The New York Herald Newspaper, July 30, 1862, Page 2

2 NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. WHEREABOUTS OF BEAUREGARD, Bebel Accounts of the Reconnoissance of Gen. Pope's Cavalry. Reported Massacre on and Abandou- ment of Roanoke Isiand. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS STOPPED. Gen. Johnston's Report of tho Battle of Seven Pines. Trial and Acquittal of Com. Tatnall by a Rebel Naval Court Martial. THE “VICTORY” AT VICKSBURG. Rebel Sentiments Towards England. An Outbreak in Kentucky Hinted at, ce. &., &e. Richmond and Peterst 25th have b ved. patch, rand Bezmi Bepress, of the city vupers of the 234, 24th and We extract from the Dis- ,of the formar, apd the The Destruction of the neil Acqu om the nmond utch Merrimac—Tat- i ,Iuly ATIONS OF CHARG! oF CHARGES CAPTAIN JOSIAM s S AGAINST TUE CONFEDERATS ATNALL, TES NAV Cua nof an armed steamer of the ( ‘vatnall on th ving, a y by Virginia, in Hampton In this, that the 1th day of Ma: Va., did culpably destro . when, wish the drauclt to wh dthere, or might have been r wreied up the James river toa place of m immediate danger Negligence, n1.—Iu this, that the s the said 11th day of proceed to livh the purpose river, reiaining, how yee Stores, necessary and provisious, without first having ascertained from sources of iu/or mation within his reach to what extent fhe draught ef said steamer would be reduced by such igh aid Captain Josiah steamer Vi ween thon could bave & usefuiness, fre mament ) ion 2.—In this, that the said Captain Josiah Tatuall, after havin to acortain id 1th day of May, 1s6z. is, then and there, and before said and faued to ascertain, fri sources of ioformu:! witha bis reach, the iact that the seid steam- @r,at said dratt, could have been @rried about forty aniles above tie mouth of Ceurcx I! —Improvideat conduct. ‘ Sperification. this, that the said Captain Josiah Tat nall,on or about the lth day of May, 1862, when of Sewall’s Point, in Hampton Roads, intending to t said steamer Virginia up James river, did then and the: proceed to lighten said steamer, instead of taking her up said James river, and there lightening hor,when the ne. ity for so doing ar and io the exteut of that ne cessity. ‘The statement of the parties being thus in possession of the coart, the court was cleared for deiiberation, and hav- ing maturely considered the evidence adduced, fiud as follows :— ‘That the first specification of the first charge is not proved. ‘That the second specication of the frat charge is not oved. _— the second specification of the second charge is not vei ‘And that the accused {s not guilty of the first charge. ‘That (he first specification of the seoond charge is not ved. And that the accused is not guilty of the second charge. ‘That the specitication of the third charge is not proved. And that the accused is not guilty of the third charge. The Court do further find that the aceused haa, while to command of the Virginia, and previous to the evacua tion of Norfolk, thrown down tue gage of battle to the enemy's fleet in Hampton Roads, and that the enemy had docimed to take it up, that the day before Norfolk ames river, to Hog Isianc. Was evaciiated, a cousultation, at the instance of the se oretary of the Navy, was held by a joint commiseion of navy and army officers, as to the best disposition to be made of the ship. that the accused was in favor of pass- 4g Fortress Monroe, and taking the ship into York river, or of ruoning down before Savannah with her; that in this he was overruled by the council, who advised that she should remain on this side of Fortross Monroe, ior the protection of Norfolk and Richmond, and that, in ace cordance with this advice, he proceeded to regulate b movements; that, after the evacuation of Norioik, West- over, on James river, becatne the most suitabie position for her to occupy; that. while in the act of lightening ber for the purpose of taking ber up to that point, the pilota for the first time declared their inability to take hor up, even though her draught should be reduce: to its miuimum of eighteen feet; that, by the evacuation of Norivik aud the abandonment of our forts below West over, both banks of the Jumes river below that point were virtually given up to the enemy: that the ship Doivg thus cut oif from Norfolk and Richmond, was deprived of all outward sources of supply, save th. se of the most precarious and uncertain character; that her stere of provisions wourd not iast for more than three weeks; that w biened she was mace vulverable to the attucks @ that after having been lightened tl means of ‘oringing ber down to her ngbt and fighting trim, and that she had bat two small boats, each capable of Janding not more than Oftecn or eighteen men at @ time, even in smooth water, Such being the facts and circum stances under the influence of which the Virginia found herself after the evacuation of Norfolk, it was, im the Opinion of the Court, only necessary for the enemy to Continue to refuse battle, ws be Lad done since {t was first Offered by Captain Tatnall, early in April, and thencefor- ward to keep stri@ watch wbout the Virginia, iu order, when her provisions were exbausted,to make ber hi prize and the crew his prisoners. Being thus situated, the only alternative, in the opinion of the Court, was to abandon and burn the ship, then and there, which, in the judgment of the Court, was deliberately and wisely done, by order of the accused. Wherefore, the Court du award the said Captain yosiah Tatnall an houorabie acquittal. } AT, Captain, FRANK BUCHANAN, Captain. G. N. HOLLINS, Captain. ROBERT G. ROBB, Commander. M. MASON, Commander. EBEN FARRAND, Commander. A. B. FAIRFAX, Cominancer R. B. PI ; Lieutenant. © ROWERT OULD, Judge Auvocate. ‘Tho Court then edjone dt untti morning, at ten o’slock. L. ROUSSEAU, Captain and President. Ronert Ovup, Jadge Advocate. eral Jos. E. Johnston's Official Re- port of the Battle of Seven Pines. Ricumonp, June 24, 1462. General S. Cooren, Adjutant and Jaspector General:— ‘Sin—Bofore the Juth May | had ascertained from trusty @couts that Keyes’ corps was encamped on this side of the Chickahomiuy, near the Widiamsburg road, On that day Major Geueral’ D. H. Hill reported a strong body immediately in bis front. On receiving thia report | do. termined Wo attack them next moraing. hoping to be able wo defeat K ‘corps completely, in its more advanced position, before it could be reinforced. Written or: ‘were despatched to Biajor Generals Hill, Huger sui G Smith. General Longstreet being near my headquarter received verbal instructions, Tbe receipt of the orders acknowledged. "General Tule supported by the di mn of General Longstreet (who had the direction of operations ou the right), was to advance by tho Williamsburg road, to at tack the enemy infront. General Huger, with his divi sion, was to move down the Charles City rond, in order to attack in flank the troops who night be engaged witii Hill aud Longstreet, uniews he found ip his frout foree enough te occupy the division. General Smith was io march to the junction of the New Briage road and the Nine Mile road, to be in readiness either to fall on Ke: right flank er to cover Longstreat’s left ‘Th were to move at daybreak. Heavy and protracted rains during the afternoon and night, by swelling the stream of the Chickahominy, incressed the probability of our having to deal with no other troupe than those of Ke} The same cause prevented the 1 of the troops. Those of Lill and Longstreet were in position @arly enough, operatios by eiglit oc % treet, Attack, instead of the combined movement whieh h doen planned, waited from hour ty hour for Geueral Hiv gor's division. At length, at two o'clock P. M,, lie de- termined to attack with these troops. He accord fugly commenced his advance at that hour, opening the agement with artillery and skirmshers, By three k it became close and heavy el myseit on the left of tack, with the division of 4 be on apart of the fleld qiare | cous vly to moot any countor fovement which enetny’s General might make mgeluny vu Woe OF jolt, Qing Wo some peculiar con dition of the atmosphere, the sound of the muskotry did not reach us. I consequently deferred giving the signs! for General Smith’s advance tli four o'clock, at wnicl. time Ms‘or Jesner