The New York Herald Newspaper, August 22, 1862, Page 8

CORCORAN. His Arrival and Reception * Philadelphia. His Speeches to ‘he Enthu- siastic Mv’ titudes. THE NEW YORK RECEPTION. Fs The Arrival and Reception of General Corcoran To-Day. imposing Demonstration to be Made. Turn Out of the Fire Department, Military and Citizens Generally. SENTSH OF THE GUNDRAL, Ber, Bees Ree Whe Reeeption in Philacclphia. Pamaparrasa, Angust 21, 1862. Gonore! Corcoran arrived here at one o'clock this after- oon, whan a procossien formed and escorted him to the refrestiment saloon, on Washington street wharf. ‘The dietinguished and gullant soldier was hailed with a Dvisismus welcome along the entire route. after a short detention the processiof marched through. the prinempal streets to Indopend ence Hal, Om his arrival at Independence Hall, General Corcoran ‘wes recetved by Mayor Henry in an earnest and patriotic speech, in concluding which he said: — Tt has beon yours to yield a high cxample of telf-deyo- tion and of ecnstancy. It bas 4 Privaiions and hardsbips of war, livaven srau tay be youre 20 jead victorious troops in redvess of your er 8 wrengs, and for the vindication of her rights and fame. General Corcoran réplied as follows:— Permit moe to express my heartfelt thanks for this Kind aad Lespitable reception, which is itself sufficient to repay years of suffering. Here, in this hall, where birth was givau to the Declaration of independence, sur- rounded as I am by effigies of past’ statesmen of the oemntry, I can hardly conceive that the degenereie sons of those men ‘should, ere their bones fare mouldering in the dust, endeavor to drag down the edifice which they gave their Hves to construct. An efiurt t being ma< te under foot all the liberty which we enjoy ‘ail, where our patrivtic fathers niet and ed, and where they met exch other with a willt nwede everything but their . we can weil enter into mit me to say that this ted me with joy beyond measure, aud bis made mo feel strong enough to fill the promise I to iw the South—that wiuin twenty-foor hours after vol at bome Tf should consmence to organize a body @) ick —ail Feould gather arcund me, and go at them avain. ‘oud ¢ be able to Say that my countrymen ere are aud are ever willing to do their hare, and Pmay 8:3 > to Amerieans, look out for your laurvis, or Irishien’ may plack them from you. For my- determined to seek no rest until we have re- on and the Union just as it was. 1 ives Dave now determined to prosecute the war with vigor, and fam with them. I wish to tak bui a Jew days to recrait, aud do not intend to wear my ‘anulort in amy otiver place than on the battle field, © General wus then iutroduced to a number of citi- 8, apd, Te cuterlag bis carriage, proceeded to the Continenta, Tlouw!, where an immense assemblage wat gathered. In compliance with their urgeut entreatics, General Corcoran appoared on the baloony and said:— Tam not vain enough ‘to consider this demonstration persoxal compliment, but anly an evidence of the fivyotion to the noble institutions under which they and for which they beueve be had suffered. You Bave turned out to show your appreciation for my efforts to sustain the constitution from a fate that threat- and althongh I was not sucessful, but tim, yeu would make oue believe that the place fora ipan to die is where be dies for man, | have been tried and convicted as a felon, these 413 have cheered me. (Lond applwse.) f sup- ware here to hear my opinions, (Cries—*Thav’s acus vory briefly, 28 @ soldier ought ‘The sovclers States have made up their minds not only to take all the territory they now claim to pos gess, but the whole.conntry, if you will pesmit them, youvhaye made up your minds not to let them have foot, antess under the protection of the old flag. Now these are my views. I have entered into this Gght for the matntensnce of the ‘4ws and Lic constitution, and am going lute the fight again, Cheers.) Tam going again to Oi in restoring the congiitution, and I wonld say, gentle- hatave should allow no infringements on the con lee such as are oasentiaily ry. Iam 9 President of these United stes—(im- )-—lor the thne being invested with ‘tho he encroaches a: ¥ a word now, but wil: fear in ity wilt not the wars over, and then put a pateh on it. “Good,” “Capital.") Citizens, it would be insulting for ould: (C tes of me to presume te dictate to you what course you sh. purene. ‘There is not a man in this city or State who has rade up his mind what be will do. Sbail this Seountry be destroyed Ly @ sot of fanatics? (Immense entbuviasm.) eral Corcoran thn created intense enthusiam amon Lis anditors by expressing his determiuztion to raise a brigade, an@ rece! ver! their kearty assurance that be shoxid have a regime: wa this city. He said that if be bad known this war was got last #0 long he would eat the commencement en- tored et tobavedt pnt down by the Irish dloze, axd:ho bolieved they would havo been succosaful, as theywould have bad enough mon to erushthe rebels at as, and vietory there y veittod the war, al Corcoran con t, rerhy yO ver of liber ver, and a hater of despotier , av would not give the Southerners the y f hearing me say, when I wes among them, that if our goverpment Nad infringed on au) Mts of tue South, as guaranteed by the constitution, T we have beech among the Arst.to kave with them. He deeiored himesit @ democrat; but le would not Now partizanehip ter iore with Fle wonid clasp the hand of any Know Nothing ie 9 would stand shoulder to shoulder iu the ight, His rom irks were receive’ with the greatest enthus fam, Lio wos followed in huis speech by Mr. O'Gorman, after whicu wc retired to his r 3 This even ». Corcoran is receiving the visits of a fargo 0 “ mea and cizens generally He wil at ton o'clock t morrow morning for Rew THE NEW YORK RECEPTION. jay ai (wo o’cloot: General Corey trive at Je bo weather prove proyitions, an ‘ 4 Will be extonvet to tho gallant suldior t ¥ preparation which could weil be the re ption a general and eo FT tot be enh. swell committer, #1) ty see jor D «avid McClellan, Major G. Harriott, Te" ecient Capt. Wricht, By .donn M. Barbour, Hon. Bawards Pirre; i i #&. down BK. Brady, Hon, Willam Mucbe! saihicr Marsh, Boa, Alber: Cardoae, Es Genry B MoMurray, Tt DIVIBION. 