The New York Herald Newspaper, August 22, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 9475. IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE. Surrender of Clarksville to 4 EVACUATION OF FORT. DONELSON. pn Brilliant Repulse by: Twenty Unionists of One Thouvand Rede) Guerillas, dey ao, &e, Camo, Ill. , August 21, 1862. ‘The rebels, aint strong, under Woodward, oc- eapied Ctariy’ }, Teams: , on Tuesday last. The garrison, Consisting o£ a portion-of the Seventy-firet Ohio regiment, Burrender?.1, and were paroled. tigre ported that the enemy were advancing on Fort Donoley a, which ted been abandoned by the Union forees im charge, repated to be only 1,600 strong. The post may "20 considered valucloss{ at present, as the Cumber- river has mow only thirty inches of water. SKETCH OF CLARKSVILLE AND VICINITY. “Qlarksville, reported to be in the posscesion of the “Yebels, ise smart and thriving post village of Montgo- mery county, Tenn. , of which county it is also the capital. Tt ig situated on the right bauk of the Cumberland river, ‘at the mouth of the Red river, and at a distance of about Afty miles from Nashville in a northwesterly direction. Tn Ste prosperous times tt contained a population of about four thousand persons, supported four or five newspapers, and transacted a considerable trade. The finaneial por- tion of the business of the place was regulated by two Danks, supposed to be very sound. The county in which Clarksville is located ated in tho north-northwest ‘era part of tho State, bordering on Kentucky, and has an arc& estimated at five huudred and ity square miles, or ever three hundred and ility thovsand acres. It is inter- < ®ected by the Cumberland river, which is navigable for steamboats, and is also draited by its affluent, the Red rive before spoken of. ‘Tho surface of the counrty is ‘undulating, and the soil very fertile. In 1850 the county Produced about three and a half millions pounds of tobac- @0, @ greater quantity than was raised in any other coun- ty of the State, The popriation in that year was ‘21,945, of whom 9,071 were slaves. Clarksville te also ‘an important station of the Memphia and Ohio Railroad, deing situated between Louisville aud Memphis, It isone bundred and seventy-eight miles from the former place, and’ one hundred and ninety-nine miles from the latter. ‘This rosd passes through Bowling Green, from which place it is distant about sixty-four miles. PORT DONELSON AND VICINITY. Fort Donelson is situated on the banks of the Cumber” and river, near the village of Dover, in Stewart county, Tony. It was surrendered to the Union troops under Genera! Grant on the 16th of February, 1862, after an ob- ‘Stinate resistauce of three days. The county in which it {5 sitantod, adjoms Montgomery county, tend containg about seven hundred square miles, or nearly four hundred and fifty thousand acres, It is a'so, like that’county, in- tersectod by the Cumberland river, and bounded on the @outhwest by the Tennessee river, on which is situated ¥ort Henry: The county contains a population of about @m thousand persons, one-fourth of whom are. slaves. ‘The capitarof the county is Dover , before alluded to, and which is a pest village of small pretensions. Fort Donel- fon fs about seventy-five milos west-northwest of Nash- ‘vile In an air line, or about one hundred miles following, the course of the river. . Nasavize, August 21, ‘1802, Yesterday afternoon ‘Captain Atkinson, of the Fiftieth Ohio, with twenty men ina stockade, at Kdgefieid June- * tony was attacked by one thousand guerillas. He re palséd them: three tires, killing Morgan’s adjutant, seven privates, wounding eightecr, and nally; ‘alver - three honre’ Aghting, drove thé on. . dhe Cojgnel Mason, of the Seventy-first Ohio (tho same regiment denounced by General Sherman for cowardice at shiloh), with 300 wen, two. canon, and in strong ia- trenchments at Clarksville, surrendered, without resis- tance to the’ same nuimber of guerillas, Thergueriilas were aided by scbels who bad taken the.eath of -al- Iegiatee A large amount of United States property was seized _ and enevhundred poldiers captured by guerillas at Mans- row créek, near Edgefield Junctim, and the bridge ‘darned, General Nelson left Nashville for Louisville this morn- tng. Resextivittx, Tenn., Augost 21, 1862. Albthat ia known here of the capture of Clarksville is, ‘that Colonel hiason surrendered’ his whole command toa gueritia force under A, R. Johnson, Woodward ‘and ‘Osarth. Our inost reliable reports represent Mason’s force at 290; that of the rebels from 40010 600. Not a gan was fired. Mason and his men were parcled, and went down tho river. Fufther information from Clarksyille shows the sur- rendéP-to havo been the most disgraceful and cowardly affuircef the war. The paroled officers were allowed to earry off their horses and side-arms. The surrender was made toan inferior force of rebel cavalry, and Mason and Weodward mado speeches complimenting each other. Cur Nashville Correspondence, Nasnvitae, Tenn,, Ang. 18, 1862. Déails of the Rebel Attack Cpon Gallatin, éc. Yerterday morning Morgan, with a force supposed to De about 1,800, surprised and captured Culonel Roone, with about 300 men of the Twenty-eighth Kentucky, which had been left to guard the post. No definite in. formation was received at Nashville until evening, when ‘Colonel Miller, commanding the post at Nashyillo, went by a special train, with six companies of thegsixty-ninth Ohio, Cohonel Cassolly, and seven companies of the Ele" venih Michigan, Colonel Stoughton, and four guns of Burt's battery. Colonel Miller’s purposo waa to prevent any furtber Injury to the road and property than that ywhieh bad occurred, aud Lo fight the exemy if found. From Nashyvil tin Col. Miller effected bis ohjeet. Be- youd