The New York Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1862, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BUNAUTT, EDITOR AND PROORISTOR. OFFICEN, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS No. e228 Volume XXTH... THIS EVENING, AMUSEMENT NIBLO'S CARDEN, BroadwayDa. Di wourn—Maciw Puvarat—P ovine TRarKne. WALTAOK THEATRE. No, 4 Broadway. -Rexvanap Vouuwria! NNO, ov crre WOWERY TH Pear of Dor—W mao Shi AIRE, on THe Bowery. Slacaarmy, n NIXON'S CREMORNE GARDEN, Fourteonth street and Sixth aver ce. —Crek\, BaLuer, PROMENADE CONCERT AND B RIANESM AMERICAN MUSEUM. Rroadway.—Grvy, BARNUM'S By Truman CoM. Nowr—LeaRxep deat. Uarry FaNtty, talt Wom, Maip og MuNsTER, alternoon and CHRISTY'S ¢ Rroadway,—-Ramoerax Boncs, Danes op ROOM, WOOD'S MIN MLL, Sit Broadway. Errors Boas, Dascrs, &e «Aue, HITCHOOC Ss THEATRE AND xustc HALL, Canal 2. ttreet.--Soxcs, Dactiens, Bogie GATETTBs CONCE Roow Bwrentackae nts HALL, G15 Broadway, eDnawixe Of WONDERS, 563 Broadway. SM UO. PARISIAN CAST Open dauy { to New York, Wednesday, August 13, 1862. THE SYPUATION. General Pope reports to Gencral Halleck that Jackson's rebel forces retreated under cover of Monday night across the Rapidan; that the rebe) rear guard i bse ing the river toward Orange lay morning, and further, #3 ere Court that the ry and artillery were in pur- suit. Our ape correspondence relative to the battle of Saturday will be found very clear and interest- ing. Itis vom the result of the action, that Gen, Jackson's forces must have sulfered severely. The prisoners :eport that their own troops were mowed down | i times heay ‘There is no ne McClellan, The c health of the co and that they were three vforced. The rebel General Morgan is reported to have which he Las taken pos vssion of Gallatin, Te L Col Boone, of Kentucky, and four companies of troops d to have been captured, e learn that Independence was captured by the rebels, 1,500 strong, under Colo. nels Hughes and Quantrell, after an hour's fight- ing. There is creat excitement at Lexington, and every one is arming for the conflict. occupied force of rebels. frown that Slate, are From Missouri ‘The aews frem the Seuth, which we pubiish The Ric’ inst. contain @ telegraphic which it es that Baton Rou, s captured 00 Lhe 6: 1 force under Brigadier Ceucral Jolu CG. Breckinridge, which resulted in ircops, the capture of all the’ and stores, and the death of Bri dier Geueral Thomas Williains, United States Army. Inzanp, is h ighly importont, by ar the defeat of © camp equiy The rebel Breckinvidge, in nix report o the affair, says: ‘We occupied the field till even- ing, but no decisive result wae guined after my last despatch. There being po water between here (Collett’s river, ten milea fom Ba on Rouge) and the Mississippi river, compelled we to come here.’ The revel ram Arkansas was k by the tlera) ficet of Bayou Sava, Another account from the West reports that the ru nad reached Katon Rouge and destrored two Union gunboats. A despateh to ihe iichmon! papers, dated Mobile, August 7, state yeltle wok place og the oth in-t. at Tazewell, seven miles Ha Gap, be ander Generals and inder Generale Morgas «in he e of the yieat sleug and tie re of four gun The Lick emir of the vii, in an edi count of the tei graphers is somewhat B.+* Another ! dated Chattanooga, At &, says:—‘there are rumors of a batde beuwes htevenson’s beirade and 4,000 fedura's pear Taze- well, twelve milce from Comberaod Cap. On Tuesday \ " Thid Tenuessee rogiment wl Temaress c fap. The ¢ torn s. 180 ‘ ' u . ia gelaing the ete 8 ‘ bene us i, tacked Bowen's eommanc, wring the federv! Army of Rast Berzepse bisy 1 i. Vicon Deunesseean tier Generat Clarks (robe) waa captured yy Unon troops im the bate at Baton Roug: Awother account reports him killed. not be PBs 1 preliminary aria. ts. ews Ly the Scotia is uct particu this particular con. oof the foreign Javly rema ab regards vulsign The Amer nuws fe very interesting, aa the Prince de Joiny' MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, L of the steamship Liiladelphia at also the letter from By this per!, from New Orleans A , We are pub in por of correspon wil hewspapers four iotes than our previeds advicrs, It will be observ resting letter of our epe Brigadier General Phe) s, 4 uotoriety, has had an vis chronic disease of negr ceived the {dea of raising a n aw! Lconmesoed iteorganizati wie diseevered when be applied to ifurms and equipments. Gene mybty subordinate an official cial e of phobi We ow brigade, i the projee headquarter ral Butler guve ais quietaa, A colon na about leaving Sat ult. The receipts of tmarchenilise at New Orteans from the interior of the State wore beginning to ansume respectable figures. The secoipts by river ‘and constwise in four days Were 2,400 hegshends of sugar, 573 barrels of molasses, Ui Wales of cot- fon and 110 barrela of tum. The plsotura of Tarsmany parish, Lo., reowatly y ot forty Genoana were Orleans for Nioaragaa on the , Howery.