The New York Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1862, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON NETT, « EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICEN, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NassaU STS, ENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Haxer IV, WINTER GARDEN Broad: NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Susragev—Po-04-n0Nn-1a3. BOWERY THEATRE, ‘Tea—Cuain or Guitt. NIXON'S CREMORNE GARDBN, Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue —Kinka—PRevow Ser—Bauuet, Promenade Oonoxnr QUESTRIANISM, BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway.—Guanp Aquants—LEakyen Seat, 0, af all hours, CLAvDE Mas CEL. aiternoou and evening. BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS' Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- way.—Ertmiorian Soxcs, Burumsquas, Dances, £0.—THE Buaon BerGave. CHRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE, 585 Broadway.—Braiorian Sones, Danoxs, &c.—Prsn Pivex Parrae Povar. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Etaiortan Sonas, Dances, c.—Tux Binp Huximxs. Bowery.—Taz Wanarron Wery—ANGELO—SCHOOLMAS- HOPE CHAPEL, No. 720 Broadway.—Exarsition or ‘Timeeie's Cauivonnia, HITCHCOCK'S THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL, Canal stroet.—Tug Two Scaurs—Cnrossinc TH Lins. GAIETIES CONCERT HALL, 616 Broadway.—Drawina Boom TALNMENTS. PARISIAN CABINET OF WONDERS. 663 Broadway.— Open dally from 10 A. M, till 10 P.M. ™ wp New York, Tucsday, Sept. 16, 1862. THE SITUATION. General McClellan has gained a glorious victory io Maryland. Following the rebels from Frederick in their flight towards Harper's Ferry, he came up with thém on the Hagerstown road, at South Mountain, on. Sunday morning, Generals Reno, Hooker and Burnside, with the Ninth army corps, attacked them gallantiy, although the enemy occupied a splendid position on the heights, defended by his artillery. The fight lasted from early in the morning till nine at night, when the rebels were driven back with considerable loss. General Lee admits a logs of 17,000 men* Our loss was about 1,100, including, we regret to say, the brave General Reno, who was shot dead while leading on hismen. On the other side Gene- ral Lee is reported wounded, and General Garland killed. We have taken 1,700 prisoners. General McClellan tells the story briefly in his four despatches to General Halleck, published in another column, and dated severally at ten o'clock Sunday night, three o’clock, eight o'clock and ten o’clock yesterday morning. In his last des- patch, he says that the route and demoraliza- tion of the rebel army is complete, that they are making for the river in a per- fect panic, and that he is following them ae fastas his men can move. The right wing of our army was confronted by the rebel Geacrals Hill and Longstreet. General Franklin commanded oar extreme left, supported by the corps of Sum- ner, and Couch’s division as reserves. Pranklin also obtained a complete victory, and followed up the fight yesterday on the road to Har- per’s Ferry. At last reports the firing was still going on. The position on the crest of the hill which General Burnside so gallantly wen from the enemy on Sunday night was still held by him yesterday morning, aud the fght was not renewed therc. It commands the only road between the rebels and Gencral Franklin’s corps. It is remariable that General McClellan dates his latest despatch from Bolivar, to which place it appears be has moved his headquarters. The rebels abandoned Hagerstown and pushed on towards the river. We are not informed of their later movements, except that General Jackson made an attempt to reach Martinsburg in time to prevent General White joining Colo- nel Miles at Harper’s Ferry, in which he was foiled, for the latter officer had left there two hours before, and arrived safely at Harper's Ferry. The position of Colonel Milee at Harper’s Ferry was considered all the more doubtful from the re- ports that the rebels had fortified Maryland Heights, from whence they could overpower him; but this has been contradicted. The reinforce. ments of General White, however, have probably rendered him perfectly safe. This is a pretty fair record of our armies in Maryland, and gives a quietus to the hopes of the rebels in that State, and will probably put an end to their designs upon Pennsylvania, al- though it is reported in Ba!timore that General Lee still intends to try an invasion of that State. Does not this seem an acceptable time to make @ dash on Richmond by the reserves around Wash- ington, which prebably number some seventy thousand men’ The rebel capital is unde- fended, by the portion of General Lee’s army lying about Manassas and Lees- burg. Refugees who arrived in Washington yesterday Richmond and Fredericks- burg state that there are *no rebel soldiers in the capital except the Home Guard and some con- valescents; that there are very few troops at Fredericksburg, none at all at Aquia creek, and only three regiments on the James rivet” If this be true, now is the available moment to capture Richmond and crown the victories our armics are winning in Maryland. It may be a little curious to look now upon the rebel plans which were adopted by a council of war held by the traitor generals at Richmond on the Fogrth of July last. They were as follows:— 1—To obstruct the James river and cut off all means of supplies and communication with our army on the peninsula. This pian was foiled by General MoCiellan. 