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WHOLE NO. 9476. .NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1862. IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH. WEETING OF THE REBEL CONGRESS, FIRST DAY’S PROCEEDINGS. MESSAGE OF JEFF. DAVIS. ~ THREATENED RETALIATORY MEASURES. Err; -ataat Wfeasures in the Rebel FZouse. enenenmecaruarores WuWS FROM THE RAPIDAN. Artillery Skirmish Near Raccoon Ford. c Btatement of a Party Direct from Richmond. Lhe Rebel Force at the Seven Days’ Battles. TABIR ACTUAL LOSS. RAPIDARRIVAL OF CONSCRIPTS Present Disposition of the Rebel Forces. ae, ’ &e., ‘We have received the Richmond Fxamtner of the 18th yad the Richmond Enquirer of the 19th inst., from which Ww» transfer to our columns the following highly interest- gg Dews {rom tue rebel capital. ae The Rebel States Congress. SENATE. Moxpar, August 18, 1862. ‘The Senate reassemb!ed, pursuaut to adjournment, in Be chamber of the renate of Virginia, and was opeued te er by the Rey. Mr. Seeley, of the Baptist arch. Prégent—the President of tho Sonate (Hon. A. H. Ste- @evs) avd Messrs. Yavecy and Clay, of Alabima; rs, Maxwell and Baker, of Florida; Mr. Hill, of gia; Mr. Burnett, of Kentucky; Mr, Semmes, of Lou- jana; ‘Messrs. Brown and Phelan, of Mississippi; Mr. ark. of Missouri; Messrs. Davis und Dorteb, of Nor:h a; Mr. Haynes, of Tonnessse: Nessrs. Wigiall and ‘m,of Texas, and Messrs. Hunter and Poston, of 17. os = abseute’s are—Messr's. Johnson and Mitchell, of irk: Mr. Lywis, of Georgia; Mr. sinms, of ken- foxy; Mr. Spartow, of Louisiana; Mr. Peyton, of Mis- age ‘Merers. Barnwell and Orr, of South Carolina, aud -. Henry, of ‘fennessee—9. ‘The President announce! the presence of a quornm. Mr. CLay, of Alabama, offered the following resolution, was adopted:— ‘Keadived, Th tthe Secretary of the Senate communi- Bie tothe House of Representatives that the Senate has Det, par sant to adjournment, and is ready to proceed to muni esa, after a brief intermission, the Clerk of the House pre- pated a message from th» House, aunowncing the readi- en of that body to proceed with the labors before it, ad the passage of # resolution, appoi Bitter to form the President that Cox ply a*sembied and was propared to receive any commu- . Seation from him. On motion, the Senate conenrred in the resolution, and President appoi..ted on the joint committee Messrs. y Semmes and Hortch. Mr. YancRy gave o tice that on to-morrow he should Br the fo.wwing resol tro. :— Resolved, 1 at the 434 :nle of the Rules of the Senate ei. be stricken out, and that the 48th rule be stricken Bt aud the following words inseried:—*Ail legisiative shall be heid with open doo except otherwise Dy @ vole of two thirds of the members, the said Me to be taken by yous and nays.”” fThe 43:1 and 45th rules relate especially to the matter J secret sessions.) ‘The Joint Committee, cm the part of the Senate, to walt @ the President, returuicg, the Chairman, Mr. Cuay, re- mrted the follow ing — JEFF. DAVIS’ MESSAGE. @ mm Sexats axp Hoves ov RerResewratives OF THE Conrepumate States :— Be is again ovr fortune to meet for devising measures jaecsary to the public welfare, whilst our country is evolved in a desolating war, The sufferings endured by ome portions of the people excite the deepost solicitude W the governmont, and the sympathy thus evoked hus deen heighiened by the patriotic devotion wKh which these sulferings have been borne. The gallantry and geod conduct of our troops, always claiming the grati wade of the country, have been further illustrated on bord fought fwlds, marke? by exhibitions or individual Prowoss which can find but fow parallels in encieat or wedern history. Our army bas not faltered in any of he va. ous trials in which it has been subjected, and the (reat body of the people have continued to macifest a geal avd unanimity which not only cheer the battle. Gained soldier, but gives rance tO the fricuds of con- + Witational liverty of our dinw triumph im the pending ter uggle azainst despotic usurpation. The wast urmy which tiroatened the capital of the @eafederacy his been defeated and driven from the hnes a investment, and the encmy, repeatedly foiled in his (a: ts for its capture, is now secking to rairpe new armies va scale sch as wecern history does net record to e@ect that subjuguiion of the South so ofapa proclaimed as @& the eve of accomplishment. ‘The perfidy which d‘sregacded rights secured by com. eet, te inadnoss which trampled on obligations made Waered by every consideration of honor, have been in- tevaified Wy the malicnity engewtored by defeat. These Passi ns have chirgsd the character of the hostilitics _ waged by © reavmies, who are becoming datiy less re- gord'ul of the sages of civilized war and tho dic- » Baves of humanity. Rapine and wanton destruction of Private property, war upon non-combatunte, mar @er of captives, bloody threats to nvovge the death of an invadiog soldiory by the slaughter of un- @rmel citizens, orders of banichment against peacefui Garmers engaged in the cultivation of the soil, aro some af the socane used by our ruthiess invaders to enforee the gubmindon.of a free people to foreign sway, Confisens Bion b ils of A character xo attrcious aa to ensure, if execut- of, the nite. ruinof the entire population of these States, are poewen by their Congress and approved by their Ex- soutive, The moneyed oblixuttons of the Confede Brvernment are forged by citizens of the ‘United States, + and publicly advertised for sate ia their cities with a Sovoriety that suMeiently attests the Knowledge of their government, and ithe mpiteity tn thw crime is further evinced” by the fact that the sowlors of the invad tmg armies aro found seppiied with large quan. Mites of these frged potes as a means of dexpoiting tho country peor by frand, ont 9f such portions of thei= property as artned Violence may fai! to reach. ‘Tio, at loaet, of the generals of the United Baton aro engaged, unchecked by their gover: mont, in sxcttiog eorvite insurrection, and in arming and training @aves for warfare agal st Chel ma: Citizens of tho @orfoteracy. Another bas been found of tnstincts