--Seace Howreas | of importance from General mp is very quict, and the | + been greatly huproved. Geese rene tintggic cert epg amas ampere linen enigeieapcaintoennin site eA ANT eikat saree ene NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1862. ! petitioned the rebel General Rugg os, commanding in Lower Louisiana, to allow thea to trade with New Orleans. Of course their petition was re- od. The correspondence ov the subject is pub- Ushed elsewhere. The Atlanta Commeonreaith (rebel), of the 2tat ays that the rebel ram Georgia (ate Fingal), haa an armament of ten guns. A letter to the Mobile Zivibune of the 20th ult., from Vegas, says:—Food is abundant. The town of Bastrop, Texas, was destroyed on the 5th ult. [Bastvop is the capital of Bastrop county, Texas, thiviy-six miles east of Austin, on the lett bank of the Color In 1855 it coutained a court house, several stores, three saw mills and 6,400 inhabi- j tane. Ko, Bevan] ' ‘lie rebel General Polk and staft arrived at Mo- bile ou the 27th of July. We ave indebted to Mr, M. W, Griffin, of Boston, | a passenger by the steamship Philadelphia, from New Orleans: for his courtesy in bringing to New York our despatches from our special correspon- dent in that city. The City of Baltimore and Scotia, from Queens” town, reached this port early yesterday morning, with our European files and correspondence to the 2d of August. The news by both vessels | has been anticipated by our telegraphic summa- | ries, from Saint John's, Newfoundland, published after they passed Cape Race. The details will be found interesting. Archbishop Hughes delivered two very eloquent speeches at a banquet given in his honor at Cork, Ireland, on the subject of public education, the war in the United States, and emigration from Ireland. These addresses dre published in the Henan to-day. 5 In the State of New York there are about five hundved and sixty thousand men subject to draft; but owing to the namber of voldiers already in the ficld, and the escape of suecessiut dodgers, ouly three hundrod and fifty thousand names have been enrolled. Of these probably filty thousand 2 out plain cases of incompetency, or exemption from other causes, leaving but three hundred thousand from which to take the State’s quota of sixty thousand men, whieh will be one ont of every If the whole of the able bodied militia conld be faithfully enrolled, the draft would not take more than one in ten. In the large cities men with families are more likely to be caught than single men, because they are always more easily found, and have fewer facilities for escap- ing the operations of the militia law. When a young man is enrolled and located in @ certain nonse or private family, all he has to do r ais carpet bag and move further up change from one side to the other, and omes just as secure as though he had been permitted to leave for Canada. By this means, and the practising of various other dodges which lay within the reach of young men, the operations | of the draft fall with unequal severity upon men } with families, who claim to have ‘local habitation and a name.’* From the Cape of Good Hope we have news | dated at Table Bay on the 20th of June. At the | Cape Governor had sent down to the House of | he bill for the annexation of British This measure, besides incorporating ffraria with the Cape colony, proposes to add three members to the Legislative Couneil— tyro for the eastern and one for the western pro- viace, and ten members to the House of Assein- bly—four fer the west and six for the east. The toial revenue of the colony for the year endi March 91, 1862, was £586,021, ai% the exp Ba ge 2 was dnil. ted States Civeuit Court Fernando Di sted of the murder o is Vin- cent, wag brought up yesterday for sentence. My, Edwin James attended as counsel for the prisouer, ind eubmitted to the Court several legal points in arrest of judgment, on the grounds of defective Uegations in the indiciment, end deficiency of proof t! vessel on which the murder was committed wos an American shi The case is to be a day next, and sentence was Was active apd buoyant yesverday, rose