Whiting, of General Smith's sta. who I returued, reporting that it wa ih vigor. Smith's troops were at once t's column, principal attack was made by Major General Long- his own and Major Geverai D. HL. Hill's latier mo: Hill's brave bly commaniied aud galiantiy led, forced B the ubatis, whic the evemy’s and stormed their totreuchmen’ extornal defence: determined and irresis in which the enewy’s f line was ed with (ae same gallan Fr victorious and success as y through the mps asd in outs, At each n they evoountered fresh troops belonging to jaforcements brought on {rom the rear, ‘Thus to repel repeated efforts to retake works which bad carried; but their advance was never success- sted. they fully re Their onward movement was only stayed by the com nt. By nightfall they had forced their way to th: nes,” having driven the enemy back more than two miles, through their own camps, and from a series of intrenchments; and repelled every*atterupt to recupiure them with great eaughter. The skill, vigor with which these operations were conducted vat Loustreet, are worthy of the highest praise. He was worthily secouded by Major General Hiil, of whose conduct und courage he speaks in the highest term: Major General Smith's division moved forward at four o'clock, Wiiting’s three brigades leading. Their progress was impeded by the enemy’s skirmishers, which, with their supports, were driven back to the railroad. Atthis point Whiting’s own and Pettigrew’s brigades engayed a superior force of the enemy. Hood’s, by my order, moved on to co-operate with Longstreet. General Smith was desired to hasten up witb all the troops within reach. He brought up Hapton’s and Hatton’s brigades in a fow minutes, ‘The strength of the enemy's position, however, enabled him to hold 1t until dark. About sunset, deing struck from my horse, severely wounded by # fragment of a shel. { was carried irom the field, aud Major GeneralG. W. Smith succeeded to the command. He was prevented from resuming his attack on the enemy's position next morning by the discovery of strong intrenehments, not seen on tho previous evening. This ion bivauacked, on the night of the 3st, within ket shot of the intreuchments whieh they were at- ig, when darkness stayed the c The skill, ing of directed the attack would have secured success if it could have been made an hour earlier. The reet and Hill passed the night of tu : were strongly roinfore on the ev m the north side of the Chi and night of the Bist. The mith were undoubtedly from tof June the enemy attacked katt, which was supported by ‘The attack was vigorousiy re- ades, the bruut of tho tig This was the last demo ting stra. securing and ned to operty; and im the eveuing quietiy ret wn camps took ten pieces of artillery,six thousand (6,000) muskets, one garrison flag aud four regimental colure, besides a large number of te camp equipage. Major Geu ris the loss in his command Fi 5 Major Gener Total ‘That of the enemy ted in their own newspapers to have exceeded ten thousand—un estimate which is, no doubt, sbort of the trath, Had M. ral Hager’s division been in position and ready for action when those of smith, Longstreet and Hil moved,Iam satistied that Keyes’ corps would have been destroyed, instead of being merely dofeated. Hadi it gone into action even at four o'clock the victory their « v I beg leave to ask tho attention of the government especially to the manner in which Brigadier Generais Whiting aha R. H. Anderson, and Coloneis Jenkins and Kemper and Hampton, exercising commands above their grades, and Brigadier General Rhodes, are moutioned. ‘This, and the captured colors, will be delivered by H. Cole, of my statf. been prevented by fcebieness from making this report sooner, and aim stili too weak to make any buta mperfect one. . i huntlred: py ed no report of the number. c Your obpdient servant, J. E. JOHNSTON, General. joners were taken, but I have ro- From Vicksburg—ihe Late Naval En- gagement. [From the Jacksuu Misais-1ppian, July 19.] The Arkansas moved down the avenue of death as quietly as ever pleasure boat floaied on the bosom of a placid lake. Her entrance was sigualized by a more furious teinpest of terrible missiles than ever descended upon a singe vessel. From thirty to forty of the most powerful gunboats and rams, iweluding the famous Benton, the pride and the boast of tue federal navy, exhausied their magaziues aud ordnance of immense catibre in the vain toenguloh her. But ‘forward, still forward,’ puriig into Uhis one @ broadside, and rushing furiously against that ome, until two struck their flay rushed ashore to escape the murderous fire. Turning sud- denly, amid the leaden storm which was descending upon her louder than the boits of heaven, she dashed impetu- ousiy, and with all the power she could command, aguiust the Benton, giving her a thrust in the side which ia be- lieved to bave broken several of her ribs, if uot to have inilicted a mortal wound. The battle continued to rage with unabated violence, the Arkausas still moving forward majestically, amidst death shots falling thick and fast, and yet, with the exception of her smoke stack being riddled, not a casualty had occurred on Had pot the smoke and heat become so stilling a3 to compel the opening of one of the portholes, we should have been spared recording a single misfortune. That circumstance, however, enabled the enemy to effect an entrance, and the losses noted in our despatch of yesterday were pro- duced by a bali passing through the port hole. And now the gauntlet was run, the terrible ordeal escaped, and the noble Arkansas, having passed through the avenue o: death, nothing remained but to wave her adieus, which she did in the most gullant, feeling manner, from the two sons of Mars who preside in the rear of hercourt. And then the red field was won,and Neptune crowned her queen of bis realm. ‘As she took leave of the formidable fleet and rouhded the point above the city, turviug her bow to port, her noble flag seemed instinct with life as the gentle breeze displayed its glittering folds, Had nothing else been done curing the war this single feat would have written immortality, in characters of living light, all over those broad and ample folds. The scene which followed the landing of the Arkansas was of the most torilling character. The crowd rushed to the wharf frantic with joy. As the immortal hero, Commodore Brown, presented himself to view, the warm, fresh blood stili trickling down his furrowed cheeks (rum his wounded bead, the enthusicsm became irrepressible. All felt that a debt of gratitnde was due to him, his brave officers and crew, which could uevor be repaid. When the circumstances are considered is it too much to say that the victory is more signal aud glorious than any one recorded in naval history. In the case of the Merrimac (Virginia) there were these points of difference: she was a vessel of vastly greater dimensions. she probably cost five times as much as the Arkansas. Every facility was enjoyed in her construction which money of taterial could furnish. She was attended by several other superior vessels. She engaged cnly some eight or tev of the euemy’s ficet. In the cuse of the Arkan*as she went unattended. No aid could reach her. Failing im her expedition, escape was hopeless. She met in deadly combat about forty of the best cannon- proof vessels belonging to the enemy's navy. ‘The world will accord ber the Prone vietory ever ach eyed on the watery realm. Kach officer and each -s\ior bas linked his name with immortality. Let them be published at once for the admiration of mankind. Let a grateful country transmit them to an admiring pos- tarity, to be remembered forever ag the champions of human freedom. Ail bail, glorious Arkansas! The Mobile Advertiser makes tie following extract from a private letter, received from Vicksburg. It is sugges- tive of some important matters, of which we are in igno- rance bere, If half of what is suggested by the writer be contirmed, the Yankees are certainly in a bad fx on the Mississippi— Vicxsavra, July 13, 1962. We have just received exciting news from our batte- ries. A Yankee flag of truce has arrived to request per mission for their guatoats to pass our batteries at \ icksiurg and Baton Rouge unmolested. and that they will evacuate New Url ans and the river, It ia said that General Van Dorn has refused the request, for he says that before two months he shall hawe the whole of the Yankee fleet between Vicksburg and Baton Rouge. General Breckinridge bas command of the troops on the opposite side of the river, at Monroe, Louisiana, and is marching lo capture the Yanlvee Latterias' over there, and to prevent cupplics reaching the Yankee fleet. The whole of the Yankee (vet went down the river yesterday, for the purpose of securing our batteries at Baton Rouge, but I am happy to say they haye a poor chance of doing’ so, as we have reocoupied the batteries on both sides of the river, and are mounting more guns and erecting new for. tifleations, There is no donbt that we made a brilliant strategic stroke inthe recapture of that town. Mean- while a large light artillery force has been stationed on the banks of the river, with orders to attack all traus- ports and Yankee boats that attempt to pass. So yousee the Yankecs have “got their paw in the wrong pou” this time. Five P. M.