The New York Herald Newspaper, July 25, 1862, Page 4

4 * NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENSETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICEN, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. mM me tng mail will be at the ‘ret Bank bilte current im New York THE DAILY HERALD. two centeper sopy. $T2¢r awnum. THE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, at six cents copy, oF $8 por annum: the European Editi ebery Wedwewlieyy « eimay conte per copy: $4 per ummm to any “ TERMS cash wish o/ the sender. part of Great br fo include postage 12 the Contrment, bot: Cadernto the Lt, Lith and 21s¢a/ each montis, ony. 5 per annum. UE FAMILY HEKALD, on Wednesday, at four centa per TARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing important new ed (rom any gyertes of the world; if used, will be Naber Ai} it for, B@POUK FoRSIGN CORRESPONDENTS ARB Parnictcany Bagueerxp To Sat att, LEvERRS AND PACK dams sue 08 IND NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence, We do not return rajec 4 comin vig ADVENATSEMENTS renewed every day: advertisements in- sorted in the Weexty Hxrawp, Fawiuy and in the California and Feeopean E litions. OB PRINTING executed iith neatness, Reapness and des- path. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tux CoLteen Bawn, WALIACKS THEATRE. No, 84 Broadway.—Paa Diavou~Inise Liew. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Souvier's Reroan— Kina Cottox. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Lira anv 4D- VENTURES OF Jack SUNP/\RD—SHINDERHANNES, CREMORNE GARDEN, Fourteenth street and —OveRs, BALLET, PROMENADN CONCERT AND . Broadway.—Com. irs Mas, PARTING evening. Nourr—Leinnep Sea, 4 ON—WantTeD A Famity, CHRISTY’S OPERA HOUSE, 585 Broadway.—Ermoriax Bonus, Dances, £0.—Starux Lover. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Erutorian Sonos, Daxoes, &0.—FLar Foor Jaxx. HITCHCOC THEATRE ND Us a lilPoHco: E AND MUSIC HALL, Canal Dances, BoRLEsauus, £0. GAIBITES CONCERT HALL, 616 Broadway.—Drawixa Room ExtearainMenrs, PARISIAN CASINET OF WONDERS, 563 Broadway.— Open daily from 10 A. M. ul 10 P.M. "New York, Friday, July 25, 186: THE SITUATION. General Pope reports another successful cavalry expedition by General King, on the 22d inst., from Fredericksburg, in which our troops defeated the ‘rebel cavalry near Carmel Church, on the road to Richmond, destroyed the telegraph line to Gordons- ville and burned the enemy’s camp, together with six cars loaded with corn. General Stewart's ‘eavalry made an attack upon our troops subse- quently, but were also repulsed, driven across the North Anna river, and pursued within sight of Hanover Junction. Our special correspondence from Vicksbarg gives avery interesting account in detail of the late fight with the rebel ram Arkansas, in which that boat suffered severely, Late news from Cairo reports that the Arkansas has been captured, no doubt, by Commodore Faragut. The intelligence which we publish to-day from Richmond furnishes a correct account of the bat- teries defending that city, which number twenty- eight in all, commencing on the James river and running across the peninsula three miles in front of the city. The several details from paroled soldiers and other sources present a pretty fair picture of the general condition of affairs in and ‘ground the rebel capital. Our fuli telegraphic reports from the Asia when off Cape Race, published in the Heraup on the 22d inst., anticipated the points of the news con- tained in ber mails so far as it relates to the as- pect of the American question in Europe on the 13th of July. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The mails of the North American and Asia ar- rived in this city, from Quebec and Boston, during yeaterday. Our European files are dated to the 12th of July, and contain the details of the news— telegraphed from Cape Race—which was given in the Hegaxp on the 22d instant. The official journal of Dresden states, on reliable euthority from Vienna, that Victor Emanuel has renounced all further claim on Rome or Venctia as a condition of the recognition of the kingdom of Italy by Russia and Prussia, The London correspondent of the Dublin Free- man’s Journal, writing on the 10th of July, speaks of the prospects of the Galway Mail Steam- ship line thus:—‘Ihave reason to know that the government have sent a most favorable reply to the letter of the directors applying for a renewal of the postal subsidy. In their reply the govern- ment intimate their determination to move the Lords of the Admiralty and the Postmaster Gene- ral to satisfy themselves forthwith as to the posi- tion of the company as regards capital and the condition of their fleet to undertake a transatlan- tic postal service. There is now no deubt but that the company are at this moment frilly prepared to undertake the service as soon aa the government may require them to commence it.’’ The Pacific mail steamship North Star arrived at this port yesterday forenoon, bringing late and interesting news from the Isthmus of Panama. | Mosquera has been triumphant in nearly all his efforts to restore peace and order to the United States of ambia; and with the exception of the “Empire State” of Antioquia, and a few others, the war of parties was gradually drawing to a close. The Governor of Panama had taken to flight, and was vainly endeavoring to raise an army to’ march against and recapture his deserted city. General Mosquera had issned some enlight- ened decrees, one of which concerns immigration, and provides that all foreigners coming into the country as residents shall have immediate rights as citizens and exemption from military service for twenty years. If they marry in the confede- ration they shallalso have the privilege of hold- ing real estate. Arboleda, one