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NEWS FROM EUROPE, | su sa, 1» 0% cecrom; Bin, 23 » 1%: ONE DAY'S LATER IN” (EL LIGENCE. — The United State. Steamer Tuscarora Ordered to “Leave Kingstown. The Ghefie’.d Town Council and the Mediation Questien. important speech ef Napoleo th ¢ Spanish Minister. ee MOVEME ANTS OF GARIBALD! IN ITALY. > DMP sRTANT NEWS FROM INDIA. Lavenvocs,, angest 26, 2008, am advance of 1s. The Great Eastern off Cape Race. Sr. Jouns, N. F., August 25,1862. ‘The operator at Cape Race reports at eleven o'clock ‘Saturday night, wind blowing a gale from the gouth, and @ very heavy sea running, saw a rocket and heard a gun, sup" posed to have been fired on board the Great Eastern; was unable to board her, She will be due at Now York Tues_ day evening. The Arabia Outward Bound. Sr. Jonna, N. F., August 25, 1862. ‘The steamship Arabia, from Boston for Liverpool, passed Cape Race on Saturday, at seven P. M., four miles off. The press yacht was unable to board her in couse- quence of the heavy wind and sea, The Jura Outward Bound. Sr. Jouns, N. F., August 26, 1962, Bxt faordinary Advance in Cotton} mo steamsmip Jura, from Quebeo, passed Port au and Cotton Goods. Basque at ten A. M. to-day, and will probably pass Cape Race to-morrow forenoon. ADVANCE IN COTTON IN LIVERPOOL, | INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEANS. &., &e. &e, Care Race, August 2} Via Sacnvituy, N. 5., August 25, 1862. ‘Whe steamship Hibernian, from Liverpool on the 14th, ‘vis Londonderry on the 16th instant; passed this point at four o’clock this morning, en rowle to Quebec. She was boarded by the news yacht of the press, and a summary her news obtained. ‘The dates per the Hibernian are one day later than ‘Whose per the Kangaroo. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. Whe United States Steamer Tascarora Ordered Away from Kingstown<The ShefMicid Town Council on British In- tervention—The Cotton Supply Ques- tion—An English View of President Lincoin’s Emuncipation Project, dc. ‘The federal gunboat Tuscarora suddenly Jeft Kingstown ‘ half-past onc o’clock on the morning of the 13th iaet. 3B was reported that the cause of her leaving was an inti- metion from the Collector of the Customs that she was. wequired to leave the barber without delay. Her deati- gation was unknown. Arrival of the Steamships St. Mary and Marion. Butler’s Sequestration Order, No. 21. Gen. Count Mejan, the French Con- sul, Protests. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE, &e., ae, ke. ‘Tho steamship S!. Mary, Wm. H. Talbot commander, which left New Orleans on Sunday, August 17, at ten o’clock in the morning, arrived at this port yesterday. She brings fifty-six passengers from New Orleans and @ large cargo, consisting of eight hundred hogsheads sugar and sundry cases. Al @ meeting of the Sheffield Town Council an addres, The health of New Orleans was good. The weather ‘waa adopted to Lord Palmerston on the occasion of his | was extremely warm. Fecent visit to that'town. A paragraph in the address, Purser Satterlee, of the St. Mary, furnishes us with favorable to the mediation of England in the American | the following report:— ‘war, was withdrawn, on tne ground that Lord Palmerston On Sunday, at six o’clock A. M., one hundred miles ‘had managed the relations of England with such consum | north of Cape Hatteras, experienced a heavy blow from mate wisdom and ability that he might safely be entrust | the northeast, which lasted all day. @4 with the future course of events. Oelck P. August 23, at f +» forty miles south- 4 conference on the subject of cotton supply had taken | southwest of Cape j, Signalized the brig E: P. lace in London. A deputation from the Cotten Supply | Sweet, bound north. Association met comnrissioners from the countries which August 17, 0n the way down the Mississippi, passed the ‘Sent cotton samples to the international exhibition. Re. | steamship Matanzas, beund up. Presentatives from Kaly, Portugal, Spain, India, Austra- ‘The steamship Marion,Captain James D. Phillips, fram ‘Ba and sundry South American States were present. All | New Orleans 17th and Key West 21st inst.,aleo arrived made more or less encouraging representations of | at this port yesterday. ‘what those countries were capable in the production of ‘The Marion brings quite a large quantity of arms sent North by citizens of New Orleans, in accordance with Or- ‘The London Daily News haa an editorial em the rapid | der No. 21, issued by Gen. Butler August 21, requiring ‘@upansion of the “emancipation scheme” in the proseca- | ail citizens either to deliver up their arms to the military ‘tion of the American war. It saya:— sted that the Northern pe Se eres oat only practicable issue to put an to the war. The extinction of slaver: fe now untoubt- commandant, or, with permission of the Provost Marshal, people | to ship them North. She left the following United States vessels at Key |. West:—Frigate St. Lawrence, J. F. Lardner Flag Officer; “steamer Santiago de Cuba, Dam. B. Ridgely Commander; steamer R. R. Cuyler, Francis Winslow Commander; Pen- guin, J. C. Williams, Lieut. Commanding; Magnolia, J. H ‘Spotts commander; and schooner Chambers. At a meeting of the British North American Association | The Marion brings mails from the United States Mail $m London a resolution was passed highly approving of | Steamship Mississippi, gunboat Oneida and bark Arthur ‘the colonial policy ef the Duke of Newcaatle. France. General Concha, the new Spanish Ambassador to Paris, hhad presented his credentials to the Emperor. He ex. ‘at New Orleans, Also from the frigate St. Lawrence, steamer Santiago deCuba and Magnolia, and schooner Chambers at Key West. Fortrass Monnor, August 23, 1862. Pressed the desire of Spain to maintain friendly relations | Th¢ steamship Cambria, from Now Orleans, and bound with France, but made no allusion to Mexico. ‘The Marquis of Peppoli had arrivod in Paris frem Tarin. to Philadelphia, put in here short