The New York Herald Newspaper, August 21, 1862, Page 1

«J | 4 aay 7 NO. 9474. WHOA =. USZORTANT REBEL MOVEMENTS. The Rebel Army in Virginia Evacuate, Richmond and Occupy the Line of tho Virginia Central Railroad, . “THEIR STRENGTH AND POSITIONS, Sy Lynchburg the Central Depot i of Supplies. WHAT STONEWALL JACKSON IS ABOUT, &o., &o, &e, Pooisviiz, Montgomery County, a ‘August 19, 1962. have some important news for you. A few days in- tercourse With the secessionists of this neighborhood ‘haw enabled mo to discover that an extensive contraband eommonication with tho rebel lines ig kept up iu this querer, Scores of Marylanders ave daily passing | through en route for Richmond, to escape the draft, and ‘ceasionally ® return trip is made by citizens who have ‘deen in Jeff, Davis’ dominions since the beginning of the war. Iunderstand they cross the river somewhere be- ‘tween Edwards’ Ferry and Point of Rocks, and from theuce are smuggicd through to Luray, whenco tho woute is open to the Virginia Central Railroad, via the meuth fork of the Shenandoah. There are no Union troops on thia route, the nearest forces being at Harper” Ferry and Winchester. » | The following narration was given me by @ civilian; “who arrived from Richmond on the night of Sunday, the 17th inst. He left Richmond on Wednesday, the 13th ingt., travelling to Sexton’s Junction, twenty-seven miles north Of the ci'y, by a private conveyance; thence by railroad to Gordensville, and thence on foot to the Potomac, At the time he left troops were pouring out of the city on the ‘Virginia Central Railroad in such numbers that it was impossible for civilians to procure passage. All of the troops around Richmond were in motion towards the | North—some by rail and some marching—whilo others | were passing through in cars {rom the South, supposed | to bo that part of the army between Petersburg and the ety. It was known at that timo McClellan bad began tho evacuation of Harrison’s Landing; and the heavy meve- inents of rebel troops wore understood to be caused by the knowledge om the part of the military authorities that the Union armies werd about concentrating for jsnotker camprign against the rebel capital from the northward. It was not known that any considerable body of trodps were left on the peninsula to watch Me- Clelian’s movements or to attack his rear. Arriving at Sexton’s Junction the marrator saw heagy eno \snpments of troops extending from the south side of the Pamunkey river to several miles north of the func - tion, an: aiso from the Jenotion iv a Wester) ¢ direction zap the valley of the North Auna river. “S:aali camps "were vieible nt eeveral localities along ¢ho railroad from the Junction to the crossing of the, common road from Fredericksburg and Spottsyl:¢anin, Jarge body was also -Sncampod, At Louisa Genrt House was other large boty, and Wenco to Gorddn{iile sévoral regiments were strung along 225 road jx camps, at Intervals of every two or three miles. From Gordonsville, where there were not more then six or seven rogiments, a heavy force could be geen Gimping ond bivouacing on the hills stretching to he northeast ta the direotion of Orauge Court Honse. The parrator stopped ten hours at Gordonsville, and during ‘ that time saw not less than ten trains arrive over the Central Railroad from the eouth and the Charloties- ‘villo Rafiroad from Lyuchburg—those from Richmoud where auothor } E NEW YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1862, IMPORTANT REBEL MOVEMENTS. The Massing of Rebel Troops Along the Line of the Rapidan and Rappahannock Rivers and Virginia Central Railroad. ~ : obedience of orders, by ordor of Colonel Miller, com- manding the post. The Seventy-ninth Pennaylsehia regiment, Col. Ham- bright, weot up at fifteen minutes notice and found the queriltas dispersed. Lousyuzr, August 20, 1862. ‘The rumored Sapture of General Nelson by the rebels near Gallatin, on Monday, is ontively fulse A tolerable well authenticated report says that Colonel Cauard, with six or sever ndred men, attacked Scott's Louisiana cavalry yesterday at Laure! Bridge