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

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PHOPRIEIOR OFFIOS H.W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERMS cash 1p advance Money sent vy insii will be vithe risk of the sender None bus bank bills current iu ‘New York taken, THE DAILY MERA) taxxxcents er copy Velume XXVIII ..... sense, 249 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO’S GALDEN, Broadway —Ricuenrey, THEATRE, Broadway.—Taue 10 Tue WALLACK’S Last, WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Lapy Aupurr's Secnut BEW BOWERY THEATBK. Bowery,—Corsican Buo- rargs—Lxot Dar—Kep Kx kb —BLacK PRacrice. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Quost OF AuteNnuRo— How to Avoin Duarring—Jack RoBiNson. BARNUM’S AMERIOAN MUSEUM, Broadway —Tne Prriov—iNpias Cuties, WARRIORS AND RoUAWS. AO. AB all hours, A Wirk—Oncy 4 Pexny—Aiternoon and Even. ing. e BRYANT'S MINSTRE Mechanies? Hall, 472 Broad way.—ETi10PIAN SONGS, Buaiesgues, &c.—WHo Caw Fixo Us Now, WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL 614 Broadway. —Ltmioriay EONGS, Dani xs, Vue Gu ost. AMERICAN THE. No. 444 Broadway,—Batters, Pantomass, Bux Lesaums, &6.—/0nN Worrs. IBVING HAUL, Irving place.—Taz Srerrorticon. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, Broadway.— Cumio#iTEs AND URES. (rom 9 A. M. ~ ny ult oe. M, New York, Friday, September 4, 1863. THE SITUATION, The only important news from the Potomac army is, that on Wednesday General Kilpatrick, with a field battery, supported by cavalry, sunk the steamers Satellite and Reliance, which had recently been captured by the rebels at the mouth of the Rappahannock, at a point on the river twelve miles below Fredericksburg. The recent affair in Greenbriar, Va., between General Averi!!'s forces and the rebel troops of ‘General Jones, which was originally reported by the latter officer to the rebel Adjutant General Cooper as a great victory, turns out to be | quite the reverse. It was General Averill who was victorious, who drove the rebels out of Pocahontas county, pursued them into Greenbriar, near White Sulphur Springs, des- troyed the saltpetre works at Pendleton, and the enemy’s Camp Northwest with its stores and equi- page, taking sevoral prisoners, and losing in the whole expedition—which extended through five counties of Western Virginia—only one hundred men in killed and wounded. This puts a very dion different face upon the report of the rebel general. ‘There is nothing later from Charleston to-day. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SKi‘tHm ER 4 1863. night in the different warda, to select represents- tives toa county convention—the convention to meet at Tammany Hall on Saturday, at twelve o'clock noon, and sélect seventeen delegates from | the city Assembly districts to the Democratic | State Convention, which isto be held at Albany ou Wednesday next, The members were ununi- mous in their adoption of the call presented, and were enthusiastic in their desire for harmony and success. ‘The Mozart Hall committee also met last evening and made errangementa for the elec- tion of delegates to the Convention. | A-call for a special meeting of the Board of | Conneilmen to-day at twelve o'clock is now in course of signature, when some action will be taken upon the * ordinance making additional pro- | vision for the families of persons who may | volunteer or be drafted into the military service of | the United States.”’ | The St, Paul Pioneer, a leading organ of the | democracy of Minnesota, repudiates the State ticket recently nominated. It says there are only two candidates on the ticket thatare fit to hold | any office, and they have been brought into con- tempt by the miserable copperhead vagabonds with | whom they have associated. Gen. W. A. Gorman also repudiates the ticket, and Hugo Petrold, the candidate for the office of Clerk of the Supreme Court, declines the nomination, because he cannot run on a copperhead platform, ‘The recent frosts in Kentucky were too light to do any material damage to the tobacco crop, Cotton advanced terday to 69¢. u 70c. for mid- dlings, with liberal sales rerorted. An active business wus transucted iu flour, wheat and oats, which were much higher. Cora opened briskly at rising prices, but was dull at the close. There waa more doing in tallow, petroleum and provisions. Mess pork was lower, Hay was in good demand, Hops and seeds wero selling more freely. Fish attracted more attention, and the tendency of prices was upward. There was logs activity in whis. key and sogars, owing partly to the high claima of hold ers, Teas, rice and coffee were quict. Molasses, candles, wool and metals were in moderate demand, Dry goods were actively sought after, and prices wore advancing, particularly for domestic cottons, in view of the rapid rise in the raw matorial, The freight market was brisker. The Presiden Letter and the Syrac Convention—Defeut of the Radicals. The proceedings of the Syracuse Republican Convention to nominate candidates for the en- H suing State election, which we published yes- \ terday, are full of interest to the whole + country. They mark a new chapter in the history of radical fanaticism, being symptomatic of its speedy decline and fall. The revolu- tionary abolitionists were defeated at all points—defeated in their men, defeated in their measures and defeated in the President’s letter. In the very organization of the Convention it was evident that the sceptre had departed from the hands of the radicals. They were com- pelled to accept a compromise man as temporary chairman, and for permanent chair- man an adherent of the conservative sec- In the ticket there is still stronger evidence of weakness in the radioal backbone. Except Cochrane and Olcott, both oonserva- ‘The steamer Warrior, Captain Henry Wolff, was | tives, all the nominoes were formerly whigs and captured sixty miles north of Tortugas. She was | Seward men. The fact of the republicans from Havana, bound to Apalachicola, She is a | Seeking to strengthen their ticket with the rebel steamer, and run the blockade from Mobile | 28Me of