The New York Herald Newspaper, August 14, 1862, Page 4

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GATETIES CONCERT HALL, 616 Broadway, Daawina Roow ESTSRTANMENTS, PARISIAN CABINET 0} Open daily fro 583 Broadway.— sdwy, A New York, Thu ugust 14, 1862. LHRE sirvuation. ‘The inte 2 from G McClellan's army which we h to-day contains nothing of vita} importance, if we except the cor tween the rebel commander and the General-in- Chief relative to repudiation of paroles and oaths of allegiance. The language of the rebel General Lee’s communications is considered by General Halleck to be “conched in language exceedingly insulting to the government of the United States,” and he has therefore “declined to receive them.” ‘They were, therefore, returned unanswered, except as above quoted. Further particalars of the recent movements of ved. Gene- Generali Pope's army have been rece! ral Buford has sent in an official re suit and parti states “the of the enemy a fight was most cipitate and i ie great confus' as had the benefit ter between the lie further ener of a hard rail contending fore. Morgan, the guer' chieftain, is reported as Cumberland river and en- with cight hundred men. Louis- wild with excitement, the war largely and enthusiastically at- tended. Seventy thonsand dollars bounty was unsnimously voted for at the meeting held on the evening of the 12th inst. The Memphis Bulletin has a report of the cap- ture of Baton Rouge, and states" that thé rebel ram Arkansas, elthough delayed, had arrived in front of that place on the evening of the day of battle; that she immediately assailed our flect, de- stroying two vessels, damaging two others and driving the rest away. Breckinridge has already officially reported the destruction of the ram having crossed the tered Kentucky ville is almost meetings being before she had reached that ci and, therefore, we may safely believe that the advices “from re- liable sources” are merely founded on the news previously received here. The inteiligeuce of the capture of Baton Rouge by the rebels is not so positive as would appear at first sight. Breckinridge’s despatch is dated ten miles from the city, which would hardly be the case had he captured it. He may have defeated our army, and even killed General Williams (a sketch of whom we give to-day), but as the Union gunboats are on the river in front of the place, there is still some probability that, in fact, the CUniva forces ho.d possession thereof, A curious article appears in the Richmond Ez- améner relative to England and forcign interven- We republish it among our Southern intel- ligence. tion, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Paris Monde, commenting on a stat cal work just issued from the Ministry of Public In- struction in France, on the subject of snicides, offers some very sensible suggesiions concerning self-destruction. It says that the increase of sui- cides in France is #wful to c In the space of thirty-two years, from 58 in sively, 92,662 have been committed in Fraa ag an aver in the ye i ; is only to be oxplained Uy the fact that the religious sentiment operates more powerful- by the 4 ly on women than on men. It is proved official returns that the most religious prc present the fewest suicides, and that the propor- tion of suicides increases as we approach Paris, where it attains the maxim Old age, even, does not seem to allay the furor of self-destruc- tion; the proportion constaftly increases from childhood to the age of eighty, when it begins to decline, The armaments for Mexico are going on in France with great activity, and a great number of vessels are being prepared for the ser- vice. The Sixty-seventh and Ninety-fifth re- gimonts, with bottolions of 1,000 men each, are on their march for Toulon. The steam frigate Vanban, which wos in the first cate- gory of the reserve, is now being fitted out as a transport. The Gomer has been recalled from the coastof Italy for the same parpose, and is to transfer her artillery and crew t« Cacique, ordered to the waters of Civita Ve At latest dates there were several infantry regi- ments, with detachments of engineers and artillery, awaiting embarkation at Cherbourg, for the Mexi- xpedition. The transports Ulm, Tourville, Breslau, Ville de Bordeaux, Ville de J.yon, Tilsit, Duquesne, and the frigates Orenoque, Ewre, Ar- deche, Jura and Allier were all ready to sail with troops for Vera Croz. The frigate Napoleon was also arming, to sail for New York. General Jose Gutierrez de la Concha, late Cap- tain General of the Island of Cuba, bas been ap- pointed Spanish Minister Extraordinary to Paris, and had a royal audience with Queen Isabe’ | | | | NiiW YORK HERALD, THURSDA Pari; k and wounded French sole liers p to that island were pro- er favorably at that time, and that, mm cou- sequence great salubrity of tht climate, lids were preparing to rejo.n their 0. in Mex } meet in State Go: to nom‘uate a camdidate for Governor. This fac- tion was formerly in the train of John C. Breekin- ; but when