The New York Herald Newspaper, September 22, 1862, Page 4

« NEW YORK HERALD. OFFICER. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. or eltatian —_ Pig Sg MUSIO, Irving place. Ormns. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Riomaciav. Ww: Ke Broadway. aneaen "3 THEATRE, way.—femee, FOR ‘WINTER GARDEN Broadway.—Guaatpine. NB'S TH) x NBW BOWERY THEATRE, Bewery.—Esous Eri— eater dante ov Bamee aL. = BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.. Camieaean Sxa—Co-Luan Bons iioraca —- GERMAN OPERA HOUSE, 635 Broadway.—Manrma, GARDE, Fourteeath street and 81 BaLit, Pi BARNUM'S AMERIOAN MOSEUM. Broadway.—Granp AQVasIA—Lusanezn Seat, £0, a all hours, CLavos Mar- -OmL, @Rernoon and eveuing. GBRYANTS’ MINSTRELS’ Mechanics’ Hall, 473 Broad- way.—Etmioriax Sonus, Boacasquas, Dances, &0.—Tax Beace Baicave. CHRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE, 565 Broadway.—Eravoriax Bones, Danvas, 0.—Pxree urea Paress Pooos. ‘WOOD'S MINSTREL Danoxs, &0.—Tu! ALL, S1¢ Broadway.—Ermorian Biap Horrmas. 2 Bors HITCHCOCK'S THEATRE AND HALL, Cana. @roet.—Tas Two Scamr:—Fox 1x — 4 ? IETIES CONCERT H. ‘ sale ALL, 616 Broadway.—Daawine CHAPEL, No, 190 Broadway. yiretalna lie Broadway.—Exmisitien or PARISIAN CABINET OF WON at Open dally irom 10A- MWD Ee BTOMay New York, Monday, Sept. 22, 1862. DAILY CIRCULATION. OF THE NEW YORK Monday, Sept. 16 Tuesday, Sept. 16. ‘Wednesday, Sept. 17 Thursday, Sept. 18. Friday, Sept. 19... Saturday, Sept. 20... Daily Average HERALD. «121,680 125,520 . 122,880 . 120,000 THE SITUATION. With the exception of some skirmishing at the fords opposite our army in Maryland, of which we give full report to-day, there is no important ‘movement to record. A portion of our troops crossed the Potomac doto Virginia on Friday evening for the purpose -of making a reconnoissance at the ford near Shepherdstown, They were stoutly resisted by the rebels, but succeeded in retiring to the Maryland side, bringing four pieces of the rebel artillery with them. On Saturday morning another ‘reconnoissance into Virginias was made by Genera! Bernes, with his own and a portion of General Sykes’ brigade. Shortly after our troop: had been plased in position the enemy emerged from under the cover of woods with a line of in- fentry nearly a mile long. Both forces soon en- gaged, when the order was given to retire, which was done in good omer, the enemy following slosely behind. When they came within range fre was opened by twenty pieces of ow artillery posted on the Maryland bank with such effect that they were forced to retire out of reach. Their loss must have been heavy, as the explo- sions.of our shells were seen to make large gaps in their ranks. Our loss in killed, wounded and prisoners was about one hundred and fifty. The troops safely returned to Maryland, bringing their wounded with them. Heavy cannonading was heard on Saturday night in the direction of Williamsport, to which point a force of our troops was sent in the morning to repel a body of rebel cavalry and artillery said to have been advanced to that point. The probabili- ty is that an engagement took place there on Saturday night, the particulars of which have not reached us, The entire evacuation of Harper's Ferry by the rebels is fully confirmed. A reconnoissance by General Stoneman’s force resulted in obtaining information that the last of the rebels left there on Friday, after having burned all the government property they found there that they could not carry off, including the pontoon bridge and the storehouses, but the town was net molested. They made five distinct attempts to blow up the piers of the railroad bridge there, all of which proved unsuccessful. From noon on Saturday our troops were pour- ing into Harper's Ferry by all the available roads. Maryiand Heights were occupied by our forces, our artillery being mounted upon them, and the mational banner was hoisted there on Saturday afternoon. : From Suffolk we learn that the rebels were crossing the Blackwater river in force, and were erecting a bridge acrose the stream, thus mena: ‘ing Suffolk. General Dix, however, made a per- sonal observation of the entire locality, and tovk ample measures to protect the city from apy at- tack by the guerillas who haunt the vicinity of Saffolk, Williamabarg and Yorktown. General Rosecrans has obtained atraly brillia nt victory in Mississippi over the rebel army, 18,000 strong, under General Price, near Juka, the tele- graphic account of which we published yesterday. The official report of Generel Grant, which will be found in another column, states that General Ro- sencrans, with Stapley’s and Hamilton's divisions and Misener’s cavalry, attacked Price south of Tuke on Friday, and had a sharp fight until night closed in. General Ord was to the north with an armed force of about 6,000 men, and had some skirmishing with the rebel pickets. Next morning the fight was renewed by General Rosecrans, but it was found that the enemy had been evacuating during the night, going south. Generals Hamilton and Stanley, with cavalry, fol” lowed them in full pursuit. The loss on either side, in killed and wounded, is from 400 to 600, The enemy's loss im arms, tents, &c., is large. We have taken about 260 prisoners. Gen. Grant says:—''I cannot speak too highly of the energy and skill displayed by General Rose- crans in the attack, and of the endurance’ of