The New York Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. mS WHOLE NO. 9457. .. —— INTERESTING FROM THE QULF. Arrival of the Steam Gunboat Mercedita. What She Has Done in the Gulf. HEB CAPTURES VALUED AT $1,600,000. THE CASE OF THE BERMUDA. WHERE SHE WS CAPTURED. OUR REY WEST CORRESPONDENCE, be, &e., a. Tho United States steamer Mercodita, Commander Stellwegen, arrived? at this port yesterday morn- fing, having left Key West July 28. She went in com- zaiesion December 6, 1861, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and, after eight months’ active service, retuifia for some slight repairs, which could not bq made at Key West. ‘She bas been three months on blockading duty, and four months in very active cruising, during which time her ‘orew bave attained a very high proficiency of drill with small arms, battery aud other exercises. For some time she was stationed off Pass-a-l’Outre, in eompany with the gunboat Winoza, where, by their un- ecaging activity, they prevented any of the numerous flect ‘of steamers at New Orleans from leaving, with their valu- ‘able cargoes, by that pass. Gbservations were made almost daily, in tugboats from New Orleans, of the @aances of escape through this pass. One attempt was made to run three vessels out; but they were forced to be wuo ashore aud destroyed by burning. At this pasa she ‘wan joined by the steamer Brooklyn, and they succeeded ‘fm captarmg the valuable steamer Magnolia. At the time of the formation of the two Gulf squadrons ‘Whis vessel was attached to the Eastern division and or- dered to Apalachicola. I ‘The particulars of the capture of that place, together ‘with seven vessels (three of which were burned) by this verse! and the gunboat Sagamore, Rave been made public. This event placed in our possession one of the ‘maost fmportant points in Florida. Proceeding to Key West, sho was assigned a cruising greund off Abaco, where in four months she captured ‘threo vessels of an aggregate value ef $1,500,000, among ‘them the notorious Bermuda, and earned for herself the title of “Fhe Terror of the Gulf.’” ‘The health of the officers and crew has been good. Her wepairs will probably be completed in two or three weeks, ‘when it is presumed she witl rejoin the Gulf squadron. On the passage from Key West dhe spoke the following ‘wessols:—July 28,steamer Parkersburg, from New Or- ‘feans, bound into Key West; same day, latitude 24 29, Jengitude 80 56,steamer Suwanee, from Philadelphia for ‘New Orleans; same day,Sombrero, bearing north fifteen ‘maltes; Guatemalian schooner Emilias de Yabel, from ruxillo for New York, fifteen days out. ‘Phe folowing is a list of her officers:— Com Heory 8, a. Tdewtencmt and E'zeci —Trevett Abbott. Acting Masters—Chs. B. Wilder, Chas. H. Baldwin, F. (3. Gower, John Dwyer. acting Assistant Surgeon—C. H. Mason. Acting Asstiant Paymaster—T. C. Steliwagen. Benior Buzine-r—Alex. Daig. Acting Third Assistant Engineers—S. Rochfelier, J. A. ‘Manger, E. Martin. Cl rk—G. F. Randall. Masters’ Mate—G. A. Sterns, E. Rogers. Paymaster’s Clerk—Augnstus Perrot. Bospital Steward—G. Bearse. @ur Key West Correspondence, Katy West, July 24, 1862. Sympathy for the Captured Steamer Bermuda—The Exact Locality of her Capture—The Jurisdiction of Great Britain—Her Being on a Legitimate Voyage—Her ‘Cargo-- Hints to Philadelphia--Steamship Marion Ashore~ Arrival of the Gnited States Steamer Huntsville—Cap- ture of the Rebel Steamer Relianre, with Two Hundred and Forty-three Bales Sea Island Cotton and Difty Barrels of Rosin—Cayture of the British Schoone? Agnes, with Seventy Bales of Sea Island Cotton and Forty Barrels of Rosin, both by the Huntsville—Vatuablé Cargocs—The Nashville Again Runs the Blockade at Dodoy Sound—Nevcessity for her Capture or Destruction: ée., de. ‘W appears that some person or persone in Philadelphia are endeavoring to arouse the sympathy of the public in ‘Debalf of the Brikwh steamer Bermuda, lately captured by the United States steamer Mercedita, Commander Stellwa. gen, on the ground that she was captured whilo ons ‘voyage from one neutral port to another, and while within ‘We jurisdiction of Groat Britain, being not over five miles @rom abaco at the time of her seizure. Knowing many ‘ef the facts of the case,and wishing to see justice done ‘Wo the captors and to the government, and also knowing ‘ow important it is to our cause that the Bermuda and ber cargo should bo condemned, | have taken the trouble ‘to procure a tracing from the chart of the Bahamas, ghowing the exaet position of the Bermuda at the time of her capturo, and the distance from that position to the mearest point of land belonging to Great Britain. ‘The position of the two vessels from the ‘‘Hole in the ‘Wall’ was obtained from careful and accurate compass ‘Boarings, and j¢ correct. It will be found a long digtance ‘outside the line over which Eugland bas any right to ex- ereise authority, unless sho claims the entire control of ‘the Atlantic Ocomn, from the fact that England and the ape of Good Hope are on one side and the Buhama Sielands are on the other. It will be straioing a point, in- eed, if it can be proved by the lawyers retained for the veane] that the capture was made within one marine Meague of the land, which is,I understand, the principal “argument on which thoy ask for her release. ‘The plea that she was bound from one neutral port to nother js ali ‘bosh.’’ To avy honest mao every circum “gtance connected with the case gives the lie to any such assertion. Not one article of her cargo was inteaded for ‘any other place than Dixie. That any vessel owned by Fraser, Trenholme & Co., of Liverpool nominally, but in reality by Fraser & Co., of Charleston, loaded with muni ‘tions of war of all kinds, and nothing else, should ‘be on a legitimate voyage, is absurd, with barrels ‘pon barrels of powder, marked “From Joff. Davis to Abe Liocoln,” with complete sailing direc- ‘tions for entering the harbor of Charleston by both @bannels, with orders from parties in Charleston sor goods to be purchased on their aceount, which goods were on board the vessel at the time of her capture, smarked for Charleston, Is it, can it, bo decided by any Judge that her capture was illegal, and that she must be welased? I cannot believe it, although rumor says such a to be the case. Is will be @ matter of surprise if the Bermuda is per- ‘mitted to leave the Navy Yard at Philadelphia under any @ircumstances. There have beoa enough Philadelphians khided and wounded in the recent terrible battles, by farms, no doubt, which have run the biockade, without permitting a cargo for the same purpose to be restored to their Charleston or rebel owners. The six and @even inch rifled guas and field batierios on board the Bormuda were for the murder of loyal people, and if loyal people, when they have these terrible engines of warfare ‘within their grasp, cheose to let them slip throagh ir Sy dagers by the arguments of smooth tongued lawyers, they ‘de ‘teeve to—well, no matter what—they will find out when the © Pifled guns are throwing shol!, and the Geld batteries hurt ‘log grape and canister inte the ranks of onr devoted troop '#, and when it will be too late to take and hold them etoom t by the point of the bayonet, ‘Thon people who would advocate the reenteof the Bermud ' #0d hor cargo are not to be trusted, and a loys; | communis,’ like that of Philadelphia would be better of | aid of them. Tho steamy dlp Marion, while backing out fram the dock geeterday monD!ng, backed too far, aud ran ashore e miditle ground, here she remained until seven o'clock this morning. Lhave,ngain to read the arrival of two more prizesy Both of then of vaine, Lhe United States steamer Hunts: Wille, Acting Yoroteer Lieu evant Rodgers commanding, @ rived in gor har Mos ings eved.28, LFW Z Ny i wor Prizes the rebel steamer Reliance, loaded with two hua- dred and forty-three bales of Sea Island cotton and fifty barrels of rosin, and the ‘white washed’? English sohoon, ‘or Agnes, loaded with seventy bales of Sea Istdnd cotton and forty barrels of rosin, ‘The Reliance was captured by the Huntsville on the 2ist inst., about eighteen miles to the southward and ‘westward of Abaco. She was sixty hours out from De. ‘oy Sound, and bound to Nassau. She is eommanded py @ person by the name of Gladding, e Northern man by Dirth, and formerly @ tleutenant in the revenue service of tho United States. The captain of the Reliance re. porte that the steamer Nashville ran the blockade at Doboy Sound the night before she left, and that the stoamers generally do not leave Nassau, but Green Turtle Key, and are thoroughly posted as to the locality of our cruieers, ‘the sehooner Agnes was formenly the Lizaio Wall, of this place, but new hails from Nassau, and is owned by the notorious rascals, H. Adderly & Co. She, when cap. tured, claimed to be a wrecking schooner, but could show no papers of any kind; consequently was seed, and it was afterwards learned that she also was from Doby Sound. Both these cargoes are exceedingly valuable, the cotton Deing Sea Island of the finest texture, and J have no deubt together they are worth at least two hundred thousand dollars, if not more. Both cases will be adjudi- cated here, and both will be condemned, The cotton now here amounts to over two thousand bales, and our stock, a8 you will perceive, is constantly increasing. Some of it ia now being shipped North in the bark Pilgrim, which vessel will gail soon. I am of opinion that more reaches here now than succeeds in get- ting to Nassau, and will continue to do so, There isan immense amount of it along the eoast of South Carolina and Georgia ready for and being shipped; but, on acoonnt of our cruisers swarming in that diroction, the greater part of it must fall into our hands. ‘Tho oxptured steamer Reliance is not the most beauti. ful specimen of naval architceture in the world. She is an old-timed river boat, and in smooth water is very fast. They could have run away from the Huntsville, only that the character of rue! they had for raising steam to a pree- sure of one hundred and forty pounds had given out, and when taken they could only raise forty. The Reliance ‘would gel! well in New Orleans for a towboat, but would bring comparatively nothing here. The question now arises, since we know that the Nash- ville has again run the blockade, can the government adopt no measure for her capture or destruction? Her great speed is known, and there is nothing know of, now doing blockade duty on our Sonthern coast, that can catch her ina fair race, Some plan should be arranged to get hor if possibie; for she is running cargo after cargo directly under our noses, and causing the scoundrels of ‘Nassau and other Bahama islands to laugh at our block! ading vessels, and cousider them of no account. Can nothing be had of sufficient speed to outrun her, and be put upon no other duty than to watch for and capture the Nashville? Something should be done, and at once; for she carries thousands upon thousands of arms and mani. tious of war, and has been the most successful of all the vessels running between Nagsau and Dixie. Her capture or destruction is one of the most important points to be gained, and should be accomplished. Key Wesr, July 26, 1862. Departre of Her Majesty's Steam Sloop-of-War Perel— Arrival of the Sloop Elizabeth, with an Assorted Cargo» From Havana for Sabine Pass, a Prize tothe United States Steamer Hatteras—Stealing of the Papers Necessary to Me Condemnation of ihe British Steamer dada from the Prize Commissioner's Office—A Discharged Soldier Irom the First Regiment United States Artillery (an Eng- Tishman) Suspected of the Theft—His Arrest and Confine- ment in Fort Paylor—The United