-—News has just arrived that Van Dorn sent the fullowing answer to Farragut, commanding United Smtos foot above and below Vicksburg: — Sin Your communication, under flag of truce, hos been received. Inanswer,I beg to say, that the only way you shall pass my batteries isat the mouth of the cannon. E. VAN DORN. The troops are looking for orders every minute to cross the river and attack the Yankees. Northern and C ag ie pm To- nd. (rr irer, July 25.) We have been equally surprised and pleased with the accuracy aud ability suown by the British press in their esions of the Amert Considering that they sive liltle but Yaukee newspapers, and lave hoard only one side, we wonder at the success with which they have hit upon thi erits of the contest, and the acutencss w in the main, eliminated the truth of history from a mass of falsehood, Not the least successful and prominent in this work has been the London Zines. In a recent issue of thie journal, however, wo discover @0 e*xception to ite usual astuteness. An article 1s copied {rom the New York Journal of Commer e, which it is said —" There is, to-day, one sentiment in which the whole American people, North and South, seem to agree, and that is @ sentiment of hostility to England. The South tg full of it, aad fierce io ite expressions, hg | wubipathy or regard mixht be much botier aso’ wad press in tones which show fitly their hatred and dis- ful and brutal enemy who sets them all at naught. We are only eight millions to twenty. no commerce. Gur enemies have the arsenals and work- shopa ot England and the world to recruit from. day the unequal fight goes on, ‘Thus far the unconjuer- abie spirit of oyr people, their noble sacrifices aud en. deayors, their honorable and Christian bearii just cause, have been blessed by Almighty power. The invader stands discom(itted and repulsed. The best bloed of our people has, indeed, been 81 to flow, if need be, for twenty year: of our deliverance is accomplished. this ena we hoid all other earthly things vile and con- temptible, and most of all the embers of old feuds with vhose who wish us well in our struggle for liberty, and who, in reference to the brutal practices of our enemy, cry trom the heart, may God defend the right. company their further prosecution of the war with every eloment of ba: barity which a ferocious hate can inspire, and upon which they may dare to venture. We must prepace to thwart Ueir effurts and punish their atroci tues. tween the two modes in which they have undertaken to trespass against us. enemies Sumner, speech, that because of this alleged double relation, Lin coln’s government is authorized to both aspects at one and tho same time, vetter logic, maintain that while Lincoln charges against us the double character, he is not allowed to proceed against us ag to either, save to the extent that the treat- meut might be the same. zens we are as inuch entitled to the privileges as liable to the responsibilities of such citizenship, and we must ‘be proceeded against in the courts and according and must not be warred upon. A pretty government it is North is equally full of it, but silent. We state this as a troth, and we regret it profoundly.” The Pimes chooses to accept this as a crrrcct stabeanent not only of North ern, but also of Souther: feeling towards Ep candid evongh to say tha! deserve Soutuern favor Ne falsehood which might de aiiered by a Northern | Journalist could vow amaze us. We toi urprise, | therefure, at the combined mendacity with which the Journal of Commerce une come the mouthpiece of our feviings for the British peo- pie. But we do wonder it did not occur to the En; editor that our eneuies have an obvious in representing us abroad, and that the feelin; st in tise | | Uvoagh tho de O:L.cials, the te cers who visit that of the intel: rests in the Confeder bly presumed wo know the «: sentiment. All these sources of “ave broad and unqualified contradiction to the Yankee jour- nalist, Who assumes to speak equally for the Northern mob aad for the people who have shaken oif the rule of that mob forever There i8 not, on the part of our people or our govern ment, any feeling of hoetility towards Britain, but, on the contrary, a sincere desi to cultivate rei tina of amity and goed will. We have sent them a Muster, Charged with the duty of representing the friendly seati- monis of our people for Englind; and Mr. Mason is aot the man to speak a false and hypocritie:! message, if we were base enough to send onc. We aro realy w form a treaty of amity aud friondship with England whonever she shall be sutlicieutly alive to ber own rests to enter intosuch relations. We desire W see bo- tween them and us a geveral interchange of che products of their industry and ours. ‘We have cotton, rice, sugar, tobacco, tar, in large surplus to send abroad. England bi tures of wool, cotton, glass, iron, steel, loath atl of which we offer such @ market as she will not lind elsewhere 0 the tace of the earth. We are sensible that it is greatly for our mutual advantage that this iter- change of products shail take place. It is not our fault that it doos not now e: , but we know that it will one day be established, whea Liucoin shall have fully learned the policy of his’ present endeavor, aud shill have made up his mind to devour his chagrin. If that. delay has been postponed by tho strange delay of the british government in recognizing our independence, it is not our fault, but may be asubject for Kaglisk statesmen to consider Nor have we any unlind feelings for the people of tne 8 and public bs of our ¢ i and naval off know their virtues and their faults. in they ure a brave, manly and a trutn lov. havea high seuse of honor aud fidelity and private enoazoments. We should hay being cheated either by tne I ler or the British tradesman, We do not forget that wo are mainly sprung trom British loins, and that the essential features and bulwarks of our liberty wero derived from them, and od, by tho valor of their ancesiors and ou-s, trom the grasp of trbitrar, We claim an e to boast of Shaxspere and Milton, Our literat same. We have no officions sug their institutions. For ourselves we have chosen repud ican institutions, but from ti nial leense by which the mob dominates, as at the Nort, over rea son and individual right,and in the name of freedom, wrces the worst of Asiatic bondage, we trust we ace 3 weil by our cons us by the temper of K g our own form of govern 1, We do not seek to force {t upon others, or contend that it is the best that cau be devised tor all Nearly eighty years ago we chose to sever our with the British crown, We believe both En, America now sustain the act; but nota few of us would now admit that our Southern forefathers did not mend mat leis much by an alliance wich Yankees. It is proper to say , however, that the course of England in the present war has given rise to just complaint. ‘The Tefusa! to allow the privateers of both belligereuts to sell their prizes in British ports bore hardly on us, and dia the North not a particle of harm. The declaration of neutrality, however, bonestly meant, has, in the opiuion even of candid Britons, proved a onesided bu-inces, The consent of our government to in of the provi- sions of the treaty of Paris was askod aud obtained; but the very lower which sought that consent has recognized a blockade which, tried by its rules, was void. ‘The re: cognition of independence hag been deluyed beyond all just precedent or sound reason, although tr rst to last British papers and British statesinen haye seen and declared that subjugation was impossible, and our ulti- niate independence certain. Why did they not officially ac: upon their convictions? Tried by their own declara- tions they were strangely inconsistent. 