the troops.” Our Louisville correspondence announces the fact that Major General Gilbert had ofMfcially con- tradictod the statement that the Works at Mus fordavilte had been surrendered to the rebels, He, “ that the place had capitulated on Wednesday last. The report of a general in active service should be more reliable than mere rumor, and we may there- fore conclude that the works are till in the pos- ecasion of the Union troops. ‘The steamship Trade Wind, Capt. Delenois, at this port yesterday, brings additional news from New Orleans, with an interesting letter from an- other of our special correspondents, giving details of the matters reported in yesterday's Humap. WEws. By the arrival of the schooner Red Jacket, Cap- tain Payson, from Mathewstown, Inagua, Septem- ber 8th, we learn that salt was very plentiful on the island, and a large quantity on hand. It was selling at 80. a 9c. per bushel. The amount of coal transported over the Read- ing Railroad up to the present time exceeds the amount brought last year, to the same time, four hundred and thirty five thousand tons. Gen. Schofield has left his headquarters in St. Louis, and taken the field in pursuit of the rebel guerillas that infest Missouri, under Hindmaa, Coffee, Rains and other bushwhacking chieftains.” The Western flotilla, under Commodore Davis, which was constructed and maintained by the War Department, will, on the lat of October, be transferred formally to the Navy Department. The-draft in Indiana has been postponed to the 6th of October. There are eighteen hospitals in Philadelphia, capable of aceommodating seven thousand one hundred patients, ; There are nineteen regiments in camp in Illinois, and some ten or twelve in Indiana, awaiting ordera from the government. Bt Returns of the election for Governor in Maine have been received from three hutidred and eighty- four towas. The resuit, as compared with the vote in the same towns last year, is ae follows:— ised. 1861. Republican..... - 42,913 63,316 War democrat 6,738 19,818 Quaker or peace democratic......30,466 18,072 Hon. Thomas D. Eliot, representative in Con- gress from the First district of Massachusetts, some time since stated in a letter his determina- tion to retire from public life. He has, however, since been “ prevailed upon’’ to try it agaia, and has consented to ‘cheerfully yield to the wishes of his friends.” Thurlow Weed, in the Albany Journal, saya he has “long regarded the Chicago Zvibune as Ja- cobinical and revolutionary."’ The Zribune be- longs to the Greeley achool. Seymour & Co.’s chair factory, at West Troy, New York, was destroyed by fire on the 20th inst. Loss $30,000; insurance $21,000. The Nineteenth regiment New York uniformed militia, at Newburg, recently returned from three months service, has been accepted by the Gover- nor for nine months. They will be ready to march again for the seat of war in ten days, The government is not at present disposed to allow the enlistments in the navy to be considered asaportion of a State’s quota. No such allow auce will probably be made. Gen. Pope has commenced operations in the West. He has forbidden Gov. Solomon, of Wis- consin, sending any more troops out of the State, and has invited proposals for purchasing two thousand horses. Much depends upon the kind and quality of men to be sent to the next national legislature. The antecedents of all the candidates should be studied and sifted, and their loyalty shoald be matter of strict and searching investigation. It is a wely settled fact that the material of which the present Congress is composed is incapable of settling our difficulties, and should the next House of Repre- sentatives be made up of a majority ef such men as Owen Lovejoy, of Illinois; Clement L. Vallandigham, of Ohio; Daniel Webster Voorhies and George W. Julien, of Indiana; Dennis A. Mahoty, of Iowa id Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, the Union would not be likely to be restored for many years tocome. The fute of the country depends on the Thirty eighth Congress. Wednesday, the 24th inst., the day en which the Governors of the loyal States are to meet at Al- toons, Pennsyt ia, for consuitation on matters not made public, is the same day that the Repub- lican State Convention of New York meets at Syracuse, the Illinois Republican State Convention meets at Springfield, and the Republican State Couvention of Michigan meets at Detroit. The iollowing are the names of the bogus re- presentatives of Kentucky im the Congress of the bogus confederacy:— Senate—Henry C. Burnett Simms. House—First district, Willis B. Machen; Second, John W. Crockett; Jhird, H. KB. Reed: arth, George W. Ewing; Fifth, J. 8. Chrisman; Sixth, T. D. Burnett; Seventh, H. W. Bruec; Eighth, G, D. Hodge; Ninth, E. M. Bruce; Tenth, J. W- Moore; Eleventh, R. J. Breckinridge; ‘Twelfth, J. M. Elliott. ‘The only salt springs in the rebel States wor- thy of note are at Abington, in the southwest corner of Virgit on the line of the Virginia Central Railroad, and about forty miles from Cum- Derland Gap. The article sells for eighteen dol- lars per bushel. Nine hundred and sixty-two thousand two hun- dred and thirty bushels of grain, and thirty-three thousand two hundred and ninety-seven barrels of fiour, were exported trom this port te Europe dur- ing the past week. ‘The stock market onjSaturday opened steadily, with a fruetional