States Steamer Mircedita Going North, dc. Her Majesty’s steam sloop-of-war Petre! sailed yester- day afterpoon—destination unknown. We part with our English visitors without regret, and humbly trust that no more of them will enter the harbor of Key West. 1 have to announce the arrival this morning of the stoop Elizabeth, seventy tons, a prize to the United States steamer Hatteras, Lieutenant Commanding G.F. Emmons: The Elizabeth was from Havana, bound to Sabine Pass’ and has the usual assorted cargo. If prizes continge to arrive as they have during the past six weeks, we shall be obliged to have an associate Judge, addit’oual prize commissiovers, and in fact an en- tire set of extra United States officials; for those we have Bow cannot get through for a long time with the business now on hand. ‘The prizes which arrive here are generally ofacharacter that will not admit of their being sent North; consequently they must remain here for adjudica- tion, keeping our Admiralty Court overwhelmed with ‘business continually. I regret to say that the majority of the papers found on board the prize steamer Adela, many of which were necessary to her condemnation, have been stolen from the Prizé Commissioner's office. The guilty party, no doubt, is a man by the name of Thomas McRae, an Eng. lishman, and a discharged sokHer from the First regiment United States artillery. He had been employed for some time past in the Prize Commissioner’s office, and bas had access to all papers. On the papers being missed he was ‘at once suspected, and,search being made for him, he was discovered on board the Adela, in close converse with the captain. He was at once arrested, and is now in close confinement in Fort Taylor. There is no doubt he has been bribed by the captain of the Adela, who is a quick witted, tricky Engtshman, to steal and destroy the papers, and has in all probability beea paid a good round gum for his services. Ifear they will nover be found, and since they are gone I cannot foresee what will be the result of the case, This is the result of too much liberty being given to those people who are taken on board of prizes.» Ihave preached, over and over agato, against it; but there is no change for the better; on the contrary, it grows worse every day. It is an outrage that these scoundrels are permitted to congregate in and about the hotel at Key West, and use on all occasions the most outrageous lan- guage towards the government and gore of the United States. They should be arrested fined, aad would be if they who hear the remarks that are made would report them at headquarters, instead of running about towa repeating what they have heard to every one they meet. ‘The United States steamer Mercedita, being in need of some repairs that cannot be made here, will leave in the course of afew days for Philadelphia. Se will not be long away from the squadron, I am happy to say, for her services cannot be spared. She bas been a most use- fal vessel, and will be much missed from hor usua cruising grounds, ‘The schooner Ida, which vessel I mentioned im one of my former letters as having been captured by the United States steamer Morcedita, arrived here this morning. Ata Marshal's sale this morning the slave bark—name unknown—that was captured by the United States bark Amanda was sold, with her tackle, appare! aud furni ture, for the sum of twenty-seven hundred and ninety. one dollare—about half their value, The bark Pilgrim sailed last evening fur New York, with about five hun" dred bales of cotton. More will go forward very sovn. We have had for the past few days delightful breezes from the southwest. Yesterday the thermometer reached ninety degrees in the shade, the highest it bas been yet) and as high as it ever reaches here. The health of Key ‘West continues excellent, not only awong the acclimated portion of the inhabitants, but among the troeps and in the squadron. Kev Wasr, July 27, 1662. Arrwat of the Quaker City, with a Prise—More Guard Beats Wanted, de., de. ‘The United States steamer Quaker City, Commander J M. Frailey, arrived here yesterday afternoon, towit Knuglish echooner Orion, which vessel she eaptured on the 24th inat., while cruising on the Campeachy Bank, The Oren was formerly the schooner Mary Ella, of Madisonvillo, Texas, ead ran’the blockade at Galveston on the 24th ef April, with three hundred bales of cotton, which cargo ise landed im safety at ton, Jamaion, after s passage of fifty days. Whea he was from Kivgeton, aad claimed to be bound to Matamoros; but ber second mate aays she was bound Inte Sabine Pass, or any port im Texas that she could get into. Her cargo con- tsof one hendred and Mty sacks of sail, forty.seven cupes and boxes of drugs, oighty-four boxes and twenty. eight ingets of tin, Dinety-Nve kegs of nails, besides alot of other articles too numerous to mention. Sbe will no doubt proven good prize, The United Stores soner Wanderer arrived yertorday {70H & crume, Bhe reports that three dayg ago sbe fell in NEW YORK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1862. The Bahamas, Showing the Position of the English Steamer Bermuda when Captured by the Mercedita, Com. Stellwagen. ‘with and spoke the steamer Philadelphia, from New York for New Orleans, with machinery partially disabled. She Teported that she would put into Key West for repairs, “put bas not yet arrived. W. H. Gladding, captain of the prize steamer Reliance, reports that on Wednesday, the 16th inst., while in Sa- vannah,Ga.,be saw and shook bande with AseF. Tift, the rebel ram builder. He further reports that Tift was engaged in the came business at Savannah, and had one fron-clad raw completed and others nearly so. It appears from this that this man was not hung, as reported So our side may still have the pleasure of banging him higher than Haman. The steamer Reanie, which left for Havana on the