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tity 0° Freight, wee 680.000 present Iie becomes untenable; and with the two oppos- tng armies holding the same relative positions and mov- fg upon lines which flank them right and left, they will be pushed back until their increasing strength shail warn Our generals to combine. Either Burnside or Rosecrans is now equal to Bragg or Johoston, as the case may be, and it will be long before the rebels can con- centrate such a force as ae at ne > engagement, 1 think it maj Bey eg ct de relieved without a des- perate or even serious engagement; but there is little doubt that an effort will be made to cover Atlanta and perbapa Rome, {u the meantime expect nothing immedi- ately, Delays of a serious character must yet eneue. One of the chief embarrassments of he campaign is likely to be felt inthe task of opening tho Decatur and Nashville, Memphis and @harleston and Nashville and Northwestern railroads for the subsistence of thie and Burnside’s army. ms General Crittenden, who has been encamped up the Se quatchie valley, near Dunlap, will move down the valley to-morrow and cross the river at or near Bridgeport. ‘This, with the slight drawing in of Johnston, will again concentrate the army. ‘This will put us all upon the left flank of Chattanooga, Burnside, who is in the valley, near Kingston, will soon be upon the right flank of Chat- ‘Prnooga. It is Gvident that there i# no inténtion to con- eentrate the two,armics immediately. ‘The Atlanta (Ga.) Confederacy of August 28, was brought in to-day by General Crook. It contains little of Interest or importance, except the few significant items which I give below:— : GOVERNOR BROWN, OF GBORGLA. Governor Brown, of Georgia, publishes a letter and order to Colonel J. M. ©. Reed, commanding at Atlanta, in which be authorizes him to arrest all the citizens of Fulton county who refuse to appear and be mustered into the rebel service. Ho is then ordered to ‘report them to Colone! Wilson, commanding the second regiment State broops, who will employ them in guarding the briges in thas part of the State road nearest the Tennessee line.” Those men are being raised for six months for local or ome defence. (From the Atlanta Chronicle and Sentinel.) ‘THE CITIZENS’ MESTING AT ATLANTA, It ts very evident that there are numbers of disloyal persons in the confederacy. They are generally found in eur business cities, They plainly show by their convor- tation, by the wishes they express and by their acts, which speak louder than words, that they are not with ‘as, Measures are on foot in various sections to rid our country of this class of persons. Meetings have already Deen held in three places in Georgia, and the. justly indig- Bant people have expressed their sentiments in a way that cannot be mistaken by disloyal persons. We fave published the action of the people of Grif- fim ond vicinity, also of the residents of Putnam ‘county. Elsewhere will be found the resolutions adopted by the citizens of Atlanta, It is time that every com- munity bad acted on the fact that a secret foe is worse ‘han an open enemy, and had taken measures to send all ‘who can be proved te entertain sentiments injurious in Uhe least to our cause beyond our lines. The people in Wale region should not be slumbering when our fellow Gitizens elsewhere are on the alert. All should remember Mhat the ‘price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” We, should treat our enemies #8 enemies wherever we find them. Although they may have been in our midst for a great many years, they have po ciaim upon our friendship. {mn fact they are leas deserving of kind treatment than those of our foes we capture in the field. There is no mistake on one point: ‘a secret foe is more to be foared Whan an open enemy.” USPORTANT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. Movements of Generals Grant and Thomas. BENERAL BANKS TO 60 TO TEXAS, GEN. a, JOHNSTON'S REBEL a, ARMY, ae if Gr. Loum, Sept. 7, 1863. ‘The Remoorat has special despateh from Memphis, Gated the 2d inst., which says:— ‘Generals Graat and Thomas have gone to New Orleans. Is ts rumored that