The New York Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1862, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GURDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFICEN, W. CORNBE OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, Vorame XXVII . a AMUSEMENTS THIS ‘EVENING, NIBLO'S CARDEN, Breedwar teem Weores amp tus Baowns—sixcn's Mivtars—Faving Prareaw WALLAC EATER, No, 34 Broadway.~Tuisuaan or Nari @ ACTRE NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Sowery.—Pusr O'Dar—Tow Cuinaix 5 Los. BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery. Cs Femate House Thier, P TORMENAR— NIXON'S CREMORNE GARDEN, Fon ui avenue.—Oruna, BALL, PROD. URSTRLANISM. BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway x THown—Com. Norr—LeARNED SRAL, &0.. wb WRAND LAVERY, aitesnoow and evening. CHRISTY'S OPERA HOU! SK, 585 Broadway.—Ermiorias Bones, Dances, &v.—Stares Lover, ‘ep WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Ermiortuas Bonas, Laxcss, So —San¥ Gassos, HITCH COC: THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL, Canal Cossien Bor~two Hkavins—Fuisee street and JONCKRE AND 1.—G RN, aours. GAIBTIBS CONCERT HALL, 61 HALL, 61) Broadway.—Daawina ets, ‘ABISIAN CABINET OF WONDERS, S63 Broadway.— epee aM. a Boou Byrsaracxe THE SITUATION. The news from General McClellan's army is very Smportant. The whole force has been removed from Harrison’s Landing to Williamsburg without the loss of a single man or any of the government property. The movemené has been most success- fally carried out, even in the face of a subtle foe. The letters from our special correspondents give the details of the operations from the very com- mencement to the arrival of the advance at Wil liamsburg. The election in North Carolina has turned out to be aconiplete Union victory. The secession can- Gidates for every office have been defeated by an overwhelming majority, and Vance (Union) has carried the State for Governor against Johnson (rebel) by a surplus of forty thousand votes. Col. Corcoran has been appointed a brigadier general, to date from the baitie of Bull run. There is no doubt but that he will have a noble and gallant command. We have received Col. Gordows report of the battle at Cedur Mountain, but, for wani of space, we are compelled to omit its publication to-day. By Col. Clark's report it will be pergeived that the rebel force under Jackson on that occasioa mumbered 24,913 mea, including infantry, cavalry aad artillery. The arrival of the North Star and Roanoke from New Orleans August 10, brings us the news of a Union victory at Baton Rouge. Ruggles, Lovell and Clarke, who had a force of fifteen regiments and ten pieces of artillery. The Union force consisted of only two thousand five hundred men, and a small force of artillery, under Gen. Williams. The fight lasted six hours, when the rebels were repuised and routed. Our loss is estimated at about seventy killed and two hun. dred and fifty wounded. The rebe! loss is very great. The destruction of the ram Arkansas is also confirmed. The Lody of Gen, Williams arrived in this city yesterduy and wus delivered to his friends. Gen. Hovey has defeated a superior force of the rebels uear Clarendon, Ark., after an obstinate fight, during which both sides suffered severely. The guerillas have succeeded in cutting off all railroad communication with Nashville, and in capturing two couriers, whom they robbed of their despatches and horses. The new Gencral Order, No. 3, from the War Department prohibits the appointment of any more political generals. Oniy meritorious officers in active service will be promoted to that po- sition. The arrival of the Furopa briugs us two days later news, of the most important character, Ma- son and Slidell had demanded the recognition of the Somthern confederacy, but the demand had been refused by England. It is said France had aot replied ; but another account states that Napo- leon had informed the. rebel envoys that ‘the greatest harrier to their recognition had been the objections of Engiaad.”' MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. By the arrival of the steamships Hansa, st this port, and the Anglo-Saxon off Father Point, we are in receipt of our European files to the 6th instant, and of telegraphic despatches from Lon- donderry of the 8th inst. ‘The news by these arrivals, whieh will be found in oar issue of this morning, is highly important. The british ministry scems firmlly determined not to be moved from its safe non-intervention course. The remarks on the subject of the recognition of the Southern Confederacy, bh wore expressed in the House of Lords on t vening of the 5th of August, and the words of Lord Jolia Russell es. pecially, are of great interest. The tone of the Londou Times, too, is softening down considera- bly, and the violence of the “Thunderer”’ has sub- sided into very gentle whispers. In the meamtime the agitation on the continent, especially in Italy and Gertasny, would indicate a coming storm, The West India mail steamer Plantagenet, from Kingston, Jamaica, and Port au Prince, arrived at this port yesterday morning, with dates from Kingston to the 7th inst. The news is of no par- ticular interest. It is stated in some of