G md Ut the en ad deatroyed sons smell bridges, and some wood work. of. the tunnel, cxb’a farce wis Hot Maesed in Ge latin, bet woe going or, it tl “2o «thor ft ked @vove off Thorn Mp was $00 w > elypotabis Were Told aul. Capt ree cin eho Neatenanty ty lo thy fou! @Ut eae had been destroyed Lvieput then:y had Lena bade meg howaers “Mallow wi a sulletent force to keop the post. t birey tion, cot. 2 ne und tem, who were captured, aré under Wow ing order weris the eat ust b. of thoeu vowed ng, ‘owe is ob- P wit Coneral BUBLEA niall, ¢ xaer jest teeued by W, Apocy or THE Onto, Ne Atel 7, 1882. i ihe p.telwies of cotvon nite of Tous Purposy of, iver prods y q oot 5 and Alavaaiy 1 monet “ eminent to doubt cf & pro«porous season for tho Wintd making sums lees than the gallons United Staten ary i iolation ¢ this order subject the aod the pro Jumskabedtwill fe eclued un the. result ot re ‘and disposed of for the benefit of the go- vernmen United, of a iy Mg whomseever. perauns in this dis! are, ed to ropes to these headquarters order may come to ——- jor General BURLL. BE Par, Colonel and Chief pt Siall ‘The issue of the above order has created a lively sensa” tion ameng cotton speculators. THE MISSOURI QUERILLAS. Retreat of Quantrell’s and Cockerell’s Southward=The Union Fore: im Swift and Close Pursult—Lexington, Mo., Secure, dic., de. ‘Supa, Mo., August 20, 1862. Advices from the West are to the effect that the rebel forces under Coffee, Quantrell, Cockrell, Tracy and-others, which were lately menacing Lexington, are in full retreat southward. | The rebels are four thousand strong, and have the two spiked cannon captared from Major Foster at Lone Jack on Friday last. Colonel Fitz Henry Warren, of the Iowa cavalry, and General Blunt, of the Kansas forces, are in hot pursuit, with three thousand five hundred troops_and fourteen Pieces of artillery. Yesterday Colonel Warren was ten miles north of Johnstown, Bates county, and Geueral Blunt twelve miles southwest of him. Both were moving rapidly. The rebels were only one hour ahead of Warreu’s cavalry. ‘There is every prospect that the rebels will be over- taken and captured or bad!y whipped at the crovsing of the Osage river. As soon ag Colonel Houston, the commander at Lexing- ton, heard of the defeat of Major Foster, at Lone Jack, he made energetic preparations for the defence of that city. ‘The old fortifications were extended to the river, to en, able the troops to get water. All the adjacent buildings which might serve for the shelter of sharpshooters were blown up, Colonel Houston also ordered all the’he:mp in town to ‘be burned to prevent the rebels from making hemp bales again for breastwork:. ‘The warehouses and hemp thus burned were probably worth $200,000. The hemp and factory of Mr. McGreer alone were worth $15 000, on which’ there was an insurance of $23,000. ‘The city is now entirely secure against attack. IMPORTANT FROM MINNESOTA, Exasperation of the Indians in Mceker County—Attack on the Whites—Men, ‘Women and Children Massacred, &c. Sr. Paci, Minn., August 21, 1862. The Indians in Meeker county, this State, exasperated at the non-recgption of the moncy due them from the government, attacked the whites in the town of Acton, and kilied several persons, including men, women and children, Several are reported als> to have been mas- sacred at the Lower Agency. The settlers are alarmed, rertinngpcaeee, shoe lh Minnesota river. Four companies, under the command of ex-Governor Sibley, are ordered to the scene of tho disturbanee. The New Jersey Republican State Com. vention. ‘Teanron, August 21, 1862. ‘The Republican Cenvention met at two o’ciock, and organized permanently by the appointmentof Richard 8. Field, of Mercer, as President, and a viez-presiduat from each county. Mr. Field made astirring war specch on taking the chair, fully endorsing the national’admin- istration in the vigorous prosocution of the war, ‘The Committee ou Rules reported, and thg Convention. was opened for nominations. . Qn tite cali of the: ton, Camden) Cape My, O Oveun, Salem, Sussex and We Wardy of Essex; ee nominated ot werdon ari "elcid “i ly to the a Sree | tor the Unico, and enti matte ny duty by contin eee Stule the vache py ive marke progept execul . Ly cat the general governtuent is tov its ubmest, to pot down th rebeilion, Third, berment oF the new f¢ on of the natton: ee divide or refashion the States into a Union must end only. y and remo liless national decay. Fourth, New bound to the maintenance of the constitution Union. by obligations of duty, interest, s iM , Aud insists that Lhe most vi Prosecution ho war is our sole protection. Fifth, of the priuciples adopted and objects pursued by President of the United States, and finds encuuragemont in (hem for the future, Sixth, gratitude is due t the }, off~ soldiers of our armies for their core very” and skill. Speeches were mado by Courtland Parker, Jno. P. Bradley, James C. Potts, Senator Jno, C, Ten Charles W, Jay. ‘The Conycution adjoursied with cheers for the nominee. Ohio Union Convention, CLEVELAND, August 21, 1862. ‘The Union Convention at Colambus w-day nominated Franklin T. Backus, of Cleveland, for Judge of the Su- preme Court of Ohio at the first ballot. From Fortress Monroe. Fortrgss Moron, August 20, 1862. ‘The steamships Vanderbrit and Balticyafter lying at anchor from two to three weeks abroast the fort, steamed up to-day and both went out to sea. ‘The new stoamer City of Hudson arrived here to-day. Drxwgr To Grn. Wittcox.