General Bans is to go to Texas. General Graztt will command all the Missiesippi region. Jee Johnaton’s rebel army has removed from the vi- tality of Enterprise, but in what direction is not known. GENERAL FOSTER’S DEPARTMENT. Fortress Mownos, Sept. 5, 1863. ‘The steaniMip S. R. Spaulding, Capt. Howes, left at feur o'clock this morning for Beaufort, N. C., and Charleston, 8. C. Major Genoral Foster and staff took passage on the Spaulding for Newbern. ‘The steamer Maple Leaf, Capt. Dale, arrived this morn tag from Nowbern, but brings no news. She left Now- bern last Thureday morning, and encountered very heavy weather on the passage. Dy. Wright was recently tried bofore a military com- ‘mission for the shooting of Licutenant Sanbern, who was engaged at the time tn drilling colored troops on Main weet, Norfolk. The result of the investigation, it is un @erstood ,was forwarded to President Lincoln for decision. ‘We learn to-day that be bas ondered a new trial of Wright before tbe courts of the civil authorities, which, if it bo ©, establishes the right of he civil over the military euthorities in this department Fourunas Mownor, Sept, 6, 1863. ‘The flag of truce steamer Express, Captain Clark, loft Fortress Monroe this morning, at nine o'clock, for City Point, in charge of Major Mulford, on a special mission to tho rebel Commissioner Ould. She took up nofprisoners of war. ‘Tho United States gunboat Connecticut has just arrived from off Charleston. She brings no later nows. Mr, Edwin F, De Nyse’s Despatch, Nonvorx, Va., Sept. 6, 1863. No ‘ts of Importance have presented themselves to ‘MY anxious scrutiny of late, although there are prognos tcations of a lively fall campaign; that ts to say, we have Foached that culminating point of duiness where there must be @ torn for the better, inasmuch as the inaction gould pot be more perfect than at prevent. URINE now flows on in regular channels, with the precision of olockwork. Merchants find nothing to eramble at, and as a consequence general good hamor prevails. Every. thing seoms to be assuming a new form in the city, and from the character of a deserted place Norfolk is chang- wg 10 that of a solid metropolie. wan WeALTH of the city and saburbs i# good, and has been vo through- out the summer, notwithetanding the fact that many of the physicians were not allowed to practice because of their refusal to take the oath of allegiance. These rigor. Our Measures at first affected their Union patients, but ft was not long before an inflox of Yankee Facuiapians ret all things at rights again, to the intente Of eecesh sehoves, who now bie wilfulness preying on bie Ry Mg Bendy General staf to day, Everything passed The ti who course prancing gay cavalcades the clatter of sabre and of drums and the stirring crash of mar- up the amt foapiring scene. there was a rush of ‘ cy tial mone to gor Such «ae this review, aod Foch are alt reviews the world over. hed iy everybody han seen it; , nines everybody reads the I'enann. It would be umeleae to attempt to dilate on Ro commen a theme. New York direct. On board was Captain worth, master.of transportation at Fortress Monrog, and ques ‘aamber of Northern men doing bastness ‘here, iho go home wearing the red be victims of the draft, and carrvivfy in if poe Boos the three hun. drei necersary to relieve toem from their uncomfortable Several members of the Fortress Monroe Department also departed on o like anxious miseion Alleged Heavy Embenslement. Warenviiie, Me... Sept, 7, 1863. i A gain Noyes, the Bayerstanden of the Maine Central hae detected Dbezziement of R jo & large en oye tg There verses he had the Company's property and has Pecan Semen enaenceriats Fire at Bridueton, . a LA DREPIBA , T, 1868. Toe depot of tho West Jervay Railroad wt Beidgctoor with eight pam WCF, Reveal freight care ond a cua dentroved by Bre yenterday NEW ¥ORK HERALD, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1863.