The New York Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1862, Page 1

2 mk THE NEW YORK HERALD. eon WHOLE NO, 9470. ‘he Negro Brigade Controversy ‘Still Pending. COMMERCE AND TRADE INCREASING, General Butler’s Measures to Relieve the Poor of New Orleans. A Crand Melee Between the Police and Armed Runaway Negroes, Can Wur New Orleans Correspondence. New Ortzans, August 5, 1862. Begro Stampede—vonflict with the Soldiers—Louisiana Bale Bank Permitted to Resume Business—The Butle - Phelps Controversy—The Negro Brigade Ques'ion—Gen- ‘Wal Butler Determined to Pursue his Constitutional Poli- y—General Butler's Excellent Measures for the Relief of the Poor of New Orleans, dc. ‘The steamor Philadelphia left this port for New York @m Sunday morning. The Saxon leaves this evening and ‘the Trade Wind to-morrow morning tor the same destina- ‘Mon. The steamers Biackstono, Creole and Roanoke, all from New York, arrived here this morning. Everything vematns here about as before the departure of the Phila @elphia. Yesterday morsing wo had a Nittle skirmish ‘with some armed negroes who were secking their free- om. They came from the plantations of Messrs. Mor- gm and Walker, about thirty miles down the coast. ‘They arrived in the city at four in the morning, and as they were marching up the levee, when ‘@ear the Fronch market, they were ordered ‘by four policemen to halt, and on refusing to do so the Policemen attempted to arrest them and called for aid, A number of other policemen soon arrived, and imme Gately a scrious fight ensued, the negrocs being armed ‘with sugar cane kuives. They wero getting the best of ‘the policemen when four soldiers of the Twellth Mainc Fegiment came to thoir aid, when, after a struggle, in ‘which the negroes fonght desperately, the police and so!- ‘@ers were victorious, Qne negro was killed, nine wounded and six taken Prigouers. Five of the police were pretty badly wounded. ‘Tho negroes said they were armed only to resist apy ait ‘Yempt on the road to return them to siavery, There can be no question but that the policemen did ‘their duty in arresting any band of armed men, w! Black or white; but if custom had not made it ‘this State for a pluuter to pay twenty. every runaway negro arrested by a pi ‘M thoy would heve beon so zealous in pe: Upon President of t > een was allowed to resume bu guard removed from the do: ‘Tho cores yondecee b vai Phelps ci the Doon continued, but probably nm the letters. ‘That of Veveral ; @otermination io maintoin his anthority as U Of the department, is couched in lang: truthfal expr kind regard for ¢ and his desire to prevent that officer from fm an attitude of hostility to his supertor ot!) cer:— vm? Pararsy, La., August 2, 1802. Purer, Commanding the Department Keay Ree cations from you of this date have doen received. ‘this mom One of them 1 vaieing of yolinteer or militia forces, stati exist from the formation of any nezro mili tions; and the other declaring, ina spirit ‘usage of military service, and to ali the rigats and liber- ‘tes of a citizen of a free governmeut, that my ro-igna Bion will not b: accepted by you; that al-ave of als nce ‘Watil its acceptance by the President will not be granted ‘Mae, and that I must See to it tint your ord ould not bey, without becoming a slave m “faithfully and diligently exeouted. It can be of little conse jueuce to®me as to what kind of slavery I am to be subjected, whetver to Afvicun slavery r to that which jo thus £0 offensively propo. me an order wholly opposed to my convict i t, aS well as of the higher sexlo of Receasities in tho case, and insisting complying with it faithfully ana dilizer ing me no room to escape with my convicts ‘Wy principles, at any sacrifice that 1 may make. | can- ‘mot submit to either kind of slavery, and cannot, here. Sore, for a double reason, comply with your ovder of We Bist of July, in complyiag with Which should submit to Both kinds—both to African slavery and to that to which You resort m its defence. to the iast of saving the public intere: wolved, F appeal 10 your seuee of justice to reconsi your decision and thuke the most to the cause out of the Sacrifice which [ offer, by granting the quiet, proper and @ustomary action upon my resiguation, By refusing my request you would subject me to gre: venience, withont, as far as] can seo, any advatita, With the view oi : iocatte on of the mails is femarkab.y irregular and unceriain, and in order to give You every assurance that my resignation is te Strict compliance with paragraph twouty-nive c jons to be ‘“uneonditional and immediate,’ 1 ith eaclose a copy for the Adjutant Geaeral of the e@rmy, which i desire’ may be forwarded to him, to be Jaid before the President, ior as early action ju Ux pab- upon ‘a8 his Excelloney may bo'pleased to accord; and as ty Porition, sui'eiently unpleasant already, promises to ba- Some much more so etill by the course oF mn whieh I am sorry to find that you pursue, I wrgenily request his Exce dy acca, t ‘of my commision, to liberate ee Of aut focation—froin that darkling ago and en Shralment which. it apoears to around the murclos a ling and a the energies of 0 ent and country, when a decisive act might cot tho evils and liberate ne Srom their baneful and fnscinating indve.ce fore in Sovclusion of this commenicstion, aud I should also hope Of my Forvices in this departinent, Idem it my duty to atate, leet it inight not otherwise come to your no! shat soveral pariics of the free colored iseu Yoans have recently come to consult ie @ raising ou oF two regiments of ie cles Of the population for @ the government and good order, aud that I bave reccommended them to propose ( measure Yo you, having no power to act upon it mysei’. Tam, Gir, vory respeotlully , your Cbedie: ry J. W. PHELUS, Brigadier General. Mospay, Angust 4, 1862. P.8.