of coal. The New Orleans Della of the 15th instant says that & was believed that his mission was to submit to the the French Consul, Count Mejan, is not pleased with Emperor a plan for the oecupation of Rome by a mixed General Butler’s Order No. 21, requiring all persons to garrison of French and Italian troops. The Paris Bourse was firm and advaucing. The closing price of the rentes was 68f. 59c. deliver up their arms to the Commandant. Count Mejan desires that all Freneh subjects be per- mitted to retain their private arms,as he thinks the The Monileur of the 14th instant publisnes an account | United States mpeg cannot extend adequate pro- of General Concha’s reception by the Fmperor. ‘The | ‘tion to them ‘at all times and in all piaces.”” ‘Bapyperor eaid:— T have neglected no opportunity of testifying my lively sympathy for ber Majesty the Queen of Spain as well as my profound esteem for the Spanish nation. | have been surprised as well as grieved at the divergence of opinion which has arigen between the two gover: ite. Itrests ith the Queen alone to find me alway sincere ally, the Spanish people a joyal friend, who desires their greatness aud prosperity. Italy. Garibaldi bad returned to Lelimzetta on the morning Of the 14th instant, and left again the samo evening for Giovani. It was believed at Palermo that Garibaldi still intended to embark at Messina. The moderate journals of Italy unanimously condemn the proceedings of Garibald). The notorious detective Nay, who recently escaped from the New Orleans Custom House, had been re- arrested. Confiscation of Private Firearms. CORRESPONDENCE BETWHEN THE FRENCH CONSUL AND MAJOR GENERAL BUTLER. The following correspondence between Count Mejan and Major General Butler, we copy from the Delia of the T6th iwatant — Frencu Consciatr at New ORLEANS, ‘New Onueaxe, August 12, 1862, Sim—The new order’of the day, which has been pub- lished this morning, and by which you require that all and whatever arms which may be in the possession of the people of this city, must be delivered up, has caused the most eerious alarm among the French subjects of New Orleans. Foreigners, #ir, and particularly Frenchmen, have, notwithstanding the accusations brought agains! some of them by certnin persons, sacrificed everything to main- It was supposed that the 15th of August was fixed upon | tain during the actual conflict the neutrality imposed ‘as the day for a demonstration hoetile to France through- out Italy. ; ‘The correspondent of the London imes, writing from ‘Turin on the 10th instant, eays:—There eivable swarming of volunteers from all points towards the eouth, and the government authorities find the great- @st difficulty in preventing a landing on the Sicilian coast, Poland. Tho nuniversary of the union of Poland and Lithuania ‘was celebrated on the 12th inet. by a popalar demonstra’ Yon. There was no disturbance. India. Bombay telegrams to July 25 report that there isa Wild excitement in consequence of the great advance in ‘evtton, eqnal in some instances to fifty per cent. Piece gods have #o greatly advanced that there are no rel At Caloutta the market is greatly excited. Advances OF Steen to twenty per cent are offered for piece goods aud (en to fifteen per cent for yarn. ¢ Sait was also higher. Freights wero stiffer. The fadia, China and Australia M 5 The Caleutta, China and Australian mails, previously Veiograpbed, lad reached Marseilles, Financial and Commercial News. LONDON MONEY MARKET, the London money market on the 14th instant the funds were steady, closing rather firmer. There ware full demand for discount at the Bank; but there was no advance in rates, Console closed to-day at 934 for money AMERICAN STOCKS. Tiinois Central shares 61 a 50 discount; Erie Railroad 4B )g 2 WG; Ne rk Central, 68 a 70. i LIVERPOOL OOTTON MARKET. he sales Of coivou for three days reacl fucluding 10,000 bales to epecutwors and septs es market was firmer and upward, and all qualities bad wd. vanced slightly, owing to the reception of Indian newa, janchester advices are favor arket for cotton 4¢ and yarns being still is still am incon: | all been upen them. ‘When arma were delivered them by the munic’ thorities, they only used them to maintain order fend personal property ; and whose arms have since almost returned. ‘And it now appears, according to the tenor of your order of the day, that French subjects, as well as citizens, are reqnired to surrender their personal arms, which could only Be used in self-defens For some time past unmistakable signs have manifested themselves among the servile population of the city and surrounding country of their intention to break the bonds which bind them to their mastors, and many per. sons apprebend an actual revolt Tt is (hese signs, this prospect of finding ourselves com- pletely warmed, in the presence of a population from which the greatest excesses are feared, thst we are above all things justly slarmed; for the result of sack a state of things wonld fail on all alike who wore left without the means of seif-defence. $ is not denied that the protection of tho United States governmont would be extended to them event, but thet protection could not be elfective times and jn all places, nor provide against thos» enemies whose unrestrained !auguage and m constantly increasing, and who are but partially 8 ogg by the conviction that their mast armed. I submit to yon, sir, these observations, with the re. quest that you take them into consideration. Please ac cout, Sir, the assurance of my high est The Consul of France, OUNT MEJAN, ¢ Licutonant fWetzet, United States Engineers, and As sistant Military Commandant of New Orleans. Haapgvantens, Deraitwust ov Tug Geir, New Onieaxs, August 14, 1862. Sm—Your official note to Lieutenant Weitwel, Assistant Military Coramandant, bas beeu forwarded to me. 1 Foe no just cause of complaint against the order re- quiting (he arms of private citizens to be delivered up, It i# the usual course pursued in cities elmilarly situated to this, even without any exterior force in the neighbor. - 3 You will observe that it will not do to trust to mere pro. fessic noutraliiy. Itrust most of your count are in good faith neutral, but it ie unfortunately tr some of them are not. Thie canses the good of necossity to suffer for tho acts of the baa ave to call Your attention to the fet, that the tates forces gave overy immunity to Monsiour egross, who ela‘ined to be the French Consul at Faton 4 Ronge; allowed bin to Koop his arms, aud relied upon his k gonerally quiet wna + Mocars, | Bet but hia eon was taken prisonor on the battie Wwexate, Sach & Co. and others rep mr quiet | “eld, tn 6 an| steady. Wheat quiet wnd steady, Cor pe You the favor to remember that vw d tendency: mixed, 204. 