—TRIPLE SHEET. CHARLESTON. News to Friday, the 4th Inst. THE sIBG Engagement Between the Iron-Clads and Foris Wagner end Moultrie. THE FORTS MUCH DAMAGED. Captain Badger, U. 8. N., In- _Jured by a Shell. ; Gen. Gillmore Advancing His Heavy Ordnance. i} en GALLANTRY OF OUR ADVANCED GUARD. ALL CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS, + Key den ae Purapaurma, Sept. 7, 1863. The transport New Jersey, from Charieswn om the 8d inst., has arrived here. Operations were progressing favorably. On the Ist instant thore was a general engagement be tween the iron-clads and Forts Sumter, Wagner and Moultrie. ‘Much damage was done to the forts. ‘ ‘Tho Fleet Captain, Oscar 0. Badger, successor to Rodgers, had bis leg broken by a shell. It is foared that tation will be necessary. ‘The Ironsides was af anchor, but not engaged, when the New Jersey left. Four Monitors had gone up ready for action, and were nearly abreast of Fort Sumter, preparatory to maming a mew attack on the forts, ‘The land batteries were firing night and day. ‘Tho bombardment of tho city had not been resumed; but new batteries would open at the proper time. ‘Tho army were in fine spirits. General Gilimoro was working with the utmost energy, and all were confident of success. ‘The steamer Constitution had arrived off Charleston with her cylinder broken. She proceeded to Port Royal for repairs. Wasmnoton, Sept. 7, 1863, The Navy Department has received @ brief telegram from Fortress Monroe, giving a fow facts Folattve to the ‘Raval and military operations before Charleston to the 4th inst., when all was still progressing favorably. Badgor pad bie log broken while in {He turret. This is tho third casualty to the respective captains of the feet uring the last three months, Capt. Taylor being disabled by sickness and Capt. Rodgers killed. Mr. Oscar G. Sawyer’s Despatch. Monn Ienamp, 8. C., Sept. 4, 1863. DESULTORY YIRING—NEW RATTERIES. Since my despatch of yesterday affairs have remained in & very quiet atate. Nota single event of interest has oceurred to relieve the monotony of our life; but the pros pects of stirring events in @ sbort time are fair. Some of our batteries on Black Island indulged in a little artil. Jery duel with the rebel works on James Island youterday afternoon, making a tremendous racket, but doing little damage, so far asIcan learn. It is more than likely that our guns on that island will engage in more profitable bu- siness before long, and that the good, innocent people of Charleston will have reason to regret their presence. FORT WAGNER RRUPTIVR. During the entire night just passed the guns from Fort Wagner were engaged in throwing grape and canister into our advancing lines, occasioning some slight casuali- ties. During the night a heavy battery of mortars was moved from the second to the fifth parallel, and placed in position in spite of the furious fire of Wagner. Our mor tara are now within about one bundred and fifty yards‘or the rebel stronghold, and in a position that will prove exceedingly ane its garrison. It will bave « ton dency to keep down rebel fire considerably. CAPTAIN LEUIS8, OF THR ENGINEERS, WOUNDED. While our sappers were at work, under Captain Leuiss, at the front yesterday, he had occasion to adjust @ gabion position arid exposed nis hands to the enemy's right. A sharpshooter fired at them and cut of all of the fingers of his right band, maim ing him for life. Captain Leuiss is one of the most valuable officers in the department, and it is a source of general regret that we should be deprived of his services at this important tut He jaan ae. complished and thorough military scholar, and haa ren- dered most valuable aid in the operations before Sumter It was Captain Levise who sprang upon the parapet of Battery Siege!,on Tybee, in the hottest fire from Fort Pulaski, and shovelled y the earth masking the em Dbrasures of the battery. His conduct on Tybee, as on thig sland Ewa him to be as gallant as be was skilful, Fis wound ja doing very wel! THR THIRD NRW MAMIE This fine regiment, from the (id Granite State, has deen performing the most dangerous duty in our opera tions since we have been on the island. They have been the guard in (he advanced trenches, alternating with the One Hunéredth New York, Colonel landy, and the Righty-fi(th Pennsylvania, and have lost many men, ‘The three regiments abe med are deserving of the it