that arch traitor deserted them wore for a while numbered among the lost until they were discovered by Clement L. d m, of Ohio, by whom they were re- pot again in working order. They number in the St rom fifteen to twenty th ou- sand, at Portland, There is already one candidate fur Gover- nor in the field—General Charles D. Jameson—no- minated by the Union wing of the party, and some of the “copperheads,” itis reported, are » “copperhead”? demoerats of Maine will | The Reueat of Stonewall Jackson—Now Push On the War, The additional and eminently satisfactory | particulars which we have published concern- | ing the late battte at Cedar Mountain and its | results, culininating in the flight of Stonewall Jackson, and in the vigorous pursuit of his forees by the cavalry and artillery of General Pope, will settle all doubts as to whether this late battle was a Union victory or defeat, As we have claimed from the first, and from a sim- | ple common sense and honest view of the facts reported, we have gained the victory, and a victory, too, of the highest importance. From the same malignant spirit, however, against General Pope, which they have along betrayed towards General McClellan, and every other officer who gives the cause of the anxious to endorse him, and thus unite the party. The Legislature of Kentucky will meet to-day in extra session, by order of Beriah Magoffin, Governor of the State. The members of beth houses are nearly all Union men; but as it is well known that the Executive is a rebel masked bat- tery, and that hordes of guerillas, headed by the notorious Morgan and other rebel chieftains, are in close proximity to the seat of government in Kentucky, it behooves our generals in that section to have an cye to the movements of this Legislature. It has been represent. ed that attempts will be made to overawe the Union members and force them to do the bidding of Breckinridge, Buckner and the Gover- nor, and if possible to carry the State out of the Union. Some curiosity will be manifested to see the message of that old traitor Magoffin. The famous Massachusetts Sixth regiment has determined again to volunteer for the nine months call, It was * this regiment that cut its way through Baltimore on the 19th of April, 1861, when the national capital was threatened by the rebels. The soldiers of Indiana will not be allowed to vote at the October election, as the constitution declares that all persons entitled to vote must do so in the township in which they reside. The first quota of Connecticut (7,145) is filled, and there is reported to be a rush on the second. Commodore Foote was recognized on board the Camden and Amboy Railroad boat on Monday afternoon, and the passengers, by continuous cheering, forced him to make a short speech. There are volunteers cnough in Camp Curtin, Pennsy ia, to form twelve full regiments. Senator Jim Lane has divided Kansas into two military districts, and appointed a couple of noted abolitionists as recruiting commissioners to raise nigger regiments. Senator Joseph A. Wright is stumping Indiana onthe war question, and probably with aslight leaning towards the Union State ticket. His ap- pointments run through the month of August. Nearly two huudred skedaddlers were hunted out of the ship Zered, which sailed from Philadel- phia for Londonderry on Tuesday. All the employes of the Philadelphia Gas Works have been required by a resolution of the Board of Trustees to take th of allegiance. The oath of allegiance was administered to another lot of three hundred prisoners in Fort D are on Sunday la: They were all released and went their way rejoicing. The War Department has decided that all per- sons who have furnished substitutes previous to the draft must take their chance in the draft wheel. A Philadelphia paper says that the captain of the steamboat John Brooks, formerly of the New York afl Bridgeport line, was arrested on Mon- day,on the charge of using seditious language. It is in evidence that he was abusive to the sick, wounded and dying soldiers, calling them a lot of thieves, &c. Up to the present time more than fourteen thou- sand residents of the city of New York have filed at the County Clerk’s office ¢laims of exemption, from verious causes—over age, general debility, gout, asthma, non-citizenship, Jack Falstaffism, “willing to bill, but yet afraid to fight,” short sight, weai. legs, bad kidneys, and “‘the thousand Other ilis that flesh is heir to.” It is consideret that the “Exempt Brigade” will be very numerous+ The Wissehickon bridge, belonging to the Nor- ristown Railroad Company, and the large woollen factory standing near it, about a mile from Mana- yunk, Pennsylvania, were destroyed by fire on the 12th inst. Loss about $50,000. The namber of emigrants landed here last week was 703, making the total since Jan. 1, 46,646. The balance of the commutation fund to the credit of the Emigration Commissioners at present is $14,674. Stocks were egain buoyant yesterday, the advance being equal to1o 13g percent