—A most elegans dinner was given to Gen. Wilicox last evening, at the Atheneum Club, Fifth avenue, by our fellow citizen, Win. P. Dlodget, Baq., in which he was joined by a few personal friends of tho Goneral. Among the distinguished guests were Major Mitchel. jMayor Opdyko, Hon. Hiram Barney, (has. Psq., David Dadley Field, Gen. Asboth, Col, s, Colonel F. E. Horne, Captain Horges, and others—all of whoin unade short and capital speeches, whiehyas the ceewion was not of a public nature, we rofrau from poblicuing. The speech of Geteral Mitebel wos one of the mest beautiful aud patriotic efforts of the ws (ronomer general. Genero! Willeox, in closing a very int ting aecount ef Lis prison experience, which ne miodecly requested would Hot be mode public, expressed Liimsel as “laying no cliims to be considered a martyr, wud culy hoped for recognition of such services as he may ted to render his country in the field, to which he atly Wished be might be speedily assigned. General ox wil) return to [he West in a fow days, where, it is expeeiod, important will be assigned him, TusatRiLuls attractive place of ‘Tiwesday next, under auspices crewse 18 great popularity, Tho Shas boen when the fullest advantyse of MHanrger,and his patrons will be Vrue Bucpeiot At the improvement ahd renovation thy thoatre lune tndergowe, ‘The interior arrange- 1aouts and decorations hove been entr used to men of the best acknowledged ability tm the eily, no restriction boing put on the oxpense nocestury to make the Winter ot b earmot faite re wh enone reopen ree Dy Ue enberariei pin Garden one of tho mest comfertalle and elegant ot oar city | theatres, The pertion of the design of the mrmger must be seen to be ily valid. Bee noe so the sa0re important and looked for duty of & Mannyer whose success alome do Denis view Ue Mey Antoe of wACLOgS in wil ha ae wontd public, Mnatic tnlentYie fucwres, fis guar- tly given in adyanes, and it 1 cueorfeliy eceopted by the goyemen.! for this thoatre for ations OF that cminant and most popu- » Mic Catenin, witd will be sapported Valioek, Jr., Mr. Kawi Adams: and other actors. With (his orray of Jalent notified appear from time to time there a be little or Garden. Departure of the New LIrénsidess Panavruma, A t 21, 1908. Tho New Tronsides, Commander Thomas Yurner, gaxed {yom she Nayy Yard on Nor drgt cruise yo-day, NEW “YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1862. NEWS FROM PORT ROYAL. Arrival of the United States Steamship {-s@fmssachusetts. ‘Tho United States steamship Massachusetts, George H. Cooper commander, from Port Royal, Stove Inlet and Charieston, 8. C., 16th inst., arrived at this port yeator- day morning at balf-past nine o’clock. Sho touched at ‘Hampton Roads, and left there for this port on the 20th; makirg the run in twenty-four hours. Until passing Hat- teras she encountered heavy northeast gales, with head sea. She brings seventy-four passengers, officers and sailors from the blockading squadron. ~ ‘The weather bas been intensely hot, The health of the Squadron is generally good. On the night of the 19th inst., about nine o'clock, when Capo Henry, saw @ large side-wheel steamer ashore, supposed to be the Avago. Was hailed and asked for assistance, Lowered a boat to commupieate with her; but she got off and stood up the Chesapeake Bay. On the 20th spoke ship Florence McDon.ld, from Rotterdam for Baltimore, From the points tonebed at ty’ tho Massachusetts there is uo news of injvrest,. Various reperts are in Circulation in regard to the rebel rams are soon to leave Charleston and Savannah, in ordegto drive our boats out of the river, ns The following is alist of passengers from the block- ade, sick and on furlough, thoug?: furloughs are very hard to got hu the navy:— Commander Corwin, of the Wabash, Lieutonant Preston’ of the Wabash. Mr. Islukesvone, Acting Master, from the Mystic, BS LM iets , Acting ‘ihird Assistant Engineer, of the fontice! lo. Mr, Baldwin, Acting Master, in command of steamer Mercury. Bh Seymour, Third Assistant Engineer, from the Mr. Taaacs, Acting Paymaster, United States steamer Vermont. Lieutenant Henry, from the Marble Head. Messrs. Isaacs and Preston let the ship at Fortress Monroe to proceed to Weshington. we the officers of the Massacbusetts:— Commander—Goo H. Cooper. Acting Maser and Executive Officer—3. McDonald, Acting Masters—Benj. Whitmore, Jos. H. Richardson, Coast Pilot. sign—Jos. H. Cox. Adon Paymaster—J. L. Webster. Raed Assistant Surgeon—Alex. or ae “angen Mates—J. Wallace, Thomas Spear, John welll. First Assistant Engineer-in-Chief—S. N. Hartwell. ‘Second Assistant Engineer—Augustus Clapp. Third Assistant ungincere-3-_B B Fiten, Jr.; Blinkengopp, James B. Safford, Thomas W! ip. Captatn’ 's Clerk—Manon Sinclair Cooper. Paymaser’s Clerk—E. K. Winship. Our Hilton Head Correspondence. ‘Hirox Huan, 8, C., August 15, 1862, The Bzpedition to St. Simon’s Sownd—Hazard’s Marau- ders—Retreat of the Guerillas— the NegraRegiments—The Seventh Connecticut Voluntcersa—Admiral Dupont and Sta, ée. ‘The gunboat Alabama, Licutcnant Gillis commanding, returned on Sunday night from St. Simon’s Sound, bring- ing intelligence of an unsucecasful endeavor to captare a party of rebols on the island of that name. The Alabama left Port Royal on tho rorning of the 8th instant, arriving at the Sound on the evening of that day. The gunbont Figrida, Captain Goldsborough, together with the Hale, the Western World and the Madgie, constitute the bleck- ading squadron in that quarter. Shortly acter Lieutenant Gillis’ arrival Captain Goldsborough ordorod a party of ‘Ofty men out of the Alabama, and they were landed under command of. Acting Masters West aud Lee. ‘In company withanother party of equal stredgth from the Florida ‘gnd a small force {rom the Western World, togethor with a squad of negroes belonying to the now defunct First South Carolina Votunteers, they made a midnight march to Hugard’s, plantation distaut about nine miles from the landing at. St. simon’s Bay. ‘plantation is the property, till duly confidcated, rebel Cotone! Hazard, of