The New York Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1863, Page 1

THE MAILS OF THE AFRICA AND JURA. Alarm at the Prospect of a Russo- American Alliance. The French About to Seize Matamoros. THB REBEL FPRIVATEERS. The Alabama Spoken by the British Ship-of-War Clie, Peace Circular from Pius the Ninth. Apostolic Letter to Archbishop Hughes Advis- ing a Conference with the Archbishop of New Orleans and Other Bishops, SIX MONTHS CRUISE OF THE FLORIDA. &e., &e., &e. ‘The mails of the Africa from Boston and the mails of ‘the Jura from Quebec reached this city last night. Our Euroyean files are dated in London and Paris on the 224 -ef August, and contain some important details of the fall telegraphic report from Halifax published in the Bmarp on Wednesday. ‘The Privateers. MOVEMENTS OF THE ALABAMA AND QRORGLA. ‘Too devrocdore, ‘Amsterdam the Tuesday, been in company with the Alabama on wi ported navin; fous days 7 a) », from Bata was July 9, in latitude 9 N., tude 22 W., soe Soren ae ite to acda tf a g “This is the iP officers and & wight of the far. warks, or wi ‘& good view could be obtained. ‘THE GEORGIA SPOKEN. The Kent, which arrived at Portsmouth on Tuesday, {rom Melbourne, the Confederate steamer Georgy THR FLORIDA REPORTS HER LATE CRUISE. the London T¢ }, August 20.) The brief stay of the Conf veasel-of . ———s Bermuda, affortod an a, the on ‘of some partioulars respecting her receat carecr. ‘Those details have just arrived dn this country, and aro all the more interesting at the it moment from the fact of the celebrated cruiver herself being now off the oe ae Stee nant erga atom ten Piorida, N. Maiit, dest no leas £9,700,000 worth of federa! property up to the llth of vast May, managing to elude thirteen federal vessels of- war specially sent to cruise in pursuit of her The list of tho veenel destroyed or released on bond by the Florida during the last ‘atx months includes the hae of nataes:—Estelto, Corrie Annie, Star of Pesce, Mi J, Coloord, Commonwealth, Kate’ Dyer, Clarence, South: cen Cross, J. B. Hoxie, Windward, Jacob Beil, Al- ‘ng, Oneida, Honrietta, Crown Point, jauntiet, ship 8 ‘unrive, and the schooners Hin, Wililam B, Nash and Hull Many of the above ‘And valuable clipper whips engaged in tho The (our vessels tast named wore tuken within some bes Bede miles of New York, and while in that neighborhood Maifit sent & Ouvornia, China and East India trades. ‘sa expedition along the New England coast with a view o( seeing if anyth his line was stirring in that dire: ton. The expedition war very successful, twenty seveo vossels, great and small, including u revenue cutier, be- mg eaptured aud destroyed. This brilliant feat was por- formed under Liewtevant Reed. A terrib'e pavic natu- rall iets slong the Yankee shore. The Soand steamers are afraid to ron without an escort, fishing vessels arc Koot to port, amd some fifty men-ol-war are cruising off (he different Northern ports looking after the Florida. In fact, 80 great @ panic bas never existed off the New Rogiaud ccast A large portin of the Yankeo mer- chant vessels tas boeo transferred to the Foglish flag. ‘The New York Hxnatn of the sth inst. also notices, as a loranle fact, that federal ships, in large numbers, are wng placed under the protection of the Brazilian flag, the naval resources of the Wash.ngton government being nd totally inadequate to the protection of the mercan marine. There ix muci: talk of an emburgo. When tho Florida arrived at Bermuda from Mobile, she showed indications of hard service; but her supplies were of the most ample and varied desoription, 18 cash, salle provisions, &., bad been liberatiy contributed by the ~~ ‘ Yapaee vessels, The crew are described as being “ornck’ ag the Flori¢n bereelf—fine weather beaten Whe fori of 2 newspay the Florida's men, an tay 21— jotter from a Mr. Wilson, one of dated +t, Georges, Bermuda, day January , 1863, 8 1 w: bat endeavor to gwe you a fui ‘Brat work ine since. Our was the hormophradite bi ielle, of Boston, oa rat and ound from Aante Cruz, e (Gar7o OF gager and baney for tne good peo of Betton. Put we cousigned bar to “old Father Neptune " he was valned at $195,400. 1 Havona we received our con). stares, kc. At daylight oa the morniog of the 224 of January »0caited our anchor and Fan @'oug tbe Co@s’ eastward, and Ab eleven A. M. sptured and burned the hermnophracite vriy Windward, rom Matanvas. bound to Portiacd, and jast at « we went the bermonbradite brig Corris Aunie. delphia, oo the came (lery) road. She was within two ours? gait of ber desbaation. which was Cardenas, We bift the Cobee coast tor He Hank 4 on the 20th deopped our avehor to tke harbor of Nemmag Here we vigo took in cur onal, and our hell looking anything bat Christantite, we went to Green Keys to “paint ship.” Oy the 28th of January came to an anchor, aod for two or three days All hands were as busy as bees, scrubbing the whitewash from ider, and on the Lat cP ¥ Wy started on acraise But Asal being re carted, and proving to be the Yankeo gunboat Sousa cond being of box vicr metal LHAD us, we showed ovr heels. of forty eight hours sho chased us, but got nothing for or pains, for oa the third morning she coutd hardly be mon from the masthead | rou the time of etuding the Sonoma ti) the 12th of February we saw uo Yankee vex wales, nud all the Boye were getting impatient for a prive, or cven a aail, When we heard the masthead lookout «ing oat. sai, bo!” Beara was enined and oar propeller low- ered, aud'at foor P.M, we boarded her, and