2—To occupy Williamsburg aod Yorktown, and thus get in the rear of our army. This was also foiled by Geveral MoClellay 3—The recovery of the whole of the territory of Vir “an destroy the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. This has boon prevented by General McCicllan. 6—The recovery of tho Mississippi river, including Memphis and New Orleans. 6—The expulsion of the Union troops from Kentucky ‘and Tennessee 7—To make the Potomac and Obio rivers their bases of operations aud frontier lines, 8—To transfer the war from Virginia to Maryland. This has been stayed by General MoCiellan. 9—To burl upon Washington a column of picked troops and capture the city. In this they were scared of by General Movielian. 10—To invade Pennsy!vania, Ohio and Indiana. Affairs in the vicinity of Cincinnati remain in the same favorable position. The rebels are still tying four miles south of Florence, probably wait- ing for reinforcements. Their troopsiit Maysville have gone to Paris. The Union General Morgan is scouring the country for forage in the vicinity of save from NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 186% Cumberland Gap, and his men are eaid to be io fine condition. The Richmond Whig of the 13th inst. announces that the Union troops have evacuated Memphis. This, however, cannot be true, for we have re" ceived despatches from there dated the 12th, and, moreover, it is known that no rebel force of any consequence is within fifty miles of Memphis. The Bohemian, off Cape Race, brings news from Europe to the 5th instant, one day later. Some of the English journals were engaged in exposing the false prophecies and malevolence of the London Times with regard to American affairs and the integrity of the Union. The Peace Society of London had issued an ad- dress to the people of the United States advising a settlement of the war by means of foreign media- tion. The steamer Mesilla, from Southampton for Alexandria, was chased by two steamers in the Bay of Biscay, but escaped. Ridiculously enough, the idea was set afloat in England that the United States sloop-of-war Tuscarora was one of them. It was again said that both vessels were rebel pri- vateers. The report having reached England that the rebel steamer Alabama, alias the Eurica, alias “No. 290,” had been spoken by the British West India mail steamer, steering west, and fully armed and manned, under command of Captain Semmes, late of the Sumter, the rate in war risks advanced considerably at Lloyds. The London Times of the 2d instant, in its city article, announces the following result of British trading with the American rebels :—For some days past it has been known that the house of Mr. Z. C. Pearson, shipowner, of Hull, was in embarrass- ment, and this (1st) afternoon the announcement has been formally made of his inability to meet his acceptances. The difficulty has been occasioned by large ventures to the Southern ports of America. Some of the ships despatched have been captured, while in the case of those that have succecded in running the blockade and realizing heavy profits the agents find difficulty in trans- mitting the proceeds with safety and punctuality. As soon as these can be obtained there will, it is said, be a good surplus. The total liabilities are supposed to be large, but the major portion is se- cured. The liabilities of Mr. Pearson were stated at four hundred thousand pounds sterling ($2,- 000,000) when the Bohemian sailed. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamships Bohemian and Arabia, from Lon donderry and Queenstown on the 5th and 7th in, stant respectively, bound to Quebec and Boaton, passed Cape Race last Sunday morning. The Bo- hemian was boarded by our news agent at that point, and a summary of her report obtained; but inconsequence of the existence of a heavy gale from the eastward he was unable to communicate with the Arabia. The report of the Bohemian, which is published in the Hzwaup to-day, is one day later than that of the Australasian. Had the advices by the Arabia been obtained, the news would be three days later. Our summary by that vessel will now reach us from Halifax. The Liverpool cotton market was excited on the 4th inst.,at an advance of from two to three pence sterling since the 29th of August. There were only one thousand bales sold on the 4th instant, and the market closed with a slight decline. The stock on hand in Liverpool amounted to forty- eight thousand bales. On the 5th instant the market was firmer and rates upward. Consols closed in London on the 5th instant at 9334 a 93%. Breadstuffs were quiet and steady. Pro- visions remained dull. The French, Italian and English journals were occupied in publishing the details of the battle be- tween Garibaldi’s volunteers and the troops of Vic- tor Emanuel. The Italian general had an interview with Garibaldi, and called on him to surrender. The