The New York Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1863, Page 4

4 « NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PKOPRIETOR, the heavy guns on the fortifications have been dis- mounted and sent to Charleston. The people of Savannah thisk that Charleston will fall into our hands and that we will.then attack Savannah. Our Key West correspondence in to-day’s paper will be found highly interesting. Our navy in that or ee — patella ox vicinity have been making wholesale captures of cansreserseaeNN@, 230 | Blockade runners, laden with cotton and valuable goods. By the arrival of the steamers Columbia at this Port yesterday, andthe Creole at Fortress Mon- roe, we have New Orleans news to the 13th inst., which we give in the interesting communications of our special correspondents. Large arrivals of provisions from St. Louis, since the Mississippi’ opened, have considerably reduced the market prices in flour and other necessaries. The city continues free from epidemics, ’ The steamer Sidon from Liverpool and Queens- town, with dates to the 12th inst., which arrived off Cape Race yesterday, brings us some interest- nied ing news touching the American question. Thé pote Doman ets Guess haguaurse sierra OE say that in consequence of the late _TBVING HAUL, Irving place. —Tax Stegsorticon. menacing news from this country large reinforce- of troops would probably be sent to North America, Volume XXVIII .... AMUSEMENTS 1 THIS EVENING. " 3BLO'S GARDEN, Broadway. —Tax Duxs's Morro, WALLACE’S THEATRE, " Broadway.—TRUR vo ts Last. WINTER GARDEN, by eas ‘NATALIE. xEW ‘BY rHeata Bowory.—Teuriz OF PPh 4 tae WeovinG—two GaLusy BLavEs. BOWERY THEATRE, Bows TAae: Rostsoon—AutruL Dopcer. NUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway —Tar Pyxio\—urpias Cures, WARk: Be xD Squaws, &C. at | wll hours, Tae Reva’ Cartains—Awar Wirk Mutan- cuoLy—Afternoon and Evening. — BRYANT’S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- way.—Etuiortan Sones, Dances, Buaixsquas, &c.—Tum AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway Paxtowuns, Bur TRERORERS, A, &6.—My Neicu! CREM ORE MUSRUM OF onde Rue | It was confidently stated that the Austrian Duke Rooters: Gennd HOUSE, Breotiya.— Maximilian will accept the crown of Mexico. Sonas, Dances, Bunixsouxs, £0, The Times says that this fact will cement a union “New ¥. York, Thursday, August 20, 1863, | between France and Austria, and » division between a America and France, which will result in a colli- THE SITUATION. sion with the new Mexican empire. It thinks that The draft was proceeded with in the Ninth’ | the alleged proposition of Jeff Davis to Napoleon ward yesterday without any attempt at resistance. | for an alliance between the Confederate States and No riotous demeanor was exhibited in any quarter, | Mexico may come to something, in which case as will be seen by the ample particulars sup- | absolute neutrality would be the part of England, plied by our reporters in another part of the La France says that if Maximilan accepts, France paper. The drafting will be resumed to-day. and England will recognize him immediately, and Our latest news from Charleston is to Sunday | the other Powers will follow. The Emperor and evening. The grand bombardment was to have | Empress of the French, it is said, had sent con commenced on the next day. The attack set gratulations to the Archduke. down for the 18th was postponed on account of MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. General Gillmore’s serious illness. Our siege guns | By the arrival of the steamship ig off one while getting range on Sumter knocked several | Race yesterday, we have news from Europe holes in the walls, The rebels showed signs of 58 LANe ine Say Gaze" lebee em peeyione at: vices. evacuating. Several guns were removed from the Nothing important had transpired with regard parapets and casemates, and a line of earthworks | to the Polish question. was thrown up on James Island. ‘The great- From Japan we learn that the United States Le- est activity in the movement: of u gation had been burned, but no particulars are given. vessels around the fort at night had | - In the London money market consols were quot- been observed by our picket boats. | ed on the 12th at 934 for money. The Liverpool The rebels have piled a wall of sand bags forty cotton market was active, with an advance in all feet high in the rear of Sumter to protect the descriptions. Breadstuffs were dull, while provi- sions were steady. magazine. It was designed that when the attack | aldermen Hardy and Mitchell and Councilmen opened on Monday the Ironsides would engage Jones and Hayes called on Mayor Opdyke yeater- Fort Wagner and keep her silent, while the Moni- | day, and requested him to sign the $3,000,000 or- ‘ dinance for the exemption of the workingmen. tors and shore batteries engaged Sumter; at the ‘ th same