The New York Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1862, Page 4

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Room Bxrewtainaen 78, PARISIAN CA DERS, 563 Broadway.— New York, Wednesday, July 23, 1862. SITUATION. Our latest news from the army on James river fs up to five o’elock on Monday afternoon, at which time everything was quiet there and going on well, The correspondence which we publish to-day from Harrison's Landing and Fortress Mon- roe will sive our readers an excellent account of the way afhirs are proceeding at those points. Morgan's guerillas in Kentucky do not seem to be progressing so favorably as was supposed. Reports via Maysville yesterday state that our cavairy had overtaken Morgan’s band on the road vensville from Mount Sterling. After an hour aud a half’ to€ ight Morgan's forces were completely seattered, and the cannon and horses captured by him at Cynthiana were retaken, as was alzo a large portion of the stolen property. The rebels lost twenty-five killed. Our loss is twenty killed. The rebel guerrillas in the vicinity of Memphis were also worsted within a few *1ys past bv Colo- nel MoN the Pi the eclamn, sident’s wise and humane order under Contiscation act will be found in another Tt is a further exhibition of Mr. Lincoln’s sugacity and moderation. The oficial account of the, exploits of the rebel Arkansas, near Vi arg, published in another column, puts a diferent phase upon the affair. ram It appears that the rebel gunboat did not accomplish nuch; end, although she ran the gaunt ct of our fleet and reached the batteries at Vieksbarg, she had a hard time of it with our gun- boats end was seriousiy injured. Our European correspondence and files by the w York and City of Washington are dated to Oth of Jaly. i the news has been satic‘pated, the snd papers reveal the fact that the rebel cork in Eugland and France, backed by a large portion of the cotton manufacturing interest of both countries, were making the most streau- cus efforts to impress the Cabinets and peop’c Altho in consequence of the jealousy of the war power of the United States which now exists in most of the countries of the Old World. General Mc(iel- jan is assailed in London with respect to his strategy, his despatches and the taking up of his tion near Richmond tariff of the Wnited States is attacked at every point—both in in ntand enactment—by the Lundon Times and sume of the Paris newspa pers. The Dublin Freeman's Journal of the 10th instant—the latest papcr—sums up the expressian of fecling towards the measure — ‘The new United States tariff is universally condemned 1 and France. y ok matters of the economic and commercial ¢lass pronounce it to be simply « perfect prohibition on the importation into, at least, the North Americau States of all European gvods; but, as against England, it applies with capecial severity and harshness. The undoubted effect of this new arrangement will be that, almost immediately on it England Journ com into operation on the first of next month, the prices of nearly all English and French manufactured goods will be doubled— in some instances, trebled.”" The cotton manufacturers of Rouon liad sent a deputation to the Emperor Napoleon, to represent to him that from the excessively high price of the raw material, and the falling off in the demand for cotton goods, they must before long close thelr mills, and that some amongst them will have to suspend payment, 5 ar representations bave been made from Lille, where many of the manu- facturers are represcnied to be in a critical state, aod the Emperor helped them with a loan. The Liverpool Courier of the 9th of July, spenk- ing On the cotton er 200,009 bales is, Say From ali source: “There is ia stock except America, which is now a consumer, not producer, ‘wo may expect 600,000 bales.’ At the rate of 30,000 bales per week, this quantity would last us about twenty-six weeks, or until the end of December.” Mr mon odsay, M.P., had ad ned his Parlia- 'y motion, for the recognition of the South by Kngiand, a second time. It was to come up again on the 16th of July. The Paris Constitutionnel has an article ostensi- bly to contradict the rumor that Irance nded to give Mexico to the Archduke Maximilian in ex- change for the cession of Venice to Italy, and re- News the declaration that the object of the expe- dition is to obtain eatisfaction for Fretich interests, and to establish order, The London Post seems to urge Napoleon to act in the same direction. Mr. Adams, United States July” banquet ia that city, wi day. MISCELLANEGUS NEWs. The steam#hips New York and City of Wash- ington, from Southampton and Queenstown on the Oth and 10th of July, respectively, reached this | ich we publis) to- with the belief that the Union cause was almost | p jost Ly the three days’ fightiag before Richmond, of which they ha eard by the Etna. There is litt'e doubt but they Lad succeeded to some extent, port yesterday meraing., Our fiies.are three days later thay the papers bythe Persia, and contain sore import® ¢ details of the news to that day, which—althvugh che advices have been anticipated by our te\sgraphic report from the Asia—will be read with jpterest. The recognition of the kingdom of Italy by Rus- sia'@nd@) Prussia has created much gratification throughout that country, and has been celebrated by festivities in several towns. The approaching allianee which » iil place an Italian princess upon the throne of Portugal is likewise regarded with satisfaction. The United States steamer Tuscarora had reached Southampton from Lisbon. The object of hor visit was not known, The official list of the killed, wounded and miss- ing in General McCall's division in the battles before Richmond shows the following result:— Killed. .... 