The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1863, Page 4

4 F NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESL‘AY, AUGUS 14, 1863. the whole population and wealth of the , proof of the con quence that is attached to the North, and they send to Congress ¢on- | sprees of our youu’ democracy. If this sort of siderably more than a majority of all %s | thing continues Une,'é Sam will soon find him- members; and they have thus by their votes | self playing the role». the tyrant in the bur- emphatically pronounced against the conduct | tesque “When He Sae2es All Creation Will ofthe war. It is true that the New England | Quake.” States have declared in favor of the administra- uz Ravioars anp rae Com.No Stare Exzo- spire ae very fact is the most damning rioN&—The radicals, in issuing their call for a nce of the fanatical nature of its policy; State Convention neithe 3d of September, an. . ’ r aid qoseton, ee ee we nounced themsetves as being the Uniow party, , soy | When every person knows that their doctrines oe State of New York, are to shape the policy lead to il and peck oni of however of our government and the destiny of the re-| oi, but little difference whut they call Publi, Weedall PRUUpA saya Gey must and | 1 ives; thele rmonlations will slew plainly shall, and Stanton, Chase & Co. d with aloud “Amen!” But the cr Sree of Bee enough the grade of niggerheadism that they NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PKOPRISIOR jury brought in a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was remanded for sentence. The Grand Jury presented fifty additional indictments against par- ties alleged to have taken part in the late riots. They also presented a series of resolutions re- questing the Court to make an investigation into the causes of the late riots, and have the instiga- tors of the same brought to justice. After re- ceiving the thanks of the Court, the Grand Jurors were discharged for the term. William McCarty, who pleaded guilty to taking part in the robbery of Brooks’ clothing store, was sentenced to the State Prison for two years and two months. Pat- rick Monahan, who pleaded guilty of an assault and battery on Mr. William W. Bloomer, was sent to the Penitentiary for three months. Theodore Osterstock, the young circus rider, convicted of taking part in the riot in Greenwich street, receiv- MEADE’S A Mr. F. G, Chapman's Despatch. HEADQUARTERY, ARMY OF ‘THT PoTOMAC, Vinuinia, August 11, 1863. } PRISONERS SENT TO WASHINGTON. This morning General Patrick, Provost Marshal Gene- ral,ehipped per rail a consignment of one puadred and twenty-two rebel prisoners to Washington, to be disposed of by the authorities there, Seventy-one of them were rebel soldiers, who have been taken during the last few days by our troops on the south bank of the Rappahanneck river, and the rest were rebel farmers, who were hau:ed in under the Jate order of General Meade to repress ma- rauding along the line of the railroad. As a generay thing the farmers and guerillas were more bitter in their expressions of batred to the federal government than were the soldiers. EVPROT OF MOSBY'S WARFARE. THE FLAGSHIP HARTFORD. Visit to the Old Flagsbip—How she Looks After Nimeteem Months’ Active Service, &c., dc. ‘Yosterday our paval reporter visited the flagship Hart- ford, which lay at anchor off the Batvery, He bad seen four months’ service on board of her as a Herat corres. pondent, «nd joined her when she went into commission, and rema‘ned ip her until she lay before New Orlears the senior ship of a victorious fleet. ‘The beauty’ Of the vessel is marred outwardly by her coat of lead colored paint, which was put upon her in the Red river to aid her in passing the batteries. Her spars |, and rigging are iwexcellent trim, and she looks man-of- war all over. On reaching the dvek we were greeted by scores of old Shipmates, whose Uronzed ané smiling faces gave the wardtoom RMY. OFFICE MN. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 678. 2228 Volume XXVIII AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway —Tux Duxe’s Morro. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Trve 10 tux Sf. KEW BOWERY Ti Magis Eve—Bersy B- BOWERY THEATRE. bYrHk—LeNDonmE—Jack Re UM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway —Laivima TRE, Bowery.—Favstus—Sr. Bowery.—Huxemsack or Lane INSON AND HIS MONKEY. ‘ " proot of a hearty welcome. In how LL Waters Run .Dexv—Afternoon and due have reached. It is: rumored that Thurlow | The result of Mosby's partisan warfare bas been to se- . lama ei eda similar sentence, Michael McCabe, indicted peta tire ill have something to sy 00 | Woeq has rolled up his sleeves and i- at work, | Ptaly loconvenionc te army inthe matter of such si eet ie ek ee ee BRYANT'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad. | for robbery in the first degree, was allowed to apatcs determined to lay the raiticals out in their own | Pie? 48 do not come through the Commissary Depart- | 1" 8! a ot pea papa ouch aes Yay cBruiorras Sones, Dancns, Bouuxsaves, 4c—TUE | plead guilty of assault and battery, and was | The complexion of the opposition will be cenvention. It is mot, therefore, at all impro- ment and legitimately belong to the sutler’s province, as mimetenene por beailtt _ poe diny eta ped pee remanded for sentence. Several cases were | Strictly conservative. It will be organized on 4 0 ’ none but the most venturesome and greety of the specu. 7" a ! S MINSTREL BALL. 514 Broadway.