88 nel Seaal , Yuird Hussars, r First Regiment Ca aie Colonel Walter W. Prive, bls ment New unt . Bein tegument National Guard, Colonel J. W. may 5 Leouard, Commissioned’ Olloers of the Fiest Diviaioty aud Volunte ere off duty. “Si aty-ninth Regiment, right wing, column companies, Me = General Corcoran, ~ '$ a3 His Honor the Mayo, Fy 5 Fe Chairman of Commitice on National of 3 Ey S| ry itee io ry 2 3 Chairman of é cone itoe om Reception, Fy ‘Siaty-pinth secimeans, loft ming, coleon companies, ob ‘Common Council, in carriages, g $3 Fa preceded by § eS ‘The Sergeantat-Arma, E Be Delegations from Hi g 2 Common Council of Philadelphia Sz ee and other cities, ae o in carrtages, - : Fy Heade of Departments Fi = “. 5 Be Gity Goverament, sz rey Board of sf ro Supervisors, G of School Oficers of the Feurteenth Ward, Rew York Fire Department, in fail untform, without apparatus, under direction of John Decker, Eaq., Gatef Engiveer, Acting Aid. CIVIC SOCIETIES. ‘The various Iriwh civic societies, under the Grand Marshal- ship of Mr. James Sandford, aised by Messrs, Peter Halpin ans James White, in the following ord Longshorenen s U. B. “ Marshal, i. L. Carey. = Pather Ma.sew Society, of Brooklyn, Mas’ oe, Val, Hugh MeCabe, isehevolent Sockety, rial, — — Bar, Pr) B. society, Marshal, Micliacl Daly. ; Benevolent Roclety United Sons of Erin, ‘Marshal, John Dutty. And all other societies destring to particlpate. Citizens on horseback aad 10 carriages, The procession will take tne foliowiug route-— From the Battery, through Broadway to Park row, through Park row to the ea*t gate of the Parx, passing through the Park in froutot tue City Hall into Broudway; up Broadway ‘Yo Grand stre hb Grand street to the Bowery, up the Fowery and Fouth avenue to and around Union square, ‘down B. oudway to the St, Nicholas Hovel, and dis mies, ‘Toe military and diferent etvic societies will take the posi- tions assigned to them by the order of the Grand Marshal, Bitadier General Ewen, so as to be in readiness to join in cine of march as the ‘procession advances up Broadway. The bead of the li wilt start from the Batiery at four o'clock, precisely. The itary and the societies will be ex- pected to take their places in the procession without de! oo ‘ch, aud no halt will be make on the route to e fe the rear 40 come up. serie keapors, of ai. public butldines, the proprietors of hotels and other public places, the masters and owners of shipping in the havbor, and our citizens generally are re- quested to dispay toeir ‘lags during the day. The Superinicedent of Police is respectfully requested to soe that the Foute taken by the procession will be Kept en- tirely free from ee or Ce calculated to ret delay the progress of the proce: 4 The Major aud tie Corpurate auihorities of the city, will entertain ovis Corcoran at % banquet at the St, Nicholas jotel, on Monday evening next sre uld the weathes trove. inclement, the flaga will not be honted on the City Hai, iwhich will Dé considered & signal S83) that the reception will not take place until further notice, COMMITIE ON MATIONAL APFAIRS. ‘Terence Farley, Wittiam Orton, Henry Smith, Wm. H. Gedney, Charles J. Chi John Peter Mitchel! Mi foues, Ira A. Allen, TERENCE FARLEY, Chairman. Avex H. Knxcn, Secretary. see Sames Santord, Beas at the Washigeion Hos, ent ort to James Sanford. jn» at ashing! he Po Rer of Broadway and Battery pices, on the morning of ihe rade. PaNutary companies notin programme will report to Gol. 3 atiery, on the mourning of the parade, ‘of Avrange- RD. ments. RENCE FARLE! Aicx. H. Keren, Secretary. ‘The Fire Department of the city will also be represent: €4, In addition to the letter published in yesterday’s Herap, the Chicf Engineer has published the follow- ing:— ‘A telegram has been received stating that Captain Downey and Licutenaut Underhill, of the first Pie Zouaves, will re- turn home with General Corcoran, J therefore the more ur- ently requtst that every company in the Fire Department fe Tepresented in the process oa, to welcome our old brother firemen, who have serv ir Siesremisignse JOHN DECKER, Chicf Engineer New York Fire Deparuncm, Every Irish society in the neighborhood, together with yoluateers from other civic organizations, will take part inthe proceedings. The returned prisoners, who have been in confir ment with the General, meet at Clark’s Hotel, io Chathuin street, at twelve o'clock to-day, and from thence procved to the Battery , where (he procession is to form. The stoumboat Pavouia wil! be’ in readiness to take the Municipal Reception Comuittce to Jersey City, from whence Genera] Corcoran will be taken to Castle Garden, where the welcoming speech wil! be made by Mayor Opdyke. General Ewen, who acts as Grand Marshal on the occa- sion, bag issued the following:— GENERAL ORDERS. Hapovarrens, GRAND MARSTAt, | New Yorx Mumiorrat. Recrrtion To Gen. CoRcoRAN, val assembly will dons wil! oceupy th rence they will eni ical orde Colonel » general column fn n) FURST DIVISION, rook Postley,Zpird Hussars, Acting Brigadier neral Lilitary part of the Escort, will form witb- ight Feating on Castle Garden, SFCOND DIVISION, Provost Marshal Kennedy, Marshal, { the honorabie the Common Council of the city and other cities, and guests of the city of Tis division wii occupy Battery place square, ‘THIRD DIVISIOS John Decker, Marshal, Consisting of the ire Department vill form within the Battery, in