240 Wounded . 1,174 Missing... 1/528 Total... caccccccecsscenee seek 2,942 Major General Thomas C. Hindman, of the rebel forces in Arkansas, has immortalized himself as the originator of the most refined system of war- fare and military movements, The plan laid down by this modern Minerva im breechesJs for his fol- lowers ‘‘to lie in ambush—surprise detachments— shoot mounted officers—block up the roads—kill sconts—shoot pickets—slaughter pilots—burn sup- ply trains—murder teamsters, and destroy grain fields.” This rebel Hindman was the democratic representative in the Thirty-sixth Congress from the First district of Arkansas. It is reported that farmers are discouraging en- listments becanse they fear an advance in wages for farm hands; The slightest advance in the western and northern parts of this State wala bring hundreds of men over from Canada. ‘The following advertisement appears in the Lea. yenworth, Kansas, Conservative newspaper :— One Thousand Colored Mon Wanted—To form the First reginent of Kansas Zouaves @’Afrique, and join General Biunt’s Southerm expedition. AU able bodiet colored young men who wish to enlist will leave their names with W. D. Mathews, Waverley House, Leavenworth. ructions are received from the War De- ication haying been made for them), the {will be regularly enlisted, mustered into ser- nd receive the advance ‘bounty and clothing. Com- panies forming in other towns in this State will notify the undersigned, ETHAN BARLE, First regiment Kansas Zouaves. Lravenworts, July 18, 1862. The Legislature of Pennsylvania will be con- yened in extra session by Governor Curtin on Monday next. The object will be the enactment of a law authorizing a bounty to volunteers. A war meeting, called by the Mayor of the city, will be held in Trenton, N.J., to-morrow evening. About forty-eight thousand volunteers under the new call for three hundred thousand are *lready enlisted. Judge Betts yesterday granted orders vw open the testimony in the following prize cases in which claimants did not appear:—The United States vs. tle schooner Mary C. Holmea; the same vs. tfe sloop Sarah, and the same vs. the New Eagle. The scarcity of silver in the community is likely to increase that nefarions propensity for the mana- factare of spurious American coin. Two women, named Shiclds and McCarty, were committed yes- terday by Commissioner Stillwell for passing three counterfeit half dollars ata lager bier saloon in the Bowery. Between the shinplasters and “the counterfeit presentment’? of the American eagle and the half eagle, the people will Lave t be wary. The amount of eslt inspected at the Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation, in this State, from the Ist of January to the 18th inst., was 2,868,786 bushels. The wholeamount inspected during the same time Jast year w2s.1,974,702 bushels. In- crease, 894,084 bushels. ‘The warket for beef cattle opened steady on Monday, with @ fair number on sale, and with a fair demand at about previous prices. There were subsequent heevy arrivals, however, which swelled the aggregate to upwards of 5,000 head at Aller- ton’s, when prices declined half a cent per pound, ranging from 6c. a 8c. There were some salce on Monday at 8%e.; but yesterday Sc. was the top vice; some won'd be left over unsold. Milch cows sold at #25 a $40.4 $50, Veals are steady at 334. a 5c. 5}4c. Sheep and lambs were steady at $2 50.4 $48 $5, according to quality. Swine were active and@ shade firmer, with sales of corn fed at 38(e.a 3%{c., and still fed 344c. a 33{c. The total receipts arc—,570 beeves, 104 cows, 577 11,502 sheep and lambs, and 11,1/2 swine. Government sixes sold The railway share, list per cent y. No cause was aas\zned deciine; some heavy sales of goverpments had agool declto do with it, Meney was easy at 5 per cent. dab 12 at was afterward offered at 1197{. The exports of the week are again ever (hree millions. ‘The cotton market was firm yevterday, with 6ales of 500 a 600 bales, closing stiff on the basis of 500. for . The four market opened stiff and at er prices for most dezcriptious. clos lees spirit, while sales were toler rmerand aten advanceof lc. a 2c. per ty full ealoz, closmg, however, only + for most deseriptions and with less an'- veals, Fs mation. Corn waz fire, while prices were without chanje of momeut, The soles embraced good to prime vid Westorm mixed at Sic, a 5c. and at 56c. Pork was «ll to @ fur extent, while prices were tame 11 for mess and at $8 76 2 $3 871; for prams. Sugars were in good demand, and ihe marke: active, with sales of 2,000 bhds. and 165 boxes at full prices. The Messrs. Stuart and other refiners were aeDing refined goods at prices to be fixed in the future. Coffee this week has advanced a full 4c. per !b., with @ more active market. The sales yesterday and the day be- fore ombraced 7,000 begs Rio, ranging from 21 1c. to 220. 