1a the reason of things, it was not to be expected that tne North would abandon the struggle so long as the kuropean Powers, by their delay in recognizing us, signified a grave doubi as to thd finalfresult. All this has chafed our people, but it has not produced the sentiment of animosity. We knew that the North could not subdue us; we knew that the bubblo of Yankes credit would burst; and we kaw that recogni tion, though slow, was sare t&’come. We could actord te be patient; and there was a gratidcation in the thought that we should win it. We knew, too, that the hearts of the English and French people were withus. At the very outset they protested against the threat to murder prisoners taken ou our pri- vateers. The barbarities of the North, the imprisonment of ladies and non-combatants, the spoliation of our pro- perty, the acts of attainder and couflscation, the brutal project to consign the women of « great city to the lusts of Northern soldiery, the great crime of attetnpt- ing to reduce fourteen large States to slavery, have beon denounced by the Foglish people gust for the wrong doer. This protest may not be ineant to help us, but it does help us; for ours is the cause of free government and humanity, and civilization and de- ceney ag well as of Coniederate independeucr; and words im behalf of these are words of good cheer and encou- ragement to us m our perilous struggle with the power- We have no navy and Day by ig, and their ; Dus it will continue until! the great work In comparison with The Galled J: (From the Richmond Enquirer, July 24.] It Is perfectly evideut that our enezies inteud to ac- Lincoln and his advisers must be made to choose be- ‘bhey call us rebels and they call us of Massachusetts, assumed, in a late proceed against ‘us in We might, with If we are United States citi- to law, ‘Unit wages war upon whole communitios of ite own peo- ple. If we are encmics we must roceeded against according to the rules of war, and weare entitled to all those ameliorations of the geverities of war which a Christianized civilization has established. ‘Lincoln and his Congress, however, have been acting on Sumper’s thvory; and they have lately given addi. tional evidence of their purpose. Treating us as ene- mies, they burl large armies sgainst us. Treating us as rebels they pass laws to conflxcate our property and make our children beggars. And, with a demonism bor- rowed from their double hate, but justified neither by the rules of war nor of legal proceedings, they have bid- den their armies to prey upon our quict people and to desolate our homes—to rob the aged and the children, seizing their property by the hand of violence, and leav- ing them to struggle with destitution. The torch of a vanaal soldiery oiten completes the scene by the glare and the blaze of burning homeswats. Our unnatural enemy must make his choice and regu- Jate his conduct accordingly. He cannot be allowed to act upon both theories. If he insists that they are har- monjous, we insist that they are mutually destructive of each other. If he claims the right of directing against us the annoyances of both, we paralyze him by claiming the restrictions of both. But to persons who are willing to deal truly with facts, the relation now existing between the United states and the Confederate States is one of simple war—that and po more. However the war may have originated, it is nevertheless war. Whether by causeloss rebellion, as our enemies assert, or whether, as we claim, by the legi- timate exercise for indispensable purposes, of what ought to bave been, and but for the violence of our enemies would have been a peaceful ing, atfects the merits of the parties to the war, but does not affect the fact of the war. It will be time enough for Lincoln and his Con- gross to talk about rebellion when they can as such. They have no right to call it reboilion until it ceases to be a war. ladeed, our enemies themselves being witnesses, the nsurpations of the government that sits at Washi ton have been so great and radical as folally to dissolve any Londs that may have been suppoved to bind us to the Northern Sal ‘Never did coward and feroctous tiger quit his prey more reluctantly thas did Liueols when we forced him to relinquish his base parpose of hangig our brave pri- vateers, He and his Congress have, wiihin a few days past, poured new fury into the war. The direction has jone out to their armies to plunder and ravage. A con- fiscation bill haw become a law, for og the property of every man guilty of the crime of being a true man | One is iuclwed to smile at these exhibjtions of impotent rege. it was the sting of MoCleilan’s defeat that hurried Washington sages into such to be insane, Atthe vory time when thei see is least their threats are loudest and most malignant, is the ghashing and the rage of the wild boust as he sees It the escape of his intended victim, Had we not enough betore to arouse every energy that may inspire a free and a brave tuan, to resistto the death and forever, the attempted dominion of the North? Was not their despousm sufticientiy loat'ivome, aud their un- friendly purjores towards us sufficiently manifest, to in flame our zeal to the utmost in the work of resistance? bad thonght so, but Lincoln, it scems, thinks other- wise. He has added a new stimulus to our activity. He takes the pains to tell us,aud his obsequious Congress joing bim, that when bo has conquered us he intends to Strip us of all the earnings of our honest toil. He in teads to take our lands and our homes; and they will be bestowed on the greedy crew living down “tu bam,” ag the rewards of their murders and rapines in our midst Citizens of the Confederate States, if Mr. Lineoin in. deed designed this to inflame your zeal, you will not dis sppoiat hun! The moss aged or tho wos infirm wil, tho enemy has already but to superadd to this the manifest injustice of not pro- tecting our exposed people in the present cartel, will vey ‘The arr law of war amoug civilized nations. ateas long as our army remains within our territory. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1862. battle for his bome and for the roof that shelters bis Wife and iittie ones. ‘To the ab'e bodied mau it will now Our people, as nust resist 60 atrocious @ we Buppose, dress your show them how lite they know you? eats which he calnot ypoertion that you age the insull, and at the same time vindicate your country and its cause, by "ts,and by holding selves Teady to endure the most extreme discom- e, oven of life ttseif, soouer bo adouble disgrace to shun the fight. wn and to the last man ny 80 torrible a f: But if vii aod bis supporters designed to fears, will you u Frighten you into submitsion by thr execute, except upon the itapossib prove eravens and cowardst A\ redoubling your zeal and your e! y fort, and to make any sacr than yivid to a fue so disgusting aud so maliguant, rilla Wariare=1he Lex Tulionis to be Appited, THES REBEL SECRETARY OF WARK, SvoTmswoon HoreL, Lucumoaxp, July 15, 1862. Hon. Groxcr W. Ranporn, Secretary of War — Sik--! respectiully desire to know from you whether the several artisan Corps of Rangers, now organized or that may be organized in the several states of the ¢:n- federasy, are to be regarded as part of the army of vio confederacy, and protected by the government as such ; aud whether, if any of said corps aro captured in battle, er otherwise while in the line of their duty, by tho ene: my, this government will claim for them the same treat- cuit, a8 prisoners of war, Which is vow exacted for pri- goners belonging to our provisional army. Are not all Partisan Rangors, organized by your autho- rity, emphatically, a part of Ue Confederate army, and will thoy not be regarded aud treated as such ? Tconsider thut itis