James T. Brady, a democrat, for At- to Havana, loaded with cotton. She had on board, when captured, an assorted cargo, valued at about one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. She isa sidewheel steamer, formerly of Mobile. She is capable of carrying two thousand five hun- dred bales of cotton. She had on board three passengers, in addition to her crew of thirty-nine men. We publish to-day the important intelligence Xbat the French army in Mexico has been ordered to ecqupy and hold Matamoros, ‘‘on account of the important cotton trade which might be carried on there.” jesty may be brought to trial sooner than he anti- cipates, The probability of the formation of an alliance, offensive and defensive, between Russia and the United States is creating alarm in the European Cabinets, The Vienna Presse says it will “affect the beavings of the Mexican and Polish questions.” A person on board the privateer Florida, off Cork, has given an account of the cruise of hat vessel from thé time of her departure from Mobile to her arrival at Bermuda—a period of six months. The work performed by her is also enu- merated. It appears that on the Sth of July she was within sixty miles of New York, and chased the steamship Ericsson (which had been sent out to catch her), in towards Sandy Hook. The ship Kent, at Portsmouth, England, from Melbourne, spoke the privateer Georgia on the 11th of August, in latitude 23 south, longitude 30 west. The ship Messina, in the Mersey, was in company with the Alabama ou the Sth of July. Pope Pius the Ninth has addressed an apostolic letter to Archbishop Hughes on the subject of the rebellion and war in America. He advocates peace, and calla on the Archbishop to use his most strenuous endeavors to bring about that result. The Pope advises a conference with the associate bishops of the Archbishop, and an- nounces that he had forwarded a similar circular to the Archbishop of New Orleans, counselling him to confer with Archbishop Hughes on the subject. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Yesterday was a day of terrible panic in Wall street. Stocks declined from 10 to 15 per cent, and a large number of smail outside operators were slaughtered. Gold rose to 132, and exchange to 14444. Money was active at7 per cent. The details of a successful negotiation between the Treasury Department and the banks for a new fs- sue of $35,000,000 of interest bearing legal tender currency will be found in the money article. The following table exhibits the prices of securities yesterday and on Thursday of last week: Stocks. » Sept. 3, American gold. . a Tye Harlem Railroad. 170 M1 Erie Railroad. ... 120 103 New York Central 36% 3 Chicago and Rock Island. f 4 105% : 134% 122 The receipta at the New York Custom House for August, 1963, were $6,332,000, of which 5,421,000 was in gold, and the balance in demand and interest notes. The receipts at this port for duties for the month of August, for a few years past, are given below: — 1864 a $3,558,744 53 2850 + 4,266,943 79 1860 « 4,515,613 60 1861 1,572,074 29 1862... see 4,781,877 56 1863... .. 6,332,333 79 The Massachusetts Demooratic State Convention at Worcester yesterday nominated Henry W, of Cambridge, for Governor, and ‘Thomas . Plunkett, of Pittstield, for Lieutenant Governor. Prong resolutions against the prosecution of the Bar fo subjagation of emancipation were adopted, i erooratic: General Committee of Tam. Jy Holl, at their meeting lsat night, iasneda jouc ot w primary electivg, which iy te be Leld to- Should this step be taken by Napoleon the issue between our government and his Ma- tormey General, was significant enough; but when he emphatically declined, gle circam- stance of their then unanimously nominating General John Cochrane, another war democrat, spoke volumes. We are also informed that there is a complete revolution in the material of the State Committee, the anti-radicals and Seward men having a large majority. Mayor Opdyke could uot be elected a member of it. In the resolutions the radicals have been equal- ly discomfired. The emancipation proclamation, the Confiscation act, the arbitrary arrests, the suppression of the freedom of speech and of the press in the loyal States of the North, the In. demnity act and the Conscription act, have not been endorsed. The Emancipation act received only a qualified endorsement, every man 1s willing to give it, er measures were completely ignored. All refe- rénée to the emancipatioti proclamation was also omitted in the regular series of resolutions as reported by the committee and adopted by the Convention. But, a radical having moved as an additional resolution a motion of endorsement of the emancipation proclamation, the discus- sion of the question was about to lead to a tre- mendous row, when a member adroitly moved an amendment which completely took the sting out of it, endorsing it only “asa war measure,” an amendment which the radical minority were glad to accept, in order to save them from a more direct and overwhelming defeat. As a war measure, says the amendment, it is “thor- oughly legal and justifiable.” That is just what we maintained all along; and to make the emancipation of the slaves within the lines of our army “legal and justifiable” it needed no act of Congress, no proclamatien of the Pre- sident. This is the political part of the pro- clamation—the only part that has ever been condemned; and this the Syracuse Convention have not ventured to approve. On the con- trary, by limiting their approbation to the measure in its military bearing, they tacitly condemn it in its political aspect, in which it is only calculated to produce prolonged resist- wnce to the national arms, while it is unattended with any compensating advantage whatever. By passing over in sileace the other party measures which have been so discussed in the public journals, in public meetings, in the highways and in domestic circles, they virtually abandon the whole radical platform. But they ought to have come out explicitly and squarely against it. They ought also to have denounced the imbecile mismanagement of the war, both naval and military. These sentiments, both of the President and the Convention, indicate the rapid and resist- less power of public opinion. The republicans not only throw overboard the radical platform lately in the ascendant, but eschew even their own distinctive principles, changing the very name of their party. What a comment on the weakness of party and on the doings of the radicals in Congress and in the Cabinet for the last two years! Now let us see what the Con- vention about to meet at Albany will do. Tus Drart.