0 22)gc., and 3,000 bags Muracaibo yesterday ay 2 j4c. Sploes were firmor, with sales of 2,000 bage pep per at 191¢c. eash, Fruit wae firm: currants sold at Be. Moet articles of trade wore feeling the offects of a chango in the currency. Freights were less buoyant for grain, though without change of importance, whiie four for Liverpool was engaged at Sa, 64. Gop and Strver.—Most of our readers will remember that there was a great excitement a few years-after the discovery of the California and Australia gold fields, when the yield of tie precious metal was from three to four mil- lions per month, over the apprekension thet gold would soou become a drug on the market aud of less value than silver. Many financiers, who pretended to be very wise, commenced hoarding silver, under the idea of an ultimate great rise in value, and would as soon take bills a8 gold for it. The events since that pe- riod prove how little these financial men con- trol exch matters. Gold has not only not de- preciated in value—although its increase is a bundred, aud perhaps a thousand, fold greater than silver—but it, on the other hand, sells to- day for twenty per cent premium, whilst silver only commands twelve per cent. The same class of men who were in great tribulation about gold beqpming « drug on the market are now predicting all manner of financial disksters in regard to the currency of the government, Future events will no donbt show that they a just as wise now as they wore in reference to the value of gold and silver. All such ques- tions of finance and value of money are con- trolled by social and political events. It is ut- terly impossible for any set of men in Wall street or elsewhere to determine their value, They may get up an exyltomontand cause » sudden fluctuation; bui that has no effect upon the ultimate value, no more than did the excite. ment over the prospect of goid becoming of loss value than silver, si NEW! YORK HERALD) “WEDNESDAY, JULY, 23, 1862., We wil! assist him at first, end give bim a few IMPORTANT FROM VICKSBURG. Important Orde! from the War Depart. ment Touching Rebel Property and African Labor im the Army. During the present week there has been an °xtraordinary Cabinet consultation or two at the White House, including several generals, and the first official result of these consuitations appears in the important general order from the War Office which we publish this morning: This order, framed in compliance with the late Confiscation and Militia acts of Congress: exhibits in a strong light the wise and saga” cious ruling mind of President Lincoln. A large margin of discretion has been left to him in the Confiscation and Militia acts in reference to the appropriation of the preperty of rebels, and the employment and emancipation of their slaves, and in regard to the pains and penalties otherwise decreed against traitors and rebels. He is thus authorized to enforce these laws with a remorseleas and sweeping severity, or to soften them down in their practical application to the last degree of forbearance consistent with a vigorous prosecution of the war; and this is tle policy which he has adopted. He proclaims that private property, real and personal, in the States of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis- sippi, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, eo far as may ba necessary or convenient for the sub- sistence o! our army, or in aid of ite operations, may be appropriated; but accounts are to be kept of all such appropriations of private pro perty, in order to secure compensation to de” serving persons, and nothing is to be malicious ly seized or destroyed. This is a liberal appli” cation of the law, and, as we think, eminently wise and proper. But mark the discrimination between the Southera States named in the pre- mises and those omitted. The exempted States which might have*been included under this order are North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri. The first named is still over head and ears involved in this rebellion; the second although we occupy its capital and nearly all its territory, and have @ Military Governor pre- siding over it, is still infested with rebel mili- tary bands and conspiracies; and the third and fourth are still harassed by predatory guerillas in almost every direction. Why, then, this discrimination exempting these States from the pains and penalties applied to those specified in this general order? We think the proper explanation will at once suggest itself to ‘the intelligent reader. The President desires to show to the people of Mis- souri, Kentucky and Tennessee, for example, that he does not consider the stringent mea” sures indicated necessary to restore them to the side of the Union. Kentucky and Missouri have steadfastly adhered to the Union. He recog- nizes this loyalty in their favor. Tennessee has been substantially