The New York Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1862, Page 4

4 em ee ee NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENSETT, EDITOR AND PROPRISTOR, OFFICEN. W. CONES OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERMS cash in advance, Money sent dy mail will be at thy rick as tne vender, None but Bank Wille current in New Fork taken THE DAILY HERALD, two cents per copy, $T ver annem. THE WEFKLY HERALD, evory Saturd sy, ct ato conte copy, oF $3 pt annum the Luropran £ tition rhery Weduewty, of na conte per copy, $4 per anu to any part of Great liriiain, Or $6 12 4ny park o the Cont nent, both (a include pratase: the Culsfornia Bilithon on'the lat, Uthant 2sta/ auch month, ab si cents ver opy, 0 $2 TS mer as Mie THE FAMILY WEKALD, on Wednestiay, af four conte ve ry, oF $2 ve te OLUNTAR ORRESPON DENCE. containing tmporia! faews, solivite! from any quarter of (ne world: if upad, will he Lhe aly ag Ove Porvign Cornnesro: ‘TS ARE PanticvuaRiy Rugrwsrs> 70 Skat al. Lerrens aND Pack AGEs srt Us NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence, We dono nmunioutions. EMENTS renewed every day. atvertisements in- wexty Heraup, Faxty Heratp, and in tv fornia aut Buropean B OB PRINTING executed path Cal: Volume XXVII.,,,,, AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, NEBLO'S GARDEN, Rroxtway.—Maramp Yastampay— Rav GNoMe—Furing Taareze WALLACK'S THEATRE, No. 844 Broadway.—Haxvr Axor—Lusson FOR Li UsBanns. WINTER GARDEN Broadway.—Rosa Guagonio, NEW BOWERY THEA’ Sox Smerrany. BOWERY THEATRES, Bowery—Watex Wiscu—Suaxoy Maguine, NIXON'S CREMORNE GARD Sixth avenue. —Orags, BaLuxr, Bqowsterantsm. Bowery.—Sea ow Icx— Foarteenth street and MENADE CONCERT AND BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broad: —GEx. Tom Tuum—°om. Norr—Leirven Swab, &c., at hours, AGat CuAxtorts’s bist, a. (ornoon and eveu.ng BRYANTS' MINSTRELS’ Mecha way. —Etwiorian Soxas, BURLB=qU Biack BRIGADE, CHEISTY'S OPERA HOUSE, 585 Broadway.—Ermiortay Bonga, Dances, &O—AL Hai to Tue UNiox ARMY. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Brosdway,.—] | ony Dances, &¢.—Tar Uniow Amu ee gie Hall, 473 Broad- Danoxs, &¢.—Tus BYWHCOCK'S THEATRE AND MUSIC i reel. Wint.Ge Gaust—Tas C. eee HRMES, ae GAIETIES CONCERT HALL, 686 Broadway.—Daawina ya ENTERTAINMENTS, PARISIAN CABIN) Open daily from 10 A. ET OF WONDERS, — aoe ae Oe Repedwas New York, Sunday, August 31, THE SITUATION. Our army has immortalized itself, according to all-the accounts of the battles fought on the histo- rio ground of Bull run Friday, from daylight to dark, and renewed yesterday. The official order of General Pope to Major General Halleck, which we publish in anotner column, gives the story briefly and graphically, and, as substantiated by the detailed accounts which we present to our readers to-day from other sources, furnishes 1 complete description of these eventful battles, ‘the result of which has been to discomfit the enc- my and place him in a trap forwhich he was not prepared. Instead of outdauking Gene- tal Pope, as Jackson designed, he has found himself, after two days’ hard fight- ing, surrounded by the forces of Generaix McClellan, Pope, Burnside, McDowell and Sigel. Bull run has been again the scene of a sanguin- ary conflict, but this time it has proved the scene of triumph for the Union urms. It is true that the field was won at a great sacrifice, our logs being put dowa at eight thousand men, and that of the enemy at fully double that number, while the amount of the rebels captured ia considerable, though not yet fully ascertained. The movement of the rebels was a bold and daring affair, and we may well congratulate our generals apon the skili and energy which converted what was designed to be s successful advance npon the uational capital into a decided defeat of Jackson's forces"and an unmistakeable victory for the Union armies, The two maps which we give to-day will illustrate the scene of the first and the recent Dattles on the memorable ground ef Bull run. The wants of the wounded in these conflicts will he promptly attended to. The employes of the different government departments at Washing- ton to the number of uearly one thousaad have, at the suggestion of the War Department, started for the scene of action to act as nurses. The physicians of Philadelphia with Christian prompti- tude have also volunteered almost to a man to proceed to the battie field, and render aid to the suffering. No doubt the medical corps of the army will be reinforced from other quarters also, and the sick aud wounded of our gallant army wil! quickly reovive all the attention they require. Our inteiligeuce from other quarters does not assume any vory interesting complexion. The news from Virginia absorbs all the interest of the hour. 1862, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. A despatch from Wilmington, Delaware, pob- lished yesterday, stated that at a meeting held ia that place, it was resolved to resist the draft as mule by the Executive It must be understood that Governor William Burton, althoagh profess ing to be» Union jaan, is known to be a Breckin ridge democrat, with strong » on prociiv ties. call for ad nal troops was made raiment, aud a draft became an evident necessity in that State, Gevernor Burte 60 arranged it as to give hia se on friends the Ddenofit of exemption. excited the peoy and b the indignatios gin Wiliwington and A nination te resist the draft bad The despatch from Men:phis, aunouncing the loss of Mrs. Robert Dale Owen by the sinking the steamer Acacia, is erroneous, It was tl wife of Capt. Jullan Owen, a son of the Hon, it D. Owen. Coln@Molligan, the | of gton, was arree th ¢ ins. wot the War De partuien There are # preferred against him: one of havi witted rebel y soners at Camp Doulas teen jo hie bri; and the other that he feied to report his mand to the War Vepartwent. The charges are Bot serious, and donot ufcot his houor. Gourgs Re @, a0 @ctor in MeVicker’s theatre in Cl icayo, has beem Brrested for treason, and ia gow In continement. the following licenses will be due new 9 ; vepors,, 10 Bankers 100 10 Billiard tables (each)... 