The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1862, Page 1

ie eo ae “THE NEW YORK HERALD. * WHOLE NO. 9459. > - IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. Six Hundred Thousand New Troops Called Out, DRAFTING FOR THE ARMY. Official Order from the War Department. The Draft to Commence on the ( Fifteenth of August. THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING IN NEW YORK, wee Intercsting Particnlars, Laws and Regulations in Relation to the Same, WHO ARE EXEMPT AND WHO ARE NOT. THE NEW MILITIA LAW, tes ken Res : WAR GAZETTE. ee OFFICIAL. Whe Order from the Secretary of War. Wasurmoron, August 4, 1862. 1 Phe foltowing order, calling for militia from the several States, has just been lssued:— ‘ War Dzrantusnr, Wasuinorox, August 4, 1862, } Ordered, First-—That o draft of three handred Wousand militia be immediately called into the Service of tho United States, to serve for nine ‘months, unless sooner discharged. The Secretary of War will assign the quotas to the States, and establish regulations for the draft. { Second-—That if any State shall not by the 15th ‘ef Aagust furnieh its qnota of the additiofh? three *kandred thonsand volunteers authorized by law, i ke deficiency of volunteers in that State will also jbe made up by a special draft from the militia. Bho Secretary of War will establish regulations for this purpose. Third—Regulations will be prepared by the ‘War Department, and presented to the President, ‘with the object of securing the promotion of @fficers of the army and yolunteers for meritorious end distinguished services, and of preventing the Momination and appointment in the military ser- mice of incompetent or unworthy officers. The re- goulations will also provide for ridding the service ef such incompetent persons as now hold commis- sions. *. By order of THE PRESIDENT. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. ‘The New York Militia Law. ‘The officials recently passed around from house to Ibeuse, taking down the names of those who are subject t,, ‘allitary duty, in preparation for carrying into operation fhe law passed by the Jast Legislature. The following WHO ARR TO BE ENROLLED FOR MILITARY DUTT. ‘The Provides that all able bodied white male citi wens, een the ages of eighteen and forty-five years this State, and not exempted by the laws of tes, shall be subject to military duty. Al) to military duty within the State. who are members of the organized militia. areto be a8 once in every two years, by the com- the om ped district in which they reside. ‘Adjutant General, own 0m oF befere the Ist of Jaly in fm which the enrolment is made. Tavern and house keepers are enjoined to give information names of their lodgers who are liable w be # F Fé 8 i il ue : i i a Hl & i & gp Ee : 3 i Z i i i i 28 = fe 3 Soe Fes i fi ( in the company or troop %. Hots, Inantics, paupers, babjtual drunkards ovioted of (ntamous crimes ehall not bo EXKMITION. All pergons claiming exemptions are to file a written Ri er seins eoemny clark, se tee eum wey be, or city clerk, or « cl case ma or betor ine 18th fast: otherw 0 the t by hin affidavit, ho be a guilty . ‘The aanvel inspection is to take place on the jay of September in each year. Non-attondance at the parade will juvolve a fine of one dollar. ‘THE STaTs MOLE OF NPRATTING. Sec. 208. Whenover the Commander-in-Chief shal! or- Ger adreft from the reserved militia of any cowpany district, to raise the company of the national guard Aheroin to, and maintain the same at, either the mini. mom or Maximum number provided by this act, or gnenever a geucral draft of the militia wball be made by @rier of the Commander-in-Chief, or of the President of the United States, such draft,shall be determined by lot, fo be drawn by the clerk of the county im which such Poll has been filed, in the presence of the county judge ‘and the mayor of avy city, or the supervisor of any own or ward, upon the requisition of the commanding he Fogiment wit whose bounds such officer @ticer of 1 aamay reside. ‘Seo, 299, Avy poteon so drafted may, within five daye ‘Witor receiving n6t\e6 of the same, presomt to tho county Jurige of such county Bis certificate of exemption, or proof of his non-liability to military duty, whicl Shall bo duiy verited, and if such county judge shail de ido (bat uct person is exempt or not liable, he shall be Giscbarged and another person shail bo drafted in bis <Blead, IN accordance with the provisions of this act. 800. Any porson so ‘drafted, in accordance with the ‘above provisions, may offer a aubstituio at the time of tho rendeaveun t the dratted military force and militia, and such substitute, if he slali be an able bodied man, poh pba a oe years and opwards, add shail Consent in writing to vbjert himselt to all tho duties Muon, ferfeitares and punichmente to which bis prineipa wrouldchave beog suuject bad be verpounlly served, eball pony armory for safe keeping. (OFFICE RE commissary ge' with the consent of the senaie. The stuffor the ‘be accepted by the commandant of the company of draft: od muitia to which bis principal may belong. r ‘Sec: 301. Whenever the President of the United States or the Commander-in-Chief shal) order a draft from the militia for pabitc service, auch draft shall be made in the mapner :— 1, When tho draft required to be made shall be a num- ber equal to one or more companies to each brigade, such: be determined by of com: composing eaid brigade from the