evening of the 25th, returned this morning, having failed to deliver the mail intended for the steamer Columbia, that vessel having sailed two days before the time ap- pointed. We have been unable to obtain any information as yet respecting the stolen papers relating to the prize steamer Adela, From what Ican learn, I think they, if not de. stroyed, went on board her Mujesty’s steamer Petrel abont an hour before sho sailed, aud are now im a place safe from discovery. Who ia to biome that yaluable pa- pers can be stolen from our public offices with impunity ? T understand that strong protests have been entered by the British naval officers recently here against the cap: ture of the Adela in British waters. Her captain sa: that she was but two and a half miles from Abaco; Cay Frailey, of the Quaker City, says teu, aud Captain Rodgers: of the Hunterville, twelve. The latter assertions are true; —there i Do nse in mincing words—is nothin, vena aris % ti > | manding, loft Craigaville at nine o'clock this morning, more than a lie from beginning to end. The United States barks Amanda and Kin; er have sailed for the west coast of Florida. These sailing ves- sels for blockading purposes and as cruisers are as usoful at this season of fae year in the Gulf as a ‘spare pump in A graveyard.” They count so many, yel are uot worth in reality one fast steamer. The Eastern blockading and crulsing squadron is composed of slow coaches and lame ducks, and yet Flag Officer Lardner i# expected to capture the Nashville, and every other faet steamer that leaves Havana or Nassau; and if he does not there is a universal growl. We have been fortunate in capturing all we have, and if smart vessels had occupied the place of slow ones there weuld have been many more prize cages to record. Weare having it very, very warm, and know that it will remain so for months; there is no fall to look forward to here—always the same hot, hot, hot; ne chance for a ooo! aay. Arrival of the Storeship Courier, The United States storeship Courier, W. K. Cress: Acting Master, commanding, {rom Port Royal on the ult., arrived at this port yesterday morning. Tho follow. ing is a list of her ofeers:— Acting Master Commanding—W. K. Cressy. Acting Masters—Charles C, in, T. Andrews. ‘Acting Assistant Surgeon—Wra, R. Bons! ‘Acting Assis%nb Paymaster—Marsball W. Blake. Acting Masters’ Mate—Terrence Street Secessionists in the Navy Yard. ‘The Navy Yard, Brooklyn, presented quite an exciting appoarance yesterday, from the fact that the oath of al legiance was administered to the employes. The prin cipals of the several departments were directed to pre. pare their men to take the oath early in the morning, and all seemed eager to pledge their faith to the govern. meut, many asserting that if it were necessary they would die for it; but, as in many other government inst i- tutions, secessionigs were tobe found. It is eertainiy very strange, with all the precaution thas has been taken, that the enemies of the government are to be found waxing fat on the public treasury. We have heard iately many strange expressions made by certain employes regarding the manner in which the war was conducted, but never dreamed that suchMa thing as a downright secessionist could fatten on Uncle Sam’s provender. But such is the fact Captain Raafora, the Executive OMeer of the yard, pr ceeded early in the afternoon to the boiler shop, where there are some one hundred and fifty men employed, and administered the following oath := T do sol never volunta- rity borne arms since T have been @ citizen rily given no aid, Btenance, counsel oF encouragement to pevaous engaged fararmed he thereto. “ey That I have neither seught nor accepted, nor altempted to exercise the functions of any office what ia {horlty or pretended authority in hostility t Bates. ‘Ti at yielded, volun'ary supe tel wel it ay fnimical thereto. he United nd I do Soper awear (or affirm) that to the best of my WI ity, Iwill support aii defend the oun- stitution of the United Btates agatngt all euem’ Y domeatic, that T will bear true fait same, that I take this obligation¢f reservation or purpose of evasi Searey, discharge the duties about to enter, help me God. In this dopartment all came forward, with the excep- tion of twelve, and subscribed to the obligation heartily. These who refused to take (be oath gave several reasons. Some said they had already sworn allegiance to the Siars and Stripes, and therefore it was uunecessary to do so again. Some others, after reading it through very care- fully, then objected to words they could Hot understand, ““Taimical,’’ said one Tl not swear to that al! Others objected to the clause “beat of my bode and ability,” as they feared that id make them liabie to be sent ito military service. il others objected to tho word ‘‘domestic,”’ aa they did not know what it meant. All these objections were, we suppose, throngh ignorance, bat showed ttmt some socer- sionist had been tampering with the men. There wore several, however, who swore out and out that they would not swear allegiance to any such damned government as the United States, and would got support any God damned abolitionist war. ‘The sailmakers’ department was naxt visited by Cap- tain Radford, where every man took the oath with alac- rity. The next place to be visited will be the foundry, where it Grweneres they ue spout of disloyal om- ployees, who shir! ont terday were discharged on the ve heed and ‘and, from ait we seen, many more w i sbare the same fate to-merrow and during the week; for it will take the ter portion of the weels to administer the oath to all, being nea ly fonr tl em) ved there. The government is tov nour to #0 Nightly with such traitors, Men who have been buttering their bread at the expense of Sam, who can thus coolly refare to swoer allegiavee Je coVERHMeDt, shodid be Hubjensed to be