the pa- pers—on what they say is reliable auchority—thet Kingston will hereafter be the depot and coaling station of the Royal West India mail steamers, in consequence of the unhea!thiness of St. Thomas. The Commercial Review of the latest date seye:— We have still to reports scarcity of native grown provisions, and consequentiy a continued demand for breadstaffs, which a tew arrivals during the past fortnight have ndt by any ni ans satisfied. A fur- ther advance has taken place in tlowr and meal, and early arrivals of there ar © will realize high rates. Another sia! American cotton has been received anc! , the price realized being an advance on last quotations, The quarterly return of the revenue of the islend to the 90th of June has, been published. ‘The total 1, which, compared period im 1861, slows @mounts to £24,111 18s with the retara for the sam fan increase of £16,479 13s. 4d., and is £20,165 ise, 4d, more than the quarter to the Slet March, 1862. The greatest interest is manifested concerning the war in the United States, and a correspondent writes that whenever the steamer arrives from Now York excited crowds colleet te learn the news, which is eagerly discussed and circulated. There ‘were some cases of yellow fever amcag the crews of the ships-of-war at Port Royal. The obituary announves the death of Mr. William Carter, late head master of Welmer's i'ree School, an accom- plished mathematician and linguist. We have sceived the Jc do Commercio of Bio daccice bv Ue 24 of July, The papers have The attack wes | made by the rebels under Gens. Breckinridge, | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1862 ome to hand by the steamer Bio Bio, and are of very recent date. The general news, however, is of no immediate importance to American readers. The Emperor's administration of the government was gradually developing the resources and great- ness of the empire, Recently his Majesty gave the sum of three hundred thousaad franes for the internal improvement of the country. These im- provements were rapidly progressing, though trade and commerce are represented as very duil, | ‘The Auxiliary Society of National Industry cele- brated its anniversary on the 15th of July, in the city of Rio. Mr. J. C. Fletcher, of America, was | present, and earnesily urged on the members the importance of extending the cultivation of wheat and cotton, as two great elements of national wealth and strength. He said that in the provinces of Santa Catharina, Parana and St. Paul the climate was particularly favorable to the growth of cotton, and offered to the society @ fine col- lection of seeds of the Sea Island cotton, wheat, &c. The President warmly responded, and ¢@x- pressed the most friendly feel'ngs towards Br. Fletcher and all peaceable foreigners visilmg or coming to reside in Brasit. We are indebted to Surgeon H. D. Shepard, of the steamship North Star, ior late New Orleans papers and intelligence; aiso for a plan of the battle field at Baton Rouge. Stocks were very active and buoyant yesterday, the advices of the safety of the Army of the Potomac having brought some fresh operators into the market. Govern: ments advanced 3 per cont, and railway shares from 1 to 2 por cent. ‘The demand was active until the clone of business hours, Monéy was ewsy st 4 per cent. Ex change, 127 a 4; gold, 115 # %, Tho banks show a further increase of $2,489,871 m deposits, $690,709 in specie and $1,138,528 in loans. ‘The cotton market was ‘comparatively tame, though holders exhibited no disposition to presk sales. The transactions embraced about €00 belies, closing with steadiness within the range of 4c, 8 470. Flour was less active and common grades quite heavy, wiile the higher class of brands were firm. The transactions were mode rate. Wheat was tirm, especially for prime qualities of now and old, while sales of all grades were tolorably wctilve and the dewand good. Corn was firm and in good request, with saies of good to prime sound Western mixed at 59¢. 4 60c., and chvics high mixed do., in small lots, was reported at Gc. a 62e. Pork was drmer apd ia beiier request, with sales of moss at $11 3744 a $11 50, and of prime at $9 87}, 4 $10, Sugars were active, and the public sale of New Orleans indicated an advance of yes 4e. per Ib, The salos, private and public sale, embrace Coffer was steaty bul engugenients were The Evacuation of Harrison’s Landing by General MeCietian. We have the satisfaction to announce to our readers this morning, by authority of the War Department, that our splendid Army of the Potomac on Saturday morning last completed the important enterprise of the evacuation of Harrison’s Landing, on the James river, and that the army and its artillery, transportation and supplies of all descriptions, were removed in safety and without interruption by the enemy. This evacnation, however, was not the work of a day. It had been going on for several days, beginning with the removal of all our sick and wounded from the hospitals of the peninsula. The radical journals have | done what they could, in the interval, to give | information upon the subject catenrlated to be useful to the enemy; and if the rebels have not availed themselves of this information it bas been because