military forcos of the ‘State in bis brigade. apiaiete, uniformed, armed and equipped, according to the preyisions of this act. 2. Ip case such draft ehall requi number eqnal te one regiment, such shall ve determined by lot im the manner ‘above prescribed. %. In ease such draft shall require a larger number than the whole number of mew composing tho military force of said brigade, such additional draft shall be made of the requisite pumber to supply such deficignoy, from the military roll of the reserve militia of each town or ward, led in the office of the city, village or town clerk, a8 hereinbefore provided. Sec. 802. Tie Commander-tn-Chief Ct sarin eoch rales, orders and regulations, relative to distribution of arms, anunanition and military stores to the miiitia, when valled into uvtual service, as he reo hore rr Bec. 303. ‘Lhe command of any military force, cs into nerviee under the provisions: of this title. shall devolve upon the senior officer of such force, unless otherwise specially ordered by the Commander-in Chief. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM: RYRENGT. ‘The minimum strengtn of ae ig pubat thirty 4wo non-commizatoned officers and privates, and the at. imum at one hundred. very company is to have one captain, 4 first and second |! sergeants, four corporais and three musicians, except in comprnies. of artillery aud cavalry, which may have two s9con igutcnants. Any company, however, exceeding filly rms aud file may bave five sergeants and eight cor- Each division is to cgusist of not lege than two bri- gades, cack brigude not loss than two regiments, and euch regiment is to have ten battalion companies. non-commissioned officers. musicians and privates are forbidder to jein any fire company ‘‘now raised or hero- after to be raised in any eity or county.”” No. No person under the age of twenty-one years shall bere- efter énlist in or join any uniformed tro without the consent of bis parent or guardian, master or mibLieks, uuless crested in accordance with the provi- siong of this act. UNDORME. ‘The act leaves it optional with the officers and mem- bers of accompany as # providing their own uniform, Ea Nad being furnished the same at the expense of the In the latter case they must be left at the com- 1/2 APPOINTED AND THOBW KLEUIRD. ‘The Governor is to nominate all major generals and the nora}, and they shall be appointed by him, m by the written or prinied votes of the members of their poe gered companies; eld MCF of organized regiments and battalions, by the written or printed votes of the jioned oftivers of thelr respective regiments and vattalions ; and brigadier generals and brigade inspectors by os written or at nas oda of aoe off. cers of their respective brigades, if organizod. In time Of war, or when ihe military forces of the state are in actual service, resignations are to take effect thirty days from the date of the order of acceptance, unless otber- wike specially ordered by the Commauder-in-Chief. Pro- vision is also made for the appointment by the Governor Rete ort tro conamission to examine jute the physical ability, moral character and capacity, attain- mebis, goueral dinews for the service aud elliciency of such commissioned officers as the Comimander-in-Chiet may order to be examined by said board, or who may be om for examination to the Adjutant General by voio- of their regiments or geverai officers commanding their Drigades or divisions, and ee report may be ordered to be examined by the mander-in-Chiet, If the dedision of said board be unfavorable to sich officer, and approved by the Commauder-in-Chiof, tte eommis- sion of such officer shali be vacated, provided always that uo officer shall be eligible to sit on such board or commission whose rank or, promotion would in any way be affected by its proceedings, and two members at least, if practicable, shall be of equal yavk with tho oftiver to beexamined. ‘The oilicers constituting such 0 shali receive the same pay and allowances for travelling ex- penses as members of courts martial. OF Tis ORGANIZATION OF RINPS OF MUSIC. The commanding officer of each regiment or battalion may, tn his diseretion, organize a band of musicians, and by warrant, under his hand, may appoint 2 leader of such band. THE PARADES AND DRUIS OF 1k a ane ann CONPENSATION. The annual parades are to take place betWeen the Ist of May and the lst of November, in addition 16 which there shall be six drills, three of which wnet be by rogi- ment or battalion. No parade or. renresveus of ine! Henal Guard shall be ordered on any day on which a gevera! or special election shall be heid, ner within five days previous to such election, except in cases of riot, invasion, &c. ‘The term of service for non-commissioned Officers, innsicians and privates is seyon years. ‘There is the ugual exemption ax to jury duty and taxation also included, Provision is also made for the formation of ‘camps of ivatruction once in each year after 1862, in each of the division districts of the State; but they are not to continue for more than ten days. ‘The militia, when iu actual service of the State, iu time of way, insurrection or invasion, are to reeetve the same compebaation, rations and allowanecs for clothing as now are or here ir may be established by law for the Army of the United states. ‘The foliow ing is the echedule for compensation:— 1. To al} non-commissioned officers, musicians and pri- vates, one dollar. 