of Mosquera’s op- ponents, is reported captured. The North Star brings a large amount of specie on freight. The health of Panama was good. Ex-President Martin Van Buren died at Kinder- hoof York, yesterday, in the eightieth year of his age. The event was announced in the Su- preme Court yesterday by Judge Dean, and on his motion, seconded by ex-Collector Schell, Judge Clerke, after a few appropriate remarks? directed the adjournment of the court, out of respect to the memory of the distinguished deceas- ed. The other courts had adjourned, and there- fore no similar motion could be made therein. A biographical sketch may be found in another part of to-day’s paper. Among the acta of Congress which passed dur- ig the last days of the session was one of nnusual terest te the officers of the navy, being that hich establishes and equalizes their respective «rades, and assigns each grade to appropriate commands. The grades provided for namely, rear admirals, commodores, commanders, lieutenant commanders, licute- Deuts, masters, ensigns and midshipmep. We @ive the act in full in another column. The nomi- nations made by the President to fillthe new Grades were not acted on by the Senate, The qnestion of who are and who are not sub- fect to draft is now being very freely discussed by those persons who are not familiar with the laws on the subject. Many think that because they are mombors of the Fire Department, or have served seven years as firemen, they would escape oonsoription. The Mws of the United States claim of eighteen and forty-five, except the judicial and executive officers of the government, the mem- bers of both houses of Congress and their respec tive officers, custom house officers and their clerks, inspectors of exports, pilots and mariners employed in the sea service of a cilizen or mer- chant within the United States, posimasters, assis- tant postmasters and gheir clerks, post officers, post riders, stage drivers in the care and convey- ance of the mails of the United States, ferrymen employed at any ferry on the post road, and the “artificers and workmen in the United States armo- ries and arsenals. The State laws exempt all the State officers and members of the Legislature, ju- dicial officers, clergymen, members of the reli- gious denominations termed Quakers and Shakers, and county, charter and police officers. Members of the uniformed militia, or National Guard, while they are such, are also exempt from draft, being a kind of State police, but are always subject tobe called into the service of the government for any stated period. It is reported that there are thirty thousand adopted Union-loying citizens wandering in Mexi- co, who fied trom Texas to avoid the operation of the conscriptiou laws of the rebel confederacy and the reign of terror which has been inaugurat- ed in that State. The government bas been strong- ly urged to send a force to Texas. George W. Jones, ex-Lnited States Senator from Towa, jand formerly Minister to the republic of New Granada—a Vallandigham democrat and se- cession sympathizer—having been assured, as he says, of the determination of his “ friends to restore him to Congress or some other exalted position,” has declined the honors which were intended to be bestowed, and concluded to remain in private life. Jones is sagacious. H.W. Harrington is the democratic candidate for Congress in the Third district of Indiana, He coveis the seat now held by Hon. William Dunn, republican. [n the Sixth district Alexan- der B. Conduitt, democrat, has been nominated for the place now held in the House of Represen- tatives by Hon. Albert G. Porter, republican. One hundred and seventy citizens of Lafayette, Indiana, volunteered on Sunday last, in response to acall of the Governor, for the defence of the border against the raids of guerillas. All classes of citizens signed the roll. Hon. Samu iller, of Keokuk, Towa, one of the new Justices of the United States Supreme Court, is the first person ever appointed to the Supreme bench fromany State west of Ohio. When Frankfort, the capital of the State of Kentucky, was threatened by the bushwhacker Morgan and his band of horse thieves, and the ii were wild with alarm and excite to arms for the defence of and property, that miserable old secessionist, Beriah Magoffin, Governor ot the State, remained as dumb as a herring, and made no movement for the defence of the city, and offered no consolation or protection to the frightened inhi! The cadets, among whom is a son of Prince de Joinville, from the sloop-of-war Jolin Adains, paid their respects to Commodore Foote, at New Ha- ven, on Tuesday. The Commodore gave them a short speech and invited them into his house. Michael Fagan was sentenced in St. Louis, on the 21st inst., to three mouths’ imprisoument and -one hundred dollars fine for killing Andy Love in a prize fight last spring. The Chicago Board of Trade have appropriated ten thousand dollars for the establishment of a company of mounted artillery, to be cailed the Chicago Board of Trade Battery, The number of sick and wounded soldiers at Bellevue Hospital now is 270. The number of in- mates in the public institutions of the city is 6,645—a decrease of seventf*six since last week: The number of persons admitted to them last week was 2,934, and the number who died or left was 2.110. At the next meeting of the Liquor Dealers: Association it is contemplated to adopt a resoiu- tion expelling every man from theis society who does not take out a government license, The stock market waa rather better yostorday. Governments were quiet but firm; railway bonds, 1 a 14 better; railway shares, 1¢ a X better. Gold sud- deuly fell from 118%, at the first board to 117 at the close of business; exchange declined simuttancously to 129 aij. Money was abundantly offered on