to dally im the afternoce. Government sixes AS b demand sprung up for the eh: se) on (he understanding thet freights are to mee noe for the week foot ip $9.607.0 towas fia vestervar with som 4 | | esp | par, and railway shares advanced fron i ' } | | ! eut contr, fon the » murket was \ tronsactions sare and Ir ¢ and cor f mor g y. Cr 2 heavy for } hoatee ve on craic é piping qurcditte: | of ep Te. 8 i8e. wae hi F. with estos of mess ar -chicdly at $11 30a $1) S7%,, and A cargoof 2 Dace pepper was H ng, Sug ore were tirme 4 about ec beber, with soles of 1.856 bade. Co New On eae. ween Cotter aon eteady, bot quiet Never Despair of the RepublicaSkedad- dling Joarmais on the Recent Bat The motta of the old Romans was:—-“Never despair of the re c.' When the news terrible de‘vat was brought to 2 Roman Con- sul, instead of being casy into despair, he proudly congratiated the Seuate thai the affair “was no Worse,” and thus reiuspired public confidence and saved the nation. Jn a warlike bis we should’ a¢ . confidence is a duty Suppose thas one of our and despa'r a cy armies be defeat a general wee of te & Spt 1, is that to be the signal f and gnashing » fo act upen u ions aud de vel Shame upon the lly, sneaking, skedaddling. un-Ame. rican journals which cry “all is lost’ feast rumor of a repulse. Look at the etito: articles in the and Wor'd of yeatereay upon ihe recent of Cedar Mountain. The Times says t “have nothing to boast of” in the resul. of battle, calls onr share of the engagement faila Is ging is highest eneryies like renewed ex at the } al Times pattie a ‘a and regrets that the country bas been pointed in Gen. Pope.” The World, going iste that Banks was beaten;” that he “re- has the “rebels were not driven back. but retived at their tetsure.” These assertions, twill he remembered, ave not founded upon wiy definite information from the scene of the ict. They are supported only by special pleading in vegard to @ telegram which an- nounced our success, but whieh, by @ upon words, these shedaddling jourt tempt to constry to & confirma apticipations © at. It is aime enry to say that meals Ww quoted are as fai o us the logic wh them is cowardly and sophisiient was by to moans “a faibure.” country is not “diseppointed in Gunerai Pope.” General Beuks was not “beaton.’ The rebels did not “retire at theit leisure.” Let those who ute ine illy play nalists at nm of their unpeces- iwe have ‘oh quatains The battle and |World read our correspondent’s account of the battle, published in another column this moraing. They will find that the advance corps of Genera! Banks, not desiring to bring on a general engagement, was attacked by a superior force of rebels; that General Banks avenged his retreat down the Shenan- doah by giving Stonewall Jackson his first check; that our soldiers not only beld their position in spite of the rebels, but actually occupied the battle field, and that Stonewall Jackson acknowledged himself beatem by send- ing a flag of truce for permission to bury his dead. See, then, the nice dilemma in which the sneaking journalists of the Zimes and World have placed themselves. Stonewall Jackson, » rebel general, acknowledges his defeat by the customary mode, recognized the world over, of begging permission to bury hia dead. These journalists, pretending to be loyal, assert that the rebels weve victorious, and virtually deny both the Union and the rebel generals’ versions of the afauir. Do the editors of the Times and ‘orld know befter than Stonewall Jackson whether or not he was defeated? Are they better able to judge of the results of the con- flict than the rebel general who ws beaten, or than the correspondents preseat on the field? Why do they make haste to claim a rebel vic- tory? Why do they eagerly announce, in con- tradiction to all the facts of the case, that the Union forces were defeated? Why do thoy joy- fully seize upon the first occasion—or ratber lack of occasion—to proclaim Gencrai Pope a failure? Is this loyal, patriotic, manly? Shall we never have the last of this skedaddling jour- nalism? Does the swift-footed editor of the Times imagine shat all Americans are fugi- tives from battle fields, as he was from Sol- ferino and Manassas? Do the hypocritical par- sons of the World suppose that drinking army ale and porter and snivelling over supposed defeats are the chief ends of man? Will th disgraceful journalists never comprehend the necessities and responsibilities of a crisis like this? They seem still to dream that this isa sort of a political war. They have