vtinowt ae- verity of the law ap trantors. ; WATERS=S0N HY, NEWS FROM GEN. POPE’S ARMY. Arrival of General Pope at Waterloo— Pine Spirit of the Troops, &e. Warur.oo, Va., August 2, 1862. Intelligence from Culpepper says that scouting parties go out daily, and occasionally bring in rebel scouts. No enemy in force has been discovered this side of Gordonsville. It is supposed that strong intrenchments are being constructed at that place by the rebels. Our troops are in such high spirits and so confident of complete success that they say they can defeat whatever rebel forces may be there collected. Major General Pope, on bis way hither, was received with most enthusiastic cheers by our troops, whom he reviewed, complimenting them on their splendid ap- pearance and the perfection of their drill, Desertion has been much checked within the last few days-by the stringent orders 0; General Pope. Several deserters, having been found guilty, are sen- tenced to be branded and drummed out of the army. At present everything is quiet io fromt of our advance. Ow Madison Correspondence. ‘Mavison Court Hovsm, Va., July 28, 1962. Arrival of United States Cavalry—ihe Union Advance on Gordonsviile—laking the Oath¥of Allegiance=Excuses Of the Rebele—Mitst Go to Headquarters, dc. A detachmens of troeps, consisting of a portion of the battalion of Connecticut cavairy, under command of Lieutenant Sterling, and the Forty-fifth New York’ regi- ment of infantry, Jientenant Colonel Wratislaw com- and reached here at noon—the whole being under the command of E. Cluseret, aid-de-camp and colonel, com- manding detachment on Madison road. Colone! Cinseret will have command of a brigade on the ‘advance during this march towards Gordonsville. We arrived at the towm about one o'clock, and soldiers were immediately detailed to order all malo inhabitants to | report forthwith at the Court House. On arrival Lieuten ant Dietrich, of the Sixty-Arst regiment Ohio Volunteers, read an order of which the following is an extract:— aay } Heanqvarrsrs, Finst Corre, ARMY oF Viromia, renxrviit, Va., Joly 27, 1862. * . The General directs that all male inhabitants of that place be arrested and confined if they do not take the oath of allegiance. Send the names of those who refuse to take the oath. By order of Major General F. SIGEL. T. A. Mayeenacre, A. A, General. T counted present twenty-three men, eight of whom took the oath. Allrefused at first and talked together in a corner of the court room. If they took the oath, they said, the rebel authori- ties on their return would hang them. Tho rebels have had two hospitals here, and the town is infected with measles, typhoid and scarlet fevers. Many deaths have recently oocurred, and many, to my persvnal knowledge, now lie dangerously sick. In response to the question, ‘Will you take the oath?’ the following answers were given:— “Tjost a child yesterday, and my wife is sick; have compassion and spare me, for ber sake”? Answer— use no disoretion; 1 must send you to Gen. Bigel.’ “Lam a paroled prisoner from Williamsburg.”” Answer—I will look into your case a(terwarde,”” Np old gray-Lesded man appeared, and remarked: — “1 ox the oath iu 1812; Tfought inthe war, aud have been A Union man evér giuce, until this war,” “Will you take the oath 0, sir.” My’ wife is sick, and will be confined in day or two.” I noted three answers of this kind. As I saia before, eight of the twenty-three took tbe gat ee of the others wore seat to General Siel’s hehdquarters at Sperry vile ‘A clergyman afterwards appeared and refumt to take the oath, and was paroled, ag were several others. Madison Court House is a very pleasaut village, twenty- three inijes soath of Sporry ville (twenty.seven by road) containing about four hundred fababitants. The vote of the town was sixty-five before the war. There are four gprrebes ere—viecopal, Methodist aptist aud Presb rian. ‘Two schools and five stores, now all closed, rove that Madison had beeu ook quite modern, and the gardens are filled withcfruit aud flowere—-ie latter always proof of @ refined taste on the ‘Ofes be ladies I Recs hitters Geor; Evans was arrosted here on Satuygay for forming a of busbwhackers. He was form@riy editor of the Am-ricon Eagle, a local weekly hich name was changed alter the commence- @ Southern Citizen, and ite size was now discontinued. Yel companies were organized in this town— the Richardson Guards, Captain Woleb, and the Madison 1 , Captain Thomas, jwoners aud contrabands report Jackson (probably Ewell) to be tu force at Liberty Mills, twef¥e miles trom t from Gordonsville, He has 20,000 infantry, ry and a large force tillery, including six pleces captured at Richmond. Scouts are continually penetrating the enemy's coun. live town.” The houses try; but in my opinion ibetr reports are mostly imagine. tive, A good soldier is worth all the scouts that I have Séeii here, Inbabiti of the village have suffered much b} dations of the troops, who’ @ pillaged without remorse. Col. Cluseret mays he will shoot the first man be finds breaking into a housé, and bas now posted guards about town, : Arrival of Prodace from New Orleans. We had fivo arrivals yesterday morning from New Or, leans, which brought collectively 8,421 bods. sugar, 163 bbls. do., 24 bbis. varnish, § bbis. turpentine, 1,645 5 rosin, 236 bales cotten, 101 bales moss, 6,000 stay bis. wolasses and 9 cases merchandise, Departarr of Rebel Prisonere from Fort Delaware. AN BXCHANGR ABOUT TO TAKR PLACR—ALL TO BB BROUGHT BACK IF COLONBL CORCOTAN 18 NOT GIV- BN Ur. On Friday last the steamers Atlantic, Capt. Babcock, aod Merrimac, took board three thousand rebel pri. soners—1,060 on the former and 1,040 on the latter, On Saturday the America, Captain Murray, received 1,040 of the same, making @ total of 3,140—368 remaining on the having taken the oath of allegiance. Adjutant General Thomas