call at 5 per cent. The cotton market was somewbat irregular yesterday, ely enough was doing to form a basis of prices. tions embraced 200 a 300 balos, chiefly on the for middiing uplands, while some smal) lots were forced off at o ficure uuder this quotation, though the larger class ot holders stood out for highor prices than those current yesterday. The dour market was heavy and lower, and closed at a falling off of 100. « 20¢ per DbI., especially for common qualities, with moderate sales.. Wheat fell of tc. a 2c. per bustel, white saies were tolerably active at the concession, Corn opened firm and closed dull and heavy, but without change of moment in prices. Por! nu moderate request, with sales of mess at $10 7 and of prime at $3 75 28381. Sugars weresteady, with sales of 1,900 hhds. and 20 boxes. roo was firm, with sales of 4,800 bags Rio at 21);c. a 23c. Freighis wore steady, with a fair amonnt of engagements. To Liverpool wheat was taken at 12d. 12j¢d., in bull and & bags, and at 1144 for some corn, in bulk, and tour at 2s. 6, The Past and the Future=The New Energy of the Government, It will be seen by the news of yester- day that everything has been going wrong in the army at Port Royal. The General seems to have other matters to attend to than pushing the enemy to the wall. His forte lies in agriculture and primary education. The officers of the army‘are a mere secondary con- sideration. It is no wonder, therefore, that the confusion which General Hunter found on his arrival has been rendered worse confounded Never did any campaign terminate more in- glorionsly for an army than that of the army for which @ base of operations was conqnered at Port Royal by a brilliant achievement of the navy. With the exception of the capture of Fort Pulaski, the fleet has done everything and the land forces nothing. The government, at a great expense, fitted out © magnificent expedition to operate on the coast of South Carolina, and against the cities of Charleston and Savannab. What has been the result of this great naval and military ar- mament? With shame and sorrow we confess that the result has been such as to cast dis- credit upon our army and to dispirit the great Union masses of the nation. The navy, under the able management of Commodore Dupont, has done well, and, to use a hackneyed pbrasé—but literally true in this respect—has “Covered itself with glory.” The bombard- ment and capture of Forts Walker and Beaure- gard, and the taking of Port Royal, in conse- quence, were achievements equal to any of the most brilliant naval exploits in the annals of naval history. We can call to mind nothing in history that surpasses the grand man@uyring ‘of our fleet in its circular attack upon those two tremendous forts, and in the skill with which all our cannonading was made to tell, and that of the enemy was rendered ineffective. The great Union heart of the nation beat audibly with joy and hope at the announcement of gur first splendid victories, and great expectations were the order of the day, But, alas! General Sherman, who commanded the land forces, did not correspond in energy and activity with our gallant navy and its brave commander. Sayan- nah was virthally taken, had we but possessed & general willing to take it; its people had puri’ plamnods; there wore fow NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1862. if any troops to oppose us. Charlesion was in precisely the same predicament; terror and panic had seized upon all the inhabitants; the two cities were ready to fall into our hands; they were ours, had we only chosen to take them; but General Sherman did not choose to do so. ~ This was a great mistake—a lamentable er- ror. Instead of moving on against the enemy ra- pidly and boldly, as he ought instantly to have done, he stopped at Port Royal to fortify the sandbanks on the coast, to build wharves for boats and transports, and to prepare a stupid, silly proclamation, addressed to rampant, raving rebels, who scorned to read his honeyed words, and utterly despised his bland and soothing syrup. Thus we lost the best chance we have ever had since the outbreak of the rebellion, and the General forever lost the beat and only chance he ever had of establishing an imperish- able reputation. There was yet, however, some hope left. It was not quite too late to retrieve the fatal dila- toriness and disgraceful inaction of General Sherman. He was recalled and General Hunter suceceded him. Hope again revived among the people, but only to be esuelly deferred, and at length wholly destroyed. What, since then, have been the results of an expedition so happily opened, so miserably and disgracefully concluded? For several months past every steamer from Port Royal has brought us accounts of the “lame and impotent con™ clusion,” the abortive and ridiculous result, of this once great expedition, this quasi grand armada. Can any one refrain from laugh- ter while contemplating the finale of this hopeful affair? Laughter, quotha? We beg pardon of Lord Brougham, and of all the coteries of petticoat philanthropists of Exeter Hall and the New York tabernacles— the result of this expedition is, philanthropically considered, most glorious, Look at the Sun- lay avd week day schools which this great armada has beea the means of establishing. Look at the motley group of motley clad or naked negroes, taking daily lessons in A, B,C, and thumbing with their Yreasy digits the precious productions, the pictured primers, of the American Tract Society and Sunday School Union. See the hoary wool of the sep- tagenarian nogro bending in unison with the little bald head of the pickaninny over “ object lessons,” where they learn from the picture of a colored cow before them what C O W spells! is not this a glorious result-is not this super- lative generalship? Have