reconquered, and he wishes to show her erring people that he has cen. fidence in, their complete repentance. The same consideration will, to come extent, apply to North Carolina, The full force of war measures is applied only to those in- tractable rebellious States which can be reached inno other way; and the effect will doubtless be that decided and decisive stand ofa portion of the South against this rebellion which the President believes the oply sure and safe way for putting it down. Next, with regard to the employment of blacks in the army. They ere only to be on gaged as laborers—another wise and human. discrimination against that disorganizing abe- lition idea of a generat arming of the slaves of Southern rebels. In a word, throughout this general order the President adheres to the landmarks and the integrity of the Union. His policy is to save it, and not to destroy it; and the army and the country will cheerfully co- operate to carry out this saving policy. With the arrival of General Halleck in Washington we look for some additional army orders, and are confident that they will be adopted to meet the public expectation of a rigorous: harmonious and successfal prosecution of the war. President Lincoln is the man for the crisis, and our abolition disorganizers may as well give up their struggle to make the cause of the Union secondary to the cause of negro emancipation while Honest Abraham Lincoln is at the helm. Tur sere ov Postage Stimps.—The sales of postage stamps at the New York Post Office rday amounted to no less than twenty and dollars. The sales for several days previous ranged from ‘ten to twelve and fif- teen thousand dollars. All the stamps so sold were gummed on the back. Prior to the use of these stamps as currency the daily sules at the Post Office did not exceed two thousand dollars. Now, the new law has become £o popular, and the want of small change so ae verely felt, that a perfect rush has been made on the Post Office for stamps. So great has been the demand that the Postmaster in this clty, an- ticipating an exhaustion of his supply, yesier” day telegraphed to Washington to know how he should act. The following is the reply ho reccived:— Post Orrica Devartwent, Wasnixetoy, July 22, 1962. Posamasten New York:— Restrict sales of postage stamps to former customary amount per ciem,as this department is not to furnish postage élam)'s fer currency. A. N. ZEVERLY, Third Asst. P.M. G, Thus the public will in future only be snp- plied with the same amount of stamps daily as before the new act was passed. This is done with the intention of keeping the trans- actions of the Treasury and Post Office depart- ments distinct and separate. The Post Office Department is not authorized to issue stamps for currency, but only for postal uses. On the Ist of August next the Treasury Department at Washington will issue the new stamps intended for circulation as currency. These will be finely engraved and printed upon euch peculiar paper that they cannot be counterfeited. They will be thick and without gummed backs, 60 that they can be used with more facility. In the meantime those who are hoarding silver for the premium will soon find their occupation gone, and presently we shall have as much small change as We can desire. Stampe will be at premium to-day. Ivcreas® oy THE Lrreratunm or Tum Coun- tRY—In the last decade the newspaper and periodical literature of the country has doubled in numbers and circulation. The figures are as follows:— . 426 409,978 1460.. eee 927,961,548 ‘Theso statistics show what a mighty country this is about to become, and with what rapid atrides its intelligence is advancing. The cireu- lation of the Hrratn in the army alone is 20,000 copies. No other ‘country fu the world can boast of such wide diffacten of knowlotge, or of a presa that ponetrates into avery vilinge, @ hamlet, and family in the land, Sirawberries and Cream forthe. Tribune Trattors Shakspere declares that sweet are the uses of adversity. Poor ireeley, of the Tribune, must have found the usea of adversity sweet; for they have led him to strawberries and cream. In p recent issue of his pestilential paper we are officially informed that the Tribune Associa- tion has purchase? Shree thousand dollars worth of strawberry plants, and will give one of the plants to each new subscriber to the Trivune. The idea is novel, and must have originated with poor Greeley himself; for he was always in favor of a vegetsrian diet. We are really quite pleased with the plan of atiach- ing a strawberry patch to the T>ibune office, and #0 rescue the announcement from the ob- scurity of the Tribune's columns—for the cir- culation of.the Tribune now just about equals ; the number of dollars it has invested in straw- berries—and give it the publicity of our im- mense issue without charging poor Greeley even half price for the notice. This is by no means the first time that we have been called upon to sustain the failing fortunes of the Tribune by adver- tising its extraordinary gift enterprises—the only sort of enterprise in which the Tribune excels. Bofore the abolitionists succeeded in involving us in civil war, the Zribune