—Ermzorta b) Ct, sista: See swain’ James Wulker—that prince of sailors—is still beta banene batas Oto a * | ordered to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, and | the basis of the restoration of the rebellious paid Phot * rz sitet r phasi Ieting Lat mage haw wares, tne WO ENCE TC ee aeien aad beeen etioers. of the ship. Liea- " e the Court adjourned until this morning at ten | States to the Union by th - t Mba ges: tat gall ve be chances ok being. cebrente, _Spkan perio AMERICAN THEATRE, 444 Broadway.—Battzrs, Pan: | ing Ly inion by the operation of the con: cuse, and thus secure the denunciations-of the | fears necd ve onte ed hereafter, as such arrangements tenant Commander Thorutom was gone,and Licutenant gouines, BURLESQUES o'clock. stitution, and it will repudiate all the uncon- Se sm ee ave: beet made aa will preclude they possibinty of tur, | SaNt2 was nob among the number of eld and familiar jXEW IDEA THEATKE, 485 Broadway gax Guost's | Henry Tilton was arrested yesterday on a | etitutional and sweeping measures of the last | “dial theory relative to the return of the | oo oes ation faces. ubLLRe, ‘ Southern States by the republican party in convention assembled. The public may look for some rich developments if Weed goes- to work in earnest, as it is rumored: he has. Whilst this peculiar state of affairs exists in the republican party, the under current among the opposition fuctions does not indicate a happy family in that quarter. The radicals on that side of the house, better known as copperbeads, are pushing their dangerous iniquities and hellish doctrines with as great pertinacity as the niggerbead radicals are theirs. The Democratic State Convention, which assembles at Albany on the 9th of September, promises to be fully as tragic as that of the republicans at Syracuse. It is not at all improbable that it will break up into fragments, after the fashion of the Charleston Convention. The idea of the representatives of Tammany Hall meeting with the copperheads and extreme men of Mozart Hall and some of the outside clubs is somewhat charge of being implicated in the murder of Colo- nel Henry F. O'Brien, during the July riots, The evidence against the prisoner is said to be conclu- sive. This makes the third arrest in connection with the death of Colonel O’Brien. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday. The Comptroller sent in a communication stating that the expenditures for the first six months of the present year to be $1,887,394 77, while the balance of unexpended appropriations amounts to $3,627,- 971 33. A second communication urged the pay- ment of the claims against the city for damages tn the recent riots. This was referred to the com- mittee in charge of the matter. Mr. Purdy offer- eda resolution providing for the payment of the special police enrolled during the recent riots. The Board adjourned to Tuesday next, at two o'clock. * The Comptroller of New York, the Hon. Mat- thew T. Brennan, has just presented an important report to the Board of Aldermen, which will be found in our paper of to-day. The report is a Captain Wainwright has gone to his long homo, ané Lieutenast Heisler died about the same time. A few of the men Ware been killed, and some of them have died. Old Prestow; the Signal Quarternmater, aud others, wero not of the oldcrew, Otherwise the personnel’or the ship: ig unalteredi After a chat with the peopla we paid @ visit to different. Portions of the’ ship, end saw seme of the honorable scars which the good old ship pears When we left her she had been struck sixty timex,; but: since that time she has been additionally Kitove hw dred and eighty times. Every (ew teet shé attests to theeaccuracy of the enemy’s fire. All manner of ugly looiing holew.and fractures are to be met with, caused"by projectiles froa 1 guas varying in cali- bre from a six-poundertoa one bum trefand ten pounder, and, strange as it mny cowm, she tres‘ lusd only adout fif- THER RAILROAD IN WORKING ORDER. The railroad from Washington to Rappabsnnock Station is now'in most thorough working order, and is stocked with’better property than is usnally found’even upon the oldest and best managed roads in the country. Twenty- five trains daily each way supply our army with alt ne- cegsaries; and as the’road ts closely guarded’alf the way, Cutting of all possibitty of rebel spoliation, aething will be able to impede the onward march of our army, 80 far as the necessary auppliew are concerned. The rebels tmd taken up a large portion of the road south of Warrenton Junction, and the ties have been destroyed; but ‘these matters have been arranged, and the work still continues, GENERAL MEADE'S BUCCE*SOR, ‘The news in the HgRatv of Sunday of the resigumtion of General Meade has been the subject of much comment Here, and speoulation is rife as to who will be his succes. sor. The general choice of ull officers is General Gover: |! teen men killed in at? her exzagemont 3. neur K. Warren, recently promoted major general, as |? The credit of 50 smaH-a los of life Sr due to the con- General Mo/JJeilan cannot be reinstated to the position: |: 9mmate skill and scamanstip ef Adm ral Farragut and’ Next to General MoCleilan and General Warren the choice’ |, is officers, Splinter nets:Bave been x constant use, and’ of the army would’be General'N. P. Banks, and {t is hoped | *607e8 of lives have thiis been saved. Pe rhaps inno other that he will be the coming man in case General Moade: | ,2#val squadron in the world hageo much b \genuity been dis seblivvasnten'tite'ortarsaint (played as in the fighting fléet of the Woat : Gulf squadron. ‘The Hartford neods extonstve repairs ', and ber stern Congress, including the Emancipation act and the Confiscation