—tho negroesiacreaso rapidly. There are doubtloes Bow six hundred able bodtod m added Wo thove who are suilering u Mls of New Orleans and vick General stock of y Of ove thouraud 4 a the di ° ty, and tor ute ay much to a8 A regitaout o ly much " Burden, thoy might becouse a bone @rameital powe: ’ Camp Panarrr, Ea., Aug be oh ergy Tuomas, Adjutant Cencral, W: Sm—Finding it imporsible to serve In tt ‘Without doing yiclence to my convictions of ri Fottlo necersity, 1 respectfully tender you th of my commission ny an officer of tho a United States, ond request as early a Of its acceptance as conveniently powell houcr to be, sir, very respect lieat ser. ‘vant, JOW. Pil or Couer Hrapgnanrmns, Dxrarraest OF ‘rns New Ont Afigtist 6 Gaxrrit—Your communiention of to day bh oeived. Thad forwarded your rosienation on tho ‘waa receivad to the President of tho U 8 there will wo no cevasion of forwarding a duplicate Genoral, not at liborty to accept your ree’ Rot, consistostly with fhy duty aud the ord Department, grant you a leave of absence till 11 is ac Oopted by the Presitent, for want of oillesrs to supply Zour place, | Tse nething un por do L intend avy bing 80, im the refusal to accept the resignation of an <Officor where his place eaunot be at tha present moment auppliod. Ipray you to understand tfiat there was no- intended to fe offensive to you either in the matter nor of my communication in directin military organization of tie negroes. easry out the law of Congrees, us 1 it, and in doing which 1 an #¢0 neither African not other slavery in tho commander of the post clearing from the front of this Hino, by,moans of able bodied mea uriler his control, the Groes und underbrush which wonld afford cover and Shelortowsis enemies in caso of attack, onpecially when the vory measuro, us a precautionary one, Was advised by yourslt; and while, in doferonee to yout age and expe. Fience a8 A sadior, avd the appreciation I have of your many good qualities of beart,1 have withdrawn and do withdraw one ing you may find offensive in my comum. Bication, a@ill,1 must request @ categorical answer to this question: Wik you or will you not employ a portion of the negrees in cutting down the trees which afiord cover to the evemy in front and right of your line ? Speer yes you wo do but understand have no choice. 1 to oDsorve that, if there is auything of wrong & mio, for you haversutticioot. ire net responsible for it offend feed Far Butter was maturing a plan for the relief of the poor, ‘whtch would bo as‘ creditable ior its ingenuity as for ‘the charitable end it proposes to achieve. The Geueral ‘Order, No. 55, and the schedules attached, demonstrate the measure admirably, [The order referred to was pub- Mshed in the Heraxp on the 16th inst.—Ep. Herat.) ‘Tho order was issued this morning, and there has ‘Deen au amount of growling and gnashing of tecth on Carondelet street to-day that heats Herr Driesbach ® Tiong ‘*a}l to flinders.”” These gentiemon of the cotion faction think New Orleans has failen low indoed when a inan cannot be found who has pluck enourh to stick a knife into the General’s back or give bim an cunce of colt lead. ‘There are plenty of men here wh» do not Jnek the inclination to perform this little service, bub they are confoundedly afraid that the bail wisi miss its aim, jeneral Butler has appointed Lieutenant D. C.G. Field il Agout, and enirusted this busincss cf taxation charge Mr, Field came out to Ship isioud as a private in he Twenty sixth Massach setts, but bis work ‘was immediately discovered, and fer several months he was iirst clerk in the Commussary Department, wad was thoa appointed Jentenant in bis regiment. io is an admirable accountant, and an upright, honest and honorable gentioman, ‘and most worthy of his present | responsible position, New Oeueana, August 5, 1862. The Creole Runs Ashore Off the Porida Cvast—She Gels into Key West, and Sulscquently into New Orleans—Tie Roanoke Mets wih a Similar Mishap at thi Mouth of the Mississippi—What the Havana Steamer Didn't Dom What the Captain of the Roanrke Did for Himsel/— Order jrom the Quartermaster’s Depariment—Giut of Flour in New Orleans, de., dc. ‘The steamship Creole, which left New Orleans on the 19th ult., ran ashore at Alligator Reef, Florida, on tho 20th. She bad on board a quantity of flour, some of which belonged to passenger; on the Roanoke, of tho same line, The Croole was got off the roef and taken into Key Wost, where she was seen by the passengers on the Roanoke, which vessel puesed on the 30th ult. Such of the passengers os had flour on boxrd the Creole consoled themselves with the reflect:on that the saia flour would be purchused by the government at paying rats, On the 2d inst., as the Roanoke was entering the Mis, sissippi, at Pass-a-!’Uutre, she was taken from the chan- mel by the forces of the current, and grounded cn the soft mud. It seems that she got ashoro on a lump, for while she was hard and fast amidships there was quite sufficient water under her bow and stern for her to float. The reason assigned for her not boing able to resist the force of the stream 4s }that sho was lozded too much by tho head, which rendered the ruddor partially unmanagapie, aud prevented tho ship from answering her helm with sufficient readiness. The Roanoke struck at half-past five o’clock in the morning. Captain Couch immediaty got out the kedge, attached toa stout hawser, manned the capstan, and endeavored to warp her off by a strong pull on the haweer, but thstand all other elforts used throughout the day were unavailing. Early on the following morning a propel ler was seen out in the offing, msking towards the Roan. oke, She proved,to be ihe Cardenas, f passed an attezpt was made to pit the Roanoke’ board, aud some of th ont ei in boa on hoping weamner i have to go bow! He beve: pre: got on shore ad was only saved al reoment. the nite in one with instructions yand in the tunicate from . by telegraph ing assisiarice brought xors aecompauied the cutter Fiorida, from thy sea, vrai of the Roan tg iM hand, went on board, in spe of resching New Orleans