—The draft on the three islands— Manhattan, Staten and Long islands—is now concluded, and no show of resistance has so far been made. It remains to be seen how many men the government will obtain by the draft, as until the boards of enrolment have finished thelr examinations the matter must be most uncertain. One thing, however, has been proved, and that isthat in New York a draft could be made. We hear from a mHitary per- son of great judgment and experience that the conscripts will cost thé government, all ex- penses taken into consideration, between four and five thousand dollars apiece. The same amount of money would have procured as volunteers five times the number of men, and the administration would have aroused no ill feeling. ong ag. algost | fully tried Meeks ae, Ags | irig, and the “ee ay | balls bbs | their new experiment than they bad with their Tax Msrnorous iw Serreanea-—-Summer has folded ber garments about ber, anu is gone. Her last rose is in a florist’a window s0me- where up Broadway, and may be had for #ix- pence, Fellows with intellectual jaundice, to whom the summer is the only season of life, who love leafy silence and salad, green peas and poetry at once, Bay that “the melancholy days are come;” but in the city we regard the departure of the summer differently. ‘he end | of August is the death of death, and September wakes ua all up. We have been dull, vory dull. True, we have had the draft—a little row for a day or two—and then a sombre stili- ness and stup d quiet. Several times our mone tony haa been broken by great news; but that sensation passes away rapidly. “Glory is like @ circle in the water,” and the achieyoment is forgotten as the laat ripple dies out, or is per- haps laid away to be better remembered by and by. We have aeen our neighbor's windows persistently sbut day after day and week after week. We have seen bis dworplate oxidized and dull, so that if we had not known his name we could not bave told it from that of Snug, the joiner. Large spiders bave lived across his ieyholo. Up and down our business streets there has been a lonely laziness. Sprinklers buve sprinkled and sweepers swept ther in vain; and burly poriers have done the saine for the great stores that run through from street to street; but no customers justified their industry. But September ia here, and the spell is over. Crowds of people pass us on every hand who enjoyed other scenes a few days ago; people who are sunburned, not with the nut brown or bronze that tells of the army, but with a famil- iar hue, eloquent of yachts, of drives up and down the handsome avenues where the fash- ionable world bas been, or of wilder rambles, rod in hand, up where the ice cold streams dance through between the hills. We jostle the returned cit everywhere, and the country mer- chant eager for fall fashions. Hotel coaches go through the streets with a Pelion on Ossa of baggage piled up behind. Our neighbor’s win- dows are open, his doorplate shines astonish- ingly, and his three daughters contribute their proportions to swell the throng on Broadway. All is gayety and life once more, and the city is a pleasant place to be in. Contovs Newsrarer Scuemy.—Our Brooklyn neighbors are evidently bent on acquiring for themselves a character for eccentricity. They want to be “everything at once and all by turns.” At onetime they become crazy on church building, at another on the erection of theatres. When they have put up more of both than they need they become tired of their toys and fly off at some other tangent, Their present hobby is newspapers. One would think, from the poverty-stricken aspect of those they possess, that they had sufficient for their intellectual requirements. But such is not the case. Brooklyn must shine as pre-eminently in the journalistic as she does in the church and theatrical line. The new local organ ad- vertised to appear this month is to accomplish wonderful things. Under its influence the City of Churches is to become the second hub of the universe. But that is not the most remarkable feature of the enterprise. The plan of manage- ment is something quite novel. No profes sional journalist is to have anything to do with it, the board of editors being composed of a couple of bank presidents, a shipowner, a car- pet and dry goods importer, a Yankee notions dealer, a gentleman from the “Swamp” and a lawyer. These, if we mistake not, are the same enterprising individuals who, as directors of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, so wy them better luck with last. To frollosome elderly gentlemen it may not be as agreeable, but it has at least the ad- vantage that it will breed no disturbances at home. Tne Presipent’s Testimony 1s Favor oF Genera. McCumtian.—We had occasion yes- terday to comment at some length on the Presi- dent’s testimony in favor of the merits of Gene- ral Grant, and bis acknowledgment of his own error and the error of the War Department in reference to the campaign of that gentleman while it was still pending. In Mr. Lincoln’s letter, which was read at the Syracuse Conven- tion, he incidentally and indirectly bears simi- lar testimony to the merits of General McClel- lan. He observes:-—“It is hard to say that any- thing bas been more bravely and better done than at Antietam, Murfreesboro, Gettys- burg, and on many fields of less note.” Here the President places Antietam at the head of the list of the great victories of the Union, while he says nothing of the two affairs at Fredericks- burg. This is a most decided eulogy on Gene- ral McClellan. The radicals have always ran down the victory of Antietam as no victory at all, and placed it in the category of drawn bat- tles. But, no matter what the radicals may say or do, the President seems determined to do the generals justice sooner or later. We hope he will follow up these two brave steps in the right direction, by sending General McClellan a similar letter to that with which he honored General Grant, and that he will recall him to the command of the Army of the Potomac. Justice and consistency require it. Treatment or THE Reet Prisoners.