in iLe Eries, Galena, Illi- nois Central and the other active railway shares. Up to the latest hour in the day bids came into the street for stocks, and the brokers wore kept unusually busy. Gov. ernment sixes were nich wanted at par. Gold and ex- change were also higher; the former sold at 11434; the Jatter was held by the bavkere at 1263;. Money was very abupdant at3a4 per cent. The Sub-Treasury re- ceived over $400,000 on deposit at 4 per cent. ‘The cotton market was firm yesterdayggrith sales of 200 ‘& 400 bales, closing stiff on the basis of @ 3c. a 4Se. for middling uplands, Flour was in moderate demand, but rather firmer for common grades of State and Western brands, while medium qualities and extras were un- changed. Prime to choice wheat was scarco and firm, while common and mediam grades were dull and ne- glected. Corn was rather firmer, especially for prime jnalities, which were scarce, while Inferior was in good and heavy sales of the former were made ay Pork was steady fair demand, with ales of mess at $11 2h + aud of prime at 71; a $10. Suge the a we Orie eof a ie. | auetion ye for grain to Liverpool, to which port wheat ¥ at 11igd. im bulk, and 12d. in ships’ bags. Flour je. digd a De, 6d, Rates t changed Recrviine Tour or Geverst. Sickues-—Tur Srinrr or THe Stare.—General Sickles has just returned from a recruiting tour in the weetern part of this State, along the line of the Erie Railroad, and reports great snecess in his mis- sion and great enthusiasm for the war. He says that the State, with the exception of New York city, will have furnished more than its quota before the appointed time of the 300,000 volunteers called for. The reason why volun- teering has not been so successful in the city is ing of the 75,000 men called for by the President iu the beginning of the war, and the half a willion of men subsequently voted by Congress, New York city did far more than its ebare. Recruiting for the army, too, during the last year has been ebiefly done in this city. Then, on account of want of employ- ment here, owing to the stagnation of business arising from the war, @Jarge portion of the population removed to other localities, But, now that Archbishop Hughes has taken so , decided a stand for the good cause as he has ; done at Dublin and Cork, and that the church | is throwing her weight in the scale of the Union, the } f | Union precedence over the cause of negro eman- cipation, several of our city contemporaries, 80 late as yesterday morning pronounced the result a Union defeat, and ventilated their su- perior military wisdom very much to the preju. dice of General Pope and his army. How was it, they inquired, that General Banks, with his seven thousand mea, was entrapped by twenty thonsand of the enemy, and why was it that the columns of General McDowell and General Sigel were so far in the rear that they did not reach the scene of action until the battle was over? Of course, our would-be military critics jump to the conclusion that the whole affair was badly managed by General Pope, if not by General Banks, in persisting in his efforts to dislodge the rebels from their strong position after he had discovered that at the very point which he had chosen for his assault they were massed, under cover of the jungle, as three to one against him. But it appears that General Banks was sent forward as on @ reconnoissance, and that, shel- tered as the enemy were by the densely wooded mountain sides which they occupied, the only way to ascertain their exact locality or their strength was tostirthemup. In view ofa recon- noissance, the supporting columns of McDowell and Sigel were sufficiently near for the protec- tion of General Banks; for, under ordinary circumstances, if brought into this collision with a superior force of the enemy, he would have fallen back towards the main body of the army. But in this case the ground in the immediate presence of the enemy afforded too good a po- sition for General Banks to be abandoned. He therefore resolved to hold it, trusting to the main body of the army to come to his support in season to secure this position and to dislodge the enemy; and all this has been done, We accordingly accept the battle and its re- sults as altogether satisfactory, and as betray- ing no want of precaution on the part of General Pope and no lack of sound discretion on the art of General Banks. We accept the result 3 amost important one—as a success substan- tially settling the question of the capabilities of the army of General Pope to cope with that of Stonewall Jackson. Nay, more, we conclude from this experimental battle that the forward movement of Jackson towards Washington has been arrested, and that he has com- menced a retrograde march which will be fol- lowed up by General Pope. We hope and trust, however, that we shall hear of no more battles in which the rebel forces can be set down as three or four times our own in point of numbers. We have had quite enough of this sort of warfare, and we expect General Halleck