The New York Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1863, Page 1

a ————= WHOLE NO, 9825. FOSTER’S: RECONNOISSANCE, ~~ The James “giver Ascended to Within Bly, Miles of Fort. Darling. Fring Upon the Gunboats from the River Banks. Explosion of the Torpedo Under the Gunboat Commodore Barney. Thirty Mien Washed Overboard— All but Two Saved, &., &., ae. Mr. Edwin F. De Nyse’s Despatch. On tas James River, August 8, 1863, (4 RECONNOIBANCE mort Darling, on the James river, was made on Tuce- ‘ay, August 4, by the gunboats Commodore Barney, Captain Huse; Sangamon (Monitor), Captain Nicholson, and the armed steamtug Cobasset, Captain Cox. MAJOR GENERAL FosTER, with a party consisting of the following named officers, secompanied the expedition, and was present throughout Be subsequent engagement. (nm board the John Faron, ‘he General's special boat, were Brigadier General H. M. Maglee, commanaing Seventh army corps; Brigadier @everal Edward &. Potter, Chief of Staff; Major C. 3. SMewart, Engineer of Fort Wool; Major Edward N. Strong, Aid-de-Camp; Captain Louis Fitzgerald, Aid-de-Camp, ond Lieutenant F. W. Farquhar, Chief Engineer of De- partment. ‘TUR GUNBosTS got under way from Newport’s News at about twelve @elock noon, and proceeded leisurely up the river. ‘Usptain Gansevoort, of the Roanoke, was on board the Barney as acting flag officer of the little fleet. The trip was quite pleasant, and there seemed no probability of smy attempt being made to bar the progress of our ves- tele. But as the boats were PASSING AIREN’S LANDING, about sixteen miles above City Point, the Commodore Barney, being in advance and having the Monitor in tow, ‘was fired into by riflemen on shore. The volleys of mus- ketry.~2ich accompanied the continuous rattle of the sharpshooters’ pieces were very severe, and lasted for ‘twenty minutes. The rebels, however, met’a vigorous reply from our gunboats, whose brave commanders, nothing daunted, boldly kept on. ‘UP THE RIVER, ‘No other incident of an exciting nature transpired until ‘the feet had reached a point on the river within six miles of Fort Darling. Here, af usual, the Barney . ‘re the brunt of the misfortune. A torpedo was exploded under Ber starboard bow. The effect of this explosion was ter- viféc in appearance, but, luckily, did not turn out so bad sfter all. ‘The yoosel was lifted by the shock upwards of @ feet out of water, and an immense jet of water was harlod from her bow fifty feet in the air at least, falling over and completely deluging her, and washing overboard Two of these men only, nemed Martin Erout, seaman, and L. Gamble (colored) were drowned. ‘Te rest were all picked up, with the exception of two or ‘hree, who swam ashore. 18 was now discovered that ‘THE BARNEY WAS BADLY INJURED; much so that it was found necessary to point her head ‘er the shore. The Cohasset, however, took her in tow shortly, it being found that her engines were completely ‘igabled. A further advance was now considered useless, ‘easmuch as the men seen on shore were there, doubt- jesa, for the purpose of exploding the torpedoes beneath mar vemsels as they attempted to pass. So the expedition yeturned to Dutch Gap, where anchors were dropped for as ‘THB COMMODORE BARNEY as here repaired slightly, and the next morning was taken m tow. The Monitor and the fleet moved down the river pgain. A mile below their anchorage the enemy opened 2 them with artillery and musketry, the latter fire being unremitting and terribly severe. The Barney, with er asus! 1ué&, was among the first to fall under tho ter- + ble severity of the cngagement. Notwithstanding her Aisabled condition she gallantly replied to every shot. ‘er armament consisted of five nine-incl guns and one ge hundved pound Parrott, rifled. 4 REIING NGuT was pow begun and kept up along the bluffs for some dis- ‘tance. The banks on either hand were found to be so aigh that it was simply impossible to elevate the guns so «@ to reply tothe rebels with any degree of precision or flectiveness. ‘THR NORFOLK LADIES’ GUNDOAT, ‘be Genera] Jessup, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Whipple ommanding, which had started from Fortress Monroe on Wednesday, the Sth inst., with despatches for General Poster, met the fleet at Turkey Isiand. Sho was imme- Miateiy hitched to the starboard side of the Monitor to ucoclerute her speed, the Cohasset being atready hitched w the port side, the Barney being in tow behind the Monitor. ALREAST OF TURKEY ISLAND, she enemy opened oo us again in the most determined manner with four pieces of artillery and any quantity of Shirechosters. The unfortenave gunboat, the Comimo- dove Barney, hore met with the first mohap, a¥ usual. A solid shot siruck her under the guards, abatt the whee! Rouse and fifteen inches below the water line, penetrating ber bull and passing through the coal bunker and boll Yhus ‘inally disxbling the vessel effectually. The havoc $has «aa worked ou her by the enemy's shot, shei! and b js almost ineredible, There is scarcely a of the boat bat has beon penetrated by the omistos of the enemy—either shells, Dullvis or solid shot. Shells passed through the officers’ feu, ehatterine everything, aod scattering furniture, bes und woodwork to the four winds. The sharpanvoters » thick upc the banks, that it would have beea sinughter to have manned tho guns. Rut it is a that, notwithstanding bulleta were con- KK the veowel on every side, and erratic vith their pecuilar scream and splurge, went rough the ereft in every direction in search of found naught. ARTILLERY, emp sed of twelve pounders, was served with