rear of the miliary, its right near Battery piace, FOURTH DIVISION, James Sandford, Marshal, Consisting of the Civie Societies, wall form upon the we sicewalk of Broadway, right on Battery place, FIFE DivI@ION, Edward C. Maloy, Marshal, Consisting of citizens on horseback and in carriages, will oc- eupy Whitel ie G f will wear a buff searf. Marshals of Divisions will wear red rearfs. ‘The Miltary Aids will Wear undress uniform, cloth panta- Jogns, b.ue searis and baton. The Civic Atis will wear plain black suits, chapeau, blue scarfs and baton, The Alte to thé Grand Marshal wif assemble, mounted, at the qua: ters of the Grand Marshal, 33 West Twentieth street, between Pith and Sixth avention, at twelve o clock noon, "on ‘ine day of reception, By order of Lg ier Genera) JOHN EWEN, Grand Marshal. Colonel Avasaxoxn Hamturon, oO Captain Cussc, Kixustey, § Aldd-de-Campe, ‘The bespitalities ofthe Astor House have beon extended to und accepte a) Corcoran. A banquet will be given to hin mt the St. Nicholas Hotel on Monday even. ing next, which ig inteaded to be of Lae most sumptuous bar: , ‘The Common Council of Jersey City yesterday rent the following communication to our Coummittee on National Affai New Youx ann Ene Rarsmoan, 4 + New Yorm, August 21, 1262, Alderman Fartxy, Chatres.an Joint Comm Sin—[ have the’ bowor to inforin_ yo: ounell of Jer Wy, and yokw al Gust: rics wravery wu l worth, Reapert« DDts a. Lxty-n af the a e- ye ja theeny J. prec. oly.” Th wit) ba, pov aed with barge a Tathre, Capt. CL 18H RAGA S AND OB overs solv iene of Al, CORCORAN, rigade now in whieh owalt (anspor tation (o t eeu flag tu the to 4 General Corcoraa, 80, by Ca; tain Leddy it hag been ordered nef ' ' ‘ Leeann, t ; { in ely, are t | ‘0 Company Nin imor yinw ov ROOAN POM Barnum com with the @tinvuncer H best and most appr 19 94 Gew. Corcoran, x ival if thie city, is From (io Saleony an ‘ j + This, ty a cortaba >, ia ce tng im Be ay can q Dotter be tad 4 trauspiving i@ the great though are pun from the Alusowm, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1862. Sketch of General Corcoran. ‘The return of Michael Corcoran is one of the in. cidents of this war that will be marked in fulure ages as an important circumstance. After enduring a leagthy imprisoument, he now returns to the city of bis residence to organize a brigade of true and loyal men, with whom he intends to enter the fleld, once more to fight against this unholy rebellion, The following 18 & sketeb of this noted oilieer:— Michael Coreoran, Brigadier General of United States Volunteers, ia a native of Carrowkeel, county Sligo, Ire- land, where he was beyn on the 2lst of September, 1827. He is therefore nearly thirty-five years of age, Carrowkoel has long been the seat of the McDonogha, and is 80 to the present day. Genera! Corcoran 1s descended from an honorable and patriotic Irish steck, the Colonel claiming direct rejatiouship to the renowned Karl of Lucan—the bravest officer of his day—through his great grandmo- ther, who was the fourth daughter of William Fitzgerald, of Cloonmore, in the county of Roscommon, and great- granddanghter of the gallant Sarsield, She married, in 1146, Patrick MeDouogh. : ‘The Earl of Lucan, to whom General Coreoran 1s rela- ted, is not the Earl Lucan of the present day, buta total. ly diferent personage. He it was who so nobly defended Limerick in the seventeenth contury against the attacks of the British, and subsequently fell om the ficida of France, gazing on his blood as it flowed, and exciaiming? as he died, ‘Oh, that this were shed fer Ireland!” This, it a8 needless to say, was the gallant General Sarsfield, Earl of Lucan, and from his loins bas General Corcoran descended in a direct line. The title and estates were confiscated and conferred upou the Bingham family, for services performed in defence of the Evylish throme, and ‘the preseat Earl of Lucan is of that family. General Corcoran is therefore no relative whateyer to the Right Hon, George Karl of Lucan and Baron of Castiobar. Thomas Ooreoran, the father of the subject of our present sketch, was a retired balf-pay officer, who had served in the West Indies for several years. After his retirement to private lie he married Mary McDonogh, daughter of Patrick McDonogh, Jr., and from this union sprung the subject of this sketch. Wheu Michael Corcoran had reached the age of nine 4c years he, having received the beuelits of a thorough Kug!sh education, entered the Irish coustabulary estab- peut, and remained in it for about three years. is time he was stationed in a pretty locality known as (reeslough, which is situated in the county of Donegal. But he could not rest in such a position of life, for the localities in which he nad been bor and raised had had aud were still having their influence upon those feol- «animate the young Irishman, viz: the wrongs e land. These feelings bad not been de- stroyed or exiuguished, and although slumbering, they ‘SUli smouldered, ready to burst into flame on the slightest puff ofoppressivo wind. Ho therefore resigued his place in August, 1819, aud emigrated to America. As a general ‘thing, all incomers upon our goil have at first to endure pri- vations and trouble; but, strange to say, from these the subject of our sketch was marvelously exempt. It is said that the directness of purpose and energy of action with which he started about bis first task was the mean’ which tended to his success. After soine little time Michael Corcoran entered the empioyment of Mr. John Heeney, of Hibernian Hall, in this city, and after the re~ twement of tie hatter succeeded him as proprietor the eatabiishineut, This bustmess be followed beth at- tentively and carefelly until March, 1861. a3 General Corcoran Orst cominenced his military career | aga private m Company I, of the Sixty-tinth Now York State Militia, then under the command of Captain John Judge. He displayed considerable talent for his profes- sion, and was soon elected orderly sergeant. He was subsequently chogen first lieutenant, and afterwards cap- tain; and during cach of these promotions be received several substantial testimonials of his fitness and ubility tofill each and any of the positions. During the wel known “Quarantine War,’? in 1858, Captain Corceran, ‘uben senior captain of the Sixty-ninth, “Did the State sume service,” and was complimented by the Inspector General for his Military skilland character during that particular time. ‘Ym bis official recognition of true and modest merit the Tuspector suid.