of their want of faith in these aforesaid journals as channels of relisble army intelligénce. But had any disuster resulied to our army in the work of this evacuation a fearful responsibility would have failen upon these faithless journals, which seem to have labored in this matter deliberately to compass the destruction of McClellun, at all hazards to the army and the eountry. We congratulate our readers, the army, the government and the country that this difficult and delicate undertaking on the part of General McClellan of abandoning his late encampment on the James river has resulted in a complete success, This success may be truly set down, under all the circumstances attendiug it, as one of the most brilliant achievements of the war. The enemy had been keeping a vigilant watch upon all the movements of McClellan. ‘Rhey had surrounded him, and were ready to pounce upon him in overwhelming force in whatever direction he might attempt to escape. To secure his object it was necessary for McClellan to distract the enemy and to divide his forces. Here the presence of @ sagacious and experienced soldier at Wash- ington, as the General-in-Chief of the army, in the place of an inexperienced civilixn, bas proved to be of the greatest value. General Halleck kuew exactly how to assist General McClellan in the task before him. Hence the forward overland movement of General i’ope and his army towards Richmond, and the quiet but masterly manner in which all the needful transports were trom night to night, for several weeks, moved into and out from Harrison's Landing. But the particular diversions which appear to have most befogged aud embarrassed the enemy in this enterprive were those of General MeUlel- lan himself, threatening from the opposite side of the river a movement upon Richmond by way of Petersburg, and from this side an ad- vance upon the rebel capital en masse by way of Malvern Lill; for in the one case a force of thirty thousand rebels was moved down to the defence of Petersburg, and in the other a rebel column of one huadred thousand men was hur- ried down to dispute the passage of Malvern Hin. It was also somewhat difficult for the rebels to believe, after he had fortified: himself, that General McClellan, except to advance, seriously meditated the evaecnation of his strong position within thirty miles of their ca- pital, and with a powerful fleet of gunboats to assist bim in working his way up the river. In- deed, there are not wanting some inquisitive weptics on onr alde who are disposed to ques- tion the expediency of this evacuation, as- suming that General McClellan could maintain himself against any attack until sufficiently strengibened by reinforcements for a forward movement. We are satistied, however, that thie evacua- tion of Harrisun’s Landing was as wisely re- solved apon by the government as it has been skilfally executed. It is now the sickly season on the Jawes river, and the Jate encampment of our army there, with a miasmatie marsh on ekber flank, was anything but a healthy sitna- tion. In fact, the sunitary condition of the army demanded its removal. There were, too, other military reasons for this step. We may indi- cate the most important, in the questions, of what use to us would be the army on the James river if the rebel army, two hendred thousand strong, leaving Richmond under the protection of its fortifications, were to move northward apon General Pope and follow him into Washington? or how can we expect either the army of Gen. Pope or that of Gen. McClellan to advance upon equal im numbers to both? Our two armies, within striking distance, would thus be in the position of an army cut in twain on the field of battle, and in danger of being utterly destroyed in detail. What, then, has become of the Army of the Potomae? On Saturday morning at eight o'clock Gen. McClellan’s advance arrived Williamsbarg; but by this time it is probable that the who'e peninsula has “been abandoned by our forces, excepting Yorktown and some essential points of occupation in the neighbor- hood of Fortress Monroe. We are content for the present with what has been accomplished in ‘the evacuation of Harrison’s Landing. In moving “onward to Richmond” we have been twice repulsed by the same strategy of the enemy. At Manassas, leaving Gen. Patterson asleep with a superior army in the Shenandoah vulley, the rebel Gen. Jo. Johaston came up with his fresh troops in season to turn a victory won into a disastrous defeat; and next, Stonewall Jackson steals away from the fifty or sixty thousand men reserved by the War Department to catch him, and, with forty thousand unexpectéd men, turns the right flank of Genera! McClellan on the Chickahominy. This thing, we are now assured, with Gene- ral Halleck holding the reins, will not be per- mitted the third time. On the contrary, while we interpret this last retrograde movement of our Army of the Potomac as positively arrest- ing the advance of the rebel army from Rich- mond, we believe that, from the three, four or five thousand fresh troops per day under the now call pouring into Washington, we shall, within twenty days, be able to move forward an army in Virginia strong enough to enter the rebel capital and hold it, perhaps, without an- other battle. Tae Ficur or tae Essex wiva THB ARKAN- sas.