found that eno wee indeed a price Her name was the Jenob Boll, from Foockow, bound t Now York, with « vatua ble cargo of (ea, silka, Ke We burned her, and then wont to Barbados, Our next prize was the Star of Seace, whieh we captured on the 19th of March she as (rom Cujoatts, vound w Boston, with saltpetre. The schooner Aldebaran was the next victim Of the pirate toride. Yur fifteen diys did we look for another, and she rost neodful article, and that was cow as captured on the 28th, and sent a crate (og sgatost Yanks, and exptured the ship Kate Dyer, and pmcod her tor forty thousand & On the s0un aren fell in with the bark 4. J Colcard, from New York, Yound t Cape Town, and spe wae burned. Oa the line e mot the Orete ing), cnaled, and then took a oye atong the the, and on April 17 burned the ship mm nevealth, fom New York for San Franciwoo. o 23d April beled the bark Lieprictia, from f e for Rio Janero. Oneida, feo Sbanghae enit for New York, with ten. ywitre’, twenty Men. and two offers au boar, anc ntheron sergie. What execution Lieutenant teed ‘dL refer you to be papers about. The Tacony was one ‘The Gext day (24th) burved the | | fom 2 g gee teiisf aaa & Hy ie a i i i need coal, Our brave Captain Mafiis offered one thousand five bun- pag hve A wae oo pl anor but we could not ten pounds, although we used pitch and rosin, Ath hands were anxious to eaten ber, foe aie bak a gad beart we left the E., and steered for Bermuda, at which piace we arrived ov the 16th instant, and as soon as we coal wo leave this place for a cruise, and you and your readers may be assured that the Florida will sus- tala ber reputation, and do all she can vo annoy the ean the Cork Herald, 20 }, Aug ix & screw steamer of sitrsorthery swift. ness, and js disguised in such a manner as to puzzle the Lobserver. Her huli is long and low; her sails look old and patched, and no external trace is visible of ber real strength and power. Three bacas have been, in one dnstance, seen struggling aloft to take in a aii, to master which efficiently ten would be necessary, while a ‘visit to the deck would disclose to view a body of at least two hundred men, scattered about in groups. The per- sons landed from the Florida are officers of the @onfede Tate Davy (one of them a physician), who avowed their profession and the service they belonged to, but reCused to tell the name of their ship. Their bosiness in Europe, of course, can only be conjectured. Important from Mexico. {Paris (Angust 18) corr ence of London Teloprand, ‘The repeal of General yg 2 ‘act has been received here with f iit Bilao, and, fnally, the city of was very . , the cit Mexico was avout 10 give a ball to the Freneé. army” (or which a large sum bad already subsoribed. ENGLAND WISHES THE INVASION JUSTIPIED—A NEW responsible Power. With this itwe have no desire to quarrel: with the interests of Austria it is nor our buriness te meddle, Put there is a question in the transac- tion which, thongh familiar enough already to s)a' ge clase of readers, should by no means tbe Jet without notice at this stage of affairs, A certain State. inlaivited by an independent nation aud kvown for about forty years us a sovereign republic, hes been invaded by the armies of ‘tho French empire, and aiter an obstinate resistance has ‘80 far conquered that the juvaiers are in possession: capital, and are there enperiutonding the reconstito- ‘of the country and the ereotion of the goverument h poliev should be onunlies an ned auch an an an the liberties of a people and a violation of public law. the armies of a greus bag grocectpaty ofp Looky oh Aulantic, disembark on the stores of the New World, de throne the riers of au indepemient Kiate, change Its form of government, aud offer the dominion to a stravger, is certainly a procredung requrring considerable justification fn the LR UR Tt was perfoctly plain when allied sqnadrons sailed for Vera Craz that ouve suck result as if now witnessed wourt be the end of the enterprise if the enterprise wan to ave any practical ond at all, We understoul thix weil enough; but we proferred to eave our objects unaccom- plish d'rnther than accomplish them at the necerzry ‘Spain understood it equally well, and was fully prepared to £3, through with the design os Fravce hae done, but withdrew when she discovered that tho work could only be effected in partoersvip. France, wherefore, was left alone in the affair, with & monopoly of the profit and loss together Had she done a we did, #he would perhaps have dieplayed more commoremi wistom, but mm that case the spectacle would have been offered to the world of three great Powers showing their teeth against a small oulprit, after outrageous pro- ‘yooation. but declining to bite when the necessity ar- rived. Nor should we omit to ad that the estimate of Mexican deseriers was precisely the same in America as in Europe, government of the United Suates never mane the least secret of ite opinions om (his point, or of ite poticy ether, Va design was to let Mexico “drink the poy anarchy to the very dregs,’’ swntil at last the Store should Lecons an iter wreck anal jeawe viz great weighbor tha benefit of sslrage. That the Moxicane bad completely and bopet locsiy fallod im the attempt at self government, aud thar thelr country must fail into the hands of? some strouges ower, were propositions accepted as beyond dispute, ° * Ove conclusion from all this must be cleisr—Mexico luag no grievance in the eyes of Europe. Hy a long series of outrages and by the dereliction