praise for the brave and reliable manuer they performed this dangerous and arduous duty, under @ constant fire night and day from heavy guns and sharpshooters. The Third New Hampshire, in command of Capt. Randiett, has been withtrawn from the trenches and made the provost guard of tho island. No better selection could bave been made. TIDAL INROADS, Tho ‘hotion of the tides during the past fortnight has a good deal changed the contour of the beach line of Morris Island. The high sand ridge, upon which headquarters piteved ite numerous tents, hax been greatly undermined and warhed away, making It Necessary for many of the y residents thereon fold their tents, like the Arabs, and silently steal away’ from the encroaching waves of the sea. On two oveasions haa this hasty removal been made necessary by high & driving surf, until now we occupy the ridge narrowed down to an mnoom fortably small area, and pray for a tidal flow in another direction, and @ recetablishment of the old order of things. The trdops who live on the beach are compelled to throw up hoge levees of sand in front of their camps to keep the water from washing them off. As it is, many of the tents are overfionn and their occupante treated (0 a Cw vem bath. Wo hope to have more room on the ie some of these days, and thea we shai! care not for the a ee ing surf. Oar South Carolina Correspondence. Mona tetany, 8. ©., August 29, 1863, A Torpeto Unier the Flagship—New Develoyment of “Ores Pare’ —A Pomichll from Parnanu—The True Hidicon Discovered on Morris Itand—How Poets are Treated by the Provost Guard, de. A mont ridiculous incident bas occurred here, which, nevertheless, threatened, but for the prompt measures adopted by Lieutenant Colonel Hall, Provost Marshal General, to bave resulted, perbape, in a weakening of the ftrong regard whieb has hereto oer land and naval forces. Tha fy There is in one of the New } ork regiments an odd character, named Miler 0 Rapily, abo bas freyuentiy re Neved the monotony of camp life by serib’ songs on all sorts of subjects, and writing linrdy tte” various ‘minstrel companies,” got up in imitation of George Christy's, at different poste of the deyartment during periods of repose ‘His lant effort was a song, advising Adm ‘ta! Dahlgren to go home, and warmly eapouring the interes of Adm) rel Dapont and the former commanders of tbe fy 00 clads. ' in rome my, 'te our magner to have printed i regular street ballad form, | eb:her on the press of Mr. J. HL Sears, at Hilton Head, of, | more probably, m@ the office of General Sexton's br ¢ South, at Beaufort. At any rate he gos them printed, and toey were soon im the hands of neatiy every oldior— » ‘he wep eioging them witb Intens® apd upronriour rele | to an old Irish air, slighty altored, which O’Rellly taught the management of the Iron-clads by their present com- them. At last the song attracted the attention of some naval Officers who were ashore on a visit, ana they having i# well known that mentioned the matter to some army staff aysooiates, Colonel J. Hall wae very quickly on the track of the | author, and had no difficulty in tracing the squib to | O'Reilly, who was at once placed in continement, with @ sixty-four pound ghot at each heel, to aid, perhaps, in Preveuting any further Pegasinian or Olympian flights. He takes his punishment good humored|y; compares bim- self to Galileo, ‘an ould cock that was tortured for telling the truth,” and is at present busily writing an appeal in verse to Secretary Stanton. In order that your readers may judge of the enormity of the breach of discipline of which U’Reiliy has been guilty 1 transmit herewith, for insertion, & printed copy of his song:— THE ARMY TO THY IRPN-CLADA, Aim:—‘The Shan Van Veght.’