—Every account that we get from the South agrees as to the barbarous treatment that our men taken prisoners have received at the hands of the rebels, and we have been able to dwell with pride upon the different way in which our government has treated the Southerners in its hands. It is a pity that our record should lack even ever 60 little to make it perfect in this respect. We are informed taat the prisoners on David's Island suffer from the cold—not from any want of clothes, but simply through the imbecile arrangements for which the War Department is responsible. Very fresh breezes blow from the Sound about these times, and early in the day and toward night the said breezes will extort a shiver from the well clad traveller who goes up that way. Travellers on the Boston boats take overcoats. Yet the pris. oners, exposed to these breezes all day, are not permitted to wear even pantaloons, because the regulations of the Hospital Department forbid it. In lien of comfortable jackets and trowsers, they are clad only in thin cotton drawers, cotton shirts and a light flannel tunic. Every one in charge can see the cruelty of this; but, for all the authorities here, the regu: lations are insuperable. And this is another one of the sins of red tape, and another evi- once of the incompetency of the War De. | partment people, who neglect this just as they do everything else that they should attend to, #9 unsuccess: 1 idee Tus Gesar Musrany Svcom® ov Gunsuny— Tux Work Goss Bnaverw Ox.—Some days since we noticed the fact that Mr..W.H. Fry, the musical editor of the Zriune, had been drafted. We now see that a member of the | editorial staff of the Independent is likewior favored. Of the nine hundred thousand ; Whom Greeley is to march againat the traitors at the South we now bave two persona dosig- nated. ‘This is highly encouraging. and there can be no doubt, if the war lasts long enough, and drafts enough are made, that some thou- | sanda of years hence Greeley may be exhumed | and his remains carried in triumph at the head of the invading nine bundred thousand Gittmors’s Turke Hunprep Pounpers.— | Some time since we published @ letter ad- dressed by Beauregard to General Gillmore, | which letter was considerable of an effort om the part of a man 60 knocked about as the little secession Munchausen. The answer of General Gillmore utterly annihilates Beaure- gard. In fact, to clearly illustrate our mean- ing, we will state that this anawer is a three hundred pound Parrott gun which has exploded in the little rebel’s magazine. Musical. ‘The vocalist, Mr. Dompster, always so great a favorite with tho American public, has returned from Europe, an, will, we hear, sing in Boston. Mr. Dompster sings ballads. and pathetio songs with groat Met, and we are pleased to announce that, after a absence of four yoars, he comes back to us with a large collection of new aougs for tho en- tertainmont of his audiences, ‘Tow ALaamnza Cinova.—Manager Nixon gives a matinoe evory afternoon at two o'clock at this establishment, opposite the Academy of Music. The celevrared Viton Stone and the wonderful Arab gymnasta are the star por formers. The exhibition 13 conducted in tho oldfaahioned, popular style. Chamber of Commerce, The New York Chamber of Commerce held its regular monthly meeting yesterday at its roams in William strect, pear Pine. In the absence of Mr. A. A. Low, the chairman, Mr. W. E, Dodge, one of the Vice Presidents, occupied the chair. ‘The minutes of Inst moeting having been confirmed, The Board proceeded to elect the following now mem. bers:--William H. Lee, Nathaniel Sand and Goorge Bliss. ‘These gentlemen wore unanimously elected. ‘The committee appointed to confer with the Rev. Mr. Fletcher, who recently lectured on Brazil before the Bos- ton Chamber of Commerce, reported that tney bad seon that gentleman ; but, owing to the prossure of hia ongage- ments and the completion of his proparations to return to Brazil, they could not conclude any arrangement with him. The reverend gentioman, however, promised to write them a letter on his return to Brazil, which would form the principal part of the committee's report. Several small bills were ordered to be paid. ‘Thursday next was set aside as a day for a special meeting for the election of Pilot Commissioners in place of those now in office, and who have served eighteen | years. ‘The Chamber then adjourned. City Inte! MEKTING OF Tax MiLKMEN.—The milk doalors of the city met yesterday at noon in the Wostchostor House, Bowery. Aconsiderable number attended. Am associa. tion was formed for the tion of tho interests of the milk.deslers and a constitution adopted. The mosting lasted four hours. Tax Finest Recuoeer or tHe Stark Reserve Mirstt1.— Colonel George Hall, who bas been commissioned by Gov ernor Seymour to raise a brigaie of reserve militia, mus- tered for inspection five companios of the first regiment, | which he has. already organized, on Wednesday evening, in the large rooms over Jefferson market Inspector Gene- ral Hail was to have attended ‘or the purpose of muster- ing the regiment into the ser ico of the State; but, not making his appearanco, Colone: Hall performed the duty himself. The men wer» mustered as follows:— Co, A—Captain B. Smith, 45 men. Co. R—Captain Adamson, 46 men. Co, C—Captain J. Fox, 46 men. Co. D—Captain Chambers, 11 men. Co. E—Captain Clarke, 30 men. These mon will be sent to camp immediately for the purpose of boing drilled and trained in all the duties of a soldier, Colonel Hall is an accomplished officer who has seen extensive service during the present war under General Sickles and other commanders. Fins at tae Stevens Hover, 25 Broapway—ARREST OF tax Svrroskp IxckNpiany.