—Nava. Iveresiency.—Since Commodore «now Admiral) Foote resigned tke com- mand of our Mississippi gunboat flotilla mutters have not been progressing very well on that river. Flag Officer Davis has failed to exhibit the qualities that were looked for in the successor of that dashing but expe- rienced officer. The attack on Vicksburg was badly planned and was conducted with little judgment. The manner in which the rebel ram Arkansas was allowed to escape from the Yazoo river and run the gauntlet of our upper ficet showed, to say the least of it,a great want of vigilance; and the failure to support the Essex in her gallant attempt to cut bor out from un- der the rebel batteries seems to have been caused entirely by the non-compliance ‘of its commander with the conditions of the previous- ly arranged plan of operations. The facts, as set forth by one of our correspondents on board the flotilla, have been fully confirmed by the official report of Commander Porter, of the Kysex. He states that he was allowed to remain under the fire of the enemy’s heaviest batteries for upwards of an hour and thirty minutes, uf a distance of fromeighty to one hun- dred yards, without the slightest effort being made by either of the fleets to come to his re- lief. He waa, therefore, reluctantly compelled to give orders to put the head of the vessel down stream. Now, thee initial movement. according to the plan of operations, was to have been made by Flag Officer Duvis; and it is to be inferred that, finding the guns of the latier did not engage the upper batteries, Captain Farragut was led to believe that the Essex bad succeeded, or would succeed, in accomplishing the work alone. Flag Officer Davis is evidently not the man tocommand a fleet in important operations of this kind. The facts, as they have transpired, bear too unpleasant a similarity to @ story told of him at Port Royal not to force 1:3 to this con- clusion. It is stated that while he was second in command to Commodore Dnpont he was sent with several vessels to make a reconnvissance up the Savannah river. He took with him an experienced pilot, and, on recon- noitering the river, found that the rebels had placed obstructions acroxs the channel. Satisfied with ascertaining the fact, he gave the order to return to the fleet, when the pilot remonstrated with him, stating the obstructions couid be easity removed dur- ing the night,and Savannah captured. “Say nothing abont it,’ replied Davis; we have takew Hilton Head, and that will suifice for the present.” Wedo not vouch for the truth of this story; but ft bears an untortunate vesem- blance to the narrative of the Escex affuir, given by Commander Porter. Without laying too rauch stress on the latter, we think there is suf- ficient in the facts that have been officially brought under the notice of the Department to call for an investigation into Flag Officer Davis’ conduct at Vicksburg. Axcmpisnor Hvaurs ox tHe War.—The ser- mon of*Archbishop Hughes on the war is emi- nently conservative and patriotic. He comes ont unreservedly in favor of sustaining the Union and the constitution, and thinks the whole people ought to demaud to be drafted in order to make short work of the war, and in order to avoid the danger of foreign interven- tion in consequence of protracting the struggle. When he was in Europe he is reported to have said in one of his speeches that if Jeff. Davis and the South should be successful he would yield his allegiance to them. ° But it is remark- able he does not say this now. The Archbishop is satisfied since his return that the success of the North is no longer doubtful. Hence he ceases to argue upon the hypothesis of South- ern success. The principle of Dr. Hughes and the decirine ef the Catholic Church agree in rendering to Cesar the things that are Cresar’s. ‘The Catholic Church is in favor of “the Powers that be,” without regard to the justice of their cause. It is in faver of existing organized government, in contradistinction to revolution and anasehy, and also in favor of unity and con- solidation, even to imperialism, in opposition to disintegration and schiam, Archbishop Hughes, therefore, at a churchinan, is on the side of law and order. How different is his course from that of the Cheevers and Beechers, who only ive the government a conditional support, and do not pray for its «enccess unless it proclaims universal emancipation and arms the negroes, The tendency of their action i bo subvert ex- {ating institutions; the policy of Archbishop Hughes is to preserve the U as itis, slavery | included. They throw a wet blanket on war- like enthasiasm and discourage enlistments; } the Archbishop kindles martial ardor where it did not exist before, and fans it to a flame where it had been already kindled. There can be no doubt that under the incentives of Dr. Hughes vast numbers of the Irish population will at once volunteer to recruit the gallant armies of the Union, instead of waiting for the Richmond, with @ rebel army between them | draft A. T. Srewarr ror Govexnor.