Liberator refused, and the fight commenced. The contest was prolonged, sanguinary, and fought with courage on both sides. Garibaldi and his son Menotte, with three hundred men of both armies, were wounded. The killed were not nu- merous in proportion. It is said that Garibaldi will be tried for treason, convicted, sentenced, and then pardoned, on giving his parole to leave Europe for an indefinite period. The advance of French reinforcements to Rome was couater- manded. The steamship City of New York reached this port yesterday from Southampton. She brought European files of the 3d instant; but the contents of the papers have been fully anticipated by the telegraph from Newfoundland. The draft will take place to-day in Ohio. A secret meeting of both branches of the Com- mon Council was held yesterday morning, the Mayor presiding. The subject under considera- tion was understood to be the harbor defences of the city of New York. An ordinance on that sub- ject was brought up in the Board of Councilmen last evening, who, however, adjourned without taking any definite action in the matter. In the Boord of Councilmen last evening a reso- lution was adopted that the oath of allegiance be administered to all the employes of the city go- vernment. The Comptroller sent in his usual weekly statement, from which it appears that the balance remaining in the city treasury on the 13th inst, was $174,435 91. A long debate ensued on the subject of appropriating the sum of $6,500 to defray the expenses incurred by the public recep- tions of Brigadier General Corcoran and Captain Downcy. The matter was finally laid over. The ordinance providing for strengthening and increas- ing the harbor defences of the city of New York was taken up; but the Board adjourned without taking any definite action on the matter. ‘According to the City Inspector's report, there were 529 deaths in the city during the past week- adecrease of 1 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and $2 more than occurred during the corresponding week last year. The re- capitulation table gives 3 deaths of aicoholism, 2 of diseases of the bones, joints, &c.; 90 of the brain and nerves, 5 of the generative organs, 10 of the heart and blood yeasels, 107 of the lungs, throat, &c.; 3 of old age, 9 of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers,6 premature births, 204 of dis- eases of the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs; 43 of uncertain seat and general fevers, 1 unknown, 11 of diseases of the urinary organs, and 36 from violent causes, There were 384 natives of the United States, 10 of England, 93 of Ire- land, 26 of Germany, and the balance of various foreign countries. * Stocks were very much better yesterday, There was quite an active inquiry for governments and several of the speculative railway shares. The advance of the day was from 1 to 2 per cont. Money was easy at 4a 4% por cent, Exchange dull at 129 9 5%. Gold fell to 11744. The bank statement shows an increase of $986,317 in specie and $2,328,026 in deposits, and a decrease of $607 346 in loans, Cotton was steady yesterday, though the market ex, hibited some less spirit. There was no change in prices of moment to notice. The sales embraced about 700 bales, closing on the basia of 67¢. for middling uplands. ‘The flour market was less buoyant, while sales were moderate, and prices unchanged. Wheat fell off 20. @ Se, per bushel, while sales wero active at the concession, in part for export. Corn was heavy, and closed at a decline of 1c. a 2¢. per bushel, while sales wore tolerably active at 6Tc. 580. for eound shipping"ote of Wostern mixed. Rye was firm at Tec. a 4c. for Westom and State. Pork was heavy and dell, with moderate sales at $11 60.8 $11 624 for moss end at $10 a $10 125; for prime. Sugars were steady and rather moro active, with sales of 1,441 bhds. Now Or” leans and Cubas. Coffoe was steady at the recent decline, with sales of 1,181 bags Rio at 2130. Froights closed without change, but rather easicr for wheat to Liverpool, while to other ports thoy were steady at Saturday's rates. MeOlellan's Great Victory—Now Forward to Richmond. General MoClellan’s important yictory of Sunday last over the great liberating rebel army of General Lee, in Maryland, marks a turn of the tide of war which, if vigorously followed up, will bring this rebellion substan- tially to an end within the next sixty days. It appears that General Lee, in falling back from Frederick, had chosen a most admirable defensive position on the crest and in one or two passes of the South Mountain, spur in the continuation of the great chain of the Blue Ridge, northward from Harper’s Ferry. This streng position was stormed and carried by our gallant soldiers after a severe engagement, the results being the complete dislodgment of the enemy along the whole line and his pre- cipitate retreat during the aight, No field fight during this war hes occurred with such commanding advantages of position as this on the side of the defeated army. We think it apparent, too, that General Lee had concentrated the bulk of his forces in or near this position, not simply to arrest the advance of General McClellan, but to surprise him with