their fa- vorites among our generals, and their favorite corps in our armies. They wish this command- er to succeed, and pray for that commandei’s defeat. We insist upon it that sach practical treason should cease, There can be no two parties in the North. Our President, our gene- rals and our armies must be encouraged and sustained by every loyal man. For Congress and the Cabinet we care nothing. Just at present they are of little service to us; for we must conquer the rebellion by hard fighting; and often they are positive nuisances; for they siand in the way of astern grapple with the rebels. But our President, our generals-—ali our <enerals—and our armies are to be the sal- vation of the nation. They must be supported, not criticised; encouraged, not maligned. Let us, then, have no more of these cowardly an- ticipations of defeats and disloyal transforma- tions of successes into repulses, in order to dis- courage recruiting and weaken public confi- dence in our generals. Let us wait until we are ceriain of defeat, and then make the best of it, rejoicing, like the Roman Consul, that “it is no worse.’ In victory or defeat alike let us “Never despair of the republic.” ‘The Projected Mecting of Continental Severeigns—Intervention. Tyom the advicea received by the Scotia and y of Baltimore, we learn that the proposed interview between the Emperors of Russia and Trance and the King of Prussia will take place about the middle of September. The spot has not been us yet designated where the sovereigns are to meet: but the prohabitities all incline in favor of Berlin. The topics to be discussed at this conference are matter of great uneasiness to the English press. The tory journals. not unwilling to tura to temporary account in faver of the South a political event of so much importance, even whilst tormented by their fears on another ac- count, insist upon it that the affairs of America will form the main subject of discussion. They ever go so (ar as to assert thata plan is already agreed pon by w Russia is to be made the ot France in reference to this 1 to assume the odium of taking “ps towards intervention, by a pro- ’ mediation. to be followed, if rejected, ercetic measures, the least foundation for these ‘Tue tone of the leading statesmen n and the English press gene- onference bas been seriously it to prove their utter Vrom language of the bitter- menaciog import (hey have toned ) declarations whieh. thengh far froin € at least free from threats, and even show a die on towards concilia- Gon. The fact is tat England is terribly ex- ercived about this meeting of the continental sovercizus, and bat beco alive to the iia. ground! eet and m down | friendly ake which she made in alienating the good feeling of this country from her. She knows that no political mnderstanding arrived at be- iween France and Russia cau bode any good to her interests. and she would gladly find herself againin the position which sie occupied to- us prevjons to the commencement of the Tt will take, howeve quarter of a cen- tury of hindly relations and active friendsbip to vestore thas state of things. There never was, we are convinced, less reason to apprehend interference by the Furopean governments than there fs at present. In the first place, intervention would inevitably lead to war, and a var with us wonld only have the effect of g Europe's chances o. ing cotton, ides destroying the trade of Englaud and noe with the Northern States. no Bu- nment, either singly or tn ieugne sina position to enter into a war Russia is threatened with ernal ward w Fr ropeat rove with og. with us, sonvnisions, which occupy all the ¢ ane anxieties ofher rolers. The people of France ave alreedy growling at the expenses of the Mexican expedition, and will never consent to their geverament embarking in a contest which must prove a hundredfold more cottly. As to Frgland, we leave her entirely out of the quos- tion, If she caunot afford to aid Canada she certainly cannot afford io commence a war with ua, which would endanger not only the wifole of her North American provinces, but her West India possessions. Dut lot all three governments combine, and what can tiey A country which can put aeou- do against us? ple of ruilliun of soldiers in’ the fieid, which haa, or will have in a few weeks, the strongest ironclad navy in the world, interposes threo thousand belwoan ib ond its oy and w of distance German or Italian principality. They would simply exhaust aud bankrupt themselves in the attempt. We believe that the French Emperor