time the wooden fleet and mortar schooners ie Mayon ae Mere eeren Seine Ipeediees Pet: would engage Moultrie. vided a olause was inserted prohibiting the pay- ment of bounty to substitutes till after they are The government received @ despatch ftom | mustered into the service. After an interview of Charleston via Fortress Monroe yesterday, to the | Considerable duration the committee withdrew, effect, that on Friday and Saturday the bombard. | *°4 the matter is now in statu quo. A aad accident occurred last night on the Green- ment was terrific. The sea wossorough onSunday | wood Railroad. As a car was coming down to that the gunboats could not bring their fire to'| Fulton ferry at a quarter past nine o'clock, the bear very steadily. bridge at Hamilton avenue, over Gowanus creek thing ft (known formerly as Penny bridge), was unfortu- an ee Seeamands eureny o> nately open for the passage of a boat, when the y: driver, notobserving the danger in the darkness, Our Yorktown letter contains the particulars of | and no warning being given, went on fearlessly, 8 little naval affair on the Piankatdnk river, and |“and the car, horses and passengers tumbled over ranti into the creek, in which the water was very high. SEA STEMS BEE ROPE Blocks dh Gaphieaiay The driver and conductor succeeded in escaping; to-say that Captain Hotchkiss, | of the gunboat but the passengers, consisting of two men and a General Putnam, was killed on that occasion. boy, were drowned. Their bodies were recovered Our news from the South is interegting. General | at a late hour; but we have not heard the names Halleck, as will be seen, has issued orders te exe- aie victims. alk le ATT ae ce mass convention o! IC; In- Ste er rele Leaand agian 17 star Sant dll be kill {onda ab tadiibebuiclios \Cirent as information is received at Fortress Monroe that the rebels have executed Captains Sawyér and preparations have been made to make ita grand Flynn. The Richmond papers of Saturday, the affair. Gen. Lewis Cass, Gen. John A. Logan, Hon. 15th, however, make no mention of the execution Daniel 8. Dickinson, John Van Buren, James T. of these officers, which was appointed for Friday, and the probability is that the matter has been dropped. The Richmond papers of the same date say that the best spirits pervade Lee's army. Generals Lee and Ewell are reported in excellent health. No army movements are spoken of, “the intense heat preventing even the cavalry making any demonstration. The Lxaminer, on the subject of conscription, says thut the rebel army being now as strong as the country can support, it is not conscription, but the return of stragglers and the prevention of desertion, even tothe mer- cileas application of the death penalty, which the confederacy reqaires, and if that be not rigidly en- forced there is no hope for the South. Tue Savannah News of the Sth inst. gives a full account of the capture of a launch of the United States frigate Wabash by the rebel blockade run- ner Juno, on the night of the 4th inst. The affair took place about one mile from Cummings’ Point. Acting Master E. L. Haines and ten of our men were captured. Twelve others who were in the boat escaped by swimming. A recent copy of the Mobile Advertiser states that many of the troops of the late Vicksburg garrison have taken French leave and gone home without furloughs. Lieuten- ant General Hardee succeeds General Pemberton. Tho rebel steamer Robert Habersham was totally destroyed by fire on the morning of the Sth inst. ‘The entire crew were cither killed or mortally injured. Aspecial order has been issued by the rebel General Mercer in Savannah, conscripting all the able-bodied negroes within his district. The Macon (Ga,) Telegraph rays that “the rebel cur- | rency {s getting somo hard knocks. greenback is worth clever money.” The Fort Pulaski New South (pablisivec writing under date A one dollar lollars of Confederate correspondent of the at Hilton Head, 8. (.), of the 10th inst., mentions the escape and eafe arrival at that point of numerous | Brady and Gen. John A. McClernand have been solicited to speak. Six hundred captured rebel prisoners have en- rolled themselves in the Third Maryland cavalry regiment, which is now organizing at Fort Dela- ware, under Col. Carroll Tevis, who is a graduate of West Point. ‘The stock market was very active and excited yester- day, the fluctaations being exceedingly rapid and vioipnt. . ‘The speculative fever is evidently on the increase. Mo- py was easy; call loans 5 a 6 percent. Gold fell to 124%, exchange to 137';. The main business in cotton yesterday was the prize salo of Gulf, mostly at from 553¢c. © 63!