the.secesh army. Here James a sence yeep, one 2 Baad tin Soong om pe rae p ¥ lik ne roe Loh a nav) Slocnavelparent ie 6 antler tnd Hegr®?trodps retchbd Haxird’s at aout o'clock, aud, after vainly endeavoring to procure toy ent from the contratiadds'in the Victyity» med thoit march in search Of ‘the guerillas. . The ta- @riven into.an almost impenetrable swamp, but ol aig Their bea:s were destroyed afit their 8 were taken; but’ 80 fur they have cluded the , and jt is believe:l that they sn ste main iand. ‘Lhe negrocs: ea oul iaee the. soa ‘esiorn a wei isha hoe Was pou:ed imo the rauke ef ete ales. “this was followed by another, and then the ara Rag etd broke and ran like decr, Fort high, and did no damage tothe whites. Feh Deford ‘arrived yesterday froin St. Simon’s, and Bt, Augustine, having on board General a and a portion of his staff, who have been on a brief of 'D the coast, At the beautiful resi denge of Batler Mr. Delacroix hag been left, and will ‘look cut for the government inte- ‘Tests On the island. monet ht thousand pounds of were also coReoted from Land. 8t. Simon's Darli jon Ai Ferodioa ad “a Sk. Ausuntine envetsngy’ wer at wer eddraest by sha Gverl ~ i reach Major Beard and others. ae 0 1. War towns, theroughly ly seceah, ihe gat boro Hs hrc if rebel , Which was eapturea a geht 7 seigibase poe on pel A ae was fired utes “ne as the. enpeatn ne a of te rae opt her oye) pomnianes the title, and went down ‘o. Wareats pet Sas ual be river, re- turn ate unable to discover any- a AB C wrote Searty a od regiment ‘has beou disbanded. It is gevers here, and I supp se a similar bmg © prevail at the North, that this movement stretious received from the ion. On the con trary, eee oy Aged has communicated with Gen, Hanter upon the subject. sone in @ positi-n to as- wert iat the act of distending the was one of Gen, Hunter's own, aud ho is as ‘much eatitiod to the credit of the perforivnce ax he was to the odium of making the expe'imect of arming the blacks. Me grew wey of the posision ia which ie ‘ound hitnself and ro- tired (rou it. Tho goyernmont, by furnishing selothing, red breeches aid ais (or tho mon, indirectly sanetimed and eugotraged the crjanization of colored regiments, and thus molliicd the inferua) republicans cm that bead. By withholch.¢ (ivan Goo. Howorall distinct autho- rity for bis cour’, and especially by declining to allow him to muster the blacks imw Wy gerviee, the vbioquy of the moveus he ‘s Dah sie to fal entirely apon him. Gon. Hunter Lo 8e0 (9b, umnct 20 with. drew fom ihe Sins 4 “heh firm of GrevivyPLitlips & = loser ove OF Its Dest” Backors, Anew ce Seems 40 | Hae In the Ragineer Fegitnent. ister ae sired clase privates @ been divided re po hepa cei! hc Dy G pup li. en a ahem ete Oe orig erakey ae they way, i jon AA jate « bbebiere'’s3 oe = sninLGrtuues of my ib cau be traced to the ternanagariont of ie ofl The aera coen Cticht Voluri(oers , under command of Lieutenant Colonel Garduer, were roninwed. by ‘General Hunter and stail, o% Wedneedar iT oy regiment thats honored anes né James ace, which Lag — wou hanor and distivevion’ ned lest many gallant men. The rogument i at preseot in # gratifying con- Rear Admire! Popout, commanding tho South Ationue Reipcee 7 p aqtadr an, hos woected foftowing ofligers as hig > Kain—0. & E. Norlgore. SW. Proston, Dic Sanger —000.4 Clymer, M.D. ‘done bing end Inepeotor of Machinery—R. M. ea ‘Cremaniar of Flag Ship (Watnel)T. G, Corbin Licat. ‘truxtent hae Deen detae! ordered Laeatena: ¢ Gominanding Woolsey hat been dotache:t irom the hi'ea aod ordered to comp mand the Dale, Linat,Quilis hae bee od fromm the Alibemm aud odered to command the The baeio Board of TrademLake Sell- are, Be. DvrPAe, August 21, 1862, Tho Duar Board of Trade have opened a correspond- ence \rith tuo other Boards of Trede of tho lake cities, proposing to organlye, by voluotary ealistment for fous OF five months’ service, 2,000 or more lake sailors, who are udewployed during ime winter mouths, and offer them to the government for ocon sorvice, the several boards paying their wages, #0 that they will be no ox. pense to the government, except for rations, clothing, trom the Dale and to cen mand the Alabamn. ‘Wasmmcton , August 21, 1862. THE PRESIDEN? AMD THE MILITARY OPERATIONS.§ The President has been closeted all day attending ex- clusively to millitary affairs. He exhibits great encrgy im executing bis promise that the war shall be mest vigorously prosecuted. ELECTION FOR CONGRESSMEN IN NORTH CAROLINA, ‘The President has authorized Governor Stanly to order the election of representatives in Congress for the First and Second districts of North Carolina. NO APPREHENSIONS OF FOREIGN INTERVENTION. It is ascertained from the State Department that the current rumors of intervention or mediation by European Powers are without foundation either in truth or reason. THE PRESIDENT’S PLAN FOR THE COLONIZATION OF THE PEOPLE OF COLOR. The committee of colored men who recently bad an in- terview with the President have not yet replied to his proposition. They aro conferring with leading individ. uals of the colored “‘persuasion’? elsewhere, with a view obtain expression of the gencral sentiment among themon the subject. Some of the most intellixont of this class of people here unhesitatingly assert that, tbe Proposition will be respectfully rejected, and the colored people will anuounce their preference and determination to remain in jthe United States. There is racson to be lieve that such a reply will be put iuto the mouths of these people “by heartless abolition agitators, who are unwilling to have their only hobby’ taken away from them. With this view they are industrionsly trying to prejudice the free negroes against the coluuization scheme under any circumstances, and they keep out of