6 f each liceane to rectify apivituous li exoceding 600 burrela uf ch additional COU bariels, or any fraction horeot wee ‘ tees “ . 8 Ww dato fo Ut tols tnust pay from $6 to $200 Hoonse, aod atewnets ov whieh jiacconga’s are fed ant lolged saseeasee vous a The rep siiiean or Union pariy in Philadel Mbis hae wads ihe Tollgwisa oominatious fer Con sress:—Second district, Charles O'Neill; Third, L.conard Myers; Fourth, William D. Kelley. The following is the official schedule of dis- auces on the Mississippi river, from St. Louis to New Orleans, as recognized by the government:— St. Louis to Miles. Mi es. ape Girardeau. .. 1s = 200 50 50 20 220 20 40 35 2T5 85 860 0 99 «540 80 620 20 «640 60 = 100 9 7 70 860 +120 980 10 1,060 40 1,090 30 1,120 New Orieaus. 130 1,250 We understand that Hon. Judge Daly, First Judge of the Common Pleas, will preside as Sur- rogate during the month of September, the Court »pening at twelve o'clock, The Supervisors should act immediately on this matter, and appoint one of the very competent candidates for the office, and not leave the business of such an important judi- sial position in abeyance, and anxious litigants to remain so long in uncertainty. The concert in the Central Park was better at- tended yesterday than any other for the past nonth. The weather being pleasant, a large aumber of persons were induced to leave the lewor art of the city to take a stroll on the grass and hear the music, and the cars of both the Third ind Sixth avenue railroads were literally crowded with visitors, composed principally of ladies and children. ‘ ‘The stock market was better yesterday, prices béing “Mm 3g tO % per eent higher allround. Money was worth four per cent on cail. Exchange, 1275, a 128; 501d, 115%. ‘The cotiou market was firm yesterday, with s: 300 8 700 bales, closing stiff on the basie of 48¢, 0 48 40. ‘or middling uplands, The flour market was firm, «ad rather better for the lower shipping grades, while ho higher class of brands, including extras, were un- hanged. Wheat was firm, and without change of im. vortanee in prices for good white, while the lower grades, in sound and in shipping order, were firm, and in some cases rather better, Corn was firm and mn good request, while prices were unchanged. A large sertion cfleriag was out of order, while prime sound Western mixed was sold at 610. a 62c. Pork was heavy and dull, with sales of mess at $1157}; a $11 60, ind prime at $2 871 9 $10. Sugars were less active, while prices wore steady. The sales embraced about 500 hbds., chiefly New Orleans. Coffee was quiet and prices steady. Freights were less buoyant, and engagements light. ‘To Liverpool wheat in bulk was taken at 121d. a isd., with » lot in ships’ bags, inthe morning, at 124d. Flour was quoted ab 3s. 10%¢d. To London wheat was taken at 14d. The Crowning Victory of the War=-The Second Great Battle of Bull Run. We have the supreme satisfaction of con- gratulating our readers this morning upon what we accept, from the facts before us, as the crowning Union victory of the war. The old battle fleld of Bull run has been im- mortalized. The conflict of Friday and yester- day on that memorable field completely eclipses the comparatively small affair of July 21, 1361. In that battle, under General McDowell, our forces actually engaged did not ex- cee@ 18,000 men, and our losses in kiked d wounded were 1,480 ; while, with some 27,000 men in the fight, the rebel loss (Bean- regard’s report) was 1,593. In this last battle, on the some ground, our forces engaged could hardly be less than 76,000 veteran soldiers, and the rebel army was doubtless fully up to this figure, including raw recruits, if not considerably beyond it. Our losses in the first day’s fight are roughly estimated by Gegeral Pope as not less than eight thousand killed and wounded, while he thinks the rebel loss two to our one. The casualties of the second day may have been greater or less ‘They have not been reported. It is manifest» however, that in desperate fighting, and in'the wggregate of killed and wounded on both sides, this second great and sanguinary battle of Bull run will eclipse even the two days’ bloody contlict at Pittsburg Landing. We accept the result. in advance of a positive announcement, as a crowning Union victory. We think there can be no mistake about it, (rom the decided and satisfactory results of the first day, at the close of which the enemy were driven from the field, and “ great captures,” of the extent of which he could not form an idea, were made by Geueral Pope. The first battle of Bull run, had it resulted in a decisive Union victory, would have virtually ended this war a year ago; this second and much greater battle, if a crushing rebei defeat, as we believe it will tarn out to be, puts an end io the hopes of the rebels on the very field where they were first inflated inio a delusive conviction of ultimate success. The victory of Buli ran of July a year ago that could have happened to our rebellious “ Confederate lorable disaster was the most ¢ states.’ It inspired and encouraged them to 1 resistance to the authority of the Union, which has reduced them to universal mourning, to bank- rnptey and widespread destitution, and which irbed the foundations dis very as serious! of Southern seciety. Thad they been defeated at battle, there would have been an imme- » ate popular Union reaelion throughout our echollions States which would have restored et ol sat much further trouble. vhat. we might have wl for the Union and for the South ago was accomplished there We Lope, however accomp at Bull rune yea yesterday ; that the result virtually ends the war, and opens the way for the reclamation of every revolied State witheut sauch additional destruction of human life, property, capital or labor. We remember that our frst reports from the Bull run battle of last summer led us te prema- ture rejoicings over the result ; but all the cir- cumstanees iu regard to this last grand battle point so strongly to # decisive victory that we cannot altogether repress the inclination to an- ticipate the report of the fual Consider. jog the fact that MoClellan, singic handed, was able to resist and hold at bay (he whole rebel army in frout of fi!’ huond far seven successive aul — f- = nil NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1862. The Knights of the Golden Cirele. We publish- this morning a long and semi- official account of an organization knewn as toe Knights of the Gelden Circle. The ob- jects of this organization are said to be to throw obstacles in the way of the government, and to give aid and comfort to the rebellion in every possible way. The exposition which we publish is from the Cairo correspondence of the Chicago Tribune, and purports to be based upon the sworn affidavita of responsible par- ties. The ceremonies, signs and grips of the order are assumed to be fully explained, and the arrest of a member of Congress and of several other prominent citizens of Southern Illinois is reported. On the whole, the expoai- tion in question is very curious, absurd and in- teresting, and will well repay perusal. It strikes us, however, that the attempt to represent this so-called Order as a great.con- spiracy against the government is silly and per- nicious. In our opinion, the Order of the Knights of the Golden Circle is as complete a humbug as the Order of the Sons of Malta, and the two orders very mnch resemble each other in their signs, grips and ceremonies. Both of these orders were devised by dissipated fellows, with the object of obtaining plentiful free drinkgy The pretence that the Kaights of the Golden Circle originally intended to filibuster Central America into the Union ia just as great, a sham and delusion as the pretence Yat the Sons of Malta designed to filibuster Cuba into the Union, We know all about the Sopz of Malta now, and its members freely avow, since the Order has been squelched, that their intention was merely to have a little fun, “ sell” afew friends, and induige in oys- ters and champagne at the expense of the initia- tion fees. The Knights of the Golden Circle had no better or worse intention. It is perfect folly to represent them as conspirators and rebel sympathizers, and to give them the credit of widespread organization, powerful support- ersand numerous adkerents. The exposition which we reprint seriously states that the Order is an organized plan to foment rebellion in our midst, and to encourage armed resist- ance to the authorities. It charges that the leaders of the Order are in direct communica tion with the rebels, and that they are armed by the rebels and send recruits to the rebel army. It states that the Knights are sworn to resist the draft and the tax, and have their generals, captains, lieutenants and other officers, who drill them for this purpose. It details the most absurd signs, grips and passwerds, but says that, “ though absurd, they are not the less likely to be true.” It represents that signs are agreed upon by which Northern and Southern mombers of the Order shall recognize each other in battle and designedly overshoot each other, and by which, when making a bayo- net charge, the Northern Knights shall signify their intention to surrender as prisoners without striking a blow. Now, if all this trash were not pernicious to the government, were not hurtful to the Union cause, and were not a great hindrance to enlistments, tt would be too non- sensical for notice, It will bo observed, however, that only abo- lition journals—like the Chicago Tribune and New York J’ost—indulge in this sort of sedition, and that the newspapers and tbe men whom- they charge with connection with the Order are yniformly democrats. Some time ago the abolition journals made such a hubbub about the matter that Secretary Seward was se- duced into writing a foolish letter to ex- Presideut Pierce, asking him if he really be- ionged to such an organization. Of course the ex-President, like any other gentleman, knew nothing of the Order except through the news- papers, and returned @ most polite but decided negative to the Secretary’s inquiry. We are glad, however, that this cireumstance did not wholly silence all mention of the Order, be- cause we think that this isa very proper occa- sion to summarily extingnish a real conspiracy against’ the government which the charges against this Order merely eouceal. In other words, we believe that the fuss raised about the Knights of the Golden Circle is simply another shrewd device of the abolition organs to divide the North and hinder enlistments. Here are newspapers seriously stating that a great con- +y against the government and in favor of Jeff. Davis exists throughout the loyal States, andmumbers its conspirators by thousands. Is not this caleulated to afford aid and comfort to theenemy ? Here are journals solemnly repre- senting that the great mass of democrats and the great majority of democratic newspapers in the North are secretly sworn allies of the tebels, Is not this giving comfort to the enc- my and attempting to divide and weaken the North? Here are journals deliberately stating that thonsands of our soldiers are ready and