¢c. There was & better inquiry for fresh ground flour, prime wheat and sound corn, which were firmer. In provisions the chief transactions were in lard and bacon,’at a shade highor Prices. Sugars sold freely, and were steady. Refined petroleum was active. Whiskey was quict. Hay was saleable and buoyant. The freight engagements wero quite moderate. There were uo remarkabie changes in other branches of trade. It Is a remarkable fact that whenever there is a lull in this terrible storm of war your scheming politicians, in view of the next Presi- dency, begin to meet in little cliques and clus- ters to consider their prospects and arrange their various plans and combinations for the spoils. So now, when all if quiet, not only on the Potomac and the Rappabannock, but on the Cumberland, the Tennessee, the Mississippi, the Yazoo, the Big Black, the Arkansas, the Red river, the Atchafalaya and Bayou Lafourche, and when the only active warlike work going on appears to be the bombardment of Fort Sum- ter—but with every prospect of a success which will carry with it a general collapse of the re- bellion—the heads of three or four incipient Presidential parties begin to be visible, bobbing about upon the surface of the waves. We have already shown how Mr. Secretary Chase, as an aspirant for the republican nomi- nation, bas turned the tables against all his Cabinet competitors, including Mr. Seward; and how, outside of the Cabinet and its Presidential affiliations, the friends of General Fremont, from Massachusetts to Minnesota, are begia- ning to take counsel together and discuss their contraband refugees from Savannah. One of these refugees was the cook of tho rebel ram Savan- eft nah. He ay that on the 9th instant the Savannah steamed down the river of that name, | with the intention of going to sea, but when she | obstructions she broke one of her en | gines and was obliged to put back for r / ~) ‘The testimony of these refugees corroborates what | has been previously put vannah, ishod in. reference to Sa- There are buttwo thousand troops in and arowud the city, and although the anthori+ ties have no troops to man them, still they are erecting additional fortifications bear- ing on the Savannah river. The utmost alarm prevails, fearing at Sny moment, a they do, an advance by us. The blockade run- ner Everglade is lying off Thnnderboit battery in } hard arrangements for an active campaign. The platform of Fremont, as we understand it from good authority, is certainly calculated to take he wind out of the sails of Chase; for it is y ne to say that Chase's platform embraces all the most radical and obnoxious abolition measires which have been developed or foreshadowed by the adminisiration. Goneral Fremont, on the other band, will be . brought out as an anti-Cabinet republican can- didate, taking bold ground against the arbi- trary arrests, military blunders and conseription measares of Chase, Stanton aad the radicals, and a clear and definitive position as an eman- cipation candidate—not upon the idea that President Lincoln’s emancipation odicts have abolished slavery in the rebdlious States, but, first, upom the unquestionable fact that beyond the lines of our armies the institution sousary Wilmington river, waiting for an opportunity to | remains im futl blast; and, secondly, in run the blockade of Warsaw Sound, A portion of | favor of a trial for geadual emancigation by the several rebellious’ States concerned, each for itself, and in the course of the business of its restoration to the Union through the agency of a popular election. That such a platform as this will bring over to Generat Fremont the larger wing of the republican party cannot be doubted. Accordingly, there isa fair prospect that Chase and the radicals will be superseded by this Fremont movement, or that the hopeful Secretary of the Treasury will find his Presidential party redueed to something like the old proportions of the abolition faction. So much for the republicans, Next, in coming to the democratic oomp, we find that here too there is considerable confusion and Commotion. Butthe moat significant movement among the wireworkers of this party is: the call by August Belmont for a meet- ing, September 7, at the St. Nicholas Hotel, of the National or Presidential Douglas Committee, holding over from the Douglas Baltimore Convention of 1860, The committee will meet to appoint the time and the place, we presume, for the National Democratic Conven- tion of 1864; and, as the call will doubtless embrace war democrats and peace democrats, conservatives and copperheads, the convention will probably favor the public with another ex- hibition of the fight of the Kilkenny cats, with all the latest improvements. Lastly, there was a meeting of mysterious looking strangers at Rochester the other day on the Presidential question. Greeley repre- sents them as the wandering ghosts of the Bell- Everett party, which came into life, flourished, languished and died, or became defunct, in 1866. If we are not mistaken, however, this Roches- ter meeting was composed of men who repre- sent those broad conservative