advance in soine of the Western shares, a smal! decijue in the York shares, avd go change in govern ments, As the day progressed favorable rumors were circulated. and the market gained strength, closing tirm, with a general advance in all descriptions. At the clowe there were large sales of rea! stock by helders. Money nt ov call, and certitl- Exchange was inactive, nomiTal price 129 for bankers’ signatures. Gola opener! at 116%, fell te 1163, rallied,and closed at 217° ‘The unual trade tables for the wovk will be found in the money article, The cotton market was quict on Saturday, while sales in small lols, were confined te about 100 @ 160 bales, closing nominal within the range of b3c.a56c, The chief sales the day before yesterday were made at bbc. & O5igc. The news ‘row Rurope, giving ac counts of a deeline in Liverpool, also tended to ansettle the maiket, as dealers {elt disposed to await the receipt of private advices by mai!. The flour market was hoavy, and dull for common and medium grades, while good wo prime brands of extras were quite firm. The transac- tions were to & fair extent, in good partto the home twade, Wheat was irregular, and closed ata desiine o/ about le, per bushel, with tolerably free sales at the concession. Corn was less buoyant, and off about le. per bushel, with sales of sound Western mixed at He. and some lois of prime do, at Woe, Pork was firm and in good demand, with sales of mesg at su nd with smaller Jota of heavy barrels at $12 and prime at $10 12%, 0 $1025. Sugars were firm and active. ‘The chief sales were confined to Cubas. The transactions embraced about 1,700 hhds., including fair to good refining Cubas, within the range of Sige. a 8ie., and small lots of good to prime grocery grades at Go. @ Gige, Coffeo was quiet, Freights were duly and engagements mode To Liverpool whqat was engaged in bulk and io ship's bags at 11 jed. a 12d., and flour at 38., and flour to Glasgow ad., and wheat at 184d. @14),4., in balk and William E. Tue Harsreap Lerrer.—-There is a rule of law that secondary evidence should never be admitted when better can be obtained. In the communication which we published yesterday from Commodore Kearny he insists on the ap- plication of this principle to the controversy now being waged in regard to the contents of the letter yrristen,_to Mr: Halstead by his Inte gallant relative General Kearny. We back General McClellan’s movements for the evacua- tion of the James river peninsula. Subsequent events, too, have so far confirmed these revela- tions of Sanders that we here reproduce their material points, to wit:—That the rebel army under General Lee, northeast of Petersburg, in August last numbered two hundred thousand fighting men, with four hundred pieces of well appointed field artillery and eleven thousand su- perior cavairy; thet this grand army was march- ing upou the enémy, anxious to fight, and con” fident of victory; that in the West, mean- time, Generals Bragg, Hardee, Price and Kirby Smith were leading their forces, amount- ing to one hundred and thousand mep, to the flanks and rear of Buell and Grant, expect- ing to capture or disperse their armies; that Géneral Humphrey Marshall, from Southeastern Kentucky, was advancing to # junction with Kirby Smith, while Generals Holmes and Hind- man, with thirty thousand men from Texas, Ar- kansas, &c., were advancing poi Missouri, where they expected to be joined by twenty thousand Missourians, aud that in this general advance northward the rebels counted upon ac- cessions to their ranks from Missouri, Tennes- see, Kentucky and Maryland to the extent of one hundred and fifty thousand men. What has foliowed? East and West we have seen this whole grand rebel programme put in motion, and in all its details, from Virginia to Arkansas. We have seen it ratified, and espe- cially the “aggressive” advance of General Lee into Maryland, by the rebel Congress. And whut for? According to the best rebel authori- ties upon the subject this “aggressive” campaign was intended to deliver. Maryland and Western Virginia, to carry the war into the North, to capture Washington, and thus “bring the war toa close upon the spot where it commenced, and where alone it can be ended.” But the Richmond Examiner, the most zealous, inde- pendent and outspoken of all the rebel organs, discloses these Northern movements of the rebel armies as dictated by stern necessity more than by any other consideration, or than ali other considerations combined. , Says the Richmond Examiner:—“The grain growing and provision raising country which stretches from ihe Potomac, at Harper's Ferry, to Memphis, on the Tennessee, is now exhausted of its provisions. The armies of the South have consumed everything in the central portion of it; and the joint armies of the two belligerent Powers have consumed the supplies of the extremes. Much of the productive portions of North Caro- lina and the Gulf States have been also ex- hausted, and the general scarcity of all sorts of supplies is attested by the high prices of every- thing eatable. Wheat is worth two dollars and ahalf at Bristol, in the heart of a fine wheat country, and cattle are bringing seven cents gross in Southwestern Virginia, the chief cattle raising region for the whole South. Pork is not to be engaged now of the pork raisers of Mast Tennessee at twenty-five cents, though one- fourth that figure has