? (With an accompaniment of bombshells, Greek fire and two hundred - rifled shots.) Respectfully’ inscribed to ‘Och! Admiral Dallgreen, 5 /miral Itisaiay tobeseen | { ‘That ashore go long you've been You can never toe the mark; Of your ships you seem as chary Aa ny black eyed little Mary Of her siiver-winged canary Or hor crockery Noab’s ark. 2Tis no harm you seem to think, ‘That upon deathruction’s brink, ee ur gallant Gilmore stands r gallan stands; Houlding hard bis threatened lines, Pushing far bie Joba Rodgers, Dhrayton, Rhind, Ammon—grim, but always kind— Aye, and Worden, though half biind— Give us these wanst more! ‘Woo’s me! George Rodgers Hes, With dimmed and dreamiess eyes, ‘He bas airly won the prize . ‘Of the athriped and Be As if a thus to At have Dowbeot cowed!” ae Fairfax en ave Downs, , Born layguerers of towns! *No chaneo now of laurel crowns,’” ‘Thus it seems | hear you sighin’, ‘OT was not always 90,” you say, ‘ every fray ‘Led the line and cleared the way, With his broad pennon flyin’)? Ob, Gideon, King o’ men! lage heme ed gome’s giowin’ pen All bis bigh achavemonts blazon For Fuleome, Gideon mine, dos Fox dolights to gaze op. Dear Uncle Gideon, oh! Let Dall homeward go. He'sa man, as we know, And the guns be makes are athriking, Keep him always “on the make,” Do, Gid, for pity’s sake; Bat the warrior, lade to take, Fond Dupont,“ the Viking |’ What disposition will eventually be mado of private Miles O'Reilly, who has twice risen to sergeant and twice Deen ‘sot back” for eccentric breaches of discipling, it ‘would be hard to guess. lieutenant Colonel E. W. Smith, General Gillmore’s Assistant Adjotant General, js ate losa to know under what article of war the crimo of single bressted coats, with or without shoulder straps, think it would do po injury to postpone his trial until after an article of war against writi ri Jimmy O'Briens."" Phrases aro all Greek to us down here, even in this of Greek fire: but . “<Iriah “Tom,” opposite Ube Custom House, may able to translate them , Correspondence, dc, ‘Tero communications from this city, published in the Hienavp of the 8d inst., 80 entirely misrepresent the mat- ters discussea therein, that itis proper the facts should be stated to offvet any impression that may be caused by them. They wore evidently written by some person who ‘was a stranger here, and whose inexperience was imposed upon; and who, in turn, imposed upon the readers of the Hieratp bis crude and partial statements, which could not have obtained a place in the correspondence of those bav- ing greater experience and more accurate knowledge’ of the matters comprised in bis letters. Tn regard to the attempts to exalt the merits and achievements of the present commander of the South Atlantic squadron at the expense of its former com. mandor (Admiral Dupont), which be #0 forcibly de nounces, it is sufficient to say that no such attempt bas been made, In the covtroversy which has arisen in re gard to what was accomplished or mot accomplished by that officer in bis two hours’ attack apon Fort Sumter, it is Dot proposed in this correspondence to take part ‘There is good reason to believe that much more was actu. ally accomplished in that attack than was over claimed or credited by Admiral Dupont, and that a renewal of the attempt would have been attended with results that woutt have astonished not only Acsiral Dupont, but all other skeptics in regard to the value and efficiency of the Moni. tos, The ground of complaint againat that officer was not tasbness or want of success in the experiment which he was for a wholo year engaged in proparing for, but that he did not renew the attack when the Monitors wero known to be in efficient working order, with such wifing acct dente and disarrangements of machinery as were caused by the terrific cannonading to which they wore subjected sufficiently repaired by one o'clock P.M. the noxt day. He not only did not renew the aseauit, as was ox- pected, but daring the weeks following in which ho remained in command of the squadron ho failed to make any suggestions or submit any plane looking to the accomplishment or the attempted accompiiabment of the great work which was entru to him, in conjunction with the mititary forces under General Hantor, to perform. That Admiral Dabigren has thus far fully justified the confidence which has been repored in him is unquestion able, He has done with the Mofitors, thos far, aii that was expected or required of him in the combined attack upon Fort Sumter and the other rebel forti(ications in Charleston harbor, He is working