2. To all commissioned officers of the line below the rank of captain, two doliars. 3. To ali commanding officers of companies, three dol lars. 4. To all field officers below the rank of solouct, four 8. 5, To all commanding officers of regimeuts, five dol- 6. To ali regimental staff office two dollars and fifty conts; and to all non-commissioned staff eflicers, one dol. Jar aud fifty couts 1. To all brigadier generale, six dollars. §. To ali brigade sta officers, four dojlars. 9. To all major gesierais, eight doliare. 10, To all divigion staff officers, five dollars. ‘11. All mounted officers, and all members of any com. pany of eavalry or artillery, mounted or equipped, shall Feceve oe dollar por ay For each horse actually used y them. ? : 12. To each miltary storekeeper, such s: not ex. cveding twenty-tive dollars per annum, as the Command. er-iu-Uhief shail think proper tw allow. CAMPS OF INSTRUCTION. ‘There shall hea » of instruction once in each year after the present , ja each of the division districts of this state, if Commander-in-Chief shall so order, to be held at auch titne and in such manner as he shall direct; and tho -in-Chief is hereby anthorived and empowered to order such companies and reiments from such division districts, respectively, to attend ‘such camps xe he may deem proper, but in such man. wer that all the compauies and regiments therein sbail be ordered to attend such camp from year to year in rotation: Proviied, always, that not more ten thousand men in any ove year shall be ordered to attend said carps; aud ip cave suitable ground cannot be found jn any district for said camp, the same may be held in the aihoining district. Such camps shall continue fer a period not exceeding ten duys, and shall be governed by the rules and reguia- Uons of the army of the United States. COURTS MARTIAL, FINIS'AND PENALTIER. ‘The act contains lengthy provisions in regard to courts martial and tue imposition of fines. Jn time of peace every commissioued officer, for disobedience of orders, neglect: or ignorance of duty, &c.. or failing to furnish himeeif with a uniterm, &c., within six months after ‘shail be tricd by court martiat, iered, incapacitated frou ho!d- and privates are to be fined $2: for every non-appearan: at company parade; do, at regimental or battalion pi rade of encampment, from $2 to $6; aud do, at place of rendezvous, when called into actual servicc, & sum not exceeding @ year’s nor less than a month's pay. For the noa-payment of fines imported by courte martial, the president of the court shall, within thirty dayy after the flues have been imposed, make a list of all the persous fined, designating the company to which they respoctive- Jy belong, and the sums imposed as fines on each person. and shall draw his warrant under his land and seal. ¢i- rected to any marshal, sheriff or coustable of any cil y or county (as ihe caso may be), thereby commanding bim to levy such fine or fines, “ee with his costs, of the je and chattels of such delinquents; aud if such Jinquent shail be under age, and live with his OF it, master or mistress, then to levy such fine or fines, with the coats, on the and chattels of such father or mother, master or mistress, as the case may be; no property now exempt by huw shall be exempt from the payment of such fines, and in case the goods and chattols of any delinquent, or the and chattels of the father or mother, master or mistress of any de- Hinquent under age, cannot be found, wherewith to sut- isfy the sate, then’ to take the body of such delinquent and convey him to the jail of the city or county wherein he shall reside, Incase the marshal, sheriff or constable be unable to collect the fines or arrost the delinquents within forty days after the receipt of the warrant, a new warrant may be mado out at any time thereafier within two years, ‘The fines are to form a portion of the regimental fund of the regiment to which the delinquent belongs. FINES AND HOW TO WE COLI ROTED, If the Anes for non-al are not paid to the conn- ty treasurer by the Ist of Decembor, then they are to be collected by the collector or receiver of taxes, and ythe sapervisors are to annex @ list of the delinquents to the aAeseesinent rolls of the towns and wards, with warrants for the collection of the fines. No property vow exempt from execution js to be exempt from the payment of such fines. On the 15th of March in each year the county treasurer m each county is to pay to the comptroller upon his order. a dollar for each person enrolled, who does not appear from the roster to have attended the parade, And in cage he shail not, on the presentation of such draft, have recived aM or any Of the money directel by this Act to be collected and paid to him, ho is hereby autho- rized and directed to borrow an amonnt sufficient to pay said draft itpon the credit of the county; and the sum borrowed ehail be a county charge to be assessed by the Board of Supervisors of said county at their next anoual meoting, upon the taxable property of said county, and vollectod, And it shall be the duty of the county trea: furore of the several counties and the commanding off coreg of the eeveral régimenie to report and verify, under NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1862, GENERAL POPE'S OPERATIONS. ni nena Splendid Recounoissance of General Crawford. PUNT HILL, ‘Ss PASEING TON crete = : oath, to the Board of Supervisors at their annual meet- deep, She dolce arising