was get- ting along with some degree of comfort; and by pandering to the anti-slavery sentiment, by receiving hire as a party hack, witha negro driver, and by keeping a sharp eye and a large pocket open for any chance jobs at Washington and Albany, poor Greeley managed to make both ends meet and keep the wolf from his office door. The Southern darkey not only hoed corn and picked cotton for his master on the plantation, but also brought many a pretty penny to poor Greeley’s till by the publication of highly spiced stories of the imaginary wrongs of mythical Uncle Toms. When the Tribune first started, poor Greeley invoked to his aid all the evil spirits which at that time raged rampant in the coun- try. He was a Fourricrite, a Free Lover, a Gra- hamite, a Phalanxite, an Owenite, a tetotaller, a little bit of a Mormon and a strong abolitionist’ As the organ of all these pernicious sects, the Tribune prospered greatly for a while; but the good sense of the people strangled these isms one by one, until the Ziibune had only aboli- tionism for its support. That it has used this ism well no one can deny; but, as Faust raised the devil only to go down below with him, so the Tribune's infernal and inevitable nigger, after serving it faithfully for many years, became its destroyer at last. Continual anti-slavery agita- tion gave a few insane Southern fire-eaters a pretext for secession; a weak executive allowed secession to become armed rebellion, and re- bollion resulted in civil war. The nation sud- denly found itself throttled by the negro, and the Tribune, which had always been crazy with the negromania, was thé very first victim to the negrophobia which ensued, In afew months after the war began, the Tribune's circulation had fallen off more than one-half; its receipts for advertisements amounted to zero; its popularity was many degrees below zero, and its name became a hissing and a reproach. At the end of a year poor Greeley announced editorially, in the style ‘of his “Just Once” confession, that he had lost money by the publication of his paper. To be as particular as Mr. Grad- grind in regard to facts: the Tribune stock- holders were informed that the paper had lost about three thousand dollars during the year, and that some of its stock must now be bought in at par to prevent the holders throwing it upon the market at any price it might bring. It would be a painful and melancholy task to describe poor Greeley’s shinning during that period, or to recapitulate consecutively the various devices to which he resorted to raise the wind, The Ziibune dabbied with lobby jobs and bid high for the Corporation advertis- ing. Then Greeley announced his gold pen and gift enterprise lottery, which, as our readers will remember, we charitably advertised at half price. With his customary gratitude—he wilt not even thank us for this article—poor Groeley repaid our kindness by cret circular to our advertisers b transfer their favors to the poor poor Greeley imagined an infallible way of making friends; but, from the Pope to pstent medicines, nothing in this world is infallible. and the chief result of this underhanded pro- cceding was the despatch of a special meesen- ger from the Trijune office to beg the Huratn’s mercy. We forgave the criminal, though we detested the crime, and had just begun to en- teriain hopes of poor Greeley’s reformation, when we detected him in the dirty"busines« of jobbing in government contracts. The Tribune office had been transformed into a gun manu- factory; Dana, the best of the bad lot of Tri- bune writers, was kicked out because he wat almost honest, and the Tribune's contract bureau at Washington, in charge of Sam. Wilieson, was transferred to New York. Some government contracts do not pay, however, as sore gold mines yield no gold. Phe Tribune's contracts were of this unprofitable sort, and only made bad worse; for the people began to understand why poor Greeley wished the war continued and his guns used to murder better Americans than himself. In a paroxysm of jealous despair, Gay, th ding Tribune editor next to Greeley, wrote to a correspondent, ‘The Henatp is constaatly ahead.” Greeley stormed at Gay, and sent off handbilts to the county towns of Pennsylvania, calling public meetings to denounce the Hrnarp and subscribe for the Zribune. Then came a calm, and then this strawberry and cream affair. The strawberries may give a better flavor to the Zrivune, and make its opinions more pa- latable; but we doubtit. The Tribune writers may arm themselves with garden rakes end hoes; but it is too late in the season for straw- berries to save them. Again and again we have told poor Greeley how to make his paper pay; but the cream of the joke is—and it must be taken with the strawberries—that he does not know enough to follow our advice. The Henary, with no assistance, and in spite of every attack, has doubled its circulation, and proportionately increased ite advertising, since Fort Sumter was bombarded. Then we issued over sixty thousand, and now we issue over one hundred and twenty thousand, copies dally; while our abolition contemporaries are losing money, reducing salaries, dismissing