always been thought a good price after it had reached the markets of consumption. Hay, which used to be difficult of sale at fifty cents a hundred in the interior, now cannot be obtained in sufficient quantities to supply the demand at two dollars. Kvery article of farm produce has gone up to these fabu- lous prices, and the ready payment of these tempt- ing rates has exhausted the farming regions of the South of their supplies.” Hence the stern ne- cessity of moving these great rebel armies from the exhausted States involved in this rebellion into the abounding supplies of Maryland and Pennsylvania, and Kentucky and Obio. The Heaniner frankly says that “the campaign in Kentucky is not only for securing another State to the confederacy, but for meat and bread;” and that in the rebel occupation of that State to the Ohio “the political advantages secured to the South would be even of small account compared with those she would derive in a sumptuary point of view”—“bread and meat.” ‘Bhat “ bread and m constituted also the most pressing incentive to General Lee’s inva- sion of Maryland iv abundantly proved by the hungry stomachs of bis troops when they en- teved the State, and by the amounts of supplies which they instantly seized upon and devoured: Ragged and ravenous, those rebel “ liberators” pounced upon the “ bread and meat” of fruitful Northern Maryland like a cloud of lecusts, consuming everything in their track. Now, driven back into the empty desert to which Virginia bas been reduced by this rebellion, what is to become of this late boastful and defiant grand rebel army? Its only resource is to endeavor to get back again, and as fast as possible, to Richmond, from the victorious army behind it,and over the desert country, for army purposes, of two hundred miles, which lies be- fore it. And se with these ragged and hungry rebel armies of the West. In « word, with Lee’s defeat and retreat, this whole magnificent rebel programme of a North- ern invasion, European intervention, and of a winter in the midst of abundant supplies, col- lapses, and if our advancing armies do not dis- pose of those of the rebellion before the expi- ration of our Indian sammer, the rebel troops, in their rags, and upon their hall ions, will be utterly unable to weather the trials of a winter campaign. With these views, we con- clude that this late victory of General McUlel- lan cannot be overestinated in its advantages to us, or in its disastrous results to the re- bellion. oa Tue Prayers or tHe Wicken.—Shortly after the rebel army had left Richmond on their Quixotic march to invade the North, Jef- ferson Davis issued a proclamation appointing a day of fasting, prayer and humiliation for the silecess of their arms. This day was fixed for Thursday, the 18th inst. On that very day the whole rebel army was in full retreat across the Potomac, having been utterly routed by General McClellan on the previous day. We should think that this ought to satisfy the Southern people that Providence is not with them in their wicked rebellion, but that, te quote the stirring words of MoOlellan, in his address pomoves, states thot (som oiler sources po Igarna | Gommogore Kewnr's ceagouable demand, — | to the army, “God omllon ufion ua, vigtore et- tends us.” Thus the old soriptural proverb is vorified—“The prayers of the wicked shail not prevail.” 3 Orxratio Conamsroupanca.—We have been favored with the following (among many other letters) in relation to an editorial in yesterday's Nixon to coffin up; and its author seems to have forgotten that the Italian Opera in England managed by Englishmen, and that Nixon has feats r the cirous, the tame no language, and the Edwin Forrest, understand the Italian, Academy upon me and my friends—me divine Opera, which not any Yankee circus know how to conduct. He will failure, and the Hmrap have no symaphy with the true artist, the Italian, who alone can be at the Opera. Igo wo morrow ni wo jh at a ket A HABITUE OF ACADEMY. The next letter appears to be from a Fifth wvenue lady, and requires no comment:— 10 THE EDITOR OF THK HERALD, Frets Avanug, New Youx, Sept. 21, 1362 I cannot help making go bold ag to tell you" how vory, very much delighted we all were (i am the amanuensis of quite a party, and 90 1 use your editorial “'wo"”) at the kind way in which you époke FP Carlotta Patti this morm > We all know Miss Patti, and she has taugbt several bee Zz i E us, for a long, long time, ’P’m gure I have often cried to think of her dreadful misfortune, and sho so talented, too, and so patient with it all. I was real sorry wheo her sister appeared; voice, and evory! how to thank Mr. Nixon _ for her to overcome her misiort and appear ry: We ere all going to-morrow night (there will be ten of us in the party) to see and yee Darotita, and we're “leat t ps to sing tbat sweet “Souna: anal, 2 what we wor ave chotén tor her, and wo Will give her a real nice notice. We shal! be sure to look for it in Tuesday's Hexacp. Yours, respectfully, FIVE YOUNG LADIES. In relation to the following letter we have only to say that we have no doubt that “Edwin Ferrest is a great actor,” and have frequently said s0:— 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. sat aes New St it. 21, “ones in to-day's compare Edwin Forrest to tl Bull of Bashan, and’ insinuate that. those who manage him can manage anything. Sir, Edwin Forrest is a great actor—a great actor. 