on her, ‘Tho Forida, which isfarmed with a twenty-two pounder Parrott gen on a pivot utaidships, then proceeded up the puee, but the wind iniled her eve she had goue more thin awimie, and she was compelled ty anchor for the pight. AL three o'clock P. M. the mate's boat fell in with the tug Fox, about two iiles trom the bead of the pasees, and engaged her to run downto the Roanoke and tow her of, ‘The Fox was one of the steamers that had been captured while cudeavoring to run the blockade with a cxrgo of cotton On board. She succeeded in doing so ouce, bub w susht iu the second attempt. She was then cailed the Wiittaore, but after her capture she was , converted inio @ ing, and her name changed to Pilot fown with the otherwise, wath the y down. Several mete. Durr the fortorn %. ing alongside of the Roanoke the Fox took hold of her starboard bow by means of a stout bawser, rial began to pull, but without much etlect. The Roancke Was started a foot or two, but beyond that she resolutely refused to budge au ine.’ Iwas now apparent that she could not be cot off without lightening ship. Upon this the Fox came alongside, a special arrangement baving been made with her master ty take seven hundred aud fifty barrels of flour out of the Roanoke, then to tow her off, retura the flour and see her safe to’ the head of the patses, for which services Captuin Couch agreed to pay ds were himtncdintely set to work, and veu o'clock P, M. six hundred and. tity barrels had Jt was then Seay token Out wid placed op board the tug. de 1 to try another pall, which w off wish the greatest ea: ue night, and steum was how damaged one of her s in couseqi gelting foul of the a: and it w. not til late ea the lowing morning (the 4th) that she was ready for a for the start, At length, inatters haying been adjusted, both vessels got und he Roanvke being towed over the bar by the Fox, aud the first named yessel arrives heve in « o'elcek this morning. Fal morning the passengers who had got ita went pack to the Roanoke im two 85 Light ou deck, exposed to the at- s<ippk mosquitoes, with nothing to eat. wior and hungricr mnen than when they ne of the edof the ie the Fox was nlongside the Roanoke gore weaton board the tng aud i captain whother, in the event of lis not be.ng able totow the Roanoke off, ho wou them up to the eity for payment. awd showed then the fol lowing ord stRR's Orner, nie 23, 136, wre in the bibit Tho tow and other go of briny pio the city, {rem dewa river, any passen- gore. npparently, they mayo hether they aro from (is sna of any citer pnot be pers initied. From tis time, i avy passeagers be brought by by any goverament boat, without special permission ival of era with the oflicers of raid bout from their off » them; aud euch will be ‘oper oi Hof sinalipox into the jn of the Fox interpreta tt (oo id never be intended to apply to per. Ke her passeugers Fe, aller exhansting the ssome trading etermer shou irate Wind, Avteon thy ive day $16 per ba umption of forty whet. ha 1 ay, but must have fuilen roly ester A Negre Stamped«=—Sharp Conflict Be- tween Policemen and Runaway Ne- grocs. From the New Orleans papers of the 4th and 5th inst.’ Drought to this city by the Sexonia, we extract (he follows ing additional items of news:— NEGRO STAMPEDE—DEADLY WEAPONS USED-—DEsreE- RATE CONYLICT BETWEEN POLICFMEN AND NEGROES, (From the New Orleans Pelt, August 5.) We learn that there was a stampede of one hundred and fity negroes yesterday from the plantations along the onast below the city. ‘This morning, about tour o’elock, a portion of tho above number, supposed to be twenty-five or thirty, were met by tho police of (te Third district about Montegut etreet, when a runniug dght took pliso, extending up vo St. Fer: Amand strect. ibe negroes were armed with cane knives, scythe blades wad clubs, When they saw the police the leader of the gang called to tiem to come, that they were driliod. ‘The police, finding that the negroos wormdotermined to resist, on them with their pisto®, and cloved in with their clube, ‘They captured fourteen and killed one. Of those captured nine were 80 hadly wo tnded that they bad to be saat to the hespital, Five of tha.m wore pronounced mortally wounded. All of this party In ‘onged to Mr. Morgan, whowe plantation is About twenty, eight miles below the city, Four of the policetnen wor? wounded, but to what extewt we were ‘unable to learn, There seems to be a lack of disposition NEW YORK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1862. the lock-up. They are ali bate, hearty, epriv) ty pegroes,, netwith:tmcing their dolefyi tatce about ing overworked aid uncer fed. ‘That, however. ix aliy the case with negroes; and it not unfrejnently pets that those best cared for make the most comp . We understand that one of the negroes Btated (ha: bo Frenchmen induce? them to leave the plantation by tell fing them that if they could get to the eity they would have plenty to-eat and nothing to do. ‘These inthe lock-np denied that thoy intended to fight, Dut sait they expected to bo locked up in they could ‘wake complaint azaiust the overseer, they wore found with honds. The one wid put 14 bs plea, om be ng sked why Le had a \ 1 jm his bonds, answered that ho picked it up wh-reacme 0; his comrades dropped it. And notwithst ndnigae de | ira to be locked up he atiempied hen he was brought to by 3 at he buick saw in joo': poles, w Orleans Poe, Atgust 5. yesterday mori «OF the mes tbls city bas yet wi Adout ind. district w tho Third that 5 the levee e laree b termined to sandcost-. They we i 18 Which plantations uiford, (ram cane bill: books to nen they reached abont Mentegy @ :lered them to ha't, at d pe conded to « of Burscud Jately ottick i . the dices tmmediately enled for f sist.nce, and were spoedily remforced, a'most to the whote stferghon duty in the distict; but se furious wore the negroes that they were in danger of being con - pletely overcome, ‘Ib ir elubs and pistols were fr. ely