of every public duty she expo ed [rnp od wer, Lent abe a succumbed to @ uoror. conqueror baa treated ber with, at an; rate, a show of conaidbration and deforencs. Ban invited ber votsbies to dispose of tnomscives, and, after their of repablican —inati- tutions, it would certainly not be ware Dg ai fesired & government another form. If France finds ber account in the politiest Prospects which these arrangements open, we cav only say that ebe bas been at the whole charge of the pro- ceeding, and that the bargrin does vet appew to be ex- travagabily in her favor. if »n Austrian Archduke chooses to undertake the miae‘on of regeversiing Maxico, we can only wish bir success. [t is not conosivable that under aay government whatever (Re Mexicans phoold fell of being better ruled than before: and, it Fraser and Austria can make Mextoe a State in which life and pro- perty are revure, and public obligations respected, they will cortainly leave Europe and Mexieo their debtors The Russe-American Ati ee. [From the Vienna Prosse, August 1%. | We besr that communications have beeu received from an English source, secording to which we must prepare ourselves for the ching ratification of an offenrire and defensive aiiirnce St. Prtersturg and Washington. this eventuality. should this somewhat speeuiative infor mation be confirmed, would principsily afect the bearings of the Merion ans Polish questions. : cont. Pla inth on the American War. AN APOSTOLIC LEFFER TO AKCHOMGOP HUGHKR TAR VOPE RECOMMENDS A PEACH CONPRRENCE OF Brett. OFS, AND COUNSELS WITH THE ARCHBISNOr OF NEW ORLEANS. To ova Vexkeanix Brora JOHN, ARcHRmMOr OF New Yor«.—i'ork Prom IX. Viewmeanne Horan, Hearn ANO Apestotie Brseoiotion — Atwng (ho various and most oppressive cares which won on o# im these turbulent aod pertious times, we are greatly adlieted by the traly lamentable state fo which tue Christian people of the United States of ‘Ameria ave placed by (he destructive cigM war brokeo vat among thom. for, v brother, wo cannot but be everwhelmed with the deepest sorrow while we recapitulate, with frateraal feel. ings, the songhier, rom, destructwn, devastation, and ether iDnumerable and ever l» be-depiored calamities whieh the people (hemee!ves arc wost miserably baraseed and tilee rated. Hence, we Lave not ceased to offer up, in the bom/aty of owr beart, our mort fervent prayers to God, that Lie would deliver them from so many amd go ATONE evil: and we are fully aawnred that you also, vener- able brother, pray and implore, without ceasing, the Lord of Mercien to grant solid peace and = prosperity to that country, Put since we, by virtue of } the offee of “our apostolic ministry, embrace | With the deepest sentiments of charity ail the | Of the people thomenives, and dations of the Christian world, aod, thoerh unwerthy, administer bere on carth the vicegerent work of Hit who is the Acthor of Peace and the Lover of Charuy, we can bot refraio from thomleating again and gain on tbe min their cme! rulers, rawtoal | charity and peace. Wherefore we write you this letter, May 6, ook berm Jorig Ciareveo, put one tweire pounder | | to offer op thelr prayers, and also a A in which we urge you, venerable brother, with ail the force acd earnentpess of our mind, to exhort with your eminent piety and epesoopal real, your clergy «ud faithrul i your study and exertion with the people and ther rulers to re- mtore forthwith the desired tracy dy Ang by which the banpinese of both the Christian and ibe civil repablie '* principally maintained, Wherefore, omit nothing you ean cadertake ard ac. complie® by your wiedem, authority end exertions, as far n# compatible with tbe mature of the holy ministry to conctiiate the mye the combatante. preity eee” * aod bring back oad, and (noe, sue 1h. | Dy al) tote meaner Lat ere moet we to the ‘Next day, May 3, barot ah'p Crown Point, apother Aon | ‘of the + Tax beet tm (ances faut fom Neo York, Wetbon went ia Rear, | too raopbe wed “boi cit ren er nay to vebort on Tia'on tae dhs of uve barat ship Southern Coes from | whore the ramet of eFv wae, Uw oh ds +a Brangieco, Dow: to Kew Yor. Sireaiee waa capel of a (ee bvie teas cheat we * YORK HERALD. _ NEW YORK, Sis | j He BT u R | i § i i ] i i i ies MEADE’S ARMY. ured Gi oate Sateliite and Reliance Sunk by Kilpatrick's Artil- lery, de. Wasicrton, Sept. 3, 1863. A report bas beon brought to this city by Captaia Bates, of General Sickles’ staf, that information had been received at the headquarters of the Third army corps to- day, that yosterday Genoral Kilpatrick succeeded in sioking the recently captured gunboats Reliance and Sa- tellite, ou the Ravpabannock, twelve miles below Fre- doricksburg. This was done by a fiela battery supported by cavairy. ‘The rebels evidently anticipated an attack Of this Kind, as ther cavalry were reconsoitering op the north side of the Rappahannock. ‘The expedition sent up the Rappahannock to recapture the gunboats Satellite and Relimnce bas returned, being unable, in consequence of the Jow water, to get higher up than Tappahaanock. One of the seamen of the Satellite arrived bere to-day, having made his escape while oa the way to Richmond. He represents that an expedition numbering between four hundred and five hundred rebels, consisting in part of the same force which captured the two boats, left the neighborhood of Port Royal on Ties- day for the Potomac, for the purpose of capturing some of our vessels. A party of cavairy are with them, who have been scen Intoly about Mattbias and other