The New York Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1863, Page 4

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THE SITUATION. The news fromthe Potomac army is excitingly important, but apparently somewhat diverse. The earliest reports yesterday indicated a retreat of Gencral Lee into Virginia, across the river at and flatboats. There was no fight yesterday, but Williamsport, where he had constructed rafts considerable skirmishing took place. Our des- patches from Frederick, in the early portion of last night, as well as those from our correspondent near nkstown, both stated that the belief was Ms journey to France and his interview with Napoleon on the subject. Earl Russell announced in Parliament’that Baron Gros had assured him that France had not any in- tention of proposing measures to England for me- diation in the United States. im The rebels had applied to Spain for recognition, the South guaranteeing the independence of Cuha, by treaty, in return, Mr. Seward's circular to the British govern- ment on the subject of foreign trade to Matamo- ros was published in London, and contains some very strong points. Great preparations were being made in London general that a portion, at least, of Lee’s army was crossing the Potomac at Williamsport, and that the advance of our army to-day would probably fiud nothing but the rear guard of his forces. It was then reported that the Potomac had fallen to nearly its original level. But a despatch from Hagerstown, dated at midnight, says that Lee had certainly not then crossed the river, nor was he likely to do so: but would be compelled to give battle on the north side of the Potomac, and either capitulate or suffer a desperate defeat. A terrible rain storm had prevailed for three hours, which had caused the small streams that feed the Potomac to swell, and thus would render the possibility of Gen. Lee’s availing Limself of the fords out of the question. Mean- time General Meade’s army was in position for battle, aud would probably force on a fight to-day. A portion of our forces moved into Hagerstown last evening, and met with but little resistance from the enemy. A reconnoissance discovered them putting up intrenchments between that point.and the river—a position which is said to be of great strategic strength. That Gen. Lee medi- tates a grand battle is evident from the fact that Gen. Kilpatrick found in Hagerstown a copy of an address issucd on Saturday to his army, in which he urges them to valor in a great coming conflict with “their old “enemy,” for the honor of their country and the safety of their homes. In alluding to the battle at Gettysburg he acknowledges a virtual defeat, but manifestly relies upon the ap- proaching battle as the decisive action of the cam- paign on Northern soil. The two armies are face to face upon the line of the Potomac, and @ great engagement is appa- rently inevitable to-day or to-morrow. We give to-day, in completion of the story of the surrender of Vicksburg, the official communi- cations which passed between Gen, Grant and Gen. Pemberton upon that important occasion. They are very interesting. The official return of the field artillery surrendered makes it one hun- dred, including many French, Spanish and Aus- trian guns. No report of coast and siege guns has been made; the number is from thirty to fifty. There is nothing later from the Mississippi valley. There is no news from the armies in Tennessee, nor do we hear anything important from North Carolina. Morgan's rebel force in Indiana reached within seven miles of the Ohio line yesterday, and de- stroyed some bridges on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, near Mount Vernon. The main force was pushing on in the direction of Amora and Tawrenceburg, and it was probable that only a small portion of it attacked the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Roilroad, where a regiment of militia drove them back. The schooner A. E. Leverett, from Ship Island, which arrived here last night, reports that on June 14, fifty miles south of Mobile bar, she passed the wreck of a brig with double topsail yards, bottom up, her spars lying alongside and burned off about ten feet above the deck. She was very fiat and had very little keel; had apparently not been more than one or two days in that condition. Just pre- vious to discovering the wreck the Leverett saw a steamer steering towards her, and as the schooner hauled up for the wreck the steamer steered in an opposite course; she had the appearance of Doing s New York side-wheel towboat, EUROPEAN NEWS. By the Jura, of Cape Race, and Great Eastern, now lying in Flushing Buy, we have news from Europe to the 3d of July, five days later. From these sources we have the very important intelligence thot three powerful iron rama, destin- ed for the service of the ,rebels, were nearly ready for launching in Englich ship yards. The steamer Gibraltar, lately Sumter, would foon leave Liverpool, although detained for the Moment by the authorities, Agrand banque t to rebels and Anglo-rebe} aym- pathizers was given on board the new steamer Southerner at Liverpool. Jeff. Davis’ health was toasted after that of Queen * Victoria. The speeches delivered on the occasion are pub- lished in the Henany of to-day, The Southerner is to ply between Liverpool and Charleston. Mr. Roebuck moved his resolution in favor of the recognition of the South on the 30th of June. Lord R, Montaga moved an amendment for con- Vinued neutrality. Mr. Gladstone, Chancellor of jhe Exchequer, opposed the motion. He favored Yontinued non-intervention, but believed the resto. Jition of the Union impossible, Mr. Bright at. tacked Mr. Roebuck, and reiterated his former Trguments in favor of the North. Sir George Greg, on the part of the Cabinet, condemued Mr, for the contest of steam fire engines, in which the New York engine Manhattan is to take part. Interesting notices of the opera and drama in London are given to-day. Consols closed in London on the 3d of July at 92a 9214. There was no change in the Liverpool cotton market. Breadstuffs were very dull and tending downward on the 3d of July. Provisions were dull and looking towards a decline. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We have advices from South America, dated at Rio Janiero on the 9th of June. Coffee, good firsts, 7,200 to 7,300 reis. The shipments of coffee since the departure of the last mail amount to 60,700 bags; stock of coffee 35,000 bags.” At Bahia—Cotton 19,000 to 19,500 reis. Sugar, 2,300 to 2,350 reis. At Pernambuco--White sugar, 3,200 to 4,000 reis; browns, 2,700 to 2,800 reis. Cotton, 20,000 to 22,50ercis, By the schooner M. 8, Hathaway, Capt. Hatha- way, which arrived at this port yesterday from Cape Haytien in sixteen days, we have the fol- lowing report of the movements of United States naval vessels:—Left at Cape Haytien the United States steamer Mercedita, undergoing a survey, and storeship Guarg, Commander Hayes. The United States steamer Rhode Island sailed the e day, instead of the Mercedita, as convoy to the California steamer. The United States steamer Alabama, Admiral Wilkes, called at Cape Haytien on the 22d ult. on her way north, Forty-two rebel commissioned officers were sent from Louisville on the 6th inst. to Johnson's Island, Sandusky city harbor, where nearly one thousand of their brother officers are en- joying the cooling breezes from Lake Erie and awaiting their doom, if Jeff. Davis puts his threat to hang our officers who command negro regi- ments into execution, One of the editors of the Providence Journal among the drafted men of Rhode Island. If it is Henry B. Anthony we presume an acceptable substitute can be found to fill his seat in the United States Senate. The elections fer members of the Canadian Par- liament are over, and the result isgiven as fol- lows:— + Ministerial. Opp. Ind’t. +39 22° 3 Upper Canada., Lower Canada.. 19 36 8 Totaly... eseseeees iver? 4 6 6 58 —The independent members will mostly vote, on test questions, with the Ministry. Parliament will meet on the 13th of August. Two powder mills, containing six tons of pow- der, were blown up at East Hartford, Connecti- cut, on Saturday. No person was injured The Connecticut Legislature adjourned sine die on Saturday last. The Rochester Grays, an artillery company, who have been ordered to garrison the forts in this harbor, will leave Rochester this evening. Up to Friday night eight thousand four hundred rebet prisoners had reached Baltimore from the battle field of Gettysburg, and one thousand five hundred had been received at Harrisburg, making @ total of nine thousand nine hundred. The second colored regiment of Massachusetts will not leave their camp, as previously announc- ed. It is reported that their destination has been changed to New Orleans. In that case they will embark at Boston. Between two and three hundred skedaddlers ce- lebrated the Fourth of July at Hamilton, Canada, by a strawberry festival. The water in the Ohio river, at Wheeling, is in good navigable condition. The Massachusetts Democratic State Convention will meet in Worcester on the 3d of September. The eighteenth annual meeting of the New York State Teachers’ Association will take place in Troy on the 28th inst. Upwards of fourteen thousand dollars have been raised in Baltimore for the wounded soldiers. No rain has fallen in Minnesota and Iowa for six weeks, and the crops are suffering severely. Spring wheat is greatly injured. The Board of Excise held its forty-sixth session, on Saturday, and granted several licenses. Only four more sessions will be held this year. Several persons were arrested last week for selling liquor without licenses. All persons who need license had better apply immediately, as the Board will soon hold its last session. The stock market was strong on Saturday. All the speculative sbares advanced, the largest rise being in Pacific Mail, which closed eight per cent higher than on Friday. Gold opened at 133 om doubts concorning the capture of Vicksburg, and closed at about 131. Exchange was 14534, with a slight inquiry. Money was much easier than it has been; cali loans 5 a 6 per cent. Cotton was more active, and advanced to 62c. a 63c. for middlings on Saturday. There was less activity in breadstuffs and provisions, though the tendency of prices was downward. Sugar and molasses were in better request, without ehange in value. Coffee and teas were quiet. Whiskey was steady, with @ moderate inquiry. ‘Tallow was plenty and lower. Hay was in fair demand. Froights wore dull. There wore so remarkable alterations in other articles. Our despatches yesterday from the Army of the Potomac were so diverse and conflicting that it was not until a late hour of the night that we could come to any conclusion in regard to them. Our very latest information “from the front,” however, justifies the opinion that Lee’s army is still detained by the flood in the Potomac on this side the stream, that he wili be compelled to fight to secure his passage, and that, in all probability, he