Union principles which have so signally swept everything be- fore them in the late Kentucky election. They are the same principles which are this day pre- dominant in New York, New Jersey, Penusyl- vania, Ohio and all the border States on both sides of Mason and Dixon’s line and the Ohio river. These principles em! mae the vigorous Prosecution of the war the suppression of the rebellion, a cheerful support of the admin- istration in all measures demanded to secure this end; and then the restoration of the rebel- lious States without ang further abolition tin- kering by the general government with the institution of slavery. In the meantime these conservatives hold that there should be as lit- tle tinkering with negroes and slavery as pos- sible, and that the institution should be left to take its chances among the unavoidable neces- sities and casualties of the war. These are the principles and this fs the party which, we predict, will carry the next Presi. dential election; for, when brought to the pinch, this party will absorb the war wing of the democratic party and the conservative Union wing of the republican party. All the great central and border States, from their latest elections, have shown that they are on the side of this new conservative Union party; for Governor Seymour, of New York, and Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky, owe their election each to the same identical platform in regard to the Union and the war. Let our republican and democratic politi- cians cut their cards accordingly, or they may all be distanced and set aside in 1864 by this néw conservative Union party, with its sound and popular Kentucky platform. It is absurd to suppose that the republican party, or the Douglas democracy, or the Bell-Everett party, can, in any event, bo reorganized as they were in 1860, in any State or in any county or town of the Union; but this Kentucky Union party embraces a new movement, and the field is epen and the way is clear to its success. Propante Recoayrrion ov tak Sovrnern Coyreperacy by Mexico.—Our last advices from the Mexican capjtal are of a very signifi- cant character. The French journals and the Mexican newspapers under French control are strenuously urging the recognition of the Seuth- ern confederacy. Knowing the stern discipline to which the press is subjected by the French authorities, we cannot help arriving at the con- clusion that Napoleon is about to carry out his policy of intervention in American affairs through the agency of his new conquest. Ac- cording the sham Mexican government a nomi- nal freedom of action in this matter, be will endeavor to so shape its proceedings as to maintain unaltered his own ostensible position as a neutral. He calculates, no doubt, that in this way efficient aid can be given to the rebel confederacy, and its independence assured’ without embroiling France with the United States—a risk that he cannot afford to incur just now, in view of the critical aspect of wee pion ies lan is a very ingenious one, and is ef a piece ‘vith the policy hitherto pursued by the French Emperor in our regard. It needs for its success but one condition, and that is the passiveness of our government. It is not likely, however, that it will quietly submit to this underhand mode of arriving at an object which is intended as a death blow to its inte- rests. Qui facit per aliwn facit per se is a rule that holds as good in diplomacy as in law. Let not Napoleon, therefore, imagine that he will be allowed to play this game unpunished. He has committed an enormous blunder if he has determined upon putting forward Mexico as the scapegoat of his pet scheme. He will avoid no responsibility by this course, but, on the contrary, will increaso the deep debt of re- sentment which we owe him for the persistent efforts which he has made since the commence- ment of the rebellion to, insure the co-opera- tion of the other European Powers in his plans of intervention. We will pay him off with his own policy. We have no quarrel with the people of France; they have been the steady friends, as they have been the natural allies, of this country. It is with the ambitious adveoturer who fills their throne that we mean to reckon for the injuries in- flicted upon us in their name. If ever there was justification for a personal war against a sovereign we have got it. What the Allies undertook against the uncle we have still stronger motives for undertaking against the nepbew. Let him then beware how he attempts to carry out the plan indicated by the Mexican journals. The rebellion once brought to a close, we shall be in a position not only to drive him out of Mexico, but to sid any and every scheme having for object to strip him of the power which be has so unserupulously ac- quired. We beliove that it was the hospitality exercised by us towards the Orleans princes that first aroused