—Botween ton and eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning 2 Meurred iv a room on the top floor of tha, Siovenz louse, No. 25 Broadway. The fire was extiyguished by the inmates of the house ‘aithout thg alarm getting into the street. Suspicion ited on ot Peat girl fathol Eliza Gilmartin, who had mn discharged that morning. Sho was the just person goen coming from thd top part of the honse, where the fire was found burning about baif an hour after, These circumstances, together with facts since elicited by tire Marshal Baker, tond to make out a strong caso of suspicion against this girl, Mr. Fish, oe af iy house, applied to Captaia very, rh irst preciggt, J! a rhe Captain directed officer Bonig 16 dese ACHR th Tat Gustody. ‘This was done, and the accused was conveyed before Jus- tice Dodge. on the charge of feloniously setting fre to the above namod premises. Tho Justice comiuitted prison to await an examination, The (ire destroyed fl parts of two or threo bedstends that stood in this room, ‘and burnt some part of the lath and surbace of the room’; also a portion of the floor. Tho damage ancuuts to about $25. ‘The cage will be further investigated by Fire Mar- shal Baker. Fink tx Turteevra Srreer.—About ten o'clock Inst proprig+ i , MEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasmnaton, sept. 3, 1863. THEW Risk IN THE PRICK OF GOLD. Much surprise bas beou cuused Dery by the sudden ad- vance in the price of gold ut New York to 132, as there is go twformation, either public or private, of disuaters to the Union causo, wbivh would warrant such advance, It ts understood that some reckless speculators have tele: staphed (rom Uns city yesterday and to-day, for specu- Iative porpomos, reports of an advance of Lev’s army to- wards Washington, which aro entirely without founda. ; Hon, and this is the explanation of the matter generally accepted hore. THE PUBLICATION OF THE PRAMIDENT'S LETYRR. The premature publication of the j’resident's letter ocauaions much surprise, ‘This was done certainly not through the instrumentality of its author. THM NBGOTIATIONS REGARDING AN BACHANGE OF PRISONERS OF WAR. The staioment that Commissioner Ould bas termimated tho negotiations for oxcbange of prisoners, by a positive declaration that the white officers of colored regiments Will not be released or exchunged, is premature. The nego- tations ars still in progress, and no definite result has as yet bean rouched. Meantime no exchange of enlisted 0a has taken place, but both parties continue to release on parole small numbors of this class of prisoners. The principal difioulty in the way of a renewal of the cartel formerly existing, or the agreement upon the torma of a now one, is the question as to the recognition by the robe! authorities of the status of negro: soldiers and their officers as prisoners of war TUE POLICY OF THA ADMINISTRATION TOWAKDS THE REBELS. Partie have recently beon here from Tennesseo, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, urging most earnestly the adoption and promulgation by the Preei- dent of the policy in roference to the Southern States indicated ia the letter of Secretary Seward tothe French Minister of Foreign Affairs. They ropre- sent thatthe masses of the people of these States are ready and anxious to return to their allegiance to the federal government as soon ag thoy ure assured of its protection against the revel forces. They contend that the requirement that slavery shail be abolished as a pre. requisite for the readmission of these States into the Union is totally unnecessary, aad will only delay a con- summation devoutly desired by the whole people. They Bay the States named will, after their readmission, adopt emancipation laws ag surely as Missouri, and cite the political result io the latter State as an exam plo of the condition of affairs in these other States. The assertion of Senator Rusk, of Texas, that if that State should be divided, as was proposed, into four States, there would be three {ree and oniy one slave, is pointed to as an evidence of the ultimate emancipation of slavery thore. These representations have had considerable influence in Cabinet circles, and the argumont that the abolition of slavery will surely follow the return into the Union has materially lessened the force of the radical faction in in- sisting upon the previous abolition of slavery as ® sine qva non of the readmissien of any of the vagrant stars of ‘tho constellation. TXIFLING ACCIDENTS ON THE MILITARY RAILROAD TO MEADR'S AMY. The firat check to the smooth oporations of the military railroad between Washington and the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac occurred yesterday and this morning. Yosterday afternoon the breakiog of ee] occasioned detention and the obstruction of the road in the neighborhood of Cattlet’s Station. This, howevor, was speedily remedied. This morning s broken rail in the neighborhood of Bull run bridge threw some of the cara from the track, which was soon cleared; and subsequent ly an accident to some portion of the machinery of « focomotive occasioned a temporary delay, wut throngh i the exertions of the officers of the road, under the super | vigton of Colonel Devereaux, in a few bours the road was again incomplete running order, and aii the numerous trains upon it were om schedule time, No one wag in- jured by these accidents, and it Is a matter of surprise that so many trains bave been run daily upon such a road as this without a singlo casualty. THE ARMY. Quartermastor General Meigs has not yet completed his tnspection of the Quartermaster's epartment of the Army of the Potomac, He is directed when this has been done to travel upon a tour of inspection through the armies Southwest. It is probable that he, as weil as the Adjujant Goacral and Surgeon General, will be continuously employed ta peripatetic eld duties away from Washington, It bas not yet been decided what shall be dong with the Chief of Ordnance. As there is 20 fleld duty for him to perform, be will probably be re mitted to the care of some arscnal, where his favorite Aint lock miteket? 