not only the right, but the duty of every loyal citizen of the Confederate States, to resist, by all means in his power, even to the death, if necessary, the attempt of the enemy in a body or singly to invade his domicile or to capture his per- sun, or that of his wile, child, ward, or servant, or to také from him against his will any of his property; and if, im making such resistance, whether armed or not, oar citizens are captured by such’ invading enemy, have they not the right to demand to bo treatea by the enemy as other prisoners of war; and will not this government exert all iis power, if necessary, to the end that its citi- ‘fare thus protected and treated? his is a war waged against the soversignty of the several States of the confederacy, and agaiust the lives, liberty aud property of every citizen yividing atlogiince to the States and government of their choic:, in which they reside Such a war has no parallel in the history of Christian nations. Lresieciiuily request you to give mo your opinions,on the sovora! points im this letter, in a form to be submit- n tituents, to enlighten them in regard to the extent of their rights and powers as viewoul by this government, und bow tar their government will protect tiem ib the oxcreise of those rights, which, to av intelli- geat frecman, are dearer thau lite itsel’. Your early auswer is respectfully requested. With great respect, JOUN B. CLARK Cosraperate States oF AMERIUA, . uenwonp, Va., July 16, 1562. iN B, Cranks, Contederate Siate~ Semaie;— sowledge (he ree pt of your b instant, and to reply, that Partisan area pact of the provisional aruny of Uke Confe- to all tho regiations udopted for 1t8 titled to (he same protection as war, Partisan Rangers are in u from troops of the line, except that th and are employed ofteaer on detached service. quire stricter jiscipline than other troups to make Chem eiliciout, aud without discipline they become a terro, wo their frieuds aud are c.mtemptible in the eyes of the enemy. Wiih reference to your inquiry a8 to the protection which the government will extend to private citizens taken in hostile acts agaist the enemy, it is not easy to tay down a general rule. ‘War, as conducted by civilized nations, is usually a con. test between the respective governments of une beilige: reats, and private tudividuals, remaining quietly at home, are respected in their rignts of person avd property. in return ior this privilege they are expected to take no part io hostilities, uuless called on by their govorument. If, however, in violation of this usa, zens of Missouri should be oppressed treated by the public onemy, they have unquestionaliy a right to take up aris in thvir own defence; aud if cap- tured and confined by the enemy, under such circuin- stances, they are entitled, as citizens of the Confederate States, to ail the protecuon which that government can afford; and among tho mexsures to which it may be use- tul to resort is that of the lex ta ionis, We shuil deplore the necessity of retaliation, ag adding greatly to the miseries of the war, Without advancing its objects; and, therefore, we shall act with g-cat circum. spection, and only upon facts clearly ascertuimed But MW itis Our only means of co! 7 the usuges of civilized wert sort to il when the propar time arrives. fully, your obedient servant, GLURGE W. KANDOLPH, Secretary of War. Very respect Exchange of Prisoners. [From the Richmond tuyuirer, July 23.) The basis of the pending negotiations for the exchange of prisoners has been made ‘the cartel of 1812." ‘This iustrumeut was betveen recognized nations, and stipu- lated tor “American agents at Halifaa and other places, and for British agents to the United States; and stipu- lated not only for an exchange of prisoners of the samo rank, but for equivalents in men, where they were of different ranks,’ and jor the parole of the surplus. ‘Yhis cartel has uo reference to a most important cir. cumstance connected with prisoners, and that js the arrest and seizure of private individuals by the enemy. It is to be hoped that the government has given positive insiruc- tions to the Confederate Commissioner to insist upou the cessation of these ilieyai acts, aud that unless positively disavowed and abandoned that no exchange will be per- mitted to be made. Private citizens are as much under the protection of the government as Contederate soldiers; they are the fathers, mothers, relatives of the soldiors, and to abandon them to the cruelties of the enemy, with out the power of retaliation, of which we will have de- privod ourselves when wo have paroled their prisoners, would be an act of injustice and cruelty which the public ought not to tolerate in the gove:pment. We understand that at the last interview between General Hill and General Dix, the Commissioners, that the latter objected to a clause forbidding the arrest of citi- zene, and that the negotiations were suspended to aliow General Dix to visit his government for instructions. Upon this matter the country will rejoice to know that neral Hill's firmness and determination would hayp broken off all negotiation rather than not hawe securea this important stipulation. He justly considered the rights of citizens within the enemy's lines as entitled to the fostering care of Leh A ernment, and that to deprive ourselves of all means of re- taliation, without stipulating against the repetition of such outrages, was to throw open the homes of our ple within the ve lines to the uncheeked rapine and just of a brutal soldiery. As long ag we hold in jeopardy the lives of federal prisoners, we have some guarantee against such conduct: but when once we have bound our- selves to parole their surplus prisoners we have no means of retallation left. lines are liable to every act of brutality, without even the power of restraint on the part of our ‘od our countrymen within the enemy's ment. It is doubtless desirable to get rid of the large number of now in our hands; but their possession is @ lever that will upturn the policy of the federal government, if rightfully known cause the federal covernment would not stipulate against arrestivg privaie citizens, and that federal prisoners were to be carried down South to spend the months of August and September in the swamps of South Carolina and Georgia, the public voice of the North would ery out m such Sg that no more private citizens would ever be arrested. used by our authorities. Once let it be made at an exchange of prisoners was broken of be- ‘This is a matter of the greatest importance, and one that the government doubtless duly appreciates. If we are overreached in this matter, and te government fails to protect our'citizens within the enemy's lines, a voice of indignation will be heard in trumpet tones against the government, The policy that has delivered up so much territory to caused no littic dissatisfaction ; properly dilfuse indignation throughout our country. ‘of private citizens is uneuthorized by every We cannot retall- ep upon prisoners is the only mode of preventing this oftraga. 