to see that there is an end of it. While the aggregate armed forces of the re- pbellion were of late nearly equal or even two- thirds of our own, it was almost impossible to meet them at every point with an equal force, considering the numerous points requiring a special military force around our grand en- circling lines of occupation of three thousand miles in extent by land and sea. At this time last August we had conquered nothing from the rebellion except some of its strongholds in Western Virginia and the forts of Hatteras Inlet; but since then we have recovered Mis- souri, Arkausas, substantially; Southern Ken- tucky, nearly the whole of Tennessee, the greater part of Eastern Virginia, including Nor- folk; nearly the whole of the extensive sea- board and inland sound region of North Caro- lina, important portions of the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, including Pen- sacola; portions of Alabama and Mississippi, the most important portion of Louisiana, in- eluding New Orleans, and the whole line of the Mississippi river from Cairo to the Gulf. These extensive conquests, involving the military occupatien of numerous cities, towns, forts and other military stations, had drawn so largely upon our army, in addi- tion to the casualties of war, that not until it was almost too late was the government, by the recent terrible battles near Richmond, aroused to the necessity of immediate and heavy reinforcements fresh from the peopie. But now there is no longer any exeuse for ing the rebels at any point with inferior nbers, espectally in Virgin the end of new enrol there will he muasterin, thre: onal fighting men, from Here we have posi- tive assurances of success. The rebeltion will be put down. Within the last fortnight the prospect before us has changed from doubt and despondency to confidence and enthusiasm among our loyal States and people, because of these late eflicient and energetic war measures of the government. Under these encouraging measures we have the reinforcements already raised to enable the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Virginia to move forward in irre- sistible strength upon the rebel capital, and the country expects that General Halleck will draw upon these three hundred thousand new volun- teers accordingly, and without delay. It is prejudicial to our good cause abroad, and gives a false idea of the comparative strength of this rebellion, to be over and ° again compelled to confess our infe- riority of forces in this, that and the other important battle. The great secret of siccess- fal war is this supertority of numbers at the right time and place. We have the numbers, avd we rely upon General Halleck to use them on every occasion henceforward in an over- whelming pressure upon the enemy. : militia, Tarason Cumatic—General Butler has sup- pressed the New Orleans Picayune for speaking disreapectfully of the national government and the Union generals. Why are not the Tri- | there is every reason to believe that the volun- | bune and the Post, with their coadjutor Wendell a pre-'| teering will receive a new impeius in New | Phillips, vious to his departure for his new scene of labors. | York, and that the Irish alone wil! fill up more A letter from Fort de France, Martin! dated than half of the quota demauded from the Em- ‘he 10th of July, and addressed to the Pays, of , pire City. called to account for playing the same game? The only differesce in the offence that we con #69 fe that here at the North it is doing | mischief by dixcouraging enlistments, whilst at the Sou bh, under the igilant rule of Butir, it can work “but litlle harmo. Is treason purely | climatic? This uneven m-nner of dealing wich | it would lead to the inference thavabe gegion in which itis uttered gives it its complexioa of crime. Strength of Napolcon’s Army Daring the Frenoh Revolution, A morning paper noted for looking at facts and events through a fog, and drawing oppo- site conclusions from the public generally, has just been parading before its readers immense figures purporting to be the strength of the French army under Napoleon, with the view of endeavoring through this means to prove that it is not mecessary for our government to issue paper money to successfully pro- secute the war. Its writers are evidently not very well versed in historical facts, or else mali- ciously take this course to destroy confidence in our government. Thus, they put down the strength of the French army in 1813 at about one million, and also assert that it was increased by drafting that year nearly a million more, and with this enormous force Napoleon conducted his operations by refusing to permit the issue of paper money, and at the elose of the long war the national debt of France was only two hundred and fifty millions, all of which statements are wide of the mark. It is a well known fact that the policy of Napoleon was always te fill up his armies asd support them from the nation that he conquered, or, in other words, make war maintain