ued, but sv numerous was the gang of negroes that uncy were not equal to the task which had fallen on them. By this time tho whole neighbor was in a state, of terrible excitement, and assistance from other quarters being absoiutely necessary W Baye the police, a detachment of militia from adjacent quarters hastened to the spot and lent their aid. It did not take lovg after this to convince the ne- groes that they were overpowered, ior three of them ‘were soon killed, a number dexporately wounded, and the ass of them scattered, some running in one direction, some in another, some jumping into the river and swim- ming off, and go forth. ‘the total nuinbor of the band, it would seem, was something like ene hundred and tifty; but they were not all together at the time of the police uw them. They had ren off last night from plantations down the coast. From one, that of Thomas Morgan, Esq., some thirty have run off, thirteen of whom aro’ now in the pet Prison, nine in the Charity Hospital, and ono led, We saw those tn tho Charity Hospital this morning. ‘They are as follows:— 1. Harry, 18 years of ago; born on the plantation of Mr, Morgan. He is badly contused about the head and e'sewhere; not s) badly, however, but what he was ut to be sent from the hospital to jail. He suys that the gung started from the plantation on Sunday night, when the moon was about two hours high, 2 Fa Thidip, uged 36 yea'z, shot fu the ear, and will pro- diy treet, tho police Leaver W) 4 rest 3. Lowis,16 years old, severely contused about the head, Lat ih eoddition to be removed from the hospital to jail. . Monroe, ages 20, with his skull fractured, and badly various parts of the body. Ehs condition is 25 years of ago, heavily bit about the shout arently stu by lis whave in the ight. lie Was to be reme 6 Hossy, E clubs, -Kojt in the he: od to jul beaton about the hoad with . Bra preeedix verely hit en the el owhere born, not like the tin Virwinia, n, Dui the teregeing, from Vir- the thigh aud severely ed ubvut 60, born on the plantation, severe cut over the eye; badly beaten ad mastery bad been obtaived over tho gang te the Thir > station; but ler, tho clerk, gcving the condition of those ¥? mentictied, eousiderately sent them to the Charity es the three killed und the nine wounded negrees above boticed, thore are others also more or less hurt. Four of the police officers, we regret to leara, are protty badiy injured, We presume the Coroner will hold an inquest on the bodies of the three d negroes, when we expect fur- ther and perhaps more accurate deta ‘Pho atthir has ereated great excitement throughout the city, especially in tho lower districts; bat this 1s nothiug in comparison to what exists in the country below. prehensious of the gravest character are feit on all the plantations, and measures for protection against the dreaded evils ure being most anxiously canvassed, INTERESTING FROM CALIFORNIA. The Specie List of the Golden Gate— Stampede of State Prisoners—The Fugi- tives Carry Off the Lieutenant Gover™ nor of the State—Six Prisoncrs Killed and Twenty-six Wounded, &. San Francisco papers of the 23d ult., published two days utter the suiling of the unfortunate steamship Gold- en Gate, furnishes the specie list of that yeesel and other interesting nows:— SPECIE LIST OP THE GOLDEN GATE, The steamship Golden Gate, Captain Hudson, le’t San Francisco for Panama July 21, with 234 passengers and the follow ing treasure list: Wolts, Fargo & Sathor & Church B. David. Abe! Gu: 8, > Henry Her Reynolds, Reis & Coorge Hors us, Ba Bie To mM. seeete 13,000 Corresponding shipment of leet year was $1,247,639 73. tty dete thus compares with that’ of last $21,245,283 64, 1861, $22,680,527 27; falling 62." seme $200,000 of exchange sold on ved, Wis pat funds already jn , , or otherwise the shipment would bave 2 to that extent larger, TE PRISON STAMPEDE. (Prom the San Franciseo Bulletin, July 22.) 4 the most anthentic sources we are cnabled to following fail aud correct report of the un- id escape of convicts en marse from inner. linlf an hour afierwatds a gang of 151 men were paseing in from brickvard Jo the rear of the prison, ihrongh th r (rear) gute, when from ton to twenty of the {ihe ¢ wall io the frout where a rried atonce into b eivoom and lor. The gang of 4& arvived in dowbie nt whic some swod guard over Murphy, the yy ¢ broke epen 01 ad relzing him, demand. ‘er to them the or, but the brave if that he had not nmnere!ful's oraon, thé to key. Tho Ge ave guard rolased to givo it up, gotit. They attacked and beat t and having taken by force the key trom 1 the gates and roised the he sill ree nm dar: eliement and bur. of full one hundred convicts 600 dora, and rushed to ges ont of the gat rly all the workinen from the shops took with them axes, hatchets, knives, Mer—anytt in the way of weapons that was handy—and with loud yolls Coliowed the first party, In epite of the fring of the #, Whoroby a lerge number were wounded, Mean ¢ come of the ringleadera wont to the armory, in the hope of scouring the per#on of Fdward Vandertip, captain of tho guart. Not jinving him they broke into the ar. mory, aud secured all the pistols and ocher arms that thoy could ind; but fortunately they only found one revelver loaded, aud thoy missel one case of sabres that within reach 1{ they bad only known it Thus armed, the convic 300, 80 40, aud othe ent the ‘de, under ( in cap turin aon, and killtng and wounding several others. All (hore Ineide the walls were put un dor lock and key to prevent further escapes, While this was golug on inside, the escaped body of prisoners, with Governor Chotlis, held well m front of them, advanced around the privon wall to Watson's guard post (No, 5), situated on a hill close to the prison, Wat son was about to fire a load of grape into the ranks o1 the insurgents, whon tho captured Governor threw up his hands exclaiming, For God's sake, don't shoot,” doubt- Jess being torced to this measure by