not all the millions of money been well spent to attain this glorious consummation? Are not all the lives lost and the blood shed in this campaign nothing to be compared with the result gained, with the com- munication of letters to a few superannuated and infantile negroes of South Carolina? We seem transported back again to the age of Cadmus. True it is our army has not killed the dragon, nor even wounded it; but it has taught letters to big and little negroes. Scriously, this of Port Royal is the blackest spot upon our military escutcheon; it is rauk; “it smelly to Heaven.” We are lost in astonish- ment that Commodore Dupont, with all the honors of bravery, skill and talent upon his head, can have tamely submitted so long to an alliance with such impotency, shame and dis- grace in his co-department. But now that a new era has been inaugurated in the management of our army, and that a bold and go-ahead policy has been adopted for the war, that abolitionism has been squelched, that there is an able and distinguished military man at Washington holding the office of General-in- Chief, who will know when reinforcements are needed, and will send them when wanted, aid who will know at what points large bodies of troops ought to be concentrated; in a word, now that other changes are on the point of being effected, and that order will henceforth reign in the capital of the nation instead of con- fusion, we may expect to hear very soon of the most dazzling achievements of the General of the Army of the Potomac—achievements which will redeem the past disasters, and encircle the head of McClellan with a halo of undying glory, while weaving for his invincible army wreaths of laurels which can never fude away. Government Coyreacrs axp Conrractors.— The vocabulary of crime should be revised, amended and improved. We have no term in any language which sufficiently expresses the criminality of a man who combines robbery and swindling with practical treason. We have uo name for the guilt of Floyd. We have no word which reptesthis the dinbined depravity, meanness, heartessness, cruelty, criminality and treason of the fraudulent government contrad- tors and middlemen who have vastly aggra- vated the horrors and increased the expenses of this war. The worst of it is that this nameless crime is by no means uncommon or exceptional. Reports of investigating committees multiply upon us, each with its new batch of unblushing and unpunished scoundrels. To a dispassionate observer it would seem that while the rebels were arrayed against us in arms our own citi- zens hadtaken the opportunity to rob, cheat and swindle us. The government has its armies assailed by the rebels and its treasury sacked by the contractors. It is quite time that we should initiate the policy of treating both class- es of our enemies alike. The second, or supplementary, report of the select committee of the House of Representa, tives upon government contracts has just been printed. The report is a sort of synopsis of all the classes of contract jobs investigated by the committee, and it revives many ofd and recites many new instances of the outrageous frauds in contracts which disgrace the records of the war. The investigations of this one committee have resulted in saving from fifteen to twenty millions of dollars to the taxpayers. What, then, must be the sum total of the money which has been worse than wasted upon corrupt con- tractors since the war began / ‘The mind sickens at this endless neration of instances of fraud. Above all, it must disgust every honest man to reflect that, especially in times like these, no punishment is inflicted upon the wretches who perpetrate such outrages, ¥ the government cannot spare time to punish these contract criminals by the slow processes of indictment and trial, let it refuse to pay every suspicious bill, and let the President imprison every contractor whom the cominittees report as guilty of fraud. The government very wisely usurped the power to incarcerate stispected traitors without the formality of a trial, and we now call upon it to use this power in the cases of such men as those named in the committee's reports. The arrest of these men will save mil- jions to the Treasury; and now that three hun- dred thousand more soldiers are to be fitted out, itis just the time to make an example which will be fol and heeded, War Dw MoCre11..n Go to Tas Penmsuna.— | are notorious for seeking and preparing fat This question is frequently asked. That route was chosen because it presented the shortest and most seoure base of operations, and every able military man regards it as the best way to the rebel capital; and had the Navy Depart- ment done its duty by destroying the Merrimac in time, the James river would have been se lected as the base instead of the Pamynkey. And this is the answer to those who ask, if the James river was better than the Pamunkey why did not McClellan adopt it at first? He was beyond Yorktown before the commander of the Merrimac ordered her destruction to pre- vent capture; and, his supplies having been sent up the York river to the Pamunkey, it was not possible to make the change in the face of the enemy till he was driven further back- Had Jackson been sufficiently engaged in the valley of the Shenandoah by Fremont, or had McDowell, on the Rappahannock, co-operated vigorously and prevented the rapid flank and rear moveient of Jackson upon McClellan, or had sufficient reinforcements been sent to Mc- Clellan to protect his line of operations from his base at White House to his advance position at Fair Oaks and Mechanicsville—a distance of twenty miles—there would have been “no ne- cessity for changing his base; but had he not done so, and done so skilfully, his whole army would have been captured, Jack- sou having been