a crushing repulse. After this defeat of the rebel general, therefore, a vigorous pursuit of his scattered and demoralized army is all that is needed to finish it. The despatches of General McClellan show that he fully realizes his opportunity, that he is vigorously following up the enemy, and that in all probability the remnants of Lee’s Mary- land liberating army will be gathered up on the banks of the Potomac or in the Shenan- doah valley. ‘But what of that division of his army left by General Lee on the Virginia side of the Potomac, scattered along from Leesburg to Centreville and Manassas? We con- clude, from the various estimates re- ported—ranging from seventy-five to one hundred and fifty thousand men—that General Lee’s army column in Maryland was at least one hundred thousand strong. But his army which followed Gen. Pope to Centreville was estimated at not less than two hundred thousand men. Strike off one-fourth, and there still remains between Manassas and Leesburg a rebel column of fifty thousand men to be looked after. Here, then, is an important bit of inviting work for Gen. Halleck. We presume that his reserves retained around Washington amount to at least seventy-five thousand men. This whole force he may now put into the field after this rebel army column remaining around Lees- burg and Manassas. Let this be done, and let Governor Curtin’s army of sturdy militia, now on the Pennsylvania border, be called down to stand guard around Washington for thirty days, and within this limitation, while Gen. McClellan is pushing after the main army of Lee up the Shenandoah valley, this column of our reserves from Washington, by way of Gordonsville, may walk into Richmond. If Gen. Halleck’s com- binations embrace some such movement, let it be at once put into practice; for the country has now the right to demand that no part of Lee’s army, from either side of the Potomac, shall ever go back to Richmond. Tue Tax vron Gas.—Until within the last eighteen months our neighbors across the East tiver were blistered with one of the most op- pressive and insolent monopolies that could have been saddled upon them by legislative jobbery—the old Brooklyn Gas Company. After standing it for a number of years, their patience at last got worn out, and they started an opposition called the Citizens’ Gaslight Company. No sooner were the mains of the latter laid than the old company published a notice stating that they would serve those who lived wherever the pipes of the new company extended with gas at the reduced price of ten shillings the thou- sand cubic feet, continuing the old price of $2 50 to all beyond those limits. This unfair but characteristic system of competition of course retarded ina meagmre the progress of the new company, but, nevertheless, did not prevent a number of the consumers from giving their custom to it, sufficiently large to pay a handsome dividend on its capital and to keep its stock at par, or nearly so, up to the present time. Notwithstanding all that it has had to contend with, the new company is now in a po- sition to decline saddling upon its customers the tax which, under the powers surreptitiously introduced in the Excise law, it would be en- led to levy on them. The old company has, the contrary, decided to pursue the same grasping policy which has gained it so much ill will, and will exact its pound of flesh under the new law. We point to the example of the Citizens’ Gaslight Company of Brooklyn as not only in the highest degree creditable to it asa body, but as proving how little justifica- tion the other companies of New York and Brooklyn have for transferring this tax from their own shoulders to those of their customers, Here is a young company carrying on an op- position against an enormously wealthy and unscrupulous monopoly, and having need of all the capital that it can procure, which mag- nanimously refuses to sbirk this tax, because it feels that it would be unjust to ask its cus- tomers to pay it. Its conduct places that of the rich and overgrown New York companies in all the more odious light, and makes out a still stronger case for the interference of the Legislature. Tue Most Impupent Lie or tue Day.—The Evening Post of yesterday says that the Heraty “openly urges General McClellan to break up the government at the point of the bayonet.” The fellow who invented that lie ought to have one ear cropped and the other nailed to a post—an improvement upon the ancient style of oanishment. ’ . ‘ous. The Radical Opposition to the Adminis- tration—A New Edition of the Hartford Convention. With the other characteristics of a common acold, Wendell Phillips has the merit ofspeaking his mind plainly. Among his numerous faults is that of not being able to keep a secret. From an outside operator of the radical republican party, employed to do the hard work of the stump, and to be alternately praised or disowned, as the circumstances of the party might require, he has recently been promoted to be one of the leading and influential managers, he forth- with proceeds to ventilate all the of his associates. ‘Scarcely had he been initiated into the party plans for the future when he reveals them to the public through Beccher’s