Willing to lay down their arm® and surrender to the rebe Is not this giving aid and com- fort to the enemy? Here are journals not only admitting the possibility and probability of re- sistance to the draftand the tax, but actually announcing that preparations of a gigantic character are already made to support such resistance with arms. Js not this aiding and comforting the enemy and embarrassing the government? And are not all such statements as those to which we refer directly in violation of Secretary Stanton’s order prohibiting all writing and speaking calculated to discourage enlistments! There can be but one answer to these questions, and oar special provost mar- shuls ought to make that answer sufficiently peremptory and emphatic. The whole truth of the matter is, that the abo, litioni«ts and republicans are now very greatly disterbed in regard to the coming Congressional elections. They very much fear that they are to he seundly and effectually thrashed, and we hope that their fears may prove well grounded, itis for thi? reason that they are so very fond, just now, of calling every man a traitor and a rebel sympathizer who does not agree with and vote with them. It is for this reason that they are boldly representing an organization of bummers, like the Knights of the Golden Circle, as an armed conspiracy of democratic politicians. It is for this reason that they ro. peatedly charge that democrats, now fighting for the country which abolitionista stay at home and assail, are armed opponents of the draft and the tax. It is for this reason that some of our soldiers, and even some of our major’generals, are aecused of favoring the rebels and desiring to be defeated by thom. It is all an old electioncering dodge, revived under new citcumstances; but it is a dodge doys, we cannot for 2 moment entertain the | 7 f e f Pore, Bu which is very injurious to our cause, very vege ecytorot hpemnbaemeteie GED te rtd | huttfal to enlistments, and which wil be, site wand McOlellan have failed ta front of | i¢ one officers do their duty, very danger- Woehington to odininiater to that cobel army | ova to those whe Swe gonetivad aud are erwbing defeay ning ix a “AURA PET AE Government Interference With the News- Paper MNeporters, Never did the government commit as greater | blunder than in permitting interference with the newspaper reporters in the legitimate ex- ercise of the:r profession, in transmitting intel- ligence of the events of the war. It is true that the reporters of some of the radical journals have abused the right to publish war news by prematurely disclosing movements of troops, and thus giving information t the enemy. But these men ought to have been punished, and the journals ought to havé® been punished that inserted their despatches. But their criminality ig no reason for placing a ban upon the whole press, contrary to the letter and spirit of the constitution. This is only doing injustice to the people and to the administration itself. In our system the people have a right to know all that transpires. To conceal even disasters from them is a3 contrary to all the theories of our form of government as it is to sound policy. : The true plan is to let the report- ersalone. Their interest and the interest of the papers they represent are to publish the truth. They may make mistakes now and then; bat they will soon Correct themselves; and competition and publio opinion would force the “ost vicious journals to give faithful ®Zounts of the great events in which the na- tion is now engaged. To exclude the press from reporting the battles of the war is con- trary to the genius of our institutions and cal- culated to engender the darkest suspicions. What is the result now’ The people have no confidence in the despatches from the seat of war, and “ false ag a bulletin” is fast becoming @ proverb among us. Panios and stock gam- bling are among the fruits of this policy, and it has proved highly injurious to the govern- ment in every way. When the truth is kep; back the people naturally imagine the worst. Pf the truth of a disaster were told promptly the effect would not be injurious. The public would rise to the occasion, and all would go well. But treat them with distrust, and what can be expected in return? Treat them with confidence, and generosity will be the result. Why should a government, con- scious of its own integrity, act as if it were afraid to let the people know what was done or suffered in the people’s name? The people are sovereign, and they have a right to information; and no man, be he high or low in office, ought to conceal it from them. The newspaper is one of the essentials of an American citizen's ex- istence. To deprive him of the news, espe- cially where matters of the most vital interest to him are involved, is certainly not the best way to make a government popular or to retain for it the confidence and respect ef the nation. A. T. Stewart vor Governor.—We lately nominated Mr. Stewart for Governor of: this State, in opposition to political hacks of every color. By reference to an article from a con- temporary in another column, it will be scen that the idea has been,taken up by other jour- nals, and that Mr. Stewart is likely to become the man of the people, without reference to party politics. of any description. It only re- quires an effort on the part of the conservative masses to overthrow the rotten fabrics erected by party spirit, and to bring forward an able man, whose motto is ‘the Union and the con- stitution,” as the standard bearer of the people. Mr. Stewart isjust such a map. Let him be sup- ported, and let the party haeke be driven as chaff before the wind. Provost Maxsuat Kunsevy.