employes and diminishing in size and circulation. This fact shows what the people like, and of what opinions the people approve. Now, let Greoley discard his treason and adopt our opinions, caase to be a traitor and become a loyal man; stop assisting Jeff. Davis, and support the Union wad the constitittion, ont his paper will pay, articles to begin with. Bwt,if he will novadopt: our suggestion, we solemnly warn him that he will soon be a prisoner of State, én a charge of treason, cultivating is Tridine strawberries, among his fellow rebels, on the sandy soil of Delaware Island, Tas Derence ov WastincroN—Ficts’ ‘xp Ficures Acamer Sxwatorn Cuayoter—In his rabid onslaught upon General McClellan Senator Chandler states that only 19,000:men were left for the defence of Washington in March last; and yet the General of the Army of the Potomac called for more reinforcements on the peninsula, when he knew there were none that could be spared. To'those who lave not kept the run of the movements of the army: as our newspaper men have done, this state- ment may seem plausible. But how little truth there is in it, and how reckless Senator Chand- lor is, a few facts and figures will show. According to a former speech of this gentle- man, as reported by telegraph from Washing- ton, there was only the Nineteenth regiment left to defend the federal capital. But, accord- ing tothe same authority—a later account— there were 19,000 effective men. But the whole army in Virginia, according to Chandler, num- bered 230,000. Yet McClellan had only 158,000 to operate on the peninsula, garrison all the towns and take Richmond, defended by a rebel force of two hundred thousand men. There would thus be 53,000 left. What became of them? " We can tell the Senator. When McClellan left for Richmond 11,000 old troops constituted the permanent garrison in the fortifications at Washington on the other side of the Potomec: They were well drilled in working the heavy guns, aud could keep at bay an army of 60,000 men. At this side of the Potomac, in the’ city of Washington, were 8,000 new troops. Banks, within a day’s march of Washington, had 25,000» including several batteries of light artillery, though Chandler said the other day there was not a single gun left on wheels for the defence of the capital. Besides this force there were six regiments of cavalry around Wasbing- ton, and General Dix had six thousand at Bal- timore and on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road—all within striking distance of Washing» ton. To make assurance doubly sure, Sumner’s division was kept in front of Washington till Banks could get in proper position for its de- fence. After all these, we know that Mc- Dowell’s army of 12,000 was retained for the defence of the capital. Now let us see what all these figures will foot up. They amount to’an army of 78,000 men. And yet we are told that Washington was stripped of troops in order to reinforce General McClellan. Twenty or thirty thousand more men, might have been safely sent to the peninsula, or to Richmond by way of the Rappabannock and Fredericksburg, without, in the least endanger- ing the safety of Washington. There would have been Over “forty thousand left for its immediate defence, which, in such song works, would have becn ample; "while those? sent forward. from . the.,Reppahanndck would havé covered Washington in that diree- tion. What then becomes of the wild state- ments of the radical Senator, which can have no other effect, if believed, than to impair the con- fidence of the Army of the Potomac in its General, throw a damper on the ‘martial en- thusiasm of the country, and prevent enlist- ments for the war? A man so reckless as to en dorse at this late day the old, stale stories so often refuted about Quaker guns at Manassas may weil be doubted in any statement his ma- lignant passions or the interests of his faction may. prompt him to make. But we trust that Michigan will take care of Chandler and all men of his ilk. Tuk Taxes In FNeraxp Comparen wrra Our Owx.—The London Times and other journals of England have had a great deal to say in regard to ihe enermous taxes that we will have to pay. Wait, says the London Times, until the tax- gat!.erer comes around, and then if will be soon manifest that the people will not stand the enormous burden of the war. These writers do not seem to comprehend that our taxes imposed by Congress are in reality much lighter than those which the people of Great Britain have been compelled to submit to for the last half cen- tury or more to keep their aristocratic govern. ment in operation. The return made oa the 26th of last May of the amount of receipts by the customs duties and taxation in Great Britain exhibits the fact that their revenues from taxes from various sources amount to over two hun- dved and thirty-six millions of dollars, aside from customs duties; and that, too, with a total population of less than thirty millions. All that is contemplated to be raised by our go- vernment by direct tax under the recent law is one hundred and fifty miilions of dollars, or nearly one hundred millions less thau the tax imposed upon the citizens of Great