spirit. ‘The oral Jesup received the tirat abot in her steam secoud that was fired struck the port gh her engine root tod lodged nett or struck the Monitor's deck and exp oa in the Mis of tho Jewap ough the yaw) and under the counter of the lati ‘Veese!, glancing and tearing the timber, thus just faving to penctrate to the rangevine. The tron saield aste } mado and bullets wore imbedded in almost ber. A me MOTTON, CAPTAIN itUaR Weroughout the fight, moved frowningly on in conter nous silence, and did not ofton deyn to reply to tbe pany ho was struck several times; but a 4 dootation of her armor was tbe only result Captain Howe, of the Commodore Barney throaghout the trying emergencies to which be Pitted the greaiest coolness, Denwe andeinirep ‘Was on the hurricane deck simemt the whoie pore, to the enemy’s terrible fire, and by hy een inet baw done bimeeif and the n Beovor. The buileta of t Qdout bis Lead in all directions, and one passed through i* speaking (rumpet ENEGN GooUWwIN and sevora! others wer n the magazine when the explo of the torpedo took piace beneagh the bows of t Commodore Barney of the veoident woe the starting up of her guards tex inches. The fames from the torpedo penetrated, but when the veel set ted again the water roebed in perfect torrent, and ais that saved her from sion, DRATH OF CAPTAIN ON. ‘Whilo the Cohasset bad the Barney in tow Captain Cox, ‘Of the former veawe!, was in the pilot houwe, difecting ber under the fire of the enemy. While thor on vy shot strock him fair ia the back—of course imatantly sath 0 Jernigen, of the Commodore Barney foom knocked into pi by the rebel shel, and by injured by epliaters soa thommsstees by thele cool distinguished ven . st under the trying circumstances in |, are ae follows — Theutenant ¢ ommandi game! a Ading Pee Precutive Oficar—B P. brasi acting A s Kinnier Atm Aviva Thomar Jernegs”. Acting Ensigna—Adamns Parker ,C. 5. Goeawin and Wm. wig Mas Malo Aan, Acne grind 4 sistant Emginerrs—Hiram Warner (Act- Ho Pad ingers of the Barney toed $0 their posts brave "ell caleeencs Ti REW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1863, wae tthe fight, aud their officers commend (Dem lection of amything like it im this city. Yesterday was Vorrahiy am; Conflict Between the Federal and | scary 5s bes 72 Sa? of pratennecee, tho wrormatoniee Wore fully attained. General Foster is hese mam Municipal Authorities, ba ve seeaiinst willie eas on wi _— bible, 10. go. perecually ia saareh. of evporiaat tsferme- ; “ 1 ill hardly bo noms to our readers 40 sa that tbe fnatead second 'd parties. Thie weat| 1 most oppressive for some he'hat ae i at cto sat oon. in ‘Fho Impounding of a United States | Fey alrnty mow now oppressive it has been. it may ped A pbnod , Sbservation may dened our cause ip future movements, Cavalry Horse. thas the mareary rematne batwoan wahty and siaty the it must be known, is bothing more than'an old ferry boat Horus of rain, but the air does not appear to have bees 4 Bee rere: eee re eae mat 4 much cooled, tho samo overpowering moist beat re- Pearance of '& gunboat, The torpedo, which simply | Smart Letter from City Inspector Boole to | =" fident could tbe same ‘etfect om a solid shots, which crashed through sides, she suc- " Cesatully held her own dering the terrific explosion of Penreh Fevers: pans te So6 relat tapernabon sy Federal Authority Bows to City ; baatehish 1080 ‘The John Faron was ordered to await his arrival at or Authority, Ramen Raemcenty on ‘exh Uicihew tieiirale—> . pear Fort Powhatan, and was ready at ten o’cleck on teemfurt, thd vned i forteea Mone tstne | a, Ge Legh ins'T rosastos dtclamen sebentansS even! a gret your refusal to comply with my request to have the FUTURE MO} BARNEY, The facts of a» very interesting casoof ® confiict be- ‘The tem; ‘es to the Commodos iu draft in this State suspended until it can be ascertained nocensitate tho Navy Department te wend ‘her te face | Seen the city and federal authorities, growing outof | A ea ciments are made in accordance with the law of more or some other civilized place for repairs, as there are no facilities about here to adjust her machinery, THE NAVY. ‘The United States frigate Vandalia left this port yeater- day morning, in tow for Portsmouth, N. H., via Long Island Sound. She will tow through. The United States sloop-of-war Marion, Commander Ma- thews, and tender yacht America, arrived at Holmes’ Hole on the 8th inst. , and sailed for Boston on the 9tb. Vanpaii4.—The sloop-of-war Vandalia left this port yesterday morning in tow for Portsmouth, N. H., via ‘Long Island Sound. She will tow through. Manion.—The United States sloop-of-war Marion, Com- mander Mathews, and tender yacht America, arrived at Holmes’ Hole on the 8th inst..and sailed for Boston on the 9th. Peneonat.