-Why are the radical papers so fierce in their attacks upon Provost Marshal Kennedy? Becanse' he has set anoble example of arresting abolitionists as well as secessionists who exhibit symptoms of hostility to the Union, the constitution and the laws. Provost Marshal Kennedy makes no distinction. Let the abolitiontste in future look out. Horace Greeley and his revolution- ary corps stand a good chance of free lodging in Fort Lafayette. MEWS FROM THE PACIFIC. Sax Frayeisco, August 20—4:30 P.M. Sailed wiia morning, ship Star, for Hong Kong. The marteot is quiet. The jobbimg trade is: fair from first hands. Sales of cight anda half million pounds of crystalizod sugar at 14%gc. Eastern lard, Me. Butter, ¢. Groceries generally unchanged. There i little disposition to speculate in merchandise. Many oxtensive investments have been made inmining stocks, some of them realizing fortunes in ‘a few days ewuging considerable inflation in the market for auch operaticns, whigh continues to receive an impetus from the handsome dividends declared by the principal Washoe mining associations, A train of wagons recently arrived at Carson Valley from Sult Lake, bringing 50,000 pounds of dour and 15,000 pounds of batrer for a market. This is tho first competi tion California has met with for supplying the miuers on the Easvern slope, News from North Carolina, ARRIVAL OF THE TRANSPORT ALBANY FROM NEWBERN. ‘The United States steam transport Albany, Captain Lewis, arrived last evening, from Newborn August 22, ancl Hatteras Intet 26th, Sho brings intelligence of an expedition, consisting of five gunboats and 4 nuraber of the Marine Artillery, hay- ing left Newbern on the 22d inst. for Hamilton, N. C., to destroy some land batteries that the rebels have been erecting at that place. ‘The health of the squadron and troops at Newbern was good, The Albany brings a mail and the following paseon- gore:--H. Donnely, J. ¥. Engle, Captain F. Field, of steamer Allston; J. Roach, E. Edmonds, G. W. Hildreth, J. Williams, B. Barnes, R, Mills, 9. H. Knouse, J. Kal- mann, %. F. Allen, The Steamship Great Eastern. We yesterday stated that the Groat Eastern, while off Montauk Point, ran over 4 sunkem rock, injuring her ex- terior sheathing W some extent, causing the vessel to Jeak sonsiterably. We yesterday made the proper in. quires, and are glad (o inform the public that the in- juries sustained are vory slight, and there is nothing to prevent the immediate revirn of the big ship wo Europe after she bas beea properly repaired. Her bottom has been thoroughly inspested by divers, who report an excoriation of the outer sheathing, making an opening of about eight to ten inches in the widest part, tapering away to nothing ateachend. The tuner plating bas sustained oo dainage whatever, and the only feaxs, ‘arising from open rivets of the inmer plating, have been diseovered and closed. The pumps have oo. cleared the ship of water, and since noon on Friday have ceased working, The few repairs necessary will be made without delay and there is no reason to doubt that the vessel will ve very quickly made ready to pursue her i voyages. It aay be ag well lo state here that she staleed similar damages in England, frem running in shallow water; but under the supervision and care of the oMfeors who now in charge she was thoroughly repaired without any necessity of being removed to dry dock, ‘ihe cargo is now beigg disohargod, aad thero ia note parsicle of it injured. If time will allow the ship may bo epen to public exbibition before she loaves Flushing Bay, Alleged Treason, In the caso of Mr. Albort Patrio, of Cairo, Greene goun- ty, New York, charged by affidavits of sevoral persons in that villege with uttering treaaen, we have boon re quested Ly » gentleman to state that Mr. Waltora, Super. Visor, hae repndiated his signature and filed an affidavit to that effet at tee Marshal's office Marshal Murray laying, Dean called upon by out te it porter, #iated that such @ document was sont to him with amother of Bitnllar purport, signet by eght persons; but, ‘ag he thinks they are all in the aame handwriting, he hag vemataeg Uanen (Hg JUdeG AA voeHD FoF iE WKN, NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasmaorox, August $0, 1802. GENERAL M’'OLELLAN’S POSITION. ‘ It i not true, as stated, that General MoCiellen has been appointed or placed in commind of the fedorai ‘orces Virginia, Major Genoral Halleck ts the General, in-Chiof, and Generals McClellan, Pope and Others are ta command of their respective arm ies THE NATIONAL D&Br, ‘Tho national debs, on July 1, 1963, including al! Habi- lities known at the Treasury Department, which em Uraces demand Treasury notes, certiicates of indebted- ness and temporary loans, was five hundred and eleven raillions, Ou that day there were seven millions in the treasury subject to draft, loaving the balance of debt Ove hundred and four millions, tn round numbers. Sixty millions of this amount ts old debt, and the pre- weut Secretary gas paid for old Treasury notes and interest on the tunded debt twenty-one millions, The expenditure, therofore,on sll accounts, from March 4, {861 to July 1, 1862, ia four hundred and tweaty-three millions, This amount divided by four bundred ang oighty days gives the total expenditures per diem at eight hundred and eighty-one thousand two hundred and fifty doulars. The linbilities not known on those claims tbat had not yet reached the Treasury, are not included tn this atatement. APPOINTMENTS UNDRR THR TAX LAW, ‘The President and the Secretary of the Treasury were closely engaged to-day in completing the eppointment, under the Excise and direot Tax law. Appointments under the Excise and direct Tax law:— For Missouri—Firet District—falloctor, Sam, H, Gardner, of St, LAWN: Asztasor, ‘Thoophilo Passin, of St, Louis *Sond District—Collector, Jonoph Bray, of