his hostility towards this country, It may be that a eourse witich was dictated merely by good feeling, and which no generous mind could have found fault with, may one of sound policy, to be sup- it , bg our infeence and arme- Drate Preceeding Quictly—The _ Qucation that is‘ Settled Now, sud the Question to be Settled Hereafter, Yesterday the draft recommenced in this city, after being suspended for about five weeks. Everything proceeded. quietly. There is a military force in and around the city of some twenty thousand infantry and artillery, with two thousand cavalry—ample guarantees, one wou}d suppose, for ghe maintenance of order. But probably the judicious and sensible ordi- nance of the Common Council has more to do with the preservation of the peace than the presence of this large military force, or any other cause whatever. The people know that, in spite of the silly cavilling of the Mayor, the ordinance will become law; for it will be Passed over his veto. If the public tranquillity depended on the Mayor, or on the Governor or President, we might well tremble for the safety of New York. While Mr. Opdyke quibbies and trifles on the edge ofa volcano, Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Sey- mour vie with each other in stirring up the worst passions and laying the train for a fear- ful explosion. The Common Council, the true guardians of the city, by their practical good sense, recognized the danger of the crisis, and provided against.it. On the contrary, the two Roman Consuls—one backed up by the radical cabal at Washington, and the other by the Regen- cy cabal at Albany—seem to have seized the oc- casion as the opportunity of provoking civil war at the North. They have written, and written, and written again, inflammatory appeals well calculated to lead to that result. Why such an unfriendly spirit should be shown in Washington to this city, and the Presi- dent should persevere in carrying out a measure which he knew to, be so odious to the people, we cre at a loss to discover, when it is recol- lected that the merchants and bankers of New York, in the beginning of the struggle with’ the rebellion, came forward with one hundred and fifty million dollars to sustain the govern- ment. Had they not done so the war would havefailed at its very inception, and the admin- istration would have completely broken down. It seems to be astrange mode of requiting the city now to wantonly risk its destruction for a mere idea not only of no practical Yalue to the government, but, on the Contrary, higily inju- Tious to its true interests, We cannot account for the foily, except from the fact that the President and his Cabinet, who are believed to consult the spirits as to the conduct and pros- pects of the war, under the auspices of Robert Dale Owen, Judge Edmonds and Andrew Jack- son Davis, were led astray by lying, deceitful and malignant spirits, as they too often appear to be. As @ question of law, aad order, and peace, however, the draft may be considered as al- ready settled. But a3 a political question it remains open for solution. The dispute of Lincoln and Seymour will be carried into the next Presidential election, and will form part of the issue to be decided at the ballot box. And here, through the cunning of the Regency, Seymour appeats to havo got the windward side of Mr. Lincoln and completely ottgene- ralled him; for there is no party in favor of the draft, and it is destined to become as unpopular and odious a measure as the old Alien and Se- dition law. That it is constitutional we have no doubt; but all things that are lawful are not expedient, and there never was any neces- sity for conscription. All the troops necded could have been obtained through the Gover- nors of the States, in the usual way. But the satanic radicals preferred a new and offensive mothod, in order to assert their authority and to provoke civil war in the loyal States, that they might have an opportunity of depriving the conservatives of their votes by the opera- tion of martial law, and thus forcibly retain for another term the power which they have so badly abused in the present. But the Conscrip- tion act is « millstone around the neck of the administration which will be sure to drag it down to political perdition. Tue Sinae or Cuartesrox—Conrrapann In- TeLiiaence.—We have received a note from Gen. Gillmore, commander of our land forces in front of Charleston, ¢alling our attention to the necessity of holding our correspondents in his department to a strict compliance with his “General Orders No. 66,” the substance of which is as follows:— No information which could in any way benefit the enemy poy 3 divulged, directly or indirectly. wiser a owas. ae. in particulag cho strictest Tr Tee mame of dive "scagelie nr pest commauders. 