Independent. It takes him but a little while to tell all he knows; but it appears that he knows great deal too much for the safety of his coadjutors. The gentlemen of the radical party, says Wendell Phillips, want to be leaders as well as to dictate a policy. They want emancipation declared; but they also want the Cabinet changed and the generals transposed. They want the war to be conducted upon abolition principles; but they also want itto be conducted by such men as Sumner, of Massachusetts; Stevens, of Pennsylvania, and Wade, of Ohio, and their friends in the Cabinet, and by Hun- ter, Phelps and Fremont in the field. The language of the radicals to the persons now in power is, according to Phillips, “Gen- tlemen, your game is played out. Give us place.” There we have the whole radical con- spiracy against the government in a nutshell. It is simply “give us place.” Does Greeley attack the President? It is “give us place.” Does Sumner oppose the administration? It is “give us place.” Does the cabal of abolition generals urge on the attacks upon McClellan which he has just confuted so gloriously in Mary- land? It is “give us place.” Do the Governors of several of the New England States conspire with our defungt Jacobin War Committee in se- cret conclave? Itisfor the purpose of break” ing up the Cabinet—it is “give us place” for ourselves and our friends. All this agitation means simply, get out of the Cabinet; give us office; make our leaders the leading generals in the army. Thatis what these radicals desire. They not only wish their disunion, policy adopted, but they wish to carry it into effect with their own hands. Stevens wants to be in the Cabinet to put into practice his idea of killing all the Southern white men and giving their lands and property to the slaves, so that we may havea piebald republic, with negro members of Congress, and, by and by, a negro President. Wade and Sumner want to be in the Cabinet to annihilate the slaveholders. Fre- mont wants to lead our armies—to annihilate the nation. But how do these ambitious fanatics propose to accomplish their desires? They have tried to manipulate President Lincoln; but Pope spoiled that game by putting the capital in such danger that the President was forced to kick the radicals aside and rush to the conser- vative McClellan for safety. Now they try secret conspiracies and open threats. They boldly denounce the President as an imbecile, and call upon him to resign or change his Cabinet, under penalty of a revolution. They designed to prepare for this revolution, through our Jacobin War Committee, by having Fre- mont authorized to raisea corps of fifty thousand men; but Secretary Stanton saw through this device, and refused to arm men against himself and the government. Foiled in this shrewd trick, they have consulted with the New Eng- land Governors and planned out a second edition of the Hartford Convention. Since Governor Morgan will not join in their plot, they design to supersede him by making Fre- mont the next republican nominee for Gover- nor of this State. This will secure to them, as they imagine, the whole military power of the great State of New York, and then they can’ proceed to action. Governor Fremont and the Governors of the New England States, led by the valiant Governor Andrew, of Mas- sachusetts, will refuse any further aid to the general government unless fhe radical policy is adopted and the radical Jeadess appointed to Cabinet offices and chief commande in the army, just as the Hartford Convention refuged all aid to Madison’s administration unless it\changed its policy and its members. This New Kngland devil lacks invention, and repeats himself. Fine plans and fine plotters. These revdtu- tionary dreamers forget that the bayonets of McClellan’s army can defend the President from Northern as well as Southern traitors: They forget that Fremont will have to be elect- ed Governor by the votes of the people, and that the people of New York would heartily defeat the hero of fat contracts in Missouri, the pathfinder who lost his way in the Western Vir- ginia mountains, the soldier who resigned his command in the face of the enemy because he could not be chief. Their plots lack men to execute them and secresy to make them danger- The first edition of the Hartford Conven- tion was a sad failure. This second edition will result as disgracefully to all concerned. Tue Wortp Caaxame Its Cotors.—The poor World sees a prospect of a windfall. It crows like a croupy cock that catches a glimpse of daybreak. It seems to be skedaddling into the democratic party, but appears to have as much difficulty in getting across the lines as the rebels have in getting across the Potomac. Perhaps, after all, it will be overtaken by its republican associates, soundly drubbed and brought back captive, like some of the rebels at Hagerstown. Or perhaps the present move of the World is only a raid, undertaken, like Jackson’s, for the sake of securing supplies for its hungry editors. Or perhaps it is only a feint, contrived by Thurlow Weed to distract attention from his real plan of operations. We know that it was announced some time ago that Thurlow Weed was coming down here to take charge