Bt. Genevieve; Angeasor, Danl. Q. Gale, of Washington; Third District— Collector, C. B, Wilkinson, of St, Joseph; Assessor, Jos, A, Hay, of Canton, THE PRISONBRS AT THE OLD CAPITOL, The prisoners released from the Old Capitol last night vociferously cheered the officer in charge for the kind treatment they had received, Successfal Launch of the Passaic, the Second Ericsson Iron-Clad Battery, At noon yesterday the United States iron-clad steamer Paggaio, built on the plam of Mr. Ericsson, was sucoess- fully launched from the yard of Thomas Rowland, Faq., Continental Works, Greenpoiut. The day being fine, at ao early hour the visitors to witness the launch began to assemble, They came first in twos aud threes, but towards noon in crowds, from every direction, and ot all ages and both sexes. There was but little at. tractive about the Passaic ag she appeared on the stocks; the novel construction was ali that induced people to take more than one look at her. Hor lower hull is of (ne model; ths upper appears: like @ flat block, sharpened at both ends, with sundry holes in it, the use of which are only understood by the initiated, None but privileged charactors were permitted inside the house which covered the Passaic. Boing oa of those , acuance was given to have a ucarer look,and time to make an examination of her interlor, A distant view of the outside, to one who does not understand the con- struction of an iron-clad, is certainly the most attractive. A near view shows the rough points, which donot leave pleasant impression with persons who expect to see per- fection. The interior work of tuo Passaic ia near completion, ‘and will, in all probability, be finished before the turret is placed in position and guns mounted. A da- seription of the Passaic’s construction is needlesa; she is the Monitor ovor again, with the cxccption of some few dimensions, which will bo spoken of after the launch. At baif-past eleven o’clock a large number of visitors _ had assembled, the outsiders having the majority. Seve- ral nava! officers, with their fumiies, were prosout. Among them were Admiral Gregory, Coumander Frailey, Engineer Stimers and Lieutenant Cusiman. Admirai Paulding was in his bargo with a party of (riends, enjoy ing # view from the water. 8 BOL approached the worktaen were busy “ ing up’ and taking away the ghores. At noon all but the last support was remoyed, and at nine miriutes past twelveo'clock that was knocked away, aud the vessel etarted at once into her destined clement, which sho reached without accident and in a most gracoful yee andera salute from a piece of artillery on the wharf. she commenced moving, Mrs. Stimere, the Ea f Albert C. Stimers, United States Navy, who had charge of the engine of the Monitor in her memorable eogigement with the Merrimac, had the honor of christeuing (be new ironclad, by breaking a bottie of champagne on her bows, which appeared to bo Ute Bignai for the newt vociferous cheering, which was conimued long after the voss4 had plunged into tho water. Tho launch was most successful. Not an sccidemt of any kind cecurre: to mar the ploasures of the day. Bvery Arrangement had beca made by the proprietors sad others interosted In the establishment to render every- thing agreeable to their guests, aud they succocded must . admirably. ‘After the vessel was safely moored alongside tho wharf Mr. Rowland iavited bis frieuds to a ooliation spread out in one of the rooms connected with the office, whore ainple justice was done to the good things. Cham, corks flew like ¢leveninch shell, mirth, good humor and jokes became the order of the day, ‘Toasts were dru:k to Admiral Gregory, who responded in a few appropriate renarks tw Mr Rowland and te Engineer Suiaers. Thre: clieora were of timers, and for almost 4 be thought of, con- given for (ho Secretary and Assixtaut Secretar, Navy, for Admiral Gregory, Mr. every one else Ly or who nected inany way with the iron-cla'ls.. Nine cheers were given for Nir, Ericsson. Mr. Stimere,” {ua few remarks that he made acknowledging the (oust (o bimself, cou- pare:l the Linnch of the Passaic with that of the Monitor, ‘Then nearly every one, shrugged their thoulders and went away hoping she fright ax she would. Now that she has pr: the greatest naval bailie ever known, all are ready to sound her praise’. be prevent et. and ehont as foud as any ove when number two glides into Lho water. iverybody present ap; to be friendly w every body vise, and good jokes and Learty laughter would have con inucd till now hid not Aduurad Gregory moved that they ‘break the crockery aud go home," which was the signal for the inalu body to move, which they did, Wav. ing @ few siragglers however, who kept up the attack until atter we had lett, ng are the dimensions of the Passa: y ater, eleven it ‘9 fiiteen-ineh guns, but hored only tl ches, for the purpose of using heavier charges and with solid abot, The armor of the up) thick, with a wood back 1 Dull ofthe Passaic is five inches ‘The ag forty-foar inches thick. turret is threo inches thicker than that of (he Monitor. acters moa Ie the of Mr. Rowwnt, adjoining the house from The Tarf. which thé Passate wae Inunced, is the Montauk, another |. FASHION PLEASURE GROUND ASSOCLATION-—TROTTING. of the same class; and afjoining her is the Knataiill, #titt another: aud then conics the keel of a Monitor, name not yet known, and which, (rom sppearauces, will not be com pietod for some months, Mr. Rowland exnecis to have the Passaic ready for sea in twenty-foor days, and, from ber present conditi nothing can be seen tw prevent it. She will prove @ loable acquisition to our flees, and will, if the opport nity offers, make a name for herself equal to that of her sister ship, the Monitor, re closing this hasty sketch of