is too shrewd, and the Russian Emperor too friendly towards us, to contemplate for a moment making such @ scheme one of the objects of their proposed interview. They meet to come to some understanding about the affairs of the East, still further complicated by the war in Montenegro, and ubout the Roman question, to which the movements of Garibaldi are impart- ing an aspect of pressing danger. If the war in America should come on the tapis, it will only be incidentally and with a confirmed dis- position to let matters right themselves in this quarter, It is the shortest and surest way for the European countries to get their supplies of cotton and to avoid the revolutionary dangers to which the stoppage of Northern exports would expose them. We have noihing, we re- peat, to fear from this projected hob-nobbing of continental rulers. If any government has cause for anxiety it is that of England, and it shows it by the manner in which it is again at- tempting to curry favor with us, after heaping insults and injuries upon us in the hour of our weakness, pire eee iatiaiS Ned The Question of Arming the NegromIn- teresting Correspondence of Generals Butler and Phelps. We publish in the letter of our New Orleans correspondent an important correspondence which has taken place between General Butler and his subordinate officer, General Phelps, on the question of arming the negroes, together with General Butler's report on the subject to the War Department. As the negro is a very good servant, but a very bad master, and as in his proper place he is highiy useful to the com- munity, 80 General Phelps is an excellent sol- dier and a meritorious officer, if he only knew how to keep his place. From his letters, as well as his former proceedings, we fear this is the principal difficulty with him, and that he aspires to be a statesman, for which position he is evi- dently unfit, General Phelps first gained some unenviable distinction by imitating the foolish proclama- tion of Fremont, bat outstripping even him in zeal, inasmuch as he assailed the religion of the people of Louisiana as well as their cherished institutions. Te now apes General Hunter in trying to raise a black brigade, his zeal again outrunning his discretion, and leaving Tlunter far behind, though it does not appear that he has been very successful in the practical work of organizing the men. He proposed to raise three regiments; but at the time he was brought up with a sudden turn by Gencral Butler he had only organized five companies, though he sent requisitions for arms, accoutrements, cloth- ing, camp and garrison equipage, &e., for a whole black brigade. With great tact, General Butler directs him to employ the Africans as laborers in cutting down the trees between his camp and the jake, in order to re- move any cover in which the enemy might shelter himself for an attack on ie Union troops; also to clear the ground for the co-operation of the gunboats on the Jakes; finaliv, to erect abattis for defence, and to prepare sone of the timber for firewood for the army in the city, of which there wus great need. Here was abundant employment for the negroes, and which would have lo be done by white soldiers if there were no negroes at hand. In reply to this letter General Phelps declares tiai he is unwilling to become a “slave driver,’ and tenders his resignation. General Butl not only declines to accept it, and rebuices ism for offering to resign in the face of the enemy. but perempiorily directs him to carry out his orders aa to the employment of the African la- borers, and reminds him that heretofore negroes lave bean purposely omitted from our vi teer system, and that he (Cieneral Butler no power, even if le had the inclin ganize them into regiments, the clothing Louisiana volunteers being expressly Limiled to white men. That was reserved for the ¢ tion of the I’ gratify General Baier to jearn Mr. 1. has already exercised in the negative. b ing te accept black regfneuts tend North. Tt remains to be will now obey the positive orde vior. Jf he docs not, it will be a the action of the Seerclary of War to dism him from tie service. if not to punish hin more seen whether General Pireips f his nar case i pes y by the sentence of a couré mor According to ¢ 8, to eautse men to cai ees is slave driving: bit to cause w soldiers to do the same thing is all It follows from general thinks the r of the white-— this that the abolition black man infinitely the superio the very claim made for him by brother Car- nett at Shiloh reh. General Butier’s