cordially with Gev. @il- more In carry tog out the plans arranged between them lo k tog to the reduction of those fortifications and the vitimate capture of the city of Charleston itself. There is no jealousy to interfere with the cordiality with which there two commanders work together in their different spheres to accomplish the samd object, neither is there any balling or half beartedners on the part of either. Both have the fullest confidence jn the adaptability of the means which they are using—Gillmore in his army and bis artilery and Dahigren in his bine jackets and his Monitors—to achieve guecess. Neither Admiral Dabigren vor hie off core will be likely to go through with the amusing farce whieh your correspondeg so hamorously describes ax likely to take place at Fort Sumter, or claim the eredit which does not belong to them, They have work enough yet before them Which, accomplished, wil yield them all the glory abd renown they desire without necking to appropriaie any that belongs to their military brethren. The wicknees and prostration of Admiral Dabigren so feeling!y mentioned was onknown until announced in the cormmunication referred to, Hix numerour friends bere | and the Ni a int ho are in constant com mobic tb bim, knew og of Bd Lo bow the utter unreliability of the soorces from information was obtained, by the arriy ich the «ritor's ton yesterday comes the statement that be (labigren) is m excellent hesith and condition, Khould be, however, fortunately. become vic And divabled. it covid not ly Ue ascribed to" the abominab'e atmosphere of the the tron-clade,”” an it i* weil known that bie flag rh pleamer Auguata Pinsmor: , 800 he doe wot Vive 2} trom-clate, and i* ip bem only at such timer on | re engaged 16 active operations and bis presence is required to personally coduct bd Cireet the movements of the feet As (be plan of tions to be purened in the further condor of thin has not been made pub le mypcepible eitiler (0 Cert y to OF oFiticine thet mmr 1 tbe Comm UbICAth D ID queetion. Any boy map of the harbor aod fort festions and ax miltary aod naval forees their reepective #bar« x 10 be done, and perhaps come ae near (0 (he (ae aa thie corresyondent oF him yntortmen e te progr af the siege will fully endighien (he public o AN these no Ot# and demonstrate jhe wisdom gr folby of from Charice. argument of your corresponient agaivet the fur- ther Iperease of our Mopitor fleet deserves oo. It among many of the old naval officers there is a againet the Monitors, They re not as cons hevld meno-war their ac commed .Li01 y luntied und ciroumscribed. There is BO Quarter upon which they ea menade in stately aid digvificd comfort When in jon they are close, and it must be confesred vot porfectty veutilited. Bome of these objections may be overcome hereatter as we gain experience, and t wcience employed in their coustruction has more time and opportunity to develops the best porsibie form, and combine comfort and ur: fulness. Somo of the discomforts attendant vpon | first of these verses which were built have b obviated, and there is unquestionad y much room yet fi improvement, and they are still what Mantiliat wo form ‘dem d disagreeable apd uncom ortable allairs.’’ For this reason and the natural disinclination to regard favorably any innovation on long established principles ‘and modes of conducting naval operations, there bas becu @ deeply rooted avtipathy to the turreted monsters which already wrought such great changes in naval war fare. Experienced naval oilers, however, who rise au pertor to these narrow prejudices, have given their testi- mony to the value of the Monitors and their adaptability to the work which they havo already been called upon to perform, and their beilef that their whole velue hay not yet been developed. Such commanders as John Redg- ora and others that might be named are confident that ‘Shey will prove as effctive for harbor defence as they have been for offensive operations, They wore never intended for sea boats, aituou,b they have proved admirable in a ea way and surprised even thore who have been most ‘warmly in favor of them in thia respect. Admiral Dupont that