilcer Dupout at Port Royal, which port #l dored om the 23d of January. Lisutenant Temple being obliged to reoruit his bealih io o colder clime, the command of the Flambeau was gives to Liowt. J. H. Upshur, then of the Wabash, under whore eble guidance this veesel han been ever stuce. #rom that timo v 5, wheu, being disable t, aha louger por of Ruins, Colley, Hunter, Mawthorne and Tracey, about 1,000 strong, ¢ight milea beyond Fayotiewi Ark., early Monday morning, oad completely rovted them, with heavy loss. Major Willet’s command marched seventy miles ta twoaights and took the rebels by sur- 1s, ere was vory smali. Col. Hall, of the Fourth Missouri Militia, stationed @t Mowat Vernon, reports the iMing of twenty one gaeritlas, abd the captare ef twelve hundred pigs of lead, during the past few days, Fights Betwo' ne KRebols and Colonel Fitch's Command, Caicrso, July 16, 1862. A special despatch, dated Mewpbis, ays that 200 of Coignei Fiteh'* command had an eagagemont with the rep cumbering 450, om tho morning of the Git, The fedora) loms was & two killed wounded, ‘he Tobels vad oighty four killed, wounded and mieeing. ‘Another #uxagement took place ou the migit of the Th. Coloual eiten capwured all the envmy's carp equipage and provietons. Both fyuts are sald to have taken place withiu ten Miles © 'S Binit, were & large forge Of revels are Paid vo be etatiooed, = Eacape of Mebel Prisoners from Bort Dolawa pander aud oft © vigilancs ix + Though “Bota partion Pata atirriig soenes loiter from Neweasiis, i 4 ne her dety ‘9 hee waes, : gray ave iy tious hat th ¢ We ercay fit Dela vate by Weiing howrds toyether, They Bob €YU | Abtiaor® Mud @ont irr ort vel’ Baal brubar wn Fm ihe jours Driitiv THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE, Work of the First Session of the Thirty-seventh Congress. THE NEGRO QUESTION. The President’s Plan for Gradual Emancipation, Abolition of Slavery in the District of Colum- bia and its Prohibition in the Territories, RECOGNITION OF HAYTI AND LIBERIA, THE CONFISCATION ACT. VETO MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT: THH SUPPLEMENTAL ACT, TAX, TARIFF AND TREASURY NOTE BILLS. Postage Stamps Currency. a Legal ISSUE OF SHIXPLASTCRS FORBIDDEN, THE ARMY AND NAVY. Emoloments of Officers—Army Appoin‘ments-- Command of Troops—Votes of Thanks— Eficiency of the Navy, Gunboats, and Batteries—Priie Law— Pension Lawe Pacifie Railroad--Homestend Law---Agricultu- ral College Dill--Ship Canals, Bankrupt Law—Mileage and Franking Privi- lege—Polygamy in Utah—Impeachment of Judge Humphreys—Btate of West Virginia. THE NEW MILITIA LAW. THE NAVAL GRADE BILL A LAW. REPRESENTATION OF SECEDED AND BORDER STATES Expulsion of Disloyal Members and Charges of Disloyalty and Corruption. IMPORTANT MEASURES LAID OVER, ADIOURNMABNT, &o., &e., &e. THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. FIRST BESSION, ¥ Sen Wasuwwaton, July 17, 1862. PRAYER OF THR CHAPLAIN, ‘The Senate convened at nine A. M. Rev. Dr. Sunderland, Chaplain, returned thanks to the ‘Throne of Grace for the American Senate and co-ordinate branches ef the government for the results that have thie session been accomplished. To this illustrious Con- gress wore the American peepie indebted for some of the Lt it enactments that ever adorned the republic. ‘The Chaplain also returned thanks to Almighty God for the health of the Senators, for the general harmony that has provailed, for the firmness with which treason hos been rebuked and corruptivn denounced, and for the general wisdom and foresight with which the Senatore have performed their duties. ‘TRE TESsTIMOKY BEFORE THR COMMITTEE ON THE CONDUCT OF THR WAR. Mr. Waiorr, (Union) of Ind.,from the Committee on the Conduct of the War, wished to enter his personal pretest against the publication of portions of the evikience before tne committees. He (Mr. Wright) would not be considered responsible for its use By the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Chandier) yesterday. Ho (Mr. Wright) doubted the propriety of such au erpote as had beem made by the Senator from Michigan (Sr. Chandler). TUR BUREAU OF MORATION. Mr. Qpourrrrm, (rep.) of Wis., from the Committee om Foreign Affairs, reported, with ainendmeuts, the bill to estaviish a Bureau of Migration. ‘The objoct of the bill ts to provide superintendence for the emigration, settlement and eclonization of the people of African descent who taay desire to migrate tocountrieg eyond the limits of the United Siates. A commissioner of migration is to be appointed, with a ulary of three thou- sand dollars per annum. The commissioner is to havee clork at a salary of eightoon hundred dollars, and two as- sistant clerks at twelve hundred dollars per annum, if in the opinion of the President the duties of the bureau may require their services. RQUIFPING TROOPS IN DELAWARE. Mr. Rica, (opp.) of Min., called up the House bill to defray the expenses focnrred in enroliing and equipping certain companies of the State of Delaware yolunteors. ‘The bill was passed, POSTAGE ATAMPS CURRENCY, The Senate pasees the bill making postage and ether United States stamps currency, and prohiviting the issue of notes of less than one dollar, &o, Various other measures were then acted uyen, ‘The Beuate kept alvorvating from open to closed eea- sion, ARPORT OF THE COMMITTER TO WAIT O THe PRRTDENT, When the bour of twoo'cinck arrived, Mr. Fessenden, from tho Committee appointed to wait ou the President, reported that the latter had uo further communication to muke, ‘THE PRENDENT'S MRSRAGR ON OONFIFCATION. * The Presiiunt’s Meseng>, similar to that read in tha Forse, on the Confiseation bill, was laid on the table and ordered to be printed, THANKS TO THE PREIDENT PRO TRMPORM OF THE SENATE. Mr. Hewpeacox, (Vion) of Mo., submited ihe follow- ing revolution, which was unanimously adloj led— Reso\ved, That the thanks of tue Senate be prossnted Hon.’ Zetomon Foot, Presuiert pro tom. of the for the «ignite m clad manner ia whiek formed hue duties while providing over theig 1ug the present session, SPeRCH OF TAR PKEMIDENT PRO TRMPORE, ‘The Prusie nvr pro tom. oxpressed bis full and gratefuk popreciation of the cordial expression of the senote re- lative 1 the macner iv which the dutios of the chair ave beon perfurmed—dation that were delicate, and volving questions embarrassing and the pobre It ouaty vecame him also to acknowlalge the courtesy and forbearance whicd had been manifested towards Bim in the dis- chores of thase duties, He wished to acknowledge a Hike collyation 40 the excellent officers of the Senate be- forebim. Their courtesy was most leyed and revered