near Linden. Aftor quite a severe fight he defeated them, splitting the rebol regiments In two parts, which skodaddled ia diier- ent direotiona, There are no particulars of the losses on Cano, August 20, 1862. The steamers Skylark ond Sallie were burned by gue- rillas on the night of the 18h, at the mouth of Duck ereck, fifty miles above Fort Henry, Tho Skylark was heavily laden with government stores. She got aground aad au ofcer uvloaded « portion of her stores when he wor attacked by thirty guerillas, armed, were compelled to surrender ‘The guerillas, after removing the furniture and silver we set fire to both the boats. The crows were re- leased on parole. ‘The’ steamer J. H. Dickey reports all quiet. ‘Tero was a slight ¢kirmish on the 16th, thirteen miles bringing troops, aud those from Lyuchburg both troops | from Memphis, with a part of Jeff, Thompson's cavalry, ‘and supplies. Lynchburg has been the principal depot for collecting supplies forthe Richmond army for somo time, and they cau now be forwarded to it by these two Toutes. My juformant, judging from what he saw, says that yho wholo Confederate army in Virginia is by this time The rebels were routed, having one killed and two wounded. A despatch from Smithland, dated the 19th, says that a tebel force 600 strong have taken Ciarhsyilie, and are advancing on Fort Henry A despatch from Fort bonelgon confirms the capture of Clarksville, and say the robels are moving on that work. ‘There are only 150 cificient nen there. Beinforcewents fm positions on the Virginia Centval Railroad, and that it | haye been asked for. numbers near two hundred and fifty thoursud men. Ho saw no fortifications at any of the above mentioned places, but artillery appeared to be plentiful in propor. tion to the numbers of tho infantry? Of cavalry he gaw but little, most of it probably being in frout of the lines Tho Grenode Appeal of the 17th publishes Stonewall Jackson's official report of the batile of Cedar Aguntaia. He claims @ briliiant victory. Important from Hast Tennessee, (From the Richmond Dispatch, August 16.) enor near the quasi neutral ground Uetween the twoop | The ongagomout at Taxewell lect week, which wes so posing arraics. ‘Wagon trains were uot numerous, and there is evi- ently a lack of transportation facilities. It is under- stood that this was the reason Jackson fell back after the battle of Slaughtor’s Mountain. He could not feed a Marge ariny away from his raliroad communication. ‘Stonewall Jackson was said to have left Gordonsville, ‘Dut nove knew his whereabouts. The iaformant passed through Stannardsyilie, and saw quite a heavy force at thet point. They were not encamped, and appeared as 4% Prepared to nfbye.* More troops wore said to be march, fing to tho same potut feem Charlotiesville and Cordons- ville, This looks as if they contemplated a flank move- ment against Pope's right, and if so it will probably be ted by Jackson. INTERESTING FROM TENNESSEE, The Evacuntion of Chattanooga—Re- Ported Movement of Reb Toward Richmond, Va.—More Guerilla Forays— Defeat of Low Union ForcemBurning of Two Steam by Gacr Clarksville, Tenn., by the Hebels, dc. Nastviiix, Toon. , August 20, 1962. na Cavalry by a | Frank grossly cxaggerated, we are watisiied, was but the begin. ning of activo operations ins that quarter, The public may safely calculate upon recolring information of a much more important movement in the same direction before the expiration of another week, and tt is not improbable that they wikl have @ confirmation of the result anticipated bythe @espaich already published. We are assured by a gentlce wan rocently from that gection of the confedoracy that our officors and men are fully alive to an opportunity of striking an effective blow ts the niinions of Lincoln, and that stirring nows must reach us before many days of the operations of our forces. INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI. Defeat of the Rebels at Charleston, Mo.