from the non-coilection of tullitary fines within their respective counties and regi- mental districts. Any deficiency arising from the non- collection of the fines is to be a county charge, to be raired by the supervisors by taxation upon the real and personal estates in the cong. © the manner provided by law. Should the officers charged with the collections, &c., of the fines, refuse or neglect to their duties, oy will be riable to a fine of from $25 to $100 for each fonce. ‘SHE CUSIODY OY ARMS. npeny numbers the minimum amount pro- vided by the act, the supervisors of the county, upon the domend of the captain of the company, countersigned by the eotovel, shall crect or rent, for the vse of the com- pany. a suitable armory, drill room,. &c., the expense to AS ip of th ‘county charges. In case the super- vii fail to {nrnish the requisite accommodation, the commander of the regiment may Tent a room or builditig a3 au armory at & rent not to exceed $250 for each many io the several ehtios of the State, and firty dollars fur compapios not located in Pigs ood expense to be ® county Y mae for mest goat nls to reeves ions. bg for the ‘inw actally employed in cleauing the guns, &c. ‘TAN REGIMENEAT. FUND. ‘The act provides that the Comptrotier shal! annually draw bis warrant open the Troasnrer in tavor of che county trossuror of each coonty for the sui of five hundred dollars for each regiment and batialion, certified by the Adjutant General, to be organized according to the provisions of this uct, within his county; which sums, together with the flues collected trom delinquent oficers, num-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, shall consiitete a mUitary fund of such regiment. RK RESERVE CONUS. ‘The persons enrolied as above described are to form the reverve militia of the Slate, bose between the ages of eighteon ana thirty yeurs aré to constitute the reserve of the ret vines, and those between thirty and forty-tive the reserve of the second class. In case any company of the National Guard does not reach the minimuin umber of thirty-two non-commissioned officers aud privates by the Ist of October next, or in case it should at avy time fall below that nuraber, or in caso & sufllcient number of persous do not volunteer to organize new companies in tho unorganized company districts, then the Governor may order @ dratt of a safficient number of persons of the reserve militia of the tiret cinss to raise a company to and maintain it at the minimum number ‘one 0 drafied are liable to all military daties, unless they find sr betitutes: Dut no new company may be organized in time of peace, if thereby the cntire forve shall eaceed thirty theisand officers and mon. SUSPENSION OF OFFICERS, Iu time of war, insurrection, &c., when the militia 1s in actual service, the Governor, if he deemg it necessary, may suspend any offieer for cause, and fill the vacancy by appointment; but no such suspension is to continue for more than thirty days, unless a court martial shall have in the meantime beem ordered for the trial of the officer or officers. RIOTS AND BXVASIONS, Tn case of invasion or insurrection, the Governor can direct the acceptance of volunteers to the amount of the wm mmber, and if cnongh do not effer, then suficient tia. The Governor also, msuch case, can order into the service of the State such number of companies aby ments of the National Guard, or of other militia of State, ag he may vee Py ty ed same to receive like Pay snd rations a3 United States troops. Tu care of riots, Tewistance to Jegal process, sherifls an@ mayors are ac- thorized to order ont the military force. Count are also empowered to order ont tho military for the eup- pression of insurrection. Every person who, while in active roby of the Lena, Lew —— ae dh Opposing or suppressing invasion or insurrcetion, is to ‘be taken care of ud provided for at the expense of the State. If wounded, &c., in cases of riot, tumait and 60 forty, the county i¢ 10 provide for thom, THR MILITARY FOND. ‘The moneys received from the several county treasur- ers, under the provisions of this act, are to be kept sopa rate and apart from the current and ordinary finances of the State. and sbal! be applied to the purpores mentioned in this act, and to mo other. For the purchase of uniforms snd equipments, pay of officers and privates and other expenditures authorized by this act, ihe sam of three hundred thousand dollars is appropriated from the moueys mentioned in the pre ceding section, aud from any other money in the trem sury not otherwise appropriated, NOTICE OF PHLNG OF ESNOIMENT ‘fo de publiehed by the Clerk of the Board of Sapervir sors onee a week for four weeks provions to the first day of Amyust, in a newspaper published in the county. Notice is hereby given that the evrolments of persons liable to military duty in the several company districts of this county, have been comploted and filed in the offices of the several town te therein (or in the office of the city or county clerR), and that any person who claims that ho js, for any reason, exempt, shall, ou or betore the sftoonth day of Angust next, tte a written statement of such exemption in such office, yertiled by affidavit, in default of whieb such person shall Jose tho Donefit of such exemption. Dated ——— , Clerk of Boar of Supervisors, Connty Of <a PORM OF VERIFICATION OF FXEMPTION. County of —————, #8. —— , being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he