1 donot like the Opera. I nover go there, though my family does. I prefer Edwin Forrest to all the squalling singers between here and Jericho. 1 will go to-morrow, however, and see the kind of perform- ance you think better than Forrest. Nixon may bea good enough man—and I know noniing against him—but 1 know I spall prefer Forrest to any singer, and I wish you would be funny about pogo else. ALL STREET. The next letter is from an Englishman. We have no space to argue with him at present:— 10 THS EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorx, Sept. 21, 1862. ‘The mistakes of the London Times about this country appear to be a standing joke with you. This morning you lugged it into an article about the Upera. I acknow- ledge that most know nothing of this country until they have lived here as long as I have; but will you tell me what that has to do with the Opera, and oblige JOHN BULL. The following explains itself:— TO THR EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorx, Sept. 21, 1862. As you justly say in your to-day’s issue, it is a sign of the greatness of the country that we can have Opera here in New York during 3uch a war as this. A few days Philadeiphia was threatened. Now, thaoks to the giori- ous McClellan, the conflict is again far removed from our homes, and we are at liberty to resume our pursuits and pleasures. We ought to be grateful to Providence for this; and you, who have always thought well of McCiel. lan, must now be gratified at his triamphs over both the ‘bels and the abolitionists, including the Pribun- cou. tractors. I do not sttend the Opera; but I cannot but de interested in Miss Patti's success, and am always glad to read articles about amusements which contain so much good sense in regard to other matters as that in your iasue of to day. Iam,sir, yours, 1 iS. “Aristides” writes quite to the point: for you know Carlotta has the better body saya. so. We don’t now ounbling Mi You may woll bo gind to have Nixon Before this there has beeu too little things before the footlights. ‘There w: deadheads and peddling boys in the lobby; the matting was dirty, and the programmes scares. Nobody liked tor take a lady through an alley of deadheads, who ogied ber ont of countenanes; and nobody liked to look ut the play without knowing who was who and which was which, for want of ahandbill. Nixon is just the boy to remedy this, and he will make the Patti weck a bumper. Theretore your article was as juatasold = ARISTIDES. We must decline to advertise gratis the inven- tions of several makers of artificial limbs, who bave written to us in regard to the mechanism employed by Mademoiselle Patti to enable her to walk freely; and we cannot publish a letter in which “An Abolitionist”—probably Greeley himself—compares McClellan's campaigns to Nixon’s entertainments, in a style calculated to unjustly disparage the former. We have given enough to show the widespread interest felt in Nixon’s undertaking and l’atti’s debui, and that will suflice. NewsparerR CorresSPONDENCE PROM THE AR- my.—The accounts of the recent battles Maryland, but more especially those of the last tremendous conflict at Antietam creek, place the courage and intellectual calibre of our newspaper correspondents in alight that reflects high credit on the American Some of them are written in a style as vivid and po- lished as anything to be found inthe carefully elaborated and not always trutifal narratives of the French historian, Thiers. And when we take into account that these deseriptions have b%n penned in the heat and smoke of battle, and not unfrequently under fire, we have ground for astonishment at the nerve and composure of the men who can thus coolly round a period and indulge in the graces of diction with death staring them im the face. It was not thus that the correspoudents of the London Times earned their laurels in the Crimea or in the first Vir- ginian campaign. Posted at a sate distance from the battle field, and in a position to take to their heels at the first pressure of danger: they gathered their facts second hand, acd did not hesitate to save their carcoses at the ex- pense of historical truth. Who can forget the deliberately coined falsehood with which Bull Run Ruasell thus endeavored to blast the reputation of General Meagher, whose con- duct is daily giving the lie to the cowardly slanderer? When the history of this war comes to be written, Europe will know how to draw a comparison between the accounts of the cor- respondents of the English and American press, Neither in point of literary merit nor in that of conscientious adherence to truth will the former stand the test with ours. in Jvusvios to THe Hero Deap—Tae Sunrms- per ov Harrer’s Ferny.