they could lie in the roadstead at Chariesjon in stormy weather, The reports received from Yesterday speak of the admirable manner in which they havo just rode out a revere storm of several 9’ duration. Tho Monitor Lehigh, which has just reached the scene of operations, arrived in fine condition, having passed through a terrible storm on her way, be- having Sdmirably, It is true that their speed ia but four or five miles per hour, but they have shown themselves be admirable soa boats. They are not intended ‘to creas the ocean to foreign shores, as they carry but one week's supply of coal. Neither are they intended upassiated to capture forts; but for all the purposes for which they wore designed they have more than fulfilled the expectations of their inventors and advocates, The almost complete safety and security which they afford to g Sareioret in them Crom mga in uMeroi e ve rough threo have been killod. if word more ag to the capacity of the Monitors for defence, Their value for such work has not yet Deen tested | Ppt thas they are not the helpices affairs ro. ited in test with large iron-plated vessels has shown in the evor memorable fight between the first Monitor and tho Merrimac, in Hampton Roads, and tm the more rocent capture of the Atlanta, which camo from tho harbor of Savannah 0 assured of invulnerability and. ber ability to run down sink the insignificant affairs, that a steamer attended flied with Indios and thelr friends, to witness tho ‘and seo the Yankeo monsters sent ignominiously to bottom. In fifteen minutes tho Atlanta was disabled , officers and crew driven below, and the veesel a prize despised Monitors. Navy Department is not insensible to the fact that frigates aro needed to moet and fight tho Of vessels on the high seas, as is shown by the such veesels are being built as ral ‘possi. may safel upon of Tar Barbors the attacks of rebel pirates isos the conclu- more Monitors, and the Navy Deperiveent would be culpable did it not inue to add to our rapidly growing and formida the FREELY? FAEESEESEET¢ Hf Erni Het 335s ad) 3 3 navy. remarks of tho correspundent alluded to upon ‘of things in this city aro such ag might natural): from one who for the first time visits the It Js true that the anomalous condition of national affairs draws together a becoregmnege® collection of individuals, The picture is rather highly colored, however. Those military officers wh are seen about here, aro here either fn connection with the military administration or om busi- ness with the government, and not,‘ag is intimated, for the purpose of shirking thejr duties in the field. Noofficer in the military service can come and remain a singlo day without ission fr the War Department, and any who are found here without proper authority are at once wed under arrest by the provort guard. His sweeping and wholesale denunciation of the sutiera, as a clase doserves correction. It ts true that thero are as bad men the sutlers as among any other class of people; but that the sutlors, asa , deserve the condemnation visited u; them —_—~. Many honorabie and high minded men, ‘and these nced as ‘and cormo. principled Sketch of Lieutenant Commander Oscar C. Badger, U. 8. N. Lieutenant Commander Oscar C. Badger, Admiral Dabl- gren’s flest captain, who is reported to have lost his log in the grand naval attack upon Fort Moultrie on the lat inat., entered the naval service on the 9tt(of September, 1841, having been appointed from the State of Penosyl- vania, He was born, however, in Connecticut, but ts now a citizen of the State from which be was appointed. Im 1842 he was ordered to the razee Independence, then attached to the home squadron. The following year he joined the United States sloop-of.war Saratoga, of the African squadron, remaining on that coast until 1845, when he returned and was granted a leave of ab. sence, A short time was allowed to bim to recruit bie health, and in 1846 be was ordered to the steamer Mis- sissippl, of the home squedron, He spent afew months in her and then was ordered to the Naval School for ‘examination. ‘On the 16th of August, 1848, he received his warrant | ‘as passed midshipman