will be brought to the test of a battle to-day which will settle the fate of his army. The forces of General Meade were all up and in position, and within a semicircle behind the army of Lee so contracted as to leave him no alternative but a terrible effort to cut his way through our lines or a capitulation, provided always that he has not in the mean- time secured the necessary pontoons for a safe retreat over the river during the night. We consider, in the meantime, all these re- ports of reinforcements from Beauregard of forty thousand men coming forward to Lee as sheer absurdities. After the battle of Chancel- loreville Lee’s effective army did not exceed forty-five thousand mer. He entered Pennsyl- vania with ninety thousand, and the question, how did be strengthen his army to this extent? disposes of Beauregard’s and Bragg’s reinforce- mente. It would be @ waste of time to attempt to re- concile our various and discordant despatches in regard to the movements of the enemy, and it would be useless, when within a few hours we shall have information which will put an end to all doubts and conjectures. We expect a set- tlement with General Lee to-day, which will very soon be followed by the removal of the rebel capital to a more southern latitude than Richmond NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1863. The Govermment and the Press. Secretary Stanton has go far relaxed his cen- sorship of the press as to allow the chief opera- tora in every telegraph office to act as censors. This saves the newspapers much time and trouble, but does not wholly relieve them of the illegal and annoying mpérviston to which they have been 8 jong subjected. The only true way to deal with the preas haa been again and again recommended to Mr. Stanton; but ho has not sense enough to adopt it, and the ad- ministration is too imbegile to take the matter into consideration. If the newspapers were left at liberty to publish just what their editors pleased, and the editors were held personally and legally responsible for whatever they pub- lished, there would be no need of any censor- ship. The only objection to this perfectly fair and equitable mode ia that it is too fair and equitable for Mr. Stanton and his colleagues. Foolish and brainless as this administration has shown itself in everything it has undertaken, in nothing has its utter iacapacity been so re- markably exhibited asin its relations with the press. The policy of this government towards the newspapers since the boginning of the war has been alternate truckling and tyranny. In despotic France the Em ‘Napoleon pro- fesses to control the Fut he also respoces and appreciates it. In monarchical England the liberty and independence of the press are 80 secured that to persistently assail them would be'to destroy the government. In republican America a fanatical administration, accident- ally elected, takes advantage of a rebellion— which it has hitherto lacked talent to sup- press—and attempts to interfere with this purely intellectual institution, greater than any administration or any government, Look for a moment at the contrast between this govern- ment and that of France in their regard for the opinions of the press, as endorsed by the votes of the people. The journals of Paris, with the exception of the official organs, have for some time opposed the policy of Napoleon. The re- sult of this opposition was the defeat of the gov- ernment candidates in the recent elections. Of the opposition members chosen et least two- thirds were newspaper writers. Napoleon might have ignored this strong expression of the sentiments of the people, and per- sisted in his policy, though the consequence would probably have been a revolution. In- stead of this, he wisely determined to take the hint given him, and has removed Persigny and Walewski, the obnoxious members of his Cabi- net. Now,on the other hand, the policy of this administration in the conduct of the war has long been opposed by all the press, the paid administration organs alone excepted. At the elections last fall the people of all the great Central States unequivocally endorsed the sentiments of thelr newspapers, and the influence, the offices, the contracts and the money of the administration availed nothing to stem the tide of popular sentiment. What, then, was the result? Instead of changing its policy, the administration has since been more than ever wedded to the negro. Instead of removing the condemned Cabinet members, the administration immediately removed our best and most popular general, because he would not bow down and worship the ebony idol which the abolitionists had set up. Com- ment upon this contrast is unnecessary. Had not the American people been the most patient and law abiding on the face of the earth, and bad not the press rallied to the support of the government at that dangerous crisis, this defi- ance of the administration would have been ac- cepted, and anarchy would have ensued. The independent press, if the Washington officials will but understand it, is the only per- manent governing institution in this country. Presidents live but for four years. Adminis- trations exist but for the same brief term. Po- liticiana, great and small, rise to office and sink into obscurity. Political parties are organized and are destroyed. The press alone remains, self-sustaining and perennial. As time passes it is continually increasing in power and mak- ing its influence more effective. It creates, supports and uses Presidents and Governors, but