—Acting Master Robert Taw has been de tached from the receiving ebip North Carolina and ordered to the command of the gunboat Queen, at Boston. Mr. Taw was taken prisoner on board the I. P. Smith, at Stono Inlet,8. C., by the rebels. After a short con- finement at Richmond he was exchanged. OUR SPECIAL 8QUADRON CORRESPONDENCE. Movements of the Mohican and Onward, dc., dc. Unrrep Srares Srgamex Monicay, Banta, Brazil, June 29, 1963. I wrote you yesterday, per French mail, and avail my- self of the opportunity to write you a little later news by an English vessel that leaves to-day for New York We havo, by the arrival of a mail from Rio, the news that the Alabama and Georgia are between here and Rio, at their old business of burning and destroying American merchant vessels. They burned the —— Snow and cap. tured the G. W. Griswold, and ransomed her, putting all the prisoners to the latter and sending them into Rio. This has brought from the Brazilian government a prociamation, recognizing the South as belligerents and forbidding cruigers of either flag (rom remaining in their ports more than tweuty-four hours; or, if two are in the same port, one shall not leave until twenty hours after the other, &c., kc., the Fai believe, as issued by the government of Fngland. At ‘aptain had not beeu officially notified of it, we have only been here week. We icave, however, at oue o'clock for Rio, and hope to Teport the capture of the pirates in our next news. Wo most bave more American -sbips of-war here. ‘This ves- sel is not enough to guard the whole Brazilian coast. Tue United States ship Onward is off on acruise. Al- though a sulitog vessel, she i# a match, if she bas any- thing of a breeze, for any rebel pirate that is afloat News from Vera Cruz. THE UNITED STATES MAILS REFUSED BY A BRITISR STEAMER—DEATH AND BURIAL OF OUR CONSUL AT VERA CRUZ—THE ELECTION OF MAXIMILIAN, BTC., BTC. The bark A. Barker, twenty-five days from Vera Cruz, arrived at this port ou Sunday last. Through the kind- ness of her commander we have been supplied with the following information :— The A. Barker~left at Vera Cruz ship Harpswell, Captain Rodgers, from Montevideo, with mules, dis- charging; bark Volunteer ‘of Boston, discharging. Un the Is of July, the captain being at the office of the Amerivan Consul, Mr. ©. M. Prostor, his servant entered with the United States mail bag, which bad been refused to be taken on board the English mail steamer Trent, leaving that day for Europe. For what reason was notexplained. Our consul was very much put ont, ularly a, he said, there wore important despatches om our Minister at Mexico to Washi 5 On the 7tn of July there was & Spavish steamer to leave for Havana, but whether of not the mail was despatched by her the captain could not say, as the consul took sick on the 6th of July. ‘The captain went to see him the next day; but finding him asieep be would not enter his room. =n the sth he got worse, and the doctors would not admit any ove to see him. On the 18th, at thirty minotes part ten A. M., he died of vomito, (mn the t4th, aseight A. M., hie re mi were taken to the Vera Cruz Cemetery and piaced in a vardt. The (uneral was attended by all the foreign consuls and most of the officers of the city. Mr. ¢. M Proctor had only been installed as consul about two years, but made himself a general favorite with ail whe know him. He was young man, about twenty stx years of ago, and, I believe, a native of Portiand, Oo the same day, July 14, atten o'clock A, M.. an Ea voy Extraordinary arrived from the city of Mexico, aa bouncing tt election of Maximitian (Prince of Austria) Emperor of all Mexico, which at thirty minutes past three o'clock P. M. was celebrated vy the French leet *and shore batteries at Vera Cruz with one hundred guns. City Intelligence. fyows Comraxy No, 12—Teatmonian ro Ta MAN —-This well known and popular engine com: most excailent service to the cause of public order during the d'eturbanees in this city ia July last, On the 19th of that month, whilst a fire was raging at the corner of Twenty-ninth street and Broadway, this engine was on the ground, but the fremea were prevented from work ing against the fire by a large and augry crowd assembled in the streets, As (at aa their hese was attached to (he hydrant it was removed by over, $0 that no water could be had. At length ( Desohee, of the com. pany, saw a man detach: oko, and with one blow Of his brazen tr plit the fellow's skull, and thus prevented further interrnp ir. Jou T. Daly wit- nessed the act, and, though aptain waa an entire stranger to him, ho got up # beautiful trumpet with this os Ticlent services daring 3 aly , 1963 3 pnecccrevceoe-seee os 10 Tr, aot was manufactured Roecereersosooroerces-sveccrsenentssse neces seers BARELY DONOTOR Forem«: bacisé Compras $A mark of rew the New York r. Qeerecenererece re 1000 re be ot trumpet is of solid © ity, Ik embellished with the vmnal insignia of t MA's prokession, aud forme a wet ¥ which @aptain Donohoe may wet be Sherman and Tappia took an active part ting w xtit, which was preseuied last evening | with duo ceremony. | Protective AsmoLATON 09 Oly Ranacan Coxmectons | axy Laivens,—The conductors aad drivers of the various horse rail in this city and vielnity have formed a | mutual protective association, ou the basis of the many trade unions which have recently sprung into existence save proved #0 su ful ta accomplishing their objects. The new rovlety bh adopted a coustitation, and i¢ anid to be im regular working order | There ts ais m, ropwesented by de’ | from the diferent railroad’ lines. This new | ment sud te have beon organigd for | purpose of stoppipg the system of overworking con. | due and drivers, as they are at present on some | of the city railr » of procuring for them aa faved rate Not a little ©:) om/tion tion by the raiirond #ruper © bother to tawir present their employee v ax Ovp Finesan.