the sharp Isnives of the convicts. inber of, some sny onteldd the gre , 8°11 Auoverdio’ | be @conviets had intended to ase this gun to dismount eT Oy an O pose ewim ier, He ¢: th y were so expora’e® that tbey tried (o kid Watson by throwing him down the precipice; but they forta- ‘Phey now mirched joisnrely slong serene the Drick- yard towards the other gun ‘No. 10), still holdmg the Geo er or ny scourity, beiore them, Frery abe bodied man for miles «round, wo could be or by fow & gun, a nistol or woapon of any kind and a horse (come without horses) had turned out te chase, and if Or inte earch the f yitives. By good management the ag abd meuote | eb izena corralied squad ater equad 0° om, util tery ow had e caged them under cover of ¢ lino of captives, now re- OR absut eight o'elvek jast y, with the A reset L th of aevertained hat only thir. y-three were missing. ¥S FROM EUROPE, Arvival of the Augio-Saxon off Cape Race, Care Race, August 15, 1862, Tho steamship Anglo-Saxun paseed this poiut at half. pari live t ¢ dates are from Liverpool Tui, Londonderry 8th inst.; but tae Londondurry desyateh wilted by come te bind, Teuton Daily uot bo endured by th to by felt. It 1s thought Napoleon wil} allude to the Italian and Mexi- can questions at the coming fete. It is rumored that several European sovereigns will g800N mivet at Cologne, French newspapers insist on Rome being delivered to Italy. Iv ig stated that Garibaldi bas about 850 followers with him, poorly armed. A rumor was current at Madrid that Murat is intended for King of Mexico, R. Rostron & Co., of Manchester, have failed. Lia- Dilities £400,000, A great battle has been fought between the Turks and Mentonegrins—both claiming a victory. THE FIGHT AT TAZEWELL, TENN, Union Account of the Affair—The Rebels Defeated With Heavy Loss, &ec. Loumvisz, Ky., August 15, 1962. Captain J.H. Terry, Division Quartermaster, has just arrived from Cumberland Gap, which he left on the 12 h ingtant, at noon. Ho reports that General De Courcey's brigate was at- tacked by Stevenson's rebel division on the 9th instant at ‘Tazewell, and that Colonol Cochran, of the Fourteenth Kentucky, whipped four rebel regiments. Colonel Cochran held his firo until they were within one hundred and fifty yards and checked their advance. The Union toss was three killed, firteen wounded and fifiy-seven of the Seventconth regiment taken prisoners. We took a rebel Houtenant coloucl, whom we ex ch nged for the fifty-seven prisoners. ‘Tho rebel officers atmitted a loss of two hundred and y killed and wounded We took two hundred and thirteen wagon loads of nd seventy horses. acks of two regiments, There hag deon no fight at Big Creek Gap, as reported, nor any other engagement in the vicinity of tho Gap or Tuzewell than the foregoing. All reports of other evgagements, and of tho cutting to pieces of General Carter's and Colonel Byrd’s forces by the rebols are utterly false, General Moxgan has issueda special order thanking Genoral De Courcey and Colonel Cochran for their gel- lantry. Knoxville papers give a list of 109 rebels killed at Taze- well. # thinks the American tariff will pe ple when its pressure begins Officiat Despatches of General Negley. Avaust 9, 1562. To his Excellency Axprew Jonysov:— Goverxor—Cn the Sth and 6th insts, De Courcey’s brigade, with the Fourteenth Kentucky, bad a series of brilliant gains with Stevenson's division in entire force. ‘Tho eneies ontnembcrod fe Courcey four to one. ‘The enemy lost two hundred andrtwenty-live, end Lieu- te wnt Colonel Gordon, of the Fleventh ‘Tennessee, was taken prisoner. We captured two hundred wagon’ loads of forage, twelve hundred pounds of tobacco, and thirty We lost three killed, fift-en wounded, mers. Two companies of the Sixteenth Ohio were surrounded by two rebel regiments, but two- thirds of them cut their way through. John Morgen, at the head of two thousand cavalry, Jeft Knoxvilte fer Kingston about the second inst, It is rumored that Kentucky is to be invaded. GEORGE W. MORGAN, Brigadier General. Heapovarters, Unirep Srates Forces, Corumma, Tenn:, Aucust 11—3 P. M. My movement against the gueritlas who have commit- ted the late outrage has been completely sneceseful. Major Motiowan, in © mmand of the Third Kentueky cavalry and First Tennessee cavairy, numbering one hundred and eight men, engaged one hundred an’ seventy-five of the enemy, near Kinderhook, at five A. M., continuing the contest flereely for four hours. Seven were found killed and a large nnmber were wounded. Twenty-seven priso ers were captured, among which are a number of officer Our loss was three killed. The woo!y and broken charac: ter of the try and the exmbatants being scattered, prevents an actual estimate of the enemy’s loss. I have. received news from Major 8, H. Kennedy, of my staff, commanding another portion of the expedition, Le is driving the enemy in every direction. JAS. 8. NOGLEY, Brigadier General Commanding. THE ATTACK ON BATON ROUGE, LA, The Result Doubtfal—Ureckinridge’s Incokerent Despatches—Admissions of the Enemy, &c. Ii is generally conceded that a battle—botween the Union forces, under General Williams, and a rebel force under Genoral J. C. Breckinridge—was fonght on the 6th and 6th inst., but with what particular reeult wo have not been able to ascertain, The altack was made by the rebels on the morning of the 6th instant, and tho fighting continued at intervals until the evening of the 6th instant. The rain Arkansas did not co-operate in the attuck, as anticipated by the rebel General Breckinridge, aud althongh that officer, iv his despatches to the rebel War Department, claims a victory, his subsequent conduct, however, would seem to judicate that he was repulsed. We su Join the inconsistent despitches of Gonoral Breckinridge above referred to, and would recommend our readers to await patiently for direct news fron New Orleans, which will put matters in their irue light: RRL PRECKINN'DAES’ DESPATCHES, Ort