war. His only provision for food and funds was in levying contributions upon the country that he conquered and invaded. At no one time during the long war of the Freach Revolution did France have over ,eight hundred and fifty thousand men in the army. Nor did Napo- leon ever have over half a million of Frenchmen under his command at any one time, In May, 1812, Napoleon left Paris to take command of his forces"gathered in Poland to operate against Russia, He-had con- centrated there about five hundred thousand men, and of this number only about two hun- dred thousand were native French; the balance were Germans, Italians, Poles, Swiss and Aus- trians—all belonging to nations that he had conquered, and whom he had forced into his army. In this way he increased his forces, and crossed the Niemen and entered Russian terri- tory, according to the imperial muster roll, with ‘a force of six hundred and forty-seven thousand men. This number was largely reduced and his ranks thinned before he reached Moscow. Having provided no other means of feeding his army than subsisting upon the country through which he passed, and levying money contribu- tions upon the people, the plan of the Russians in laying waste the country in their retreat wasaserious drawback to Napoleon's opera- tions. His financial system was based upon continued victories, and no provision what- ever against a reverse. Ufon entering Moscow, therefore, and finding it deserted, and soon after laid in ashes, he found himself in an enemy’s country in midwinter, without shelter or food for his men, or means to provide either, and forced to beata hasty retreat or perish. He could no longer levy contributions upon the people; for there was no one left. Disaster met him at every step on his retreat, until finally he left his army and fled to Paris. Out of the forces that entered the Russian territory only about eighty thousand ever returned, and of this number over forty thousand were Aus- trians and Prussians—leaving only about thirty- five thousand surviving French soldiers. Soon after Napoleon’s return to Paris the people became excited at the prospect of France being invaded. The old army had been de- stroyed in the Russian campaign, and a new one had to be raised to take its place. The Senate, therefore, immediately voted that a draft of three hundred and fifty thousand men should be made. But previous conscriptions had drained the country of those youths liable to conscription. A change in the basis of the draft was made, and by that means Napoleon succeeded in placing an army of three hundred and fifty thousand men on their march for the Rhime in April, 1813, tohold at bay the invad- ing army. Iu addition to this, there were about two hundred thousand men stationed i ain and Portugal at this time. The disasters"of the campaign of 1813 were quite numerous and materially reduced Napoleon’s army. Out of the four orders for conscription issued that year, the number actually obtained only kept the army at its strength at the commencement of the campaign, its numbers falling far short of the million and a half put down by @ morn- ing journal. Napoleon’s maxim to make war maintain war would no longer avail him anything, now that he was compelled to fight on French soil, in- stead of invading other nations. His allies were turning against him, and those generals who once fought in his ranks and led his men into battle were now marshalling forces a vhis ¢ anequal to the task. he left ti e and ry unprotected. Tis financial system being entirely based upon continued victories and in conquering nations, he kad no resources to fall back upon in the hour of his adversity. His specte currency was inade- quate, and, although he made a desperate effort in his Hundred Days’ war, after his escape from Elba, by appealing to the pride of the French people, yet he was unable to conceptrate suffi- cient force or provide the means for the defeat of the allied forces at Waterloo. England, on the other hand, discarded the idea of specie cur- rency, and relied upon paper money for her currency. Through its influence she developed her resources, built up her manufactures, loaned large suis to assist other nations in war against France, and in the end came out of the long struggle stronger than ever before, not only in her internal trade and the wealth of her people, putin her foreign commerce, in military and no- val power—all of which made her the first nation of the world. Is not here a lesson for us and a sufficient reply to the croakers and grumblers at Mr. Chase’s financial system. Napoleon had no other financial system than specie and the levying upon conquered territory for funds to meet his daily necessities. The result was that the nation grew weaker every day, her trade languished, and Napoleon was finally made a captive. England, on the other hand, organized a financial system that would enable her to ob- tain the sinews of war, and at the same time en- courage an‘ strengthen her own internal trade. Tho result was that she increased in power while France was gradually growing weaker, comm Y, AUGUST 14, 1862. ead finally came off congue nation of the world aud the leading Tre Onper ov Gongnat MoULelan Anovt Tus PRoverry oF rag IN@auitaNts OF Vit outa.