—Mr, Floyd 4. Gregg, an old or of the New York Fire Depart fn this city last Saturday, tara aod wel knows men ment, died at his resvience aftr a short ihiness, 1a Hie funeral take denea, No. 161 Prin pariment will tarn out ia beaor of b teiligence. Maniacs in Hau Lirt.esevera French journals have youug The | Personal Tecently spoken of the coming marriage of t Dake of Mewehy with the [’ricces Anas Murat duke is tamed Antoine Juste Loo Dake of Monchy, Ducal Prines of Po x | of the first class, and a iam the capture of a cavalry horse by the poundmaster at Yorkville, have just come to light, and exhibit the en- ergetic character of City Inspector Boole in a new light. ‘The particulars of the case are contained in the following letter from Mr. Boole to Major General John A. Dix, and we therefore submit the document without further pre- liminary comment :— Crry Insructor’s Depanrwenr, New Yorks, August 5, 1863. we General Joun A. Dix, Commanding Department of East:— Guxwnai—I respectfully beg leave to call your atten tion to the following particulars of a grievance presented for my consideration and action. I lay it before you in the form in which it was presented to me:— John Jones, Keeper of the Public Pound in Fightieth street. Yorkville, appointed by this department, tue of city ordinances, has ap) before me and mado statement to the following :—That on the ‘4th of July ult. a stray horse was brought to him to bo impounded; that satisfying bimself that the animal was honestly obtained, and receiving the name of the person having saia im with his rea! . the logai feo of one dollar was paid and the horse impounded; that on the 26th there appeared at the pound three men in uniform, declaring themselves United States soldiers, who laid claim to the horse as be- Jouging Lo the United States cavalry ry located in Yorkville, and demanded possession of the same; that said Jones informed them that by proving property and the one dollar allowed by law, with the expense paying Of the three days’ board for the animal, the same would be released; that said soldiers refused to comply with said terms and retired to report particulars to the officer commanding the cavair: ; that immediately thereafter a squad of ers, On horseback, appeared at saié pound and demanded tho unconditional release of the horse, asserting that they were instructed by their colonel to break imto the pound and seize the property by force, if ne » unless it should be delivered to them; that i. a the execution of this thrent the said Jones offered to take the herse and go with the squad to headquarters and prove the legality of his act by exbibit- ing his commission as Poundmaster and by producing the laws justifying his charges and conduct througheut; that on presenting himself, with the al, to the officer in charge, be wag imformed that the same was the Cree of the United States, and that said horse should taken possession of, as won'd all others if found in a like case, and that nd compensation or fee would be paid, thus making said Jones « jower in the present case of the sum of three dollars, which are insured to him by the ordinances of the eity for the discharge of his duty. I have thus stated the particulars of the complaint as reported to me, and I would respectfully request you to direct the prompt payment of above amount to the Poundmaster $0 question, who holds the Captain’s re- ceipts ior the horse, dated the 27th of July. At tho samo time I respectfully urge upon you that the existing ordinances are binding apon all persous within its limits, whether a United States officer or the most humble and unpretending among us. ‘Supposing that there must be some misapprebepsion in this instance as to the extent of acthority aseumed. and the relative rights and duties of the parties immediately concerned, 1 respectfully urge upon you such redress os is dic- tated by a plain senge of justice, or, in other words, a compliance with the iaws, which are intended to govern all classes of citizeus, A consideration af the matter, 1 doubt got, will result in rendering justice to an officjai_ who bas acted under the authority of law and the direction of this department, and who could aot, under obedieuce to law, have pursued apy ofher course than the one adopted by him. In the confidence of such aresuit I shall refrain from further comment and action until I learn your fiaal decision in the matter. The case may seem too Insignificant—so far ag the small pecuniary question is concerned—to enforce itself upon your attention: but I beg leave to assure you that the principles involved in it are of too great importance either by thore to be lightly passed over, who exercise atthority, or by those over whom authority is exercised. Very respecttuily, your obedient servant, ¥.& A. BOOLE, City Inspector. Immediately ou the receipt of the above letter Major General Dix acted witha promptness which fully bears out bis character as @ man of good common sense and ao abie, jndiciors and prudent officer. Had Mr. Boole had another style of man to deal with there might have been @ great deal of unnecessary trouble and nousense ned by @ very simple matter yneral Dix endorsed the (ity Inepector's letter as Heavquarter, Dxrartweyt oF tae East, New York Crrv, August $, 1863 Respectfully referred to General Canby, commanting the troops in the city and harbor of New York, who will direct the $3 olaimed to.be paid by the Quartermaster JOHN A. DIX, Major General. General Canby, with an equal promptness, lasued the folly order to Colonel Howe:— Heapgoantaes, Unrren Syates Troors is Crry ano ) Hanpor oy New Youw, Avugurt $1865.) Respectfully referred to Colonel Frank E. Howe, Quar termaster, who will please to pay this claim. By order of igadier General CANBY ©. T. Crrusrensem, Assistant Adjutant General. ‘Thos ends the little trouble which many people feared would have ripened imo a serious conflict of authority The ignorant cavairy officers, who fancied they might with Tepenity violate our city ordinances, have been taught a lesson whieh tt i# hoped will bave a salutary effect upon them. As regards City