—'*What J might say of Captain Corcoran, commanding Company A, as to bis military knowledge, would not add to his elready well known reputation as the best, if mot the very best, officer of his rank in the First division.” This was high praise, but was nouo the less deserved because it was go. On the 25th of August, 1859, he was elected to fill the vacant colonelcy of the Tegimept, and his commission was dated the next day. Since tbat time the names of Colonel Corcoran aud the Sixty-niuth regiment jaye been synonymous. Que parccular feature ob his career in that capa- city was the fact that in 1560 he devlined two parade his command of irish bora citiens to edo hoor lo (ue representative of the monarch of that countsy, which, in his ant thelr opinions, bad been the oppressor of themselves and their feilaw countrymen, He wished to bo comsistent with the bistory of bis an castors and the traditions of Lie men For this offence he was tried Ly cuott martial; but,en the bee of the rebeliioa aud the voluntcermg of the to go to tHe gust of war, tke proceedings wer the more esperis!iy as Coloned Co:coran atoge from a fick couch to take command of bis reginieut in the Meld. To his credit be it aid, that huadreds, nay, thousands, remarked that, although the heaithy nis ‘Ould wot turn out to parade before the representative of his country’s perseentors, the sick man, almost a living ghost, weut at ‘he head of over a thousand meu to deteud tho national expMal from the threatened ravages of a subtle aud treacherous domestic foe. It will be remembered thay the gailu.t Ivishinen were appointed, wheh the army Potomac, to defend the principal ex. trance to the copital of the United Stajes from the rebel don ial , and their efforts ou the heights of Arlington are perpetuated in the world renowned “Fort Corcoran,” named by the War Department in honor of the Sixty-uinth’s gallant Coione!, as a memento of bw military decision and watchful premnptitude. In the ad- vance of the army under McDowell upou Manageas the Sixty-ninth was brigated under the command of Coloaci (now Major General) Sherm wn, The gallantry displayed by the regiment at the battle of Bull rua is still remembered with pride and pleasure by every true and loyal American, It was at this batslo (hat-Corcoram was made a prisoner. ‘The constancy and firmness with which he endured tho maliguity of the rebels during his impriconment, and the Urreatened dangers that he has so boldly faced, rather than prove recreant to his country and bis loyality, are too fresh and green in all the minds of our readers to need ay further comment from us. As a reward, and a just one, for bis conduct the gallant Colonel hag been made a brigadier general, his commission dating from the day of the battle of Ball rum, viz: July 21, 1861. Gen. Meagher has told the story of the exploits of the Irish regiment in his thrilling sketch of the “Last Days of the'Sixty-ninth in Virg nghe | this warrative, which wet eran’s gallant b picture of Cr - Whilet auder Uhat to nd harrieaae of routed € ab ball, Siett ane tick rout att ©) soto mon Who were Nrawe Hp wee the of. oF the Sixtyeniptl, a ay nation o the conte portant pitcber of | » tm Secoesia. Leulger, A ab rebe Arkansas Miltary Government. Ton heipe, MILtany Governor, und Colo 4 rn vet, Seotet wf of the Sta t vid On (he JS! inet, on t the ’ ~ ‘ Cricket Match in Boston, Bostos, A 21, 1862. ihe cricket match betwoen the § b, of New ve nil the Hoston Club was commoncet at Lio on t aor ing ot east Cambridge, and i eloek, whea t # were drawn, the seore etowt firer inning, 112 rune Young George W fol thors 23, Rosten Club, firet ining, 4 i sovobd tonings, 22 rune fora hes of three ckets, Tue wave will be continued (omorrow, We give to-day a sketeh of General Wilcox, who is now im this city, and who will also be in the procession with General Corcoran. General Wilcox was in the same bas- ‘tle, and was taken prisoner at about the eame time as General Corcoran, has endured the same lengthy imprt sonment, was released under the same cartel, and th® Preswent bas appointed him a Brigadier General of “0, junteers, with a commission dating on the samo “jyy 9 that of Geueral Cordoran. General 0, B, Wilcox, formerly dett% > nown as the Colenel of the First Michigan ‘Vciunteers, just released from @ lengthy COD dimont of thirteen months in the rebel prisovy, gpq among the recent arrivals at Fortress Mor), ig a native of Michigan, and was born at Detro'« in 1823, In 1842 he received an appoiutment to th Military Academy at West Point, graduated with, honor in 1947, aud was assigned the posi” tion of secon’ Yieutenant in the Fourth artillery, no higher grade bei given to auy of the graduates of that clus, Being ‘oréered to Mexico, he reached there after the most Vrill’ant victories were achieved, was connected with Drtsm’s famous battery, and remained until the close of ‘thewar. He was afterwards stationed at Pensacola, Fla. ; im Arkansas; at Fort Washington, Va.; Fort Ontario, Os" wego,N. Y.; Fort Miflin, Pa., and at Fort Independence in Boston harbor. Here he was ¢ailed upon perforin a most signal service to the couutry in the