Ming Asp a Hate rxon Raton og Avgust 5, 1862. h that tho Ark a Rongo this “03,000 men. A tor ae would co-ope. ming at da aggle of fiv tw the arsenal and lower, aud to the cover of thelr gunbouts, tukiog a nim: ber of prisoners, several flags aud a considerable quantity dituiaished, exhausted force could not take the ar. dl tho troope almost perishing for water, we have wn one mile and a half from th: city, but hope to eth attack in hat’ an hour. 1 uhink’ons Joss has Gen, Clarke is mor. Fifth icky, nn I! 0 Fourth Loutsiana, and 0 wounded. “the effective force of tho rt ive of the mortar bo us at 100 trong. JOUN C. Major G ting. Couune's River, Tey Mies prom Bator Rover, Avgust 6, 1962. We jo the whole of ihe town and the battle field Lill evening, bu? no decisive result wits gained afier may last nd the T moved at Arkeusas laid, with her above the town all day Tier common yf me word last evening 9 would try to get her up tho river, and waked if it bo possible to send hima boat to sid him, From the re. ports she i$ permanenily unservicoable, We burned nearly ail of their camps and a large amount of stores, anid éut them up badly, General Williams and other pro: minent officers are killed, C, BRECKINRIDGH, deyaich, There being no water between here ied me to come here. dor. Tho in ord % Shipping Army Supplies. Tho different collectors have rcecived tho following from the ‘treasury 1 Treaevry De Sm—At the sugy instructed to det: tend the lad! artered by the Quarter+ master’s De y evmy supplies, with ine structions to permit no article to go on board tvlese un- dor written orders of the Quartermastor’s Pepartmout, You will hereafter require such vessels to clear, and to manifest all articles on board, and you will instruct the officer superintonding ‘their ind. ing to endorse such manifest to the effect that the articles have been Jacon under this inepection, and tat no articies othor than those ordered to be skipped by the Quartermaster’s Department are on board, Tho manifest shall contain the obligation that if any articles are found on board other than thore specified in » Superine the manifest, then the veseel and the articlos without authority abel! be Hahlo. tocondemnation god forfeiture, 8. P CHASE, Of the Troasury. RELEASE OF COL. CORCORA! Arrival of the Gallant Colonc! at Fortress Monroe, The follow ing despatch reached this city last eveniug:— Forvress Monro, August 16, 1962. Captain Janes B, Kmnier, 309 Broadway :— Homo at last, Will start for Washington at five o'clock. P.M. Send this news to Lieutenant Connolly. MICHAEL CORCORAN, Wasnmerox, August 16, 1862. Wotonel Forcoran, Colonel Wileox , Lieut. Co‘onel Brown and Major Rogers reached Vortceas Monroe this s/ternoon, and are expecued ‘0 start at once for Washington, Three hindred and twenty cfficers have been ex- ona A steaiser will leave Fortress Monroe to-morrow for | Aiken's, to bring away ono bundred and thirty officers that have been coniined in Richmond, od, among them Lieut, Colonel Kana, Notice to the Corcora mittee, ‘The Committee of Arrangements on the recoption of Colrnel Corcoran will mect in the armory of the Sixty- ninth regiment this afternoon at three o'clock, By order. Coptain CLARK, Chairman. Reception Com- NEWS FROM GEN. POPE'S ARMY. Reported Arriva) of the Union Forces at Rapidan Riv. Wasinxaton, August 16, 1862. It ia reported bere to-night that the advance of Gene Fal Pope’s army is at the Rapidan, The Battle of Cedur Mountain. Rev. E. 0, Bates, of Brooklyn, New York, received a letter a fow days ago from his sun, Lieut. A. Bates, of Company D, 102 New York regiment, which was en- gaged in the late battlo at Cedar Mountain, Licutenant Bates writes:—'We went into buttle on the 9th instant, at four o'clock P.M., and were uctively engaged in the battle until dark. Not ove ef my company wes killed or wounded, This is indeed true, but sme other compa- nies cannot claim similar good fortune. The right flank compiny lost fifteen men and left eighteen men. The 102d were in the advance at the time of the attack. It was led by tho Major, the €olonel boing ill, and the Lieut. Colonel baving resigned.’ General Pope's Order Requiring his Troops to be Subsisted on the Kebel: Slightly Moderated GENERAL ORDER—NO. 19, Hmangvanrens, ARMY o¥ VIRGINIA Near Capan Movnrsm, Auguet 14, 1962. ‘Tho Major Genwral commanding discovers with great dissatiafaction that General Order No, 5, requiring that of this command be s xt on the couniry ve conducted, has either becn inisinterpreted or gisely abuzed by any of and soldiers of this command, It is to be nevly understood that neither officer nor soldier has apy vight whatever, wader the provisions of that order to enter the how w, OF disturb the pro- perty of any c Whenever i of the tronps, 1 eles as umy be required used; but every x0! thy” eomman and by the troop in which their eperation: entire! the « voveniont for the si eh 0: jon bo made solely or of the fof the departmes: iesnos a i nd to have entered th Jestod tho property of any citizen will b ed, Such acis of pHlage and o the army, and have peither by thorized by any officer wha ‘ihe perpetrators of them, whether o rs OF soldiers, will be visited with a punishment which they will have reason to remember, and any oft cer or soldier abse::| from the limits of bh. camp, found in any house wh tover, without a writtea pass from his division or brigade commander, will be considered a pillager, and treated according); Army corps commanders will immediately establish mounted patrols, under ehirge of commissi ned officers, which shall scour tho wholo couniry for five miles aroond their atleast oncenday, and at diferent hours, to bring into their respective cormmafids ail per- sons abseut without proper authority, or who are en- ‘ongaged in any interruption of citizens living in the conn. try ; aud commanding officers of regiments or sm Reparate commands will be held rospousible thet neither ofticers nor men shall be