8 ‘The country had rather see noe change thin one that does not prevent this outrage in the future. It isa mat. ter that has been brought to our attention in the earnest letters from our unfortunate people, and one that neces- sarily excites the liveliest interest among the soldicrs from those States whose territories have been abanduned to the enemy. There are soldiers in our army whose thers and brothers are prisoners in Washington and the North, and they most naturally feel deeply solicitous upon this subject. ‘This cartel marks an important era in the war. It is the acknowledgment of our quasi pationality. We are by it made belligerents, and the government of the United States treats with the government of the Confede- rate States through commissioners. They have learaed something at last, and in tnis respect the federal govern ment have improved upon the Bourbons, whe mover learned anythi One more victory, and commissioners for a truce, an armistice, will meet—those necessary pre- Judes to peace. More About the Affair at Beaver Dam. {From the Richmond Dispateh, July 23.) We have recoived a (ull and correct account of the raid made by the Harris cavaly, of New York, upon the depot at Beaver Dam, Hanover county, ov Sunday morning last. From the best information it appears that they left Frede- ricksburg om Saturday evening about tour o'clock, and came some fourteen miles of the way that night. sarly Sunday morning they came on to Beaver Dam, whi the i arrived about eight o’elock. they found iD) nothing to oppose them, and they at once set to work to destroy, by burning the depot office, water tank, and cord wood. In the depot there were about ome hundred and seventy barrels of ilour belonging to the army, a few bushols of oats, a case of shoes, a small lot o: ammunition and a few arms, some tents, and perhaps a few other ‘things of little value, nearly all of which were consumed. ‘They also tore up the rajiway in several places, and cut down about hail a dozen telegraph poles. The ope ravor, Mr. ested for refusing to give them information, but succeeded in making bis escape, They also obstructed the railroad track, expecting to throw ‘she train off, but luckily failed in their attempt. The up train was signalized and induced to turn to Richmond by a servant named Dick, the proporty of Dr. Torrill, of Hanover. Their stay at Beaver Dam was limited to some thirty minutes; at the end of which time the whistie of the up train sounded, and some one baying told them that there would probably be some four or five hundred soldiors aboard, they hurriedly decamped. At Beaver Dam, aud on the route to and from, they captured some six or eight priaonera of war, sick s»idiers and stragglers. Whiist returning they were pursued by thice merubere of the Hanover cavalry, who wore at home on a furlough, These succeeded in mortally wound ing one of the Yankeos, who has since died. Their love ot horse flesh was fully exhibited by their taking off some six or eight animals, ‘without the consent of their owners first bad and obtained.” They had along with them any quantity of counterfeit Confederate money, be. Sidos bogus city ot Richmond and other putes. one The Rebel Government Recognizes Gue= CORKESYONDENOM BETWEEN HON, JOHN B. CLARKE AND instance they gave a man $45 in counterfeit Confederate ditis for » ba-ket of chickens. In another age they pave their bond, $35 im counterieit money, aud an old watch, for horse. At every private house they demanded food, milk and the latest papers from Rehm nt The Colone! (Dayies) satd he regretted tbe war; that it was now only a fight for boundaries; that they could not afford to lose the Southwest, They numbered between ve and hundred, aud were well equipped, but indif Jy mounted, save here and there a good horse, which ‘looked very much as if stoleu. They were con voyed on this trip by several buck negroes, who were mounted, uniformed aud armed. ‘The principal of these Seemed to be a negro well known ag‘ Dabney,” the muil- Jer of J.C. Jerrold, at Thornsburg, in Spotsylvania, Their genera) bahavigr was good. They incenfered with no private prope ty, save horses, and, as far as w* can hear, carried off no negroes. Ab On6 place, on their return, they Sionped und gave a geotioman a bottle of whiskey, made in 134, whieh -the iucky recipient acknowledges to have besa excelient. Address of General Smith to the Troops at Vicksbarg. OFWCERS AND SOLDIERS OF ARIT.LEKY AND OF THR THKD The apparent pause in the operations of the against this place affords an opportunity to pub licly acknowledge the steady courage and admirable con- duct exhibited by one and all during the bombaidment of the past few weeks, From bolow the enemy firat appeared against you, de- manding an unconditional surrender; an enemy who’ had successtuliy passed the forts guarding the approaches to New Orleans, and forced the subiniasion 0! the city itself; an enemy having a naval force of some thirty-ive ves sels, armed with all the appliances of modern warfare, including the most formidable war steamers in the fede- Tol navy, besides Dumerous transports, having a large infautry force. From the other direction soon eame the uumerous flect of gunboats that had successively passed Colunbos, island No. 10, Fort Pillow and Mem his. Be- Jexgwered as she has been, Vicksburg and her defences— the Gibraltar of the Mississippi—yet stand intact and un- injured, and we believe they will remain so. ‘fo face, undauated,s0 numerous a foe; to endure, un- flinchingly, so fierce 2 bombardment: to return boldly and auccessiully so terrific a lire, has required that cool, de- termined courage, that cheerful facing of dauger, charac teristic of the Confederate soldier on every field. Most of their gunboats have been much injured, two sloops-of- war crippled and driven out of firc, one in a sinking con- dition, and @ mortar boat now lies beiore you a wreck. While Tam hapyy in being able to speak Uus of all, both ollicers and soldiers, in the brigade, there ocenrred indivicual instances of herviem worthy of imitation, and degerving of special novice. ‘I'he two most promiment aro Sergeant William Boyd, Company I, and pri Murray, Caper’s battery, First Louisiana artill first, acting as gunner during the flerco acuion of of June, hed his right hand crushed by the fragment of asheli, while stopping the vent of his piece, yet faith- fully miinwaned his position, not raising bis’ wounded vatil all danger of a premature discharge lad pass od, thus preserving, by his coolness and bravery, the lives of bis companions at the gun, » second, ou the morning of the 28th day of J bali became lodged in a rille gun, aud the you trou rapne!, mounted the y to ram it home, regu he was momentarily exposed. Of others who are entitled to honorable mention for coolness in dancer, conspicuous courage undur the same heavy fire, and constaney 1 (he perforinance of duty, the following Lames huve beew hauded in by their command- ing of vis:— Actiog Sergeant Mayor James M. Goddin, Bighth Loui- aarti irst Sergeant D, W. Leach, Pirst Louisiana artillery. First Sergeant Erne, Pirst Louisiana artilery. man- Acting Corporal Shropshire, Eighth Louisiana artillery. Private Mesweogan, Eighth Louisiana artillery. Private Moriarty, Kighth Louisiaua artiliery. Private Dowdell, kighth Louisiana artillery. Private McNeal, Eighth Louisiana artillery. Private Dibm, Kighth Louisiana artillery. The vigilant activity of the officers and men of Starke’s cavalry, led by the.r Colouel, is also ackaowleiged. To them belongs the distinction of first successfully engag- ing the enemy. The officers. one and all,of the entire command, in- cluding the members of my staff, and Dr. Blanton, Vi lunteer Surgeon, deserve and have my warmest tha! M. L. SMITH, Brigadier General commanding. Vicxsnura, July 12, 1862. Rebel Opinion of Northern Enlistments. {From the Richmond Enquirer, July 25 J Privaie. accounts, by persons lately from the North, concur with the information obtained from the Northern pres:, that voluntary eulistments are there virtualiy at an end, or at least i a state of suspension. Premiuin is being piled on premium, and bounty on bounty, to tempt the needy and the mercenary; but thus far with very little effect. The opinion is generally obtaining at the North, that nothing but a compulsory draft will enable the Yankee Governors to meet Lincoln's last requisition. Whether the temper of the people would endure that would remain to be seen, Ibis not likely that tt would. Meu will submit to anything, and will honor the most extreme call of their government, when necessary to de fend their liberties and their homes. Bat when they are violently commanded to go on an aggressive war against a people who ouly ask to be let alcne, but who may not be attacked with impanity—nay, in the fruitiess and iglorious attempt to conquer whom a quarter of a million of the invaders have died in camp or hospital, or have been maimed for life—the question becomes a very grave one, and Jonsthen, accordingly, shakes bis head, and may perhaps rebal. ‘We must uot, however, on our part, presume anything aguinst the eneiny. We may, vory proporly, encourage ourselves with all rational hopes; but these hopes are traitors if they cause us to relax our zeal. On the con- trary, they should animate our endeavors aud @ our ‘operations and add to our meaus. Let our brav men rally ta ful. force wuder the lead of our generals, and let these last press operations with renewed and sieep- 33 activity. This is our opportunity—not