go Sruial as todnvile (he violence of his soldicry againet the momen of a eaptured city. Yot, the rebuke of civilized mon has fatled t evoke roan the avthoities of the United States one mark of dip. approbation of kis acts; nor is Chere any reasou to auppore Bint the conductef Renjamm F." Butter his felled to go sure scout his government the ranetéon and opplause with which it ix known W hive beon greeted by public moot. Jogs and portions of dio proes of the Vaited States. To inquiries «mario of the CommanderdnChiet of the armies of tho United States, whether tho atro- thous conduct of some of fueir military commandante met She sanction of that government, answer has been ovaded Om the prejext thet the inqyey was ineulting, aud no @othod ror Ains for the suppression of theo onorrnitivs h retributive justice as it may be found possible oute, Rovalintivn jo kind, for many af them, ts impracticable, ' for I have had ogcasion to remark in a former messace, that under no excess of provocation coult our noble hearted defenders be driven to wreak venge"nce oa un- armed men, on women or on children. But stern and «a emplary punishment can and must be meted out to the mur derersand fens, who, disgraciug the profession of arms, seek to make of public war the occasion for the commis ‘sion of the most monstrous crimes. Deeply as we regret the churacter of the contest into which we are about to be forced, we must uccept it as an alternative which recent manifestations give us little hope can be avoided. ‘The exasperation of failure hes aroused the worst pas. sions of our enemies; a large portion of their people, even of their clergymen, now engage in urging an excited populace to the extreme of ferocity, and nothing rem ing but to vindicxte our rights and to maintain our existence by employing against our foe every energy and every re- souree at our disposal. Iappend for your information a eony of the papers ex- hibiting the action of the government, up to the present time, for the repression of the outrages committe’ on our people. Other measures now in progress will be sub- mitted hereafter. * In inviting your attention to the legislation which the necessities of our condition require, those connected with the prosecution of the war command almost undivided at- tention, ‘The acts passed at your last session intended to secure the public defence by general enrolment, and to render uniform the rules governing troops in the service, havo ted to some unexpected criticism that is much to be re- gretied. ‘The efficiency of the law has been thus somewhat im- paired, though it is not believed that in any of the States the popular mind has withheld its sanction from either the necessity or propriety of your legislation, It is only by harmonious as woll as zealous action that a govern- ment as new as ours, ushered into existence on the very eve of a great war, and unprovided with the ma- terial necessary for conducting hostilities on #0 vast a seale, can falfl its duties, Upon you, who aro fully informed of the acts and purposes of the govern- ment, and thoroughly imbued with the feelings and sen- timenta of the people, mst reliance be placed to secure this great object. You can best devise the means for es- . tablishing that entire co-operation of the State and Con. foderate governments which is essential to the well being of Goth ae oll times, but which is now indispensable to thelr very existence. And if any legistation shall seem to you appropriate for adjusting differences of opinivn, it will be my pleasure as woli as duty to co-operate in any measure that may be devised (or reconciling a just care for tho public defence with a proper deference for the most scrupulous sus cep- tibtlities of the State authorities, The report of the Secretary ot the Treasury will exhibit in detail the operations of that departinent. It will be secu with satisfaction that the credit of the government socurities reufaius unimpaired, and that this credit is fully justified by the comparatively small amount of nceu- mulated debt, notwithstanding the maguitude of our mili- tary operations, The legislation of the last sesioa pro- vided for the purchase of supplies with the bonds of the government, but the preference of the peonle for Treasury notes has been so murked that the legislation is recom mended to awhorize an increaie im the issue of Prowaury notes, which the public service seems to require, No grave inconvenience need be apprehended trom this increased issue, as the provisicn of law by which these notes are convertible into eight per cent bends, forms an efficient And permanent safeguard against any serious depreciation of tho. currency, Your attontim is also invited to the means proposed by the Secretary fur facilitating the preparation of those notes, and for g ing them against forgery. It is duo to our paoyle to that no manufacture of counterfuit notes exists within our limils, and that they are imported al! from the Northern States. ‘The report of the Secretary of War, which is submitted, contains numerons suggestions tor the !ecistition decme'l desirable in order to sid to the effleioney Of tho service. Tinvite your favorable consideration egecialiy to those recommendations which are intended to secure the proper execution of the Conseript Iaw,and the eonsolidation of companies, battalions and regiments, when so reduced in strength as to impair that uniformity of o: is imposed on the Treasury. The necessity legislation . for coutroling military transportation on the railroads, and improving their present defective condition forces itself upem the attention of the govern” ment, and I trust that you will be able to devise gatisfac- tory measures for attaining this purpose. The legisla tion on the subject of general officers invelves the ser vieq in some ditieuities which are pointed out by tbo Secretary, ard for which the romedy susgested by bim seems appropriate, In connection with thie s.bectI am of opinion that prudence dictates sume provisiin for the increase of the army, in the event of emergencies not ow articrpat:d- The very lerge increase of forces reerm'ly valied