of the World, and to swallow and digest the democratic and conservative republi- can parties, somehow or other, for the purpose of organizing an opposition to the Tribune radi- cals. Now that the radicals have decided to nominate Fremont for Governor, Weed has an opportunity to make his proposed combination very effective; for of course he cannot support Fremont, as that would be equivalent to an at- tack upon both Lincoln and Seward. On the whole, therefore, the political situation in this State is becoming vastly amusing and interest- ing. Very few people know what a day will bring forth, and those who do know are, like us, not too anxious to let the cat completely out of the bag just at present. The color of the cat may be gu at, however, by those who look at the wrigglings of ite tail in the World’s recent editoriala Tux. Srave Etxcrons anno Tuer New Issvzs.—The coming elections in this State for Governor and other officers will exhibit one of the most curious political contests that has ever taken place in this country. The issues are new and vastly important, and the struggle will be marked with extreme violence. The democrats have united their discordant elements upon a conservative basis, and have selected as candidate for Governor Horatio Seymour. The republicans have not yet made their nomina- tion, or aonounced the principles on which the campaign is to be conducted on their part. But it is understood that the conservative ele- ment in the party—including Mr. Seward and Thurlow Weed—has been defeated and crushed, and that the radicals will “rule the roast.” Their journals in this city are coming out in very remarkable articles, shaping the issue, and laboring hard to bring the whole party over to their sanguinary and revolutionary views. The Tribune of yesterday, for example, pre- sents the bloody programme of extermina- tion of the white race of the South, as did Thaddeus Stevens, a short time ago, in the House of Representatives. The organ of the Jacobins scoffs at “humanity” as sickly senti- mentality, and denounces every attempt to re- store peace on the basis of the constitution. To do battle for that instead of exterminating slavery and slaveholders would be a game not worth the candle; for “fighting for the Union,” according to Greeley, ia only “fighting fora pretty sentiment,” and is mere “poetry.” -It would never “repay us for all the dark days which have crowded upon us since the fall of Fort Sumter.” It would not atone for the “roll of our killed, wounded gnd missing,” and it would bring no consolation to “the widows and orphans of the North.” Just as if it would be any atonement for the loss of the Northern dead to add more Northern dead to the list, and as if the widows and orphans of the North would be consoled with the idea that thousands of others at the North were to be bereaved like themselves. Such is a.specimen of the rabid, bloodthirsty spirit which the radicals are secking to infuse into this war—a spirit which would pro” long the conflict for twonty years and deso- late the whole country. These developments foreshadow their platform and their deter mination to nominate a man for Governor as insatiable for blood as themselves. It isstated that they consider Fremont a man of that stamp, and that he is to be the candidate of their choice. The present Governor, Mr. Morgan, is spoken of; but it is evident that he has little chance. It is more than probable that Fremont is to be theirman. If the radical leaders should succeed in completely aboli- tionizing the republican party and nominating General Fremont, a singular state of things would be presented to the people. Two par- ties would then be in the field, both bitterly hostile to the administration, but the radicals more bitter than the democrats. Their beauti- ful programme is universal emancipation, the arming. of the slaves, servile insurrection, massacre of the white race, and turning the whole South into “a waste howling wilder- ness;”’ and if the administration will not fol- low their leading they will seek to overthrow it by revolution, and carry out this ferocious and vindictive policy by a dictatorship. Upon such principles will they appeal to the people, and already they are preparing to stir up the worst passions of human nature in advance. It remains to be seen what success will attend their efforts, especially after the heavy blow they have received by the great victory of General McClellan. Evrore anp Garipaupi—The Sardinian government seems to have captured an elephant in Garibaldi. Our European advices by the Bahemian state that it is decided to bring him to trial. But what then? In point of fact, the decision is delicate and difficult. Garibaldi, released, may be again dangerous. Garibaldi, exiled or in prison may, however, be absolutely fatal; for the Italians could not endure to see him made a martyr, and the revolutions which he almost inaugurated may be precipitated and convulse Europe. Undoubtedly, however, Garibaldi took the wrong method to accomplish his purposes in opposing his own government. He would have done better to have remained in the Cham- ber of Deputies, instead of sulking at Caprera, and either have furced the Ratuzzi