for sleep, but for euergetic and effective operations. Let us im- prove it. The Yankees at Suffolk—Intensity oi the Heat. (From the Petersburg Express, July 23. From two ladies who have recently reached hore, and through other reliable sources, we have obtained somo interesting information from Suffolk, Va. The number of Yankee forces now there is estimated at 8,000, but their efficiency is not regarded as being at all valuable, either by their owa officers or persona who have recently inspected thom On Wednesday atternoon last, during what purported to be a dress parade, the heat was so intense that nearly three hundred of the patriots foll from sheer exhaustion, and had to be borne from the drill ground to the shade, Coup de sotiel occurs almost daily, and one of the Yankee ofticers remarked to our informant that, if this was a fuir specimen of the “sunny South,” he thought the sooner the Union patriots got out of Dixie’s land the better. Genorals Mansfield and Van Webber are both at Suf. folk—the former in supreme command. There are two military governors or provost marshals—viz: Paul De Kay, and a Putchman named Van Webber, a brother of the general, They are both much disposed to use their au- thority, and in many instances are not slow in abusing it. The Episcopal church has been seized by the Yankees, andamember of the Dutch Reformed persuasion, from Massachusetts, officiates in the pulpit every Sabbath. * * The Yankee generals at Suffolk have appropriated the handsome residence of Nathaniel Riddick, Esq.,and now use the buildiag and furniture exclu-ively for their own accommodation. The farm of Mr. Riddick, near Suiiolk has also been visited by the vandals, and everything «1 value, even to the left for the subsistence of Mr. Riddick’s servants by Himself, stolen and consumed. are on the C Richmond Examii 5 When the train from tho West, on the Central reached Frederick's Hall, a station fifty miles from this city, it was met by a rumor that the Ya-'-e0 cavalry had made another raid trom Fredericksbuig, and had pos session of the track at Anderson turnout, ten miles be- low Beaver Dam, and thirty miles from Riehinond. Tho telegraph wire not being in working order, thore was no means at hand of ascertaining the truth of this report. Under the circumstances, the conductor, not choosing to risk the passengers and train, took an éxtra locomotive and ran down to Anderson's on & reconnoissance. When he reached this place he round the report of the Yankees at that point correct; but they bad left several hours to hisarrival. He learned the following par At a quarter past nine A. M., just a quarter of an hour after the passage of the train from Richmond. the Yankee cavalry, several huudred in number, made their appear- ance at the turnout. Having missed the train, they seemed to have uo particular object in view, but loitered about the neighbor! for @ couple of hours. however, before taking leave, cl » '. Anderson, which is near the rajiroad, and tovk prisoner his son. who is in the Confederate service, but at home on sick furlough. They also took possession of four of Mr. Anderson’s . They made no attempt to tear ‘up the railroad, having no doubt had evough of that busi- ness at Beaver Dam last Sunday. They did not inter. fere with the telegraph wire through prudential motives, shrewdly guessing that any meddling with that would give notice of their presence. Of the movements of our troops occasioned by this second impudent foray, it is unnecessary to say anything. ‘Tho Central train reached this city at eight o'clock, three hours behind its usual time, Another 8 From tl Reported Massacre on Roanoke Isla {From the Richmond kxamiaer, July 23.) It is believed in Basvern North Carolina that an insur- rection bas taken place among the several thousand rin- away negroes on Roanoke It is said that, be- coming dissatisfied with the harsh usage exporiencod at the hands of their new masters, they took advantage of an opportunity presented while the Yankees were at din- ner, and seizing the stacked arms, fired into them and killed several. The Yaukees, recovering from the panic into which they were at first thrown, retook their guns and slaughtered almost every negro om the isiand From the postmaster at Goldsboro wa. learn that heavy firing was heard in the direction of Newbern on Monday evening, beginning at three and continuing until seven o'clock P. M The Enquirer, of tho same day contains the following :— ‘by @gentioman from North Carolina tnat the Yankee forces on Koanoke island, bav' become very ive in their measures toward the negroes in their the lattor,a few days ago, rose upon the Yan- keos and killed a large number of them. Subsequently the Yankees armed themselves with revolvers and mas- sacred about 800 of the negro laborers. Tho next day the Yankoes evacuated the island Destruction of Nashv: (From the Macon (G9. Telegraph, July 21.) Tho fuderais, it seems, say they will destroy Nashville it forced to abandon it. Woe think it very possible they will carry out their threat, A gentleman of the highsst respectability, @ fugitive from Tennesses, reports that Andy Johoson has ruined the aplendid Capitol of Tennes- see, the finest building of the kind ta all the States, and swore he would biow it up it there was any serious dan. ger that the Coufgderates would rocapwure the town. From the Rapp: mnock Valley—Men- ‘dacity of the Rebels. the Pewersburg Express, July 23.) From the most direct information we have from ¢he valley, we inter that matiers are bright for the Confederate cu We published afew days ago some statements based upon intelligence received from a yenticnan whe came througa m Winchester last week. We have since been permitted to extract from a letter recoived by a contieman in this city from ® momber of the cavairy corps now commanded by General B. H, Robertson. ‘ibis letter confirms all that as previously been stated with reference to the frequent desertions from the federal army of the valley, and the disinglination of the Yankee troops there to engage our forces. The statements of the writer may be regarded a8 reliable, a ho sustains the charseter of a man of integrity and intelligence. He Yankees ar cleaving the valley rapidly. They have ; amount of supplies ab Winchester yet, and we will either capture or destrey some of thom. | Our presence, too, inducs many to devert, and they flock.to us rap- idly, Fifteen in one gang came up to Poweil’s Fort day bee fore yesterday, aud tive inauother., Four handred de- sorted from oue regiment at Frout Loyal the past week, leaving noting but oflicers.. Zhere is great dissatisfac- tion and demoralization in the Yankee army here, and tt their men at home have no greater inclination to tight this war through than their hivelings here Old Abe will have @ worry tino of it in getting his 300,000 additional troops. General Robertson paroles all who voluntarily come into our lines ‘The a:say of the were turned from their march through Manassas Gap by a fow guerillas. They thea went up the Page valley. Thora was great panic in the wine army. Tairty men turned the course of more thas 2,500. ‘Whereabouts of General Beauregard. (erom the Richmoud Kxamiuer, July 24. As mony idle stories have been guing the round of the papers relative to General Beauregerd’s whereabouts and the cause oF his absence from the army, we think it well to atate that he is at present with his family at Bladom Springs, South Alabama. It will be recollected unas General Beauregard took the field in the Southwest whem our fortunes in that quarter were at thetr darkest period. Tp the active campaign which ensued, and in the perfect organization of the immense army at Corinth, he per- formed laburs which seriously affected his health, and rendered a period of rest und recuperation absolutely That he might enjoy the much needed reat, scured a retiol from his command for a few months. are pleased to add that the General’a health i rapidly improving, and thut he will very 80an be able to return to his post. With bis return to active service the country will foll renewed confidence in its fortunes. Our National Puamae and Currency at ome. {From the Richinond Enquirer, July 25. The depreciation of Northern paper mocey continues and incre Sules of gold were made at the stock