Inspector Boole, we are informed Uat, bad there been any opposition offered to the enjorcement of the laws of the ciiy, be would have gone to the utmost extremes (0 maintain the position which be assumed. The Heatea Term. That the heated term i# not om the decline will be evi denced by the subjoined table representing the state of the temperature yesterday, Thetmercury was up two dogroes higher than on Sunday: bet there was a» light, cool breem, which rendered the heat glightly more toterabte Aing to one of our thermometers, the mer cury marked av-follows yesterday in the siaco — Degrees. Pleven A. M ~% ‘Twelve M One®. M. Twor M... Three P.M. a Pour P.M Fiwe PM. . “- Ata ur Yesterday afternoon a woman oamed Mary Morphy, wife of a former member of the foree, tow attached to the Metropolitan brigade, was found by officer Gillen, of the Second preeinet, lying vear the Ful tou ferry, sulforing from the effects of tho heat. She was taken to ber residence, 18 Park avenue, Brooklyn FATAL EFFECTS OF THE MEAT IN BROOKLYN. Several ote yesterday (rom the affects of the intense heat, The Coroners heid inqueste on the follow ing — Upon the body of a sereant girl, employed in the house of Mr. Palmer, to Franklin avenne, “near Willoughby, who became prostrate in consequence of at, and died sl ly therearter. Michael Newman, an undertaker, residing at 145 Court ctreet, cled from the same caune Thomas Bars, 9 carpenter by trade. was seized with Iness shortly after leaving his residence street, om Sunday. and died daring the night A biind man, who will be recollected a ha almost daily, for a number of years past, on the cv | Sanca and Fulton streets seking aline, was prostrate’ by | the beat yesterday near the corner of Water and Main streets He died almost instantiy, A tone, name onknown, died (rom the heat at 49 Matn stock inst evening TRE WEATHER ELonwuere. The most uniform warm weather of the prow | mer, says the Albany Argus, bas occurret present month, from the firet day of which it bas been extremely oppressive. Onr record, which commeoo a the 2d instant, shows as follows — 12M. 3PM OP. - rt) 1 109 Smite ot poem | August 2. “% 1 ah remarkable ‘We have ao vergonal reo | “bet spell” hee now i furing the | Congress or with the principles of justice. I know that our army needs recruits; and for this and other reasons J Tegret a decision which stands in the way of a prompt and cheerful movement to fill up the thinned ranks of our regiments. New York has uever paused in its efforts to send volunteers to the assistance of our gallant soldiers in the field. It bas not only met every call heretofore made, while every other Atlantic and the New Mngland States, except Rhode Island, were delinquent, but it continued Mberal bounties to volunteers when all efforts were suspended in many other quarters. Active exertions are now made to organize ‘the new and fill up the old regiments, These exertions would be more successful if the draft wore suspended, and much better men than reluctant conscripts would join our armies. On the 7tb instant J advised you by letter that I would furnish the strongest proof of the injustice, if not fraud, in the enrolment tn certain districts, I now send yous full report made to me by Judge Advocate Waterbury. Tam confident, when you have read it, that you will agree with me that the honor of the nation and of your administration demands that the abuses it points out should be corrected and punished. You say that we are contending with an enemy who, as you understand, ‘drives every able-bodied man he can reach tuto the ranks, very mueh as a butcher drives Pullocks into ® slaughter pen.” You will agree with me that even this, if impartially done to all classes, is more toierable than apy scheme which shall fraudulently force ‘8 portion of the community into military service by a dis- honest perversion of the law. You will see by the report of Mr. Waterbury that there ig no theory which can explain ,or justify the enrolment in this State. I wish tocall your attention to the tables on pages 6,6, 7 and 8, which show that ig nine Congres- sional districts,"in Manhattan, Long and Btaten Islands, the number of conscripts called for is thirty-three thou- sand seven hundred and twenty-nine, while in nineteon other districts the number of conscripts called for is only thirty-nine thousand six bundred and twenty-six. This draft is to be made (rom the first ciass, those between the ages of twenty and thirty-five. /¢ oppears by the census of 1860 ‘that in the first nine Con gressional districts there were 164,797 males between twenty and thirty-five; they arecalled upon for 33,720 conscripts. Inthe other nineven districts, with a population of males Deliver twanty and thirty-fiv: of 270,786, only 39,626 are demanded, Again, to show the partisan character of the eorotment, you will find on the tweaty-first page of the military report that in the first nine Congressional die- tricts the total vote of 1460 was 161,243; the number of oon- scripts now demanded is 33,720. In the nineteen other dis triets the tal vole was 457,257; yet these districts are calied upon to furnish only 30,025 drafted mm. Keach of the nine districts gave majorities im favor of one political party, and each of the nineteen districts gave majorities in favor of the other party. You cannot and wif! not fall to right those gross wrongs. Yours, traly, HORATIO SEYMOUR. Inequalities of the Enrolment. Atmasy, August 10, 1868, The Governor's letter to the President, published in yestorday’s Henacp, will be ima day or two backed up by an official report of one of Governor