sight the evident desire of the Pre- sident to use the proposed colony of free blacks only as a nucleus for the organization of society ina country in which thousands of emancipated slaves may find a home and refuge more congenial, safe and profitabie than they can find here. In the.meantime partios hore are q uietiy and successfully organizing a colony of colared persons to Degia @ setileinent in Central America, and thus start tho President’s scheme. The following is the agreement signed by these emigrante:— ‘The undersigned, persons of color, residing in the Dis- trict of Columbia, hereby agree to emigrate to the settle. ment in Central America about to be founded by the Pre- sideut of the United States, through the agency of such colnpany ag be may select, under the pledges and giran- tees uttered by him in his’ speech to the people of @ lor, delivered on Thursday, the 14th day of Angust, 1862! Confiding in his generosity and the ower of the gororn- ment to nogotiate with the authorities of beset i Ameri- ca, we thus enroll ourselves as caudidates for places among the first settlers. REVERDY JOHNSON’S REPORT ON THE AFFAIRS OF LOUISIANA, The report of Reverdy Johnsou, in rolation to the sub. Ject of his mission to Now Orleans, hus bbcn approved by the govorinont, and the money in contest there is w to paid to the forcigngj claimants. There is no foundation whatever for the illy report that the state. ment of the provable appointment of Mr. Johnson as Military Governor of Louisiana was only dinuer table talk. This explanation was invented by parties who wondered how the news reched the Huragp. It was certaialy po breach of dinper table con idence, for no such copvereation is known to have occurred at any recent dinner party here. The wonderere will have to guess again. at XBWS OF TL} ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. ‘The news received trom the Army of the Mississippi s@m3 to indicate that no active operation is likely to take place in the locality % now occupies for at lonst a month, ‘The only rebet tricys known’ are those of Price, who, at the head of fourteon thousand men, nearly all recruits, is now encamped at Tupalo and Sultilio, intreneh: jog bimeelf the best he can, and sanding bis pickote’ alt around for foar of au attack from our troops, which he i ‘wnablo to resist. In front of him, and at distanco of bdut twenty-six miles, at & pice called ei, ja tho ud of the. Afiny, of the Digg mm 80% eurprive on tho of the rebels. His conps communicates withthe paring; under Mnjor’ Grider! “Grant, nt GoFiah, by , 6f m corduroy road, bui,t by the soldiers under bis comand. The health of his troops; as well'as'thatot. tho, army: itself, ‘is good. Tho: soldier j¢ cheerful, and waits with impatience the time when military operations will We resumed. } GENERAL BEAUREGARD’S DISGRACE. News received frm the Southwest stxtes that the Fumor about Genetal Beauregard resuming bis command rely without foundation. All the secessionists in the vicinity, as well a8 the prisoners made by our troops) mr saying that’ Bevurogard’s career aa a goneral is » and that the aokder's have lost confidence in bis talents. ‘They accuse bim’ of baying lost, by want of ability, the atvanteges of his position at Ma- nasdas ant at.)’ittsburg Landing, and of having lot-fly av enethy which ii was very eary tor him to annihilate, His ‘Tetrbat front Coriuth js nlso locked upon as @ movement whieh baa compietely demoraltred the great army of the West—oue of the first in the confederacy—and hastened the time of ite dissolution, That arwy is now goae, and its fragments cau be found nowhere:, Gen. Beau 48 #aid to be now at Eufala Spring} sponding bis time in pondering over the of public opinion, and regretting perhaps inwardly of having raised e guilty agnipst the country to’ which fe owe sliis life and ion. ' ‘TRB NEW YORK SOLDIERS’ RELIEF SOCIETY. ‘The officers of the Now York Slditrs’ Retief Socicty, of which the Hon. Ira Harris is Président, deny the re- port that certain pérsons connected with their organiza” tion have einbdozsiet fands and abeconded. ‘The moneys and goods entrusted to the society have been faithfully and promptly distributed among tite sick and wounded New Yorkers in the hespitals hero. BON. MR. OPELL AND THi BROOKLYN SOLDIERS. Hon. Moses ¥. Odell is here, iooking to the comfort of the volunteers from Brooklyn, and assisting recirned prisoners to procure sett! cnts of their accounts, NAVAL ORDERS. The Navy Department has ordered Lieutenant Com- manding W. C. West to the receiving ship North Carolina, Acting Assistant Paymaster N. M. Whittemore to the storeship War Badger, Acting Assistant Paymaster Daniel Harmon to the steamer Underwriter, Acting Assistant Pay roaster Samuct Henderson to the steamer Jacob Bell, Acting Assistant Paymaster Henry Russell to the steamer Morse. _- CUSTOMS DRCISIONS, The Secretary of the Treasury has decided, on appeal: that the duty of ten cents per pound was proporly assess ed on shellac, under the act of August, 1861, and also forty per contum ad valorem on poplin stufls; the ap. praisers, oo eXamination of the article in question, do tormining it to be silk, cotton and worsted, silk chiet valne, THE NEW SMALT. NOTE CURNENCY. The first payments of the now postage slam. ou roney were made by the Treasury Department to-day Tho currency is delivered in shects, wihiel are per- forated’ Ike thosé Of ‘postage stamps, Tho stamps aro priited on the best of bank neve paper, and are therefore more difficalt of coprration Wun the ott ‘stampa, The public must therwfero be exutioas when separating thia currency aud not mutiinto the notes, as their reenipt and redemption by the Treasury Depertmont are aubiect to tho samo regulations now fn Mice fur ‘United States notes, namdy:—|) any pert of the note is missing, ® proportionate amount i¢ dedneiad fren the nominal velue. For some days paymasters wil) vbyorb a Jarge share of this new curreney. Jibe frat delivery of United States notes of the denom!