points on the river, Mr. Willtam Young’s Despatch, ARMY OF THe PoromAc, Sept. 2, 1863. LATE LETPER YROM LIBBY PRIBON. One of my fellow prisoners, who was among tho cap- tured officers in the hands of the rebels at the time it was my good fortune to escape from the prisoner's camp, while we were baiting on the fatiguing march towards Richmond, writes an interesting letter, from whieh the following extracts aré made. 1t would appear (rom bis Jotter that the entire journey to Richmond was perform- ed on foot, and that the officers did not take the cars at ‘Staunton Lasey Pruron, August 28, 1860. Time beg! woteang earn te tay Sande and there is ie ine . hope of rulease. BO upparent ‘NO EXCHANUB OF OFFICERS, Tho vegro must be as yood as a white man, and ovr government will not exchange. MERTING OF THR OCOMMIANONERS. There bas been a mecting of the commissioners, and there is to be another this day. if they do not agree they say there will be no more exchanged, ani we are to ‘de kept til! the end ofthe war. This is hardiy probable; Dat at best we shall have a long confinement BOARCITY OF LIMON. You can imagine what my state of comfort i when | toll you that my whole stock of underciothes is ove cotton shirt, aod this I regularly wash oneo a week SHORT RATIONS AND HUNGRY MEN. Our rations from the Confederates are ove half pound of bread, three or four ounces of fresh beet avery little rice. In fact we should be hungry all the time unless we bad things from the outsiie OUR SUFFERINGS ON THR MARCH. When I see you agaio I can tell you of my sufferings on the march from lg fee id to Richmond, «hoes Jees, marching twenty odd miles a day on stony roads, rations one-half of flour, three or four ounces of froah beef, just kiiled, 00 sult, no soda to make the bread, bo atensilé to ook either with. COURTROUS TREATMENT 1 was aad am weil treated, so far as courtesy gues, bat we have Dot enough (ood. SERVE DOLLARS CONFEDERATE YOR ON GRIEYRACK Rereaster all money sent us must be Confederate notes. ‘The reason of this is, what greenbacks we had wo sold for five and eix, and lately seven dollars Confederate notes for one greenback doilar, and they are determined to stop the speculation, avd can do #0 only by keeping the green- backs out of the way. HOPRH THE COMMIARIONETS MAY AUREK. God grant the Commissioners may agree, apd | «hall soon be with you. Cadets of the United States Military Acad cademy. ‘Tho following is a list of the graduating class of 1863.— “1. Jown R. Meigs, ‘at large,’ assigned to Corps of Fogineers. "2. Peter S, Michie, Obio, assigned to Corps of Engl: neers #3. James 1, Rabb, Kentucky, assigned to Corps of Engiv ears. William J. Troining, Indiana, assigned to Corps of Engineors. *}. William R. King, New York, assigned wo Corps of a William H. H. Benyaurd, Peunsylvania, areigned to Corps of Eng T, Charles woeecrs. W. Fiowell, Indiana, assigned to Corps of Engineers. 'S. Aza H. Holgate, Ohio, asmened to Corps of Raginoers. @. Joba BK. MoGamess, Olio, sewigned to Ordnance De- partment. 10. George W. MeKee, “at large,’ assigned to Ordnance 1 partmmen ll. Frank Hf. Phipps, Peopsylvania, assigned to Ord- nance Departinent. 12. James W. Reilly, Peomytvania, arvigned to Ora. navce Department. 13 Joniab H. V. Field, “at large,” assigned to Ordnance ‘Department 14. Charles F, Rock well, Terimont, assigned to Ordoance Department, William 5. Reebe -‘at large. Department ‘Vhomas Ward, “at hurge ansignel Ww Ordnance asnigned to First rag men ; 17. Jacod H. Counselman, Maryland, assigned wo First regiment artiiery | giment artillery. | 29, Jonn @. | regiment artillery. 21. Robert Catlin, Washington Territory, assigned & Pitta regiment artulery. 22. Onarios H. Lester, Connectiout, aarigned to Second Marsachumetts, assigned to Firth bb iae Fogiment cavalry 24. James regiment thfantry. 26. James R. Heid, New York, assigned to Teuth veut “iqcontorsity with tation for the govern: ormity with aregalation for ment of thet ited Malee Military Academy, the names of the @ most distkoguiehed cadets of arch class, marked with star to the Cadet are to the Annus! ug is the lint of these distia- #1, Jobo R, Meigs, “ at large. *2. Peter 8. Michie, Onto, “5, James DP Rabb, Kentucky. Willem J Troiming, Indiaus. Wiliam KR. Koma, York. SROOND CT.APS. Artbor 4. Purmbam, nom |. Garrete J. Ly Jampes W. Cayler,'* at large. THORP Cae Alexander Macowb Thomas H. Hand! Lewis ©. Overman , at large.” 4 deepateh from the Arm 4 of y eaten Mire. aa of the Coediabn Comeiueion of Foca The eas otter Fiemme Correct ft, The United states Christian U its COnirel fies wm Phils ¢ om seoos men only as STUART, Chairono ‘Undav tor Kew YouR at Be FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 18. George D. Ramsay, Jr, ‘at largo,’ seeigned lo Fiewt regiment artillery | 19. Henry ©. Dodge, New York, assigned to Second re Butler, Pennsylvania, aewigned to Fifth | M Fano, Now Jersey, easigued to Seventh | jelp! in Christian Comumtest, | Panaveirms, Sept 3, 1803 of the Potomac, ta the | 1863. INTERESTING POLITICAL NEWS. mvention of Young Republi- cans at Syracuse. Bnthusiastic Reception of President incoln’s Letter. GOVERNOR SEYMOUR DENOUNCED. The Candidates and Platform of the Massachusetts Democracy. Immense Union Mass Meeting at Springfield, [ &e., &.. The New York Re; ve Syraconm, N. ¥., Sept. 3, 1868. ‘The extreme radicals blowed at a wonderful rate dur- ing the night. Some of the members openly declared that the other sido had got their State ticket complete; but they had yet their emancipation