quelling of tbo famous Burns riot, and, in the performance of the duty assigned him, indicated the poagession of those soldiurly qualities of oommand eminently fitting bin for the discharge of the duties of those bigh positions which, in the progress of this rebellion, he has boen cated upon to fill, On that occasion @ requisition was made for United States troops at the dead of night. Colonel Wilvex (then Meutenant) was detailed, and, crossing to Boston With his men, Jed them in the face of that most danger- ous enemy, an infuriated mob, with that resolute bravery and prudent forbearance which ajone prevented the most horrible bloodshed. To his firmness and sagacity on that occasion was attributed the peaceable enforcement of the aw. After leaving Fort Independence he performed most disagreeable and arduous duty in Texas, and immodiately following Uhat was ordered to the swamps of Florida, where ho spent a year in the campaign against the famors Billy Bowlegs and his wily tribe, enduring such privations and exposure that he greutiy suffered in health, and returning jn the autumn of 1867, he resigned bis commission, having been ten years in the army. Possessed of fine literary taste, while in the army and during (nose “piping times of peace” he devoted inch of his ieisure Wo its culture, aud published several works, which were received with great fayor and met witb ready sale. Tn 1958 be was called to the bar of his native chy, and practised his profession there with distinguished success until the breaking out of the rebellion, when ho was among the very first to respond to his country’s call, and ‘was appointed by the Governor ef Michigan Colonel of the First duchigan Volunteers. Having ‘during the inter- regnuny’? interested himself greatly in the militia of his native State, he, by delivering lectures through the State and before the Legislature, and by perfecting the militia laws, became known throughout the State as a competent and thoroug® officer; and immediately upon his appointinont’ the very flower of the State hastened to enroll themselves under IMs banner. The regiment was gathered, equipped and drilled in an incredibly short space of time, and hastened to the defence of the capital, being the first regiment that arrived at the theatre of war from west of the Alleghanies, and until then the ‘best disciplined and equipped that had marched into Washington. This was recognized by the Commander. in-Chief, who placed him is the van of the first advanee; and Colonel Wilcox, in conjunction with the lamented Ellsworth, took possession of Alexandria, the first hostile city taken in the rebellion, of which he was appointed the first Military Governor, organized its government, and issue] bis proclamation, which was printed by the men of his cou..naud: Subsequently he was appointed to the eommant! of a brigade, cousisting of’the Michigan First, Ellsworth Fire Zouaves, the Thirty-cighth New York and » battery, and beld such command at the battle of Bull run, His gallantry upow this field was conspicuous and the subject of praise from beth friend and foe. He led three succossiy* -harges—iret, at the lead of the Fire Zouavos; afterwards two at the head oi the Michigan First—in the first of which be received @ ‘rightful wound in the mght arm from an exploding shell, which was bound up by one of bis captaius, Jo the last charge, whic was just before the re- treat, lis horse was suot under him and fell; and he, faint, from loss of blood, was taken prison- er by tho rebels, together with two of his cap- tains—Butterworth (wounded and since dead) and Withington (who, though unhurt, nobly braved the perils of a Soutbera prigon rather than desert his exhausted Colonel), and seventy of his men. &o severe was the wound of Colonel Wilcox aud his consoqveut exhaustion, that he could uot be removed from the field uutil several days after the battle, when he was takcn to Richmond, sharing with the wounded Captain Kicketts in the kind care of his heroic wife; was subseyucutly removed to Castie Pinckney, at Charleston, and thence to the common aila at Charleston and Columbia, as’ oue @f the hostages for the privateers, where he remained until hie release was effected by the late general exchange of prisouers, enduri:g the couseuent suffering aud privation, as ex- preseed by one of his fellow prisouers, “with the fort tude of a brave soldier and a Christian gentleman.” ‘That he has been spared to return and again enter the ficld must be matter of congratulation, not only to his frieuds, but to the whole country, to which he has ren- dered such eflicient service, Ae a reward for the services rendered at the pattle of Bull run, and the constancy with which he has remained firm to the canse of the Union during a lengthy imprison- ment, he was ou the same day as Colonel Corcoran made a Brigadier General of Volunteers, bis commission dating from the 21st of July, 1861, the date of that battle. Secretary Seward on the Factions and the Rebellion. DevarTuent oF Stats, Wasmncton. August 19, 1862. To F. W. Hvanes, Esq., Headquarters of the Democratic State Central Committee of Pennsylvania, Philade! hia: Dean Sin—I have had the honor of receiving your lot ter of the 14th instant, together with the three papers to which it refers, two of Chem being appeals written by yourself, and addressed by the Democratic stato Gontral Committee ‘to the democrats and all other friends of the constitution in Pennsylvania,” and the other being a call ‘or a mass meeting of the citizens of Philadelphia, the ob- jocts of which mecting will be “to express a firm purpose yo stand by the maintenance of the national constitution with Gevotion to the American Union," and, farther, “to declare hostility to the policy and measures of all who voek to prostitute the country to the purposes of aboli- Uon'ria, and