into tir fle by the President of the Unitel States may render it meee sary hereafler to ext nd the provicions 0” ihe convcriyt law, so as to embrace preons bewen Ue ages of thirty-five and forty-five years, The vigor and y of our present forces, their eondityn, and the skill and abiiily which distinguish their Jeato.s tuspire the belie? that mo futher enrollment will be necessary, buta wise foresight requives that if @ necessity should be sud- tenly develope! during the re ess of Congress requising incveased forees for our cefenos, means shovld exist for calling such forces jato the fold, without awating the re asseinbling of the Iegielative department! the govern. ment. Ia the olection and appointmert of officers for the pro. Visivnal wimy, it was to be anticipeted (hat mistakes would be taade, sod incompetent offtco # of troduce | into the service. Inthe abs and with no reliable guide fr eelootion Ppolatment+, as well as elections, hyve heen sometiies unfortunate, Tho gvod of the service,the iterests of our country, require that sume means be devised for withdrawing the commissions of olcers who ar incompetent for the dutics required bys! position, aud Ttraet that you will find means for re ing he army of such officers by some mode more prompt and jevs wounding to their sensibility than judyme.t of a eourt martial. Within a recent period we have effectnd tho object so long desired, Of an arrangement for ure exchange of privone:s, which is now being exeented by dolivery at the points agreed upen, and which wil, it ie hopeds 8, cedily restore our brave anf Ths o countrymen to their places in the racks of the a my. from which, by the fortune of war, they have for « timae been soparniod, the details of this arranzs mont will be communicated to you ua special cepors when turth.: made in their execriion, Of other porticulars coneorning th. operations of the War Department you will be infornied by the Secretary in bis ro; ort and the accompany in” dooninn - ‘The report of the Secretary of tho Navy embraces a statement Of the operations and prosent condition of this Dranch of the public service, buth wdott and arbore: the emsiruction and equizment of arad cmmis @ home and @yood, the maanfucture of ordaance and ordnance stores, the establishivent of workshopm and the develop" ment of our resou of coal amd of Fon. Soin legisia- tion seems e&sential (or securing crews ( difficulties now exyerieuced on UM pola’ are fly siated in 0@ Sceretary’s report, and I iavike your aiteution t providing a remedy. ‘ The report of tho Postmaster General discloses veokalt, ibe the embarrassments which resil'ed ta the postat vervico from the eecupatiun the enemy of tho Miasisappi River and portions of the torri- tory of he dilieredt Staton, Tae meneures taken the department for relieving: thove vmbar rues nents, as far us peactioabie, are de in ths report It fy a subject of congratiiation, that, during the te monihe which ended on the Sist fof March ‘act, the ox- penser of tho deportmont Wore larg-av decreased, whils jtS revenue was augmentet, as comyred with a euros ponding period ending on thé 91h Jags, 1400, postal service for these States was eovdueted under die authority deiegated to the United states Sufficient umo has not yet elapred to deteriaine whether the mansures, heretofore devised by Congress, wii! acoumptieh ihe end of bringing tho oxpouditures of the dopertmott within the litt of it own reeenure Dy the first of March next, ay required by the constitarion, Tata leppy to inform yon that, in spite both of bin. eishments aad tkreate, vsed In profusion by the agents of the government of the United States, the Indian na ‘oKress has been , tions within the confederacy have remained firm in their loyal’y and steadfast in the observance of their treaty en- gagements with this government, Nor has their fidelity ‘been rhaken by the fact thot, owing to the vacancies in some of the offices of agents and superintendents, delay has eecurred in the payments of the annuities and allow- ances to which they are entitied. I would advise some provision authorizing payments to be made by other of- fivers, in the absence of thoge especially charged by law with this duty, Web never-ceasing cause to be grateful for the fa, Yor with which God has protected our infant Confederacy. And it becomes us -reverently $0 return our thanks and himbly toask of his bonnteousness that wisdom which is needful for the performance of the high trusts with which we are charged. JEFFERSON DAVIS. Ricumoyp, August 15, 1862. é On motion of Mr. Hunrrr, the message and accompany- ing documents were recoived and laid on the table, and one thousand extra copies ordered ty be printed, ‘The Senate then adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The House was cailed to order at twelve o'clock by the Speaker, Mr, Bocock of Virginia, Prayer was offered by Rev, Dr. Early, Bishop of the Methodist Chureb. The roll was then called by the Clerk, when the follow- ing members answered to their names:— Messrs. Ashe, Batson, Beli, Bocock, Boteler, Bridges, E. M. Bruoe, Chamblisa, Chilton, Clarke, Clopton, Coltier, Convow, Currin, Curvy, Dargan, Pupree,’ Elliott, Farrow, Foote, Fister, Gaither, Garirell, Goode, Graham, Gray, Havly, Harris, Heiskill, Herbert, Hilton, Holoombe, tHolt, Hodge, Johnston, Jones, Kenon, ‘of Ga,’ Lanter, Lewis, Lyon, of Ala.; Machen, McDowell, McKae, Mencos, Miles, Perkins, Reid, Bussell, Sexton, Smith, of Ala, ; Strickland, Swan, Tel:pe, Vest, Welch, Wright, of Ga.; Wright, of Texas. ‘The Speaker announced that a quorum was present. Mossrs. Raidwin, of Va, ; Barkadale, of Miss.; Wilcox, of Texas, and Dawking, of Fia., were reported as prevent- ed by indisposition from attending. Mr. Balawin sudse- gene Aapenred in bis seat, as did also Mr. Lyons, of inia. Mr. Collier, of Va. (anecessor to General R. A. Pryor), and Mr. Hodges, of Kentucky, took the oath of office at the hands of the Speaker, the members of tho House standing during its administration, A messayve wus reovived from the Sonate stating that a quorum of that body was in attendance and had organ ized for busi:ess. _ Asimilar message of courtesy was despatched to the Fennie Mr. Curry, of Ala., moved that a committee of threo be avpomied by the House to writ upon the President, cou- jointly with @ sirui’ar committee on the pert of Lue Senate, and info m bim of the organization of the two Leuses and therr readiness to receive any communication he wight see proper to meke. Agreed’to. Mess.s. Curry, Perkins, of La.,and Jones, of Texn., were appointed the committee, The Sita .