act, and the War and Treasury departments will receive particular attention. It will denounce the highhanded and arbitrary course of the administration, which made ad- herence to its party a test of loyalty. At the same time it will give no aid and comfort to copperheadism. It will go for a vigorous pro- secution of the war, but only for the objects de- fined by the resolution of Congress passed in the extra session shortly after the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln. It will bea strong party re- actionary movement, equally hostile to radicals and copperheads. The first trial of strength in the new House of Representatives will be on the Speakership. which, unless members are bought by the ad- | ministration, will be carried by the opposition. The press and the people will have a sharp | lookout for any recreants who may betray their August 12, 1863. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY, Advertisements for the Wxrxiy Herat must be hand. ed ww before ten o'clock every Wednesday evening. its circulation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, merchants, manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the country is increasing very rapidly. Advertisements in- sorted in the Wxexi Hxmatp will thus be seen by a large portion of the active and energetic people of the United States. THE SITUATION. A convention of prominent republicans and friends of the administration is about to be held in Washington during next week, the purposes of which are still wrapped in mystery; but which, from several indications, may prove to be of con- siderable importance to the future of the war. Speculations are, of course, rife as to the | clear and masterly paper, and shows that the | trust. Under the ci vill dare t ee oe ) ; i ‘i 4 Comptroller has acted with great propriety and | yj, aeiee plnreumay gop hak 7 preposterous. We should not be surprised if | The new levies of conscript are arriving from some | ‘rame is ali shattored; any of Rer Knees ea rape ebject of Aida. gatherings “bat the opinion wisdom. In spite of the attempts of an insignifi iris pe Soe iaieh Mp Bex wight be rewaied | ‘Tommany Hall, in order to save its Union sen- | % the Northern States, and the old regiments are being | fractured or broken. Tito-cabin, wardroo ™; tee i r " 5. | with a “short shrift and a long rope.” It would | ”. a 2 filied up rapidly. ‘bert deck need extensive-repairs; ther! gging is cut up, most prevalent is that it arises from | cant libeller, who had an axe to grind, to bring a apis aa enw th ee a Je in such | timents and national principles, was forced to Sybeeyige pao evap he ithe spars injured by shot and'whell, the m sts bave to be the fact of certain news being received | worthy public officer into disrepute, the Comp- peop! A detachment of cavalry left Warrenton oo Saturday place before the people an independent ticket, on @ platform like that which was recehtly en- dorsed by the people of Kentucky. ‘repinced by new ones, andsntactmuch m ust be done to wmate her fit for sea cruising. , In. view of the valuable services the me © of Admiral Farrogut's Mississippi fleet have performed ,shey should be pad off and discharged or:granted a leay. » for a month orse: Say discharge thom, amd'before thirty * @ays would hove expired they would all of ‘thens be agai in the ser- vice. There is u0 just reason why this cours @sheuld not be:pursued. Weare enlisting men quite rapidly at tho naval rendezvous. One hundred‘and twenty- three were shipped inst week, aad the nuntber enlisted a ®the three offices in this city for the wees ending Au gust 8 was three hundred; so that there can» be mo o mj ‘aint of a scarcity of seamen. It would: Be but do tag these brave men an act of justice to give them their discharge, although their time- of sery ice bas not yet expired. All of the officers are in Wavor of this method of recruiting the bea 'th of the mon, and imvigorating them for active duty 4 0 the future. Tho same course showd be pursied im re ition to the crews of the Richmond, Brooklyn sav dhe gua boats which are cotatmg North. ‘The crew of the Hartford are looking in en cellentcon- dition; Dat they could be made to took wetter, by a rum om shore. A better fighting crew never teed tht ' deckiof a sbip. The Admiral is proud of them, their o Micers are proud of them, and the Navy Department shou {d be kind enough to them to give them an honorable disc barge and let them stretch their limbs. Whbn we visite d the ship yesterday they were dressed in white clothing 29nd pre- Sented @ peat appearance. At ninovo’tloek the y wentto quarters; as usual, and it reminded ono of old th nes. ‘Where tho vessel is to go for her repaira wasn ot known up to noom yesterday. It was rumored that s he woulé proceed toBoston. Tne Admiral bag: telegraphe 4 to the- Department for mstructions , and will soon receive ‘aroply. * Commodore Morris, who came home-in the Hart ford, om @ccount of tli health, is at his residence im this« ‘ity, re- cetving the.attentions of his friends. The Comm ore is» broken down by a continued strain upen bis men tal and: physical system while in commandaf the navah forces. off New Orleans since its capture. Fleet Surgeon Folz bas gone on to Philadeiphis,. where~+ he resides. a crisis of the nation’s fate. By elect- ing the Speaker the opposition will have the appointment of the committees, and the committees, under the direction of the House, will inquire into all the rascality, plunder, corruption, fanatical proceedings and blundering perpetrated during tle war, and make reports which will be given to the