js the same person named in the forego~ ing statement of exemption, ani that the matters there. fo stated, upon which his claim for exemption from mili- tary duty is founded, are true, ————-me Sworn to before me, this —— day of ———~——-, 15 — Mode of Drafting by the National Go- vornment. Whenever the Prosident of the United States or the Commander-in-Chief ehall order a draft from the militia for publte eerries, euch draft shail be made in the follow. ing tmanner:— ‘When the draft required to be made shall be a number equal to ono OF more companios lo each brigade, snolt draft shal! be made by company, to be determined by lot, to be drawn by the commandant of the brigade, in the presence of the commanding ofiicors of the regiments ich brigade, from the military forces of the if ade, organized, uniforment, &e. In case suc! Trait abail require a oumber eq rogimont (Wo & brigade), it is. to be determing ner toone in tho raft shall roquire a larger number than omposing the military fortes of sneh brigade, such tional draft shall be made of an eqnat number from the military roll of the wnnniforimed militte ‘each town or ward, filed with the city, village or town clerk, &0. ‘When much @ draft fs ordered, nll mailer reeling in regimental dirtricts are eomtpelled to enroll these! yas; the enrolment 1# then to ke filed (in eitien) in the eounty Clerk's offies, On the day appointed the mayor or super vigor of hte ward, iu presence of the regimental com mapder of tho district, draws by lot from this list a of names, in accordance with the number called for by the draft. ‘Any mate thus drawn may provide an able bodied man as a substitute, who is then taken ih his stemd. No persons of the roquired Shie drafting, except clergymen and those incapacitated by reason of bodily ailments. The old militia law or the ed States, passed in 1791, cxempts the Vico Pros!- dent, judicial and executive ofticers, inembers of Con- gress, custom house officials, port officers and officiate with the mat! service, inspectors of ports, pilots and mariners in actual rervice. State Order in_Relation to Who Are Exempt. GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 60. Grvrna, Heapquarrers, Statk oy New ae. } aro exempt from Api. GENmRar’s Orrick, ALBANY, July 12, 1862. Wwasmuch as the enrolling officers, under rection 11 of the Militia law, are constituted the judges, in the first of the validity of the claims for exemption, ‘military duty’, it if deemed proper at thie time te Gartagen b teen qoneres for their guidance in the t and responsible dutios:— performance or their im) T. Physical disability is a good ground of exemption and should, in all cases of doubt, de established to the satisfaction of the enrolling ofticer by a physician’s certi- ticate, ng well as the affidavit of the party. ‘The following imperfections aro proper causes of disa- Dility:~Wounds of the head, which janpair the faculties or cause convulsions; serious impairment of hearing, speech or vision; anchylosis, or active disoase of any of the larger joints; the prosenco of pulmo- nary disease or organic diserse of the boat; irre ducible hernia; and painful vari above the knee; the toss of a limb, orthe thumb and forefinger on the right band, or of any two fingers on either hand; the loes of the great toe; any marked phy- sical imperfections which would unfit for active serv In addition to the word exempt,” the words ‘physi stula in ano; large hemorrhoids; large ell or varicose veing which extend cal dleability” shoald be entered in the enrolment books: opposite the name of each person not Hable to military duty for any of the reasons above stated, Ii. ‘The following persons are exempt umler the laws of the United States, by reason of their office or employ- ment, and the enrolling officer will, therefore, enter opposite the pame of each in the enroiment books the words “exempt,” and a .memorandim of his offs or gmployment:—The Vice President of the United States, the officers, judicial and executive, of the gov- ernment of the United States; the members of both houses of Cougross and their respective officers, all custom house officers, with their clerks, all ‘post officers and stage drivers who are employed in the care tnd conveyance of the mail of the Port Oillce of the United States, all ferrymen employed at any ferry on the port road, al} inspectors of exports, all pilots, all mariners actually employed in the sea service of any citizep or merchant within the United States. i. Fi in active service and those whe have nerved ir time as firemen arc exempt, except im case of insurrection or juvasion. The enrolling officer will therefore, enter such exemption, and note the wor a, Sane such persons fm the en- mv, ‘The duties devolving upon the eprolling officers are at once and important, and should be performed without fear or favor, In all doubtful cases a statement should be transmitted to the Judge Advocate, General William H. Anthon, at his office, No. 16 Exchange place, ae of New York, who will render ap epinion ‘By order of the Commander-in-Chief. c THOMAS HILLHOUSE, Adjatant General. Parmione Baxxerr at Wistkn GARDEN.—A benellt will be civ 1 the Winter Garden, on Wednosday evening next | in aid of the recruiting fund of Sickles’ Exce'sior brigade. Many prominent artists have volunteered their services on the ecession. Among tbem is Miss Jane Coombs, whe will make her first appearance since her arrival from Europe, iu the “Hanchback.”” Madame Strakosch, Made- moiselie Carlotta Patti and Mise,Fuily Thorn are likewire among the list. Besides these attractions the gallant so!