#e isid before the House a letter from Mr. A. Jenkins, of Virginia, stating that he had fo, warded to the (i or of Virginia a resignation of his seat in the House of Rep esevtatives, Algo a communie.tion from Gov. Letcher, announcing the ict of said resigo ton; and reverring to Congvess the adoption of seme mode for filling the vacancy, Mr Jenkins’ district being mainly within the enemy’s lines. Ou motion f Mr, Russe, of Va., rolerred ty Commit. tee on us, ‘the tates were then galled in alphabetical ordor for resolitious, memorials, &e. bina, Arkansas and Florida mare po response, iL, Of Ga,, offered a bil making Treasury ‘al tener in payment of debis, Tio deetred jon, and moved that the bili be made the spe- cial order for fuegday of next week, t., sid the business of the House bad ded atits last ecasion by the aumo-ons He hoped we would avoid tha evil now, RL, Ino ifed his motion so ag to relur the biil to the Con mittee on the Judiciary, Mr. Coney asacoted, and h pad for an early report, for he, to., davired prompt deoision, and algoa prompt rejec« ti Dof the bui. Mr. Youre, of Tenn, Joined in a desire fora prompt ro. hoped it id be favorable to the bill. on to refer was agreed to, . GantRets aise offced @ resolution instructing the Commitee on Military Ailes to inquire into the expeds- cacy of compelling the Commissary Department to fur. nib ours ldie.s with more and better food, fer it to the Committee of + saying that he hoped tho comiunnte we quesiton for all sinilas cases. Motion Y Louisiana, Mississippi, Mivsouri and North ‘vl pa inude bo response, M.. Mines, of ©. C,offered a bill to amend the Con- seript set. “(Ib extonds the application of the law to ail citizens nder forty five years of age ) Dill to p nish shaves talon In arms and the white FA. (it provides that the dilivered cp to the aushortt e tee “how, tared, (0 bo diggosed of by its La fand the white « ff tv be hang or also dolivecot uw, to tho State 21 Hh bil ) he Committecon Military AM ira, Mr. Foor, ot ‘ieun., offered a bil! for ret*at purposes, Referved to Commie op rary Adnirs, (Ut veci’es that ‘he enemy ref. ¢to treat cur partisan col ant have als pontrhed tnuce nt pricaic vit vir ace. Ke orovit’s hat an oftver wh may hare odrd such atrocities, be pute dah captured. An equal numer of prio-ers (oficers ta le prefared) From the enemy to stiffer the fae inflicted ‘on our ¢ iphured soldiers ov cititens?) Aisy & Dill for the treaument of captives. It provides that any officer’ or private ciptured by our army who ehall have commited any offence p. onouneed fe:onious by ho Lows of the ouiedermey or any State all be deliver- nich negrves in arma, (T' Feat ormies inongrug. rly composed of white aA nek be held envied to the previleges of war, or to le taken priwners, Uf such as may be car tured, the negioes shal. Le relurned (o their mastira er publicls oltl, and their comuanda ‘0 be hungar ekot, as mai be mot o'nvenient ) Mr Cuany reyorted that the eommitiee, or which he wag chat: man, bad yertod on the Presid that it, Who said # would communicate @ mossaye to the House im- iy (fered a dill to re. fu uf eitivens by Ure enomy. (Ut p orides Vat o 8 heli Dy U8, a nimr equal sty hat of the ciiens seiad hell be hell as he staces fur Cor. fanty and subiertet to Vike brea’ment; com Givers, ef picitary’, oncerned Tm their seizure, shall be inprigones deur m gh. wa’. Allin: bls of Mr. Foote were, on his m tion, referred to the Miuiay Committee arialso preseuced an argumentative. preambie nin favor of open ser-fous of Congres vid ow that benewierth a motion to go inte ge 4 mm yonity vite, By Fras ant nay vod hie ¢ 1 was thaw lutd ever, private secroiary of the President was here an Od. cd destin da message from the esident, which was rend he messagg were re: ports froin the Secreurses andthe Navy; also fom the Postmaster Gencral: aso the corrasponitenca between Genetals Lee anid Huileck celative to the enomy’s barbarilies, Tbe eur respondente ond dhe report of ine vlary of Wer were read. A thousand ¢ jnes of the tmeskage and documents, excant the report of | ti © try oi iho Navy, were adored (o be p.intet, Ihe ex tion” thit ‘he. 298 to be mde po a ro rt tem the of the emp. e doy their salaries, nativitier, &e. Ordered to bo print M:. Foomm, again restuning, ofered a bil (a provite for naainy an oddvonal force q 26v,000 men. On hie own Ry th hit wae f tab.e. Also, « bi Lngculey an export duty of 20 pr crn! on cot ton anit iohavo, to aid in indemntfying the loves of ci cent ty the eweiy. Texas wes next cated, but made uo response. dir. Lions, of Virginia,’ prea uted a memorial of cortain suldiers in reference to the conseription law. Referred tu the Commitice on Mikery Albuns. Mr Re sseti, of Va., olf-red a resol) nm Military Afwire te cartel Jor the exchange of perisovers had ny bees vi by the eveuy ti fi acm jeter ment, at % w * Hes; also, What logis alion is thereby reudered neovRsary, Abo, « Dil to re: Pes Cie abFeittes ef the enemy. Re- ferred wit 5 oevtion was made wp 0 a eog. Dutt FS 4D Lhe 1e,0rt Bot The Serve prynent might bo hie jon Instructin, oifered a resolution ineteneting y Ades to inquire inte the ex- Hoyrosement of slaves by the roport. Agrced ‘ha Wis cae! Lon of Mr. Warne, of Ga., the House adjourned to incut by day at Lwelve oe'ock. no res Statement of » Genticman Direct from Jeb mon Woe have been adlo ty obtain from a person who left Hiehmond on Friday last some interesting tu’vrmation. Tie bus Youn i the rebel capital for some time past, and sypanrs to be conversunt with the genoral state of alfairs i and around the city, He estimates tho force of the re bole at Ricumond at the commencement of the fighting to faye beso ettoon two