—The narrative which we published yesterday from our correspon- dent at Frederick sets forever at r calumnies that have been afloat reap: conduct of the gallant old soldier, Dixon 8. Miles, in connection with the surrender of Harper's Ferry, and fully confirms the view that we took of that event. Seeing that the ammunition for the long range guns had all run out, that the garrison was powerless to re- turn the enemy's fire, and that their positions “were surrounded by hostile batteries on every side, it is plain that no sliernative was left but to yield. This was only done after # consulta- tion between Colonel Miles and bis principal officers, and in utter despair of the arrival of reinforcements, The blame of the surrender, we repeat, lies not with the brave defenders of the post, but with the War t, which shoud have made provision digngter , - “* fe if - z H i | i He was appointed to the command of the army defending Washington on the 2d of this month. In one week he @ demoral. ized army. On the 8th he left the capital and Yol- lowed the enemy upon their Northern raid into Maryland. On the 13th he drove them out of Fre- derick, and pressed them on to South Mountain, where he defeated them the next day. Pushing them further towards the river, he brought them to a stand at Antietam creek, and there defeated them again on the 17th. Giving them one day’s rest to bury the dead on both sides, he opened upon them on the 19th with cavalry and ‘light artillery, and drove them clear out of Mary- land, so that not even a rebel scout remained upon the soil which their immense army had so defiantly invaded only twenty days before. There is no such brilliant career in history ,98 this of the man the radicals abuse for being “slow.” The culminating battle of Antietam, fought on Wednesday, has given the death blow to the rebellion. It was the great battle of the war, from which the rebel army can Never recover, and the victory was hut « fitting termination to the brie? and splendid Maryland campaign. More battles are yet to be fought, most probably; for we cannot expect that the mass of armed rebels in Virginia and elsewhere will melt away. Guerilla fights and minor con- flicts are before us; but the crowning battle of the war was fought on Wednesday by General McClellan, and he won it. What more is re- quired of him? Let his enemies of the radical press, then, be silent. Facts vor Ovrk Forrian Derracrors.—it will of course be contended by the journals adverse to us at the other side that McClellan's recent victories in Maryland will exercise no material influence on the fate of the campaign. The opinion either way, it will be said, is still speculative, and does not come within Mr. Grad- grinds definition of “hard facts.’ There are two little circumstances connected with the re- cent raid of the rebels, however, which do fall within the latter category, and which secession- ist sympathizers abroad will find it difficult to getover. One of these is the cold shoulder which Lee and his ragged horde received in Maryland, and the other the preparations made by the citizens of Pennsylvania for their recep- tion. Nothing will serve to give Furope a clearer idea of the spirit and resources of the North than the fact that, notwithstanding it has raised a million of soldiers, of which Pennsylvania has contributed aa her quota 150,000 men, that State was enabled, within a week, to put an additional army of 75,000 men into the field to defend her frontier. This is a significant fact for those who continue to advo- cate foreign intervention. Sixeusar Coincrpence.—It is a curious coin- cidence, well worthy of remark, that the recent decisive battle fought by General McClellan took place on the 17th of September—the very day on which, seventy-tive years ago, the constitution of the United States was signed and adopted. This battle was fought on the one side for the preservation of this invaluable instrument, which has conferred so many last- ing blessings on the human race, and on the other for its destruction, with all the benefits attendant upon it. IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY. ‘Whe Neports Relative to the Surrender of Munfordsville—General Gilbert Aa- mounces that the Fort Has Not Been ndered—-Movements of Buell’s OUR LOUISVILL CORRESPONDENCE. isvitLK, Ky., Sept. 18, 1862. (WH MUSFORPAVIULE AFFAIR, Major General Gilbert announced this afternoon that Muntordsville had mot beeu surrendered. The Moening News was stopped, after going to press, to announce, on the best authority, that’ the fort had not capitulated. This intormation revived the drooping spirits of the populace, who had all the morning been despondent im despite of the glorious news from McClellan, In contra to General Gilbert's statement, we learn that, about five o’clock this afterneen, a despatch was receiv- ed from Lebanon Junction, which ssid that the telegraph operator stationed at Munfordsville had arrived at the Junction and stated that the fori and forces had been formally surrendered on Wednesday morning. It ap- pears,from his statement, that the investment of ¢ place was far from complete, and (hat he away without meeting any euomy. | am satisfied that General Gilbert's information will prove erroneous, and that the statements of the two couriers, which [have sent you from Klizabethtowy, give pretty correct detaiis of the affair. GEN. BURLL’s MOVIN. Thave heard from Gen. Buell, aud understand he is on the move. My informant may be mistaken as to his route, but {do not think thathe js. He tells me (hat Gen. Buell on Monday, the 16th inat. , moved from Bowl Green in alrong force, taking the road north to Litchtield. ‘This road is a day’s march less to Louisville than by way of Munfordsville and Elizabethtown. Jbe road is a good country road, with an excellent ford across Green river. It approaches Louisville by way of the mouth of Salt river, and completely shane the hills about Flizabeth- town. By this road Gen. Buell can make the mouth of Salt river in five days, and