— Four of the Enemy Killed and Nines teen Captured—The Recent Bngage- mont with the Kebels at Lowe Jack— Desperate Fighiing—The Fight at IndependencesKilling of One and Wounding Two Notorious Gyerille OfMicers, &e., dc, New Mapwn, Mo,, Auguat 90, 1862. A force of cavalry from this post, under Captain Moore, while on an expedition to Charleston, at- tacked # rebel camp on White Oak Ridge, woat of Fick. Ar—Reported Capture af | Man, and killed four of the enemy and took nineteon prisoners, incinding three captains, They also captarod twenty-seven boraes and about one hundred stand of Rumore are still afloat of the evacuation of Chattanooga | Stms Captain Moore and one of the privates were “wy the rebels. It is also rumored that the rebelé are making a movement towards Knoxville and Richmond, ‘Thore is groat activity here in military circles, and troops are arriving rapidly. ‘ sors hive baat ; s. * FP inaiie from the North for severe) days. A dospateh (rom Adjutant General Thomas to Governor Andrew Johnson says that Union East Tenoesseeans are held in confinement eg prisoners of State by tho rebels, Governor Jobnaon has 8 corresponding number of traitors to exchange for thein. Colonel Hefiron, of the Wiftieth Indiana rogiment, ooeded to Gallatin today, without erders, with a force of two hundred aud Aity men, who had been posted ata bridge. He made anumber of arrects of civilians, While Col. Heffron’e party were gone on this expe- 4ition, the guerillas burned the bridge at Sandersville and cepiured fourteen mon. N tious and brutal Colonel, ASHI, August 20, al saiapeates ae wounded, None killed. Kawsas City, Angust 90, 1862. ‘Tho Union toss in the engagement at Lone Jaek on Fri- mated to have been 160 killed wound’ 4 ‘The balance of the force escape © tox. " tootion of artillery lout in the Aght, Way taren ana retaken four times, and was fually spiked 44 ghana by the Uniontsts, Ia the fight at Independence, 4 ihe Yitm, General Buughos, who commanded » reberegistent at Carthage and # brigade at Nolron’s crevg, ws killed, and the moto Sire tan Colonel Thompson véily. — ‘West. CuNcrNNA, August 20, 1862. A tre ae covingoh had Vaxingion Rall: road, whith Io paring Garno vington at tou o’olock last night, after station ran over obstructions placed on Another party was attacked for the purpose of destroy. | the traek, and Rig down a steep ombank- tag 8 bridga, which was preserved by the obstinate cop, ment. ‘ Henry D. 8m! duct of Capt. Atkingon and twenty men of the Fiftieth} Indiana, who killed a number of the gueritias. ‘This affair ocenrred within ton miles of Nashville. Colonel Hotron returne! here for reinforcements, when Abe wea arrented ani placed in close confinement, for dis-_} bio passed thy inoer; Abo Tanner, brake- man, were instantly killed. The tivo aud eleven ly wrecked, Tt ia snp) that the the train off the track originated with secession: It wae understood that a number of troops would pass over the road last night. The Twelfth and Sixteenth Indiana; and Forty-frth owgh here to-day. cars were com| deaian of cnreieg SEBS he IR SIE Rare Pat SES ELS ces 8 Nebtal E S mlengs\ “Ble NTON JUNCTION 4) AA ND. rats “«f Stine f Sap LOAN. Bg FoRe 3 WEDeMNEse4 HIGHLAND “foupae ee, LOERICKSSURG; , Va . PIKE, \ i ¥ ‘ AY 90 TURES F N WHITE. SPOTSYLVANIA ‘COURT HOUS INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH. |? The Latest Rebel Telegrams | from Chattanooga. MEETING OF THE REBEL CONGRESS. UNION PRISONERS AT RICHMOND, &e,, &o., eo. ‘We have received copies of Richmond papers of tho ; 14th, 15th and 16th inst.,from which we take the fol- low ing items of intezos: Rohel Co: ‘esk=Becond Session. | (From the Ri id Despateh, Angust 16.] Covgress will meet on Monday. It will have many im. portantmeasures io discuss and to decide. Let us hops that diecu-eion will be limited and decision quick. This | i# no time for taiking. The crisis domands, !f ever crisis did demand, the driefest possible sonsultation and the moat decided action, S ‘The first and most important measure to be decided is | counegted with the couseription. That law is manifestly imperfect, and demande immodiate revision. ode pave already calcd for an agua of O00, ae to the forces they already on oh by i ‘ AS, wa ih ‘The order for reaorti won! jo Opera oa Friday. gan be no dole that the men wilt Le fortheoning 4 short notice, and thet unless Congre® fat ones, and with’ the utmost energy, we shall be jakeh at a digadyantoge, We trust ia -Heaven that the experience of leet year may not bo shitown | away upon that body, snd that tt will take such measiires as to render the recurrence of eitch disasters ax | wo then experienced an imposeibility for Be future. Yo | do go thoy Must put into the fleld a force as largo us that oi the enemy. ‘Thai this ean be done, by callMg out all | the conacripta between the ages of thirty-five and furty- five, ayd by exicnding the list to sixteen ou the one hand aud fifty-five on the other, and too without any very yreat inconvenience to ‘the agricult futerost of the country, we taink is quite evilent, Youths trom sixteen to eighteen aro, in general, fuily’as able to carry | & mnsket as they ever become’ aiterwards, Ii there honid bo especial cames where such ability Joos not exist, thera Should be sp Xemptions io suit them. ‘Tho general law would not be aifecied by such exemp tious. any other age whatever, Although Ne may not be wie to double quick it with younger men, yet thers are many duties which he cau porform jist as wal. Battalions of men of that age might placed in y releasing younger men for wy guns, and eveu eu as youngor mon. But, above there is no | forcing er to ieave behind four young and hol Friday | y ay ermy have certainly not yone far, a8 the transports which lef. with the trosps day or two since I re already, Jetuned.?? A party who was recently fn McCleMan’s arn partion who avo’ throwing up foctiisatioes om tee ape. Site side of the river, haye never excooded fiittoy haa- dred or two thousand, and laborers and suljjers are changed every day, @ fresh party gging over in the morn ing, eud thosd who went over the previous day Inhmedi- ately returning. It Is consitered a sort of excursion to cross tha river, and tie south bank has been “declated by sie ‘an kee surgeons the heaithteat, loCieilan is reay evacuating Berkele revent| occupation of the points opposite fas boen 1atenaey oaks to protect his tloet nnd army against another night Attacl and to enlarge bis aie: of wogroes and other property. -\incng the receat suilerera on the squth- side, in county of Prines George, we hour of the iollowing a= dir. Jamos W. E. Buits lost all the negroes Ne owned on Sunday night last. ‘They were nowhere to be seen on it, | Monday morning. Mr. Matthew W. Williams lost four valuable men Mon- day — ir. N.H. Burrow lost a very valuable woman Mop- day night, the unfeeling villains whe carried bor Ip! fe dron, Mr. Archibald Glover lost a man of great value. Mr. Frederick Teinple lont aeyeuteen of i valua- blo slaves on Sunday nigut. “Many of the people of the cuunty have lost, beald slaves, all their poultry, caitle and horses, piper sae jarios City county, on the north bank of the hear that the py ous inyaders have been ves iu large nanberg, "Sea. 4 Janos Willcox pas et between seventy ang Wittcox, Faq., has lost ninety or more. ‘award Willcox placed his slaves beyond the of the villiang ab an early day, but they baye up- propriated his handsome dwelling to their own uses, and now have a lot of horses stabied in it. ‘The Richmond Lzaminer of August 16 says:— ve uo news of interest from the evemy on the Tho Petersburg Bxpras, whose coltimns for with (he very latest from City Point, und innumerable olber poiuts, now comes: tous with the cad that “We could learn nothing'of the enemy's James, 1 Btealing el Jone} mavemonts om James rivez yesterday.” Where ia the “reliable free negror what has bercmne of the “man with the strong -eyegiass?’’ who used to watch the Yaokees 0 closely from the highest points in Prince George. Have both these invalufple reporters gouo lua way of “our cavalry,” who, since the taste ainet of thi aulity have been content: | | { ‘ aukees For the rest, a mon fifty years ol is, in general, } More Prisoners Sent to Chartottesvill ag strong, thoogh not perhaps As"aclive, as a man at | The Kichmond Soayiner of the 16th ust. ml wounded Yate te umbor—wh —two hundred in uumber—wio fell ity our hands al the baitle of Cedar Creek, have beaq conveyed Charlottesvilie., The majority ol thom are said to bo too seriously injured to warrant myan @xpacta, tion of their recovery. Tuere are among or ore commissioned officers. One-of the reakon on earth why they should ngt 5 ‘dvivgr awcavairy. We are sure the government could fie: ployment for ne hundred thousand such feen, without making theta serve us infantry, where the youngest and most active alone should be employed. Aud they would leave thereby one hundred thousand young men to serve in the infantry. Wo think, too, that old men might be loyed in the publiv ofies entirely with grows advan- to the public. [i would give whole buttalioua of men ab opportunity, whiob no doubt they eagerly desire, to serve their oogatry io the flold. Wey hope the wip oor will take view of the subject aud begin "ir The measarea 04 be followed out ri measares here propos lowed out rigidi: we can putt into the field a force quite equal to that Saligd for by Lincolo, ia numbers, and superior iu every quality that goes to themaking upof a good soldior. We can get pen into plage quite ag goon a8 he can get hie, ‘winter ite wee ’ a tories that haye attond 5 gh sir ii censequences. it, al iJ with desision and at onoe.” They have for the cool weather te rapidty approaching, and the ranks of the ensmy are rapt! ing up. We tress they wit not od SOAS Siwceea: tat Pee guch aa marked the the vie- mort Congress act have no time to lose, from. There ts y interposition abroad now than from the and uot ouly taterveee , but she bas will continue to do, every- y from taking ye aot a, ayy, abietous, Bot thus far the Engl 1 he suptpe attitude Teanote, Sort Royal Donelson, New of home under wore > Orleans, &c. thi Tyg nd upon the action mace We canto. but hope tat It wil eave at H whioh it comtracted 1 the leaven the old Yankeo it, and reeognize io We ctroumorantes,/as well ab in the people teaseneap Thy B ony oe the James Riv. {From the Petersburg Express, August 18.) ‘We hear from agource entitled to tbe highest credit, that McClellam is evacuating his position at Berkeley, ‘The recent movement on Malvern Hill, aud the tended permanent ocgupation of Coggin’s Point and May. cox, are now known to have been mere feints to cover his evacuation. Such of his army as has already left, have been sent to Pope or Burnside, but the majority of them, tt is believed, have gone to the former, Burnside is known to Bo at Fredericksbor Papers. CuarraNcoca, Augast 1%, Four Yankee youriera, with despatches fr Nelson, at MoMinnvilie, to Cen, fi, » tured. .Tho despatches havo been han‘ anihorities, Nelson complains tha* alty davert to be parotod By the 0 Typry- sents that affairs in his depart q pron P tare im a deplorabl here to.day. Thoy say ' Je was xilied In « ‘seventy- five partisan ranger’ go" four thodeand. Yankees Salem. ‘Their appee Ance was so gudden and unl for that the Yaake 4 fed in b Thay algo sae te ara Me tae ae 5 aan ° 0 : guoriilaa are k) Aigg them cally e colove!l, had both a ‘eg and an arm amputated, | Telegraphic Despatches to the Riehm List of ” srisoners in the Lieat N. Greone, 102d New York Volunteers. Liew. A. ©, Selholmer, 46th Ponnay) b It is probable that all the aboyo ae MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL CORCORAN. His Visit to the Camps--His Departure from Washington and Arrival in Bal- timore—His Levee at the Eutuw House— Mags Reception Mccting in Monument Square—Gfreat Enthusiasm and Thriil- ing Speech of General Corcoran—The Outen Programme of His Reception in ew York, &e. Wasnincron, August 20, 1362. General Corcoran left hgro to-cay for Ballimore, Thero is to be a reception there this afternoon. He will spend to-morrow in Philadelphia, and be in New York at two o'clock on Friday afternoon. He,swas eccompanied by the committee of the Aldermen and Common Council of New York, tha committee of the New York civic socie- ties and the Philadelphia committee of the Common Connell. Before leaving this morning General Corcoran visited Brady's national gallery of art, it for a pictures which will soon bo ready for distribution upon carts d+ visite Yesterday General Corcoran, acoompanied by Judge Connelly, Richard O'Gorman, John Savage, Aldermen Welsh and Smith, Coyne!