formally to express (he intentign of the democratic party to do as it has always hitherto done— name y¥, ts support the federal goverament in the exercise Uitulional power, and to defend it, at whatever wit, the insidious and trensonable teachings of vets. 1 rcil me that some tnfluential journals, conducted by ds of mine, censure hose papers as ind tha the ottie:s a ith the one which | fits au, ‘ You furti vers will | port ta ee tae Av as Va “os on my to put down ulem. ments thus submitted to me, with the authurity by which they were i contkience tu the sincerity of the n, which, as their author, you have } 2 bi peat 6 ett, ne nee y that this nation is now on. " ase bolwoen ouposing parties vil almiuis » dat im acivil osing @ ow issue of national ail there will be ng questions of tule. Mf it fail tuore will be tiene juestions. “0 tor others to pursue in this tuiyvelf, that neither ag a pub- cin | kimw with favor or dis- Here Of tie Uuited States ution between factions veuwce Wa ayitey thie rely Hiavolwal, can do only one thin Tt eranet wisely ten aside rot demir of Gisunton Yo pura’ an antiet bO Wise | he people. Hating betwe . else ta watel in 4 th the e7 (know how ty 1 be, but f do know that it werg si your place, | evvuld brys. "I very reapecttul Ys iy, jour ovegions svevant, —— WILMA Md, SAVARD, 3S gee ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA, eae NEWS FROM HAVANA AND MEXICO, hee OH oe Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire. YELLOW FEVER READY FOR THE RUNAWAYS, Reinforcements for the French Army in Mexico. THE BLOCKADE OF THE MEXICAN COAST GAPTURE OF TWO AMERICAN VESSELS, Rory bow ae ‘Tho Havana mail steamer Columbia arrived at her moorings in this harbor early yesterday forenoon. Sbo briugs ns dates frony Havana to the 16th just., and from Vers Craz to the Ist, ‘Yhe Heo d+ Ruropa publishes a letter from Doblade to General Covor whou he replaced Marquez, offering a bribe of $360,000 to turn over his command to the Mexicxn government. This is to be paid out of a joan negotiated with the represontatiye of the United States, The French steamer Tampico, which arrived at Santi- ago de Cuba on the 8th, roports twenty-tive thousand men as having arrived at an‘l on their way tw Marlinique; and that the same day she sailed from there she left two frigates and two stgamors, with four thousand troops for Vora Cruz. The Tampico carries ono hundred ant twenty-oight of the corps of engineers of Martinique to the same port. ‘The Eelair is no longer in the waters of Alvarado. Tho Grenade bombarded the port of Caapeachy, destroying Several houses, but was ‘driven off by a schooner, the Pizarro, hastily armed by tho onthorittes. Twenty-ony unexploded grenades were picked up in tho streets. Latest accounts say that 409 Fronch troops had arrived, and would be immediately sont on to join Genera Lerencez. The effect on the French army was very satis factory. — Our Vera Cruz Correspondence. Vera Crug, August 1, 1862. Failure of Diplomacy with Juare:—Fears of the Election of @ War Congress—Ihe Blockace of tampico—-The French Make Four Captures, Two of Tham American Vessels— The New War Tax—lie Rumored Recall of Saligny, éc. ‘Three days agol forwarded you @ letter by a sailing ‘vessel, bound direct for New York, in which 1 gave you the effect of the news of the failure of the Euglish and American treaties upon the Juare¢ party. From later advices received from the capital’T am sti more per suaded that the news of these diplomatic failures wil’ Dave a disheartening effect upon the liberais there, aid for a time be a fatal blow to the inilucuce of General bo- blado, an‘! cntirely annihilate the importance of the Hon. ‘Thomas Oorvin and Sir Charles Wyke. The tendency ef these changes will be to give the French ihe mastory again in the diplomatic Had, even with the Juarez party who act more trom fear than sympathy in the presen: crisis, The late news will much affect the new election. for Geputics, and it seems clear that Doblato way tosoine one @lze. General Comonfort is being looke:! to ag @ leader, and it seoins very probable he wi arrive at that point son, Shouid a war Conyress be olected sume other porson will haye the rein of the government; bat as: this party woul goon give way, Comonfort will stant the best chance oF Decoming she Jewler of a moderate party, He has go ta: player his game carovully, with the view, no doubt, of get ting back into the Prosidential chair, The French occu pation, however, is likely to interfere wkh his plans un los he favor their projects of pacifying the country—a thing he is very apt to do. In the lettcr sent threo days ago,1 informed you that the blockade of Tampico had resulted in the taking o: two Mexican vessels, now lying in this pert to be adjndy: ed; that the news from France had caused groat activity here in the preparations for the new troops; that ti guerillas have become mere bands of robbers, condemned by the liberal General Liaye; a party of them at Medel. lin had been surprised, and two of the prisoners have deon hanged in the alamoda of this place; also that the work on tho railroad has been recommenced, with every prospect of its now going furward without interruption and that a lare convey of empty wagons had arrived from Orizaba Lo take provisions to that place, where 1 Roatcity still prevails, Since that date the lrench hay: ‘captured two more (American) vessels at Tampico, so that we have four now in port. The extraordinary {rom the cxpital arrived yesterday and brivgs dates’ to the 28th ult. The Mexicin jonrnais peak loud for war, The ‘affair at Pachin grows greater aud greater in importauce every diy of the Mexicans, and they are to-day, 1 jon, the greatest wapriors in Christen dom, 0 doubt make a stand either at Puebio or the capilal. ‘They feign to look upon the French force