- dier, Brigadier General Sickles himself, will detiver an address, and the whole affair, from the arrangements made for it, promises to be unusually interesting and at tractive. The brigade has behaved heroically in the field in the war against treason, and {ts banners still wave there untarniehed by any distres# or calamity, Let the public show their appreciation of its claims upon to-morrow oyening, The following named genticmen aro some of the executive committee in the management of the entertainment:—General Hall, D. F. Tiemann, Colonel &. W. Cone, Douglas Taylor, &e., &o. Nimo's Canney —The rentree of the celebrated Gabrie Ravel to the American stage, after an absence of two years in his native conntry, attracted to Niblo’s Garden last evening the moat crowded and delighted audience we have witnessed since the advent of the dog days. Par- quet, dress circle, private boxes, and, in fact, every part of the theatre, was filled to repletion, and the reception given to the renowned pantomimiat was of the most cor- dial and flattering character. Gabriel anpeared in his inimitable role of Beebe, in The Four Lovers,” sup ported by the Marzetti family, Tophof, Axtel, and other mombers of the old Rayel troupe, in the subordinate ports. Though out of practice for nearly two years, Gabriel bag tort none of the suppleness of limb, drollery of face and pantomimic power by which fn former times he was wont to convalse tho American public. Age seems bnt to perfect his wonderful genius instead of im- tomime be war airing it. At the conclusion of the foread to make @ spoech, consisting of half a dozen ren- ea, in which he thadked the audience for their wel- id it was ‘the most happiest moment of his life,” and promised never to forget Amorjoa and the Aworioane. The attraction of the night was greatly en- hanced by the reappearance of Thos. Placide in one of his comic farees, and the debut of Young America in bis leaps on the three flying tapes. This rival of mous Leotard and Hanlon ig not more than eight ‘of age, and the astounding courage and agility which he displays are alt the moro remarkable. His fuale are fearfully hazardous, and fully eqnal to those of either of bis predecessors. Damage to the Eric Canal. Ainany, August 4, 1602. spateh dated Medina, Orleans county, to-day, enys that part of the eolvert aud sixty feet of the towpath | at Know lenvitlo have gone wut, aod that vay igation, ty vill be delayed throe days, 1 conse ee te PRICE TWO CENTS IMPORTANT FROM POPE’S ARMY. Orange Court House Occupied by His Forces. } bie ! Defeat of Two Rebel Cavalry Regiments Under Gen. Robertson, Eleven of the Enemy Killed and Fifty- two Prisoners Captured. THE UNION LOSS VERY SLIGHT, Reported Dvacuation of Richmond . by the Rebels, &e., ke. Heapquanreas or tae ARMY oF Vicia, Anyust 3, 1862. } ae, Major General BanuEcn ;-— The recennoitering column under General Crawford croseed the Rapidan and pushed forward to Orange Court Fouge yesterday and took possession of the town, which was ocenpied by two regiments of the enomy’s cavalry, under General Robertson. Eleven of the enemy were’ killed and fifty-two taken prisoners. Among the latter are ove major, two captains and two lieutenants. Our lose was two killed and three wounded. The enemy retired in such haste 9g to leave ibeir wounded in our hands. The railroad and telograpb line between Orange Court Honge and Gerdonsyille were destroyed. JOHN POPE, Major General. Richmond Again Reported Evacuated. Grwerar. Pore’s Heapquarrens, August 4, 1862. Taformations from various sources tend to confirm the Delief that the enemy have really evacuated Richmond, and taken up the south bank of the James river as the line of thir defences. ‘The rebel cavairy under General Robertson are be- Jieved to have Been withdrawn from the Shenandoah yal Joy, leaving that part of the country to the defence of the guorilas alone. WarnincTor, Auguet 4, 1862. It has been belieyed here in some quarters for several days that the encmy have been evacuating Richmond, there being a reasonable suspicion that a pertilence hag broken out in that city. INTERESTING FROM THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER, Seizure of the Schooner Mail, of Brook- lyn, and Other Craft—Captare of a Re- bel Mail—Arrival of Refugees and Pri- goners at Wa igton, de. Wasmaroy, August 4, 1662. The sieamer Wyandank bas brought up cight prisovers and five refagees from the neighborhood of the Rappa- hannock. ‘The prisoners were taken during the past week and were engaged iu transporting goods across the Chera- peake and Rappabannock tu the rebels. ‘The Wyandank, = few days since, dverbanted the sehooner Mail, of Brooklyn, for violaiing the blockade by trading with the inhabitants south of the Rappahavnock. She wae loaded with an assorted cargo consisting of shoow, salt, &e., and had also a large quantity of wheat on board. Martin Rainor, the captain, and H. Chamberlain, who ap- peared to be the business aan, were taken on board the Wyandanks and brought np with the other prisoners. The schooner was towed op to the yard yesterday by the Leslie. ‘One day Jaat week Acting Master's Mate Sheridan, of the Wyandank, with a boat's crew from the Freeborn, captured, off Georges Island, two canoes, which were conveying salt. They were