the vessel and We cannot negtect returning our thanks to Wan- Hill, Esq., of the Continental Works, for his polite attentions to us, whereby wo were enabled to gain much iwformation that could not be had from any other source, and for facilities of going and comlug az we pleased, The Anglo-Saxon Oatward Bound. Mowrnwat August $0, 1862 The steamship Anglo-Saxon sailea from Quebee for Liverpool at haif-past nine o’elock this morning,with twea- ty-nine cabin and thirty-eight steerago passengers. Election of Delega' to the Democratic State Convention. Syracusa, N. ¥., August 30, 1863 The Democratic County Convortion eonvened here to- day. The Hon. John M. Jayoox was appoloted Chairman, and the Hon. George T. Comstock was selected os ihe delegate 10 the Democratic State Convention A resolution asking for the nomination of Hon. Horatio Seymour, of Oneida, for tho office of Governor of the State of New York, was unanimously adopted amidat loud and enthusiastic applause. Unies, N. ¥., August 50, 1962, Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour was to-day elected dele- gate to the State Convention sailed by the Democratic State Committec, Tae Repabd! in New Jersey, Newark, N. J., August 80, 1862, The aeoepiaace of Marcus L. Ward, the republican and Union candidate for Govervor, ie puvlished this after. Boon, The acceptance is brief, pithy and highly pairiotie, Me. Ward's suppor tors oxult in their choice, The Enrolment in Schaylkiti County, Pennsylvania, Reslsted. THR ONITED STATES DAPUTY MANSHALS AWat. Pwraceurna, August 80, 1962. United Stator Marshal Nulivard bas asked Goveruor Curtia to ald him in teking the enrolmeut ior the draft in the Nort and South (ap townships of Sciuylicill county, the Usited States Doputy Marshals having charge of the @yrolmeut in this region having bean drivon away by DRIVEN violence, The trouble if in the some locality wire tio mnigors recantiy had a di Moulty with (ho cont onermire, 9 h wedi % Chief pagne IMPORTANT FROM THE GULF. Cuyler. NEWS PROM KEY WHYT AND NaSSAU--DEATH OF ‘ COMMANDER WINELOW, OF THE CUYLER, FROM i YELLOW FEVER-—VELLOW FRYER ON BUAKD THD UNITED STATES STEAMER HUNTSVILLE—MEDIOAL ASSISTANCE RKORIVED ¥ROM AN ENGLISH GUN- BOAT—OAPTURM OF AN ANGLO-REBEL XOOONRR, TC, RTO, ‘The United States gunboat R. R. Cuyler, Commander Phillips (late Commander Winslow, who died at seu), ‘arrived at this port yesterday morning, from Key West August 20, and Nassau, N. P., August 26. On the 23d inst., off the Issacs, spoke United States gunboat Huntaville, who reported having lost their sur- geon the day previous, and bad five officers then sisk with yellow foyer, August 27, lat, 30 23, lon. 75 15, boarded British ‘Schooner Anna Sophia, of Nassw, from Exuma, trying to evade the blockade at Wilmington, N.C. Puts prise “4 crew on board in chargo of Aoting Master N. W. Dyers ‘and sent her to New York. August 26, off Nassau, was boarded by ner Britannle gunboat Melpomene, who sent ber surgeon, Dr. Radolif, to render assistance to a number of the crew, who, with the ship’s surgeon, were sick at the time. ‘The sickness at Key Wat had abated, anit was onticely Gontined to the iroops in tho fork. Commander Francis Winslow, of the Cuyler, died om bard August 28, He was a native of Roxbury, Mass, ‘His body ta now on board, Tho gunboats Albatross and frigate St. Lawrence were at Koy Wost August 20. ‘Tho following ia @ list of the officers of the RB. R. Guy. ler Lieutenant Commandt . Van Ness Philip, Acting Masteri—3. N. Frooman, T. Wrights, Assistant Surgeon—W, A, Wataods Laynagter—E. M, Wright. Chey incer—tI. Waite, 7 Second yincer—W. Adair, Third Bugincer—W. Morils, Acting Masters! Mats--J. 0. Morris, W. M. Dyer, 8. H. Cooper. Captain's Clerk—W. Bushuell, Sketch of the Late Commander Francis Winslow, United States Navy. It becomes our melancholy duty to record the death of another gallant officer and most estimable gentiomas, not at the hands of the enemy, but by that scourge of the tropics at this seasun of tho year, the yellow foyer. The late Commander Wiuslow, of the United Stites Navy, died of yellow fever on the 28d inst., at sca, while in command of the United States siosmer R. R. Cuyler, He entred tho navy of the United States as midship- ~~~ man, from the State of Massachusetts, on the 6th of July, 1833. His commission as Houtenant was dated the { 24th of November, 1844, aud he was promoted to the rank of commander undor the late act of Congress for the reorganization of the navy. At thie commencement of the reveilion he was, with his wife and family, with her relatives, in North Caroline, near Fayottovills, and escaped from the State. with groas difficulty, having to seorete Aimseif on board a sailing vossel at tho port of Wilmington, N. C. On reaching the North, sad roporting for duty, he was ordered to the United States stoam frigate Mississippi as hor frst liew- tenant aud executive officer, and wont to the Gulf in hee in that capacity. After sevoral months’ service on board that ship ho was ordered to the c mmand of the United ‘States steamor Water Witch, and was preseut when the squadron was driven from the head of the paséss by the ram Manassas, on which occasion, by his coolness ; 4 gallaut conduct, he cevered himself aud the litte ‘ater Witch with glory. t Soon after that affair he was ordered to the of the steamer R. R. Cuyler,and while in her another galiant action, im capturing the Anglo-rebel schooner J. H. Wilder, under a heavy Gre of \ from @ large party of rebels ou the beach. In this ¢ had several men severely wounded. When the Gulf squadron wag divided he was, witn se Cov ines otdares, 10 tho Eastern division, under Fiag Oilicer and was quite successful in his eruises, making several oap- was ordered to Boston for ree tures of valuable