does not go out of office with them. It builds up, sustains or breaks down political parties as it pleases, but cannot be controlled or demolished by them. Being an intellectual | ,. power, working with principles and ideas for practical and beneficent purposes, it is above and beyond any mere politician or party. It takes men in the aggregate, and appeals to their reason and their intelligence, which it is con- stantly assisting to develop. Politics is but a very small part of its province. It is indis- solubly connected with almost every interest of hi ity—material, intellectual and moral. Governments are only the servants of the peo- ple. The press is the popular leader. If it assists the government it is a most powerful ally. If it be forced into open hostility to the government revolution follows. Since the be- ginning of this war the press has repeatedly saved the country from ruin. Without its aid the people could not have been aroused, volun: teers could not have been obtained, the nation- al treasury could not have been filled, and the war could not have been carried on for a single month. Had its advice been followed the rebels would have been beaten, the rebel con. federacy annihilated and the Union restored written upon every page of the history of this | many months ago. These facts are so plainly them. The present administration seems to be afflicted with just such blindness. Ignorant or forgetful of all it owes to the press, it treate the leading newspapers as if they were public enemies, anxious to injure rather than to save the country. Let us remind President Lincoln and his associates that our interest in the pros- perity of the country is at least greater than their own, and that we should be appreciated accordingly. In short time we shall see them turned out of their positions, as we bave seen nearly a dezen Presidents and Cabinets before them, and yet we shall still remain when they are either lost in a merciful oblivion or remem- bered as a sad example of official incompetency and fanatical folly. | war that only those wilfully blind can overlook Tas Dirrerentiat. Duties on Fock axD Svaan—We learn from private sources worthy of credence that it is the intention of the Spanish government in Madrid, at an early day, greatly to reduce the duty on flour im- ported into the Spanish colonies, with more especial reference to the extensive trade be- tween the island of Cuba and the United States. The present tariff on flour in Cuba, it ts well known, amounts almost to a complete pro- hibition of the importatien of this article, and for this reason the trade in flour between this country and Cuba has always been exceedingly limited. Ag @ setoff to this act of enlightened legislation, we learn that it is the intention of the Spanish Minister, under instructions from the home government, to apply to the United States authorities for a reduction of the present duties on sugar im into Amerioa. This is one of first great steps in the policy of free trade betwoen Spain and Amerios, and if it be follayed up in (hp enlightoned spirit with which it hag been begun {¢ must produce tho best results to the two nations. The Drafe and Its Reception, The good feeling that has everywhere marked the first drawings under the conscription should not be lost upon the government. A few weeks back it shrank from putting the act in force. It apprehended, and with reason, that it would be met with a determined resistance. The fierce opposition offered to the enrolment in some of the, Western States, resulting in several in- stances in the assassination of the Provost Mar- shals and enrolling officers, sufficiently attested the spirit of hostility with which it was regarded; and the people at large, while condemning a resort to violence, made no secret of their want of sympatby for the unfortunate viotims of these outrages. No efforts were in consequence made to bring the parties concerned in them to jus- tice; for the government felt that it would be resisted at every stage of the proceedings, and the disfavor with which the draft was viewed be thereby greatly aggravated. The events of two dayshave completely altered the character of the m and the feeling of the people in regard to it. Before the defeat of Leo and the fall of Vicksburg they looked upon it as involving merely a supple- mentary waste of human life and a further bu- miliation of the country in the adaptation of enormous resources to small emis. These two great victories inspired the first hope that the administration had waked up to its responsi- bilities, and that it was becoming earnest in its efforts to put an end to the war. With that generosity and largeneas of spirit which marked their conduct from the commencement of the rebellion until they despaired of the honesty of the men who had been placed at the head of affairs, they immediately demanded that the conscription’ should be enforced, and now it is being carried out with a degree of tranquillity and order that shows that it was not from want of patriotism, but despair of ‘the sincerity and eepacity of the administration, that it ever met with opposition. We trust that this leason will not encounter the fate of the many'which the Cabinet bas re- ceived and disregarded since the commence- ment of the war. The means which it already has at its command are amply sufficient to put an end to the rebellion. The capture of Vicksburg and the crippling of Lee prove that. Of the three hundred thousand new levies it is probable tbat not one will ever be called into the field. Their services are, however, freely given to the goveroment in order that all fur- ther excuses for the prolongation of the war shall be done away with and its attitude to- wards foreign Powers be assured. Let there be no further hes‘tatton and faltering in its course as regards either of these objects, The nation is determined that the autumn shall witness the end of the rebellion, and it will not permit the fanatical views or personal ambition of petti- fogging politicians, like Chase and Stanton, to interpose between it and its purpose. Let not these men be led into the mistake of supposing that the submission and cheerfulness with which this fresh call upon the physical resources of the country is met indicate an approval of their course. On the contrary, it manifests a determination to take from them all further pretext for trifling with the national patience, and in proportion to the tremendous additional resources placed at their disposal will be the accountability to which they will bé held. Tae War News or rae Sovuraern Parars.— There is nothing, perhaps, at the present moment which better illustrates the for- lorn condition to which the rebels are reduced than the false news published by their news- | papers. Take, for example, that which appeared j in the Richmond journals of the 7th inst., imme- | diately following the two great and important victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Let us set them down categorically:— eae of Gettysburg, a complete rout of the Union | "2—General Meade retreating towards Baltimore and { General Lee in hot pursuit. ‘ — captured forty thousand prisoners and lost four 4.—Grant defeated by Johnston at Vicksburg and his whole army cut to pieces, 5 —Banks defeated at Port Hudson and his army de- stroyed, with the exception of five thousand men. 6.—New Orleans captured by General Taylor. LU prisoners taken by General Lee refused to be paroled and preferred to go to \d. General Meade's army frightfully demoralizea. 8 —Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington as good as captured. qmexertolks Portsmouth and Suffolk evacuated by the 10,—Genoral Lee's army in splendid spirits and masters of the field. 11.—The terms of peace to be dictated on Northern +f —Le0 to be in Baltimore on the oth. Here, it will be seen, are a round dozen state- ments given to the Southern people as “news,” | not a single one of which has been verified. They are false from beginning to end. It is singular, j too, that although Vicksburg had surrendered | three days before the date of these publications, | no mention is made of the fact in the Richmond } journals. These things only prove what the letters of ; the rebel soldiers and those of the citizens of the , South generally which have fallen into our hands so strongly indicate—that they are weary of the | war, and that the publioation of this class of | news is instigated and encouraged by the lead- ! ers merely to keep up the spirits of their ; Aupes, the people. | 8vro1caL Arp ror Our Wounvap.—No journal : has been more earnest in calling attention to | the necessity of providiog in the amplest man- | ner for the relief and comfort of our poor | wounded soldiers than the Henatp. Through | our efforts many important reformations have | been effected in the hospital branch of our miti- | tary service. But, while ever ready to point | out defects and cases of negligence in the medi- | cal department of the army, we would be un- faithful to our duty were we not to bear testi- mony to the general zeal and efficiency with whioh the duties of our army surgeons are ful- | filled. We are aware that complaints are con- ! 3 stantiy being made against them through the | newspapers by volunteer surgeons, who chafe | against the rules enforced against their indis- | oriminate interference on the field. The fault | Mos with these gentlemen themselves. Where | there is responsibility there must be strictness, } and the regular army surgeons are justified in | being particular bow they allow their duties to ; be taken out of their hands. What is wanted ‘after every great battle is, not so much sur- | geons te operate—for of these there are generally | sufficient—but assistants, to attend to and dress i wounds. If volunteer surgeons would lav aside Professional etiquette on such oocasions, and lend their aérvices in the way indicated, they ‘Would contribute to save hundreds ef valuable dives. That consideration should be for them @ sufficient reward; seeing that the poor fellows who require their care have risked health and life in their defence. Ovn Sgarorrs.—It will be seen, by our Liver- pool correspondence, that the construction of formidable iron rams for the rebel service is hastily progressing in Liverpool and Glasgow, and that three at least of these dangerous craft are nearly ready to be launched, and by the month of September may be off our coasts. Two of these vessels are being built in Liver- pool by Mr. Laird, and will probably be launched on the 16th instant. They are two hundred and fifty feet long, forty-two feet beam and eighteen feet deep, drawing fifteen feet of water when ready for service, and will have immense speed. They are built of iron, with teakwood backing, and have ten-inch armor, made of plates four anda half inches thick. Thoir rams project eight feet from the bow, and they carry two turrets—a pretty formida- ble display of ‘qualities, it must be admitted. Tho vessel built in Glasgow, and launched by this time probably, is-of the same proportions, and has a projecting horn or ram under the water line four and a half fect long. These important and alarming facts should not be overlooked. They show how persistent- ly and boldly England is giving aid and com- fort to the rebellious States. Probably the recent decision of the Lord Chief Baron of England in the. Alexandra case was designed to cover the future operations of these new rams. The government at Washington, at all events, is now forewarned of the danger to bo anticipated from these rebel engines of de- struction, and it isto be hoped that it will be forearmed also. Every seaport, from Nova Scotia to the Gulf of Mexico, should be instant- ly protected by naval squadrons and by im- proved fortifications; for no one knows at what points these new craft of the enemy may strike. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. " Wasumaron, July 12, 1863, HOSPITABLE TREATMENT OF SHIPWRECKED AMERI- CANS BY THE JAPANESE. * In the month of November last the American bark Chevailto, of New York, while on her yoyage from Hako- dadi to Shanghae, China, struck a sand knoll, stranded, and became a total wreck «bout a hundred miles north- east of Kanagawa. Informition of the occurrence was promptly communicated to the United States Consul at that port, and a stcam gunboat was placed at his disposal by the Japanese government to enable him to proceed to the wreck for the relief and rescue of the crew. On ar. riving at the.scene of the disaster the officers and crew of the Chevalie were-found on shore, having been rescued from the breakers by the natives, who treated them with great kindness. They were lodged in a temple, furnished with an abundance of food and ao ample guard to pro- tect them, On receiving intelligence of this demonstration on the part of the Japanese of their intention to fulfil every treaty obligation, as woll as the obligations of the most enlightoned humanity, the President directed presents to be sent to the principal officers of the gunboat who car- ried our Consul to the wreck ef the Chevalic, and to the authorities of the province in which the disaster took place. These testimonials will shortly be sent to Mr. Pruyn, our Minister resident in Japan, for distribution. ‘They consist of a solid silver speaking trumpet, elegantly and elaborately chased, with marine and our own national omblems, with the inscription, **From the President of the United States of America, In appreciation of courage and humanity ;” two gold chronometers, with Japanese figures, ‘and a double tube marine glass of the best quality, all bearing an toscription similar to that of the trumpet. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE CLERK OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. _ Av. William Thomas Carroll, for twenty years clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, and highly es-- teemed by all who know him, has been taken seriously il, and his recovery is despaired of, THE DRAFT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ‘The enrollment in this district under the conscription law is nearly completed. The reports of nearly ali the sub-districts have been made, and tho others will be ready ina few days. It presente the names of about twenty thousand, and will have been completed in sixteen days, under the supervision of H. A. Sheets, Provost Marshal, who proved his effigiency as an officer in the Peninsular campaign. ‘THE STATE MILITIA AND THE,CONSCPIPTION ACT. An order bas beon issued, which slightly varies from dhe popular impression in reference to the effect of service ‘under « militia call in regard to the draft. By the terms of this order, those who are in service under the recent call for six months’ volunteers, or the call of a State go- vernor for sixty days’ militia service, #f drafted , will be credited upon the three year’s time they are to serve as drafted men, with the time of their service as six month’s volunteers or State militia. They Jare to remain in the organizations in which they are at present serving until such organizations are disbanded, and will then be trausferred to the threo years’ regiments. A repert is to be made in every in- stance to the commanding officer of six months’ volun- teers or militia of the men under his command who may thas be drafted. REPORTS IN REFERENCE TO GENERAL HOOKER’S NEW POSITION. Tt ls stated in military circles that General Hooker is to ‘be appointed to command at Fortress Monroe. PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CONFISCATION ACT IN ALEXANDRIA. nine Duane Confiscation act have been com- in Alexandria, Va., with reference to real estate Delonging to persons now said to be in the rebel service. to New York, in the jooley, Eaq., of New York, Edmund Rice, Fsq., of Min dining saloon. On motion of J. -» nesota, was called to the Chair, and on further motion, H. St. Louis, was appointed Secretary, On the chair the President made some appro. jate remarks complimentary of the energy avd watch. Fina of Capt. Paton and of ‘the magnificence and com. fort of the great ship. On motion of Sanfurd Fleming Esq., of Toronto, seconded by Mr. Ward, of the Bengal ciyil service, India, Resolved, That the passengers who have crossed the lavtic during the present voyage, and who number over thousand persons, deemed it proper that their opin ‘the ship aud its officers should be formally expreas- the benefit of the travelling public. of ir. resolution waa by the read: some very interefting extracts from the rbal of Fleming, in refation to the time occupied town to Cape Race by the Gi rom Queens. practicable) Detween Liverpool and Now York to seven or eight days. , (motion of 3. 3 Forbes, Exq., of Boston , seconded S237, Mr, Massen, » 1% was upauimousiy Resolved, Lhat we bave never seon a ship wh cb com- dined so many good qualities as the Great Fastern. Her deck, nearly seven bundret feet in length, bas never. @orng the |, been wet by ea Or epray. Her has beou 3! and Pyeng aod would have brought us into 4 mach sooner bat for the necessity for constant days of continuous fog wi sun. The entire the commodious seek ee which has fal fe poaiees wonderful case Ww: ‘be turned & Darrow space by means of her double travelling pubiic, and we feel that we should be wanting q a so ae ee ee eae of thi ring exnreunion ‘ to our opinion ef this the melee eand thip afoat. ‘On motion of J, Woolsey, Faq., seconded by Mr. Robin. son, of Manchester, it was unanimously Resolved, That we bereby desire to tender to Captain Falta Paton, commander of the Great Eastern, and his officers our sincere thanks for the constant vigilance, ekil), and caution Sar by bim and them, during a passage rendered difficult by « continuance, for nearly ix days, of fogs and other bad weather; and we Riwer desire to ¢xpres# our appreciation of the attention to our comfort and happiness which, through. out the voyage, all the officers on board have exercised towards us, We ananimously feel that if over we should have jon to cross the Atlantic again, we should in- deod be fortunate iu getting a passage on board the Grea’, Eastern with the present and crew. of Mr. Robinson: — Resolved, That the proceedings of this mootivg be tursished tha vregs for publication. On moUon “IY ©. . Freaks. and Fancies of the Guerillas in Kentucky. Capture of the Louisville and Nash- a) ville Train. i Morgan Regulates the Starting of the Trains to Suit Himself. Our Correspondent’s Experience While in the Hands of the Guerillas The Way He was Stripped of His Personal Effects. NOTHING BUT HIS TOOTHBRUSH LEFT, ke, &., de. Cincanmati, Jane 12, 1663. Morgan’s raid to-night roachod within seven miles of the Ohio fine. Some bridges on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, between Cochrane and Mount Vernon, wore de- ‘ stroyed to-day. ve ‘The rebels alao approached the Indianapolis and Cin- olonati Railroad, near Summan’s, whore ‘they wore met by a regiment of militia and driven back. This, perbaps, was only a small body. The main force appears to be making for Aurora and Lawrenceburg. ay Mr, HE. D. Westfall’s Correspondence. Lousvnas, Ky., July 8, 1863. The Tennessean Campaign—Bragg's Game of Bluff. A temporary cessation of active operations by the “Reserve Corps” Army of the Cumberland, after the cap- ture of Guy’s Gap and Shelbyville, induced your corre- spondent attached to that corps to attempt a hurried trip to this city. The “situation” in, Tennessee when I lett the Army of the Cumberland (Sunday, July 5), was “easily comprehended and muy be bri-fly stated. Shelby- ville, Guy's Gap, Wartrace and Tullahoma, in possession of Rosecrans; the railroad in running order to Wartrace, with prospect of speedy opening to the front at Tulla- homa; Bragg, with his combined force—now asccrtained to be Jess than thirty-five thousand més—fn rapid retreat toward the Tennessee river;,,McCook and Crittenden concentrating on the Winchester pike for a rapid Pursuit, with the whole country morth of Duck river firmly fixed in Union, grasp, Bragg's grand game of bluff, played so successfully against Rosecrans so many months was at last exposed, and I fancied, after the exposure, that Rosecrans’ chances for getting a fight out of nim were extremely slim. Major” ) General Granger had been given the important but in- active command 0° all the troops north of Duck river, and had established his headquarters in Roseerans’ old habi- tation at Murfreesboro. . REPORT OF THE MOVEMENTS OF MORGAN'S FORCES. In official despatches I read the day before leaving Murfreesboro the consoling intelligence that John Morgan, with a force of 4,200 cavalry, had abandoned the neighbor- hood of Carthage, whicn town he had been threatening, ‘and fallen back te Sparta, eyincing a disposition to get home to Brags’s bosum as soon as might be. In Nash- ville, the same day, I listened to the conflicting statement that John had received the management of the Louis- ville. and Nashville Railroad, of which he has 80 often appointed himself superintendent. This was not credited, however, inaxmuch as tho trestle work at Muldraugh's Hill was yet unimpaired, and the wires were iu fine working order to Louisville, Bunday, the 6th inst. , no train came down from Louisville, owing to the scare. ‘RAILROAD ENTHRVRIGK. Om Monday, therefore, the sanguine railroad people at Nashville, discrediting the cry of wolf, made upa passenger and express train, and started it for Louisvillo on time. Your correspondent paid for a seat in that train in accord- acce with the protty stiff tariff of prices on the Louisville und Nashville Railroad, besides contributing liberally, later in the day, to the first instalment of galary for the new superintendent, who proved to be none other than Morgan, Major General, P. A.C. 8. A. As cautious persons had affirmed, Morgan’s manner of controHing the move- ment of trains from @ road side office, by means of the, magnetic telegraph, his ex:veme anxiety fer the safety of all military passengers, and his careful attention wo the fotereste of his employers in the matter of ‘‘extra bag- ago” are beyond all praise, yet 1 would like to give him @ calm and impartial puff—it may beneft him in Indiana, whither he has gone, | bear. THE TRAIN—ERXCITING REPORTS, The train, consisting of two passenger coaches (every seat occupied), a baggage car weil filled, an express car, coptaining, among other valuables, a safe and fifty scven thousand dollars worth of paper money, in charge of messenger, left Nashville at.eeven o’cl ck A. M., and pro- ceeded as as Cave City station, balf way, without mo- Jestation or even anticipation of trouble on the ime. At Cave City conductor Sweeny, in charge of the train, Je.rnod that Morgan hed indeed captured Lebanon the day previous, taking ‘Colonel Hanson, Eightcenth Keutacky, and six bun Prisoners, and was marching toward the railroad, with the apparent intention of cutting it some- whore between Elizabethtown and Lebanon Junction: Perhaps the Muldravgh’s Hill trestle works were to be destroyed. Tel ic communication with Louisville ‘was yet perfect, the conductor resolved to go ahead not cautiously, but swiftly, hoping to run past the rebel column into Louisville before they could advance to the road from Lebanon. At Gaither’s, fifty miles from Louis- ville, eight south of Elizabethtown, breeze blew stronger, and the “litle bird’? sang louder about the rebs in frout of us, who would surely gobbie the train if it proceeded; but’ we heeded them not. A family of strong secession proclivities, accompanied by half a dozen ponderous trunks, got on board the train at Ga- ther’s, and the passengers were more confident than be- fore. They came from the susjected neighborhood, yet ‘were willing to trust six trunk loads of valuables (or safe passage to Louisville; hence many citizens argued “why should not we?’ Two chabby young w: men of the family laughed and prattled villas. DANGHR AIKAD—-RETURN. Between cs bless him) rushed across the field gestilulating furiously with bis hands, 1) ahead. ‘The train was stopped, the’ kind man came up and told ‘us the astounding story that Eliz«bethtown, thice miles aboad, was filled with rebets, his boy bad just come out and warned him, that we ought to get beck as fast as ine Lord wouid let ‘This time, Conductor Sweeny heoded the counsels of Timid men, set the Gaither family aud six trunks off where we stood, ia the wilderness, and rap back fifteen miles at breakneck speed. WE TRY AGAIN—JOUN MORGAN'S STRATROY. Appealing to Louisville for instructions by telegraph ‘was yet practicab.e, sud the conductor did &. He soon received a reply to this effect: ‘all right, come om with your train, no rebs,” slyned “Smith,” which is a name ‘common to Louisville operators, Joba HM. Morgan and vun- dreds of other :nen. On this occ sion It was used by Joun. We found no rebels at Klizabeibtown when we .ame up the seeond time, except the Gaither family and trucks, who Rad cotho on om 5 ovanit ont, tnd bors ciugpehed ones more. We bieck tunnel down over ie great trestle work at Muldraugh’s Hill. at fearful speed, but undisturbed. we picked up, near Le. banon Jupetion, the garrison of a stockade who had been ordered by Genera! Boyle, telegrapliically to ‘+ burn your camp and come oa train to Louisville.” it is perhaps un- necessary to state that Joba Morgan acted as atiorney for jer General ‘le, im siguing that despatch. There were twenty-eight of these suldiors, under command of a Lieutenant, whose name T did not learn. They swelled the number ‘ied tea two hundred, about twenty-five of w ladies. ‘We sTOrrsn, ANP way. Five miles above le Junction, twenty. two miles from agi in the otge of a pleasant little grove, the train was stopped by two cross tien placed across the track, the muzzle of a twelve, apap! og Ce tue thes directly in the Of the eugive driver, who was « fearless man The whole we ye backed Lue of graybacks 1ing i atutxpcetatom cn their horees 10 a semi circle which exte.ded from the front of the train more than half a mile to the right, Another large cotumn could be sees in the twilight coming dowe the road at right angles to the train and filing into tinea quarter of a mile away. The net fally predate gS A she 10 twelve-pounder ¥ i Of bis locomotive by the train Prarie y, Bon to shot of stop. LOOK URYORR YOU LRAP,—MIRPL.ACED The stockade guard who were im tho car did nos realize their situation. Opening the oppesite. the rebel lino *they leaped to the gronmd ae@ commenced firing. Their relative force being as tw: to five thousand, it was clearly a onse of mi confidence in. their ability. TUR PAGENGRRS realized their situation. as soow as the @ring commenacd Bullets whistled over, fb, under and beside the cars, and the cries aod # were terrible; the rebels. closing around the cars, wns and shooting at the now retreating stoskaders. uparmed passengers sougbs the 4 Of the oowehes for safety, and grovelnd abous in the aisles aid Beneath the seats ina wrivgiing, trem~ Diing, seottuag mans, for the night was offensively warm, and the musketry fring hot. Hesitavg & moment to destroy my watch secrete my “puree”? im tay , ae Tad feon others fast tw do, i feumd, when | ame to lie down, that tho floor was wore than occu pied. I selected a fat and shivering Nashville Jew, who ‘was muttering to himself that he had ‘no monish’’ nor Sanydings else,” and reclined upon him wil we were aroused 8 ferocious i, crouching along the aisle, ‘an io hand, and pointed ' town | ms fanks, got Out of this, ' "Bversbody @ heartily, flouting the idea of gue- Garthers aud Elizabethtown, an honest maa