- nations of one ond two dotiney wae made to-day, These, as well ae tif posit ge currency, are Colive cod ane distributed by the Sreasarcs in te some ni uner as United States niolow, HRAL ETOART’S CHIMP OF The rebel Major Fitehogh, Gerorel stunrt’s Chief of ftad, bas seaedied Woeh.agton from Frederick fucg. He was captired by @ portion of Genoral Pi ora's cavalry on Moxday last, about five mi Louisa Court House, Va THE APPOINTMENTS THOM TE TAY LAW, ‘The New York appolotm nls undo thy wha) Revenue law have been ‘eferve| Ly tho pressure of maititary bart, vess. The Proewent bag uot yet wally avted mpon those for Ohio, which preeede those for Now York. The latt ate being Male up by the Lecrotary of tho Treasury And tho Commiesionor of Internal Revenne; but they toe not bo submitted to the Presklent hia week, is believed that tho collectors and agsossors tor Wi Bop 1570 Biteg wil Do oppoinyed ln time bo eTArr. set the Internal Revenue law in operation on the Ist of September. Some difficulty is apprehended in pro- curing collectors and assessors in several of the districts in tho border slave States. In some of the lower counties in ‘Maryland, for instance, the presence of a military force is Decessary to protect from assassination the officers whose duty it is to make an enrolment of the militia preparatory toa draft. ADOPTION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF GEN, CASEY'S SYSTEM OF INFANTRY TACTICS. baie varisain ick og! saniscstig SW ‘War Der. eames A *ARTMENT, ‘The system of infantry tactics whee eteadior General gts er. iene Statos, wien ow gk i rhe proved President, is tion of ay infantry of the armies of ‘he United States, whether regular, volunteer oF bar with the following modifications, vis:—First—That portion which requires that two companies shall be per- manently detached from the battalion a8 skirmishers will be suspen: Second—In title first, article frst, the following veil be submitted for paragraph six, via:— A regiment is composed of Companieg, pee ahicl ‘wit be Babituay posted from tight tol the followit der:- it, sixth, fourths ninth, third, eighth, tenth, seventh, second, according to the rank of EDWIN BM STANTON, Secretary of CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS RETURNING TO THEIR REGIMENTS. Yesterday three hundred convalescent soltic® from the varicus hospitals were forwarded from the Soldior’s Rest to their respoctive regiments, and this morning quite a large number lett for a similar purpose. T B FORTIFICATIONS AROUND RICHMOND. ‘Yhe returned prisoners represent with great unanimity that the rebel authoritier are by no means relaxing their efforts to complete the fortifications aronnd Richmond, upon ten of which there aro as many laborers now em- ployed as can work upon Uhem to advantage. ANOTHER DEPARTMENTAL MUATARY COMPANY. Tho employes of the Post OMce Pepartment have fol- lowed the examte get ‘by the Sixth Auditor's office, and organized a military compony ia thot department, under the command of Major R. K. Scott as captain, and Dr, Chas, F. MeDonald as heuatenant. It is a revival of an old organization which existed a yoar azo, and was then provided arms. ME RELEASED UNION OFFICERS AT THE WAR DEPARTMENT. About one hundred and y Union officers, returned i tisoners from Richmond, fi!!ed tho lower hall of the War Department this forenoon , some recsiving orders to rejoin their respective regiments in the field, und otners roceiy- hg leaves of absence varying from ten to thirty days. MORE REREL PRISONKRS FROM VIRGINIA. This morning a squad of soldiers brought up from Alexandria ».stoen prisoners who were sont down yester- day from Culpepper. and vicinity. One is said to have decn a uwember of Ashby’s cavalry, and two are guerillas. ‘The rest are ciiizons, aud are charged wjth being disloyal and assisting the rebols. DESPATCHES TO VRE MILITARY GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA. Important despatches were transmitted the Prest- Jéent to-day to Governor Stanly, of North Carolina, Their purport is not at present to be disclosed. INTERESTING FROM KENTUCKY, The Mayor of Henderson, Ky., Gone Over to the Rebel Army—Tho Members of the City Council Refusc to Take the Oath of Allegiance—Indiana Regiments Pouring into Kentucky, dc., dc. Gxcinnati, Augest 21, 1862. Special despatches from Indianapolis say that the Mayor of Henderson, Ky., has gone over to the rebel army, and that all the members of the City Council were artested for refusing to take the oath of allegiance. They were subsequently released upon resigning and giving donds in fiye thousand dollars each. The property of the ‘or hag boen seized and a new clection ordered. Indiana reginyénts, four companies of cavalry and “pattery. have already gone into Kentucky. Two or resiments mnarenpocint to leave l:st night. sn a ti a leaving ‘to exhibit * frou thervovest Marstval. Retabl apa trot «hy liga hes ronced le worthy i showing that the Jong threatened invasion of: eatwcky ‘as gorumonced. ine ag have rey can 10 at Several points. eet is, Captured: an: iP pos: segsion, Chey are moying on Glasgow aud threaten Bow ling (:roon, 5 Kirby Smith, with about 16,000 men, oe Piaces of artillery, and an adequate force of is Ynoving from haat hy S heokqutt the supptics of our men at Cumberland Gap, im pel its evacuation; vor ttlyance foreas f his meee have a |. season of Sumerset and tucello. mer point Unreateng our commuMication seriously. Genera! Morgan had retired with part of his foree to Rarboursville to hold the place, and asks for reinforcoments. Morgan is still fo the vicinity of