com- ment is nt and to the point: —The diers of th the Potomac did this very thing last sammer in front of Arlington He Ave the negroes any better than the evident Brigadier General Phelps. thtul ole are. Now, as to the danger of arming the bla f, as well as the stateinent of our correspond the letter of General Butler to Secretary Stan- ton about a negro insurrection, is very con i Jt seems that a few miles up the river svors had assuned such a menacing attt- tude to the white women and children left alone on the plantations that it was necessary for @ federal armed boat passing by to interpose for thelr projection, arrest the ringleader and threaten reuyeance on the rest if they attempted any further outrages. Yet these sre the re- ting scenes of anarchy, disorder. brute ve which the abolitionist we inanguvate thro it the South-—proceedings which could not advaace the good canse of the ite they would make Any 1 r the clusi nw forever hereaft and civilization. North. numbering two to one of the in- habiuut« of the Southern States—wli and Dlacks included—to say they cannot put down the vchellion without arming the slaves against nd chi ; but if they then will it be in vain to berism which the Union ates, who best anderstand their masters’ wives cannot, or will no resort (oan aet of b men of the barde the subject, pronounee to be a policy on the part of = the North; avd Mr. Lincoln, who wae born in a horder e@ State, and took up hits abode in « bordes free Stite, knows too well the folly and criminality of such a at sver to adopt it under any amount of pressure from the Wades, the Lovejogs, the Chandlers, the Samnera, tho Garelsons, the Grecleys, the Phillipsea, and the alice Jondevs of the revolutionars tadtoal clined to believe the assertions of the Times | is not lo be bullied of overrun like a smaii | schoet. | } Ons Ervzor or tus New Onvzns.—The orders of the War Department directing officers on leave to return immediately to their com- mands will be attended with one good effect. It will bring to their stern duty many whose object in obtaining furloughs was to seoure pro- motion in the old regiments or high commis- sions in the new, or who were perhaps wire- pulling for members of Congress and the next elections. These officers will now have to fight without promotion, and to earn preferment on the field-the proper place for a soldier to win it. Instead of appointing such politicians to higher commands than they now hold, either in the old regiments or in the new, it would be better to get rid of them and give their places to good sergeants end other non-commissioned officers who had distinguished themselves in battle. On many fields the fate of the day has beon saved by the hard fighting of the rank and file, and in other cases great disaster has been prevented solely by the heroism of the men, in despite of the ignorance or stupidity of the officers. What might not have been achieved had the officers been only equal to the task they assumed? Let us have no more political generals or political subordi- nate officers. Let the troops be led by men who are true soldiers in courage and skill, and they will never fail to give s good account of thomselves. There are many good ofticera who distinguished themselves in the Mexican war, who would now bring their military experience to bear for the benefit of the country, were not the places which they ought to fill occupied by men who do not know as much about military matiers as many of the privates they under- take to lead. This ought to be reformed altogether. Nuapoleen’s best generals were raised on the battle field from non-commis- sioned officers, and even fromthe ranks. We cannot imitate a better example. Tim Disuxion Trmvye anp Ovr ARyY.— The Tribune complains that it is almost ex- eluded from our armies, and that owe soldiers will not read it. This is a candid admission of a fact which we lave repeatedly asserted. The soldiers of our armies in the field understand precisely the treasonable character and disunion tendency of the Zribune, and will not read it any more than they would eat poison. Our sol- dicrs ought to be excellent judges of what is and what is not a patriotic newspaper, since they are the first to suffer from newspaper tre. son; and they reject the Trijune unanimously. Hardly a soldier’s lester comes from the camps without a significant threat of what the army would do with Massa Greeley if he dared to appear among them. Sam. Wilkeson, the 7vi- bune’s own correspondent, wrote io his employ- ers, from