country, and effectually use up the adminis- tration and all that is left of the abolition party. The annals of free government will afford no parallel to the developments which will be brought to light. Thus Wendell Phil- lips’ policy, Chase’s policy, Stanton’s policy and the Devil's policy will be all knocked in the head together. Revolution at the North will be averted. A war of twenty years’ dura- tion will be cut short, and the nation will stand redeemed and reunited from Niagara to the Rio Grande. Meantime, we call on Mr. Seward to make good the pledge he gave in his letter to the French Minister, M. Mercier, to receive back into the Union the Southern States as they are, with all their institutions intact, and to admit into Congress such of their Senators as survive who-were entitled to seats when the rebellion broke out, and such other Senators as those States may think proper to send to fill up vacancies, together with whatever repre- sentatives they may elect according to the con- stitution and laws. It is the duty of Mr. Seward to urge on the President the fulfilment of this policy, to which both are plighted in the sight of all nations. The obligation cannot be escaped from without deep dishonor. If ihe troller has, by a few plain words, completely ex- plained the question of the city bonds to the satisfaction of the whole community. The following are the names of the membera of Congress. who are supposed to have been elect- edin Kentucky. They are all conservatives, and opposed to the present administration: — by General Halleck and others from the South that the leaders of the rebellion are willing to offer propositions for peace, being convinced that their armies are demoralized and broken up by the recent failure in Pennsylvania and Maryland. ‘The unpopularity of the Conscription act having forced itself upon the convictions of the republican leaders, it is thought that they are not averse, just at this time, to entertain propositions for peace. Our relations with the French government, in connection with its recent policy in Mexico, are occupying the serious and earnest attention of the government at Washington. Several Cabinet meetings have been held in relation to the ques- tion, and it appears to have been decided that the permanent occupation of Mexico by the French shail not be permitted, and that the entire aban- donment of Napoleon’s policy there will be de- manded, even at the hazard of a war. Much comment is being made in Washington as to the probable successor of General Meade in the command of the Army of the Potomac, should his resignation be accepted. General Governeur K. Warren és talked of, who is said to be the choice of all the officers in the absence of General Mc- Clellan, who, of course, is the first choice of the army: General Banks is also talked of in connec- tion with the succession. The old regiments in the Potomac army are be- ing rapidly filled up with conscripts from some of the Northern States. Recent reconnoissances have and scoured the country north as (ar os Aldie, capturing several of Mosby’s band and a few horses. THE REDKLS IN THE SHKNANDOAS VALLEY, lt has been demonstrated by recent reconnoissances that there is-still a force of rebe! infantry and cavalry in the Shenandoah val'ey, ready to.{all upon our rear in case cur army advances without due cemsideration, POSITION OF LER'S ARMY. The main force of Lea’s-army {a on thesline of the Rapi dan river, and General Lee’s headquarters are at Gor- donsville, as I learn from. prisoners with whom I bave conversed to-day. DEVELOPMENT OF UNION: FRELING AMONG THE REBRLS. When I was in this vicinity a year ago with General Pope I found the people almost unanimously determined to fight the war out to tho: last ditch; but during the past week. I have: taken occasion to call upon several persons whose scquaintance I theo made, and am happy to. say tlmt some of the: most bitter seces- sioniste of @ year ago are now ready to acquicsce fm any arrangement for a: reconstruction and reunion which may be proposed by our government. Vicksburg, Port Hudson and Gettysburg bave had » decidedly good effect in cooling off the fire of rebellion hercabouts. STRENGTH OF LER'S ARMY. There ia nothing new of interest in the army which it would not be contraband to publish. So far as the stories Are concerned of the large reinforcements to General Lee I am told by intelligent prisoners that, though the rebel army has received from the cottoa States about fifteen thousand troops, the number of Lee's army is not to-day os large as it was when he recrogsed the Potomac river, owing to deaths and desertions. PURSUIT OY MOSBY'S GURRILLAS. On Sunday morning the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry, under the command of Captain Coy, left General Plea- fanton’s headquarters, near Amissville, on a scout alter Mosby's guerillas. They proceeded to Middleburg, the residence of Mosby, and there captured his chief subordi- nate officer and two men, This reeonnoissance of Cap- tain Coy also revealed the important fact that Stuart's rebel cavalry are now on this side of the Rappahannock, Ovr Harsor Derexces.—There is one point in Governor Seymour's first letter which we hope President Lincoln has not wholly over- looked. That point is General Wool’s account of the miserable condition of our harbor defences. The veteran General says that a thousand men might have captured all the forts in our harbor, and that any rebel privateer might have sailed past our defences and bombarded the city with impunity. This isa most disgraceful record. The condition of our harbor defences is better now than it was when General Wool wrote; but there is still very great room for improvement. Will the Presi dent wake up Secretary Stanton and inform him- of these facts? Where would the administration and the government be if the rebels held New York? That would be even worse for all par- ties than the martial law which the radicals are 80 anxious to enfore Dis. 6—Green Ulay Smith. 