resolution, and they would like to see the Seward men elect their ticket on it. ‘This foolery finds favor with only » portion of the radi cals. It ig contined to the real extremo—the rule and ruip faction. Opdyke soems to have obtained the disfavor of his own side. Even Greeloy waa down on bim last night, The Tadicals accuse him of selling out their side. Opdyke, on the other side, claims to have gained one important point, and that ts preventing Governor Morgau being eiccted chatrraas of the Convention. ‘The radicals came here with the determination to pre- vent Morgan’s election. The latter, however, did not wish to be , and so informed hia friends, urging them not to his pame; while, on the other band, the radicals bad candidates for that position whom they considered it vitally important to have elected; but in their efforts to prevent Morgan being elect- ed they lost their own candidates, the ticket and the State Central Committee. If they can find any consola- tion in that result, sobody will complain, and Governor Morgan will no doubt contribute towards « fund to help them celebrate their victory. ‘The extrome ra:licala now say that the emancipation Fesolution would not have been presented if Lewis Kol son bad beea renominated. ‘There is a rumor afloat that General Cochrane, Thomas W. Olcott and Porter have declined the nominations; but Tam unable to trace this to any reliable source, and it ie probably a hoax. ‘There was a large attendance at the Young Men's meet- fog this morning. Tne President's letter was reaa by Russell Hieks, of Livingston, and was greeted with tre- mendous applause throughoat. Almostevery paragraph was cheered, and in many instances the reading was in- Lerrapted for several minutes fhe peculiar manuer of expression of the letter carried the convention by storm. Never was a public document received with svch enthusiasm. i was ad intrably read, which added much™to its reception. The speech of Lieutenant Governor Nobie, of Wiscousin, who followed the reading of the lotter, was a happy one, and the morning sossion was characterized throughout by the wildest enthusiasm, The “heira apparent’ have met with quite a «neoees. “Lincoln's” “Jottings down’? cased unbounded eutbusiasm, A majority of the Convention of yesterday was opposed to the resolution on emancipation being engrafted on the platform, on the groend that it was impotitie and wone- cessary; ut the emancipation baby was introduced into the body and demanded some notice. They could not disown it or deciare that they bad nothing to do with It ‘The baby was there «nd something had to he done with it. The only way was to dress him up im « militwry suit admit him as one of the family. Raymond found bis ‘equal in the discursion in Demers, of Troy, who brought the baby into the body ‘Tho leading democrats in this section declare that Mozart will bo admitted into the Albany Convention on an equal footing with Ta@imany Mall. Ifo @ jolly old time wit follow The President's letter, as publietied by the papers Uhia moruing, i* imperfect. ‘The additions sent by the Presi- dent are left out. It is minus one whole paragraph, A corrected copy was ferwarded to the prow: yesterday. Its pubkeation bas caueod 4 regular row Convention of Loyal Young Men at The Sas: Mouvention of Loyal Young Men met at Welt ing Hail at eleven o'clock thie morning Tho body of the hati and the galleries were woll filled. fhe Convent on was called to order by CHamim ANDREWS , af Syra o% whowe motion Eliot F. Shepard, of New York, wae chosen President Mr. Simrano, 00 taking tho chair, returned thanks for the honor couferred, and in « brief «pesch explained the objects of the Convention to be to wpite all the loyal young men of the State in @ flew and vigorous support of the pations! government, and in Opporition wo all who are dinponed arrass it In the supproenion of thin wicked rebellion atu in maintaining the majesty of the jaws. Om motion of Me LamMIva, of Jefferson, the fetlowing were ehowwn View Presidente: Henry |. Varker, HP Carter, John ©. Adame, Hawley D. Clapp, Janes Lefevre, George W. Demers, A. Pond, S.Crandel A A. Hall, J. 8, Stebbine, Alexander M. } Hetacs, ( » 1. Pierson, FO. Maxon, ries H. Thom, } wom, Th Grown and Tewne Holloway | Um uname Loe following Secretaries were appoiated { wm. pr Cyrax 8. Martin, Bortah Fim, A. F. } Parke, Por bit, ML A, Jarem, Wo. 1. Doty and H. | «ing Committee on Remolutiows wae ap Famuel C. Weed, George William ‘ teed, Waved Hall, Charles Audrowr rosa and Ralph 1. Ward. «bolt, te drummer boy, whe cronsed the at boat during the charge upon the heights virg, wae introdoced aud beat tbe “long merch appianne, tons read President incoin'* letter, which th enthowinam, the delegates, at its cou ie feat and ebeering ) Goversar Noma, of Wiscons wee intro. invention, ahd apoke in warm coin neoda atver whic he gave a review of the yo Kenoiutuam, te sent war wor produned by an un provoned si" the mation, aod eannot be bewor bly cloves creept Dy uReonditiona! submission of the Ingorceant« Sesond ‘hat (he system of Southers slavery was tho parent of (ht Fonellion, ad we shell rewes i, a4 4 oom uence 0 |, that eyetem shail be destroyed "Prent Tost he it Of Prenident Lincoln shall receive out cords iypert, Ged #8 with conflence ww the sieadfastor™ and Window of its author, Powrth—Tbal the object of the war ie got to redace the inhabitan’ (he Keuth t a tate of vastalege, por Ww bold them ‘© (be Condition of « conquered people, but ty reserve ()e eatlon and enforer the lawe, and pecure ® 2 and that when these purposes are attaived, and the ineirgent tates manifest a repeoiant ayirit #4 will wolouns (heen beck as the father welcomed bis pro digal evo Vifih— thst oof SOliiern 20d eailore bays given new glory vo the republic, exhibiting © pRtrietic devotion the femory < *uich Will De remembered to tue laiset gene ratien Math -Toot the signal ability with which the admin ation bar macaged the aflaira of the guveramest com mands oor crate! MR IFALON Seventh —- ne monte by Biguh— That we ieeply regret the eferta of (ne Gover now Of the ‘tele of New Vors to imnpete the en’oromnent of the laws ood (hat 61" Goeduct bes greaiy o “med | the netlon s Soriewn, med Wrought dingrece pom the 4 tr State. Thet we condemn the abuse of the freedom of Niue the government Tenth Tha! ¥® \pDrOve Of the proceedings of the Doin Mate Convention, sod promtine & beariy support vo ihe vom peer Blevenh—Tost he beartlelt sympathy aed eretitete of the poopie of the North are Gee & the Reroie Uciot men of the Bou'h 8 were wtorted, when thy Conves! it Pew teeta recom APTERROON FRACTION. Daring (he Mtornete ai) the oem to the ball ware we foreign intervention wii be energetically apench on4 1 the prom, indulged ts by tne opment | Guxnst Surtu, on being presented to the meet ng, said he was #0 impressed avd deligbled with tbe Prosi- denis admirabie and unanswerable leter that be thought the Conventior might well afford to adjourn sine dia at ite conclusion, No speeches were necesmary, But since it was the pleasure of tho Convention he would say afew werds. Ho respondod Ww cho oall because It wos to rally to the side of the country. He gongratuiated those preveat upon having abandoned party, o country wan | more thaa the constitution. He would save it with that instrument if he could; but he would iy with or without that instrament, Since the com mencement of the war, party bad oaimored for compromise and peace, Handing Soutn Bad epurved us, There couki be po peace ex: cept on tho basis of unconditional submiasion on tho + of the Bouth. Sbe must lay down her arma, stipa bat trusting to oar Boone Of jumtion, he hoped that, should would deal justly and f seqatwnn g it was her crime, people . Now we have no right (o think of conditions—neither of reunion without slavery, oF union with slavery The only question connider is, how © pat down Ure repetiion most eTecta- ally and forever. He did not vote for Lioooln, but bo iked his acministration, because 1t was good and abio. ‘There should be no party in time of war—neither demo- | eratic, repablican nor abolition, Forgettiog party, all should unite in one great effort to save our common coun. | try, and those parties and men who de not do this must | go down, never to rise agin. Such is the history Of parves that 10 former Umes oppeset the goveroment in time of war, aod such will be the case now = Rebellion | must go down, andall who range themselves in opposition | to the government will sink with it. The /Rmswxwr read tho following deapateh:— Bincmaxtom, Sept 9, 186% Sneranp, Chairman inpomsible vo come, but I congratulate you on aa ent ticket—one entitled tO the full ¢ nee and Wards support of avery Unian man, Hurral: for the tieket. D8. DICKINSON, | Messrs Rosevelt, of New York; James A. Briggs, of Obio; Theodore Brown, of Chautauqua, aud Mr. Gibbs, of | ‘Tennessee, followed, addressing (he Copyention at length, Adjourned sine dic. The Massachuasctia Democratic State | Convention. | NOMINATIONS FOR STATE OFFICERS, Woncrsren, Mass., Soptomber , 1869, ‘The Demoeratic state Convention was large, euthu- siaatic and harmonious. Fifteen hundred and twenty delegates were prevent. Focnanp 8, Srorvoun, of Newburyport, wae chosen | Proaident, and made m elaborate and able speech on tak- jug the chair, He urged a union of all parties for the take of the Union against the administration of Abraham Linooin. While the Committco on Permanent Organization was out atirring speeches were mado by Judge Abbott, of Boston: Dr. Page, of pringteld und Dr. George B. Loring, of Salem. The spirit of the Convention was most de cidediy expreased against the apparent purpose of the administration in conducting the war for the sole object Of negro emancipation, instead of tho preservation of the Union and the restoration of the constitution, Hyxwny W. Paine, of Cambridge, a candidate before the Convention for Governor, beg called for, came furward | and said he #tovd for the first time before a Democratic | Convention. Why was he here’ He know that the demo- had always maintained the national consti- cherished the rights of the States, it to the peroualsy of Union and the righta ot ine pasnod declere strongly fer State rights, oppose the provecution of Lhe war for pur. poses of subjugation or emascipation, and the extension of martial law over States not ip rebellion. declare that the war'war the result of secrasion at the aot abolition at the North, and the democratic party would yat down the oue by the rword aud the other by the bal ‘t box. They pronounced the Conreription act wowire and needless, harsh, oppressive and unequal ip its opera tiop, and warmly applaud Horatio Seymour for the stand he has taken. The announcement of bie name wan ro ceived with applause, ‘Tho following persons were elected as delegates to the National Convention —Joriah G. Abbot, oC Boston: Oli. vor Stevens, subetitate, Krastnue Beach, of D.N. Carpester, substitate isuae Davin, of Goorge W. Henchley, substituie: James |). Thompaon , town Charles Hoobnw Char! or, wabMEIL be The attendance wos great at the Union demonetrasion here to-day, and was fully a# large ax was anticipated, Resolutions were unaoimoualy adopted that this unholy rebellion commenced witbout justifiable eause, and baw boon maintained by the violation of every principle of justice and humanity. ond (iat it wos the daty of the government to suppress it by the use of every constita tional means in its power, that party quextiony and pre Judices be laid aside, and that we devote ourselves unreservedly Us support the government until the rebellion is tually and forever crushed, that lo the end that the Union shall live and the guvernment survive ta ‘il ite consiitat integrity, and that the gation be presarved in lerrivitial ually, we pledae our lives, fer tunes und saered honor. that the strengih of ovr govera ment conalats in the respect of the people ior tue laws And constituted wuthoritier and whoever opynes the exe catvon of the laws, whether by open rebellion or by secret combinadons, or teaches others Wy do so, x eo enemy of Topublican liberty , that the coarse of thas portion of the democratic party who bave not fervotten the dying injunction of Stephen A. Douglar, and who bave Bebiy rallied to the country’# standard ip thie boar of bor trouble, meocte our bewty admiration. thet in view of the extraordinary diffcu'tien and sinbarranenents which baye ene@oned the cational and uate afthire a the present atrocious rebelliom, the elforte of the covatitaied authorities of Use national und State govern mevta commend themsciven te our highest reepect for the zeal, ability and tidelitygby which they have been marked | hes were made by Cavernor Yates. Sepetore Duo {ittle and ‘Trambull, Generale MoClernand, Ogienoy aud Lane, 0! Indians, and other distings shot gantlersen Hon. Kawerd Everett to the Springfcia Conver’ Heron, Sept. 0, Ue Hou. Kdward Kverett wrote a letter tw the mass oon vention bold at Springhelt, Ul, today, reiterating tha patriotic sentiments be had shways wtyecated, an! chowime an follow Mf ali good men aod good pabrivte ln ihe wyal States, whether in or out d flee, eserificing when neocwary a the pride of personal feeling a4 of party aneceie 4 nite lor the attainment of the ot pprove vir, Whe rigetous prowee ination of the war, the 4 the rebetlioa Ne remtorat iets and its leaders, the revorn o pose 1 the Onion City Pot MERTINE OF THR TAMMANY iene The T Fall Geners evening At the Old Wigwam for ‘ arranae thente 10 elect delegates 19 the state Convention, whieh tw to meet at Altay en the tin hmet | After the transaction of korn wines, ihe | crmmmities cama to the dete to bold primary | | eleetions sm al! the wards ‘bie eveus tax me date vet Ww & ombty con veut hw! omemvie ot | | noon on Saturday for the purpore ming wereninee | delegates t the State Convent | TUR MOZART GENBKAL COMMET TEM arranged for electing delegating + the Mate Convention. | | the dotagater are to be Choyen ia eno Asmemnbiy distriot, | and are to report at Mort Mall went Monday The folic wing resol We wat ear \inenaly Sdopted That in view of the exigencies of oar cows oommary that the deteocrscy of thie evmiy hiy anited to secure a rare & éomr Frathc supremacy ' the Adwiniatration of the State gx ernie et tm (heretore reemmeended to the delegetct from the county tobe elected to the Bute Coereetion under this call Ws 08 8!) Degemnary and bmorabie tneane va DY ave'ding alk comet at the com - ews from San Prancisco=The Callfor- Klection—Prob Bereras | of the Unton Tieket. | Veamcanon, Supt, 2, 1008. | Salted oy for toetem, carrying 11400 nppet ore, 1000 hides, 01.000 terns, 1280 talne | om pipen wine, and wher Onornin prodees, ail | $a ow ) trade doing 10 de cloned, Ate elttae vse of the city op The majority for the Union Mav Lene, a «6 be shout 140 The Cue tne ayorty De stores And ehopm are gene LAbtned ing the eartion Telagrantic returns from | ton, Han Jone 084 Mayer ihe evontien wp io om a majority in these prectocts for the Ualon Me pearly (we to one | Vietory of Kit Carson 0 | From Alaqoerque (New Merton) puper kenrn thet on the Mtb of July Oniowet K part of the iret Kew Merean rey te Navare Intinae beret! > were Gedemiel, with the va of Oh Ceecly Wrenrad tes many pm oes the fndians. | PRICE THREE CENTS. THE AFFAIR IN WESTERN VIRGINIA General Averill Victorious, In- stead of Defeated. The Rebel Sam. Jones’ Camp Entirely Destroyed. His False Official Report Re- tated, ae., ae, ae The rebel General Penegpeseaaye report to General Cooper, rebel Adjutant General, Mited that he had defeated Gevoral Averili's forces in Greenbrier, ki!l | ing apd wounding be did Know bow many men and claim ing a great victory, although acknowledging the lars of about two hundred ktiled and wounded. Tho firet Union report, recelved through the meagre private despatch from Colone) Oley, abowed that Sana. Jones bad gained no victory, and a later Unioa statement given below proves that Geveral Bam Jones officially reported what was not | true General Averill wax victorious; drove one force Out Of Pocahontas and defeated another in Greenbrier wnty The very victory recorded by Bam, Jones turns ‘out Lo be « defeat. The following ia the account of the affair from the Wheeling Mnéelliyencer of September 1 >— RETURN OF GENERAL AVERILL'S EXPEDITION AN ENGAGEMENT WITH THR ENKMY. Private despatches received in the city last evening Announce the return to Huntersville, Randolph county , of the expedition under General Averill recently sont out by