at Orizaba as too contemptible for their notice, and say they want & get all of Napoleon's available forces to gether, 80 that they may make one grand smash ui the whole jot atonce. Doblado’s importance had disappeared,and he and Juarez were not on the best terms. The reported ratill cation of the Mon-Almonte treaty turns out a hoax, very Probubly put afleat by the government to gain 'ti-ne. Juarez now declines to #,, the hst of unsuccessful astempts made at dipli Doblado, His treaty of the Boledad, then bh Dobiado improvement on the Mon-Almonte, avd now the defeat in London and Washington of the Corwin aud Wyke treaties, winds up his eeries of diplomatic disasters, and things are precisely where they were befure the treaty of London was signed, except as re gars the French, who, assuming that the same would pen to them it pe. attempted to treat, have pushed forward, and, although encountering many obstacles, are now in a fair way of securing their ends. Doblad» has deceived a portion of the allies, his own government ain even bit ‘Aud must now give way to some new hand. He was to have left for Puebla on tho day of the depart. ure of the mail from Mexico. It is supposed he was geing to get hold of his own troops from Guanajuato, so a8 to be ready for a start homewards, where his sway is now med by troops of Almonte, who hold Coliys, aud were attacking Quoretaro at last dates. The new war tax was being collected with great diff culty, and patriotic citizens were thrown in prisou as a meavs of loosenivg their purse strings; but with ail the ingenious appliances invented by the hordes of harpies about the Mexican palace, the money could not be got ty fast enough to moet the daily demands, and from all quarters the troops were calling for money. The divi- sion of General Ortega, stationed at Tehuncan, had been ereatiy thinned by jons. At last dates the fenvale portion of his division greater numbers,thon thw Mejia was in con it Frein the far istecior States. we have no late dates, as eommunieation with the enpital was very irregular, Lottere (rom Tehuacan represent an abaudauce of pro visions at that point for the (ime being, but not suillei-nt to supply the wants of adjoining disticta, Tn th t of Pacbia the government has seivod large quantiti « of flour, and that article will be very scarce whea the French army reach tup highlands, so that thelr supply for months to come winst be int < We have a vari de Saliguy, formiati¢ paunghit tne cule oc the abies. ile the only cue not Deon hunbagged, F ~ bring many charg» agninet bita, bat they canuot sub. Stantiate them, and I doubt if aay of thoi be correct, So far as have boon able to seo—aad mY opportauities haye been Vetter than — most oulsilers—I find he is the only foreign minister who hw acted consistently, aud fa sueti a manuer that no me can condewn him by’ hie own acta, He adyocaccd ariie! Jatervention from the beg fad opposod negotiating; and what have those gained who touk the opporite course ? Lig butcomplete defeat, As to bis complication: ilk pares in thie country, 1 bave no doubt he found himself J She rains, apparent! larly pouring down. HAVANA, Rus 1 Stator to Aw A yi ent, ond a Byoat number of & . *"* liable to draft, w r ed Lare by the Golntadia ter to avoid serving . yti¥ ip tine of nee Hat there coward: dkows ouly ho ybt for a moment they would easily bare goon Liat their elanors were @ thearand times better inthe | stone une Chote worthtess lives tion by enigrat to Havana ot ily sickly #€ y uh" | staike abroad in bis very w y koking to” | such subjects as they are; and tie sincere, iough por haps wich arivable, wish of the Jo; entire of this plage = 1, {Bit Le vy not po long ia pointtog them out ag hid victims, taal fe RB Borate bas hardly yet, deen so sickly, and fugiives will Sad in ¥ ry worse enemy to contd with than even Jed, Davis. Tthas beed generally proposed out here, as the subject of drafting is determined on iu the North, let the first men 0 be tl who were the cause of the war, Eiiips: Cheever. Great ae by wo ps least—~tgnry Ward Beecher, Let them tke Yne ad Tauce; they will eertainly be the frst pickes ta, ‘ ‘The slave trade, strange to say ig hy no’ me Ds % notwithstand ng the great DUDS, of ‘vig lant cru around here, A full and livety cargo of were landed within twenty-five miles of Havana, some four hi m number, from a bark commanded by an Amel is no doubt as to the trath of this, ag I have the from one of the owners of the cargo of slaves, who of courso, quite }ilant over his success, oe r, they passed within five m! ore ni last, and they landed within twenty miles the nex? morning at daylight, all safe. The tebe sioner Mattagorda leaves Havana for somy. rebel port to-morrow, and in two or three sonny Rusk and California leave here, all with valuable mi laneous cargoes, for the same Praiacwworthy (?) objeoty namely, aiding and abetting treason of the mos! Wh ble kind that ever blotted civilization. ‘they will, it suid by parties ‘who know,” make for either Mobile Alabama, or Charleston, South Carolina, most likely thé former port, as the Cuba, which sailed from here some ume sime, ran in all right.” Arms, anununition and me dicines form the bulk of the cargo. They will make fi prizes for whoever may catch them. How is it that papers, Heraxps in particular, are re. tailed by the purser of the Columbia for fifteen cente each, when all other vessets trading with Havana gave the paper gratis, which they get for nothing in Nev York. The New York papers can all be had on shore ob ten cents. From =t. Dominge we have by the same steamer dates tothe 80th. Reports all quiot and order being estab liched throughout the republic. : ‘the yellow fever is decreasing here, though for the past month it has been very violent, and, though we have castonal showers, they secm rather to increase