2. The strength of reginenis, brigades of divielous, oo “ -" ts have oa le number aud position regimeata, brigades, divisions, batteries or pieces of artillny, dina 4 Allusions to the kind or quantity ‘of arms, cagnon er ammunition 6. The number of treeuports or tind of supplion Mai ep gpa 6. deacription of movement, or any allusions ps mcd havo been accompliabed "t ‘Suggestions Of future movements or attacks. Any allusions whatever to ecouts or recoonvissances, wananet ‘accomplished or yet in prospect. 9. The position or location of camps, batteries, pickets, = Foals or outponts. BS In reply to General Gillmore we will under- take to answer that our correspondents in his department will faithfully respect these reason- able injunctions, and all other military rules and regulations, so far as said correspopdents may be concerned. In every department of the army, from the beginning of the war, our correspondents have been cautioned by us, in the matter of army intelligence, to avoid any item of news calculated in any way to be of any value to the enemy. We dare say, too, that if the columns of the Herato were care- fully examined, from the first Bull run to this day, upon this subject, there would be found much less of contraband information from our war correspondents than from those of any other daily newspaper in the United States. | The Herato is the friend and the advocate of | the army and the navy, our soldiers and our sailors, and always bas been, peace or war, but especially in the work of putting down this great rebellion. part and parcel of the army and navy. We look to our soldiers and sailors as the men who | are to put down the rebellion, and not to the politicians. We hold our intermeddling politi- cians in contempt, in or out of the Cabinet. Our government is now, in fact, the army and navy, and with them are all our hopes of the future. Géneral Gillmore makes no complaint against the Hxraty; but we have no doubt that some of our niggerhead or copperhead journals have been abusing their privileges. The New York Triiune is an old sinner, and the course of the Zimes has beea quite as bed in furnish- ing war news for the aid and comfort of the enemy. We hope they will henceforth remom- ber the admonitions of General Gillmore, or that they will be made ta aulfer for their disas NEW- YORK HERALD, THURSDAY,) AUGUST / 20) 1863. The Hom, Bem Wood im Greeley’s Tog- gory. We have an apology to make to the Hon, Benjamin Wood for neglecting to pay our com- pliments to him for some days past. The fact is we had entirely overlooked his existence, and for that we beg his pardon. We hope it is not too late to notice his latest theatrical move- ment, when he appeared on the stage in a full suit of Greeley’s old clothes—white hat, drab coat dangling to the heels, the pantaloons care- lessly stuck into the boote—all complete. The Hon. Ben, we must confess, did not look the character very well. He was not nearly #0 natural in it as he is in his successful role of Lottery Poliey Vender. He ought to stick to that in preference to politics, Fort Lafayette literature or journalism. He is cut out for it by nature, and he has found it a money making affair; whereas, in the other walks to which he aspires, he will only reap disappointment, ex- pose his ignorance, damage his reputation and lose his hard earned cash. Above all things, let him not venturg to appear a second time in Greeley’s old clothes. Greeley himself is ashamed of them, and only occasionally puts them on. All that trash about the Herarp making what is called a somersault in April, 1861, and which the Hon. Ben now scrapes into hia news machine, has been long ago exposed as ridicu- lous nonsense. The conscientious Horace never deals in it now unless when he loses his temper, and does not know what else to rave about. But for the cultivated, polished and most honorable Ben to attire himself in these cast. off garmenta evidences a rather low and de- praved taste on his part, and we regret to see it. The Heracn was in April, 1861, as it is in August, 1863, an independent newspaper organ of the pee le of the United States, as fearlessly ‘combal ting Northern fanaticism as Southern secession. During the last months of Mr: Bu- chanan’s administration it constantly urged him to call out a force of sixty thousand men with which to crush treason before it was fully katched. But the old public functionary would not do anything of the sort. For the first six weeks of Mr. Lincoln’s administration we urged the same policy upon him; but he was too busy in distributing the spoils of office to attend to more serious business, and, besides, he believed that nobody would be hurt. At last he woke up one fine day to find that the rebellion ball had been opened by the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Aad then-he rubbed his oyes, and thought it about time to act on the Hxratp’s advice. Since then we have beon getting along together pretty well, we helping