64 : has an UP | ow of tho French subjeeis hore have taken the LIVERVOOR PROVISION MARKET. neutrality, which was offered to, but not required of $wrerisions havea downward tendency, except bacon, | ‘hem, by my Order No, 41, aithough all the officers uf the v@ieb resins firm Piglind, Aya & Uo “ard | Freveh Legion had, with ‘your knowledge and assent, o: yore Aepuxt:—Beef heavy. Fork still deelining. Pac taken the Gath to support the constitution of the ¢ le. bubyant. Lard firmer ot 428, 6d. a $03, 6d. Tallow a Fate States. ‘ihue, you see, I aye no guarantee for the ya Neing—4 at 408, 9 488. Od good faith OF bad rain. | . ‘OR, MARKET. 1 do nut nudersiand how it is that arms are altered in ta 4 3. Coffeo i and steady. ar ometive ly belog \ petwonal property ry Liners 40} stondy at pain a - 0 for coma rq te ; bern queneah es Geemiron: mien ris turpentine quiet and steady at 1168. e,") cannot be. as effeetually, , 7 bi MARKET | 9 ) s effectually used for offensive war: Breadats wady. Sugar deetiniug. Coffee | of th t which you soy thore are signs mani buoyant, Blew stendy, Tallow slondy at | resting thern-«ives on alow of a dentro O88. 6d. e ‘ - to break (eir them to their masters, WS LATEAY MARKETS, (* cortaines disprsitions 9 rompre les liens qui lee at” 98 fe Jandos, Augrst 15, 1862, achent @ leurs Giuitres.”) 1 have been @ not in- Consots cloned « “tf J HF money, Bullion im the Bunk | attentive olwerror, t wonder, because {t would Bas deevensod £17 seum a, when Shur masters had fet them the Ausxaiy ax Stocks. “SI latest gnlgg wgre—Blinoig Cone | example of reveliion ag .J98t coustitubed autboritive, thal 31 per cent premium; silver, 20 a 24 do.; demand United States treapery notes, 20 a 24 do.; tender notes,9a12d0. Several trangactious in small sums. — The Weather in New Orleans. (From the New Orleans Picayune, Pi a ng ‘The weather this Inst week has becn extremely hot, ach succeed day seeming to transcend the other in intensity We have gone through al! the degrees of heat; one-day was hot, the next hower, the following hottest, and the land of the Hottentots can scarcely be more su: perlatively het than was our yesterday. Early in the week we some timely showers at intervals, and ve) retreshing visitors they were. For the last few days we have hwi po sueh rich boons vouchsa‘ed us—pent up to our daily duties within the confines of urban brick aud mortar Flowers bloom and fruits ripen, and the garden yields \laptly its varied stores, and withal, the angel of health coutinucs to wave over us her protecting wings, and so, despite of our surrounding and abounding troubles, which we are but sharing with millions more in our lately happy country, we have much yet to be grateful for. ; Rebel Loss at the Battle of Baton Rouge. (From the New Orleans Delta, August id.) A correspondent of the Grenada (Miss.) Ajgeat fur- ishes that paper with what he mendaciously calls a ro- port of the rebel losses in the battleot Baton Rouge:— THIRD KENTUCKY REGIMENT Went into the field with 184 men und officers. Killed. Wound Missing ‘Total ‘CKY REGIMENT SIXTH KENTUCKY REGIMEN? Went into action with 173 mea and officers. Killed. Wounded, TOtAl.....0eseeeesee SEVENTH KENTUCKY REGIMENT Went oe action with 148 men. ‘TUIRTY-PIPTH ALABAMA REGIMENT. a regi 8 regiment and file, having to ‘been decimated by sickness. RECAPITULATION. pondent of The corres Appeal says the Confederate joss in killed and wounded will not reach 300; yet, to the above list, ct pen a which aves not cover one-baif o€ lorce engaged, the Joss in killed, wounded and missing, in that portion of the force, was 207. Of the loss i the rourth Alabama bat. talion, Thirty-first Mississippi regiment, Stratham’s brigade of ‘Tennessee and = Mississippi troops, Cobb's Kentucky and Hadson’s Mississippi Dbat- terles, Fourth Louisiana regiment, Louisiana bat- talion, Partisan Raygers and Semmes’ battery, all which, according to the correspondent's statement, were eng«ged im the action, we have noaccount. Judging trom his statements, the jogs in that portion of the force engged must have been fearfully heavy. For instance, he tells us, in describing the commencement of the fight, that the federais opeved upon the Confederates ‘with considerabie precision and eifect;’ that the federal bat- teries were “admirably handied,and belcbed forth de- vastating canister, grape, schrapre!, shetland solid shot.” Further on he says:— Tho Fou th Louisiana charged a battory twice, each time at cons ‘able loss. Captain Hughes, commanding the Twenty second Mississippi, fell doad while Jeading a charge: Cui. Sam. Boyd, of the Lou- tsiana battalion, was severely wounded in the arm: the gulapt Thirty-f:et Mississippi, while cnarging its eBlors, but the battle flay was imme tiately grasped a lieutenant, who, ft, was shot down, and & third man seizing it, reevived a death wound.” ‘Again, he tells ns, in his description of the fight, that Colonel alien, of the Fourth Louistina regiment, was shot through both | vel Samnei Boyd, of the Louisiana battalion, 1; Colouel Charl ‘al Ruggles, was severely wace, Ald to Acting Brigadier Thon fon, was wounved; Lieutevant Charies Semple was » fod General Charles Clack was. severely ud. Now, we Lave no notice of