hundred th ud two hundred and fifty theasand mon, 10 i8 eoneeded on all sides Uhut thet loos during that Anotitited to at toast | thirgy thousand men, Sloce thet time covseripts Bave | | | | | | been jourting in at the rt 4 leust oun thonsemd por day: #0 that now tia fores i# fully equal, fa point © numbers, 8 what il wes prior to the Mbt. Tuer loss was amoug the beet Woops of the rebel army, and it Will tae long time to bring the raw conscripts up to the the (roops that bave byeu kifled and wou ded i the late battles batoce 1) md and on the povineuta. He reporta that McCleflan’s movemonts have been kuown tet Richmond ag poon as Commenced, and that 9% goon as | hia @yacvation of Marrigon’s Landing was weil in pro- | gross fivey at once moved large bodies of their beat troopa | towards Gordonsyilie, In support of Genoral Stonewell Jackson. stanJda ‘The rebels in Richmond, he says, are confient of being able to crush Pope by an overwhelming force, ant then anticipate no difficulty in the occupation of Washington and the rescue, as thoy term it, of Maryland, All the foree that can be used wail by brought to bear for this Purpose, and they hope that, by rapid movements ard crushing biows, to cverwheim the Unten forces be‘ore they can be reinforced to @ sufficient extent to oppose theun man to man. 3 He reports Richmond to be encircled by fortifications of the most extensive character, Those north of the city are fully armed and manned by expe. ienced artilierists. ‘Those op the south -i'e are comparatively neg ected, for the reason that they anticipate no danger im that direc- tion. Fort Darling, at Drury’s Bluff, is mow completed, and mounts twenty-two guus of the heaviest calibee, privei- pally rifles, and the face of the work is constructed in such & manner as to re ist the passage of any projectile. It is constructed, first, of eightcen-ineh square timber, over which is « plating of four-inch iron, the whole placed afsuch ap anglo that any shot strikiyg it must glance and fly off, without the possibility of doing damage. 5 Obstructions of the most substaatial character have been placed in the river opposite ad above Fort Darling, and the most rabid of the rebels of Richmond advocate the entire filing up of the river between Drury’s Bluff and Rocketis, and the construction of a railroad for army purposes between the two points, leaving the river to find a new channel. In regard to the iron-clad ram Merrimac No. 2, ho says thit she ts about one hundred and fifty fect long, and constructed very much on the same principle as Merrimac the frst. She cannot be completed for at least four weeks yet. The in. formation he gives regarding the ram was derived from mon who had worked upon her, No information was ob- tained regarding her armament, Tho Tredegar works are rounivg night and day on ordnance, shot, shell, &c., &. The health of the citizens of Richmond is reported as g00d, not worse than the average in time of peace, Tho mortality among the sick und wounded soldiers is, how- ever, very great. None of the hoiels have at any time ‘been used ior hospitals, but many private residences and public buildings have been taken for that purpose. A large number of the wemen and children loft Riehmond when they cousidered,the city tu danger, und they have not returned, believing @ residence in the rebel capital as very uncertain, no matter bow distant the Union army may be. Tho rebels are confident of ultimate success, but donot hesitate to say, should Richmond be wrested from them, it would virtually end the war; for the revel army, although determined to fivbt, are heartily sick of the war, and, if defeated at Richwond, would disband, and could pot again be brought together. The number of Unionists in Richmond is esti mated at not over three thousand, and they consist princi- pally of naturalized foreigners, ‘The condition of the poorer classes in Richmond is very bud. Mechanics can obtain work, but & takes all their wages to clothe them. Be gives the following as the price of groceries, &c.:—Flour, thirteen dollars per barrel; butter, one dollar per pound; eggs, one dollar per dozen; common country soap,one dollar per pound; -tomatoes, one dollar per dozen; cabbage, one dollar per head; green tea, from sixteen ty twenty dollars per pound, ‘The rebels expect to receive from Maryland from ten to twenty thousand men on account of President Livtoln’s order for drafting. Many are reaching Richmo: 4, and Lugo numbers are expected to arrive. They cross cou stantly from all parts of lower Maryland, below lower Codar Point, ou the Potomac; but principally by way of Leonardstown ai d Jirition’s Bay. * Tho rebela have the hi;Lest opinion of MoClellan’s genevalship. They convidcr his movements on the poniu- sulaas masterly, and now breathe freely to thiuk be is removed from their deors. They tear McClellan, and wlowt ever the operations of the abolitionists and political schemers of the North who haya been bampering his movements; for they know all operations to defeat the plans of McClellan is but placing victory within their rasp. Our informant eroseed the Potomac river from a point direetly opposite Blackis land, aad he reports that shortly after leaving the Virgin. @ shore they picked up the body of a femule, evidently a lady, which they buried on the Virginia shore, clove (0 the spot from whence they started. They found on Hor person a gold watch and *) anda small amon: ef m in change. Those je of a farmer who lived hand, The body was so distigured that it would be tmprasible to recognizo it. The _ only marks by which it may bo known are by the articles found, and that she had brown hair and an ordivary sum- mer flat, which bad fallen to tho back of her head, the ribbons being still tied under the chis. [This was no doubt the bovy of one of the latices lost im the late col, jision oa the Potomac river, and could be recovered with- cut d.theu'ty.] ‘Onr informant concludes his remarks about Richmond by saying that Beaurecard has {allen from bis high estate, hfs name Boing gol! om meutioued except im derision, He hus retired from active duty, nominaily om account of 