McClellan’s army, that “they had stood between American soldiers and their sacred right tobe reinforced,” and that they were therefore “doomed men.” Does not Greeley know that the blood ef our soldiers, which he has caused to be needlessly shed at Manassas and before Richmond, cries out, like Abel’s, from the ground? Does he wonder why our soldiers, lile tue public generally, will not read the Tribu. ane” 3 x Arrival of the Gunboat Iseac Smith. The United States gaudy river, Florida, and Poct inst. , arrived at this pert cart, Tho following is Taoae Staith, from St. on the evening 0” th Festerday morning. Harry. foward ub nt tou months, having 8 Octaber tof tha pe given the y, wut by many: edit, bat w tent oF Port 1 wd In onto HSL LND, there thiles fad jusé ria ni wae COM ~ evomy from srrixe OF MRIS ANT KES THR f PURCK OFT . ARTETS OF TRE RINULBADERS, HTC. Bubrano, Angust 12, 1962 Avery serious divinrbauce occurred y tay after. noon on the docks, cawed by the [righ rinan stove. fworsveed pay (or their work, amd pre, # from working at the old rater, doree deman tng we Mt One Lane overpowered the yo ‘ores. of Poliee Druliard and otbers of the furve were roly injnved Fineily 2 wumber of the ringlowlors were arrested, but not until the Fevolvors of the police ofl L Two rtotver. were shot, but mot dange Mayor ordered the mylttia und the be wore used. aly woutvted, erm but fori The Seveuty-tivet Yew Vouk Siate Malida Sworn In, The uty frat regenent, New Vork State Milita, wae eworn inte the service of the United Starts, at Camp Mar tin, Tennaliytown, D.., om Saturday, August 0, by Cap. tai Hay, of the United § 17) for he seria oie ing borween May 25 aud Au 2 te exnwated A they Wil hei: Mew York on the that hi, tivo weeks frota to-morrow, nown whother they @til voluntwer ry.oe, bul, by Ute recat order, i vhle for tie draft. by the regimen! Vist indicated « Ab promant it is for the mine mouths is understood they will not News trom Sau i raneiseo. Sas dy Angu@l 9, 1863, Arrived slip Peartess, i” The markot for thet 1 p Ocean Rover Ww loading for Boston, and the War Hawk (a China. Honolua at dates are to the 171). ® boxed Potiayre Ttland tothe Hawouen Kington, Iie pitunted in bit. 6.60 worth, and long. 161 96 wom 1b is ton miles long tt wit broad, willea goad harbor. Tho Arjerican Gunny Compiry Wolk poesorsion of the vlad tm 1940.) th. vameof the gover meat The American fag was bit ieated there pnd dae grootamation wade, King Samehameba hat TT IMPORT ANT FROM THE SOUTH. Southern Account of the Cap- ture of Baton Rouge. Destruction of the Rebel Ram , Arkansas. Alleged Death of Brigadier Goncral Williams, United States Army. CAPTURE OF A REDBL BRIGADIER GENERAL. The Rebels Claim a Victory im East Tennessee, Assassination of a Rebel Brigadier Gene- ral by a Union Tennesseean, 4 Schooner Runs the Blockade of IWfobile, &., &e., &. —_——~ 4 We huvo received eopios of the Richmond Whig ans Richmond Zzaminer of the 9th ingt., from which we glean the important news of the capture of Baton Rouge by the rebels, confirmation of the report of the destruc- tion of the rebel ram Arkansas, the capture by Union troops of the rebel General Clarke, and the ead news, if truo, of the death of Brigadicr Genera! Williams, of the United States Army. The rebel jouruals above mentioned also claim # victory in East Tennessee, where a rebel force under Generals Stevenson aud Rains defoated a Union force under Gen. Bird. These reports, we would caution our readors, come froma rebol source, A wide margin should be ailowod for their ontire truth until ae- counts shall have been received from Union sourees, The Capture of Eaton Rouge—Destruce tien of the Rain Arkansas. {By telograph to the Richmond Examiner, August 9.) Monier, August 8, 1868. A spectal despatch Lo tho Advertiser and Regisler, dated Jackson, to-day, says:—General Van Dorn permits me te copy tho following despatches.