—The inde- pendent war party are getting up » movement in favor of A. T. Stewart for Governor, whom they intend to run without the leave of the democratic or republican party, or any other political organization. This is a healthy sign of the times, indicative of the determination of ‘>,| the people to overthrow the existing rotten or- ganizations, whose leaders in this State have cheated the government and the country out of thirty millions of dollars by gun contracts and other fraudulent operations. It is high time to demolish the old parties which have brought ruin on the country, and to make a new start with a party whose function it will be to aid the government in bringing the war to a suc- cessful issue, by restoring the Union as it ex- isted before the rebellion bean, and preserving intact the constitution, ihe bond and instrument of the Union, without addition, omission or the alteration of a single letter. Mr. Stewart is a high minded gentieman—e mercbaat above the tricks of politicians, Let him be the people’s candidate, and tet the old prrty hacks shrink away abashed, and hide their diminished heads, while fresh men—men of intelligence and unim- peachable character—take their place in every position of trust, honor and emolument through- out the Northern States. These are times which try men’s souls; and it is essential to the safety of the republic to place at the head of affairs men of the right stamp, who will conduct the country safely through the crisis. Greerey ano THe Necro Rior mw New Orteans.—Yesterday the Tribune, from lack of. enterprise, copied’ our New Orleans cor- respondence giving an account of the negro riot in that city, at which some negroes were killed and wounded, and several policemen in- jured in quelling the disorder. But for the timely aid of four soldiers of the Twelfth Maine the police would have been overpowered and all killed. Greeley endorses the report as true, but denounces the policemen and soldiers as “ murderers.” This is the favorite’ epithet of Wendell Phillips for the Union ariny, the Presi- dent and the administration; and Greeley, who is leagued with that bad, bold man, attempts to implicate the Presidemé in “the criminal car- nage” and “murder” at New Orleans. He says:— iad President Lincoln issned a proclamation upon the passage of the Confiscation act, setting forth the pro Visions and requirements of that act, and directing all his wilitary, wayal aud civil subordinates to render strict obedicr eto, it ia not possible that the tidings would not reached New Orleans in season to avert this depiorabie atrouity. Thus the President is charged with being the cause of this “deplorable atrocity” and “ Orleans murders.” It is the legislation of a radical Congress, and not the President, that is chargeable with riot and loss of life. What ave the facts? By a previous arrival our readers were made aware that on some of the neighboring plantations the blacks were ex- cited by the abolitionists—who had found their way into New Orleans under the protection of our flag, which they are sadly abusing-~that they menaced the lives of the white women and children, who were only saved by the iuterpo- sition of one of pur gunboats. Greeley gloried in this state of things, and condemns the inter- ference to prevent horrid outrage and massacre. Again, these blacks organize and appear in the streets of New Orleans ina body, flourishing long sugar cane knives and acting iu a disorderly man- ner. The police—the preservers of order and protectors of the community—proceeded to arrest them in their career, in pursuance of the municipal laws, when a conflict began, which resulted in the loss of several lives. Who were the aggressors? The blacks, stimulated by the abolitionists, appearing in the streets armed and in a tumultuous manner, at a time when no white citizen would be permitted to bear @ weapon in public, aud any three found to- gether in the street were liable to arrest, by order of Genera! Butler. ‘fhe police only did their duty; and if any of them should die of their wounds the whole party of negroes ought to be hanged, and the white abolition fiends who urged them to destruction all hanged from the same “sour apple tree.” Ii is hard enough for the government to have to deal with an insurrection of white men at the South without having ah insurrection of blacks on its hands, fomented by missionaries of mis. chief—secret emissaries sent out by the aboli- tion conspirators in New York and New Eng- land, whose purpose is to effect the permanent dissolution of the Union at all hazards. The Grst attempt at servile insurrection, however, has been a signal failure, and has been re: pressed by the uid of the Union soldiers. So perish all future attempts of the Satanic abolitionists. IMPORT ANT FROM TENNESSEE. Burning of “Railroad ridges by the Robels—Railroad Commanication with Navhville Cut Of, &e. Nasaviism, August 17, 1862. ‘Two bridges on the” Kentucky and Edgefield Railroad were burned to-day by the rebe's, and one over the Red river. The railroad track this side of Tullahoma is reported torn np Two Union couriers were captured by guerillas nine miles south of this olty last night. Their despatches and horses wore taken from them, when they were re leased. ‘They report that a large force under General Stevens fs north of Marfreesboro. All railroad