him on, sus- taining him and giving him good counsel and encouragement, and he apparently thaakful for our aid. Latterly, however, we have observed indications of his weakness and backsliding ia bringing the eternal nigger into the question of the war for the Union, and this has rather cooted our ardor and eafeebled our support of him. In all this there has been no deviation on the part of the Hgratp from the path of an impar- tial, independent, enlightened 4 rs news- papor. Whatever gopperhead or niggerhead Journals diay do is of no manner of conssquénce. People do uot expect anything good from them. But the Hexarp must keep right, no matter who goes wrong. Thia attempt, there- fore, of the Hon. Ben Weod to appear in the cast-off toggery of poor, penitent Horace is just about as ridiculous as it would be for Gree- ley to tura himself into a lottery policy ad- NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. saacaaeana ae Wasuurarom, August 19, 1868. THE BESSLS AND THE NEW YORK COFrazumape ACTING IN CONCERT. In af account furnished by Captain Luce, of the bara Banset, which was and bonded by the rebel Pirate steamer Florida, to the naval authorities, seme stn. gular statements are made. It will be remembered thas the Sunset was captured on the 7th of July. Captam ‘Lace was five hours on board the Florida, and was com- polled by Captain Maffit to sign the bond for bis vesse while under a military guard, and was refused a duplicate Of it, In the course of conversation with MafMit he imdt- cated very plainly that he was fully informed im re- gard to Lee’s invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvanie, ‘and that the samo was to be aided by a copperhead de monstration in New York and other Northern cities, which he believed would compel the United States government to make peaco with the rebels ‘and acknow- ledge their independence. RETALIAGORY ORDER OF GENERAL HALLEOK. It is directed that immediately oa receiving official er other authentic information of the execution of Captaim Sawyer and Captain Flyan, you will proceed to hang W. .H. Lae and the other rebel officer designated, as herein above directed, and that you notify Robert Ould, Eaq., said proceedings, and assure him that the gever nment the United States will proceed to retaliate for every siml- lar barbarous violation of the laws of civilized war. MAJOR DE PEYSTER DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY. Last evening Major De Peystep, of the Rhode Island ar- tillery, was dismissed the service im consequence of um- officerlike conduct. A few days since the Major at terapted to cowhide Lieutenant Colonel Monroe, of the same command, but was knocked down and afterwards placed in arrest. Yesterday De Peyster visited the quag- tors of the Colonel, and with a drawn pistol threatened to shoot him. ‘The guard was immediately called in, the ‘Major taken into custody, and the facts reported to head- quarters with the above result, THE CASE OF GENERAL MILROY. ‘The court of inquiry to examine into facts concerning the evacuation of Winchester and Martinsburg holds) @aily scazions. The principal witnesses before the court thus far have been Major General Milroy and Brige dier General Elliot, Tho latter in his testimony exonerates Genoral Milroy from all charges of cowardice! or unsoldiorly conduct, and while stating that if he (Gen-| erai Elliot) had been in command he would not abandoned Winchester without a more sanguirary from Winchester. The witnesses to-day in this . Alexander, First Baltimore battery, , First Virginia battery. The chief poiat their evidence was that their batteries wore aban to save the entire command of Gen. Milroy, the enem; beimg in such close proximity and nearly surround: our gp it was semitones ear “Agrege re artillery and baggage wi spiking the and injuring the latter, as a the ereated in mov: them would notify the enemy of General Mitroy's ments in retreat from Winchester. The testimony Genoral Schenck will be heard in a few days. This, per} haps, wilh be the most important testimony before court, TRIAL OF AN ALLEGED SPY. The court martial of which Brigadiot General Siough president has been engaged to-day ‘im the caso of J. Cochrane, alias James Stewart, who wae arrested as spy last February. On his person wore found from the rebel Provost Marshal, General Winder, and Jotter to the ives cf Cochrane bvastiug of the it sums of moe MD ewe ieee) natty The testimon; ry offered govern: Clusive, and if not refuted it, ia probable tho prisoner becunvicted as a spy. : THE NEW ‘RIAN MINISTER. Count Nicholas Giorgi was to-day introduced to President by the Acting Secretary of Szate, deli his credentials, and was received a3 Minister Resident his Majesty the’ mperor of Austria. ADVANCE OF ROSECRANS’ ARMY. f. thay ammo dead A tetlac (rom on officer weder lavecbans, daied Al 8, University Place, beadquarters Third