Britaia; while our entire population is two millions larger, including siaves, and only about one million and a half less without the slaves. The subjects of John Bull have; therefore, to submit ton tax of upwards of eight dollars per head, whilet we will have a tix imposed of only four and a balf dollars per head. Would not the London Ties and kindred journals exhibit 9 little more taste, as well as common sense, if they turned their attention a little more to home affairs, and endeavored to relieve the burdens of their own people, before they shed crocodile tears for our sufferings? ‘We can carry on the war two years longer, and then have lighter taxes than England at the present time, This the London editors could readily see did not their philanthropy, like Greeley’s for the negro, confine itself entirely to distant objects, and blind them to the events at their own doors. Personal Intelligence. Mise Kate Reignolds, the favorite actress, arrived in town !ast night from an ougagemont in Montreal, and is visiting her family in Yorkville. ‘The Cork ae ope Eocene of the 9th ofJaly says:—= ‘The Most Rev. Dr. 5 of Dubuque, Iowa, U. 8., called at Mount bu at Rome. His lordship was Foligious community of Mount Meil , neoted in the conduct of its collegiate estab’ with Brother Xnvier, the present revered principal. In such capasity be war necessarily knows outside the precincts of the clolster, and many ‘we aro gure, will recognize ia ‘the Most Rev. Dr. Smyth the learned and amiable ‘‘Fa- ther Cloment,” whom all rea] |. About a dozen years he, with @ pumbor of lay and clerical Toft Mount Melleray to establish a monastery in Guperior of the uew house, nea ts ou ait Hc att oars, W was calle 01 Paaturte i the vacant see of Dubuque. ’ City Intelligence. Exexprions Usoxr tie Masta Law.—Tho new militia act exempts certain persons from military service, but takes it lacumbent ou those who are entitled to exemp- tion to file their certificates at the County Clerk's office, ominended that all persona entitled to the privi- xemplion should apply at once, Cormusioners ways tn atvendance by facilitate vrocecdanga, The Exploit of the Rebe! Ram Arkansas. Terrible Fire Upon the Monster from Farragut’s: Fleet. Progress of the Siege and Bombard- ment of the City, Rey Kee Wasuixaton, July 22, 1862, ‘The Navy Department to-day received the following>— Caio, July 21, 1862. ‘The rebel gunboat Arkansas, armed with twelve riled sixty-elght-pounders, came out of the Yauco river on Tuesday. She encountered frst the Tyler, Carondelet and ram Lancaster, After # running fight of ten miles the Carondelet closed with the rodel, and both vessels grounded, fighting side by side. The rebel, boing outside, succeeded im getting off. The Tyler steamed ahead, maintaining a running fight antil the fleet was reached. Our transports being in range, proventing an effective fire from our gunboats, the Arkansas succeoded in getting to Vicksburg under shelter of the batteries there, to ap- pearances much injured. ‘The total Union loss is twenty-seven killed and wouna- ed, and among theso are the engineer and pilot of the Tyler. Commodore Farragut’s entire fleet ts belew Vicksburg, Slight damage was done to our vessels. GEO. D. WISE, Captain and Asst Quartermaster. Cuicago, July 22, 1862. A despatch from Memphis, dated Sunday night, saya:— The rebel ram Arkansas succeded in running through our fleet. Commodore Farragut made an ineffectual at- tempt to sink her. A portion of his floet passed down the river, each vessel pouring a broadside into the Arkansas as sho passed them, ‘The rebels acknowledge that one seven-inch steel potas, od shot went through the Arkansas, but assert that thie is the only damage she sustained. A reconnoissancethe next morning showed that the arkansas wae undergoing repairs; buvshe did not appear to be in any danger of sinking. bee Rebe? Accounts, TUE SIBGE OF VIOKSBURG—DESrATCH PROM GRNBRAL VAN DORN, » / [Telegram to the Richmond Enquirer, July 18.) The, following despatch was received at the War De ent yesterday -— BAUR SA TAIT Vicxsavra, July 16, 1862. Enemy opened all thoir guns and mortars last'evening and shelled the city‘and batteries until after dark, whes cight of thelr yossels-of-war, passed down -uuder fire of batteries and Arkansas broadsides, What damage was done to thom I have not learned, though they were re- peatedly pierced by shot of heaviest calibre. One heavy shot pasced through the'side of the Arkansas, killing twe men and wounding three. Thia was all the damage done tous, with the exception of one house burned down im thecity, Our troops here have a contempt for fleet and bombardment, atid await coolly for troops to land. The Arkangas is the admiration of all, upd “her daring and heroic act has inspired all with the greatest enthusiasm. She is now being repaired, and will soon be ready for orders. EARL VAN DORN, Major General. : ' Jacngon, July 19; 1868. It is rumored that. inst evening six Yankee, gunboats succeeded in pessing down. the river at Vicksburg, fring on the Arkarisas as they pagsed, and killing two men. ‘The Yankee works across the bend are ascortained to be aravivond inatend of a canal. Gers, ang