permitted by the other Union generals not under the command of McClellan to turn his right flank and cut him off from his base. The rebel troops would have pressed him by superior numbers against the James river, abpve the point where the gunboats could ‘have rendered him assistance, and either surrender or destruction must have been the consequence. The skill of McClellan enabled him to escape the disgrace planned for him by the radicals, and saved our army to capture Richmond ata future day. But it has been asked why McClellan did not make Washington his base of operations, and proceed overland by way of Centreville and Manassas to Richmond. Those who ask this question are either entirely ignorant of the art of war, or they maliciously indulge in clap-trap to tickle the ears of the multitude. In the first place, in a march from Washington to Richmond McClel- jan could have no natural protection of a sea or great river for either of his flanks, and the line of operations is so extremely long, being one bundred and seventeen miles as a bird would fly, that it would have required an army of double his number to protect his communi- cations with his base. His army would have had to be supplied entirely by wagons, and he would haye needed about seven thousand of them; and they would have been liable to be cut off continually by an enterprising enemy like that led by Jackson. Then along that route fortifications were erected and batteries established which would have rendered it impracticable, unless to a much larger army than was placed at the dis- posal of McClellan. Tis force would have bad to be spread over a great width of country, from the Potomac to the mountains, in order to pre- vent his flanks being turned or his lines pene- trated; so that while he wa marching on Rich- mond he might have discovered, when it was too late to prevent it, that the enemy was on his way to Washington, and that it must in- evitably fall into his hands. These considerations will show the ignorance or wilful wantonness of the flippant criticisms which have been written and uttered against the military operations on the peninsula. Rewier ror tak Gov Ixriation.—The high premium on gold in this city has stimulated shipments of the precious metal from California: The Aspinwall steamer that arrived yesterday brought $873,000, and by telegraph from San Francisco we learn that the steamer which left that city, on the 11th inst. has on board $950,- 000, and the steamer of the 21st has $1,114,000— making a total monthly shipment of nearly thtee millions of Wollars consigned to this city. The next month may be expected to produce a still greater increase; so that the precious metal will soon find its level, the market being Mutted, and the supply being in excess of the wants of commerce. Wasminaton Exrravacance.—We have re- ceived the proof sheets of the report of the Congressional Tuvestigating Comuittge on ex- penditures on public buildiags, made to the House of Representatives on the 10th instant: This report reveals the same old story of cor- ruption, reckless extravagance and waste of public money upon political favorites tliat have chitracwrized almost every public work or contract for many Fens past. It seems that ‘the politicians work upee Sur Povetime t, national as well as Slate, as a pirate a vessel on the ocean—a prize for him, if he can only get an opportunity to plunder it. From this report it seems that a firm in Has- tings, in this State, furnished marble for the Charleston Custom House, under “a contract so indefinite and confused that any construc- tion could be put upon it,” and that after South Carolina had seceded the material which this firm had on hand was in. spected, and upwards of thirty-two thousand dollars paid by the government. A subsequent examination reveals the fact that there was only nine thousand dollars worth of marble there, according to one witness, and, according to another, that it was not worth more than six thousand dollars. It also appears that the slate on the roof of the Treasury ex- tension was laid without breaking the joints, and, as a matter of course, it leaked as soon as rain fell, and had to be taken off. Probably some ward politician, whose thonghts never rose as high as the roof of a building, had the job. In addition to this, the committee report that the vast sums expended on the Treasury extension are nearly thrown away; “that a stracture is being erected superficial in all its pretensions to durability, and in viola lation of all safe or received rules of archi- tecture.” As might be expected, the testimony shows that the engineer in charge of this workis a politician, and neither an architect nor an engi- neer; that his experience in building is simply that he built a wooden mill in Hartford, Conn, costing about twelve thousand dollars, and another in Brattleboro, Vermont, its size or dimensions no person seeming to know. With this knowledge, in connection with his one day or other having done something for some politician, he,as @ matter of course, is qualified to take charge of the United States govern- ment buildings, which require the best archi- tectural and engineering skill in the country to manage. The result is just what everybody ight have exvogted; aad. singe the poli jobs and schemes to plunder the country, it is more than likely that it was planned by them for the purpose of extending the work, that they might have fat places for years to come, just as a set of political leeches are managing to’ extend this war, that they may obtain gun, beefand other contracts. All this will con- tinue until practical business men, instead of loafing politicians, are placed in power. When men are selected for their business quatifica- tions to fill the different positions, then we may expect a new order of things, but not un- til then. Waar Avovr Greevey’s Buack Bricape?