left, with the prisoners, ia the Henry Berdeo, Captain George A. Cole, despatch boat, for Fortress Mourve, on Friday aftersoon at four o'clock. The lotter vessel was bullt here. 1 Colonel Corcoran is not released, it is (he intention of Gen. Thomas to rend every one of these mon back to Fort Delaware. General Thomas bas visited bis old birthplace at New- castle, Delaware, while in the viginity, whore wite were baptized and married. They pied by bia daugbier-in-law and gon, PRICE THREE CENTS. IMPORTANT FROM NASSAU, N. P. Arrivals of Anglo-Rebel Steamers from Charleston. Exciting Chase of the Herald by the Gunboat Adirondac. FIRING ON THE BRITISH FLAG. The Bahamas in a State of Excitement. THE CASED OF THE ORZDBTO, &., &e., &e. ‘The British steamship British Queen, Capt. Le Messur- rier, arrived last night from Nassau, N. P., whence she steamed on the 29th ult. We are indebted to Purser Geo, Allen for favors. ‘The Britigh Queen was boarded by the United States steamship Santiago de Cuba, It took place twenty-five miles north of the elbow of Abaeo. The United States steamship Adirondac wag left at Nassau, N. P., coaling and repairing engines. Our Nassau Corresponde: le Nassau, N. P., July 26, 1862. ‘This little place is really growing in importance. The barren reek which, not many years ago, was almost un- known tothe civilized world, is now as familiar in men’s mouths as ‘household words.” Twenty years ago tho whole island turned out at the sound of a gun from the forts to see the first steamboat arrive, and now these Tocomotives areas plentiful as ordinary ships, there being at times as many as twenty here at once. And they still come, and more are coming. Yesterday morning all creation was alive. Outsido Hog Island a Yankee man-of-war (as people call United States ships), which subsequently proved to be the United States gunboat Adirondac, was obgerved in het pursuit of the British steamship Herald, which but a short time ago left this port bound for St. John, N. B., but which, by some mysterious navigation, found her way into Charleston, and out again. ‘The story is, that the Adiron- dac hoisted a British ensign, and the Herald made for her, but wag soon undeceived by ashot. Then, indeed, sbe found she bad caught a Tartar, and, being fleet, gave her opponent leg bail, and safely arrived in Nassau harbor, The Governor has permitted her to coal, ‘The papers here comment on the affair in the following style:— (From the Nassau Guardian, July 23.) Capt. Fidriage, of the schooner Spirit of the Wind, which arrived from London yesterday, reports having seen, early on Monday morning, the smoke ofa steamer under the land of Abaco, and at seven o’clock A. M. made mall tugboat with two tiers of cotton on saw a large screw steamer giving chase ly atthe former. At half-past seven clock the small steamer crossed the bows of the Spirit of the Wind, steering about 8.3.W. The boat was then almost halfa mile astern. After fring anathcr shot she kept up the chase, and passed so near the schoon- er that Capt. Eidridge distinctly heard the command given, ‘ When you are ready, then, forward, fire.’ The firing and pursuit continued until nime o'clock A. M., when the smali boat, being appareatly struck, was brought to, Boats were thea observed plying bewween the two vessels for about an hour, whem they both bore away about W. byS. The screw steamer had the Ameri- can ensign flying; the captured boat showed no flag. The tops of her paddie-boxes were painted yellow, ber bull was lead color and she bad no bulwarks. {From the same paper, July 26.) One of the most glariug outrages we have ever had ‘occasion t6 reéord took place within sight of our citizens yesterday morning. At daybreak two stoeamers were ‘observed from the shore, one giving chase to and firing atthe other. The vessels turned out to be the federai man-of-war Beg oat Commander Ganseyoort,and the English steamer Herald, Capt. Coxetter. We hav. been favored with the particulars by an eye-witness ou board the latter vessel. ‘The Herald was steering for Nassau at half speed, tho ighthouse.being m sight, and shortly afterwards saw,a veasel about two anda half miles ahead. At half-past five o’clock she was about four points off the starboard bow, anda mile distant. She then changed her course, and stood for the Herald, as if to cross her bows. When within two or three hundred yards of ber she rounded up alongside. ‘The former then hoisted the British flag, and the latter fired @ shotted gum across her stern. The Herald kept on ber course, still at half specd, when the otber fire her, andaf' flag. ‘Captain Coxetter ordered al! put on his vessel, when the American sheered off be- tween three and four hundred yards and fired a broad- which was ineffective. From this time she kept up continuous fire, throwing shell, sotid, chain and grape shot, giving chase, and not desisting till the Herald was within two miles er less of the liguthouse. The flag was shot down, but immediately replaced. The deck was splintered over the cabin by 1, part of which was found on board. Captam Coxetter stood on the paddle box all the timo, and was beard to oxclaim, ‘He may sink me, but he shall not take me.”’ ‘No material damage was done to the vessel, and not a Mau on board was hurt, The Herald entered the harbor between six and seven o'clock, and reported the case to Captaia Hickley, of H. M. S. Greyhound, who immediately got up steam and ied to the Adirondac, for the purpose of pro- testing agaivst the proceedings of Captain Gansevoort. ‘The eaptain of the federa! man-of-war, however, asserts his right to acarch any vessel suspected of carrying con- traband of war within three miles of any coast, and quotes Vattel on Internatidnai Law in support of the step T wih all due deference to the captain of the Adirondac, and the authority he has brought forward in support ot his untoward act, we feel convinced that the imperial government will never countenance such a gross intringe- ment of the noutrality laws, and wo sincerely trust that no similar outrage will be perpetrated again within our waters. Our are detained from month to month by the Custom House authorities of New York; our are boars wituin our od flag is aul flying; not even the mail packet British Qucen can pass alos ee ongag = was fired brag ge this very passage. Only a few woeks ago mer Bormauda was captured off Abaoo, within sight of the lighthouse; and, on the 8th instant, what do we flod? y, the federal gunboat Adriatic carrying off the British steamer Adela within sight of the Biminis. Lt is high time to put an end to these unheard of proceedings. ‘And have we nothing but these to complain afy Y¢ our loyal and most LD yoge! citizens are continually being traduced and vilified in the Northern prints by de- signing abd hae logs | }, who, having w - selves no character td lose, are desirous of reducing others to their own (From the Nassau Advertiser, July-26.} Yesterday morning our citizons were thrown intoa state of great excitement by seeing plainly from the wharves and verandabs a large Ip, a United States colors, @hasing and firing at a Brit steamer, which was making with all speed for this har- ‘The Mttle steamer sped on amid & shower, shell, and at length erossed the ber and ont the harbor in safety, The chase could be seen quite plainly from the shere as well as the fring of the man-of-war On the steamer’s anchoring we on board, and found that she was the Britis! mer Herald, which bad been puraued after this fash: p to within a mile aud a balfor two miles of Gee ped One of struc) Jo Bleamner 90 Ret warks ani out K ike tH ped or huft doard, A shot also struck aud Went through, maki @ large rent in the British ensign which wae fying at her stern. After this exploit the ship went off, but remai in sight at @ considerable distance, Her Majesty's ship Grey! bor. and hound, which was at anchor within the r, got up steam and went out and communicated with the federal sbip. What took place we are not informed, but the Greyhound returned about three o’elock to her moor. ings, and the federal ship stoed closer in, and finally an- chored outside of Tsland, when she ssluted the flag, which salute was ‘tly after returnedfrom the Bar- rack wharf. ‘We understand that ae the United agagice: tong rondac. Thore area many reports in circulation regarding this ship, eheor which is that her commander ‘an apology 80 the commander of the Greyhound. @ recent instructions, limiting the time aliowed to ships of war of belligerents to remain sin British ports to twenty-four hours, the Adirondae’s time ‘was mp at threo o’elock to-day. ‘The Guardian also contains the foHowing interesting paragrapb— ‘The steamship British Queen arrived Now York at daybreak on with We English mail of tne a 6th, and the American ef the 19th July. Capt. Murrison’s temporary cha having expired, tho packet is now ‘by that highly esteemed officer, Captain Le Mensurier, late of tho Karnak. The freight from Eame Jand reft bebind Jast month, io equence of Mr. Cu- nard’s refusal to eater into « of an enormous Amount that none of the goods should be shipped tuto the Southern Siates, still remains warehoused ja New York , together with the froigt brought out by the Persie thie mouth, Our merehauts are therefore still eutferfng areat pecuniary ioeees im thus being wnjuetly deprived of the sale of articles #9 much in demand bere during the sum: mer months. The only freight which came by the British Queen was a case of silver ware directed to ‘the officers: mess of the Second West india regiment; and it not baca for Lieutenant Turton’s exertions that would have bea left behind algo, a : Trade, of course, is brisk, but there are some attendant evils. For instance, vessels are eontinually arriving from Havana with coal, and they not only bring that article, but with it yellow fever and smallpox, both de- testable diseases. Measlos are also prevalent now. The steamebip Kate, which run the blockade, arrived this morning. She left Dixie on the 23d. Fog about three weeks wo have been out of ice, an’ in: dispensable article at this season of the year. when sickness is rife. Anything that can be in- Vented is got up as @ story against the Yankees; and, as ioe was daily expected and did not come, a report wat got up that the ice veasel, although a Bostonian—nay, a veritable Bostonian—was oaptured by a Yankee cruiser off the Hole in the Wal! and taken to Key West, in order to supply the garrison there, they being in the sume pre: dicament as we. But fate has given the lie to these croakers, for the ico ship entered our port this afternoon (28th July) without being captured, although detained by contrary winds, &c., having had thirty-three days from Boston. The proofs jn the case of the Oreto have been gone through, and on Wednesday next come on the arguments of counsel. One of the witnesses for the Oreto gave a curt ous piece of testimony, viz: that the boatswain had told him he had got £100 from the American Consul at Nassau to go away and not give evidence against that ‘This is a simple absurdity, for, if the American {Consul was disposed to spend his own or Uncle Sam's money in bribery and corruption—an imputation from which his honest character will at once relieve him—one would naturally suppose he would spend it the other way, to give evidence to condemn her. If Mr. Boatswain dtd got apy money—if he did get £100 from anybody, which 1 very much doubt—it was from some person intereste.! ip the Confederate States, and not a Union man. INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI. One Hundred Union Troops Surrounded by Rebels at Bloomfield, Caro, via Cincinnati, August 1, 1862. Advices have been received by General Strong trom