communication with Nashville is cut off. No railroad communication with the North is expected for a week. ‘Telegraphic comunteaiion contianes without inter rapting. Capture of Guerillas. Nasarrrtam, August 18, 1968. Fighty quertiias, from Meade county, on their way to join Morgan, wore aitacked on Saturday, near the Mam moth Cave, by thirty Home Guards, One captain was Killed and*ail the guerillag captured. Genoral Nelson is hero, ‘The trains are runing through o@ the Chattanooge road, More Sick an ou Soldiers. Prmapaiema, August 18, 1802. ‘The steamer Commodore hae arrived from Harrison’® Landing, 15th, with 600 sick and wounded. Sbo had ‘boon ordered to Newark, but running short of coat, wa. ter and provisions, had to put in here, Judge Bette bas not been woffered to remain long in qiiet at Saratoge Spriogs, notwithstanding hin yoar’s tabors. The Uaited States Jistrict Attorney, FE. Delnfold Sita, Murened htm ou Saturday last, and bronght before him soveral applications in prise cases. The Judge will ‘dingly eome to town and open the Prize Court again ou Wednesday (to-morrow) at noon. Appliestions wil be pressed in respect to several prize steamers wanted by the government. New Bowery Twearre. oand = Fuleoner’s Irish dvama, entitled “Peep o’ Day; or, Savourneen Delish,” which bas bad euch an onprecedented run in London, wos produced at this establishment last night, for the firet time ia New York. The house waa doneety crowded: Mr. and Mrs. F. B, Comway sustained the ieading charac. tors, ‘The plot is fuil of interest, the cortumes correct, and the rcenery most boautifal, Altogether, the piece ware decided enecers Us will be repented to-night and o-morrow cvening NEWS FROM GEN. POPE'S ARMY. Ne Large Body of Rebels in the Vicini- ty—Jacksom Supposed to be Moving im Some New Direction—Rebel Forces at the Battle of Cedar Mo: min, ke. oy Camp, Ness Cxpar Rus, August 15, 1862 Scouts report no heavy force of rebels within ton miles Of this point. It is the belief that Jackson has gove in some other direction, and may appoar where he is least expected. A slight skirmish took place on Aaturday, between the Ninth New York cavalry and the enemy at the Rapitan, Colonel Carroll, Acting Brigadier General, was wounded in the breast yesterday, while visiting the pickets at the ford near Rapidun station, by one of the rebol pickets who are continuaily dring at our own. Whe Rebel Force at-the Battle of Cedar Moantain. ‘The following isan official report of Jehn L. Clarke, Colonel and Aid-de-Camp to Major General N, P. Banks, Of the rebel force at the battle of Cedar Mountuin:— JACKSON'S bihder 1 Hird Brigade—General Men. Seeond Virginia, Cel. Mumford 780) Fourth Virgivia, ig te ag 40 Firth Virgisla, a Twenty sevenih Virgigie, Ci. Grigsby. ‘Thirty-third Virginia, Col. Neff. Second Briqade—General Jones, First Virginia bactalion 190 ‘Twenty-first Virginia, Col. Cunninghara, 260 Yorty second Virginia, Col, Lane. . 250. Forty eighth Virginia, Col. Campa) , —1,050 Phird Brigade—Generab ae: Tenth Virginia, Col. Mann. Twenty third Virginia, Col. ‘Tatiagorn ‘Thirty-seventh Virginia, Col. Williams, Forty sew serigre AJabama. Total iDfAMtTy..erseserecesereree RwRL.'« ‘Drviatone, Pourih fenerat Elecy, ‘thirteenth Virginia, Col. Walkor.. Fifty-seoond Virginwe, Col, Skinner ‘Twonty-fifth Virginia, Cot. Smith, ‘Twellth Georgia, Col. Coun 2,150 Pighth Louisiana Brigade—General Taylor (Hayes). Fifth Louisiana, Col. Huut (Town). 800 Sixth Louisiana, Col, Strong. . Seventh Lovisiana, Col. Hayou Fight Louisiana, Col, Kelle Fourteenth Louisiana. Col, York. What's buttery, Major Harri Seventh Brigade—General Trimd' Twonty-Arst North Carclina, Col, Fulton ‘Twenty first Georgia, Mor Glover Fittectth Mabama, Col, Caut Total infoatry,. GENERAL ia L'3 ‘piviston. Tennersce (Brigale—~Generab Archar. Kirst Tennessee, Col. Toumey Seventh Tenness ‘eoond Louisiana, Col. Williams Ninth Louisiana, Col, Stalfurd nth Lonisiana, Major Spencer Fr:teonth Louisiana, Cot. Wilkinson. ‘Third Loutvians battery. First Vir; Fortieth Virgini 1. Fitty -tifth Virginia, Cot. Mal'or: Sixtioih Virginia, Col. Shaw. Forty-seyenth Virginia, Col. dia Second Virginia bastaiion, . Pender’s Brigad:—Sizth North Carolina, Sixteenth North Carolina, Col. MeKlroy (Connor) 250 ‘Twonty-second North Carolina, Col. Gray. 50 thirty- “eighth North Carolion South Carolina Brigada—Bragg’ First South Carojina, Col. Hamilton. . Twelfth South Cxrolina, Col. Hains. . ‘Thirteenth South Carolina, Col. Kdwards., Fourteonth South Carolina, Col. MeGowan Mleventh South Carviina, Vol. Marshall... Total imfantry. RECAPITULATION, Jackson's division, miauiry Ewell’s division, infantry Hull's division, infantry, Severe Fight—Seven Hundred Rebel Prisoners Captured, &e. Maxrws, August 16, 1862. Reports from White river oy that General Hovey’s di- vision had a fight on Monday near Ciareudon, Ark. The Union force cousisted of six regiments of infantry, and the rebel force of eight regiments of cavalry sad a part of General Hindmmn's brigade, ‘The battle raged fiercely for some time, with destrac. live effect on both sides, but resulted in the defeat of the rebels xud the capture of seven hundred prisoners. No further —— received, Negro Enlistments in Massachucecte. Bowron, Angust 