83, but iu reality for the reason that his services reno longer wantul. Lee and Jackson are now the men, and will remain yo until defeated, when they wil) im turn be laid on tha shelf, and be compelied t make room for the next favorit Oar Ealtimore Correspondence, Raumsonr, Argust 21, 1962. Wevements of the Rebel Threes Si ce the bate of Cedar Mountain—The Retele Darl ping taeir Pans for an At tock on Washingt) —The Troope Recently at Richmond Have Been Mevsed on the Raplion—Generat Jackon, wih One Hundred Thousand Troops, is Marching on Bresturg and Poolessillé by Way of Strabury and Winehster— Gevral Pope to bwatiacked oy Generat Lee when Jack- on Reaches Winheter—Lee and Jackson are then to March on Washing'on, e., Be. Some newa trom Richmond, throngh channels that have hitherio prove! ratiable, bas been received here, the subs stance of whicb T proceed to give below:— Ti will be remembered that some weeks ago (certamly lor g hefore the end of July, and long before the affair at Malvorn Hill, when {twas not dreimed of by any one that the Union troops would evacuate the peminsuta), it was etated on authority from several diferent q)arters tbat the rebel troops were evacuating Richmond. It is vow known that there were coed grounds for making that stateume: ( at the time, although it was not literally true. Fryer since the ovacuation of Corin: and the concentra. irntion of their trooys before the 26th of Jone the rebels 200,000 troops. presence of so mang men there and their limited ities for v them came near ereating a famine; ajd ag soon a® the denger of an atiack op Ricbmond parsed away troops begin vy be moved away from the This movement of troops from the immedi vichity of Riciiwond commeneed soon after 4ta oof July, and it las continued ever Poring the month of July, however, and white it, neertain whether or not Gen. MCI was to be ed os to enable him to march ogaty on Rich” mond, 210,000 rebel ‘roops were stl!) kept at acd near Richmond for the defonce of that city. while 100,000 were twanmuvred around hie postion ot Harrison's Landing, at other points on te perineala, mt Potersbarg and City Point, By the wt of duly the d begun to nis troope at Gordunevitie and Chavlottesetile for operations Wie of the Rapidon, Gen. Jacksoa wa tio mand of there, As the montheftely drew towards ida close, and as (be prospect that 2eCleilan would be re- # and less, troops continued to be xond and added to the sor neo. Py tho lat of Angust many troops at the hilter points ws 1 Kichmond, There were fut dese than 156,990 at mond, however, as late as the Tt! August, ar was aavertained by (he movement of Ge. Hooker tw Naty era Wit on tha doy before, As eayy o& the tel of Au the revels had bog'm to suepect MeClollan's imontion of the poatneaia; on the 12Q) the bron nowapapers stated that the evacuation hed cotumeaceds and on the 16th they ansouoved that the ovacnation was am fat acco mph. ‘The withdrawal of MoCletian’s whole army from the perhidala te regarded fn Richmond ap a great i . As long aa the Army of the Potowa Md be kept on th’ peniasula the rebels, knowing that i was pow erlees | the were ar nes r ngajuet Richmond, looked upon it 25 86 wany ym aul destroyed ta wareag co miny Calon tresps pat hore de coml The | exaimbsary ‘. pote withdrawal of the whole army i at! their can. | TAY him Kince he hon, arms and camp equipage, (9 a point Where they ean | Emo us tne Coufedusate array, gaia ssume the offer iy de regarded ip the sae hight | Wight a Latevi' le. THE NEW YORK HERALD. =— PRICE TWO CENTS. js the less of a great battle. The question of pursuing McClellan's army in case of actus! evacuation was dis uesed at a counc.) of war held at Riebind on the 7th, and it was decided that an effective pursuit woult be tin- practirable. The reasons for this decisin have not been mide public; but they are supposed to have been the Presence of such a strong Unien flotiila in James river, under the protection of whose guns the whole army would be, and an unwillipyness to losses which they endured 4m the pursnit of our army from the Chickahominy to the James river, Immediately after this council of war had been held, however, and no doubt in pursuance of its decisions, still more troops, in large bodies, were sent from Richmond to Gordonsville. This movement continue! steadily until the 1¢tb inet., by which time the number of troops on be lineof the Rapidan hod been swelled to 250.000. ‘There are now at Richmond less than 60 090 troojs, and ‘even theso are kept ready to march ata day's notice. The battie of Cedar Mountaig, it will be remembered, took place on the 9th, In whatever light we may regard that engagement, the rebels’ consider and claim itasa victory’ for them. They haye made Gordousvillo @ ‘second Manassas,and they boast that the Union troops can Bever cross the Rapidan,any more than McNowe!l succeeded in crossing Bull run. They compare the buttle of Cedar Mountain to the preliminary skirini*h at Bull run on the 18th of July, 1861. But it is said that that battle was brought on by General Jucl principally to deceive the Union generals, to make them believe that the rebels regarded the deience of the Rapilan as the important point of the eamptign, and to induce the Unionists to mass and keep at Culpepper a groat army, while he, uncer the direction of General Lee, should ac- complish the real object of the cam nign. On the 12th General Jackson proceeded from Gordons- ville to Staypton, where a column of fifty thousaud troops had been assembled, Piacing himself at ihe head of these, it is said that be marched ummodiately up the turupike road to Harrisonburg, aud from thouce to Stras- burg and Winchester. At the same time a second column of Ofty thousand more troops was put in motion from Gory donsville, en route for Staunton, in the raiiroad cars, aud this column, it was said, would follow Jackson imme. diately. There were still left at Gordonsville cn the 16th one hundred and fifty thousand troops, The plan of the campaign was believed to be for Gen- Jackson to keep General Lee apprised of bis movements, 80 that they could act ic concert. On Jacksou’s arrival at