—By the following, which appeared in yesterday’s number of the Tribune, it would seem that a regiment of blacks is about to be organized in Washington for Greeley’s brigade:— A committee, representing the colored men of the District, will soon wait upon the President for the pur- pose of offering him the services of a regiment composed of persons of African descent. Whether the news is true or not we cannot say; but we think there must be some mistake in the matter, inasmuch as the organization of the negro brigade set on foot for Greeley in this city has fallen through, either from the re- luctance of the blacks to enlist under him, or the reluctance of the Brigadier to lead them to action. Massa Greeley has more stomach for talk than for fight. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. _ Wasmrnaron, July 24, 1962. GENERAL HALLEOK AND THE ARMY OF THE WEST. ‘Tho idea is entertained that General Halleck has been suddenly called upon to take charge of all our. armies, but that the control of the army columns in the West has not been withdrawn from him. He is enabled, however, to Lund ull his energies to the proper disposal of the forces east of the Alieghanies. ACCEPTANCE Of NINE AND TWELVH MONTHS’ VOLUN- TEERS FROM PENNSYLVANIA. ‘The President has agrced to accopt the nine and twelve months’ yolunteers which have been raised in Pennsyl- vania under the recent proclamation or order of Gover. nor Curtin, Washington has been filed with Pennsylva- nians to-day urging the governmont “to accept these regiments, organized in good faith, under the belief that the call of Governor Curtain was authorized by the President. Tho same privilege was accorded to Ken, tucky and Maryland a few daysago. It is believed that the extension of this permission to all the loyal States will facilitate volunteering; but it is feared that it will effectually stop recruiting three years volunteers. The President and military authorities are besieged by parties proposing to raise brigades and regiments, Oaly those who can offer a brigade or a regiment already raised stand much chance of acceptance, Colonel Max Friedman, of the Fifth Pennsylvania cavalry, Cameron Dragoons, proposes to increase his regiment to a brigade in thirty days. A delegation from Chester and Delaware counties, Pa., have been here for some days on a mission connected with raising volunteer regiments. ‘Leading citizens of those counties have put in circulation the following pledge, which is being generally signed:— [promise within two weeks either to volunteer for the war, or find PesPERTaN, or pay one hundred dollars to the bounty fund. NEGRO REGIMENTS OFFERED FOR THE WAR. Delegations of radicals aro here from various parts of the North importuning the administration to accept regi- ments of negroes, thoso States. They threaten to retard palteesdt es their propositions are accepted, @neof them declares that his Congrossiunal district wil not furnish a man until this shall be done, but promises @ negro regiment in two weeks. This is @ new phase of | the radical wi ‘e upon the administration. Thely course is attributed to two motives—one to compel tho administration to adopt their policy of arming the blacks, and the other, the most potent reason, to get rid of the competition of free colored laborers and emancipated ne. groes with the white workingmen of their districte. ‘THR COST OF CARRYING OUT, THE PRESIDENTS BMANCIPATION SCHEME. It is catimated that the work of carrying out tho Presi- dent's plan of emaucipation in the border slave States would not equal the expense of maintaining our present armies in the field for three months. Many influential border State men, who have been here since the adjournment, express the opinion that the masses of the people there are rapidly approaching tho conviction that their interest would be best prometed by accepting the proposition. They think that if tho majority insCon- gress had manifested any willingness to practically carry out the Prosident’s proposition in good faith, it would be formally accepted by Missourl, Kentucky and Maryland before the next seasion of Congreas. ‘THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG, Among other remarks concerning Captain Farragut ts ouo in the correspondence of a New York paper, dated off Vicksburg, that tle cause of the almost criminal delay in taking Vickaburg is altogether attributable to the Navy Department, the Secretary of which gave such in- structions to Captain Farragut that he is compelled to remain silent and inactive before the city. Now the fact is, as ascertained on inquiry, the Secretary gave no in- etructions whatever of this character. Ia tho language of @ distinguished officer, our vessels could not climb the hills, and the condftion of the Army of the West has been such that a co-operating land force was not availible, The piace could not be held by the few troops with the navy, if the batteries wore silenced, as Van Dorn, with a large rebel force, is lying back of the city. ‘The navy, it may be siated, is a ae with laud forces in the capture of cities protected as Vicksburg is with laud and water defonces. Our naval vessels have not, however, been idie before Vicksburg; but success, Liss been delayed, Owlng to the stated, vom aBe Cat WELK Florent. It is said that General Butler has undertaken to make now channol for the Mississippi, near Vicksburg, upon the supposition thar there would be a flood of the river i2 July or August; but i? has been ascertained by those who keep A recoud of raing, dgods, &e., that in @ con tinuous tormn of twenty-five years there has not been above two flvods of the Mississippi {a nidsummer. THE RECENT SUCORSS2£3 IN THR INDIAN QOUNTRY. Tho Commissioner of Indian Affairs has