abroat from camp without pro- authority. By command of a wiles Major Goneral POPE. R. O. Seuvner, A. A. G. The Rebel Morgan Again at Gallatin, Tennessce. Nasuvinne, August 16, 1862. ‘The rebel Morgan made another raid mto Gallatin, Tenn, It js roported that the dwellings of Unionists were fired, and several Union men hung. ‘the telegraph operator sent up yesterday, with a party detailed to rebuild the bridge, were driven out with threats of hanging if caught, When last heard from they were on ahund car, Auother operator goes from tho Nashvi.le office, Communication with Louisville is partially resumed on the Fdgefield and Kentucky Railruad, via Nashville. Two trains started this morning at four and six o'clock, batare not yet heard from. ‘Tho injury to the bridge over Red river was supposed to be accidental. ‘The freight and Adams’ express cars wore accidentally burnt at Elizabethtown, Ky. ‘The Post Offices in Murfreesboro aud other places are dis- orntinred, Nashville is munch excited. eines Damage to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, de. Ky., Anguet 15, 1892 ‘The Louiaville and N. Iroat has rocently been #0 mneh damaged by the rebels in tho vicinity of Gail tip, by tho blowing up of the tno and the destruction Of bridges, that two or three weoks will bo required to repair jt. Railroad communication with Nashyille the Edgedelit road will open to-morrow. A Skirmish—Two Rehols Hung. Kaxsas Cirv, August 16, 1862, On Thursday morning Colonel Penick, with a detach- mont of men, attacked a camp of rebels near Bare, ‘The logs of the rebols is not known, Our loss was two killed and seven wounded. ‘Two rebels who had been hauling supplies for the rebels for a week cr two, and had stated the day before that there was no camp In the nolghborhood, wore taken with arms in their hands, and haying Colonel Penick’s protec. tion paper# on thoir poreons, were iummodiately bung. Governor Magoflin's Mc tucky Legisiatare. Prannvort, Ky., A ‘Tho message of Governor Mag’ mns the java sion of the State by the guerilla John Morgan, and do clnres that Southern rights men disapprove of it. He then reviowe the present position of the federal go. vernmont, aud regrets the arrests of citizens without any uct 15, 1962 nda tho adoption of thé Crittenden resola- tions a8 a standing proposition of poace and the settio- ment of the war, He concludes his morsage as follows:—thazard nothing in saying that I have been more untiring in honest offorts to preserve, aad have made wore propositions to prevent a dissolntion of the Union, and which promised to bo suc- coseful, if they had boon adopted in timo, than all of my bosy, brawling ealumaniators, who haye bad their vilo Purposes to scrve, Muskets for the Army=—The Bridesburg Arsenal, &e. Punsnarrssa, Augast 16, 1862. Messra. Jenks & Mitcheii, proprietors of the Bridesburg Arsenal, delivered to the goverumont to-day the first thousand muskets of the Springfeld pattern mace ty private contractors, The event war celebrated by soven hondred workmen in vaising a (ng, firing a salueot thirty, four gaus and speeches. ‘The arsenal is now turning outa hundred guns a day, and Will soon increnge ils eapacity to twe hundred and fifty ginsaday, The New Enrolment of the Militia, ‘The necessity for anew enrolment of militia is clearly ovident, if weare to havea draft which ehail be equita: blo, and in which all persons lable to military duty sball be included, As & sample of the loose manner in which the late enrolment was conducted, we are enabled to state that in Williamsburg thero are two entire streets Coe and Eleventh), in which not asolitary resident been enrolled. In ‘*Bowronville” (one of the suburbs of Brooklyn), which, at a modorate ca) jon, ought to torn out twenty-five men liable to draft, bat two men have Deen enrolled. Whore fault is this, and will it be remedied in the forthcoming enrolment? =e > PRICE THREE OENTS. IMPORTANT FROM KEY WEST. Another Anglo-Rebel Steamer Captured, &e., &., Car Key West Correspondence, Key West, August 9, 1862, Arrival of (he United States Steawer Santiago de Ouba— She Caplures Another Anglo-Rebel Steamer, Loaded with Arms and Munitions of War, Numed the Columbia— Porticulars of the Co; ture—Where She was f om and Where Bound— What the English Capcain Suid Regard the Purpose for Witch Har Cargo of Arms was Tie tnded—Yellow Fer—Arvival of the Uni'ed States Stew Tran por! Delaware, with General Terry art SU Leaves for Tortuga Arrival of he Unit Saganore—tn-ss of Captain Diake— Abrivai of tie’ United Sates Steamer Peay ern Gulf Squasron—Suggestions of Gur Posty The United States steamer Santiago de mander D. B Ridyley, arrived at this port on the 6th inst., from acruise, She brings the agr having captured on the 34 inst, se north of Abaco, the Engtish steamer Col smbia, from Nag- sau, purporting to be Lound to St. John, N. B. She was first divcovered on the morning of her capture by the dense smoke which is always inade by burning bituminous coal. Chase was at once made by the Santiago de Cuba, and it was not Jong before they had the pleasure of bringing the stranger above the horizon, when, to expe. rienced eyes, she presented evry appearance of being on® Of those they were after. ‘the chase continued, the strap” ger doing her very best to get away; but it was of no avail, for a short time served to bring the Santiago along- side, when John Bull hove to. The prize proved to be the steamer Columbia, from Nassau, and on examination she was found to be foaded with arms and muniticns of war. A portion of her cargo consisted ofthe following arti. cles:—One complete fleld battery, one dozen heavy Arme strong guns, powder, shot, shell, small arins, military equipments, &e., &e. In fact, she is a magazine. ‘No papers were found on board other than a clearance from N.ssau for St. John, and her captain, on being asked for what purpose such a cargo was being carried to St. John, replied, “The arms were to be used against the