accompanied by two men, who were making their way towards the land of Dixie. The two mon were sent on board the Wyandaok and vronght ap to the city. ‘The Rehance a few days ago captured a cance in the Rappahannock, {n the ueighborhood of Urbauay with a mail of avout forty letters, addressed mostly to officers and men of the Fiftieth Virginia regiment, near Richmond. The letters seem mostly to be of a private character, and from the fact that many of them are en- closed in envelopes which have been turned, and on the imeide bear directions to parties at Hentheville Northumberland county, Va., it is qnite certain letters have been forwarded from that neighborhood Several of them have the postmark “Baltimore” on the inside, and were undoubtedly sent from that city, to be forwarded from Heatheyille. One of thom is directed to Captain Hiram Cole, and asks him to send some of Uncle Sam's “green backs’ from Richmond, the writer being under the impression that the officers and soldiers of the robel army made themselveg ‘rich by robbing the killed ‘and wounded Unwu troops of the money they had on their persons, Beveral refugees came up on the Wyandenk. They al! Feside in Middlesex county, and were at one time in the Fifty-fifth Virginia regiment, but when that regiment left Fredericksburg for Richmond they deserted and returned ‘to their homes, where they have been living for twe months past, sleeping nightly in the woodsor ina boat ou the river, being in dread of roving bands of cavalry who have beon scouring the country in doarch of them and other deserters. On Monday Inst, hearing that the rebel cavalry wore to scour the woods, all but one made their escape and came off to our gunboata for protection. THE ABSENTEES FROM THE ARMY. Letter from General Pope to Captain Harrison—Two Licutenants Advertised as Deserte: Firapquanters, ARwy or Vinca, } Wannexrox, Va., July 30, 1862. Captain Savon L. Hannisox, Ninety-fifth regfnent New York Volunteors:— Your communication of July 27 is received. It ts not necessary to inform you that « commissioned officer, by absenting himself without leave, is guilty of desertion, as well ag a non-commissioned officer or pri vate, atid ig subject to the same process of recovery, and to the sane punishment for the offence. Nor do you need to be told that neither your colonel nor any other officer, except such as are designated by law and regulation, hae avy right to accept your resignation, nor, under existing orders of the War Department, to give you any leave based on sich tendered resignation, Yor etate phat you received some injury on the railroad, and that the medical officers of your regiment advised you to re- sign, This may be trae; buigantil your resignation be acoopted by proper adthority you are not discharged from your obligation as an officer of the army. Neither your resignation, the certificates of the medical officers (if there were any), wor any other papers bearing on the subject, have ever reached this office. It is necdiegs to tell you, as You must of necessity know {t, that under these eireumstances you are a deserter from the service of the United States. In time of active operations in the face of the enemy it 1* not possible to try an offleer for euch offeucen, eapecially is it not so where he is beyond the immeniate renob of the military authorities of this army, and his company i about to march upon the enemy without a captain, It Is therefore my deliberate intention to adopt the course which seems most effective to prevent such dosertions. Every officer of this army absent without authority will be advertised in tho public papers, amd dis- graced before his poople, if it is possible to do so. No resignation of any offuer whatever will be Aggeptod except npon medical eortifivate of the most conolucive character, oF proof of worth. Josnness, It is therefore to be distinctly underrtood that any officer of this army whose resignation thas been opted without medical certificate bas proved himself worthlegs and incompetent Welther with eredit to bimeelf nor with any wort of fair dealing towards tho private soldier cam any volunteer Officer texder his resignation. The soldier has agreed 0 into the service of the United States with the under standing that certain persons who persuaded him to en Uat sal! continue to command him. If he had though! otherwise there is no doubt that in many cases he woalé have declined to volunteer, When he has been sworn in he is bound for tho whole term of service, and there car be no reason why Lis officer should be exempt; nor so far es I can control this army, shal he be exempt from the same restriction in ti part of the dissatisfaction justly felt by the privaté seldiers of the volunteer regimenis has aricen ftom this very practice. As soon asa commissioned officer growt tired of the fatigue and hardship cf service he ‘eudert bis resignation, and in very maby cases be hes foune means to have it accepted. “A private soldier has iio suok meavs of freeing himself from an obligation which he imposed upon himscli, with the full understanding that the oflicer who persuaded him to volanteer was equally bound with himself, and would remain. with hiw, The practice of abondoning the private coldigrs who have volunteered at their instance reflects little eredit upon officers ,and will only be tolerated in this army when can no longer contro! it. Respoctfully, re, obedient servant, JNO. POPE, Major Gencral