13, 1862, ‘The Attorney General of this Slate, im «letter on the subjoct of the enrolment of colored citizens, says, in conchision:—“The authorities of Massachnsotts have no more right to diminish its qnote of troops by refusing to enroll black men than they would bave wo reduce the age at which che obligation of military service terminates from forty. tive to forty years, The ouly possibie question now open whether colored nem are citizens of Massachusetts, which no one, I presume, will have the hardiood to deny, inasmnch a they are tax payers, voters, jurors, and cligible to office; and ihero ts ue ine. quality founded upon distinetion of races known (o our ws Rebel Activity in Kent jweky. Lovisviwex, August 18, 1962, Rumors, apparently well founded, indicate the occupa- tion of several new peimts in Kentucky by rebel guerillas who exhibit great activity. The mames of places and nin ber-of forces are withheld, by order of the military authorities. There is considerable excitement ia this city from these rumors. Crrcovnans, August 18, 1802. ‘Three thousand rebel cavalry are at Richmond, Ky., twenty-five miles southof lexiugton, They are supposed to be the advance guard of a larger body. More ‘Prattors in Limbo. Batrimone, Angust 18, 1962, Judge J. Thompson Maxon, formerly Collenior of the Port of Baltimore; Joseph Siovebraxer, Sol Keller, Joseph Williams, Hennis Prettinan and Samuel Price, were brought down from Hagerstown this evening, umder ar- rest (or retusing to lake she oath of allegiance, Coroners’ inquests. Stier oF a Meaate.—Corener Wildey hold as inquest yesterday on the body of Sareh Kierwan,« pative of iro. land, and twenty yours of ago, who committed suinide by awallowing 4 vial full of lsudanum on Saturday evening last, Jt sprear® that the unfortunate woman was out watking on Saturday afternoon, in company with a man named Charles Sheridan, of 212 Waverley ptuce, Un part- ing doovared said she must go and got some snuff, Sheri+ - watched ber and saw her go into a drug store, His ions being aroused, he wont to the store, peoy pera a fied ae window and saw the drogyist give h with laudanum, When she came out Sheridwn followed her, and npon coming up with her she suddenly placed the vial to her lips and swallowed the contenta. She was conveyed to her residenae, at No, 63 Sullivan street, where ehe died on Sunday from the effects of the poiwon. Before her death she assigned as the cause of her rach. ness that she had married mun she did wot like. 14 is thought the unfortunate woman was under tho influence of liquor when she perpetrated the act of sel(-desiraciion, Deara rnom 4 Fait.—Coroner Collin beld an inquest yea. torday on the body of a German named Wm. Trissett, aged bse, hon hy died at the New York Hospital from injurt an accidental fall do af vane at i Newark, cwark, & cin On the 42th of iy Ferdiot 0 oqordange. MEWS FROM WASRINGTON. WAR GAZETTE. OFWIGIAL. Promotions in the Army. GENERAL ORDER—NO, U1, ‘War Ouraktuayr, Aosvtax? Gkexnan's Ornos, Wasunaron, Augus: 18, 1862. Firsé-—Hereaiter no appointments of major general of brigadier general will be givea except to officers of the vegular array tor meritorious and distinguished services during the war, or (0 yolzatesr officers who, by some Successful achievement in the field, shal! have displayed the military abilities required for the duties of s general officer. Second—No appointurent to auch grades will be issued by the War Department ti) an examination is made, te asoartain if there are any charges or evidence agaings the character, conduot or titness of the appointee; and if there should be any such charges or evidences, a apeciall report of the samo will be made to the President. By order of the SECRETARY OF WAR. KE. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General, GENERAL NEWS. Wasunarow, August 18, 1862. CASSIUS M. CLAY TO BE ASSIGNRD TO A COMMAND, Cassius M, Clay is to be assigned toa very important command wost of the Mixsissippt. THE GOVERNMENT SMALL NOTES, ‘The Post Ottice Department will deliver to the Treasury Department, after Wednesday, the new postal currenoy, or bills under the denomination of one dollar, to the amount vf- $27,000 a day. ‘This is a gmall figure im the budget of tho latter department, which is accustomed now # days to the tune of hundreds of millions. will take about forty days to get out one million dollars in these amall ootes, and probably three or four years to iaaue anything like (he sum that would be needed by the country. But the present arrangement, whereby the Post Oilloce Department prints these notes, 13 only tem- porary, and designed as the best form of reliof just now practical, At no distant day the Treasury Dopartment wiil pring and iseuo, instead of those now referred to, what will be called revenue notes, which will be receivable for poat- ages, as provided by law, but whose design, dv., wi be altogether difforeat from those now issued hy the Fost Oflioe Department, {¢ is fair to suppose, also, that there will be moans for gutting off such notes by the hundred thousands daily. The Post Office Depar:ment hos twolve presses going in New York, and the afty cout and twenty-five cont notes, which have heretofore been minutely