recefved sheer- ing advices from the Indiau Torritory. ‘ The 2,000 white troops, who have accompanied from Kansas an equal number of Indian = refugeos, have already made a good impression in the Cherokee coun- try, and, with the addition of fifteen hundred Indians, under John Ross, further important results are antictpat- ed. Large numbers of Indians have asked to be far- nished with arms to operate against the rebels in thy various tribes. It has just boen ascertained that the rebel government professea to have made treaties with tho Quapaws, the Reserve Texas Indians, Camanches, Senecas, Shawnoes, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seminoles and Cherokees, aud appropriated money to carry them into effect. Our government bas morely a treaty of friendship with the Camanches. As the Senecas and Shawnees are known to be loyal to tho United States it is" supposed a silent treaty has been made by a few only of their chiefs with the rebel government. THE ISSUER OF POSTAGH STAMPS. ‘The subject of the issue of postago stamps by the Treasury Department, under the jate law, has been re- ferred to Mr. Boutwell, Commissioner of Internal Reve- nue. MOVEMENTS OF ARMY OFFICERS. General Butterfield reached Washington wo-day, much improved in health, but not entwely recovered from his recent illness, He proceeds. without delay to rejoin bis brigade. General Devens, although still lame from Bis wound, passed through Baltimore to-day to resume command of his brigade. Major Barker, ot the McClellan Dragoons, is en route for the resumption of active duty in the fleld, after a severe itiness, Lieutenant Watkins, United States Cavalry, who was reported killed, and whose gallntry has been justly mon- tioned in obituaries, is at the Continental Hotel, Philadel: phia, siowly recovering from his injuries. Commissary General Benjamin ¥. Weich; Jr., of Now York, arrived yesterday, and assumed the position as- signed bim on the staif of Major General Pope. NAVAL ORDER. Acting Assistant Paymaster George R. Martin has boon ordered to the United States steamer Albatross. THE NAVAL SPIRIT RATION. The Secretary of Navy bas issued the following order:— ‘Tas niveation of oMleors and otberg in the naval ear: vioe is called to the following section of an act of Oem grees approved July 14, 1802, vizi— - , the spirit ration in Co r cease, and a be aduitiod on board of vesscia Bao. 4 Orca y stores, and upon theerderand vades on boards all vessels of the United States Navy from and after the Ist day of September, 1962, or all officers ané other persons in the naval service are hereby directed to make due report of all violations thereof coming to their know! , GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy; overland foute to California, it may be said that it is um- derstood at the Posi Office Department that it extends aorogs the backbone of the continent, midway betweem Fort Laramie and Denver City. The corking of nearly all the present route from the south fork of Platte river to Denver City is dispensed with, and a hundrod miles ia saved in avoiding the present ‘road, via Fort Laramie, At or near. the one hundred and iifth line of loa- gitude @ road extends north to tho place {ast named which is to be traversed ouce a weok, and ony oxtends south to the populous and enterprising Territory of Colorado, familiarly known as Pike’s Peak, which is to have a daily line of communication, The main route of what {a now the overland road will deflect southerly near the mouth of the South Platte river, and extend west ix nearly 9 straight course through Bridger’s pass to Fort Bridger, in the neighborhood of Utah It iz understood that the region through which tho new road Is to pass is abundant in good water, ‘The length of this Dew route does uot vary very much from five hundred miles, and the enterpriso is ® great credit to its pro- Jectors. IMPORTANT TO CONVALESCENT SOLDIBRS. An order was to-day issued from the office of tho Pro. vost Marshal to the effect that all conyalescent soldiers ‘found in~barrooms, gambling houses and other places ef jike immoraLcharactér, will be considered fit for service and made to rejoin their regiments. + HOSPITAL AT POINT LOOKOUT. Point Lookout, at the junction of the Potomaoriver with Chesapeake Bay, known as # remarkably healthy locality, about eighty-five miles from Washington, ba® been selected for hospital purposes by Surgeon General Hammond, and where, it is said, four or five thousand patients will be accommodated. Mails are to be supplied six times © week. —_— The New ‘Tax Law. OFFICIAL. ‘Treasury Department, July 28, 1868. By authority of a joint resolutton of the Congress of the United States, approved on the 17th day of July instants notice is hereby given that the 1st day of September next is fixed and determined upon asthe day on which the “act to provide iffternal revenue to support the govern- mont and to pay interest on the publit debt” shall be pat into practical operation; and any actor thing which im said act is required to be done on or before the Ist day of July or August, in the year 1862, shall be done on or be” fore the Ist day of September, 1862; and all parts of sald act having reference to said dates of the Ist days of July aud August, 1862, shall be taken and construed as having reference to the 1st day of Septembor, 1862. Collectors and assessors will be appointed, and what- ever other things may be necessary to put the act fate practical operation, will be done before the date fixed by this notice, : THE NEW CALL FOR TROOPS. Military Movements in New York and Vicinity~The Corpvration Committee on National Affairs and Governor More gan, &., &eo. ‘Tho report of the Committes on National Affairs of the Common Council, who havo lately had an interview with Governor Morgan on tho subject of