— Asie River, August 6, 1862. About one o'clock Ukis morning the federal gunboats attacked the Confederate ram Arkansas. Meseengers tn- forma me that she fought them well for some time, im- flicting great damage. She was then blown up by her crew. The mossenger thinks they ali excaped. JOHN ©. BRECKINRIDGE. Conist’s Riven, Tex Mises ynom Baton ie} ‘August 6, 1862, We oceupied the whoie of the town and the battle field till evening, but no decisive result was gained after my lust despatch. There being no wuter between hero and the Mississippt river competied me to come here. I mored at my own time and in order, The Arkansas laid, with her machinery injured, fifty miles above the towm all day yesterday, Her commander sent me word last evening that he would try te get hee up the river, and asked If 1. be porsivie to send hing a beat to aid him, From the rope “12 she is permanently unserviceable, We burned nearly all of their camps and a large amount of stores, and ‘ut then up Govwral Williams and ker prominent officers are Iiiod, rm 4 ° 3. G, BRECKINRIDGE, | Runor says that General Clarke is a prisoner, Parties Trim the Meld sey that our victory was complete, ‘The ar ground wag strewn wila tho dead and wounded, The Destruction of the Ram Arkansas. {Frou the Richmond Whir, August 9.) ‘The Confederate sloop-of-war Arkausas, Lieutenant BH. K. Stevens, of South Carolina, commanding, left Vieks- burgon Mondsy toco-operste in the attack on Batom Roage. After passing Bayou ara acme portion ot her machinery became disabled, and she was hauled im to wards the shore for ropairs, Whilst in this position she was altackod by a feet of Yankee gunboats from below. After a gallant vegietanes ehe was abandoned and blows up. ‘The officers and crew, we are informed, reached the shove iv safety. Victory fn East Teme CARERS (Velographie despatch to the “August 9.) Movie, August 7, 186. A special despatch to the Adcertiser and Register, date@ Kuoxvitle yesterday, eaye:—Heavy skirmishing com- menecd Tuceday with 2 large portion of the enemy, aS ‘Tazewell, seven miles from Cumberland Gap. One bet- Whe Alleged Rebel a Richmond Examiner, rade of General Stevenson's fovee was engaged on our gn wae to gain tae enemy's rear and cus The artillery firing was vory have beoa brought fm from. side. The 4 thum off from the Gap. hi several prieoncra So partigniars ¢ Ktine, at last accounte, wi gain the cnomy’s rear. ier Generab W. PLC led by an walnowie pr s from Knorvilie. SECOND DEAPATCR Kyorviize, August 7, 1868. from Brigadier General Ste- a gallant action of four hours amy was repulsed with A deepaich Quis mor m states that, att yeaterday, veor Tazewe great alanghter and is inf reat, A conrier reports that a battery of four guns was takem ‘lav our men were twice :cpul ed, with the loss of one ‘ sueceeded in gaining the enemy’e rome. being reinforced, flanked Baw e's command, captering the “Federal Army of Bast ‘Vennessee.”” The murderer of General Caswell was arrested lagt night, Axon HESrarem. Guriaxooca, Angust 8, 1962, There are romore of a be #ud foor thousand Seder ly near Tazer om Camberland 6. The Victories at Baton Kouge and Kast ‘Tennessee. [Vrom the Riehunond Examiner, August 9.¢ The news from the Weet te both very cheering and very de ressing. The fntality which has pursued our navy ig ctl) opon its heels; ant the Arkaveas ts reported to have Culewod the fate of the Merrimac and the Mississip- Bt. Cur own people have burnt and destroyed our bast vemetning first clase veel on the wuler, The Arkansag, have, in the qourse of time, Neen sent to be have retaken Now Orleans upd held the bonts at bay below the city Aut ie vesel is lost, and Butler's reign musi go on. ‘The newe from East Tennessee tv doubtlers more aa- thontie then accerate, Thore 1s little doubt of # hand nome eneeoes in that quarter; bud il t possible the account of the lelegraphists is somewhat colored, We have bad @ force in that country, for four mentha past, large onough at any time to have driven off tho Yankeos whe hove been committing depredations; but the abvolute im ertness of Our generals had discouraged ail expectation a movement. At last amovement bas been made,and the conntry is electrified with the news of a brilliant tiiumpd. If the army of Morgan, the Al generag comtuanding, has indeed been captured , the effect will be very decided wyon popular feeling in Kentucky, Fase Tewnessee wan already recured by the presence of Govornt Bragg and (he ensbarrassments which sare ronuded General Buell, The capture of the army ab Comberland Gap will have more intinaate relation with tbe future of Kentucky than any other region, We shale expert more Javevable and Cscisive mans from Kentucly vert 00h. the srmy reported to bo caytured at thie Gap was, possibly, @ye thousand strong. The capture would be ® glorious uhing. Toraing the @ dole army loos again, towever, on parele, will be the reverse, Yet the extra- ordinary enviel which our rulers bave recently signed with the Yackees binds us to tits act of folly. From the South Side of James River. {#om the Richmond Examiner, August 9.) ‘The large ferce of the enemy reported ia the early pt) of tals week ns yeastrating into Prines George