Loviaville insix. Why he wishes to avold Bragg I cannot imagine; but he would accomplish this by marching by this route. He will pro- bably reach Lnuisville by Saturday or Suuday next. In connection with this statement I learn that « pon. toon bridge bas been completed at the mouth of Sait river, amd that every preparation has been mace to cross. the army at that point. : ave been withdrawn to Shepherdavilie Lebanon Junction having been evacuated lo dag. There are no demonstrations on the part of the ene- my east of this. A company of Jebu a's regiment entered Shelbyville on Tuetday end arrested (he state Senator for that district. He was afterwards released. REBEL, LEADERS 1X KENTUCKY, Governor John |, Helm is detained robel sympathizer. The following Kootnckiaun. are recruiting rebel regi ments for A. Biford’s brigade:— Colonel John R. Viley—e notorious sporting man and several racing animale. on Viley—of tne name stamp. Holton, ef Barrisom county. Colonel J. . Butler, of . Colonel Jacob 8. Megee, of Jessamine. Colonel L. D, Holloway. of Scott. Colonel D. Howard Smith, of Scott. Colonel J. D. Hanks, of Anderson. Colonel isaac Shelby, of Boyle. Colonel J. M. Alexander, of Meroor. MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. ‘The steamahip Champion, Captain, Wilsoa, will leave this port at noon to-day for Aspinwall, The mails for Comtral America and the South Pacific jn the city asa + will clowe at half-pass ten o'clock this morping. ‘The New Yorx Hararn—edition for the Pasife—will be published 98 half past nino oeloek this mornin and will give (llaccounts, with interesting partionl of the Invasion of Maryland by the Rebels, of the diffe. rent battles batwoen them and the Union Army, led by MeCiellan, resulting iw oagh inetance in the’ Defeat of tne Rebels, aud‘their final Rout and Retreat from the State, Account of tke Loss and Reoapture of Harper's Ferry Accountast the Movoments of the Rebels and the State of Athirgin Kentucky and Tennesseo; tutoresting Intell! gence rom the Rebel States aud the Southern Coast; events of the past wobi. copies, Iu weraprers, Feadly Cor mailing, ax ezate, Latomnd Importaat News (rom Burope, aad reports of be Hudson Batteries, Go mney a Services of Commodore 4 to, &e., ue Ow Boaro Unrrsp Status Gursoar Fasex, Ore New Ontuans, Sept. 9, 1662. } Hon. Gwsor Watsss, Secretary of the Navy:— Sm—I have the honor to report that on the 234 uit., having remained off the city of Baton Rouge two days after its evacuation by our troops, I preceeded up the river toreconnoitre reported batteries in progress at Port Hudson, La.,and alo to coal my vessel at Bayou Sara, the duly place I could obtain any at save New Orleans, Arriving there Ifound the town apparently deserted ang the coal burning. Sending a boat's crew on shore, (hey ‘wore fired at by guerillas from thehouses in heavy force; my mea drove them out and burned the Buildings ia the lower part of the town, to prevent suc being used to protect the enemy. These guerillas had a few days pree viously fired at and weunded several of the crew of the United States gunboat Sumter, On the 24th I was necessitated by want of fuel to send the towboat Anglo-American, which I bad fitted ous and armed, to New Orleans for cal, and I again droppe@ down the river and awaited hor return off Port Hudson, I could discover no guns at this place; but earthworks were in progress, and whilst destroying these I had the misfortune toexplode my heavy ten-inch gun. The Amgto- American not returning up to the evening of the 28:0, J returned to Bayou Sara, where we were again fred a6 by the guerillas, and from the bulldings left, oa which & ordered thoge remaining to be destroyed. The Anglo-American joined me on the 20th and reported three batteries as having opened on her whilst passing Port Hudson. She received seventy-three shots in passing! Thad received information that the rebel gunboat Web® was at Natchez, to which city she had conveyed transports with supplies from Red river. I followed to that city, but found they bad sought the protection of the Vick»- burg guns. At Natchez a boat’s crew from the Essex was sent ashore to procure some ice for my sick, whem they were wantonly attacked by over 200 armed citizens, wounding the officer in command, and killing ome and wounding five seamen. I immediately opened fire on the lower town, and set a considerable number of houses om fire from which they were attacking us. After bombard- ing the place tor au hour, the Mayor unconditionally sar- rendered the city. During thie fre one of my nine-ine® Dahlgren guns exploded. I followed the rebel gunboat Webb to tho batteries a8 Vicksburg, under the guns of which she, with twe transports, lay. Heavy ordnance batteries, extonding three miles farther down the river than during tho siege im July, prevented my nearer appreach to these boats. Having exchanged some shots, and ascertained that the upper feet was_not in the vicinity of the town, being short of provisions, my battery weakened by the toss ef two guns bursted, and also short of ammunition, I deter- mined to steam down the river to New Orivans for sup- plies, and if possible ascertain the strengtl: of the Port Hudson batteries, Leaving Vicksburg on the evening of the 6th Inst., on the 7th, at a quarter past for A, M., we were off that place, amd on coming withim range the enemy opened on us «@ vigorous fire with