board in Baltimore, on Mouday, at 20 per cent premium, cloeing at 121 asked, 120 bid. At the New York marke’ tange sales were made at 20 per cent. ‘The sales at the jirst beard, Now York, were made at 11934; United States sixes, 1881, at 08%4 Foreign axel Perhaps the most 3 figures 18 that Unjted States sixes should be below par. Noi many weoks ago tuey commanded a handsome pre- u Now they rate lower than evon Lincoln’s paper although that rates tweaty per cent below ite Northern men thus value the present credit of thetr government higher than its future credit. They prefer a promise to pay which they can swiltly get rid ut, above one which, though bearing interest, yet awaits future re- demption. Thoy have lost confidence in the future abt- lity or honesty of their government, and they say so is that mode in whicha Yankee most certainly speake bis true opiniou—iaey say so in dollars und cents. Drunken Generals. [¥rom the Augusta (Gu.) Coustitutionaliat, July 19.) When the full history: of this war is written, if i should ever be, a bloody list yf blunders and disasters growing out of the drunkenness of Oun‘e ierate officers, will the light. This will prove true, especially of ihe late lesmuur Richmond, «ich, though they were a scriea of brillant victories for Southern arms, wore, in some parts of those weiil-fought fields, purchased at an un heeessary cost of blood. Tho victories were won, not by the cool and self-possessed intellects of the generals, #0 meh as by the indomitable pluck of the soldiers. They Were won, not i consequence of the sober skiil and good. judgment of division and brigade commande:s, but ts (he absence of ese qualities in some cases. We bear the nates of more than ope prominent general officar men - tioned in connection with the undue wse of liquor in that eventful weck. We forbear to publish aow whist is quite rife in tho communiiy on this pot, hoping that au- thoritative actions may be taken to bring the facta te bat We simply refer to the subject without calling names. Wewould not even do this on vague rumor. We are constrained to speak from the testimony of letters from the army from and to responsible parties. What Returned Surgeons Say of Ken- tacky. From the Richmond Fuquirer, July 26.) We had the pleasuro yesterday of an interviow with Surgeon il. Griflin, of Kentucky, attached te the Fifties ‘ognnent Virginia volunteers, abd Sorgeon C.'T. Widney, the Cumberiaud, Kentucky, artillory, who bave just rusurned from captivity oa Johnson’s Island, Lake Kriw, near Sandusky, Ohio. These ollicors, captured at Fort Donelson, are both weil, and delighted at being once more restored to their country and her service. They speak woll of the treatment received while North, with the ex ception of being robbed of their servants, horses and side arms. Surgoon Gritia returned via Louisville, his homo, and gives most encouraging accoun's of the state of yrub> Lelteeling in Kentucky. Her people are ripe for the contest, and its ouibreak cannot ve postponed. A popular iwader, with a respectable force, would cause Kentucky to make the desperate effort to rid herself from the shackles that now degrade her. McClellan's Reinforcements. {From the Richmond Examiner, July 23.) For sumo time past a great deul has boon said ana writtea, both North and South, about the reinforcements that bave beon, or are about to be, received by MoClel- an. Butfrom # source entitled to our coufldence, bus which we do not feel at liberty to mention, we learn that up to Friday night, the 18th inst., MeCieilan’s army, now: at Westover and Berkeley, had, since the butties, received not one man by way of reinfurcemont, Burnside, with lis army, was at that date at Newvort’s News, evi awaiting the development of our plans, bolding bi iu a position to reinforce either Pope or McClellan, as our tmovements should render expedient. Had our army prossed McClellan after the battle of Malvern Hill, Bura- side would have basteued to his relief. On the other hand, should Pope be menaced by a superior force, the Buruside feet will sail up the Rappahannock or Potomac. Goods from England—Their Safe Arrival. (From the atianta (Ga.) Confederacy.) A gentleman recently from Nassau brings the weloome information that very large amounts of goods from Eng- lund have lately arrived in the Confederate States, Southern poris. No loss than five vessels have rum blockade within afew days, ladea with arms, munitions of war, end stores of various kinds for the Confederate States. The government has now on hand an abundant supply of guns, suoes, Liankets, clothing, &c., for the ar- my next winter. The gentieman says that tue supply of these articles for the army during the coming wipter i# abundant. Then a very large amount of goods has latey run the blockade. Our own city is getting w be full of Enghsh goods, and the village, and evep the country stores, are commencing to replenish. Soon goods will be cheaper as they become more abundant. ‘The genticman ajjuded to says the greatest excitement prevaiis in England in relation to trade with the South, and pumbers of iror «clad ships are now fitting out for the purpose of running the blockade with goods. A Yankee General Eclipsed. (From the Kichmoad Enquirer, July ‘The astronomer dlitclel, whose briiliant achievements over the unarmed population of Huntsville rivai the glory of hia discoveries im the firmament, bas been sent home im disgrace. The cause assigned is that he las bees using the Lincoln government funds in cotvon specula- tions, and is a defnulter toa large amount. The imma- culate Butler himself, whoso praises fill ali Yaukeedom, is im partnership with his brother, daily makiog # for- tune by speculation. At New Urieans Pic and his brother, by an ingonious system Of annoyance, at one time com- pellod several ves: to soll their cargoes of flour him t twelve dollars per barrel, and these same then brought up to the city anil doled out to the peopie, under the active supervision of this ad- eae patriotic and loyal puir, at forty dollars per rel. Conscripts. Among the advertisomonts in the Petersburg Zzpress of July 26 we find the following: — ‘Tax THousaNp DoLLars Fou SunstiTuTEs.—The subscriber is authorized to pay $1,000 apicce for ten substitutes, who are non conscript, and who are willing to go into the infantry service. He also coutinues to supply substi- tutes for giirst class corps of fleld artillery, now ete tioned in! city of Petersburg. SAMUEL H. PROSISE. Arrextion , Conscrirts.—You are commanded to meet mo in Petersburg, on the 24th inst, (next Thursday), ab the Centre Warehouse, to answor roll cali, at five o'clock P, M., and receive further orders. By authority. THOS. FE. HARGRAVE, Enrolling Officer for Conscripts, Dinwiddie Co., Va. Effects of General Pope's Orders. From the Richmond Exaiaer, July 23.) The tom the Yankve suidiers of General Pope’s re- cent orders to the “Army of the Rappahannock” ia already being felt by the citizens of Culpepper. The rty who burned the bridge over the Rapidan on the 3th took breakfast that morning at the house of Alezander G. Talaferro, Colonal of the Twenty-first Virginia regiment. On their approach the Colonel was at home, and was very near being captured ; but, by good management, com- trived to escape. Atter they had breakfasted, the Yan- keo rufflans searehed the house, took possession of the family silver, broke up the table ware and knives and forks, &c., and actually wrenched from Mrs. Taliaforre’s flager a splendid diamond ring of great val The Rappahannock Lines. {From the Richnoud Dispateh, July 23. The reports from the line of the Rapj noc! paced no material interest, It is understood the federal forces have all retired from the county of Orange into Culpep- pear aud Madison, Their force in Orange has never boen large, not exceeding some five or six hundred cavairy. Some eight or ton thousand of the y ars at Liberty Mills, on the north bank of the dan, ia Madison. Thoif movements are ey watched. Their main army is in Culpepper, scatter along the railroad from the Rapidan as far back as the Court House. alt. ‘The Richmond Hraminer of the 26th says teat eighty. five sacks of salt (two bushels to the sack) were sold that city on Thursday, at auction, at prives varying (rom Vhirty-tio te forty cents per pound, <