4F3 (5 bo taken care of. While these chiefs of bureaus are thus gent abroad to perform auties usually assigned to subordinates, the af. -4 of the Surgeon General's office are conducted by Dr. Joseph R Smith, who, as assistant to Dr. Hammond, is familiar with the detaiss of the office; and those of the Quartermaster General's oifice are managed by Colonel Charlea Thomas, an officiont Assistant Quartermaster | Genorat. Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Halpine, lately upou the stalfof Major General Hunter, and afterwards upon that ‘eperal Hallock, has veen temporarily assigned to faz the staf of Major Goneral Dix THE PROV! MARSHAL AND AIS BATTALION TO TAKE THE FIELD. It ie understood Hat the office of Special Provost Marshal of the War pesagient, conferred npon Colonel night afire occurred in an unoccupied frame dwelling, | L. C. Baker, is to be abolishes S04 ‘he Colone! gene into 226 East Thirteenth street, owned by Winifred Shaunon; | the fold with bis battalion of mou se! “detectives. abeys vue-balf of the bullding was destroyed; damage about $150; insured for $300 in the New York Fire and | Marine Insarance Company. The premises were set fire to by boys. Officer Davie, of the Seventeenth precinct, arrested a boy named Leupis Ward on suspicion of setting the house on fire. Police Intelligence. PERILOUS SituaTION OF a Onity,—On Wednesday even’ ibg a woman named Catharine Bor len, residing at No. 34 Jackson street, became intoxicated, and while in that condition attempted to kill her child by throwing it out of a third story window. Fortunately for the child, a voy about five years old, it managed to cling to a clothes line which extended from the wivdow sill to the house opposite until one of the tenants, named David Malone, came along and rescued i from its perilous situation ‘The little fellow aid not seem to be much frightened, and | and at vo time probably did he realize the danger of the situation. The unfeeling mother was promptly arrested | by officer Jobneon, of the Thirteenth precinct, and com. mitted for examination, Coroners’ mquests. Fata. Macarvery Accioest.—Coroner Wildey beld an Inquest upon the body of Karon Connolly, a laborer. who was crushed to death by boing caught in the machinery | of the stone cutting establishment at the foot of Ninety rat street, Past river. sed resided fm avenue A, Ninotieth street, where he leaves a wife and (amily | irely unprovided for Fourn Drowsen.—An unknown man, about thirty eight years old, waa found drowned at the foot of Roosevelt street yesterday. Doconsed was about five feet eight inches in height and had been iu the water about two nee three days. Coroner Collin held an inquest. A man named James Veriker was found drowned at tho foot of Rivingtou street, Coroner Collin held an inquest upon his remaina, when the jury rendered a verdict of ‘accidental death.” The Health of General mks’ Army. | that our wounded are progressing admirably, Boston, Sept. 3, 1863 The New Orleans correspondent of the Boston Praveller, under date of August 23, refutes the repeated assertions of the rebel papers that many of the soldiers of the army of General Banks were dying from yellow fever. On the | contrary, (he correspondent states that good health pre. vailed both in the army and in the city of New Urieans. The Government Finances. ADRLPHTA, . 3, 1863. ‘The subscription agent reports the ‘alia oe fy 650 weaties to day. Small bonds are being delivered Sty a ‘One thousand dollar bonds to August . ™ Obituary. on HON. JAMxS DaRcr. ‘The friends of this gentleman in Brooklyn and through: ‘out the State, willbe pained to learn of his sudden de- nfo, at bie residence in that city, on Tuesday evening lest, Mr. Darey, for four successive years, represented one of the Breokiya Assembly districts in the State Legis. tnare, and at the session of 1462 was honored by his fel- WURG. ~eburg report sad Fig hospitals rapidly dischargivg convulescents. About fitte*™ hundred remain, six hundred of whom are rebels. All of the rebel oflicers, with the exception of a few lieutenants, have been removed. A CHANCE FOR SArILOns. The frigate Sabine left New Loncon on Tuesday for tho THE WOUNDED AT GETTY: ‘Medical officers arriving here from Gett, coast of New Englund, to enable tishermen who have so | long desired to enter she naval service to do so om board that noble vessel. TERITORIAL APPOINTMENT. Powhattan B. Locke, of Misweurl, has been appointed associate justice of Nevada Territory INTERESTING TO PATENTEES. Ry @ provision ot the Patent law, passed at the laat Session of Congress, ali patents on which the fees are not paid within six months from the date of the granting of the patent are declared nal! and void, All patents granted previous to the 3d of March last, oo which the fees remain unpaid on the dd of September, are void under this law, About four hundred patents, some of which are said to be valuabie, are nullified by this pro vision of the act, the fees remaining unpaid KRPORT FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. Colonel J. T. Dryer, tate United States Commissioner at the Sandwich Islands, has arrived hore to make bis final report to the State Department. NEW COLORS FOR WISCONSIN TROOPS. A magnificent stand of colors is to be presented to Gen. King’s old brigade of Wisconsin troops in a fow days. Secretary Seward is expectod to bo present at the cere- mone. SMUGGLING ON THE POTOMAC. Notwithstanding the vigilance of the Potomac flotilia, smuggling is oti! carried on to a considerable ex- tent. A fiatboat has been eagaged for some time in transporting contraband goods across the river at Deep Holo farm, between Occoquan and Dumfries, from whioh point the articles are hastily re- moved Into the interior and sold at most exorbitant rates ‘At Dumfries, the landing place of mang of the carriers, common salt is sold for twelve dollars per bushel. REBEL PRISONERS IN THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON. ‘There are now confined in the Old Capjtoi prison about six bundred rebel