these casua tho above list; but in convection with the eorrespondent’s description of tho fight, they show that the troops of havo no account had pretty warm worg,Jn the hottest of the engagement. It is, therefore, fair | presume that their loss was far from being ag trivial gs the correspondent of the Arpeal, in his cool estimate 0.” jess than three hundred killed, wounded and missing in the whole Confederate force, would have the world Celeve When the truth comes out it will be found that the Con- federate loss at Baion Kouge was heavy—far heavier than “Se DeKay” or ony writer ou his side is at preseat wil- ling to acknowledge, Augast 16.] ‘aptain Wilson, left this port last pol, with the fol owing passengers:— Mr. Dailard, Me-icilan, J. D. Blakely, servant and three chi Matilda Bernard, Mrs. Gongentein, Mr. Corn, 2. Laty and son, Boyd ‘and son, Mr’ Millett aud wife, Wm, two friends, Mrs. Graham, Forstall, Mrs. Jaime i, and ter; Mr. ‘Tenelioar: h, Mrs, Wild and ngor, Phitp N desoph Grerict Mrs. Forget and son, Mre. , Mr. Gruyieus and gon, Mr. daa, Louis Mar- Mr’ Jager, wife Tessier, Mrs. “ and Winslow, whe and child: Mrs. Pierie Nichols A. Waize, A Thierlet, Mes. C, Beck, L. Drouer, 7. Cominon, C. Phebe and friend, J resgoan, Mrs. Gongleux, C. Delange, ‘Mr. A. Lendag aud (riead, Mr. P. Nafe and vaig and faraily, . Flemming and ¢, 'D. Fromilier Jes- lin aud son, J. Martin, J. Car ‘ube and child, air. Frederico, sister and Dilch and two sous, Mr. Rochow, wile Ambert, Mrs. Joiner, Mr. Goodinan, Mrs. Mooney, A. Canisa, Mrs. Davis, wiyliton and three Hilbrun, J. ©. Chiatiin, Moon, A. Bove, M Bayoucite, H. Mayers, V, Pudeliié, J. Wilber. The Sequestration of Private Firearms: Hapqvartaes, Muutary Comuanpant oF NeW ORLEANS, Cry Hatt, August 13, 1962, having arms of ony kind, and are desirous of ng Mew irom this cy, mhy be id to do go by ig oh. porfion- of the United "ia oT Europe. All that are not handed over ag directed by Order G. WEITZEL, it Uived States Engineors and Assistant Mili- vauadant. Or ener By ordor of te vary Cow General Cogcoran and the City of Boston Boston, August 26, 1862. Gon, Corcoran will visit this city on Friday, the 20th fost. He wil) speak fn Fanews! #falt War Necting in Portland, Me, Portiann, August 25, Anothor immovse and enthrsiaetic war moeting waa held to-night. Portland's Jest quota is already half filled with volunteers in three days. Distinguished Arrivals ot Albany, Atpany, Anguet 26, 1862. ero at the Delevan ot, Brigadier Gono- i Brigadior Genoral yadier Cencral W yal ulimpur ap. W Mas pindalg,’ Je latior ig wovevely Ul. = THE CALL FOR TROOPS. — nnn Voluntecring im t™. stateeRecruiting Improving ®8 «ne Fall Approaches. ALsany, August 25,1862. ‘Thero are P’sw Arty regiments organized im the State. ‘These lac¥, tourteen thousand men to fill them up to thr, maxi"4om number; but it is calculated the number “yi De, ailled during the next ten days. ‘There will then remain 9,000 deficiency on th’, first call for 390,000 volunteers. ‘These, with the P’y,000—New ‘Ycrk’s quota on the call for 300,00 men for nine months— wil leave 68,000 men to be ruised in the State, ‘The government is pressing the State authorities to name the earliegs day on which the draft can com- menos; but it is Delievod here thet the full number re- quired can befurnished by volunteering as fastas the government can equip and transport the men, Recruitiag improves as the fall approaches, It is fowmd much easier to raise men for nine months than three years. ‘The State has furnished several thousand, probably eight or ten thousand, for the old regiments. If these are allowed as an offset, the number to be drafted will be thus much decreased. Arrival and Departare ef the One Hun- dred and Twenticth New York Volun- teers. The One Hundred and fwonticth regiment New York ‘Vilunteers arrived in this city from Kingsten, Ulster county, at anjearly hour yesterday morning, en roule for the seat of war. They partook of breakfast and dinner at the Park Barracks, under the supervision of Captain Abel, and departed in the afternoon for Washington, per the New Jersey Railroad route, The Park was crowded *hroughout the day by citizens in whose bosoma the war furor seemed to be rekindled to the highost piteh, if we might judge from the enthusiastic expressions youchsafed to the regiment. During their march down Broad way to the Jersey Cily ferry the people turned out and gave them quite an ovation. The regi- ment numbers 976 splendid locking men, and was raized im a very short time after the call of the President. ‘The Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major saw service before during this rebellion in the I'wentieth regiment New York Volunteers. ‘The following is a complete list of the officers;— FIELD AND STAYP. Colonel, George H. Sharp; Lieutenant Colonel, C. D. Westbrook; Major, J. Rudolph Tappen; Adjutant, Selab 0. Tothill; Quartermaster, Uriah H. Coifin; Surgeon, J. 0. Van Hovenburgh. First Assistant Surgeon, Henry Ool- ler; Second Assistant Surgeon, W. A. Van Renssolaor ; Chaplain, F. Hartwell; Sergeant Major, Howard Cooke; Quartermaster’s Sergeant, Geo. P. Barber; Commissary Sergeant, W. J. Cockburn; Hospital Steward, J. D. Key- ser; Drum Major, August Goeller. LINE OFFICERS, Company A—Captain, Abram L. Lockwood; First Lien- tenant, James H. Lockwood; Second Lieutenant, Kdward H. Ketcham. Company B—Captain, 8,8. Westbrook; First Lteuten- ant, Rodney B. Kewkirk; Second Lieutenant, Dumond Elmendorf. Company C—Captain, J. L. Snyder; First Lieutenant, J. B, Krom; Second Lieutenant, William A. Norton. D—Captain, Lansing Hollister; First Lieu- iner H. Greene; Second Lieutenant, E. 8. Tur- E—Captain, Daniel Gillett; First Lieutenant, Oliver B. Gray; Second Lieutenant, Frederick Freileweh. Company #—Captain, J. F. Overpaugh; First Lieuten- ant, Gilbert Pettit; Second Lieutenaut, Joseph S. Oakley. Company G—Cay , Walter F. Scott; First Lieutth- ant, E. M’C. Russell; Second Lieutenant, James A. Hyde. Company