|aan Stevenson and Messrs. Rob- neon and Caréy, Visited the Rav, Father Early, the Pre- jent of the Catholic college at Georgetown, and other personal friends. Afterwards the party proceeded to Fort Corcoran, whore the General was greeted, for the Arat time, with Brigadier General's salute, from the guns of the fort bear- ing his name. Aller a review and a reception by Qolone] Doubleday, of tle Fourth New York artillery, and a visit to severa) other forts in the vicinitysand to Arlington House, the party, accompanied by Coionel Doubleday, prooeeded to Fort Lyon to viait the Sixty-ninth, ‘The enthusiasm of General Coreoran’s reception by bis eld conirades in arins was indescribable. After a review of the regiment the party adjourned to a sent, where re- fresbnents were proparci, and toasts and speeches were the order of the evening until oloven o’clook. During thg Sntertainment it‘was proposed that Geuera, Corcoray, Ghould return hero and go back With the regi- metiton Monday next. His agreetpent to do so was re- Coived, not with cheers, but a fegular Irieh yell that was’ deafening, ene Regption at Baltimore. Bavrimone, August 20, 1862. Gaeral Cotvoran received tho citizens at the Kutaw jouse (bis evoging, which was througed from five to on o’clook with an immense concourse anxious to see the martyr patriot and woicome Lim to the city. A largo number of Irish citizens also called, to whom he made personal appouls to arouse their countrymen of Baltimore to raily to the standard of the Union. He consented to address the people to-night at Monu- ment square, and the front of the Court House was beau- fully decorated and illuminated for the occasion. Mayor Chapman presided, and introduced the General, who was received by the immense coucourse with long re- peated cheers. Gew. Concoman returned thanks for the enthusiasm of his recepeion, and attributed It rather to the glorious cause ia which he was identified rather to any personal merit, He then proceeded to give an account of his no such tyranny and oppression oxisted om the face of the earth an the despotism of the Southern confedersey. He concluded with a strong appeal to his countrymen of paige Coney ‘Taken from Bop {mprisonment, and detailed a number of incidents of ih yh arg bg Vy ere outrage at Richmond, Charleston, Columbia and Salis Major 4 W. Cook, 28th a, oth Con (3 bury, Ho described the prison at Salisbury, where were ¢ £2 re * + on cavalry a number of Irishmen wl m ‘ Hancock, 1s } flag than that which they bad sworm allegiance Cabelin Geos Thistioved, ise Mazpiand caval to om @heir arrival in this country, Thoir Cala Hoary Pam anngg E Ao, treatment was oad totem “oe wa Captain P. Grimiths, ee sylvania. the military prisoners, and many om wore ol 4 Captain J. H. Vander: . headed men, bowed down with suffering and sorrow, bu! Captain H.8. rte firm in their allegiance. The deaths among them aye. ioe > hae aie wae ee raged two a day for the last six woeks. He appealed to Wan JS. McAllister, hin New York, ail who loved the old flag and bated tyranny to rally with ted 43 peak Ma hg Bie him to the relief and succor of mil ao ae gly d "i . He gave a gtaphio doseription cont Lines Dats Pcbee, is Rew secuey. mond under the rule of tho arch flond and tyrant, Jeff. Lent] Charles snyder, 6th fatanizy, Unied Baten Davis, and declared that i!berty no longer existed there, Vout. H, 8 Egbert, din United state infantry. and would never be youchaafod the people until the teas: ii Vee, topes Pon vain, ‘old flag waa restored, The ptreets presented o most Hest. pp A a deserted and setuid Be omeige ind able bene = J . 