cargoes. ira thes ohe bad i pleted, and rejoined the came pairs, whietr s) com » an squadron about six weeks sincere She sailed from Key | West on a cruiso on the 20th inst.,and Captain Winsiow died threo days after, ing be contracted the diseaso in that place. Tho R. B Oayler returned to thie port yestorday, bring~ ing tae budy of Captain Winslow, which wit! no doubt be sont to Massachusetts for interment. In the death of Commander Winstow the navy has loos one of its brightestornamenits, society uu agreeable mem- ber, and his family «coveted husband and aflectionte father. No one the vavy was moro beloved estoemed by his brother officors. Brave as & lion whem duty called trim to We.s0; yet gentie-as a lamb in dispest- tiongm strict disciptinarian, yot caim, eco! and alwayy kind in carrying out an order. Ho bad no enemies; nen® knew but "to love and respect him, and his sudden deaths away from famtly and friends will bea severe biow to them. May He who ——— the wind to the shure lamb be witn and sustain them in their grout affliction. The New Niearagua Route. ‘The fine new steamship San Juan, Goorge B. Siocoud commanding, sailed hence for San Juan del Norte (Grey- town) and the Lake of Nicaragua yesterday. Thie steam, ship has been built and fitted with accommodations for’ the passenger business on the Lake station of the new" Nicaragua route by her owners, the Centrat America Transit Company, under the direction of her prosens captain, who bas had an experiouce of eight years on the Lake of Nicaragua. She bas the capacity ef earrying comfortably seven hundred passengers ali under cover,! having two entire decks from stem to stern for their aecommodation, Tho upper deck has every com fort nocded by Iadiee—berths, water closets washing places—and is strictly duvoted to cabim passoagers. The maia deck is devoted exclusively to steerage pissongers, and is provided with still more ex- tensive accommodations for com‘ort and cleanliness, and the necessary privacy for female passengers especially. ‘Tho lower cabin also bolongs to the stecrage, and is ven- titated by a blower, which is worked by the engine of the steamer, by moans of which a northern temperature may be enjoyod in the tropics, Sho bas, besides, « cxpacity for two hundred tons of freight in addition to hor fulf comploment of passengers. On her wheelhouses she carries (he arms of Nicaragua, handsomely carved and (ainted—ive volcanoes with the rising sun and m* 4 liberty pole on the contre mountain. The whole is sur- rounded by military emblems and tho motto “ Virtus ime victa deo frente.” Below the scroll isa golden key , the emblem of the Ceutral Amorican Transit Company. k 5 Satuapay, August 30—Purse $100, mile heats, beat three ia five, 1), Mace entered b. m. Lady Sherman, te wagon 2 0 & 1 Memnon, in harness. 1 0 dis, g- West Philadelphia M—206—2:40K. favorite previous to the start at West Phit- Lady Sherman was the one hundred to twenty-Avo against Nemnoa. adelphia did not make bis appearance. Memoon won the ~~ (iret heat very handsly, was sBout half a length alead op the secoud; but the near sighted jiidyoe made a dead heat of it; and, losing the inside position by having to toss for choice of (rack alter a dead heat—one of the rules of the assosiation—got the word @ length behind. He very soon afterwards broke upon, wens all to plecas, would not (rob, aud, eae maiter of course, was distanced. City Intelligence, Oseqi ies Op Assistayt Exoinera Nowovan.—dervices will take place at St. Andrew's church, ig Doane > sireet, at-one o’olock in the afternoon, The Fire Dopart- t will form on Chambers eureet, in reverse order, right ng On Chatham street, The processioe will move im the following order:—-Fire Department, Fire Department banner, oificers of Fira Department, Board of Trustees, Board of Fire Commissioners, Board of Appeal Commis. ef and Board of As#istan’ Engineer's office. The ane street, up Broadway siouers, Exempt Assogiation , C gineers, attachea of tha © ine of march will be through Astor place to Third avenue and down. nested to hage their respective coropanies at tho. piace of forming by the time apocilied, se the procession will positively move at two o'clock P. M. Foxmnat or Joun M, Frraraoy.—The attention of the Fire Department is directed to tbe funeral netico in our advortising columns of the deat! Jobin G, Ferguson, of Hose Company No. 38, who di from injurics received while proceeding to an alarm in the Filth district om, Twosday evening, Auguat 12, Chief ngisoer Decker re quests that the Fice Dopartment in general will parade Im respect to the memory of the decoasod The Dopart- meut banner will be carried by Jackson Engine No. Finw in Beaver Srawer.—Shortly before eleven o'clock Jat night ® fire occurred on the top floor of No. 72 Beaver stroet, occupied by A. K. Katon for the clonuing of Dank note, ora’ rags. The building was damaged abuut $800 ‘avr It ts owned by Thomas J. T CLA The are is sup) to have beea caused by spoatapeons- combustion. other parts of the luildin coer pied! by brokers. Offjoe furniture slightly damaged by Wator, ‘A Cagmican Iutrostoa.—We are reliably informed tha Porson, representing himself as a priest in geod stancling js roaming about this olty snd vicinity, exhibiting (urged letters, sealed with or stolen seale. Tals inpom tor profess to be fitimate with wevoral of our well Known Catholic bishops nud other distingttished occlenty ation, and, by his cleverness, has, tt le aa. t/ already im: posed upon @ great number of worthy porsous In peveral plagaa. Ho hails from the Wostand Tiraa, His d : At presotrt appeara to be obtain # chaplainoy fa army; but the police are ou the fallow’ (rack, and wil ‘rien som, wisn lie leant weer4 to Astor place, Tonth street. ‘The officers are particularly r gab