prisoners, prisetpally privates. Many | ‘of these will take the oath of allegiance and go North, nearly two hundrod baying been released in the lest two weeks. Thid institution is used an @ rendezvous for pri- goners, from which place they are sent xs repidiy as they accumulate to Point Lookout, Johnson's Istand, and other ig PRESENTATIONS. ‘The preseutation of a watch to Capleid Sebeetr, Pro: | ground ‘vost Marshal, om Tuceday sieht, and diamond breast pins head, of Pittsbarg,: P&.; Dr. Jono A, Marder, of ‘and William M. Baile,”, Of Providence, Rhode istend, commission appointed YY the Commissiooer of paler; ture to consider the suviect, began their session thie morning. ‘THE ALMADEN QUN’KSILVER MINES. It te understood that by ao #rangemeut with the gov. ernment and the Almiden Mining Gompaay of Californiay | the Quicksilver Mining Company took possession of the mines on (he Let of September. SEIZURE OF THE PIRATE SCHOONER RETRIBUTION. ' Her Capture by the United States Dis- trtet Attorney of New Jersey—Her Hia- tory—The Vesse Destroyed dt Cap- tured by Her—fne Pirate Captain, déc. For noarly @ your past the readers of the Hxkste have been apprised from time to time of the movements and doings of whe rebel pirate schoover Retribution, which Lad her cruising ground in the Caribbean Sea and off the West India Islands. She went from point to point, capsuring, destroying and bon*iug our pescouble and unarmed mer- chant vessels, and in a short time acquired a notoriety for har destructive capabilities. Several times our naval cruwers were.ou her track; but the skill of her com mander always kept her out of harm’s way. At one time the United States steamer Alabama gave ter ® spirited chage; but, darkness aud thick weather inver- posing, the pirate craft escaped. We have now to an pounce the capture, or rather seiznre, of the vessel in this harbor, vader pecutiar circumstances, Tt appoars that she arrived at thie port a wok or two ago, under the name of the Etta, from the West Indies, with aload of pineapples, She discherged her cargo at one of the piers near Fulton market, Her pecutiar or nom descript appearance attracted the attontion of spectators as she was discharging, aud somo of them thought they discovered in ber outline and build the vessel formerly known in this port ag tue steamtug Uncle Bon, in a meta- morphosed condition, ‘These suspicions were communi cated to the United States Marshal im this city, who took immediate measures to est blish the truth or falsity of the suspicions, A United States officer was sent to look at the vessel; but when he arrivod at the dcck where she had discharged her cargo of fruit it was Cound she bad been removed. The fact of her sudden removal strength. ened tho suspicion of her contraband nature, and a search was immediately made along the docks and piors of the city, also the Atlantic dock, Gowsuus Bay and up the Sound; but no tidings of her wero to be had. The search was continued for a week, and it was finally supposed she had surreptitiously loft the port and gone back to the West Indics to resume her piratical career. Information of the contraband nature of the i:tta reacuod the ears of Onited States District Attornoy A. Q. Keasbey, of New Jersey, who forthwith ordered a soaroh to be made for her in the waters of New Jersey. The case was put into the hands of United States Marshal C. W. Benjamin, aud yosterday his efforts were crowned with success by the capture of the Etta, alias the pirate Retribution, at one of the wharves in Jersey City. she now lies at the dry dook at that place. Proceedings have been iustituted by Distitet Attorney Keaabey tor her prompt condemaativa. WER Hi-TORY. As previously stated, the Uucle Ben, alias Retribution, Alias Etta, was formerly u New York propeller tuaboat, Dut was sold to parties at Wilmington, N. C., juet betere ‘the inauguration of the present rebellion, She was pur- suing the towing business in the harbor of the latter city when our blockading feet appeared off that port. The rebois seized her, took out her maoninery to place it in & new gunboat, and altered the vessel into & fore and a(t schooner, and fitted ber out aga privateer. It is supposed she was lying in tho har- bor of Wilmington for over one year, waiting an opper- tunity torun the biockado. She succeeded in tho (all of 1862, aud made ove trip to Nassan, landed u cargo, took on board @ return pat, and guccveded in time, but this time on @ hostile mission as « privateor. She took a cargo of cottoa and turpentine to St, Thomas, W.L, where sho arrived on the. 18th of Japuary last. She was allowed to joad aud sell at that place. @uthorities would vot aliow ber to fy the rebel ting; ‘they lot her go to se, notwithstanding the provest of Mr. Edge. the United states Cousut ‘While at St. Thomas ahe secretly took several guns om board, which constitated her armament, and procesded om her piratical mission. Her history as a pirate is com. tamed in the following ACCOUNT OF HBR DOINGS. In January, 1863, the brig J. B. Ellicott was captured by one ci*our cruisers on the Southern coast, on supro:t~ tion of being engaged in the contraband trade between the West Indies aud the South. A prize crow was put om board, and the vessel ordered to a Northern port. White on the voyage she was overhauled by the Retributhy:, the prize inaster put in irons, and the vessel reat to 3. Thomas, where sie arrived on the 10th of January, On the 30th of January, 196%, off the south sido of Ss. Domingo, close by the port of L’ Anse d’Hainault, she captured the whaling schooner Hanover, C.iptain Caso, of Provincetown, Mass. Tho vessel was taken into ove of the cayes near St. Thomas and sold. February 19, 1803, oif Castle Island, Bahamas, captured the brig Emily Fisher, Captain Staples, of Eastport, Me., Trom Giatauia for Bostou. The vessel was run ashore o@ Acklin island, and thirty-six bogsheads of sugar wore taken from the cargo and ianded on the ‘sland. The veaset was thon released by the captain of the pirate oa bouds given ior her value. March 11, 18¢3, was soen cruising in latitude 31 43, longitude 75 50. Apell 9, 186%, the firet