4 dared walk on tl unl provi wi Tout. 3. J. Witney, icons ‘a military “pnas, and all thet was to be seen on Lieut, J. A. Boyle, 111th Lg Bad tis thoroughfares was jaded and ragged soldiers, and wo Lieut. A. W. seurld eae tende men and children dreased in mourning. If any of his tive. Pe ‘abn Penny on" hearers sympathized with the rebellion, it was only ne- Lieut. A. A. Gormasi, 6th Conneotfout. asnry for thom to weo what he had seen to drive aly ee ‘Tete ts Oosameaeey such Ceoting from their hearts. He verily believed tuat , 1 ined thary, in sparse hia time incarcorated in the ad rater di alla, and a ad , August 20, 1 A great war meeting is boing fold (0 dae. All buainces A Fortress Monroe letter in the New York Pribune of | is suepondea, Valtimore, who, he could not delieys, wore disloyal to the country that gave them freedom, liberty and citizenanip to rally to the support of the government ia crushing the rebellion. Ho was followed in eloquent speeches by PRICE TWO OENTS. O'Gorman, Michael Connelly and Councilman Ste] ensom, of New York, The Reception of General C orcoran. PROGRAMME OF ARRANOEMENTS—rilb ORDER OF PRO- OREBION, ETO. General Corcoran will positively arrive in this city on Friday next, He was in Baltimore last night and will be in Philadelphia to-day, The Committee on Nationay Affairs of the Common Council met yesterday and deter- mined upon the following programne:— PROGRAMME OF aRkanay MENTS FOR THB RECEP DORAN, By the MUNICIPAL avrmonirtie’ oe THF CITY OF NEW K, Under the direc ion of the JOINT COMMITTEE ON NaTIONAL AFFAIRS, On hi RETURN TO THIS CITY FROM v) RIGHMOND, | CAPTIVITY IN guest, will proceed by steamboat to Castle Gar. whe upon their arrival, « national suluve w il) be fired. the olictad ceremonies will take piece, and his Honor the Mayor will welcome General Corcoran to the city RDER OF PROCESSION, Grand Marshel—Genoral Ewen, aselsted by the following ali Golonel Geo, EB. Baldwin, Major R, Taylor, Qolonel Alexander Hamilton, Qvlovel Scuwartzman, Colonel Van Buren, « Daring, Joun Chadwick, Robert Shannon, MILITAR Commanded by Colonel Pi First Reciment RY, stley. Acting General. ry, Co onel Waiter W. Prlor ‘Third Bi unde an Bloventh Reglinent New York ¥ era, Cal. Win, Pitta Kegimeat Nati totones Burge Commissioned Osicers of the F sow, and Vou ou di fsiFainth Regiment, rigit ving, coluwm companies. Genera! Coreorar. Uils Honor the Mayor, *. e Chairman of Committee on National B Aduirs, fq 2 Chairman of Committee on Rvcoption, ta 169 Jo Audio; open barvuc! Sixty-ninth regiment, lett wing, HKoturned Prisco Common Council, in carriages, fe} 2 preceded by Ky ‘The Sergeontat-Arms, Bs Delegations from g Common Council of Philadelphia z and other cities, Bs i im carriages, s Heads of Departmenta FI of ae ity Government, Fi 3 Board of g BE Supervisors. E New York Fire Department, in full uniform, without apparatus, un ‘Baq., Chief E ervie 80 The various Iriah civic soviet ship of Mr. Jamex Sandfor y Mewrs, Peter Ha pom ana James White, fu the fell et Longshoremen’s U. 2. Marshal, Deanis §: St. James’ R. ©. 1, M a in Dwyer Marsal, or. Father. Mathew T. A. Society, Marshai, EB. L. Carey. Father Mathew Socie'y, of Marsh ugh Met Barry Beuevol farshal, — Ancient Order of Hibernians, N. ¥., Marshal, John 1 er. Thomas Francis Meagher Club, ‘Marshal, Edward Dutly. y Hibernian Bene yvieut Soci Marshal, Michael Row ier the Grand Marshal~ vooklyn, iberbian U. B. Sovtaty, Marsha, Migheel Duly, Benevolent Rocks Gaited Souk of Brin, ‘Marshal, John Dutty. . other eocieties desiri) borseback and ¢ the followty Fro Park ro i Park in front of the City Hall into to Grand strect, thro etre Bowery and Fourth a= ig ‘down Broadway tothe St. Nicholas Ho.el, a miss, ‘The ketpers of all public buildings, the propriete tela and other pabiic places, the masters and owvers of oh ping in the harbor, and our fellow citizens quested to display thetr dags during Uke day. The Superinvenient of Police is revpret at n fee that the route taken by the proccesi wilt b free from vehiclcs or anyth tirely ing calculated to dolay the progress of the procession. Tae Mayor and the Corporate authorities entertain General Corcoran ata banquet, at ¢ Hotel, on Monday evening next Suoild the weather prove inclement the ta hoisted on the City Hall, whieh will be consid 0 