7—Brutus J. Clay. 8—William R, Randall. 9—William H. Wadsworth, Dis. 1—Luclen Anderson. 2—Georgo H. Yeaman. 3—Henry Grider. 4—Aaron Harding. 6—Robert Mallory. ‘The stock market was dull yesterday, partly in conse- quence of the oppressive weather. In the morning prices ‘were generally better; in the afternoon there was a reac- tion again; but the market closed atgthe last rather strong. Gold closed at five o’clock P.M. at 126%. Ex- change was 139. Money was extremely easy; cal loans 5a 834 per cont : The cotton market was very quiet yesterday, and prices were less buoyant. The breadstufis trade was de- prossed, and buyers had any existing advantage; but the demand was not remarkably active. The main business in provisions was in pork and lard, which were doing bet ter, The demand for groceries ran mostly in the sugar line; prices wore unaltered. There was leas doing in hides, leather, wool, tobacco and whiskey; very mode. rate transactions were reported in most of these articles. ‘The freight engagements continued on a limited scale. The market for beef cattle was decidedly more active and buoyant this week, while prices advanced materially ‘The cause of the great change in the market since last week was owing to the fact that there was a large de- creare in the receipts at Allerton’s. The cattle were generally of a fair quality, and sold well, especially the deat selections. The range was from 7c. to llc. a 110. ‘The general selling prices were 8c. a 10c., and the aver- ‘ago price was about 9c. Milch cows were steady at $25.2 $50. Veals were without decided change; prices ranged from 41{c. to 7c. a 74c. Sheep and lambs were aotive at 25c. a 50c. per hend better, owing to lighter re- ceipts. Sheep sold from 5c. to 6c., and lambs 7c. a 8c. a AvvraL Farracut’s Recerriox.— Admiral Farragut arrived in this city on Monday, in bis flagship, the Hartford. As he passed up the har- bor he was saluted.by the forts, the foreign ves- sels-of-war and the frigate Sabine. Yester- day he visited the Navy Yard and the French Admiral, and was received with the honors due to. so distinguished an officer. Farragut deserves to rank among the sea kings. His naval reputation is equal to that of Nelson, Drake, Decatur, Perry, or any of the other established the fact thata large force of rebel Infauiry «ad cavalry are still in the Shenan- doah valley, ready to fall upon the rear of it should advance. headquarters of Lee are at Gordonsville, and the maig body of his army on the line of the Rapidan. It ia reported by prisoners that although General Lee has decidedly received reinforcements from the cotton States, to the amount probably of fif- teen thousand men, yet his army is not as strong ‘as when he crossed the Potomac after the fight at It has been considerably diminished by deaths and desertions. The President has replied to Governor Sey- maour's last communication in a letter which we publish in another column. He reiterates his intention to proceed with the draft, at the same time expressing desire to remedy any great ‘wrong which may exist in the enrolment. ‘The latest news from Charleston will be found in our special correspondent’s despatch of the 5th inst., published to-day. Everything goes on brave- ly. The position of General Gillmore on Morris Island is stronger and safer than ever. The morale nd confidence of the troops are unexampled. Although the rebels keep pouring in shell from Forts Wagner, Sumter,and ottier fortifications, the Protection to our troops is so complete that our casualties for many days past are hardly worth On the night of the 4th Captain L. 8. Paine, of the One Hundredth New York Volunteers, with a detachment of his men, while on s scout pear Lighthouse creek, was captured by the rebels, with all his men. The new Ironsides participated with immense vim tm the cannonade on Fort Wag- ner on Sunday week, and finally silenced the rebel guns. The firing was terrific throughout the cay between the Ottawa, a Monitor, the Ironsides, our works on Morris Island and the rebel Forts Wagner, Johnson, Sumter and Moultrie. ‘The draft in Ohio has been postponed until the return of Governor Tod from Washington, whither he has gone, it is presumed, to settle some im- portant questions relative to the conscription. Meantime a meeting of the distinguished citizens ‘of the State will come off at Columbus, the capi tal, at which some grave questions are announced discon TACRLLANEOUS NEWS. ‘The trial of prisoners indicted for participating fn the late riots was continued in the Court of General Sessions yesterday, before Recorder Hoff- mati, Mary Sheehan, a dishonest servant girl, ‘who pleaded guilty to an indictment for grand lar- ceny, Was sent to the State Prison for three years. Richard Lynch, who pleaded guilty to an indict- mont charging him with having taken part Jn the disturbance at the Colored Orphan Asy- Jum, was sentenced to the State Prison for five years. Thomas Conner, who pleaded guil- ty to petit larceny on an indictment which rharged him with stealing several articles of ousehold furniture from the house of Mr. James e Peuttentiary for three Swine wore dull and hoavy at 4}c. a 47%c. for corn fed, and 43;c 9434. for swill fed. The receipts