—We publish to-day the importaat order of General McClellan carrying out the order of the President in relation to property, which fully accords with the previous practice of the Geueral of the Army of the Potomac. ‘This or- der is admirable. It is that of a statesman, as well asa general anda Christian. How forci- bly does General McClellan observe:—— ‘The idea that private property may be plundered with impunity is, perbaps, the very worst that can pervade an ariny. Marauding degrades a8 men aud dew raiizes us soldiers all who engage in it, and returns them to their homes unfitted for the pursuits of houest dustry. army is composed mostly of young men; and the commanding, to whose care ‘they are entrusted, ow to the parents who Lave sent tbeir gous, and to the com- munities that have sent the flower of their youth tuto the military service of their country, to wara atid restrain thein from an evil so pernicious. ‘The Geueral Commanding takes this occasion to remind the officers and soldiers of this uriny that we are engaged in supporting the constitution and laws of the Uuited States, and fu suppressing reboliion against their au- thority; that we are not engaged in a war of rapine, re- venge or subjugation; that this is nota contest against populations, but against armed forces and political orga- izations; that it ig a struggle carried on within the United States, and should be conducted by us upon the highest principles known to Christian civilization. This is sound philosophy, Christianity and common sense, which will find but little favor with the godless crew of abolitionists, radicals, socialists, infidels and atheists who are bent on overthrowing our institutions and inaugurating a reign of terror, substituting political chaos for constitutions and written laws. Let all our readers study this excellent document. The most violent attacks have been made on General McClellan for his “placing a guard over the house and property of Hill Carter.” Now, what are the facts? When the advance guard reached Carter’s farm, in the retreat from the Chickahominy to the James river, with some six hundred of our wounded, the family de- voted their whole attention to their care, tore up all their linen and cotton sheets, towels, everything in the kouse, for bandages and lint. Over six. hundred head of the cattle of this family were taken by General McClellan for his army, the horses of the farm, and all the slaves, to work in the trenches; and yet the fiendish abolitionisis denounce General McClel- jan because he protecied the women and chil- dren of this family from outrage or insult. Such is a sample of the diabolical course pursned towards General McClellan by Greeley, of the Tribune. and the other leaders of the radical revolutionists, for the purpose of weak- ening the confidence of the army in his general- ship and integrity, aud throwing a damper on the warlike enthusiasm of the people. Arcusisnor Hrenes’ Evxopaax Mtsstox.— Archbishop Hughes has returned to New York with increased claims to the esteem and grati- tude of the American people: He has discharg- ed his duty to the country while abroad in a manner that has not only proved highly ser- viceable to it, but that marks the firuiness of his character and his unswerving patriotism. Nothing could be more opportune or beneficial to the Union cause than the speeches recently delivered by him in Dublin and Cork. While they canno: but produce a great impression upon all the Catholic populations of Europe, they will unite that of Ireland to a man in opposi- tion to any attempt at interference with us by England. They place fairly and squarely be- fore the latter the hazards which it will have to encounter in case it should ever resolve to take so desperate and ill-considered a step. It is for this reason that the English tory journals, which have distinguished themselves by their ardent advocacy of Southern interests, are so furious at the outspoken boldness of the Archbishop’s sentiments. They have had bitter experience of the weight that attaches in political controversies to the opinions of the Roman Catholic hierarchy. The latter are slow to put themselves forward in this way, but when they do their example and advice exercise a tremendous influence amongst their own per- suasion. Were a war to break out between this country and England to-morrow, we will venture to say that not a single Irishman could be prevailed upon to enlist in the English ser- vice. Here, on the contrary, every Irishman would spring to arms, glad to have the oppor- tunity of paying back the old scores that he and his forefathers have accumulated against their English oppressors. Even cs regards the pre- sent war, the Archbishop’s recent speeches and the onslaughts that have been made upon him by the English press will have a powerful effect upon the Irish mind in this country. They will do more to stimulate culistments among our fellow citizens of that nationality than all the heavy money inducements that are being offered. 