H—Coptam, Charles H. McEntee; First Lien: tenant, James K. Holmes; Second Lieutenant, Michael E. Creighton. Compan:; I—Captain, F. W. Reynolds; First Lieutenant, Alexander Austin; Second Lieutenant, John R, Burhans. Company K—Captain, James M. Pierson; First Lieu- ker; Second Lieutenant, James H. ‘Another regiment is in course of organization in Ulster county, and will be ready to take the field shortly. tenant, ner. Military Movements in New York and Vicinity. ‘THE EXROLMENT OFFICE—AN ORDER FROM GENERAL ANTHON, ‘The appointment of enrolling officers has been com- pleted, and the duties which they bave to perform are somewhat of an arduous character. On making applica. tion to some of the houses they have been received with rather bad grace by the dwellers therein, and it would ‘be well for those persons to receive them with as good a grace as possible. These gentiemen are but doing their simple duty in calling at each house, and those duties they have sworn to efficiently perform, and perform them they must. Every one of those officers is suppiled with « printed commission, which he can produce at the request fl should a doubt exist as to the validity of his ing. ‘The following very necessary order has boen issued by General Anthon :— Stare or New Yorx, Jopex ApyocarTs Guxerit’s DEPARTMENT, New Yor«, August 25, 1862. The officers of banks and insurance companies, and the proprietors of hoteis, stores and manufactories, will romote their own convenience and greatly facilitate the rs of the enrolling officers, by preparing for their use, 80 that they may be ready when cai‘ed for, lists of all persons employed or permanently residing in their re- spective establishments, specifying name, occupation, age and place ot residence. Under the system adopted no apprehension need be entertained that this course will Jead to a second evrolment of clerks and others who may have been already enrolled where they reeide. WM. HONRY ANTHON, Judge Advocate General and Chief Eurolling Omer. CONNECTICUT REGIMENTS TO ARRIVE IN THIS CITY. Three regiments of voluuteers from Conuecticut arc ane nounced to arrive in this city during the present week— the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteentn. The Fourteenth, which is commanded by Colonel wight Morris, will land at pier No. 2, North river, this morning, having left Hart- ford yesterday afternoon.’ The Fifteenth will arrive on ‘Shareday afternoon from New Haven, The Sixteenth will arrive on Thureday morning, and aiso land at pier No. 2, North river. RECRUITING IN THE CITY—THE BOUNTY MONEY. ‘The recruiting yesterday in this city aud vicinity was brisker than atany period ing the present military ex- citement. Regiments already in tho field now of course Teceive the largest uumber of recruite,as bounty mone; is not paid to any except those joining the same, Witl regard to the dilfleuities hitherto experienced in paying the State bounty, they are now entirely done away with, as six agsisiant paymasters have bcon appointed. One of them will be placed in this city. Now is the time, therefore, for recruits to hurry into the fickd. Imme diately after enlistment in old regiments they will be provided with their quota of bounty, so that there can be no drawback whatever on that head. THE UNITED STATES MUSTERING OFFICB. Itis at this department that the greatest rash of busi- ness takes place daily, Officers and men are in attend- aace in series, awaiting their turn to be mustered in. Capt. Larned ‘and Drs. Mott and Gahan are stiil at their posts, Working with energy in order to get through the business of their ville. RELIEF FOR SOLDIERS’ FAMILIES. ‘Tho famHies of all those culisting in the Metropolitan Guard are entitled to quite liberal rolief, owing to the pa. triotic manner in which the residents of the third ward have como forward with the necessary help. -the follow. ing gentiemen have contributed the amounts appended to their name ‘Thomas R. Agnew, Esq,, wholesale grocer, No. 160 Greenwich strect, $100. Mr. Samuel Wyckoff, in same ness, $100, and offers to give $60 per week as long ag the war may Bx /L, & A. Stuart, sugar merchanis, corner of Chambers and Greenwich streets, $200. Captain Mount coliected over $1,306 in one d: cergeant Mills, of the Broadway squad, collected over $8,000 in one day. THE IRISH BRIGADE. Colonel Nugent, of the Sixty-uinth regiment New York Volunteers, has beea appointed to the brevet rank of Lieutenant Colonel ta the regular army. This is well de- served, ns on no more yaliaut or efficient wificer could the rank be conferred. Ho has received the position from the fact of his bravery in action aud his merits as @ gentleman and soldier, In about two days Colonel Nu- gent, acompanied by over 150 recruits, will take his de- partare (rom this city. DURYBB’S ZOUAVES. A number of reeruits took their departure from this city yesterday afterneon in order to join the Buryoe Zouaves. be THE METROPOLITAN GUARD, Tho Poliee Commissioners give publicity to the fol- lowing-— "Che Board of Police thankfully acknowledge the re- ceipt of the following donations in aid of the Metropolitan Guard. Dr. Felix Gouraud weal +11 $8.00 New York Post Office Department. 1200 00 Irving Grianell (#econd donation). 