Seymour's staff, made to the Governor, giving statistics somewhat sur- prising im their detaits. Facts and Sgures will be presented showing that io the republican districts in this State, which gave in the elec. tion Of 1840 457.287 votes, a call is cow made for 39,620 conscript, amd that in the democratic districts, in which a vote of only 161,243 votes were cast that year, 33,729 conscripts are called for, : Still further, in Wadsworth’s districts, which polle! a vote of 363,641 Inst year, 53,004 conscripts are asked while to Seymour's districts, where the aggregate vote was only 156,266, the administration requires 40.287 oon seripta. There are two democratic districts in which the quote has not been announced, and this will make the dis- crepancy «till greater. The moment that this report ix completed a copy will be forwarded to the Presiient of the United @tater, aud it will also be giving to the publie. The above is only ove of the many important facts that will be shown by it, ‘The Draft tn Buffato. BUrrALo, August 10, 1460. Tho draft in this city was concluded to-day. it passed off quietly, thoagh every necessary precaution wag taken, Six employes of the telegraph office were drafted. The Dratted. ln the Tioga (N. ¥ ) Congresskmal district George Partlett, of the Assembly of 1862, waa di ‘Th T. Hunter was dratted at Kirkwood and Binghamton, { having been twleo eurolled. Several mercantile firms were almort entirely taken, Mr. McKinny,a Presbyte rian clergyman, aod Mr, Abbot, Mothodiet, drew prison No printers were dratied A Lady Drafted. A bly bas been drafted in Lewistown, Mo. The en rin visiting a bowrding howe, aaked for a thy bourders. One of them was Frances 4 Frank iarker. frank was accordingly ds wow drafted, Ereetion of New Bulidings, The construction of new buildings, temyorarity inter. the rebellion, seems to have been resumed in To whatever part of the metro ding are abondant. of erection are the royted b every part of the city go the evidences 6 bo Dew structures ia cone * equate bounded by Broadway, Thirty-eixth venue and Thirty-fifth etreet, Mesers. W A. Maurice are > ano five aor Ain f $200,000 ul occupy le Dioek. offord, Tilowton & Co. have commenced the erection s new hotel at the corner of Twenty-ffth street aad an te h at a cost “ trocted & Very pretty three story edificn at the south rner of Third avenue and Twenty sixth street, to yo ured by them ag goon a# completed for bank r The estimate! cost # abou now churches ate likewine in course of construe tho one at the corner of Thirty-fifth street and Fourth ene, and the other on Forty Gret strest, between Firth and Btth avenues. The former is \ateaded fo engreqation © the Rev. Dir, Prentive (Preshyteriag, anions are ta be nisety-two feet frowt in Fourth enue, bY sintyceven feet deep: te be commtranted in the Lombarde-Gothie style, with epacious gaverien, pil lars, and © leotare room, Cont $60,000, corner of Pith avenoe ani Thirty (worth: street and the depth of te baliding inerensed Wome twenty-five fort, Cont 630,000 A fine store te being pat wp » M. Hemminway at ibe | 0 oo In etdition t the new bubid gud Dewgn corner f Twenty trib street smd Fourth aveme an addition to, the Cub House, corner @f Reventeenth street and fret clase dwelling howe on Twensy Vaden avenme, com 640 cot, tween Madioon and Four et $90,000, & large eons ants Meet threes, roadway, by MP. Her Fi avenue and For broadway, Ite dimensions are to be eighty nine font y ope hundred and ten feet, Mr. Taber, of Detroit, the lessee of the new hotel, The cont will not be | 10 $100,000 hird Avenue Savings Rank corporation are baviag | Mr, Jotm Jacob Astor ls baving the fine front of his | THE NEW YORK HERALD. es: PRICE THREE CENTs, ARRIVAL OF THE FLAGSHIP HARTFORD. Admiral Farragut and Suite on Board, The Forts and Foreign Men-of-War in the Harbor Salute Him. SERVICES OF THE HARTFORD | '*"«'» ae, &e.. The United States steam frigate Hartford, Admiral Boums are of yellow pi Farragut, from the Mississippi, arrived yesterday after- noon, When parsing the Narrows she received a salute of thirteen guns from tho forts at that place, at Quaran. thickness, in five strakes oo each side, but are ten inches. im width amidabipe. They are koyed with locust keys, four feet apart, aud fastened wiih iron bolts three quarter iach in diameter. The beams of the berth deck aro of yellow pine, mded fifteen inches, moulded ove f ‘The knows are of white dagger Koco are Ove feet in length with two coaks in the beam, and Db olte thr ‘The arms of the loige The knees are coaked the arm besides the throat bolt, and one boit i 4 each timber through the side, The steuncheons the berth deck are of white oak. The ledges are yellow pine, There i one between every tw: Ang two at each hateh planking of the berth deck ts three inches im thick- Dene, and is fastened with iron spikes seven imches to n deck clamps are of white oa, the of each clamp being seven inches thick, and lower edge five inches, Locust keys are driven about four feet Apart, aod fastened with iron bolta three-fourths inch in diameter, ine, sided wtxteem Inches, mould- ed sloven inches. The kneos are of white oak, and each alternate beat has three knees § The arms of the lodgo Kpeos are five foot tn length. the knee bolts one and one eighth inch in distneter, and coaked to the beamafin the H tine by her Britannic Majesty’s ship Jason, and subse- | same magner as those in the berth deck. ‘Phe stanchions quently from Fort Wood on Bedloe’s Island, Fort Colum. bus on Governor's Isiand, the Spanish and Frenob frigates and the United States ship Sabine, After coming | is one bag to anchor in the North river she returned the salute. She left New Orleans on the evening of the Ist inst., at half past six o'clock. On the forenoon of the 2d inst., at twenty minutes past ten, spoke steamer Locust Point, under the bears are of white oak, seven anda half incber in diameter. The ledger are of yellow pine, sided eight inches, moulded #ix and a half inches.’ Thero between every two beama, acd two at each batch. fore, main and alter hatches are kneod with ‘s lodge and lap knee, sided #ix inches, and fastened with bolts soven-eigbth inch in diameter, The bolts in the combings and head ledges are one inch in diameter, The deck plank is of yellow pine, four inches tn thieknoas, and is fartened with iron spikes nine inches in length in the hence for New Orleans. On the 5th she spoke the bark | peam, and seven and a haif inch spikes in tho ledges Mayflower, hence for New Orloans. On the 10th ex- | Tho battery plank \» four inches in thickness at the top of changed numbers with the United States school ship John | Whe spirket Adams, ‘The Hartford bas beed in the following battles: — Fort Jackson. Vicksburg, passed up. Fort St. Philip. Ram Arkansas. Fort Chalmette. Port Hudson. Vioksburg, paseed down. Warrenton, four times, Grand ult! a Baton Rouge. Donaldsonville, or port mill, at the under sate of the rail three and three-quarter inchos thick, and faaton- ed with bolts fvecighths of an inch in diameter. The rail is of white oak plank, six inches im thick ness, and fifteen inches in width. The cable bits are of white oa, seventeen inchea square. The bowsprit bitts are of white oak, sixteen Inches #uaro v9 diameter of the iron in the fore and mam ecbaion is one and three-quarters inch, of the mizzen, one and a baif inch. The upper link in'#o formed that the desdeye may be shackled to 1s. The chain bolts of the fore and main are one and soven-eighth inch in diameter, of the mizzen She was struck in the hall, masts, spare and rigging | one and fve-cighths in diameter. The mizzen preventer two hundred and forty times by roundahot and shell, and innumerable times by Minie and rife balls, She must §0 into dry dock for repair. The following is @ list of the officers of the Hartford :— Rear Admiral—Daniol G. Farragut, fray. Flag Aecrdary—Hdward C, Gabaudan. Admiral’s Clerk—' . W. Davie. Co james L.. Palmer. Lieutenant Commander—Lewis W. Kimberly. Paymater—W, T. Meredith. Oaplain of Marines—John 8. Broome, Firs Liewtenant—Joba H. Higbee. Ensigns—J. H. Reed, J. 45. Reed, Charles D. Jones, D. D. Whimple, EF. C. Hazeltine. Assistants, E. B. Hatch, ¥. W. Wil- Assistante, J. De Grasf,C. M. Burchard, A. H. H. Pilkington. james son; Third K. Fulton, Paymaster's Olerk—Sands. ‘The following are the passengers by the Hartford:— Commodore Henry W. Morris. Lieat. L. F. Brown. Commodore's Secretary A. Vanden Heuvel. ‘The Hartford has been absent nineteen months, in the Mississippi river. Sbe sailed from Philadelphia im Janu- ary, 1862, and Admiral Farragut hoisted his flag on board of ber while tying of Neweastle, Del. From thence she proceeded to Fortress Mouroe, where slie received her final orders, and about the Ist of February she sailed, touching at Port Royal for coal. She then proceeded to Key West, again coaling, and from thence to Havana, where she remained for « couple of days, and then sailed for Ship Island,"then tho bead- quarters of Flag Officer McKean, who commanded the Gull squadron. It was at this place the Gulf squadron was divided into two divisions, known an the East Guif and West Gulf squadrons, the latter being the one arsigned by the Navy Department to Admiral Farragut. It required some time to divide the squadron go that suitable ves sels for each could be selected and assigned to their now duties. Mississippi river, occupied Pilottown, at the Southwent the passes was next advanced to and held, avd from that edvance vessel gene. In April the squadron, accompanied by Porter's mortar flotilla, advanced up the river and took up a position « short distance below Forts Jackson and #4. Philip. On the 17th of that momth active operations commenced, | anda bemberament, which lasted six days and five nights, was opened. On the 24th of April Farragut made brilliant dash by the forts, encountering the enemy's fire of about two buodred gupe and a rebel flotilia of about twenty versolr The following day be epgaged and silenced the Chal mette batteries, a few miles below the city of New Or- jeans, and at noon of (he game day he was the conqueror of the Crescent City The day succeeding ite captare he learned that there Were Lalleries above Whe city mounting aboat fifty guns, and again the Geet was nuder way to destroy them. On arriviog at the point designated the batteries were found, bat the garrisons bad fed, The writer was the firet to hoist the Stare and Stripes over (be absndoned works Next, at Vicksburg, we find the Admiral running bat to displaying the most consumroate reamanehip sod naval ekill, The falling waters prevented him from car rying out hls original totention#, nd next be devotes himeslf to the subjugation of Port Hudson, which at lat be bas # successfully moooruptintied ero put under the Gre of the enemy's it would take more apace than we cen allot to it at | thie tite to give m detailed ctatement of the n ot times the O'd tartford bee Leen wader & she bee | always been the loading ship, aod ber name has become ra reise, Commondor Ni hard rinence of hin duties. Liew rye, alno fall in the de a officers en board at the tim of thie noble abip testimony of the work | se line do f\en. ae the % 0 Nett