Winchester, General Lee is to attack Poye’s army, and he confidently ez: ects to rout him, so to be uble to push on to Washington at once, At the vame time Jackson was to turn the herd of bis columas to the richt, strike for Leesburg, cross the Potuemic at three poiuts there. and push op to Wishington down the lett k of the Po- tomac. If the plan succeeded, General Lee expected vo be at Manassas and Centreville with one hundred and fifty thousand troops by the time that Jackson was crossing the Potomac with one hundred thousand. The rebels preteml to have certain infor* mation that the defences of Washington on the Virginia side are not near so formidable as represented, and that they can easily be cirried. At all events, it was General Lee’s intention to make tho at tempt, unless he should be convixced, from actiial recon noissance, that the works were tou strong to be carried, In that case he would crore the Potomac eithor «bove Washington at Corn’s Fort, or below tt near Fort Wash ington, aud march on W shirgton in conjonction with Jackson, ‘The distance trem Staunton to Winchester is eighty milis; to the Potomac at Lee-burg forty miles f rther; to Washinvton, by way of Pooleaviilvand Paracas town, thirty miles more, m:king 150 miles. Jiclsou @\ pected to march his troops an average of ten milous ner day, which is enough for sueh along march, end which would b ing him to Winchester on the 20ih instant (yes teraay), to Leesburg on the 24th and to Poo!syiile on th 26th According to this calculation it is time now for General Lee to attack Pope's army on the Rapidan. As that attrck will depend, however, entirely on the success of Jackson’s movements, it may be delayod some days yet. Such is an ontlino of the rebel plan and of ite execu- tion, according to Southern authority, so far. Ls puccese or failure to apy extent depen snot on thm, bat on our own militiry authorities, who are uo doubt fully covnizant of all their movements, anu are fully prepared for them at all points. Important frou ‘ B [From tho Richmond Exantoer, August 18.] The conviction pervades a cles s thata grea bntt’e, on d the ti € Of He: Rapid in, comnot lung be deferteit. Pewitl wake place wien-ver our Generes are resty, and no! b fore. Culpepper Court How e( Bairfar) ant ite ty wiki alms cor ainly be the sean: af ation. At tual joint Pore is uow busy throwing up inivenciun Mounting heavy guns, and mekim: the ne ial p epa ais m which thé Generals of his nation oumuon!y roly ior rue from the homespun clad, imperious logives of the Hupidan—The Next eile Bictd. outh, ‘The sound of cannon was, for asbort time, beart at Gordonsville on Siturday night. Whether it proce from an artitery skiemish or what other cuise, has yet been uece taimed. - Since writing the above we learned™ frou wh») reached this city yesterday by the Con charge of General Chicles Xinde™'s boty. 1 ona lo heard at Gordonsville Saturday e eouiny from asharpa tilery ekitmish, whi bat the Ui thie at Raccoon Ford, on toe K plan rt mi @s to the east of the Orange and Atexay ¢ ‘The eemy, itecems, sent di wo oa mecnuoissace & heavy bedi caviiry end ariiliory, whew. ady icine t e Rpdan wit out mov tog with our vie dete s, were embodened ty are 4 to Groms to Lie rout: buiuk Of that 8: eam, at fed aleve mon toned. AI’ we cout ascertain deunitely relive skicuawh was that whilst the Yerkeos wire > 5 ford Wey were Opened on by our » thery and driven back. On rogaini g te noth bank their ba-tores wer. pug into position, aud roturved our fre, ‘Tae dict hosted for more than an bour, when ot ew We hear of none who were kiiled oy our site, and our in format saw but ono kan who imd been wounded ta the exgagement, He informed diem tut che enemy bad been badly ext mp. Reiween twenty-five and thirty amohg whom were six eanminkione, to have bewd caplared in this skirmirh, by the Centra} tram. ‘eat Reuring itevet Tr Tae svRy Derarvenr, Joms Heetox, Esq , peposrory, Savarnan fin—'u omswer 9 the inquiries Of the 25th «It. you can aT That the 7.89 Laterest_ notes will at any Lino be ace copted in exchare fer ol ht per cent Confedsrate howd, or for a bt dae th: government, aul thet interest will be ato od as well ag peiocinal. 2 That f shail recomm ad th.t Conyrass pay annusily clive hoidere kee prisoners, Weer, sappensied were brva,ht in rUficates cansot be ing pores because such cor demand in gencral Treasury notes OF every 4. The 780 n tes chor ge for the six per cent cal certitic oh ex Tange eileots «ie rectly what the holler 0 the corniueates may de indirect. ly by cating sor prynest of ‘ertitents tm current. fies, and (bes esxele ering thom fos interest notes @. ibe pur: ov nt rded by te fee ie of int nites 16 to take themont of Tha poner Geen 1 eliectad by the i wea cweninker of Mice pace m every trusier It 4 no! expect! th y Will pars toro the genera’ bupks, 10 pp fsing thete *, Seeratwry ot eumory. Dotpatet to the A special despaich ie the fd Helen, the 16th iret, sure rope rts that on the Teh ¢ com pan.es of Confederate chacin oui tt Avg ete lad OM Cagtain Bd ©) the ee it ry of Yon Koes, burned the teestia Work Of UNG Fira, nad ateo emt yb wire. y ave foriitiet ogainst cavalyy as ave iscumbia ant becstue, Butea filery. Yukcos are destroying the abundant crops in the sides “ott between Arw QM 189, J+ Ks0N, Mi abmut yo Jt is reported that the Yankees Baten Rapes Cagioon vaejhen Iaet week captured thy Toatod with wtor New Orage. The ¥ were enrrted to Cam Monee, Fluitaba ere Being arte rted for aympnchtziogywith the revolt, and ell a9 uosuiged to reptéce (he movements of the ring, fO).GARAGAIN AT WOR Guatraxooes, tN Td URAL Fast sugintt | fron took 6 ERIN GO BRAGH! THE CORCORAN OVATION. CEAD MILLE FALLTHES Tremenicus Enthusiasm of the Prople, SPLENDID MILITARY AND CIYiC PAGEANT, Speeches of Gen. Corcoran and Mayor Opdyke. The Scene on Troadway, in the Park and ia Front of the St. Nichulas, Two Tuntred Thousand People Turn Out to Witness the Procession. 