100 00 A.D. F. Randolph, five hatred copies of ‘Something for the Knapsack.’” JAMES BOWEN, President, PATRIOTIO MUNIFICENCE TOWAKDS THE METROPOLITAN REGIMENT. Asa farther instance of the dee monied men of New York tako in feel pleasure In mentioning the following comtcibutions:— Mr. Thomas R. Agnew, wholesale grocer, of 160 Green- wich street, has donated the sum of $100; Mr. Wyekoff, of 104 Murray street, also a wholesale grocer, $100, and the promise of $50 a week daring the war for the benefit of families of volunteers; and Mesars. R.L. & A. Stuart, sugar dealers, of Chamber street, havo given $200 for the same purpose, These sums have been received by Capt. Mount, of the Third precinct, With such liberality as this, the familes of volunteers need fear no want, REGENT PROMOTIONS IN THE THINTY-SIXTH BEGI- MENT NEW YORK VOLUNTRERS, Several important ehonges have recentiy been made in imterest which the is organization, we tho officers of this admirabie corps. The inte highly offi- cient Lieutenant Colonel Brown, of the Thirty-first’ New York Volunteers, has been appointed Colonel of the ‘Thir- ty-sixth. Captain J.J. Walsh, who hae litely beon com- migsioned as Lieutenant Colonel, is a brave and expe. rienced officer, a son of tho Lmérald Isle, and resilient of New York; he has with tho regiment, as coptain since its organization, nw newly sixteen months, an at the battle of Fair Onks he teok command and brought the Thirty-sixth boye glerious gluthe fiuht, Liew- tenant Colonel Walch also £@ vith distiietion in the British arty, both in India and the Crimea, The prome- tion is, therefore, a well derorvod and merited one. KIGHTY-SEVENTH RYGIMENT NEW YORE VOLUNTEERS, The galiant Kighty-seventh ia one of the regunents that hos wade its mark durwg Lo Mpdigu oy pue peningwa, s i fe EF Ei i a it cif ae and in order to crush it out of existence resident called for 600, additional troops; and whereas, it is the duty of the arm of the government; it is the bounden di meat lps to aid it inevory y encou- raging iments and by providing for the families of a peril their lives for an imperiled country; erefore, Resolved, That we, the of this department, Day 3 ear coe day’s pay every month, as as it may weer: the treasury of this association, for lon cp families of those who volunteer or ‘who inay be drafted from this department. Resolved, That twenty-five dollars bounty will be paid to every single man, upon evidence that he has enlisted; to the wife of every married man four dollars per week, and one dollar per week toeach child under the age of fourteen; and to parents, where both are depending for papooes, ve dollars per week—where one, three dollars per week. Resolved, That William Atkinson, Master of this De- Parimont, be requested to act as treasurer. On motion, adjourned THE EMPIRE BRIGADE RIOT AT EAST NEW YORK—ALL QUIET AT THE CAMP GROUNDS. All yesterday was — along the lines of the Empire Brigade; camped at New York, and no further spe- ‘cimen of unraly or riotous conduct was discernible. ‘Ihe brigade hag now nearly roached the number of men which it had some few days ago, and as the vilicors are using superhuman exertions in the reorganization of their diiferent commands, everything at the camp will, in a day or two, present its accustomed appearance of peace and content. . Reports from there up to a late hour list night were quite favorable. GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 81. GascraL HeapQuaRrERs, SPINOLA’s Empree BRricave, 341 FULTON Sree, BRooxLyN, August 25,1862. It is hereby ordered that aii enlisted men belonging to this brigade, report to t&o commandant of Camp Ed- wards Pierrepont, East New York, on or before ten o’clock Wednesday morning, August 27, 1862. All enlist- ed men failing to report within that time and place will be treated as deserters. By commaed of Brig. Gen, T. B. SPINOLA. L. Hawisy, A. A. a. G. loyal citizen to strengthen juty of le way, OORRECTION, In giving the list of the names of the Union soldiers recently released under the cartel with the rebels, the name of Licutenant J. Paine, of the Forty-second New Jersey, appeared instead of the Forty-second New York. THE MILITARY HOSPITALS OF NEW YORK. In consequence of the complaints made by persons rela- tive to the conduct of our militar hospitals in this city, General Brown has been induced to write the following letter—which covers the subject—to a contemporary :— Heapquarrers, New YorK, August 22, 1882. Your paper contains an appeal of tho tadies of the Park Barracks to otr benevolent citizens, in which i jo a “They have now the mission at Bedloe’s Is! »wi there are six or seven hundred men, needing everything which the charitable can bestow.”? ‘This, with the other hospitals in and about New York, is under my command; and it is with much regret that Iam compelled, by a sense of justice alike to the government and to the medical officers ig nevech gdcercocorey Ae deny the correctness of the statement. government the sick and the soldier with everything necessary ¢o his heatth, his comfort and his convalescence, Clothing furnished is a reading room, which is sx} the liberality of the editors of ipolied with newspapers sof ife city, and with pictorials and other light reading by the benevolent. Permit me, Mr. Editor, to suggest to the benevolent ladies of our city that our soldiers in'the field have many of them left wives and children, who will more gladly aad thank! receive the bounty which their liberality so Lay She on the sick and wounded soldier, who really does not need it. HARVEY BROWN, * Brigadier General and Military Commander. Recruiting in the State of New Jersey. EXERTIONS OF HON. GOVERNOR OLDEN—NO DRAFT- ING NECESSARY—$2,000,000 IN THE GOVERNOR'S HANDS, ETC. In overy city and county of this toyal State recruiting for the Union goes on most satisfactorily; and it is con- dently asserted that drafting will not be had recourse to here, as the young and patriotic supporters of tho constitution are coming nobly forward in obedi- ence to the Jate call of President Lincoln for more. troops. Governor Olden is doing his part very zealously, and when regiments are formed and de- tachments for filling up the old corps already in the fieid they are at once equipped and armed, and forward. ed without delay to the seat of war. The Eleventh and Thirteenth regiments are being filled up, and will scon be transported to joim the great army of Generals MoCl lan and . New Jersey is doing its duty very ore: tably, and will bave her full quota of men made up, it is stated, without a single man being drafted. The large surplus fund of nearly $2,000,000 is at the sole control of the Governor, who is disposing of it in a@ way satisfactory to the State and the benefit of the famihes