5s ies Tux Wortp axp Irs Srraw Hats, Boys’ Sies.—That broken-winded journal, the World, is obliged “reluctantly” to publish a certificate of character from a straw hat dealer on Broad- way. The certificate amounts to nothing, ex- cept as an admission that the World was engaged in the straw hat business. Whatever the World may say about the sizes of the straw hats which it fa Be first page of the se port of the Select Commitice on Gove Contracts, Mr. Washburne chairman. Captain Beckwith, testifying in regard to the shipments made by Alexander Cummings, of the World, says:—“Then there were thirty-two cases of palim-leaf hats. Most of thom were of diminu- tive size,and a thing not furnished to the soldiers by government. I should say, in a general sense, they are good for nothing. They were very small. There were shipped, also, by the Chesapeaké, seventeen cases of linen panta- loons, They were in many cases not well sewed together, and almost worthless.” Now what does the World say to that? We shall give it a dose of army ale and porter in a day or two, to enable it to recover from this terrible blow, and in the meantime we advise the Broadway dealers and the World editors, who consider these straw hats “full large sizes” and “eheap, considering the fineness,” to read a little of the report referred to, and not provoke us again this warm weather. Ovr Grais Exronts.—The London Times congratulates its readers on the fact that the present British barvest will render it indepen- dent of foreign exports and enable it to keep its gold at home. Now this is directly in con- flict with the statements of the Economist and the Mark Lane Express, the great English agri- cultural authorities, both of which report a falling off in it, both in quantity and quality. From the Continent the reports are far from fa- vorable; so that the demand upon us for bread- stuffs promises to exceed that of most former years, For the last three weeks our exports in produce have been litle dhort of $12,000,000, Fortunately, our present harvest places us in position'to be able to mect any Gemands that uiay be made upon us from abroad, It is one of the finest and most cbundant that the coun- try has ever been blessed with, aud seems te have been specially svat by Providence to de- feat the hopes and catvulations of those who looked forward to see the rebellion alded by o scarcity of gold among us aad the pressure of financial distress. Recruiting in the State of New York—Ne Draft Probable, ‘Auawy, August 18, 1868. Reports received at the Adjutent Gexoral’s office to- night show that thirty thousand mon are already em rolled, under the last call for three hundred thousand vet untoers, {n addition to those recruited for regiments tm the fled, The most favorable reports are received from all parts of the Stace relative to enlistment, and it js com- fidently expected that the quota under tho last aot may be furnished without resort to the draft. The first regiment under the last call for volunteers* Col. Ven Valkenburgh, left Eimira to-night for the seat of war, Tho Albany regiment numbers over 1,100 mem, and is under orders to march on the 19th. ‘The State order regulating the draft will bo issved to morrow. Unos, August 13, 1868, The new Oneida county regiments is full with some hundreds te spare, an@ another regiment can be filled within two weeks In this county by volnnteering. Re- cruiting for the old regiments Is very brisk. Recruiting in Buffalo. Bvrravo, August 13, 1862. Enlistments for old and new regiments are progressing rapidly, and tf’ number daily increases. There are now about five hundred men at‘Camp Morgan, in this city, The Penn: PuxLapetPata, August 13, 1868. United States Marshal Millward was to-day commis- sioned by the Governor to make an enrolment of the militia of the State in the Eastern district, and Hom. Alexander Murdock, Marshal of the Western district, has received similar authority. , Large and Enthusiastic War Meeting tm Louisville, Ky. Lovisvinix, Ky., August 13, 1862 Alarge and cnthusiastic war meeting was held at the Court House last niglit, Resolutions were unanimously adopted urging the City Councils to appropriate seventy thousand dollars for bounties to volunteers, Cail for the New York Democratic State Convention. Auzany, Angust 13, 1862 The Democratic State Committee met to-day, an@ issued the following call for a State Convention: — ‘This come afull meoting, held on th® 9th day of J that ths democracy of New York Stand read a all patriotic eitizens, withont referes agree in susta the existing w within the pd restoring the constitution to former party combinations, who the government in the prosecution of xt the rebellion by all the neaa® fn loval people, for’ the purpose of Union as it was and maintaining the