3 One of the Days for Oid ireland and tie Usion ; FAUGH A D4ALLRAGH! &e., &e., &e. At an early hour in the morning tho Continental Hotel ‘was bi sieved by the friends of the genern!, no wished to bid him w final adieu, and a general hand shaking and well wishing took place in tho rooms of the Geveral. The committees from the ditleren! eitins waited mpn the al- most martyr, and althongh thy General bad already gone through so much lubor, yet ail found nim pleasant, af fuble, and with a good word for everybody, Before seaving Philadelphia the Geveral received the following despatch from New York:— No, 237 Broanway, New Yore, Ancust 21, 1862, Gen. Mienait Concoras, Pliiadel: bit, Va— Bravo soldier {tree patent! welcome home! Wak come to new opportunities of distmeiion aut glory, f @ neratulate you apd the coumtry oo your ineriter. promotion. RICHARD BUSTE THE FIRS? REGIMENT FOR GEN. CORCOSAN’S 1RIBEL BUG ADE. ? Bofore leaving the hotel the General was waited upon ag his reoms by Colonel Heenay,ef the One Hundred and Sixteen h Ten: syivania reg. ment, the crganization of which has just been complewd in Philadephia. General Corcoran gece; ted the prot cred repin with thonks, and was glad to know that tis conntrymen were still wil- Jing to tht under the glorious oft banner of freedont. Coijonel Heenan is uo relation to the celebrated Jolin 6 Heenan, although he is endowed with a good deal of th® same grit. At about half-past ten o'clock, the Goneral, nese companied by his enito, took carries at the door of the hotel, and stafied for the Now York depot, at Keusinglon. Bat line en. thusiasm wi manifested by tho Philadelphians om ving the city, owing to "be early hour in the morning and to the desive of the General to go with” ont avy deme stration being made. ‘The carriages con” taining the General ana frien’s, although It passed through some of the most onfrequented! st/eets, was fre” quently cheered on tts way to the d On arriving ag the depot the party were ese ried to a3 eoial car which was provided for them, and ina few momen's tho cara were moving out of the depot amid tho heers of hun. dreds of mechanics, who had been ai..actod to the apat by the cheering of the passengers on the train. THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA, All along the :ailroad flaws were flying, and atevery station men, women and children looked wilh anxious eyes toward the train, os it owl Uy pawsed onward, AT BRISTOL Tho train halted for a few moments,and the air was ent with cheers for tho noble sen of Ireia ral came out upen the corr platfirm of was the jast ono of the tral grand rosh was mado by the people to choke hacds with the dead alive, He bad a kind werd for oli, and many were the offers made by !odivrtuals to co be a goidwae vnder the ol Colonel of the gaitant ixty niuth, Little of importanes tok plec: onl after the teain bad passed over the Delaware at Troaten, and was ushered into New Jerevy. THROUGH NEW JERSEY, The ehriil scream of the locomotive whistle soon drought the populace ont, ard the r.lirewd was crowded by people whose enthisia m, in many Instances, got ahead of thoir diseretion AT TRENTON The General took bis stan! at the reer platform ag the train pagsed thro gh the iy, and woe greeted with cheers. Aa th» train ston ed at the depos the crowd rushed upon the cars, and after Instily cheoring for Cor- coran, hundreds porhe?t upon bim to heres shake of his hand, and nome who contd t trough the crowd were disappointed. After reposted calls the Ge. neval stepped out, and, in a few well ehue sen remarke, informed the citixens of Trenten that he bad evme again to tako up hii sword in defence: of the Union, and be thousht it wat the duty of every yacn to rush to the support of that ortous fag thal bad feavered them from infancy, aw! regretted that he hed “tthe time to give them ajittle of fis experience while a prisoner; and in conctusion said thet the army of Jeff. Tavis was the gathering of people wlo are under the Winckest cause that ibis world had ever vceon, He was frequently interropted in bis remarks by cheers, and at length was competed to pass ontside of the cars and through the devet into the street, Tere he was again greeted by an enthusiastic cowd,and © 28 about to sneak, but the be!l eoprding, he war compete’ to desist and jamp on. bosnd the train, and was soon out of sight of be patriotic citizen of Trenton, am'd tho cheers @f thous sands. the Genera, AT PRINCETON. ‘Teo porple of the Hitle town of Princeton turned out to welcome the piasage ef the General throngh thelr towm and gave vent to evory demonstration of }ry as the Géne. © ral apper ed and bowed au ackno «led gmoat of theif kind. uer® and pate otism. . AT FEW RRONEWIUR. Hove, as every whore olf, the people Lorne ont en tmasse to welewme the hove af aK rt. Lacie eboed along the oat waving dege and hon tkorhiefs, ant not 'a foc threw a Kise of (ie hon (9 the Génerm! as ho puted. At the depot the crowd was d nee, and women frooly min, glod fy the rueh to prasp the hand of the patriot, as hp stood, with herd wneovered and vowed a lourty reongul- tion of their fidelity t the Untin. Wher the cars cam@ oa halt the people erawded apo che fou, aud it wae with di feulty th tthe General obt:fvod an spporivnity to say dfew words to thon The people having become yew hat ait, General Coreoran ent se Tenrow Crname Permit me te return wy most heart. fot thnks ior tne hearty ard culhostaste reception, 1 have hot co t z ipovenes., ) am on & wip oF work, and T on! to Kua that New Jersey now and Hes be her duty to helpieg to pat an to thie cwenreed rel (ctasore.) Teoma to aroun’ me men who want to pad au ort Be thy “Hore we ou; AS cess" (Orion of rob Now ieincy, Tit pom wnt come togvew York tamediately I wit fed » place for yow fa the irish Brigade. y Hore the Gene al was interrupted wii a perfect storm of applause, and the cars moved off aniil Gee cheortng of tho people, numbera e: whom clung to the car@aad i was coly with cousiderable trouble ‘hat they could be preverted from going om with the troiu. Women » mingled in the thong, aad ‘@ arm been 9 pawp im the # town, whem there was no ophey moana of getting wa er, ib Could nok bevy bum worked wiih more pereovercnee and energy. The wintowa of | the factories along tio streets wore Sled with peapan, hal the Gener contre of & pow -