that the reoeptlon will not take place un‘ TERENCE PARL Y, WM. ORO: HESGY STH ALK seing thron tp Broadway f ino p- will no x. Wi. H. GE JOHN HOGAN, ORGAN JONES, Committee on Nation TERENCE FARLEY, Avex. H. Kexom, Secrotary. Civic Bocketics not in the programme will report to Janca Sandferd,Esq., Grand Marehal,on the morning of the par mm b es not in. th s i By order of the Chairman of the Commttice on Nationat Affairs of the Common Council. The following despatches and letters were also received yesterday by the Common Council: — New Yorn, Angust 20, 1862. To Alderman Faruar, Chairiman, & ‘Sin—I take great pleasure in tendering to your cominit- tee the ferry boat Pavonia, for the purpose of conveying Brigadier General Corcoran frem Jersey City to New York, upon his arrival from Washington on Friday nest. Yours, rae v ‘A. A. GADDIS, Superintendent Pavonia Ferry. Ornes Currk Coxmon Covncit, Naw York, August 20, 1562. A. A. Gavpw, Eeq., Superintendent Pavoni Ferry Com- Reed om in receipt of your returned favor of this date, tendering tothe Committee of Arrangements lor the f ption of General Corcerau the use of the elegant boat Pavonia, to covey the party from Jersey City to New York. ‘On behaif of the committee I accept your eral ly offer with many thanks. Meera ane RENGH FARLEY, Chairman Committee. ‘Urricy Commissioners EMIGRATION, Caria Gannes, Auiguet 18, 1862. Alderman T. Far.ey, Chairman Commitiee on National Affairs, ke. #in—On behalf of the Commissioners of Emigration 1 haye the honor to tender you the ise of the Landing do- t, Castle Garden, for the reception of General Michael ‘coran and his associates on the occasion of their ar- rival here. Ishall be pleased to confer with Jag! Roce eto any preparations necessary to ron Erie aly beltting ‘the return of so distinguished the eo gory one soldier. “1 sir, your obedi sorvant, 2 PAE A OE STEWARD CASSERLY, Geuera : tL nt. Quarters for General Corcoran have been sec: atthe ‘St. Nicholas. The Jersey City Common Council have extended an in. vitation to the General to receive the hospitalitics of the oisy. MEETING AT THE SIXTY-NISTH REGIMENT ARMORY. ‘A mosting of the Committee of the Sixty-nintn regi- mont officers, appointed to make preparations for the ro- ception of General Corcoran, was held at the armory last evoning. ‘The following despatch was received by Cap- tain Clarke, Chairman of the Committeo:— Wasmvcron, August 20, 1862. Cranks, 94 Chatham street:— Teal Corcorsa, will leave here for Raltimore to- morrow, Philadelphia next day, and arrive at Ji city at two ‘o'clock on Friday afternoon. The Commiites of the Common Council will meet us at Jersey City and convey us in a boat to the Liege ‘e Acommunieation was received from Captain Richard O'Grady, of the Fourth regiment artillery, which read aa follows :— Tromas CLarge, Chairman ion Committee :— in cePvan Sin The services of Company , Fourth regiment, N.Y. 8.M., i tetidered to assist in receiving General Corcoran in this city on Friday next, by fring 4 national salute to do ben hy ton hed a tho Battery parade ground. Please ingly. ih “RICHARD O'GRADY, Captain, A despatch was also reseived from the committes om the part of the Common Council, which read ag fol- Ns Wasmaoron, Angust 20, 1868: ae resem taittee,aftor consulting the wishes of the hess yas offer. General, concluded to acer NW, ey H. \ commute 1. STEP! IN, The mombers of the regiment now in the city were at the armory, and wero addressod by Captain Cinrko, who tate: that the Committee of Arrangements wished therm. Jo turn out in citizens’ dross, with appropriate badges tor their General, which proposition was unanimous- ipa coded ‘tw with cheers for General Oorcoram and the ven for Captain Clarke and Union, Cheers were also Lieutenant Dul Colonel Nugent was present and te ceived with enthusiasm MEETING OF RETURNED PRISONERS. ‘The returned prisoners in confloement with Corcoran will mect at Captain Clarko’s, Ne, 04 Chatham wiroet, to-morrow, at twelve o'clock, to are rangemente for taking part In the reception and weleome home to tho General and those who aecompany bm,