Bloomfield, Mo., that one hundred of Colonel Man’s com- mand were surrounded by some five or six hundred rebels; that a sharp fight was going on, and that our troops thought they could sustain themselves until rein, forcements, which have been sent from Cape Girardeau, could reach them. Reports frem Bloomfield, Mo., state that Colonel Dan- fel, with aferce of about @ hundred men has boen at- tacked by a large force of rebels. It is thought thut Col- onel Daniels will be able to hold his position until rein” forcements arrive. Rebel Raid on Canton. Quincy, Ill., August 2, 1862. About one bundred and fifty rebels, under the guerilla Dunn, attacked Canton, Mo., sixteen miles north of this place, last night. They shot a man named Wm. Carigg in order to get possession of some rifies stored in his ware- house. They then took possession of the rifles and plun™ dered all the stores in the place. After obtaining all they wanted they left. The amount of damage ia not ascer- tained. Mr. Carigg is net expected to Ii" fhe Bombardment of Vicksburs- Camno, August 2, 1502. The Grenada Appeal, of the 28th ult., says tha! -the federais have abandoned the idea of taking Vicksburg by water, ond that they are now evidently awaiting the co operation of their land forces.gy Arrival of the Carondelet at Memphis. Maxrms, July-31, 1862. ‘The gunboat Carondelet arrived yesterday from Vicks- burg, but brings no later nows, Capture of the British Schooner Emma, Pariraverrma, August 2, 1962. ‘The British schooner Emma, of and from Nassau, with boots, shoes, salt, d&ec., was captured on the 24th of July by the United States steamer Adirondack. ‘The Emma arrived off the Navy Yard this morning. Her captain and crew are on board of the Adirondack, ia rons. bh b Reseacsciein est, Sil The New Postage Stamp Currency. DESCRIPTION OF THE BILLS. The designs for the postage stamps to be used as cur- rency were adopted on Wednesday last, and are now iu the hands of the engraver. They are to be o four deno- minations, viz:—Five, ten, twenty-five and fifty cents. They will all be printed on the same paper that the Treasury notes are printed on, and will be ready for detl- very in ten or twelve days. ‘The five cent will be two and five-eighths inches jong and one inch and three-quarters wide>-color brown. On the upper corners will be the denomination, in white figures on a dark ground. In the centre, cecu. pying the position of a vignette, will be the five cent postage stamp, with a figure “5” in geometrical lathe work on each side. ‘The twenty-fives will be the same as the above, excopt that the vignette will be five five cent stamps overlapping each other, and the bill be three inches Jong. Tbe ten cent will be the same length and breadth as the five—color green. Tho ten cent stamp will form the vignette, with “10” on cach side, thc same as on the five cent bill; and in all other respects it will be the same. ‘The fifties will be more in conformity with the tons, and the vignette willbe five ton cent stamps overlapping, Over the designs, as above described, will be the words ‘Postage stamps furnished by the Assistant Treasurers, and designated Depositaries of the United States;’ and under them ‘‘Receivable for postage stamps at any Port Office.” In the middle of tho lower part of the notes will be “U. 8.” in large letters. Large figures (in lathe work) denoting the denomina- tion wiN be in the centre of the back of each “stamp” or “pote,” surrounded by the words ‘Exchangeable for United States notes by any Assistant Treasurer or desig- nated United States Depositary, in sums not less than five dollars. Receivabjg in payment of all dues to the United Btates less than dollars. Act approved July 17, 1862.”" ‘The notes will be executed im the highest style of the art, and every possibile precaution will be taken to pre- vent counterfeiting. Aquatic Am ments. On Friday evening next the Empiro City Regatta Ciub will moet at the Farish House, in Houston stree8, to con- clude their arrangements for their next annual regatta on Harlem river. On Thursday, Angust 7, a grand sweepstakes regatta, for all cat-rigged boats, will take place from the Club House, foot of Court street, South Brooklyn. The boat, ‘will sail ten miles to windward and back. The entrance fee is $100, On Friday @ single scull race will bo rowed on the North river, from the foot of Forty-second street, for prizes o¢ $40, $20 and $10, in which # number of our principal oarsmen will take part. _ On Wednesday and Thursday, the 13th and 14th ingt., the two great contests for the championship be tween James Hammiil, of Pittsburg, and Joshua Wood, of Newburg, will take place on the Schuylkill river at Philadelphia. The Propeller Mic! an Di Pont Satcia, Angas The Northern jon Company’s propeller ‘Pransportat: do} in a diss bled condition, ia wintog = preanthe: <a aneee ore 8, Gunboats Ene ‘Dransporta ver. jicago Times.) ! v1 ly 26, via Cano, Juty 30, 1862. Muh wil Sa teured from the. Yazoo country,” A gea- tloman recently from that region assures me that (he Star of the West, captured off Galveston by the rebels, is up that river, armed with twent two irongplated to a considerable extent. TheJ. L. 1 oooan towboat, is also up that river, and fitted something i the style of the Sumter. She is. trived e@ aram al . They ve the tig Mobile, mounting 208 FO, orteaae wen Una city sod he et nein, amen 1g other rebel plunder, one hundred and eight guns. . N, sixty Ave miles up the rivér, the rebels Ai Liverpool, snty vod. raft, whic is A perfect 0 haye an ingeniously cont tock Against ascent boats. On the shore thoy Battery. There are thirty steamboats up the river, among Which are the Natcher, Magenta, New Gotten Age, Magno!lt, Thirty-ffthr Paraltel, Mary Keon me Of Watts, Ben Moculieh, Alooas Chi, A Par H Means, Hartford city, RJ. Lack! od, Fred. ‘topa, ac. bled» 2, 1862. Rebel Ra: