The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BHNNETT, EDITOR AND PHOPRIELOR OFsICB K. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. ‘TREMS cosh tn advance Money sent py malt will be pithe risk of the gender. None but bank vills curreus in | Now York taken THE DAILY HERALD, Tangs ceats por copy. THE WECKLY BERALD, every Saturday, at Fivs cont [per copy. Annual gudsoription price — J Oae 5 Postage five cents per copy for three months. Apy larger number. addressed to names of subscribers, @l SOcach An extra copy will be eeui t every olub of en. Twenty copies, to one address, one year, $35, and @oy largor number at same price. An extra copy will be ent to clubs of twenty. These rales make the WaRKLC Biman the cheapest publication in ‘he country. The Euaorsam Eomon, every Wednesday, at Five ceuts (Per copy; 6% per annum to any part of Great Britain, ‘ec G6 to any part of the Continent, both to include postage ‘The Catiwoania Eprtion, ou the 3d, 13th and 234 of each month, at Scx conts per copy, or $8 per annum. | lost. | der of Mr. Richardson, but declined to surrender AdvuatwszmeNTs, to a limited number, will be iuserted ‘$nwne Wesciy Hematp, aod in the European aud Caliior ‘Bia Editions. VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing import at news, solicited from any quarter of the world; if used, wili bo liberally paid for. gg- Our ForuicN Cor- BARPOMDENTS ABE PARTIOULARLY REQUESTED TO SKAL ALI. LET: ‘TRRS AND PACKAGES GENT UB. NO NOTICE taken of anovymous correspondence. We G0 not retura rejected communications Velame XXVIII. —————— AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tax Doxe’s Morto. WINTER GARDEN, NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—MontE Cxiso— Boog Diawowo—Kive's Gagpemen. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSSUM. Broadway. —Livisc ‘Toke OaTs—Onang Ovtanc—Aviomatos Waiter, £0.. at Bil hours Ravragive, Tax Reewowate—Borixe it Ox.— Afternoon and Bvening. WOOD'S MINSTREL BALL. 516 Broadwar.—Remortax Sonos, ry Danous. &£0.—Target Bxounsion ano Panonam. @y tau Nowra Rives. NEW IDEA THEATRE. 485 Broadway.—Tue Westerx Oovar NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 8 B: ee Cumoerurs ano Leorones. from 9 A, MUN IO Ee OPERA HOUSE. Brooklyn.—Ermoriux JURLESQUES, BC. Eones. Dances, Bi Rew York, Wednesday, August 5, 1863 ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advortisemonts for the Weunuy Hera.p must be hand. 4 in before ten o'clock every Weduesday evening. ite @irculation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, Morchants, manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the Country is increasing very rapidly. Advertisements in- Gertod in tho Wxaa.y Harato will thus be seen by a large Portion of the active and energetic people of the United States THE SITUATION. ‘The latest accounts from the Army of the Poto- mac state (hat the enemy sent a reconaocitering Party towards the Rappahannock, near Kelly's Ford, on Monday, probably to ascertain our Gteength, but they were driven back. It is not thought that up to this time Lee nas re- Oeived many reinforcements from Richmond, but that heavy supplies have been sent to Fredericks- burg. Guerilla parties continue to scour the voun‘ry seuth of the Ocaquan, between the Rap- Pahannock and the Potomac. A force of the ene- by's cavalry, with artillery, attacked General Buford's pickets yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, and drove them back about s mile, when the General went forward with the First brigade of hia division, under Colonel Chapman, and the Second, under General Merrill, and drove them back beyond Brandy Station, establishing our picket lines for the night one-half mile further out than before. Our war correspondents give some interesting intelligence of the proceedings of General Meade's army, which it ia unnecessary to repeat here. The expedition of Colonel Spear's cavalry to Jackson, N.C., has proved most successful. He made « fine charge on the rebels who were en- sconced there, capturing seventy prisoners, one hundred horses and sixty bales of cotton. Our correspondents at Charleston and the ac- Counts of the rebel papers give us in detail a very important statement of the progress of affairs there up to the 3iet ult. A very fine map in another column gives a bird's eye view of the @cene of military and naval operations going on in the harbor of Charleston—the batteries, gun- boats, camps and general defences of the chan- nel. By a despatch from Memphis yesterday we learn that Colenel Hatch has driven Richardson's band @f guerillas, one thousand strong, down into Mis- siassippi, and haa turned his attention to General Pillow's forces, which are in the neighborhood of Paris, Tennessee. Pillow is reported to have Broased the viver at Paria on Sunday last with six Regiments. A sea. reports that nearly haif of the Alabamia is i: Geagy’s army have deserted, taking their arms, and ave in the mountains refusing, to go back. We publish to-day some additional news from our Bermuda exchanges relative to the operations of Southera privateers in the West India isiands, aad mere especially in the port of Bermuda, which, in fact, ia now surpassing Nassaa as the entrepot of secession munitions of war and the haven of rest for blockade ranners, There are seldom less than half a dozen rebel yossels in port there, and ‘the acts of their crews while on shore are reported to be as disgraceful as anything that has ever oc- curred in the olden times of piracy. The Florida, after ber last cruise, which brought her within fifty miles of New York, suiled for Bermuda, and ‘was there received with much joy and gladness, as we have fully detailed elsewhere. We are, however, happy to learn that federal cruisers ‘were on her track and that her career will possibly be brought to an early close. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. fa the Court General Sessions yesterday a panel of tweatyUrand Jarors was swora, of which Mr. Hagh Auchincloss was appointed foreman. Recorder Hoffman, in charging the Grand Jary, Golivered an able and elaborate address, princi- pally confined to explaining the causes wich led to tho late riots in this city, and the duties devolv- fing oo Graod Jurors when called upon to take poguisauce of such unlawful proceedings, Duripa NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1883, | the afternoon the Grand Jury brought in eighteen indictments against parties who have been arrest- ed for taking part in the late disturbances. The | trials will commence this morning at ten o'cloo! Accounts from Hong Kong, via San Francisco, | state that-a terrible earthquake visited Manila on the 3d of June, ruining half the city, damaging every building in it. Two thousand lives were | Late advices from Japan state that the govern- ment had paid $400,000 as indemnity for the muar- the murderers, Between five and six o’clock on Monday evening a heavy squall of wind arose in Harlem, Mott Haven and different parts of Westchester county, which did some damage to fruit trees, corn crops, &e. ‘The roof of the Harlem depot, at 129th street, was completely blown off, without, how- ever, any damage to life or limb. The flagstaff on South Brother Island, near Hell Gate, was blown down, and a schooner at work at the frigate Haz- zar, opposite Port Morris, had one of her masts taken away. The blow, which lasted but a few minutes, was accompanied by a heavy shower of hail, The damage, in addition to what has already been stated, is not of any great consequence. The Northwestern Sanitary Commission desires the churches in the Western States to take up col- lections on the President’s Thanksgiving ‘day for the benefit of the military hospitals. The democracy of Wisconsin will hold their State Convention to-day, in Madison. ‘The Republican State Convention of Pennsylva- nia, which was to-have met on the Ist of July, but Was postponed on account of the rebel invasion, will assemble to-day in Pittsburg. Candidates for Governor and Judge of the Supreme Court are to be nominated. It was announced in April last that Gov. Curtin would not be a candidate for re- election, in consequence of having received a pro- mise from the government of a foreign position. Since that time, however, nothing has transpired to give color to the*report. ‘Ths prominent can- didates before the Convention for Governor will be Andrew G. Curtin, John Covode and Mr. Moo:- head. It is thought there will be another drawing in Massachusetts for conscripts, as not one in five, comes up to the soldier’s standard. Only eight hundred men have thus far been taken to camp, and a number of these have already managed to get away. ‘The stock market opened weak yesterday, but closed very strong, with an active and Duoyunt market. Cold rose to 128%, closiag at 1273;. Exchange was 141); a 142. Money was vory casy ; cail loans, 5 a 6 per cent. Cotton” was decidedly brisker and firmer yesterday. ‘There was more doing in breadstaffs and provisions, at generally better prices. Sugars, tallow, hay and Ken- tuoky tobacco wero in good request. Leather was salea- ble and ateady, Wool aud whiskey were atiracting more, attention. Freights were dull and heavy. ‘here were uo remarkable changes in the market .or other articles. ‘The market for beef cattle bas ruled dull and beavy this week, and with enormous receipts prices have de- clined tully three-quarters of a cent per pound. The whole range averaged 6c. a 1lc., but only a fow sold at either extreme—the bulk of the offeriuge being common, which sold at 9c. a9);c. per pound. Mileh cows weve dull at $25, $40 a $50. Veals were nlenty, dull and rather lower; prices ranged from 4!¢c., 7c , 7150. @ 8c.—the Jatter an extreme price, Sheep and lambs were in mo. derate demand, and prices were rather lower; 5c. a 5350. jor sheep and 7c. a 8c. for lambs were the average prices. Swine were in more moderate supply, but, though the weather was excessively warm, (ull prices wore realized; corn fed brought from 51{c. a §%c., and stillfed 4\c. a Se. The total receipts were 5,485 beoves, 137 cows, 1,006 veals, 16,933 sheep and lambs, and 9,750 swine. Movements of Le Army—Signs of Another Sanguinary Campaign. Our readers will remember that early in Au- gust last General Pope’s army pushed forward | to Culpepper Court House, and thence to Cedar’ Mountain, where the advanced columu of Gene- ral Banks had a severe engagement with the outlying rebel army of Stonewall Jackson; that after this battle Jackson retired, and was pur- sued by our forces to the Rapidan river, but that there, making the important discovery that the whole rebel army from Richmond was close upon him, General Pope wheeled about, | and, rapidly retreating across the north fork | of the Rappabannock, near Warrenton, there rashly undertook, with some forty thousand men, to resist the army of Lee, over a hun- dred thousand strong. Remembering these facts, and the disasters to General Pope’s army which followed, the reader will agree with us that it would be something very remarkable if it should appear that, at the beginning of the present month of August, the advanced forces of our army have again been brought to ‘a halt upon the Rapidan, in consequence of the pre- sence there of the whole army of Lee, strongly reinforced, and in readiness for battle. But, from certain information in our pos- session, we have reason to believe that General Lee bas come to a stand on the south bank of the Rapidan; that, having been rein- forced to a considerable extent from Richmond, he has halted and faced about to give battle to hie pursuers; and that, if he is not shortly ac- commodated with a fight upon his own ground, he will most probably reassume the offensive himself, and attempt once more bis Bull run, Washington and Maryland campaign of last summer. Without assuming to know anything of the present position of General Meade’s army, we learn that it had been resting for several days some distance this side of the | Rapidan, and was still resting, and that when it would move forward again was a very doubtiul matter. Indeed, the idea bas been promulgated from sources supposed to be seml-official that the public need not anticipate any very active military operations in Virginia for some considerable time to come. Assuming, then, that General Meade’s pur- suit of the rebel army has beea suspended, we cannot avoid inquiring what for? where is the difficulty! and where lies the responsibility? We are assured that the army of General Meade, full of confidence and enthusiasm, is eager to go forward and bring the enemy to a decisive engagement, and we ai ured that General Meade himself is anxioys to repair his mistake of too much caution at Williamsport. Where, then, is the difficulty? Where else can it be but at Washington? Considering the re- | ductions which have been made in General | Monde’s forces since the battles of Gettysburg, | and considering the reports received of the | | heavy reinforcements sent up to Lee and of his | offensive designs, we suspect that our Cabinet | bas been frightened by Jeff. Davis into another pamie of anxiety for the safety of Washington, | and that General Meade is accordingly held within a safe protecting distance. This solution of his present masterly inac- | tivity we believe to be true, althoagh it betrays a “meat lame and impotent conclusion.” Why should there be‘any such delay for want of troops, when another eall, say for sixty days’ service, upon the organized State militia of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, would furnish reinforcements to General Meade, trained, armed, equipped and ready for action, to the extent of fifty thoa- sand men inside of twenty days? In view of the forces, regulars and milftia, lately withdrawa from the Army of the Rotomec, it may be prudent to pause in the pursuit of General Lee; but if the speedy suppression of the rebellion be the object of the administra- tion we cannot understand why the milftia forces indicated should not be brought at once again into active service. By the slow process of the federal: draft, General Meade may be found still waiting for reinforcements, while Lee, with his army increased to a huadred and fifty thousand mea, under the sweeping and relentless conscription of Jeff. Davia, may again be marching northward, and with the resistless force of hunger and despair. The true policy of the administration is to give no time to Jeff. Davis to bring in, either from his conscription or from the fragments of the late armies of Bragg and Johnston, any con- siderable reinforcements to General Lee. In a word, President Lincoln, it it can be done, should utterly break up and demolish the army of Lee while yet it is weak, crippled aud demoralized from its recent damaging defeats and its exhausting retreat of over two hundred miles from Gettysburg ; and this can be done without difficulty by bringing out or- ganized Northern militia again to the rescue, Not only, indeed, can Lee’s army thus be de- molished, but an opportunity can be gained for shipping off to Charleston a body of vete- ran volunteers that will enable General Gill- more to clean eut that hotbed of the rebellion within a week from the demand which he may theu feet justified in making for an immediate and unconditional capitulation. In the meantime we should say, if Lee bas been reinforced, while our opposing army bas been too much reduced to justify at present a further advance, let it be recalled in season to Manassas Junction, and there be fortified, until sufficiently strengthened to move irresistibly “onward to Richmond.” Let the adminisiva- tion, at all events, avoid every risk of another campaign like that of General Pope. York Heratd and Our City Politics. {tis our misfortune, in common with atl other good people, to be continually misrepresented and misunderstood. Particularly is this state- ment true of onr course in relation to city poli- tics. The majority of our politicians are cither too unintelligent to comprehend the Herann or too unprincipled and prejudiced to’ do us justice. They do nothing themselves without an eye upon some job or other, and they can- i not understand how any one else can be honest and independent. They are always attached to some one party, sustaining it whether it be right or wrong, and finding their reward in the spoils of office; and they are totally incapable of appreciating a journalist whose sole rule of action is to defend the right and to attack the wrong, no matier what party livery the righteous or the evil doers may chance to wear. The Heratn has been following this rule for about a quarter of a century. and a few poli- ticians at last begin to adopt onr idea. We fondly hope, in the course of another century or so, to convert the remainder of these | political sinners, and transform this country into a perfect political paradise. Last week a certain newspaper, supported | by some of our cily politicians. took occasion to | comment upon one of onr recent articles, and | began by a flaming announcement that the | Herat had at last done justice to the con- | servatism of Tammany Hail. We trust that we | have always done justice to Tammany Hall, | and to Mozart Hall, and to A. Oakey Hall, and | to all the other Halls. The newspaper which could announce so well known a fact with such a flourish of trumpets ought to devote a por- | tion of ite space this week to proving that the | sun rises once every day. But, then, the arti- cle goes on to insinuate that our doing justice to Tammany Halt is, in fact, equivalent to our joining the Tammany Hall party, and becoming the Tammany Hal! hand or- gan. There is just the usual mistake of these crack-brained politicians. They seem to argue the matter somewhat in this way: “The Heratp supporta us while we are right, and consequently the Heraio will sup- port us when we are wrong. Hurah! The | Henao is our organ!” We really do not see this conclusion, and if these politicians live long enough they will doubtless discover that their logic is more comforting than correct. The Heraty is for any party which is right, and against any party which is wrong. Be virtuous, and you will always be sure of the Herun’s support. The weekly paper to which we allude talks to us about Tammany Hall as if it were the grandmother of that venerable institution, in- stead of being a mere suckling, kept alive by political pap. It is a bad thing for a nursing newspaper to be so precocious and try to bab- ble about things which it does not understand. We require no instructions in regard to the past history of Tammany Hall. When the Heratn took the lead of the conservative masses, two years ago, the Tammany party had the good sense to fellow in our wake. During this war Tammany Hall has drifted along with the conservative party, standing steadily by the government, and having very little to say, but saying that little well. The consequence is that Tammany Hall is now right on the great national questions. Being so, why should we not sustain this old organization? Mozart Hall is totally wrong. The other copperheads are totally wrong. The niggerheads are totally wrong. In this state of the case, why should the Hera sustain Mozart, or the copperheads or the niggerbeads, who are all working to- gether to ruin the country? Mozart Hall has its Daily News. The copperheads have their Yorld. The niggerheads are happy in the possession of the Tribune, the Times and the Post. These Epbraims are joined to their dirty little idols, and we propose to obey the Scrip. tural injunction, and let them alone. As fort Tammany Hall, that is entirely another affair. Prudence and good fertune have kept the Tam many politicians right so far, and will, we hope, keep them right in the future. If so, we shall | of course assist them. If not, we shall of course oppose them Before making any either way we must know what tl to do, whom they are going to ate, and ali about it, We shall be guided not by the party, but by principles. We belong to no party, except the party of patriotism, honesty, enterprise and conservatism. It is impossible, therefore, to read us out of any party, and it will be fonnd quite as impossible to read us into any party against our will. We know our power, and have bad experience enough to know how to use it, as the developments of the past and the coming years will abundantly prove. Politicians of all cliques and factions ‘will please take notice of these facts, and thus The New niger European Movements tn Amerie: Three of the great European Powers—Eng- land, France and Spain—appear to be acting as if with one mind to obtain new, recover old and secure existing footholds on the Ame- rican continent; and, as our internal troubles have offered to them the most favorable oppor- tunity, they have taken advantage of it to carry out, a8 far as circumstances will admit, their respective views. Thus we find England ac- tively employed in developing the resources of Canada, so as, if possible, to divert to the British provinces the trade of the Northwest; France seizing upon Mexico as the great step to her obtaining control of the trade of the Pacific, and Spain repossessing herself of Dominica and hankering after a share in the spoils of Mexico. At present the designs of these Kuropean Powers seem to be having a fair measure of suo- cess; but they are as yet very far from being realized. Man proposes, God disposes; and it can hardly be within the views of Providence to restore an order of things that has been already condemaed, and, for the most part, wiped out. For Vranoce, England and Spain to resume their former influence on this continent is as impos- sible as it would be to send back society to the manners of the Middle Ages. A late article in the British American Maqa- zine advocates the establishment of a monarchy in British North America, just as Louis Napo- leon has ordained, through the Council ef No- tables, the establishment of an empire in Mexico. The coincidence is remarkable. So, too, is the argument in support of the Canadian scheme. One of its leadivg features is that Canada is fast drifting into republicaniam, and that, to prevent it, the current must be turned towards monarchism. It is confessed that Canada bas been for sometime drawing nearer to New York and Washington and further from England, and that, “had the Union retained its cenirality, it would have drawn these sepa- rated colonies with irresistible force toward itself.” The conclusion, therefore, is that the whole of Brilish America, from the Atiantic to the Rocky Mountains, should form a nation, and ask the Queena to give it one of her descendants for a sovereign. And there is no time to be lost in doing this; for the article concedes that the monarchial principle has but a very feeble hold on a large portion of the Cansdian population, to whom monarchy is at bes! an abstraction, almost a wyth. Recent debates in the English Parliament have touched this Canadian question. More than a year ago the British authorities dis- tiactly announced that if the United States were to invade Canada England could not think of defending ber, The people, would have to take care of themselves. This was re- ferred to in the House of Lords on the 20th of July, wien Karl Granville, in reply to a ques- tion whether any ateps had been iaken to raise # militia in Canada, exprossed his regret that he could not give a satisfactory anawer. The Canadian Pariiameat had only authorized the raising of teu thousand militia, and, although the government had accepted twenty-five thou- sand volunieers, it had refused, from motives of fatse econom , the offer of twenty-five thou- sand more. The inference was that the Cana- dian authori'‘es did not aypreciate the wisdom of raising an army io prevent the annexation of their provinces to the United States, and that, as it was the British government alone which had any interest in preventing such annexation, it should provide the army and the ways aad means for the purpose. . too, in the Brilish Parliament, the aid of the government las been petitioned for in the opening of a canal between Lake Erie and the river Ottawa, o as to divert trade from Ainevi- can chanaels, and the under Secrotary of State has just intormed the House of Commons that the government designed, in accordance with the precedents furnished in the United States, to grant a million acres of the public lands in aid of 4 telegraph enterprise to British Colum- bia. We know, also, the efforts that have been made to build a railroad to the Pacific through itish territory, and now we see that the Cana- dian papers, in encouragement of that idea, have discovered another great gold region some few bundred miles west of Lake Superior, lying | on the east side of the great baain of Lake Winnipeg. ‘These facts illustrate the part which Kagtand is taking in the great movement to fix and re- establish European influence on this continent. We have iittie upprehension as to the result, The effort to establish a monarchical form of government will be no more successful int Canada than in Mexico. In due time both these countries will find their our republican system. The trade of the continent cannot be diverted from its regu- lar existing channels. telegraph line to the Pacitic, and the building of a great Pacific Railroad is in progress, the first link of which, from Leavenworth te Law- rence, in Kansas, will probably be in operation this winter. ‘The part which France is taking in the move- ment has been seen in her recent doings in Mexico. Priding herself on being distinctively a military nation, she bas set about performing her rolein a way suitable to her tastes. Now that she has conquered Mexico, she will proba- | bly seek te utilive that conquest by opening up railroads and other ways of communication be- tween the mining regions and some of the Pa- cific ports, and may strive for the great prize of the Pacific trade by opening a canal | across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in disregard of the fact that a charter for that purpose is now owned by American and Engtish capi- talists. Spain is only withheld by a consoiousness of ber weakness from making a similar bold stroke in South America, as she has already done in Dominica. She made a rush into Mexico, hoist- ed the Castilian flag over Vera Cruz before the Knglish or French feet had time to come up, en backed ont when she found that the Mexi- van throne wee intended for an Austrian Instead Bourbon prince, and is now very anxions to into the pie. [t is not to tee mild: Sor Spain does not represent progres tlightenment backwardness and ignorance. We have no ob- jection to see England and France developing the material resources of Canada and Mexico. In fact, we rather admire the generosity of their acts; for they must be conscious that it is not for themselves they work, but for the great American republic, of which this government will be the central point. Canada is not roy- alist, but repeblican. Mexico is not French, bat America; and the West India islands be- long naturally and geographically, not to the wl oe but save themselves much anxiety at preseat and | Baropesn, but to the American system. By Bauch disappointmogt Ja he (ubuze, od bye all hia will be ado olga natural places in | We have already a | Tux Caxvatier Founer m His Gsonr.—A | other ia favor of Licutenant T. Aflen for two ttundred Washington despatch informs us that the | 4% aimoty dollars, and ous chock of Paymaster 1. P Chevalier Forney has opened a new office for his Washington Chronicle, This is indeed won- derful news. Also that a collation was served, and that speeches were made advocating the arming of negroes. The country will be greatly interested at this intelligence. Also that the celebration was attended by the Pre- sident, the Secretary of State, the Seoretary of the Navy, several generals and many heads of bureaus. Why President Linooln, Secretary Seward, Seoretary Welles and other dignitaries should assist at the inauguration of a new office for a petty paper which is never seen out of Washington, and never read even there, it is difficult to understand. Perhaps it was to give public evidence of the fact ¢hat Forney’s paper is entirely supported by the United States Trea- sury, and is, consequently, a bastard sort of goveromont institution. It is very singular tliat these poor rural editors cannot spend a few dollars in improving their papera without making such a tremendous fuss about it. Why, when we expend fifty or one hundred thousand dollars upon the Hersio the only way the public kaow of it is by the superior quickness with which we obtain the news, and the supe- rior manner in which we place it before our readers. That is just the differenee between the metropolitan and the rural journalists. Such fellows as Forney cannot spend a few bandred dollars upon their papers without giving a dia- ner and inviting the President, while we expend a larger sum every day and say nothing about it. Weare astonished, however, that Lincotn, Seward and Welles should so openly recognize Forney’s position towards them. The Chevalier Forney is one of those editors who spend their days in begging for Treasury pap and their nights in barrooms, and they may be succinctly described as the drunken litterateurs of a drunken age. {f Lincoln, who is a charitable gentleman, chooses to give Forney cold vic- tuats and half empty bottles, well and good ; but why should the President call upon his Seavenger and dine upon some of the scraps of his own broken meats? Gentlemen do not follow up their charities in that style here in this civilized section of the country. No doubt, however, the rules of etiquette and the usages of society are very different in Wash- ington. A queer world this. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasmncton, August 4, 1868. GXNBKAL GRANT'S OFFICIAL REVORT OF THE OPERA- TIONS AT VICKSBURG. ‘Tho offtuia’ report of Goverat Grant's operations at Vicksburg reached here on Thursday last. It iseaid tobe ‘one of the most interesting reports ever madeto the headquarters of the army. A copy was immodiately Prepared for publication, in order to gratify the public aaxioty for the details of the splendid achievement which contributed go dargoly ia giving to the country onoe more the free navigation ef the Mississippi. This . publication was, however, suppreszed, on the ground that such docu- meuts should rat appear in tho Army aud Navy Official Garelte, the last number of which, iesued to-day, does nat contain the report. The public must, therefore, wait for this interesting intelligence of a campaign which was ended just a mooth ago until the conveniouce of the ad- vertising medium of the Gazette wiil permit its pudlicatioa. DEPRRDATIONS OF MOSBY'S GUERILLAS. Mosby's guerillas continue their depredations upon army and sutiors’ trains bot ween Washington aud War. Trenton, and ‘capture ainost daily wagsns loaded with valuable goods. Last Friday a portion of the gang, under Captain Stringfellow, captured seven wagons ai ixtoen horses near Gaivesville. The guerillas rifled tue pockets of their exptives, after which the prisoners were hurried- ty marched through Ball Rua Mountains to the guerilia reudervous beyond. Yesterday agang mado a descent upon Annandale, a few miley out of Alexandria, capturing horses, mules aud a number of prisoners. ‘The wagons of the train were destroyed. Mosby has already captured property to the value of a miliiou of dollars, and new bas guarded ia the mountains nearly a haudred prisoners, composed of autlers and their cierks. Mr. Sweeiser, army purveyor, has been captured three times, and lost by the gueritias over seven thousand dotiars. Another parvoyor, Mr. Biddle, hag lost six thousand dollars. ‘fhe guerillas aispese of their plunder at most exorbitant rates, selling felt hats at twenty dollars a piece and liquors at fabulous prices. Boots are sold at from thirty to fifty doliars a pair. It ts impossible to oheck these raids with the small force of cavatry this side of Warrentou, The guerillas are familiar with every path in Fairfax aud Loudon coua- ties, and are able to escape from ali parties seat in pur suit of thom. Nothing lesa than a force suiMeientty large to scour the whole country this side of Bull Rua Moun. taios will avail anything towards terminating these an- noying visitations, Their continuance is a stigma upon our arms, and it is (0 be hoped that tue necessary steps for ridding us df these thieves wili be promptly initiated, THE INTRRNAL REVENUE RRCKIPTS, Nearly @ year has gone past since the Internal Tex law ‘went into effect, bul the return for no month shows half Of the receipts that were estimated for. Instead of got- ting one hundred and fifty millions a year, there is but little prospect that half that sam will be reached. It is knowa officially that the returns of property, incomes, &c, &c., bave not always veen made by citizens, | and tue weed of further legisiation im the | premises is suggested. The deficit, however, in this species of revenue will be largely made up by payments made (or exemptions from military service. The amount of this will be enormous—perhaps fifty millions of dollars, if the example of Thaddeus Stevens’ covstituente is to prevail. Mutual insurance companies have been formed in some of the departinents, for the purpose of supplying substitutes for such employes as may be drafted. THR DEMAND NOTSS. Great difficaity is experienced by the Treasury De- partment in retiring the iast demand notes, of which there are still Millions outstandiag. It is believed that the | imeue of jes will mot only induce the holders of de- mand votes to allow them to be retired, but will also Prove & great commercial comvenience, and be ove step ane gradual approach to a resumption of specie pay- THE DRAFT IN WASHINGTON. ‘The draft in this city was continued to-day, the lists in the sub-distriets comprising the Third and Fourth wards ‘being drawn. There wee a numerous attendance of the citizens, and the proceedivgs were of the same character ag yesterday. Inthe Third ward five hundred and two white and one hundred and five colored men were drawn. ‘Two of the enrolling officers and a clerk of the Enrolment Board were taken, and two ef the City Coun. cH. Im the Fourth ward seven hundred aad thirty-six white and sixty colored names were drawn. " Charles H. Utermohie, Alderman from ‘ais ward, and two operators and a clerk of the American Telegraph Company were drawn. The Independent tele. graph line eseaped. Eight employes of the Chromicle, two of the Republican, and two from the Star newpaper, were drawn. To-morrow the drawing for the remaining three wards of the city will take place, and on Friday the draft will be comploted by the drawing for Georgetown and the connty. Everything hag passed off quietly and pleasant. | ly. no disposition being menifested to complain of the fairness and jusinees of the conscription \ party of dratted menattempled yesterday to escape | trom the city, but were apprehended as deserters. Juage Advocate Holt bas given the opinion that pay. masters clerks are not found in the list of exempted oinases. They ewatain, it is trae, a certain relation to the | military service, as do pas masters and others whe receive ‘a ration daily as a part of their allowance, but they are not #0 far in the serviee as to be liable, to the feld duty for which the national forces aro drafted; and they should pot, therefore, by reason of their position be permitted to escape that liability should the chances of the draft impose it npea them. MATL BOBSERY LX THE ARMY OF THE roToMac. ‘Tho Treasury Department received by telegraph to.day faformation of a mail robbery last night in the Army of (tm Potomac. Among the valuables stolen were two checks of Paymaster R.8. Webb—ane ia favor of George ©. Hanex Cor ane pupéred eed eacentemn, | Elizebeth Corcoran, wife of General Michael Sohneon, in favor of Lieutenant J. Jonneon, for four dot- lare. ‘The preseutation of these cheeks may lead to the Gotection of the thieves. THe aumy. Theodore H. Allen, of Philadelphia, has been appotmted Assistant Commissary of Subsistenc®, with the rank of Captain, and assigned to duty at Conoral Meade’s head- quarters. His predecessor, Captain Come, is made Ag: sistant Chie! Commissary of the Army of the Potomas, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS OF WAR. Stxty rebet prisovers, captured in tho recent cavalry Feeonnoissance beyond the Rappahannock, arrived here: to-day. DEATH OF COLONEL WILLIAM GRANDIN. ‘The death, from exposure to the sun, of Colonel Wittiags- Grandin, is announced. He was formerly of the United! States Army, and for years past has held various positions~ in the civil service bere. He was found dead to his bed this morning. fle was appointed cadet at West Point by Mr. Vad Burea, and bie reiatives reside in the Btate of New York. ARRIVAL OF THE PRIVE STEAMER NEPTONS. ‘Tho prize steamer Neptune, enptured off Charteston, ar rived here last night. She wilt be immediately Gtted ous and despatched to the blockading fleet. Hor form ie quite symmetrical, and her apoed will render her a valu- able acquisition to our naval (orce. CAPTURE OF REBEL PSIZES. ‘The United States bark Restless recently captured om the Florida coast the echoonor Ann, of Nassau, ende sloop without « uame, both loade1 with cotton. These ‘vessels wore attempting to run the blockade. AOTIVITY AT THE MAVY YARD. ‘The Navy Yura wharves are crowded with steamers undergoing repairs. The gunboats Lesile, Dragon, Tutip, Ella, King Philip, Utah and Anacostia, and the mortar boat Bacon, are all laid up, though most of them wilt be ready for sea in a (ow days. APFALRS ON THR FOTOMAD, Affaire on the Potomac remain quiet. TUGBOATS WANTED, ‘The Navy Department is in want of small low pressure fron screw tugs. Price, age of the bost and full desortp- tions, ehould be forwarded. DISMISSED THE SERVIOR. Acting Master John 0. Ormond bes been dismissed from, the navy. THE APPOINTMENT OF SUROZONS. Applicants for appolatment as acting assistant surgeons fa the navy must be under thirty years of age, instead of over thirty, as tooorrectly printed a few days ago. AN ANNUITY FOR PRESIDENT LORD. Toformation bas been received bere from New Hamp- shire thata large eum is being raised there for the pur- pose of settling a handsome annuity upos President Lord, of Dartmouth College, whose abolition malignity hee drives bim from the position that he bas graced for nearig: (wo generations. PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND HIS SALARY. Tt {6 6tated that President Lincola, from patriotic com- Giderations, bas declined to receive bis salary in greea- backs fora yoar past. Mr. Van Buren, at the close of bi term, drew hig one hundred thousand ia gokiat ons swoop. TH POTOMAC AQUEDUCT. It is now stated that the distributing reservoir of the Potomac acqueduct cannot be fluished this season, aad the water of the Potomac will not be admitted to the city chis year. APPOINTMENT. Heary H. Ce Puy has boon appointed Indian Agoat for the Upper Missourt and adjaceut country. ABLIVAL OF THE MAYOR OF PORTSMOUTH, VA. The Mayor of Vortsmouth, Va., accompanied by Mr. Prumme!, member elect of the Logisiature of West Vir- ginia, bas reached Washington on business connected with the recent conthot of authority between General Negiee aad the municipal Councits, THE TURF. Sarstoca, Auguat 4, 1863. The races to-day were numereusiy attended, and pro- duced some excellent contests. ‘The first race was for the proprietors purse of taree hundred dollars, mile heats, and had five atartora, viz: Captaio Moore’s Ringgold Olly was firet favorite and Joke Morgan second. Thé latter won the first and third heats fa 1:31 and 1:30, thus winning the race. The Riaggold filly won the second heat in 1:32. ‘The second race was a handicap two mile aad a half dash, forty doilars entrauce, with four handred added. Fivo out of the six horses entered started. Sevoo Oaks war the wianer, beating Punch, second; Dangerous, third; Bea West, fourth, and Observer, Afth. Time—3:56X. ‘The foliowing is a summary :— Saratoga Raoss—Saconp Dar—Angust 4.—The race, tor mile beats:— ecanm ernene Cr rd cap. P. «. Buek’s Seven Oaks, 4 years. 85 Ibs. . W. H. Stroug’s Puoch, 4 years, 90 los. W. Morris’ Dangerous, 4 years, 95 Ibs. . Geo. Wilkes’ Ben West, 5 years, 105 Ibs.. D, Muiligan's Observer , 5 years, 85 I ¥, Morris’ Reporter, 5 years, 114 Ibs. Time—3.56.. Military Affairs. COMPLIMENT TO GRNSTAL ABNER DOUsLBDAT— DINNER AT DELMONIOO'S, Some of the friends and admirers of General Abuer Doubleday, who, it will Be remembered, was conaccted with General Andergon in the defence of Fort Sumter at the outbreak of the rebetiion, entertained that officer at a dinner last Mouday evening at Delmonico’s. After par- taking with due spirit the wines and vieods, which were unexceptionabie, several speeches were mado, aud among the orators were Wm. 0. Bryant (who presided), Rev. Dr. Tyug, Rev. Dr. Hagany, Issac , Rov. Mr. King, Horace Greeley and the guest of the evening, Gone. ral Doubleday. THE INVALID COMPS. Two companies of the Invalid Corps, numbering aoout two hundred men, with arma, arrived in this city yester- day morning from the Army of the Votomac. The Invailé Corps forming at this depot numbers now seven hundred mea. it is understood that the Fort Sobuyler garrigon will soon be sent to the field, and the requisite Bumber of invalids take their places. Ctey Intelligence. Tammany Hatt.—At the reguiar meeting of the Tam. many Society, on Taesday evening, an election wan held for Grand Sachem, as successor to Klijah F. Purdy. Sixty- six votes were cast, of which Wm. M. Tweed received siaty-Ave, when he was, on motion, declared unanimousiy ted. There wore no contesting candidates and n0 eva- test or debate. Tar Ono Feutows.—the annual session ef the Graad Encampment of Soathern New York was held at Odd Fellows’ Hail yesterday, whea the aonusl election for ofivers occurred, resulting as follows: —D. W.C. Langdon, Grand Patriarch of No. §; C. Vandervoort, Graod Pate arch of No. 20; E. J. Hamilton, Grand Patriarch of No. 6; J. J. Davies, Grand Scribe of No. 1; George Smith, Grand. ‘Treasurer of No. 20; John Meddie, Grand Junior Warden of No.12. Mr. J. J. Davies was re-clected Right “orthy Grand Representative of the (rand Lodge, to serve (or two years. New York Pamerens’ Assoctation.—A large mesting of ‘this organization was held on Monday evening at Constt- tution Hall, Mr. P. Keady,the Vrosident, in the chair. The following officers were elected for the next sim montha:—President, P. Keady (re elected) , Vice President, Lawrence Andrews: Recording Secretary, Thomas Thora- ton; Financial Secretary, J. J. O'ljpunell; Troasurer, — Winne. PM noe that, Sonia ae aa Of this organization, the painters are gett more this your than last, amounting ‘tthe oud of the year to about $156, or enough to pay their rent for man: of them. And so itis with many of the other tra societies, of which there are a num! a is the third time Mr. Keady bas been elected President of the Painters’ Association, which is new some foar strong Seppex Data of Gavmna: Conconax's Wire. —Mew, Corcoran, died suddenly at her residence, No. 484 Broome streot, oF Monday night, (rom congestion of the brain. ‘Suiciow wy Taxing Lagpal —Dirs, Waddam, tho weil | known female inspectar attached to the Custom House, luer boarding house, No. 196 Fourth ‘wan partially deranged, and bed contemplated aitioide for some time, Corover Ranney was votified te hold an is- w Teurmance Premne.—The Father Matthew Total Abstt- nonce Society will hold grand festival aad picvic ab Jones’. ‘to.arorrow, George F. Traim is'ameng the wenn a nounced. ia expected. Senaroctal Election in West Virginia. Wumm.ra, August 4, 1968. ‘The Weat Virginia Legislature, in joimt session to-day, elected W. T: Wiley, of Morgantown, and P.@. Van Win- le, of Parkerdvarg, United States Senators, the formas 00 (ho first and the latter om the sixth beltot. x