as it ig, and having doclared ite purpose in calling the next State Convention to invite the co-operation of all citizens on the simple but distinet. platforin of the coustitntion, the Union, and the enforce- ment of the la The views, he igued, reiterating and carrying out these call ‘a convention of the democracy of the York, and of ail in favor of such co-opera- ove delegate from each Assembly dis- the city of Albany on the 10th day of at twelve M., to nominate officers to be xt general election, and to transact sue as the Coavention may deem expedient. Rowing Matches at Philadelphia. Partapgrensa, August 13, 1868 Tue rowing match between Ward, of Newburg, and Hammill, of Pitt#burg, came off in the Schuylkill to-day. Hammill came in sixty yards ahead, sculling taree miles in twenty-two minutes and a half, ‘The race to-morrow is for the'chamnpionship, distanee five miles. Burning of a Cotton Mill. Provipssce, R. I., August 13, 1862. Shroeder’s print works in East Greenwich, consisting of machinery and nearly twenty buildings, valued a& $50,000, and containing 30,000 pieces of print cloths, valued at $100,000, were destroyed by fire this morning: ‘The goods were insured. United States Circuit Court. Before Hon. Judge Shipman. Avovet 12.—1he Grand Jury brought in bills of iam dictment against Abraham N, Haight and Nelson Evans for destroying latters in the New Lebanon Post office, ‘The Grand Jury then adjourned to September 15. Fernandino Dimanchia, convicted of murder, wae broughé up for eentence. Mr. Edwin James said he intended in this case, which was ope of great iipurtance, to move au arrest of judg- ment, but be was not then prepared, He desired am Leet the matter down for Thursday morning: at ten o'clock. x Mr. Joachimssen applied for the discharge of James Ward, who wae detained as a witness against a mam named Charles Norville. It appears that Norville waa discharged { nstody, while the witness against was kept a prisoner. Counsel also moved for the usaal per diem componsation to which witnesses are entitied. The witness @ been arrested without warrant, and merely upon the authority of one of the Marshal's effi- cers. ‘The Conrt could not discharge a man who was not ar- Tested under the warrant of the Court, except on a writ of habeas corpus. A man held in custody without the warrant or authority of the Court would not be entities jon or witness fee. * then handed in application for a writ is (Wednesday) morning. Caoxen To Deats Winns Earixe.—William Hines, a sa tive of Irciand, aged thirty-live years, was choked te death yesiorday aiternoon by a piece of meat lodging im Bis throat while eating his dinner. Coroner Wildey held an inquest upon the body. Forxp Drowxe:-—The body of an unknown man, in @ nude state, was found floating in the water at the foot oF ‘Twenty-third street yesterday. Deceased ir ‘supposed to have been drowned while bathing. Coroner Ranney or- dered the body to be sent to the dead houge at Bel Hopital for idontitication. A Braxen Terr American Tole os 40 and , all the offices: il bo a greas ph it Povsonal Intelligence. ot the United Lare ow a) cupyiog ay Rev. . Potter, of Tray yle Albany; Marshal Brown and party, of Washington, @. Be Wilbur, of Poston; 0. Wi. Bur » of China, and H. Re Hiehop, of Cuba, were eimoug the arrivals at the Fifta Avenne Hotel yesterday. Major Mosop. of the Uuitod State ay W. Cochran and J pwing at the Metropol States Army; N. R. Vail, 1. Matthews, of ORL, are stop an Vechten, of ington, are of N of Providen ping at the Brevoort Houre ‘The following were among the arrivals at the Ste Nicholas Hotel yesterday:—Hon, ¢ Grow, of a: Hon. A. P. Grant, of Osweg: nily, and Green Clay, of Kent and fanily! of Penveyivania: J, . Cochran’ of Pitteburgs FR. Armstrong, ot Virginia: 1. C. Woodrufy, of Buffalo; 1. %. Fiteh, Golone! §. Burt,’ oc Aloanys P,P, Peck, of Nashviile, nd Major Geddings am Lieut. Foot, of the United States Army. H. K, weroyk. of London: Ho Seroder and wife, of New York: air, Blacher, of Hay Mr. Raittick. of Viewna; H. Rennebury, of barn ndres\® and family, of Krainer, of ; ricourta, of Cuba, are atop. Philadelphia, ping et the Clar Beige Cairo, 1. Hom, A. Jy Ane Riabop aud G. T. Henry Wilson, of Massa. : of syracose: Me. Real, of Chicago’ L. Prayn DMeChijid, of Ogdens. bnra, aud Fr. Fieh and wi Newtowil, Were ainoug the arrivals ai u List of Atmoric Nowe Rooms, 10 £t ending August 2, 1862: Robert J. Burbank and wife, All Johneon, Boston; Rev. SH. Tyg. Jr., TR Now York; ©. Pitt, Maine: Horiand Conitas, Po S.A. Main, New York; Jas. 8. Higginson, Boston; Ste« phen Gimber, Philadelphia, i). Thorapson, no, N. Hig Aga Curhman, Providence, BR. 1.; P. Mactariane Ch: § 3,8. Huger, Sen Branco, Thos. Hi RY Joasorin, A. Wertine W. Li, Moreigon Jonkine, Lotviay Ky ‘. Porinly, Nev DM. Kearney ar , P. Steahon, Now Yorks Hon and w i N net Mayo, Fubilee, » Vor gokauyaie, N, Astor iouse yorter day id at Gun & Co." d Now Yorks Wind, Ge gE. Ths teburg, Va MW tol har. Kastine Arehibaid M. Grifilng, Sen Franc