Esquimaux Indians.” ‘The cargo of the Columbia is about the same as that of the Bermuda, lately captured by the United States steamer Mercedita, and forms, no doubt, part of the ehip- ments of the rebel Captain Huse The Columbia is the second steamer captured by the Santiago de Cuba—ine first boing the notorious Fila Warley, or Isabel. ‘The San- Ui'go Is evidently im Inck, and too much praise cannot bo varded to Captain Ridgtey, his officora and crew, for ing the capture of this vessel, for her cargo is uo t sadly wanted in Di ‘The Columbia has arrived ond her @ will be adjudicated before our Ade ally Court, and of ber condemnation there is not @ shadow of doubt. Th ver is with us beyond all doubt. I forbear to mention any of the rumors respectiny the number of cases, for many of them are without foundation; stvil,F say that any re would do well to get away, if ho can, as soon a8 possible, tor the chances are deci ledly against any ove who his never passed a summer within the tropics. Los traasport steamer Delaware arrived t., having on board Ins; estor General Terry and stag’, who are making 2 tour of inspection of all the fortifleations within General Hanter’s departmont. She rs and conte.bands rson, for which place she sailed on the afters &, for Fort Je noon of the 6th inst, ‘Tho United Statos steamer Sagamore, Lieutenant Com- g Drake, arrived on the 6th inst. from Tampa Bay> in Drake is dangerously ill, and expected to be ia time to have returned North inthe Connecticut. He will, Tunderstand, ¢o north by the firet opportunity. Lieut. Bigoiow, Fxocstive Otticer of the Sagamore, is temporarily in command. We lave now the folowing United States vessels in the harbor:—St. Lawrence, frigate, fingstap; Santiago de Cuba, Coramander Ridgley; Huntsville, A, V. Lisutonant Commanding Rogers; Penguin, Commander Wiltiamson5 Sagamore, Liout, Commanding Drake, Tue Vew Sra, a paper now published here, suppressed this morning al! notice whatever uf the yellow fever being among ws; it does not even publish a list of deaths during the past week, and says that the steam frigate San Jaciate wae sent north by the flag ofcer becanse the fleet sirgoon decided she was unfilted for the cimate, en account of her stuall capacity for the crew, Telling the mane! truth is best under all circumstances, aud these etiorts to dirguive the state of henlth mt this place will avail nothing, for it will bo known in spite of ell the Now it avetded. Era’s efforts to the contrary ,and caniot b fs wrong to lead the public healviy when it ie net: y be meant in kindneis, but it is not. contrary, the friouds and relatives of thesa here would, I am sure, rather kaow the truth at cnce, uo matter how bed itmight be, than be deceivi d,aud have the ceath of one dear to thena from pestitenco made known, when they bad ail along 1 bin exposed to no danger. nived States steam gurdoat Penguin, Commayder Wil muke x usefal vessel in the Faste porsesses speed and has a formidab of the great number of stes y arriving in Naseau, with “arr wonld be prudent on the pert of the ber of craivers on th for Dixie, 1 DY atte Pe ‘s enstern Gulf sque 2 wart ate swift steamers; net vessels that ton other duty, and then sent bere to equeeve” months longer of life before beiug lait on the out afer shelf, or else requiring much doctoring befure being able to steam eight knots per hour, We are in want ef new steamers, like the Connecticut, De Soto, Bionville and others of similar speed, When we have them we may depend upon clearing the harbor of Nagean of cvery ves: sel doing a contraband business; util then many will slip through our fingers thal should bo safely moored in eithor this or one of our Northorn ports. Our Eastern Gu'f squadron has done meet excellent service since ite Cgiablisbment, and could Lave done much inore hid the proper materia! oxisted within it to accomplish the work intended, Onr worthy Postmasler suggeats to all ponding with thoir friends in the Gulf squadron that they had be rvons corres. ivion of the . ~ Post Oftice, nce they are despatched direct to the different whereas, if they are addressed in the usual way, they take a circuitous route to New Orleans, andare there liable to all the detentions of a large ctlice, and in the majority of cases never seach thelr destination, * ‘The above recommendation is a good one, Your corres« pondent can bear witness to the delay in the reception of lotters by both army and navy, and ts certain, if the Postmaster’s suggestiin is followed, the frien’ of those now in tho Gulf will have no cause for further e>mplaint. We can hardly expect to have much news that will be of interest to our Northern friends until after the yellow fover has departed and the place assumes its accustomed activity. Our authorities will have to try again noxt summer and it is hoped that better luck will attend theit: offorts to keop our little island clear of contagion. No faylt can be found with the rogniatiops respecting the health of the place, except the ‘tirst order of Colonel Mor. (Aaa eng yellow fever pationts, which he has since very properly modified, Gur medical director, Dr. Cor- nick, has worked hard, aud bas bad too merch to do, Ther community at large have been compelled to look to hima alone for medical attendanee, which he has giver, besides attending to not only all the troops, but ta al! the laborers in the government employ. This is loo much entirely for one man, and he should be assisted by ophers who have had experience within the tropics, and who are conver. sant with the diseases appertaining thereto, Fort Brivorn, Utah, August 14, 1862, A short time since the Indians stole one hundred and fifty horses and mules near this place, which beionged to Jack Robertson. The Mormon troops, ander Captaia Smith, pursued thom three hundred miles north without success. The troops were without provisions a week, and were obliged to subsist on their mules. The Saake Chief Washakee is now here, rn