Bemten 1 hadnt py Admiral Varr ” f that y commacd of the station at betta we ine bem | ik, 2 feet in eight, wided 17 tnehaw, and ie made of y 6 in ate } bud vygether. There a f n° diammeter , Griven we | romagh (be eoglam ed meme are of art riveted on ete i pert la tbrongh th pee engin The Kaightbende The yore alle fastened through the 12 inthe in depth « aod att 4 whine The Teme * above the keel All fastenings shove this line ouch plank beet eo throegh btm aed two ehert fasten Fie teams of the orlap deck ik bae ty aided weven Mectme he knnew are of white one knee at the end af cach beam, wet ttrongts the thie 8th oe inch te Gintneter ent ll yew pone ded oe tr ae tome an it locher and on aha ear ow wighibe of the tare whe ron bolts of the mane tue, The placchiow under the beams are 21, Fight inches your Ton eck pavks are of yelle pone tw tance (earlier inches (hick and fatenes Cth ion eplton mm inehee 6 “> we ot) ee re Pass, and established @ depot at that piace. The head of | 450 yar point the enemy wore observed daily, aud frequently the | mast, and 4,146 square foot ou doits are one and five-eighths inch In diameter: fore and main preventer bolita are one and a quarter inch in thick- eas: the mizzen one inch. The topmast backstay chaine and bolts are of the same dimensions. ees Length from the fore side of the rabbet of the sem tothe after aide of ferward slerspert, ob sixteen fect above the bottom of the or Woad MOO... seererseres Posanees 22h Length to after aide of alter stornp-st. toe, Me Extreme length trom the end of cutwater to taif- a Length an Langth 404 Extreme _# Depth of - 2 4 ty at Length of the » ie g Geo A Len Length of foremast Ld Length of fore topmast w Length of fore wp. a Length of fore i Length of pole . =e * ‘Length of mainmast ’ Length of main topmast. bb Length of satin top gaites 21 ‘Langth of main royal mast uw Length of «a Length of as Length of ps Length of wo Length of 7 Langth of 0 Length of 66 Length of a Feng of ee ag “a Length of wo Longth of cil Length of _ we length of « ~& _2 a - ae = the centre of the foremast... “ Distance from the centre of the centre of the mainmnast........ eccereess 2 Distance !rom the cestre of the mainmaat to cea Wo of the mizVeN. ee ce... at Fret the centre of the misen to the “ose * 1 Main rail over all sree sedaseeesee se There tw baif an inch reke in the foremest, fourtha of am inch in the mainmagt aad ene inch ee in the Jp tbe mainaail there are 934 yards of capvaas; in the main 11,826 yards, inthe main jib, 420 yards, and in the «panker She spromte, whew under ail enil, 15,702 sqnare fers of canvass on the foremant 14.450 equare feet on the mato the mizzon mast, making « Early in March, 1902, Admiral Farragut entered the | “7s. 4 WotAl Of 87446 square feet—newrly 11,000 yards uf omg vas. Her machinery is worked by two direct 1.000 horse power cach. Her armament _ ly oon fisted of fourteen pine ineb (1 , for throwing Abell only But oo the Miseweippi river ae cirried twenty eight guns THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. A private letter (rom Morris Inland, dated August 1, sayr —/'1t be jut reported here that « reinforcement & between seven thoomand and eight theusand troops bas Arrived outside, and that they are to be landed tnaight 00 the nouth end of Folly Island. NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ba at Postt Tho report af General Hurl ture. General Halleck Hur\but therefore remaus army corps, The Mobile News of the 34 says —We have & multitude of reports, horribly detrimental to the character a the patriotiom of the people tn many pieces tu Aleiatna and Mir pi, none of them too dingrecetul Wo publish A portion ot cur people have gone stark mad. They are bastard Seutherners and reereant Coefetermtmn e ronenatin we peers acoept it, and Gemaral and A the Bixtownite te The Chiet of the Chogtaws bas goue to Kictmend An army twenty five thousand strong wcll at Meridian and Pntorprie, ready to gow M a an cirenie! a tnay ree ew a and a par ty te ot Rome, Georgia. Kater to are being made w f n for Vihoationn of Me Camo, Angust 9, ihe + aid, of the Vaymonter’s Department, #h ep ve been lent iy the stewmer Kul ile wee wot be Ruth, having & tin the ton. The latter pau « 6 Wreck, bot, not ke what wae, wont va Me “* * Major ret heard of the bes of th end returned here to day eojuenes Of the exberbitant price char ore pacning wp aed down the river, Geners tanned an order reguiatiog price, Commu wil be charged three quarters of « cout ab.@ paaange, ined berth, aod pay Mity “per men! entieted mm alt coms per mile tha (tere, 7 nation for as whation at Ufo ot * bee 1 (wp iseminenL, af (he Biseredion of (he court mar (ie IMPORTANT FROM THE INDIAN TERRITORY, " Tem em Fort ngth of the Oppost Ar- Four Rucer, lemar Teemerowr, August 2. 180 A Daltile fH imuninent at thir print. Ainew our vietory af Mprings, Cherokes Katom, om the $71 alt, the rebate have bows reutoreed by retorming (6 the ol4 hatte 4 Compers force A tout Vemeead, sagmentet vy ates Arknonee br gate of twenty five bamdret erony and Matiey + Tener brignée, shout five benired oo « sont wales bundred and Bty and tam pian of artitiery The Ones force bere Me bat twenty Gre hondred et ont men The Thiriereth Kanaas inteotry ast & batiahe of the Mnth Kanone cavalry, i alt wight hesdred men. are nating foreet marten from Purl Month, wad are exper int hore ow Thureiny Adent trfiimy newt Crmerad Mant w)/Lerme and The General anys be will make it a Oghtor « ie ettacte thew cur duly ealety. We cxnet way whet beeing Burro ed Aud we Amma Fetrnet @ ibe We believe i Ment eet rktery tiemsien