doscribed, aro elaborately engraved te prevent counterfeiting, and are quite handsome, They are just one-fourth tho size of a Treasury nolo; but the live and ten cont notes are more simple in design, aud somothing smailer in size than the former. : IMPORTANT TO SHEPPERS. Secretary Chase bas issued the foliowing circalae te Collectors of Customs:— TREASURY Derarrnxnt, Auguat 11, 1862 Sie2—You are instructed to detail an officer of the cua- toms to aupermtond the Jading of vessels chartered by tho Qnartermaster's Department to carry army supplies, with instructions to permit no articles to go on board an- loss under written orders of the Quartermastor’s De} ment. You will hereafter require such vessels to and to manifest ai arcicles on board, and you will im struct the o‘hcer superintending their lading w endorse such manifests, bo i effect that the articles have beem laden under ‘his colon, and that no articles othor thin those jets to be shipped by bab 4 mastor’s Departmont are on board. The manifset shall contain the vbligation that if any articles are found om board other than those specified in the manifest, that the vessel and the articies shipped without aathority shall be liavie to condemnation und forfeiture. Lam, &c., 8. P. CHASE, Secretar; ot Apes the Treasury. ‘To Cortrotor or Customs, New Yo DEBENTURE CERTIFICATES REOEIVADLE FOR DUTLEA. ‘The Secrotary of tho Treasury has docided that debea- ture certificates are receivable in payment of duties. THK PAGIFIO RAILEOAD AND THE UNDEVELOPED MINEKAL WEALTH OF THR COUNTRY. Practical operations of every description im the heart of the continent, or in the vast wilderness region betweca the extreme Westerm States and the Pacific s ope, #0 com- stantly bring out new things, new routes for roads, sew: valloys, new mines, &., that we may almost say thatty is almost a terra incognita. The best opinwn is that not ‘a tithe of the mineral wealth of the continent is knowa, ‘and that the great support of the Pacitic Railroad will be in the mines of various kinds that will be developed along the valleys which will intersect that great means of com- mun ‘cation across the continent. ‘The Land Office is just now im the receipt of ta. formation from its agents west of the Rocry Mountains to the offect that s vast golé bearing region exists in Warhington Territory and the northeast corner of Oregon, As marked out om the map, the locality is nearly square, extending from the 116th line of longitude to the 118th, and from the 44th degree of latitude to the 47th. Jt is said that the eastern slope of that country, or the banks of the Solmar river—a tributary of the Snake river and afterwards of the Clear ‘water—are most rich in mineral wealth, The whole re- gion is a wilderness; but it is stated that daring frontier mea who have peuetrated it bave been richly rewarded for all thoir toils and perils. It i# represented that emi- gration is setting towards the rivers ia question, and that provisions bring fabulous prices. The Blue Mountains are oa the wost of the region and the Bitter Root Moun. tains om the east. CAPTURE OF AN ANGIO-REBEL SLOOP. ‘The Navy Department has information that the United States gunboat Penobroot, captured off North Carolina, ® few days ago, the stoop Lizzie, from Nassau, sailing under British colors, and joaded with salt, blankets, shoes tin, &e. When captured she was trying to evade the blockade, * CYTIZEN NURSES FOR THE ARMY HOSPITALS. ‘The surgeons in charge of the different hospitals are qulisting, under the recont order of the Secretary of War, male citizen nurses te take the places of tise soldiers who have been performing such duties, but who are now being remanded to their regiments. ‘The enlistment og the above class of nurses is for ene year, they receiving $22 per month, one ration per diem, clothing aod medion attendance. Preference is given te those who have served in suoh capacities in crvil hospitals. A BOARD TO REVISE THE ABMY MEDICAL BEGULA- ‘TIONS, A board of medical officers, consisting of Inspecters Perley, Cayler and Coolidge, and Surgeons Smith and Ag) siztant Surgeon Webster, United States Army, has bees convened in this city by order of the Secretury of Wi to revise and improve the medical regulations of ae army. This is one of the important steps of reform ia- stitused in the Medical Department by Surgeon Generad Hammond. THE REVENUE APPOINTMENT. ‘The New York appointments under the Internal Reve. nue law are to be taken up to-day. They will probably occupy Several days. ARMY MATTERS. Major John C. Henshaw, Assistant Adjatant General, United States Army, bas accepted the position of chiet of the stall of General Frank Blair. ‘The rosignation of Gaptain Joseph 8, McVoy, Assistant Adjutaut General of Volunteers, hag been accepted by the President. Penpsyivania =e En Route to the ar. HARRMWORG, Pa., Anguet 18, 1863, Two oF three regiments are now daily transported te the seat of war, ‘The Governor has accepted four additional regiments from Peonsylvania. ‘The transportation @upplied by the Northern Central Ratizoad Company to the soldiers is contemptible, They furnizh nothing but open truck cars, without any proves tow frou the sun. 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