were 3,903 beeves, 132 cows, 737 veals, 9,605 sheep and lambs, and 7,175 swine. our army in case weeny wets feeds 2; The Opposition in the Next Com The Hope of the Vountry. The tabular statement which we published yesterday of the returns of the elections of members to the House of Representatives in the loyal States shows that in the next Con- gress, which assembles in the first week of December, there will be a majority of six against the administration and its radical policy, the members already elected being eighty-one republican and eighty-seven opposi- tion. There are still fourteen members to be elected, from California, Delaware, Maryland, Vermont and West Virginia; but the most the administration can calculate upon is half of these, which is more than they will get. As for the election of three members in Eastern Virginia—a State in rebellion, and in which the election was carried on under martial law—the members thus elected may not be ad- mitted to seats in the House; so that there will be still at least a majority of six against the administration. But the majority will be greater than this; for it is probable that Mary- land and West Virginia, like Kentucky, will send to Congress solid delegations pledged against the satanic policy of Chase, Stanton & Co., which of Itte has ruled the adminis- When it was predicted a year sentatives would be in opposition we were told that the elections in the border States would prevent that consummation; that Ken- tucky, for example, was'safe for the adminis- tration. But what are now the facta? tucky sends her whole nine members to Congress against the administration; and while Missouri sends three for, she sends six against it. Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia will follow suit. The States most bitter in their opposition to the rebellion are the border States. With us the war is asentiment. We have experienced none of its horrors. But how different Kentucky and other border States. They hate the rebellion with an intensity which cannot be realized in the Eastern and Middle next to the rebellion the rebel chiefs, they oppose the administration of Mr. Lincoln, because they believe that its policy prolongs the war tracts their sufferings, and because that policy does not discriminate between the loyal men and non-combatants of the South on one side and rebels openly in arms on the other. ‘The fiercest denunciation of the administration in Congress may therefore be expected from the members hailing from the border States. It is worth while to observe how the vote stands in?the following great States:— B. Gibbons, was sént f jnouths. The trial of John Hagan, indicted for a» Paniting and robbing Mr. Henry E. Searles on the pisht of the 13th ult., was concladed, and the tes possess s large majority President will not carry it out, then Mr. Seward is bound to resiga, and pronounce his emphatic protest. But if the President will throw overboard the radical ideas of Stanton, Chase & Co., and proceed at once to redeem the pledge he gave through the Secretary of State, the opposition in the House of Represen- tatives will be disarmed of half its terrors and shorn of half its strength, and the President himself will stand before the country and the world as a patriot who could rise above the contracted views of his party in a great and perilous exigency of the republic. Maxine tae Most or Tutncs.—The London Times draws great comfort from the New York riots. In an article copied elsewhere it ex- presses the hope “that this pleasant state of things will be duly reported in Ireland, in order that every Irishman may know that upon setting foot upon the quay of New Yerk he is liable to be marched off to some hill, pass or earthwork, or swamp, where he will be passed at once to the front, and have an even chance of being shot down or maimed for life.” The Times has‘ long been laboring to impress this belief on the Irish mind. How has it enc- ceeded? The enormous increase which has taken place in Irish emigration within the last two years presents the answer. The Irish fear neither the recruiting sergeant nor the draft. On the contrary, the nearer English cupi- dity and insolence, bring us to » rupture with their old enemy, the greater seems to be the incentive to emigration. Ifa war with Great Britain were to be declared to-morrow there is not an able-bodied Irishman in the United States that would not take up arms to avenge the oppressions that he and his forefathers have sustained at her hands. The strongest induce- ment, therefore, that the Times can hold out to the Irish to emigrate is to continue to utter such provocations to the American people as are likely to put a term to@the patience with which they have endured The insults of the English press. Barisan Nervousyess.—John Bull's nerves are, we fear, becoming rather shaky. His pro- verbial sturdiness ts giving way to a sensitive- ness that bids fair to ruin his digestion. Wit- ness the following from the New York corres- pondence of one of the London journale:— Yostorday (July 14) began the revolution in New York, No one knows how it willend, [have decided to leave as soon as possible. As tothe credits I have out, I cannot tell when they will be paid. Of one thing Lam certain: that we are noither secure ourselves nor the money we have ip the banks. We heartily approve of the writer’s decision. Let him by all means betake himself to some spot where he will be guaranteed against the in- conveniences arising from popular commotions. What are chartist riots, Slievegammon out- breaks, French coups d’eint and continental re- volutions compared to the turbulent excesses of New York? Measured by the rarity of its occurrence, a riot in one of our cities is certainly a very formidable event. That it should give serious occupation to the epeoula- tions of the Londoa press, seare away British costermongers from our shores, and terrify foreign quidnunge generally, is only egotber, naval beroes of history. The city of New York should be proud to welcome sucha hero as Farragut, and we hope that the Common Coun- cil, at its next meeting, will extend to him the municipal hospitalities, and give him the recep- tion to which his glorious services in the Union cause amply entitle him. THE CONSCRIPTION. The President's Rejoinder to Governor Seymoar. Exrcetive Mansion, Wasuixoron, August 11, 1863. To His Excellency Horatio Sxrwour, Governor of New York:— Yours of the 8th, with Judge Advocate General Water bury’s report, was received to-day. Asking you to remember that! consider time as being very important, both to the general cause of the couatry aod to the soldiers in the field, I bag to remind you that I waited at your request from the 1st until the 6th instant, to recoive your communication dated the 34. In view of its great length, and the known time and apparent care taken in: its preparation, I did not doubt that {t contained your fuil case as you desired to present it. It contained the figures for twelve districts, omittmg the other ninetees, asl supposed because you found nothing to compiain of astothem. I answered accordingly. In doing so] laid down the principle to which I purpose adhering, which 1s to proceed with the draft, at the same time employing Jofallible means to avoid any great wrong. With the communication received to-day you sesd figures for twenty-eight districts, including the tweive sent before, and still omitting three, for which | suppose the enrolments are mot yet received. In looking over the fuller list of twenty-eight districts, I find that the quotas for sixteen of them are above 2,000 and below 2,700, while of the rest six are.above 2,700 and six are below 2,000. Applying the principle to these new facts, the Fifth and Seventh districts must be added tothe four in which the quotas have already been reduced to 2,200 (qx the firet Graft; and with these rour others must be added to those to be re-enrolled. The correct case will then stand:—The quotas of the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Fighth districts, fixed at 2,200 for the first draft. The Pro- ‘vost Marshal Goneral informs me that the draw ing is alrea- dy completed io the Sixteenth, Seventeeoth, Eighteenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-sixth, Twenty- seventh, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth and Thirtioth dis. tricta, In the others, except the three outstanding, the drawing will be made upon the quotas ag pow fixed. after the first draft the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Sixteenth, Seventeonth, Twenty first, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-ninth and Thirty-first willibere.en” rolled, for the purpose the manner stated in my letter of the Tth inst. The’ o principle will be applied to the now outstanding districts when they shall come ia. No part of my former letter is repudiated by reason of not being restated in this, or for any other cause. Your obediemé servant, A. LINCOLN, The Rict in Iowa Quelied. Merscanimn, lowa, August 11, 1863. ‘The latest advices. report thoexcitememt in Keokuk county subsided. Upon the arrival of the military from Davenport the insurgents dispersed. The Unionists pro. minont in the shooting of Folley were arrested and bound over. Some arrests of the insurgents have been made, and others will be. Most of the military bave returned, one company from this place remaining as the Sheriff's Srmancn Marrerovoical Fact.—A French paper, called L'Beho des Fontaines de Spa (n fashionable watering place), Gays, writing in the month of July:—after seve. ral weaks of suffocating heat, the temperatere suddealy weatdown. On Thursday (no date given), efter a very eoai day, the mercary went down during tho might to many egress below vero. Kxposed linen was (resen jest ‘as in the depth of winter. Vegetables suffered very coa- siderably. Such an occurrence at this period of the yeas ts 0 strange thavit ought 10 be recorded,” ready to pounce upon any exposed portions of our forces on the right. Condition of Military Affairs. (From the Weshington Star, August 10. ; We are able to assure the pubiic that the military pros- pect in every quarter is all that can be desired. As the intormation that bas reached here during the last forty- eight hours treats almost exciusively of details that can not prudently be published, we are-not at liberty to print it, but have no hesitation in stating that at no former period of the war bave our military affairs been in so promising a condition as at present: Perbaps a thousand conscripts @ day are already joining the Army of the Votomac, In a woek the number reach- ing it daily will be greater, we apprehend. They co tor- ward in excellent spirits, and bid fair to make admirable soldiers in @ very. brief time, Movements of Admirail'Varragut. HEALTH OF COMMODORE’MORRIS. Admiral-Farragut paid an unofficial visit to the Bi-ook- lyn Navy Yard yesterday morning, and was welcomed ia true satior style by Admiral Paulding.) His stay was brief and very-pleasant. About noon he visited the Frenetr-fingship Guerrtere, and was welcomed by Admiral Renand-in the most cor- dial manner. On his leaving the vessel. he was hovored with a salute due bis rank, which