Gallatin, and had driven off the hands at work on te Wnue! aud broken the hund cara, Forrest and Stearnes are expected to join him. is feared (hat they wail cut off Geveral Morgun’s train for Cumberland ¢ 1p, aud gain his rear. They are also snid to have a force of twenty-five bundred in Svott coun- Two hundred rebel cavairy arc at Movti- posed to be the advance guard of tho cris 8 is truly alarming, and Governor Mor- forth all of bie energies lo Tavet it, ‘Two regimenis have beev sent to-ay,and at least foven ure expe pened. secre ep merow. san Fone go ly prepared ip ail but discipline for any oond ber: al 7 Morris, whe won the Western Vi IL command one regiment. Genoral Giatacs wilt cossinaud apotner, Ours wil be under ‘mmand of General Dumont, Gencral Reyaoids, Gen tral Love, and JJoutenast Colonel King, of the Nineteenth lark. in the absence of éxperiencod officers to take permanent rey om dof the oe loge ta nncome: ‘the happy oxpedien, of pat them temporarily, for this emergene; maar gebey under the command of ¢hese itistinguish- ed afficers. the officers willfagly and eavbusiastically accede to his wishes, ‘Yheso officers will remain in command as long as may be mecossary. Their a Are not all certainly ussigned Phd hey Boa intontion is to give them regi- Gen, T. A. Morris will take pomiines: oe einer seventh Siilees gt Madison; Gen. Reynolds takes Seventy fifth regiment 4 Wabash; Geri, Lano takes the Soventy-tirst edn Terre Haute: Geu. Wallace ove Po Fog sixth regiment at New Albany; Gen. Du beg.” second regiment in this city. Lieut ‘Goloxel sing, of Tenth rogulars, takes probabl; tho Seventy third regimout at South Bend. Gen. Wi ‘ace goes to Now Albany to-night to. take command of his regiment. The rest wil foilow ax fast a8 the railroad con take them. A despatch to Governor Morton from Frankfort, announees the resignation of Governor Magof- fin and Lieut. Governor Fisk, and the occupnnoy of the Governorship by the Spewker of the Senate, Mr. Robin- 8p, au anconditional Union inan, Colonel Carrington, of Lhe Fighteonth regviars, is ox. pected here to morrow, to reloyo Covel Simonson as ea mi atte Mbstaring aed disbarshig vffloer for Lula, Adjutant Stiles, of the Twensioeh Liviana, is waong the prisor ‘econtly iclenset T retn Richmond u rom t¢ Cincinnat] Commercial, Ave et 18.) The plated inversion of Keniacty in’ force by the rebels, tha intention of curving off G Bue a army and carrylog the"war novows the Obie veg made. Che wows ts abeolutely alem the front and rear of Genera! George ig tho. Gnien troops clrerted 10 Rarboorevitle. 2 ¢ already at Loudon im his reor, aod prénemg hurd in {cont This te wot rams ad Oxaggoration, bi. the Lroth of hietory. Gener we abe revorted: tobe ti a dad 6x. It is robal moraadore have oat off veut il surat pict bs between .low ie and Naeh- h % we eretere. safety of the Ariny’ 0” meet Dy our girded teroughotte «tu the 1 me f bho: ing of the enemy , Loi WORE enup) ‘s chem. th, aaon of roastog tare, it ely that vie my win sterve for a times though: unabid Jo Kot supplies (rot tue North, The rebois are aso heard fi Kepiveky and Weatwew Vicguin. ‘The Ki ua bs rig horde, 43 expected en (he Bip of Shdiana is modting» ils emerson Lat met thet arms with wveriiae, and flumplirey Ms nly. oy ‘The Suid a atyle im. The exteut of the relifereoments she is ing into Kentucky bs limited ouly y by the capi ef tho ral. 8 W trevapert them, Sle ts bot Owy sending pwarm of reganeats, comypsed of the vory b tyen In: Wye slates 1k super Bly epyoinied, bet Cenerals Waiacy sol, deo: thet wee Mo Vary iq Wh ie. wath ‘ortubetely Leretefore Ih Fett, OM their mes’ jie prentest the te S contdohwe that they Ohiv ys be So prompt * Pent OC yor as Indiana, but the whole vee Aces pteparation, and there 18 to bubitets in Columbus. ere Ne) clo. the work will count in the right tor. We shallece o grand army moving out of tho Gheon ot Fact tons, Tt weult have Doon hotter if ovr mon o had gome ume 0 be difited and discipline l in Bate campa, but. every camp in as} of war a Kentucky will bo a eampof inetruction. Khe duty of the hour is vo fill np the new reginunts. Tf nO HOW OFLA nisations t be put wito tbe : the rebels woud ocivnly ooonpy Monte OUF armics in AeDavenes, tro wore not for y a Pi jae Th. PRICE TWO CENTS. THE SEVEN DAYS’ CONTESTS. Rebel History of the Eventful Week on the Chickahominy. Carious Account of the Week's Fighting in Front of Richmond, as Published in Pamphlet Form at Charleston, 8. ¢. The Document Found on Board the Rebel Steamer Memphis, Cap- tured Off Charleston, &e., &., de. The followmg remarkable history of the sevore fight ing before Richmond ig published in pamphlet form i Charleston. ‘The document was found in the possoasion © of one of the crew of the rebel steamer Memphis, which ‘was recently captured off Charleston, and is remarkable. yOasmuch as itehows how the people of the South are imposed upon and mace to believe stories of rebel victor ries that are rcaily known as rebel deferte. TITLE PAGE OF THE WORK. ‘The pamplilet, which is of forty-eight pages, is sewed and placed ina biue wrapper, on which is the following title page:— MAJOR GENERAL MCLELLAN, COMPILED FROM) THE DETALED ACOOUNTS OF THR NEWS- PAPhR PRESS, CHARLESTON : EVANS \ND COGSWELL, No. 3 Broad aneiae Fast Bay streets. 