siege gums. The Essex was struck heavily, Am near as 1 could judge the enemy had in position ‘rom thirty-five to forty guns of 120-pounders, rifled, ten-inch smooth, nine-inoh and eight-inch calibre, in three batteries commanding the river, to tye extent of five miles. A sixty-eight-pound, a thirty-two-pound: an@ also a ton-inch rifle ball lodged in the Essex, but withous material damage. We were under fire an hour andthree” quarters, during which time eur guns were welland im cessantly worked, and I have reason to believe the enemy suffered heavily, and the works were certainly in paré destroyed. Mr. J. Harry Wyatt, fourth master and‘my secretary, had command of the batteries of the Eesex, and. his couduct throughout met my entire approbation. A land force will be necessary to complete the destruction of this fort, which, if allowed to again be restored, woul seriously interrupt the free navigation of the Mississippi: Ju tho various encounters of the Rasex since leaving St. Louis on the 6th July, she bas been struck heavily 168- times by heavy shot—glancing shot left no record—three having broken ber iron, and but one penetrated, and thas from a riled sixty-eight pounder at the distance of a few feet, delivered by the ram Arkansas. Very respectfully your obedient servant, W. D. PORTER, Commodore, U. 3. N. Navy Derartwent, August 20, 1862: Sm—bour despatch of the 6th instamt, announcing the destruction of the rebel iron-clad ram Arkansas by the Essex, under your command, is received, and to yourself, your officers and crew, I desire to express the thanks of ‘he department and of the country, for the heroism dis- played and service rendered on that occasion. It was ® daring achievement, wei! and faithfully executed. [any respectfully, your obedient servant, “as GIDEON WELLES. Commander W. D. Portsr, commanding Uuited States steamer Essex, off Baton Rouge, La. Navy Deranrmmwr, August 20, 1862. ‘Sm—the Advisory Board, convened under the late act of Congress, omitted to present your name for promotion; but the department, in consideration of your great ser- vice aud distinguished bravery, particularly in the destruction of the iron-clad steam ram Arkansas, hae recommended you to the President for the position of * Commodore, and he has been pleased to concur with me _ in ordering your appointment. I am, respectfully, your: WELLES. obedient servant, Commodere W. D. Poxtsn, Commanding United States. steamer Fesex, off Baton Rouge, Lam Commander — te the Mem of the ~ asex. (From,the New-Orleans Delta.) Commender Porter, United States Navy, whose services * have told eo fearfully upom the rebels since the com- mencement of the rebellion, pays the officers and mem with whom be com) timent — ites or ine Fsset—Wehawe now been asrociated to- gether on board vessel. very near one year, during that period you have been successtully engaged with the enemy in six hard, fought battles. Your first aghievement wae with four of the craven rebel Lcacgen = ‘of vastly superior force. in. Lucas Hendy all of which. were disabled and driven below the batteries at Columbus. Your next achievement. was at Fort Henry, vehere you led the way, and by your prowees and valor coused the surrender of that stronghold to the short’ space. of one hour aud ten minotes, At the time the Essex attacked: Fort Henry she could scarceiy be cailed an iron-clad boat, the ports were large aud unprotected, and the boilers ex- posed, and although foutteem were wounded to d twenty-four weunded by steam and veg hs you. were roady at your, guns for action before surremdor of the fort, This. battle was one of the most. importaus, of the war, for up. to.thas time our forces gould scarvely: say they haa gained a victory. You, dy your ralorg turned the tide of defeat and gave confidence. to the com, tri i tions, Vicksturg felt your prowess. and wAjis. ur ‘country tanta you will be gratefally remembered for your | daring and courage at that time. The crowndy offiet of r courage is yet to be related. Ror moutlag the rebels ad been buildiag with great care @ gunboat fand vam 1) the Yazoo rivor. This yesee!, when finishod, saccenstil!) encouatored and cut up three of the fleet, paged ae aa'aty two powerful Meets, and took shelter under the atte: ler aburg. Here she stood the fire of flent anc. pot. unburt. ‘The Masex ran past pS heuey fork onc attanked ber. This, too, shastood witRghit mwoh injury, ‘ou wore next battling away at the eagtey before Fare: x , On the Sth of Avgust you Rough that noter Ar and after an action of half an destroy e: this formidable vessel, for which net, you Rave recoivort through the Honorable Secretary of the Navy, the than,” of the country and the department. I have now to spew one more of fe@ts of courage amd chronicle aya your valor. It Is thetatteck on an Cnn Mere 7 Hudson. Havin, taey a i npr detatled your gallant conduct, it becomes my painful to bid you that yainPal werd, goodbye, and I siacore.! hope you may preys the old tron si Regex mm. goo =. I oad your 4 commaader as you Por sitar) the oi Arrivals and Departures, ARRIVALS. ip Trade Wind «John Fenle 8 Johnston, ¥ Bray, Mour Jo hima, KSchulpot, Leopold Kirer, igo, te K Riley and boy, JA Lahm, T Lutron Hie, Bowles, Indy and daughter, Michael, White, W I's: din, Pedrie. peng New Onumans—Bark tse Mise nav two Misuse CO: fon, and 9 im the aveornan, has been. agsootmted the following high '