administra- tion to adopt his views or turned it out of power peaceably. This could have been done easily had he but had patience and waited. Now he hws only proven that he lacked statesmanship, whivh is, perhaps, the worst thing his enemies ever truly said of him. He is like a Moses who shatld refuse to wait until the Red Sea had divide’ before him. He is like a man who wishes to st*t sail at low tide, but who, finding the ocean at ivigh tide, goes to work with a bucket to throsv the water back. A little patience, and the ide would fall off itself. A little patience, ant’ Garibaldi’s opportunity would have come to\him. It remains to be geen whether this ofportunity has been hastened or delayed by'the’ results of the recent emeute. , Loox Ovt ror Tax Lscomorive waen THe Bett Rivos.—Mr. George F'tamcis Train passed through this city yesterday, 0.8 his way from Eu- rope to Washington. He is the’ strongest Train, under the greatest press of steam, that ever dashed through this metropolis. After seeing President Lincoln at Washington, it is said that Mr. Train intends to challenge Wendell Phillips to a great intellectual combat on the negro question, at the Academy of Music. * These oratorical combatants could clear fifty thou- sand dollars by such an exhibition—tickets of admission twenty cents each. If it ever takes place, we have no doubt but that the negro will. be placed in his proper position, and Wendell Phillips swite off. Morraurry m tHe Feoerat Army.—An idea has hitherto prevailed amongst civilians that the mortality amongst our troops in the field greatly exceeds that of the European armies. The injudicious practice of sonding the sick and wounded to the hospitals in our large cities has of course helped to strengthen this belief. It was ugless to try to convince persons entertaining it that there were good reasons fot assuming that the contrary was the fact, inasmuch as no troops in the world are better fed and clothed than ours, and, furthermore because the superior intelligence of our North- ern soldiers has taught them the necessity of a strict attention to hygienic precautions. All doubts on the subject are about to be put an end to by the first statistical report of the Sanitary Commission, which will make its appearance in the course of a week or two. It showdMoonclusively that, so far from the mortality of our troops being in excess, it is much below that of any of the European armies. The first nine months of the war have been taken by the statistician of the commis- sion as the basis of his calculations, and he has carefully classified all the various causes of death, so as to afford an opportunity of distinguishing climatic or local from other in- fluences. The value of such a record cannot be sufficiently appreciated. It will not only serve as a guide to the medical department in our army, but will aid medical science gene rally, by adding to its stock of hygienic facts and conclusions, IMPORTANT REPORTS OF REFUGEES. Arrivals from Richmond, Fredericke- burg and Aquia Creek—No Troops at the Kebcl Capital but Oonvalescents and Home Guards, and Only a Small Force at Fredericksburg, dic. Wasurnator, Sept. 15, 1862. Five refagees from Richmond, brought up the river by the gunboat Jacob Bell, were examined by the Provost Marshal yesterday. They left Richmond a week ago last Friday. They state the Southerners were quite jubilant in the belief that Lee would take Wushing- on. He was to have done so before last Monday. There were few or no troops in Richmond, save those in the hos- pitals and convalescents, A home guard—Elliott’s baty talion—was doing duty aa Provost guard and on the cit dofences, Colonel Griswold being Yrovost Marshal. They understood there were only three rebel regiments om James river. ‘The rebels claim large forces at Chattanooga, Tenn. All buginess excepting that connected with the army was dull. Army movements were being vigorously oom, ducted. ‘The refugees are all Northerners and men of intel gence. ‘Three refugees trom Fredericksburg arrived at the Pro- vost Marahal’s office in this city yesterday evening. They Joft Fredericksburg on Wednesday, travelling on foot and by night until they reached Potomac near Aquie creek. Here they: procured a small boat and reached “the Maryland shore, They signalled several voseels, but were unnoticed until the transport Huntascal answered them, took them aboard and brought them to this city, ‘Two of them left their families at Fredoricksburg. The other resided in Now York. They stated there was @ yery small rebel force at Fredericksburg and none at Aquia creek. iia nee THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. Desperate Fight at Bloomfield, Mo.mTne Town Lost and Recaptured. Care Ginarpzau, Mo., Sept. 14, 1862. A special despatch to the St. Louis Union says Bloom- field was attacked on Thursday morning by the rebels, It was defended by fifteen hundred enrolled militia, in- cluding detachment from here. The fight lasted twe hours, The rebels took ono twenty-four pounder howit- vor and withdrew. ‘The militia abandoned the place with one iron twelve pounder, but spiked it two miles trom Bloomfield. Colonel Boyd, from Greenville, shelled Bloomfield about three o’clock on Friday afternoon, and retook the,place after a few minutes’ firing. In the fret named fight the loss was three killed and five wounded. ‘The rebel loss is not known. Colonel Boyd is being rein- forced. Rout of Rebel Cavalry at Coldwater’ Miss.