of volunteers. The confidence reposed in the Governor in regard to the disposition of this large suin is sucht that it has been altogether in his hands for the purposes already named. In Upper and Lower Orange the young recruits are coming numer- ously forward and joining the ranks of the Now Jersey- ~_ oe that it will not ve said that they had to ratied. WAL MEETING AT UNION HILL, NEW JERSEY. A large and euthusiastic mecting for the purpose of forwarding enlistments, was helt at Union Hill, N. J,, on Saturday evening last. Dr. Midhod was called to the chair and M. Frederick Etwoid appointed secrotary. Addresses were made by the chairman, Charles Win- field, Fsq., and others. A subscription was then taken ‘up, when Over $1,000 was réalized. A bounty of $150 to each volunteer enlisting from tho ‘neighborhood was also rang mé@ting adjourned with cheers for the ‘nion. Are Students Exempt from Draft. ‘Tho order of the Adjatant,Geuoral, says the Albany Argus, docs not exempt students in academies and com- mon schools; and m addition to this we may state that on inquiring av the office of the Adjutant Goneral we were toid that they are not exempt. As the enrolling olficers are now at work, this is ‘tter of some importance. The Ninth New Hampshire Volunte: Mancyperen, N. H., August 25, 16 Tho Ninth rogiment of flew Hampshire Voluntvors lott Concord this morning for Washington. They wili arrive in New York by boat to-morrow morning, New Jersey Regiments. ‘Taunton, N. J., August 25, 1862. The Fleventh regiment, encainped at this placo, left this morning for the seat of war. ‘The other three regiments of the Now Jersey quota of the first call for 300,000 men are at Freehold, Flemington and Woodbury. They are full aad waiting orders to leaye. Recruits are arriving rapidly for the nine months service. The th Maine Regime Boston, Angust 26, 1862. Tho Eichteenth Mnine regiment arrived hore this morning from Bangor, and left at noon for New York via Fall Rive Extension of the Time of Draft in M@ine. Avovera, Me., Augnst 25. The time for Coe heghe ratty in this Stato, is extonded to Wodnesday vember 10th. ig ISRAEL WASHBURN, JR. The Mlinois Troops. Cmcaco, Augus! 25, 1862 In order to protect the State from rebels withoyt and rebel sympathizers within, the government has ordcred the construction of barracks at Quincy for three thousand troops, at Jonesboro’ for two thousand, and Shawnectown for two thousand. Two regiments have already been ordered forward on the service, Arrivals and Departures, RRTV ALS. Steamship St. Mary—M T Taylor and mo- rams, servunt and two children; Miss My- re, wife and two children: B Pealeawife, son fers: F Brannan, Count De Mejan, J W Rein, Pcter Convey, Raq, Dr Davieson, Mrs Taaad r, Hobart, Mr Hamitton, wife, tive Win Floto, wife and aunt; Mr Nettles re HB Keene and three chiidron, J igs, Win Sneekner, Paul Frican, Mrs » atten, § R Hinsdale, J W Hancock, era, JD and two siwug’y Miss M Phititp . J Haberlyn, A Hand, hip Marion—-M: ship Mar Meier | ky Weert ot Judge of NO; Capt D Bacon, Lieut W It Seaman, hietet ci 2 2 S > & zc ° \ ins © Frost, Mis io e in and se Lowenstein, J La Porto ‘ut iN P itp lady, P i | atirige Mayoty © D'Miler, 110 Marwang lady ed Law, MO Rodrigues, Ab Seesen, Sister ni of ‘the Charity Tospital; GA Shlfer, Ie wontarens MD Lacraoig Paul Yeo, Mra J Volkel and toy, dacot itn hebglor, J M Baker, USN? Wa Rendeh Morita Josepns, 20 0 8 beameu and 3 of passengers, a Licggurt. Pyvray fLathe— Brew brig Bautingo—B La Disk, «John Benson—¥ Davidson, Miss A Lige | Reception of Captain Downey, The firemen of the city turned out yesterday parade and in great forco % give all eclat to the return of Captain, familiarly Jack Downey, after thirteen monthey imprisonment im the dungeons of the South. Not sinc the First Fire (Ellsworth) Zouaves—of whieh regiment Captain Dewney was one of ih» most favorite offcers— left this city on their march to Washington, under the leadership of the brave and lamented Ellsworth, bave the firemen turned out in such numbers. Since thens indeed, no such occasion has called them ferth im all distinctive individuality as that which brought them vasien of the capital of the country in April, 1861. sm such, ana for his soldierly qualities, he, from the first, stood high in the estimation of Colonel Ellsworth, and ‘Sa the tw aroker 0 1s Ne soldier, ri wo ingret of @ go Tt was ih tho disastrous battle of Bull ran that Captaisy Downey = Scan ogitheranae rage of was near the close ot it Up to thai momont he was one of the leaders of the galx lant Zovaves who participated in all the attacks made by that regiment upon the overwhelming forces of the enemy. Aiding, commanding, animating all, or Where foes ay to press or friends to fal He was taxen about the same time that Colonels (now Brigadier Generals) _Qorcoran and Wilcox wer@ tured, and, like them, since that time he has fered all the horrors of im} ment. He was released atthe same timo, and.as his’ fellow prisoners, and now Niberated comradcs, have had their ovations so degervedly , the Fire Department ‘extended to him an ovation, as hearty and as single in its purpose as any ever extended toman. Captain Downey was also honored by his for. mer comrades of the Police Department, of which he was a memborat the time of his enlistment into the Zouaves.. ‘They, too, turned out in full force, and vied, though is must be said in a somewhat more graye and manner, as befittod ae leone: —_ the red shirts im their heartiness of grecting and weloome, Tn accordance with the programme the whole available force of firemen a..:i police rendezvoused at the Washing- ton Parade Ground at three o'clock. Heraiatieg mate am imposmg appearance; and, as company after filed m2 of cr enclosure, they were greeted with mos§ veciferous cheering from the multitude there assembled. It was after five betore the heed of the column reache@ the foot of Cortiandt street, ‘This front was not halteds. but a countermarch being ordered, the whole force, by: this mancuyre, passed each other, saluting line after limo and cvmpany after company, until the the route ‘to Cortlaudt street was formed as the front in the regular procession, Am. immense mass of people turned out to witness the spec- tacle, a8 is always the cise when the red shirts display themselves in force. During the delay of awaiting the: arrival of their war tried comrade, and their now honor~ ed guest, the gallant firemen formed waltzing parties, along Cortlandt street and Broadway, their bands furs nishing splendid music, and for « time Br. adway, from the Park and Cortlandt street to the wharf, was & line of dancers. The coup d’ail from the top Cortlandt street was “as brilliant as could well -be- Firemen and Zouaves—the former with red shirts and helmets, the latter with their gay turbans and loose blue Peed ee and a la Turk trowsers—mingled together in whiriss. all stirred with a spirit of merriment and enjoyment ay fol Redo forth when the occasion 1s improvised, as if* was there. ; At a quarter to six Captain Downey arrived on Newark. He was immediately waited louse oa ace escapee Downey and taking t the carriage containing The much in front, the other following fa. the of their guest occupying the centre. The grand affair, an ovation Door steps and windows (apie Downy ang them once more, ‘co by the the foreman, Mr,i svanagh, Captain Downer then responded. He expressed his. ecionof the kind welosme be na ctv Sag Fire and Police Departments of the city, in both which he had served. It rocompensed him for all the man it to be proud to undergo a Feng acorn ‘The same sufferings, death iteelf, he anxious to face in the same holy and righteous causo—_q the preservation of the glorious Americam Union, (Apy plause., A sone party assembled in the reception, room, wherg- ample justice was done to the good chings there Pe Here in Downey was surrounded by ol who had much to talk about. It was late when he He was from thence gseorted to the St. Nicholas where apartments have been prepared for him, : Annual Festival of the German Tarne verein. ‘The twollth annual festival of the German Tarner’s So, ciety was celebrated at Jones’ Wood yesterday. Tho weather was peculiarly suitable for the occasion. The- arrangemeuts were wader the able management of the following committee:—Charles Wieth, A. Weidmann, Johg Meinbard, H. Hallmann and J. Kreig. Tho festivals though wanting tho eclaé of former years, was numerously attended, and the performances of the gymnasts peared to give ontire satisfaction, The members of Turnverein and the Sangerband left their hall in Orchar@ street about nine o'clock in the morning, and after pa rading through several streots in the vicinity embarked - °p board the island City, which conveyed them to grounds, In consequence of the absence of large number of members at the scat of war with the Twenticth regiment New York Voluny toers (Turner Rifles), the number present yesterday wag) very small compared with the gatheribgs which have’ place on former occasions. During the early part of day the members of the Sangerbund entertained tho sembly with numerous yocal performances, which execufed with am artistic finish seldom equalled hover surpassed by similar societies. The gymnastic ercises did not commence until two o'clock, at whi hour from six to seven thousand visitors rezont, of — agility and strength were then by the Turners, of. whom twro I were present, in their peculi ed 1a Of white linen clothes and black felt hate, ing the sfectators inastate of mingled exciter admiration for about an hour aad a half by the pere formance of daring feats a la Gabriel Revel and Y¢ Am-rics, the pupils of the society, to the number of t hondred and fifty, whose ages varied from six to cighte ecu yours, also showed their proficiency in gyme nastics, Tho performances of the met to give unbounded satisfaction to tl large namber of Ind) osent, who applanded the litte fellows most ng and in by all, heartily, Dan amusements Wore afterwards participat sent, and kept up with much spirte until a late Bour, Under the star litsky, and aided by the light of a name ber of gas lamps, daacing went on as vigorously as daylight. The reputation established by tho Germans this country, as being law abiding, fal eltizens, wi fully,sustained yesterday, ns we did not learn that disturbance took piace to mar the ploasure of the da; enjoymont. Personal Intelligence. Count Mejean, the French Consul at New Orleans, aré rived iu this city yesterday, a rouge for Washington, | Jobn Mi , of the New Orleans 7yue Delta, is stopp ping at the House. General Corcoran is now in Washington, for which élty he left on Sunday evening. He intends return! 4 Thursday next, when he wil! visit Boston and hoapitalities of that city , tendered,to him by Mayor man, who Is at present ‘in the ‘sity, in company with @ depntation of the Common Council of Boston, for the powo of accompanying the gallant Geweval to their city. John Reilly and family, of Mazatlan; W. D. Booth, New York; John thy aad wife, of Ottawa, t Spedr aud wire, of Burlington, Vt., and Wm, ‘and party, of Norwich, Coun., are Btopping at the House, of Bermuda; Dr. Barthalow Suited States Army; J { Kontucky; L, H. Redtield, of Syri ‘and family, of t Faxton Utica; D. 'T. Cama and Peslonga, of Bombay, among tho arrivals at the St Wicholas Hovet yestor: Mayor Wight ft. Sparr, FE. D. Jordon an@ Fish Wye. of Bouton T. P. May and Tt. J. Durant, of Ne Orlouna; H. A. Muller and @. H. Smith, of St. Lows: Smith and I. ©. Halloway, of Louisville; D. ‘D. Bwreste and J. il. Turner, of Indiana, and J, 8, Green, of jagtoa, are stopplag at the Metropolitan Hota). \ ‘The following were among La bg bet : t toMaje . Folsom, Pan House yesterday:—Majors Baited py W. G. Bartholomew, of reny 5 Deda, of Cineinnati: 7. Drake, of Pofladelp hia, P. Sanford, of Providen Higgins, of Bortom, | Nowburg;sW, Moulton, of Portighd; C. Philips ‘And wife aud J. P. 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