Neutenant and seven of the crew of the Retribution were brought to this port in tue United States transport Fairhaven, They were brought from Ker West. In April, 1863, near St, Domingo city, chased tho brig Leonidas, Captain Skiff (whaler). Tho latter vessel ox- caped. ‘he Retribution waited off St. Domingo three ly expecting the Leonidas to come out. 0%, she captured and burned the bark Mary Wright, of Porttand, and trig Erie, of Camden, Mo.; cap- tured and sent to a rebel port the brig biliott, of Bucksport, Me. The Retribution subse juently encoun. tered @ whaler in the Caribhean Sea, which showed fight, having a gun of two On board, which she used on the yrrato, Killing he on the lauer vessel. The Retributiwa returned D7, sinking the whaler, with ali on board, Tn MBy last che was at Nassau, takea out and the vessel revaired. Subsequently = cargo of salt,arms and medicines waa placed op board, aud sho started ona voyage to Wilmington, N.C. Whee near that port she was chased by ove of our blockadera, { and, to lighten her, the cary was thrown overbourd. and by this means she escaped und returned to Nassau “be subsequontly changed bands by sale to private jwrtirs, was taken to one of she “outer” West India Islands, Go on board a inna OF fi and started for Now York, whore | she arrived, wy olsgWMTS ANC = fy oy ae ERSCRIPTION OF THe ¥eBSKA.. a i, The Retribuiign is a smal! black schoouer of one bu dred and fifty tous burghen, was tormerly a steam tug- bot in New York narhor, under the name of Uncle Bea. Her ni 68 "1: far apar®s tue sails old and quite dark cclored, t?aight stem, rather y.'0lining Inboard, as + a9 case with our bugboats, Ihe we iiing Wp the Sniee which the propeller formerly occur, “4 cnt MAY cerned. She carrier # jiu trom ihe ka THbo THK PATE COMMANDER OF THe Mm Tho Retribution in her ptratteil cxreer @'* by Captain Veron C. Locke, but cated nade Parker. He a Nova scotian by birth, forme, dent of Massachesetts, having Been ir the on owners of that port. At owe time be comma: bark of Boston, whieh madi the Cape of Good Hope. board the privateer Jet Davis. He waa also prize mu te, of the echooner Krichantress, of Newburyport. fe was also cuptam of the blockade running steamer Cronstadt, recently captured by the United States gus boat inode Island. #8 THE CHEW OF THR VES6KL AT THIS PORT. ‘The crew that brought the vossel to this port were ignorant of her previous character, and con-equently there js no just Cause of procedure agaiust them. They left the vessel shortly after her arrival bere, not wisting to make another voyage to sea in hor, ‘The pew cuptaim of the vessel was on bourd when she was seized, Captain Locke, the old captain, is in the West Indies - "New Masie, “GRANDE FANTASIK DE CONCERT De MARTHA.” The deservealy popular pianist, Mr. J. N. Pattison, bas achieved c nsiderable distinction as am artint, The above work will, however, cause him to rauk aiaong those mont prominent as favorite composers. The “Fantaiso”’ we roost heartly commend as erincing taxto und #kill in the choice of themes, and being # most brilliaat composition ‘The 'Fantaise” has been greatly successful at Sharon and Newport, where the talented young composer played thie new work to crowded aod most fashionable audiences, Wo take ploasure im recording the success of a native artist, and look (orward to & brilliant career for Mr. Pattison, judging Crom this early promise. SUK DRS THEMES } Mrutany Somaee Dawsants.—Camp Turner, at the 4 High fridge, Harlem, was last evening the scene of an cl freseo eoiree dansante, which was highly eujoyed by a large numder of friends of the Seventy-firat regiment, | invited for the ooeasion. Two companies at time do quard duty alternately in protecting the water works at Harlem. Compauies HM and G are at present encamped | there, and the oecasion was taken advantage of by Lieut. tr Appleby, of Company H,to celebrate his ec: | tion from the ranks to the honor of donsing the epaulcties. With thts intent cards of invitation wore } wumerourly made out, and in responsethereto « large | gathoring of the Lieutenant's (riende sssembied on the The day was very fine. the camp tastefully de, | cornted, and mon snd offaers, in thelr best untfurm, tow members by being selected ne the democratic candi- | 19 yeeges, 8. B. Kiliots and J. J. Stillman, bie principal as- | wore evidently in the bighcet epirite and determined to date for tbe apeakorahip of, that, body. Bes just thirty sistants, was the occasion of one of the most spirited oa. make their visitors ot home, Tho baad & the regiment Tearm chan kcd'e wore DeiMiant future votore them, ‘Ay, | vertakamente of the season. The air hronghout was ! Uns in attendaocs,and soon after she arrival of the firms Toady hed be made bis mark in the politicat hisiory of the eitremely elegant and very creditable to its authors, H party of guests dancing was commenced with great State, and CA Fh have | ‘THE KANSAS TRUST LANDS. | spirit. A long table stoed under the shade of the trees, sim tie fall as one of tho Senatorm. {rau Mein’, | the tnterior Department has refused all bits for the Detokenieg that preven ives te lnaitade and fatigue lyn. Inhis private life, bis spotioss integrity of charac. | gale of the Kansas trast lands, and ordered new bids, | would be (orrbeo A and the pre. or and en aa ee paraonal tice, OF, Bim ® | wich aro to be made on or before the 16th of Octoder | LNs ane came upon the ground and were host of staunch and devoted frieuds, who will | ees ved with cheering demonstrations of welceme ny” sincerely mourn his untimely decease, ™ SUSSTITETES POR COTTON. The troope, The festivitive were prolonged into the night, 7 . : Z and at aiste hour the party broke up, highly Pg hee Too late Congress having »ppropriated $20 000 to be ex. With thei¢ entertainment and with the courtesy and at- * 3, 1863, the practicabd' lity of the iatroduction of oxtended w them by leat. Appleby, bia bro C. Bronson died here abcut ‘wine’ o” pended in tevttog tent oo ' vrdning, He had been Sick only aow darn, } pax and homo an. substituye (or gotten. Hoa. Y, More: | ther omeers aud comrades eeneraly.