—No Rebels Within Fifty Miles of Memphis, dee cram, Toon., Sept. 12, 1868. A fight-at Coldwater, Mississippi, betwoon Col. Grier ’s cavalry and the rebels, resulted in the rout of the latter, with & loss of eight killed. There was no leas om the Union side. It is known that mo rebel force of any consequence te within fifty miles of Memphis. ‘ The people of Covington, Tipton county, signed a bone for five thousand dollars to protect the Union citizens, and have given notice to Capt. Scales if his guerillas are ever seen there they will be hanged. Several prominent guerilias were captured lately im ‘Tipton county; alsoa large number of mules, horses and negroes. ‘The steamer Polar Star was fired upon om Thursday as Friar’s Point by guerillas, Nobody hurt, THE VICTORY AT MUNFORDSVILLE, KY. Lousvmia, Sept. 16, 1862. wh Further particulars of the Munfordeville fight have been —~ received from Mr. Thomas, who arrived from there morning. He was present during the battle. “The rebels, under General Duncan, numbered from 5,000 te 7,000, i= cluding cavalry, artillery and infantry. ‘The robels mado the attack from both sides of the river, and boldly advanced to our breastworks. They wore re- pulsed with fearful loss. The Union forces under Wilder numbered about 2,500 at the commencement @ the fight. ‘They were reinforced by Colonel Dunham wit the Fiftieth Indiana regiment. The first the repels knew of his whereabouts was hig pouring in a volley, killing many and stampeding the balance. The Union loss was eight men killed and twenty seven wounded. The rebel loss was from five hundred to seven hundred killed aad wounded. ‘The revels who brought a flag of truce admit a loss of 400 killed. Two pieces of artillery were captured from the enemy. ‘The bridge at Bacon creek has been destroyed ‘Tho rebel Bragg ts supposed to be at Glasgow. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Arrival of Troops and Paroled Union Fortrms Mowros, Sept. 13, 1863. ‘The steamboat New York, from Annapolis, arrived her® this morning, baving on board the Ono Hundred and ‘Thirtieth New York regiment, numbering 1,011 men, an® soon left for Suffolk, ‘The steamboat John A. Warner, Capt. Cone, from Wash- ington, arrived this forenoon with the Sixth Massacha” setts regiment on board, making the trip in twelve hours. The steamboats Montreal and New Brunswick arrived this noon with about 2,000 paroled Union prisoners. The balance of the 6,000 will be down to-morrow. ‘Tho rebels are now very particular about all they parole, and taxe their height, color of hair and eyes and complexion. The Corcoran a the Stanton THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. ‘"Siitowwastane, Comconan’s Inrat Laciow, Sopt, 15, 1962. :0 little surprise that I read in the Henaue oct hSTuR hans ear, endr he sigaatre of Cont Wm. H. Allen One Hundred and Forty-fifth regi- moni, in which be aakg# coutradiction of the “-statement ing the rounds of Papers,’ that his regiment is to Ge rattached to the br onder my command. Ihave ste thet a rom eae 4; but, in f ‘ te jastibe to myself state that £7 Allen did, ‘without me, brigade. 1 beheve any solicitation have his 7@me to un- Morgan on this aubjeet, and on his retu Sefer Allen (1 ther states in his card-—The first inthmatjon {have received of the fact being the article in some of pares in relation to the samo.” I will leave it to C An and a discriminating public to harmonize the lat ano tion and the following letter, which was sont me by thas officer on the Sth inst. Purther comment ie unneces~ . Very respectfully, a aes MICHAEL CORCORAN, Brigadier Gencral, KADQUARTERS, ConcoRAN's Inisn xaton. attached to my visited Governor dersiand that he was to report to me. My Dear PRAT must | f perfeet my muster and pay rolls, th Pm Tt ie Row two P.M. 1 will not return before late on ‘the 9h inet, T'can raise two more regiments myself if you r will consent. On consideration of this and some other minor matters I will devote to you my personal and wiljta expertonce. After: fie firm regiinent into the Deld I w leave it in charge of the Lieutenant Colonel and Major, retarn to organize the second, &c., &e., of act in any other way you may desir. I desire yourself and staf to come Ko camp on Tuesday, the 948 Inst, to be presentation of colors, sword, fe. and’at the hame time be Inigoduced to the command. ene W. H. ALLEN, red and Foriy-fifth Regiment, Colonel One Hi General Movements be eage lamer and Povonxenrem, N. ¥., Sept. 15, 1862. General Corcoran and Judge Daly will addreas a masg meeting on Wednesday morning, the 17th inst., at the City Hall, NATIONAL Wan Commrrene.—The National War Commit- tee held an adjourned meoting yesterday afternoon, as the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, when the foliow- ing resolution was adopted :— Resolved, That @ report be published of all th: coedings of the committos, from its ofganization util the Present time; that th= somsnities continua to sit wily coe 7?