the and sickness. nape ad , Board of Suporvisors, ; This Board met yesterday at noon. The following notd: was received from the Mayor and Jaid over for tem anys Mavor’s Orricn, New York, August 8, 1802. * , To ms Hovoxans: Tun Boakp oF ScrrRvisoKs:— Guxtiuyy—Your resolution authorizing the speciar eormmitioe on building the new Court House “to taker such proceedings they 1avy degm necessary to place thé necessary funds in the hands of the Commissioners have ing in charge the construction of said building, and the paynient of the workmen employed thereon,’” is here» with returned without my approval. fi ‘The proper proceeding, im my view, to place funds i the hands of the Commission to construct the building. and pay the workiwen, {8 for your honorable body t¢ comply with the law, which imperatively requires you Ue + do your port toward réndering that Comission com: plete. ‘This you have failed to do for over three months: and fron: this f your part, and from that aloue). all the trouble in as arisen. The law which :equires me to nominate the third’com: misgionor just a» mperatively requires you to act upor the nomination. I revious action of my predecessor and: of you Board, d:tinitely determined’ that the Building: Commission suowkd consist of three commissioners, and, until the third conan ssioner shall be appointod, Iam add. ve, that the Commission remains incom plete and incapable of legal action, S ‘The lnuguage of the statute is simply “fhe Mayor ob the city of New York shail nominate and the Board of Sa~ pervisors shall conti ject it. In the + 3 Hi ‘ re- tter event I would at once sond in an- 34 wher nominat * No hindrance or delay on m; has tt prevent, the prompt fiting Of the Goue cousequont progress of the work and» payment of the workinen. GEORGE OPDYKE, Mayor. The report of the Commerce ‘on Annual ‘Taxes on ming the aescsement ros was then taken up, atter some discussion, the assessment rolls were PY armed. They have bern alveady published. 4 Tae Bourd thoa adjourned till Tuesday next, at twe welock P. BM. 4 Personal Intelli Attorney Genors! trong tan Hotel wive.for Weshinzipn to-morrow. 4 Urkiatlier General Willcox, the companion of Genera). 2, during his captivity in the South, arrived at, Mtair Hotel yesterday. ved returned to the Astor House yester ; rom Washurslox. He leit for Albany by the + rain, 2 @nptain Roskell,of the steamship City of Glasgow, it & stopping at the Everett House. id ‘Tie foltowirig were among the arrivals at the Clarendoti- 7 Hotel yastarday —M Davydow, Secrctary of the Rumiay} (egation at Washingtoa; A. M.’ Del Valio and family, of < “iba; Charles 1. James, of Cincinnati, and Charles Ry 54 Weld, of London. : $ ae Robert T. Lincoln has left the Metropolitan Hotel for Long Brauch, where he will remain for 4 short time pre+ vious to resuming his studies at Harvard, J. . Safford, of Cuba; 8. H. Douglass, of Michigan; M6. T. Hale, of the United States Army: C. W. Brooks, of !Wornia; H. 8. McComb, of Delaware; C. H. Stott, of Hui son; Mr. Keer, of Lonsville, Ky.; C. Slevin, of St, and'J. Boutton, of Philadelphia, are stopping at the Nicholas Hotel. H. Barrett, Esq., Commissioner of Pensions, from Washy ion. arrived at the detropolitan Hotel yesterday. fon. I. &. Fenton, of New York; Hon. A ers” b b ! Litt, of Now .° Washington: Co). 0 R. Morgan and 8. 3 Jersey ; W. H. Grogorson, H. 8. Chase and H. K. Horton) ‘4 1 Boston; G. Foster, of Memphis, J. H, Hackor and wit). of Chicago; A. G. Augell aud wife, af Providsnce; M. Wa chapin, of Hartford, and J. Thomyson and wi'e, of Cincim > nad, were among the arrivals at the Astor House yester- } 0 New Orleans Delta says:—fulouel Thomas Wy “P Cahill, the gallant sonumander ot Ge Khath, Counsellor iris) Volunteer, ts entitled to high praise tor coolness. 2 aot discretion at’ the baitie of Baton Keuge. Colonel pill ig of lew joremtage, and a oonnectio:. we believe: jj f the Right Reverend Bishop Cahill, who, it will beret > ollected, was in this country a few saga. We have 4 good Acouunt, too, of the coaduct of Lieutaant Houryy 4. El 4, Goneral Williams’ Acting Adjutant Gener Lot hin be promoted. There is notinuy so much inspira; the soldier as the bollef that his services are appr clated, Ship New: BELOW, Ship B Aymar. Brig Rolling Sea, from Jamatea, s 5 kh rer Orleans, PPTETE “STC MPosToRs, ‘The ouly OLONE SOAP ELSIOR MEDICA ie and prepored iy the EXUELS'| LLEGK OF NEW YORK, li 8 secret; all obliers are mi whied i seed of The name t= daly secured according to act of Congress. ASK POR STIBRS' OZONE SOAV. Depot for OLONE SOAV, And No, 4 UNION SQUARE. PTION OF CORCORAN N ADJUC 4 ED MEBTING OF THB SCHOO! re of tle Pourveents 1 on Thursday evenii fo low.og preamble aud resolution, ofered r Joun fh) Cgjins, Esy., were otanimouai , we, tie mombers of the School Board of the sions of testifying our apprecias d services uf our lave as acton t » t sing dicing his long cagtivity, ‘taut eunoar et No. 24 GANAL STREEP, y annals ral Cor oran by 10 re adoption, aft d absence, ily a thought jurt per to ext 1 the honow mr ttn B uthoriites: therefore, *elty a That we, the School Board of tre Fourteenth, sa body, eheertally unite with thei in paying honos (our estermal (remtan it izen, and hereby tendex to hin a HE NUMBERS OF COW pocttully notttied te seorcand give a hey ho will ar Iv reveased irom the sted that tha ty han) YN STATES MOSK COMPAN ott we 69 ipa t ree i to Ganeral Coreoean, ¢ wt 62 Ooatre a. FR CLUB Wi dy MEP AY TURE ¥, Unis day (Fri iay s, ab Sd otdoolg ption of @ neral Coro; an.” By order PATRICK OK), Presiden \ SEMDLE J BTEWAN CORPS, WAR OF atthe sp 1 0 to the ti he Sixiy cw oral, nad th Unite! Stes, the eos: ¥ wn attend in thie and the OF Wet fart nenry vou djucent countless Au are inviiel. | By order. Se cones WAYS Mel ator Generale ABM DALLY, Colonel, ‘ Isang My Payee, Adjutant,