Diigade, For division, Fourteenth army corps, says:—'‘ We are or Sane licraad eager cian eae Gays’ rations forage. ‘supposed Janta, Geor General Turchia is our brigade ma, Fer acre Vin, Ang 18.) \ Cipvieker sebmees |, accompanied by his private ia , Oolonet Brown! Mageare main on tage f of several ae to ee front. His trip was tended as faras Kayetteyil fa Lincolm county, bat short distance {fom LHunteviie Thearmy is in and will wor, probably take = ef Soaane wi it rosistance. fugees report Bragg mi the direction of Afianta, and that his forco is weakened and disorgavized. Wecherish a strong hej that by the Ist of September« tytn’ have possession ‘all of glorious Teunessee. There is no power io Southern confederac; tne to resist the great which is on its Chattanooga. We consider the Henaro as | | over the New Haven Railroad, is due in this city before vertising machine, and to parade Broadway with tickets of lucky numbers stuck all around his hat. Tux Pourrioat, Coupexion oF THE NEXT Con- Gness.—The Tribune takes exception to our facts and figures showing a majority against the administration in the next House of Repre- sentatives; but it has advanced nothing to change our opinion. Our contemporary pro- bably relies upen a powerful element which we may not sufficiently have taken into the ac- count—the element of bargain and sale. We know one democrat from this State who can be putchased cheap. His price is $100 in gold. It will take a little more in grecnbacks. Greeley perhaps knows some others who are ready to sell their votes in Congress for s mess of administration pottage. He counts up fifteen. But he may rest assured that a close watch will be kepton all such traitors, and that it will be at the risk of their necks that they betray the people. ‘ance of hard working mou was present, und the ings were listened to with gréat inleredt. Mr. Jol Keogan presided, and opened the meeting about eip! ovclock by delivering a stirring speoch and offering t following resolutions, which were advpted unavimous:y : mane manser to whi oa Se ua sestiy. oh r a8 some Olicials unfortunately a) clamors or tureats of a wi Portten faction among is Be, 8 who eae to hate a white man the oma Te, it vindiniive ~ hina ed by the i a saioat white men hows that it Tenor OConsormnces.—The consciences of some men are terribly sensitive. That of Mayor Opdyke is peculiarly so. It would puzzle all the saints to find grounds for the scrupulous- ness which induced him to refuse his signature to the three million ordinance. As regards the interests involved, however, the refusal is of small account. After the expiration of the teg days the two boards can pass it over the Mayor's veto. If the object of his action was to create further excitement and exasperation about the draft, he has signally failed in it. What Mr. Lincoln and Governor Seymour deolined to lend themselves to it was not like- ly that a small sifoddy politician like bim would succeed in. troduced & young orator, nami & lengthy and eloquent specc ae oa Know Nothinetem, tl] the Conseription bill. cit Introduced as the leader of Rovilia Ladd, Els A Gee Marie yaa Soin iin Bennett, John West, Smith, MesJames A Kent the widow of the poet Fairfield, died in this city on the 1th of August, after @ lingering and pabuful fitness, In her oarlier years she was remarkable for her grace aod Deavty, as well as for the energy and enterprise with which for many yoars she assisted her distinguished husband in the publication of his works, Many of those | who read this will remember the sparkling beauty of her | paimy days, She is sleo favorably known as the author- ess of an autobiography of herself and the life of her | due pox en She survived him twenty yoare, and died at | the age of Alty-vight. ar, Ly wy hy Potamdi ire LB ‘ngie, Mra & Blesain ¥ x Brew, ( poe fete nt aac we Miss Lizzie Smith, Capt J ‘Tae Kastan Mau..—Tho mail from Boston, which comes } Blow Gat ash a0 Foote, T five o'clock in the afternoon; but It generally tatis to get sorted ia the Post Oihee dolore somo time after six, ‘There seems to be rome pape delay somowtere H sto The Captared Crow of the Pirate Tacony. | © . BSCAYE OF THRER OF Tak SA1LORS—Lixur. potty OF Kelly, De Wo Brown, (tS 3 Come ws" ere DL RECAPTURED. plc: WAL Hielpoe ab Boston a, JF Bhtridge Sonera Seen oni nok Steamer § of Rate eer" aan id; new Gottscbal J Cross, F Pre. prisoner at Fort Warren, came near escaping. He got out of bis casemate, and was fouad this morning in the ek, Dt hres w ‘Peterkin, i Lieut. Reed, formerly of the pirete Tecony, and now a vlor. Mt ae ir Fiahe, Mr Stevens. rasa. noise, ‘Three others escaped on a target, floated over 10 Le- Veli’ Island, and there stole a sloop boat of cight tons. ‘Thay wore to come beck for Reed, but fated. Aa the wigd was south soutawest and fresh, they mat bare steered sorte tong (be coast. Lookouts are fete = st Bian