Commanding. FIEApQuarrers oF 1HE Al or Vircmia, ‘Ngax Srenryvitue, Va., Abgnst 4, 1862. First Lieutenaut Winfeid Simpson, of Company K 102d New York Volunteers, aud Licutenant William Elen: of Company A, Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers. are reported by their Colonels and Commanding Gonerale a# having deserted the service, The usual reward will be paid for their apprehension By command of MAJOR GENERAL POPE. Gx now D. Ruc6.xs, Colovel and Chief of Staff. IMPORTANT FROM M'CLELLAN’S ARMY. PONT ADO OOOO TNS Highly Important Reconnoissance To- wards Petersburg. The Thirteenth Virginia Cavalry Attacked and Ingloriously Defeated. They Rally at Their Camp and dre Again Whipped. Their Encampment, with Its Material, Burned. The Union Gunboats Shelling the Shore Above City Point, &., &e., de. BeADQuaRTERS OF THB ARMY OF THB PoTOMAC, ‘August 4, 1862. Ever since the firing upon our shipping at the mal boat landing by the enemy’s batteries, our troops have occupied the opposite shore. Yesterday a reconnois sance was wade {rom that point back into the country, to within fourteen miles of Petersburg. It was con. aneted by Colouel Averill, aud was composed of 160 of the Fifth United States aud 150 of the Third Pennsylvania cavalry, with four companies of the First Michigan in- fontre, Captains Castor and Bowen, of Gen. MoCellan’s staff, accompanied then. At Cox’s Mills, five miles from the river, they encoun- vered the Thirteenth Virginia cavalry drawn up in line. Our men charged on them, when they broke and ran. They drove them to their cncampmont at Sycamore church, two and ® half miles further, where they again formed, but were inglorionsly put to ight, leaving bebind all their tents, camp cquipage and commissary stores, which our troops gathered together and burned. The rebels had two horses killed, eix men wounded and twe taken prisoners. Our loss was one horse killed. After seouring the country @ short distance further, hey returned to the river. There is no further evidence of rebel gunboats on the river this side of Fort Darling. Information received here goes to show that the new Merrimac will not be ready te operate for three weeks yet. ‘Pwo of the gunboats were yosterday afternoon en- gaged shelling the opposite shore above City Point. ‘The health of the troops has improved ever since they began to receive fresh vegetables, which were. ordered to ve igsned to them by Genera] MoCiellan. . Forrames Moxror, August 2, 1802. ‘The steamships Balyjc and Atlantic, and one other steam- ship, name unknown, came ap Hampton Roads this morn- ing, and anchored abreast of the fort. They haveon board three thousand rebel prisoners from For, Delaware. ‘The physicians from Fort Monroe have been on board the veesels, and cared for tie sick and wounded, of which there are several hundred. They selected from them such ag were not able to return via City Roint, and thence by land to Richmond, aud placed them on a transport to 0 up the river till they meet the tebel“transport, which ‘will take them to Richmond by water. Genora] Poetti- gtew, of South Carolina, and Colonel Drake, of Miesis- sippi, are among’ the prisouers. They are to be ex- chang ed. o ‘The steamship Belvidere arrived at noon to-day from Now York, with a load of horses, which are to be dig- charged at Fortress Monroe, as the vessel draws too much water to go ap the river. ‘The mail boat from Harrison's Landing brought down seventeen rebel prisoners to-day. Last night there were two regiments of regulars sent acroas the river opposite the landing, who cut all the trees away on the ground where the sheliing was done the night before, and burned all the buildings on what is called the Ruffian plantation, Tho regulars destroyed everything in that vicinity that could shelter the rebels ia their night operations. Nothing new has been heard to-day from the gunboats whieh are up the river. Forrnes Movnor, Angust 3, 1862. About twenty five rebel prisoners arrived here from Raltiinore this morning. They are goimg up the river to ‘be exchanged, and came here under guard of @ detach- mont of the Eighth company of the Seventh New York regiment. J ‘The mail steamer arrived at three o'clock. There is no news from our fleet on the James river or the pew Morrimac, A Card, Davtox, Obio, August 1, 1962. Jawa Goxvon Baxxert, Bag, Enrron New York He- BALD == Sim—I thank you for your former courtesies, and am sorry to trouble you again. But persistent lying demands continual contradiction. ‘The statement in the Columbas (Ohio) Despatch, in your ‘Tueeday’s isene, that I was carrested,” avd thet I was implicated in‘ ¢reatonable plota,”? OF im 7a thing ? ‘sdiployal,”” ie an impudeat fabrication of mous scoundrel who telegraphed It. Low long is the telegraph to be prostituted to such lntanene ee my a enpeeeceemat Large Hobbery of Chronometers and ‘Watches in Boston—Arrest of the Rob- ". Boston, August 4, 1862. The store of Moaers. Simon Willard & Son, well knows dealers in watches and clirowomteters, Ne. 9 Congress streot, was broken into and robbed of a large nambor of valuable chronometers and gold watches yesterday mora- ing, vataed at from $5,000 to $6,000, ‘The rogues made ‘an atlompt to open a safe which contained s large amount of raluables, but wore unsuccessful, Tast night detective officer Leeds got upon the traek of (ve robbers, and arrested them while getting aboard the er press train at Framinghom, and recovered the pre perty.