enna road. Tustin aid ; tee Our Vieksburg Correspondemecs Barorr Vicksavra, Pienmeet ic maa 2 Progress of the Siege—The Natural Invuln-rability of the CityThe Military Canal—Condition of the River Strength of the Rebel Defenées—Statemen's of ReBei Refer. gees and Prisonerd—t et to bet sib hea of Cnion ame n ig ot sired by the Union Commanters—Condition af tha Redd Cammincriat=The Con Crop in the Valley ef the Missiesippte-Rebeh ConceriptomHow they! Apyrecia Nuetv Position—Desertious Frequent—Nine Rebs Take Bxecuted—Howw the Affair ras Cundwoled—Moyements of our Mortar Flee, de. The siege of Vieksburg, like that of Island No. Tes and Fort Pillow, bids fair {9 continue a long time. I¥ could hardly be expected that & place so strong by nature and art,and guarded by nearly twenty thousand in fantry, ccald be forced {nto capitulation im ome or twe woeks. It is voratious to havo the passage of the Misels- sippi blockaded at ‘ingle point, while elsewhere there are no obstructions; but we must suppress oar wrath anti make the beat of a bad mattor, If the canal across the peninsula proves a success, we may be able shortly to pass this point with steemboats, between New Orieans and the upper citics. Bat tbe country must pot be too sanguine. The river 1s low, and it will take time tomako a passage across tho yarrow neck of land that fntorvenes between the location of Commodére Davis? fotills and that of Porter's mortar floet. Till them, of (Ml Vicksburg falls, the blockade i effectual, IDLENESS OF Tur MesINGER, The activity consequent upon our arrival here was not of long duvation. We throw abeils tuto Vicksburg, and Vorwr did the same. Eight of the steam vessels of Farragut’s feo} passed the batteries during a warm ong’gement, and since then they lave beeu as quiet as possible for woll bobaved boats. Their commanders wish themselves back again below the defences of Vicksburg, and it ir e Pkely that they may rum the Ddlockade on some dark night. They have focud that [t fa impoesible to silence the npper or bias batteries by gans from the boats, and have abandoned all hope of taking the city by an attack from the navy, unsupported by a strong land force. The storeships being belew the eity, these upper veseelsaro somewhat inconvenienced. STRAIT OF THE RENRLS. Desortors and prigonera from Vicksburg represent affairs there as quite gloomy. All the inhabitants moved away several weeks aco, and the falling shells have caused considerable injury to the town. Several houses have been torn to pices, and in others sumereus huge holes bear testimony to the accuracy of our fire. It haa not beon the design to destroy the place, aud our commanders have been reluctant to infliet any injury that might fall upon innocent heads. Had wo wixked to jay Vicksburg in ashes, we could havo doue so long sinew by the use of ineondinry suelis, or by planting a battery on the point of Jand opposite, and less than @ thoussaad yards distant, It iequite probable (hat before the rebel works fall iato our handa there will be but little of the city left. : from rr bel we r gay thas, th The deserters tne rel are badly off for food, and that ness. thay ca speedily re- take Memphis or some other prot {nent suj Point they will have to gtve up the contest for want of somcthing to ent. It is @ matter of speculation what the rebet army in the Mississipp! valley will do for corgi. ‘The Tine they are at present holding lies south of north- ern boundary of Mississip)s ant Alnbama and cast of the iver. Thecorn and pork producing district inthe Southern States has hitherto boon that now im our possession, and the waves has beet portion jon over which the jevoted to the cul {ire of cotton ving at” maturity. cannot live by bread alone,” and corn at that, with any more facility now than he could cightecs: hundred yoars ago. The rebel rulers, while they ad- monished the poople to plant a sufligiancy of corn, ne- glected to give similar fnstructiong with reference to pork. In uence of this neglest there is a great scarcity of bacon, and the plauters, as well as the quar- tormasters, find it impossible to aiford proper sustenance to their dependants. The negroes now at work on the canal say that for sevoral past they have seen but little pork, and sometimes have beon destitute of it for weeks together. The commodity is at presemt sated at forty cents 6 pound, and is diffiqult to procureéven at thas price. comscmrre, Another cause of depression among the troope back of fenataany eg ice sala wre men y Vicksburg, wh fo they are as discontented t imagined, | There are ooustant desertions from the | ‘and the camp is almost continually 10 a condition arr’ ht mutiny. Day before yesterday nine Tren wit ad. doverted from one of the now rot monte were apprehended a few, suites from Vicksburg ang taken back the bh arrived within the lines about nine A. M., ‘weve at once tried for doser- tion and speedily convicted. Bunset was appoi Tor thote exeeution timo thoy were takon outside of tl voenenee Se own ti. from tho conesript regiments to exeoy! court martiar but on such a detail positi refused to shoot their domnuaudets foresaw trouble fa came, ama ss—s—‘z_™™“#CO(OW# ‘ j