was. returned by the Hartford. ‘The intense heat of the weatherhad the tendency to keep the Admiral in doors the rostof the day. He re- ceived a large number of visitors during the day and evening, who congratulated him upen: hia victories and his safe return to the bosom of his interesting family. He # bourty in expectation of recetving ® summons from Washington to proceed thither, witem he will re- ceive the warmest congratulations of- the President and the Navy Department. As yet be bas reesived no a dere as to the disposition of bis flagsh:p, Commodore Morris, second in commaedite the Ad miral{ and who came home asa passenger im the Hartf rd, is. quite Hl at bis residence in thiacity. Ht» untiris g zeal and the ——_ of eC berep vy ' Pow is valued-and honored life. He ie- he rallied somewhat, ov to ed some vefrestrcg sienp. oo NEWS. FROM THE SOUTHWE ST. Camo, Augast 11 , 1463. Gunboate are being prepared to co-operase wit) . Generel ‘Steele's expedition into Arkaasas. Vicksburg is being put in a complete saaitary condition. Rations are still issued daily toupweedsef teu thousand: inhabitants. It is reported that the guerilla °:chardpoe b as retarned to. West. Teomesseo, with the requirements ‘execate the conscription. It is said De hax instructions to conscript. all light colored negroes Between. cighteem wid forty-five, to serve three years a soldors, at the expization of which time they will bomanumsHed, But receive no pay |; for service. A reconnoissance under Major Warden, of Gcneraj Ran. som’s.staff, to Woodville, seventy miles Crore, Natcher, destroyed five locomotives, forty-three plesform and twelve passenger cars, and barnod a rebel cotven factory: at Wootville, and also cottow and manufacturing goods to the value of two hundred thousand do'lars. Cairo is thronged:with men furloughed for twenty days from below on thew way home. Twenty desertem deltvered themselves up after Nsten- ing to @ speech from General Logan at Masion, a day or two ago. Deserters are being captured daily th the southern counties of [ldinois amd forwar ted to their regi- ments. THE. PRIVATEERS, Capture of the Bark Good Hope by the Georgia—The Bark J. W. Seaver Bonded for $15,000—Arrivai of Re- leased Shipmasters, dé. ‘The Danish bark Lord Baltimore, Captain Losberg, from Rio Janeiro thirty-seven days, tp ballast, arrived at this port yesterday. She brings the following passen- gors:—Captain.S. W. Sims, late-of ship Jabez Snow, burned at sea by the Alabuma; Captain Daniel Howard, of ship Talisman, also burned; Captain Appleboy, first officer of bark Good Hope, captured and buroed at sea by the Georgia; Mes; Captain Staples, Mr. Taylor, Edwin Clark, Octavia. Duang, Lorenzo: F. Pisle and J. W. An- nable. From Mr. Taylor; a passenger by the Lord Baltimore, and formerly a passenger by the bark Good Hope, we are informed that the bark. Good, Hope, Captain Gordon, sailed from Boston on the 22di0f April, bound to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, with a general cargo. On the 29th of April Captain Gordea died. No date, in Jati- tude 2 south, longitude 30 west, was boarded by the United States ship Onward, cruising. On the 7th of June, latitude 12 south; was chased by the pirate Alabama, but ran out of: sight during a squall. On the 13th, latitude 22 49.south, longitude 42 09 weat, ‘was captured by the rebel steamer Georgia, and the veo. sel burned the following day. Theerew and passengers. of the Good Hope were.ell taxeo om board the Georgia, they being allowed all their personal effects, and were | well treated. They remainedion board twenty-sic hours, and were then transferred to the Bark J. W. Seaver, from Boston, bound to Amoy river, which vessel they bonded for $15,000. We were then taken to Rio Janeiro, where we landed on tho224 of Jane. The charts and instru ments of the vessel were taken on board the privateer by ber commander and detained. A silver cup, with wedding cards, intended for a party at the Cape of Good Hope, were generously. delivered to Mr. Taylor, with directions to deliver them to their proper owners in Bos- ton, as they did. not Wish to retain or destroy private. effects. The National Sabbath Conventt Saratona, August 11, The National Sabbath Convention met here to day. Most of the loyal States were represented. Norman White, of New York, called the Convention to order. Rev. Dr. Charles Hodge, of New Jersey, was made tem- porary Chairman. Hon. W. W. Ellsworth, of Connecticut, was made permanent President; Professor Nerth, of Meurnis, August 9, 1662. A company of citizen scouts, numbering sbout sixty | men, organived in Norther= Alabama i Jane last, are re- sisting the rebel conscription, and have thus far evaded every effort to capture them. Thay report to General Dodge, at, Co: iuth, that their number is increasing daily. They have either captured or driven oud every officer font to that region to enforce the eonseription. Letters from privates in Bragg’s army soport tbat he ts retreating Ge. pyc hedee cn eo of deserters, who bave retained thew arma, are io the mountains, near Pikeville, Ala, and are organiaing with the citizens to resist the con. ‘The e@orts Wo execute the conscription in Western Ten. nesses have deen pretty effectually broken up by tha vigilasce of General Huribat’s army. Major General Sickive and staf arrived this evening. mea; Ramuel Gumpbries, Quartermaster, Robert Park and Chasies WG Nelsoo, boys, Five others wore slightly becca as <r on injured; but all are doing very well under the kind ates. » Aumust 11, ‘The subscription agont reports the sale af, @ 000 five _twontieg by the various agents,