recruiting, has been published in pamphlet form, and sets forth quite clearly the condition of things in regard to bounty and other matters appertaining to the interesta of volunteers from the State of New York. This commities, it will be re. membered, was directed by a resolution of the Board of Aldermen, passed on the 10th of July, to confer with Governor Morgan upon the best possible method to be adopted in promoting recruiting in this city and State, Tn accordance with @ despatch received from Gover. por Morgan, the comtuittee proceeded to Albany in or- der to confer with that gentleman, and have presented in full the result of their labors, Immediately after this ineeting between the Governor and the committes, the former issued his proclamation offering a bounty of fifty dollars to all volunteers éatering. the service. The report of the committee sets forth the following sums of money which are to be received by the reoruit on being musterod into the service:— One month’s pay in advance Enlistment fee ...... Total on entering service ol An additional sum of seventy-five dollars will be ad to this amount at the expiration of the war. The report winds up, after some patriotic remarks in reference to the necessity of immediately filing up the ranks of the army, with offering the following rosolutions:— Resolved, That this Common Council does hereby an- qualitiedly and unreservediy endorse and —— action taken by the Executive of this State, his lJency Edwin D. Morgan, contained in his proclamation of the 17th instant, declining to eall an extra session of the Legislature of this State, and in offering, ‘‘in addition to the beunty offered by the general government, a bounty of fifty dollars to each private soldier who shall hereafter volunteer into the service of the United States ;” that we deem such action eminently jnst, judicious and patriotic, and wo hereby pledge the faith of’ the Corporation of the city of New York tothe redemption of its pro rata share of ine expenses ¢o be incurred in Uo oom dounty to volunteers from this State; and, further, ‘we earnestly recommend the Board of Supervisors in the severa! coun- ties of this State to do likewise, in order to str the hands of the Executive, and Jastify kins in assuming the responsibility in the present peculiar juncture tn the affairs of the country, of providing money, in advance of logisiation fo pay & bounty of fifty dollars to cach volume teor from this State. ’ Resolved, That this Common Council does hereby bang) the faith of the ration of the city of New ‘ork to a continuation, without tnterruption, of the pay- ments at present being made under the ordinance creati the Volunteer want Aid Fund No, 3, approved June 1862, until the termination of the present rebellion, to all Persons entitled to share in its benofits, As there is some considerable delay in tho volunteers procuring their hounties after enlistment, Counciimea Keech, Jones, Hogan, Pinckney, together with Aldermen Farley, Boole. Smith and Mitchell, loft for Washingtoa yestoi afternoon, in order to induce the government ‘twpay tne volunteers from this section their portion of bounty money immediately after enlistment. This will be $50, which is in itseif quite an inducement for persons to enter the military service. MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. i A convention of committees representing the Chamber of Commerce, the Union Defenoe Committee, the Common Council and other bodies, met on Wednesday in the,hall of the Chamber of Commerce, and appointed a committee of ten to consider what further action is necossary to carry into effect the call of the President for additional troops. The sub-committee of ten met yesterday, and the subject of bounties was discussed, anda dotermin.tios ‘expressed te continue to urge upon the authorities the great importance of recruiting the regiments now in the field, and on motion of Mr. Jonathan Sturges it was that a committee be appointed to wait uy ine eeinedoe ot the State to. impress upon bim the lias portance of enlisting only for regiments in field, Of confining the bounty to such enlistments until these izations are filled to their maximum standard, an@ also to proceed to Washington to impress upon tho ad- ministration the importance of this measure ; and ‘te confer with these authorities upon the correction of existing evils which retard the reeruiting service in this 10. Sue committes consisted of Judge James W. White, famuol Sloan, Denning Duer, Charles Gould and Councile man Orton. The following resolutions wore also adopted ag expressive of the sense of the committeeras Resolved, that we look upon the present as the crisis of the rebellion—a crisis from which we seo no deliver - ance other than in the most prompt and emergetic actions Resolved, That every on aud every community of doubtful loyaity ehould be regarded as disioyal, and the nesraent should be made that we rely ea no qualt- fled Unionist to aid us in this contest for Arent principles, but trust only in the truly loyal, who will sacrifice pro- perty, life, and even opinion for the common good. Reavived, ‘That the time has fully come when we must strike for our national lifeusing every weapon God ri and calling to ‘aid every person who drawn from the rebels or added our ease proclamation of the Commander-in-Chief declaring provisions of the recent law of Congress te be the senti- ments of the government, and that w' forced, would secure torte Union cause thousands ting rating well wisbers; that the welfare of our <7 ives of loyal soldiers and the ba} of oy: the veto Lora eine States demand the procamnar ton. day's delay complicates our re- Raselvet, SMecelge’ and. tment, ie woh rebela ing bi end true men, strength, and is wi cory andr Sir La] 4 ate. shat we. with entire amanimity, $1 week