862. Pe aaadamanaaanteaned THE INTRODUCTION. ‘The following intr duction is published on the third page of the pamphiet:— PUBLISHER'S NOTIOR. After the most bloudy aud important peneale Bat a upon {he continent of America, Witte trae ward, wa so ae were the v! » have inarh some sui tment, that nv 1uil and accurate secount of fables has bees published in the South, The lack of sa debirab:e a record is due to the exciusion from the of our armies.of those whose province it has hitherto © chronicle the events of the war. Yet many aud inveresting narratives of the several have, from time to time, found their way into orn newspapers. To group together these jccounts, 80 ag t present, as aay a8 the circumstances, u complete and connected narrative of the successive actions, is the Is hag been suggested w the publishers that, fo sebceOf amore detailed aud pretentious history of coaches maemo pees would be acceptable to THE SWYEN DAYS’ BATTLES. Then follows the'eémpiicr’s histary.of the seven days? ‘Battles, We give the witole of it, without abbreviation, THe ABVEN’ DAYS’ BATTLES IN PRONT OF RICHMOND. ‘The Woody checks’ which the Northern » inte le advane? up the peninsuia toward Aichinandy reovived it Wiliamsberg and tac Seven Vines, it Gendta! MoMieliae the deeporuto charvctar of he et, Without whien he eorid never hope to rove ib 7G ‘the caphabor MheConfed crate States, alter the battleoi the Seven bags A, bis eee mi eit ns kept cxiltn, ty" Grape for relntacements: “On iv, oaee Is army iimvered, Jucging trom the most authentic ‘Bh ts that are avaths le, Detworn eno baodn tw @ thousand anc one hon cred and” thirty Band effective mev. With this immcase force be wae 1 ees pusbicg forward hie lines. Moantime it had determined by the Coufedernic generals to attaadls the invading hoet ta thelr f mort he OOS, aNd, to Co operate jn this Ung movement, the balk’of the Gon. foderate forces which haa recently Cleared Lhe juvaders ‘out ofthe vailey of Virginia, werd rapidly ont quell Ce toward ‘Richmond, in arder to flak MeClean’ let. A brief reverence to the sttuation of the ALi apse iil here be necessary to enable the reader to uader- siand che sabsequeut movements, If you will take a map of Virginia and run your eye along the lime of the Vir- Cpe Railroad until it crosses the Chick: the pots des designated as the Meaitow bridge, you w bein of the position occupied by hecxtrone right of the ral army. ‘Tracing from ths pc ete @ semi-circular lino, bags oy 8 the Chic = in the neighborhood of the bridge,” and then the York River Kallread farther On, Youmrrive at'a yon’ southeast of Richmond, but & c.auparatively short distance from the Jawes : ver, wher rests the federal left, 7 be a little more explicit,’s yor fingers #0 that their tips will form as Lear as Yo the are Of acirele, Imagine Richinond as ‘situated upoh your wrist; the outer edge of the thumb as Cates Ruilroad; the inner asthe Mociunicayi tari pike; the feat fi ead the Nine Mite ov New rend. Willinmsburg ead, thS ieee ag cy nar w with the York River Ratiru tage he ge (which runs to the sor ot the Chain Samp), and the fourtn as the Darby. town road. Commanding these several avenues were the forces of McClellan. Our own troops, with the ex- ception of Jackson’s corpa, occupied a similar, but of conrse smalier circlo, immediately around Kichmond, the heaviest body being on the contre, south of the York. River Railroad. Such was tho situation previous to Thursday, the 26th of June. The pian of batile then developed pM tw make a vigorous flank movement upon exireme riglt, —, was within a milo ri of cde af the Central Railroad; seeundly, as soon as they fell back to the next rond below, our divisions there posted were to alvance across the Cyickthowiny, change front, and, im co-operation with Ji , who Wag to make & detour, Sad atinek the federa’s tn fiwk nnd rear, drive tbem suit farther on; and, finally, when they halecached a certain, point, now known as “the ustangle,” eaib aced betwoem the Charles City, Now Mar ad (onkor roads, all of which intersect, these seve cs wore to De pote sea 28 bY our forcos— thos hemmed ba eri and cum elled aithor Tibet his way, gut i'l tretendous dls and topegray ical advantages Agalaet him, How so exceliont a pian ally bap- pened to fail, at least partially, In the eseoution, will pres gently appee AUCRBUAY, CNS TWENTY. 1m — mae aay cai r Xe OF ULE Bhi Piat— PPCRE OF MKCHANICEV BLS r but wacm. At thrée_ ofeloaie Jdovhgon bck up hie line of march Pocoeting down tie county, belween: uukoy Fives vered Uke, mal Louch by dviving worth bank Of weed by th Whe was onthe soul Brak; shea whacled to the right, dave tm celing in that Ciratiomy General Draneh, in iiko Manwer, unovsered, at Mewlow bridgo, the (rene of ¢ General A. ¥. JU, whowmmediawiy crorsed, The threo columme now pr, anh eM er elonm General Jacke 0 wo ad auce sad or » oxtrome jet, Brig wigt Genocal Brace (Who was now merced with Geooral A. P. HM ia the centre, and dene- erat A. ?. alos (he cight, immetigtey om the river. Dearing away from Uke Chic'Ghominy in this Who Meh, 8 48 LO gain rou tow wd bho Rae Tunkey, marked tothe bft of M Til, keoping well to tho « prosohed lit village and engaged the eagny Un Toad waa Darrow, VusveR, niwidy and impede l, and whem the bridge had bet. crostéd, i: beoarne Yt ane Abili bore of bOes jor other obetrucdons, and all the dont Powe were expored (0 aplangiig ire GeAP®, Folliad shot and ennistor from tie federak ea Fok the culm moved on stawilly, in dle oF ing wip 98 soon ae thoy were thinned, 1nd ru olution, toward ‘10 forsiredtions iouinete £ it of two ours ond @ half, hetern bx fours, ie batgniloebt siyieyand theit kaas imines ately t ued Sy 2 retreating foe. ‘This oecanted about bi a or eight « ja the evening. 4, po litps, the mest furious aud ines, i kept op or eo Bot Lut Who, Mechauiosy le jatreneh | Aud, Uhough with heavy Jose, at. a Ghan bad becw ieared, and tie Yo Fujsou’s Bulils, farther dowa LPOW FLLYEON’S MILES, ro O| sisted guus Was to the right ‘dub calesvilfo road, about eimie ey tiated cod by cpeniaonta 7% y Serger vas ‘epav iments enver oreek, About twolve ! fas aloug the front and Jott flan! omy # )settion, while from the ereek to the yt evergd Ua abat's, The position was moat | eoswult was thade by Ponder’s brigade, of A. ie