Geoeral Kelly, General Averi!l's route extended through to the counties of Hardy , Pend eton, Highland , Pocabon: aod Greenbrier. He destroyed the faitpetre wor Vendlewn and drove Jackson out of Pocahontas, pursung him to Greenbrier, near the White Sulphur Springs. Rocky Gap ho encountered the forces of Gener and Colonel Patton Shad « severe action, nw Jost about one hundred men ip killed and wow Cluding several officers, General Averitt brought in quite a number of prisoners, weluding many officers ile de stroyed Camp Northwest, with « large amount of camp cauipage, stores, ko. P. 8. —A lator deapatch ntates that doring the i.e metom between General Averiil's force at Bocky G. hain Baron Von Koenig, Aide-de Camp on General Averili« stad, was killed while Isading a0 attack on tho even right, and Captain Ewing, of F bettery, and M: McNally, of the Second Virginia regiment, were both Capt. Barton, of the ship M. R. Milam, foundered at nea makes tha following report relative to the lom of hin abip:— August 10, during a beavy blow from the east, fourd the ship leaking; sounded pumps and found three feat of water in the bold; kept both pamps continually going oven A. M. sounded again; found six feet, it having @2ined tbres fest in an hour hove decklowd overboard Nine A. M, found nine fost of water in the bold; ship rolling very deep; had no control of ber with the whee ship under chose reeled wpaaila, Kleven A, M., abip Cull Of water; got our boats ready; whip nettling very fant b: the head, hove both anchors of the bow wind |igbt (rom northeast. At daylight next day caim whip stilt settling fmt, two feot of water on deck. Latter part of the wight, deck breaking up and the cargo coming through the «tarboara wide sea making 4 clean breach over ber. At daylight on the Zist saw @ bark to the wostwary steering for va, At nine A. M. #he came up, and proved to be the Britinh bark Thebes, from Jamsios, bound 10 London, the captain of which kindly took won be August 22, in latitude 43, longitade 49 10, epcke w Hwedieh bark Minona, from Gotkouberg for New Your and myo, mate and ard were travelerred to hey the remainder of the crew going to London in (he The ben Capt. Barton wishes to retara bie thanks ty Cayt, Woot for the kind treatment whieh himself, mate avd © ard received! while on board bis vowel, The! i. Mian won bast at Portixnd, Cono., tn 184%, abe was four hundred And reventy-two wns, and was owned by Moses Taylor and others of this elty, where the was lomured, The lowing was ber oargo—10 bole. beef, 1,761 galhrre pe Joum, 96 bie, aloobol. 1 log black walnut, 6,840 4t whine wood, 6,000 Ibe bacon, 6,211 gallons pure apirit 126 540 staves, The Yeeht G 1, 5, hen In your repart of the recent contest betwoen the New York yacht Gipey ant tho British yacht Alarm, you wtate that Mr. Underwood, who sailed the Givray, we fe name porson that rafled the yacht America in ber Whatever Mr Jone with the Gipey reoewtty, bx whatever Us do with railin 185). That task waa perfor Home of oar New Jersey and went over in ber for that exprere a by Captain Kichard Handy Hook pilots, w burps mon the Korder. tement and tin v [Prom the M. Loule Untow, Sept 1 We Warn that the vtincst coontornatios ea warw Vall in tae border counties Of Mimerl fm comme joe the crust orders of General Kw ing. and (he thrratoned Varin (rom Kanna Ge Kewing’s onder reyaired +) habitants in Inckeen, Cane and Daler commtion by the 9h Of Remember, and dire tot Une counties pbrai! be barnet amouneed that toners! Heytem' The eftrigivte: ie meer, Teer oP that but only Aeetroctible i# to be given to the thasner td alarm from t Their cutest nor @ikbewt eomne ta wey (row thelr litte bermee, amd w spone te CANTY OM Uber terowebodt olor state that they are Senne io hey 40 wok dare W Female. aid are the fore feaing fant Ad man, women sed ebb fine the saute heding eartwartly, ine cavalende om wretet Theres = peters) convection that Independewer mont important tows kw e county he pe dered end reduced to meter Tike moneys of the trane that plate bare been ramered Ww thie ey for m The records of the three cowntin~ ‘i Cam heve die Leon removed to prevent Ubeir dew tien Platte coal which the Weeton Acca wan tmnbbed —1y 0g part aotome the river (rom Laavenmurt aithough wt im the district domed to devartaure b General Keine © orcen, has been threalmons with fire set word by the organization known ae Rel Lage Kanner, Coe Ot the delegate from that aownty ty ter ote wm Tar i convention called om the suih | thee of thie Olt” Yewterday Le Feprement the “anger © siarin Ue whaltante were in Rnd WH) eek thal GC ompe mnogit be went for (wet predentin Comet 4 Sete wet Liv ota, left thin Uy venterday for the verter, to give Whe permimnl eilemien to atwire bere, acl \o Pengurale eRergetie wean ree for ntdine hat feginn of the trtpande wenden Yn eet re he Wl Gise fre that the poopie of Mnenor frog Ube ind eerie uate» whemon rece Dy (ne iaaepenelans pme tim in Fm a * moet FewpemeNbilAy, Vo teen at Ait awre Sufferers ‘ +, hey ‘a Taree thy mee hee beet Comtabetet by the CAverne o berets @f the Lawreune © ferers, atl ® on the Uore Lesgow, whe wae all eet rm oi ter te a The ve The f remen, Kae wore 8 args etlewte ter (owe doer PRORNMAEL COANE. tee were © Dr, Games © fore) ee rere lor Uhane me. fo ters rere ary tet Cen’ wate wend b rays A yattetiom for our on . wore anywited lo Me A erie birt in ee tet ee Corr o te prewenoe The Marvy. The Cent Mate po bent Com Parker, | titel at htne penton rom 6 rome «be Bore atapte Cow (6 erate’