and orders to join the brig ‘ squadron. He velgpe Jategl in Jaly | 1849, and was ordered to the’sloop of war Vincennes in | 1899. After ber memorable yoy in the exploring | expedition, he was ordered to the Naval Observatory in | Washington to compléte the official records of the crdise. | On the 15th of September, 1355, he was commissioned | @ ‘ieutenant and ordered to the Pacific squadron tn the ; sloop of war John Adams. After a two years cruise ho was | granted 9 short leave of absence i In 1858 be waa attached to the ordnance ship Ply. | mouth, which, by the'way was tho only vessel Admiral | { | Dabigren ever commanded In 1869 Lieut, Badgor was ordered to the Macedonian, where he remained for some time. In 1861 be was attached to the receiving ahip at Baltimore, and at the breaking out of the rebellion be ig to ordnance duty at the Washington Navy ard. a the 16th of July, 1863, be was deservingly promoted tenant commander, and ordered to ordnance duty ‘\adelphia. In the latter part of the year bis services wore required on the ere waters, and be went out to Miasissipp! aquaron, where he remained wotll short ago, whea he went to Admiral Dabigren t aid in nee duties before Charleston. Upon the death of the late lamented Commander Geo. W hedgers be waa ae feet captain, and while tn the performance of arducos duties be has been so. verely wounded. In common with his pamerous friends, we trust he may oom recover hie health and be restored to bia friends. FEARFUL MASSACRE BY INDIANS. Cmicado, Sept. 7, 1869. Aspecial despatch from St. Paul, Minnesota, says:— News Las been received here that a fatboat, coming down (he Missouri river, mot far from the scene of Gen Sibley’s battles, was attacked by Indians, and all on board, twenty five in number, were killed. Arrest iT Jed Deserters. CHARGE OF BLACKMAIL AGAIN®T A MPTROPOLITAN FOLICEMAN—ANOTHER WHIT OP HABEAS CORPUS. SUPREME COCRT—ChaMimns. Before Hon, Judge Clerke 1 T.—Thomas Gaghan vt John Coogan, Metropoltian Policoman.—The plaintiff in thie cage, with others, was arreeted aa an alleged deserter, be denies the charge, aud makes the following complaint of biackmall agninst one | » {tho immaccate metropolitan goardians of our tiber- ten — Tho complainant #tates that he was arrested by Coogan on September 6, charged with being a deserter; that im- m Ly on his arrest the defendant, Coogan demanded $100 from one Of complainant's friends, and (or that vom offered to let complainant free. The petitioner submits that he is not a deserter, aud never eniieted in any regl- meot, bul waa arrested by police officer Coogan without awfal Warrant, authority or excuse. Age Clorke granted @ writ Of habeas corpus, retaroa ble ve this (Tuesday) morning, at ton o'clock. Hefore United States Comm iaeiooar (ahora | Gaghad and another man pamed (ay, were then taken | to the United tater District a ofhes, whare the that the parti the money as substitutes, but faued to report ited tates Dvetrict Attorney tod the Metropoliten that it woult be recemary have laint filed before any action conid be taken tn the matter aod aaked Coogan what wore the spectic charges agaiost the men replied that the man had been‘ reinie! ut to complaint was made by offleer Cov coised ot nhould be lodged balf & doren witneener (hat the arrewt wan dulent, aad that officer Coogan offered to let hat one of the men who pe tw him was io the diverted tbe complatat to be mace Te re taken before Commissioner Ueber end an ex tion was ordered for tine day (Twrndey), at two co cok, Me Thomas Cherch went bail for ("bay snd one han for $1 000, at the same thine mxying be would be thir murety for $6,000 it peceanery Jol coman COOERO wae In Ube mean time rerved with e hee@ corpus from the Rapreme Gnort prodoee ebdien of Onghan and O'Day at ton ov olek sformat! om reateciog bum while gon 8 0 (OF RILERNAGE eRiontnal. ing UN WP Cem, wed | rebel army MEADE’S ARMY. A Portion of routh—Cur las—Ueauregard te be Koasted Wh Arrestofan Alleged Pemale Spy—! Times Among the Rebel Cavalry, Se. MR, FRANS 6, CHAPMAN'S DESPATCH, HRADQUARTERS, ARMY OF TH FO"O*AC, Sept. 7, 1803 "5 1 yesterday saw and conversed with a gentleman living at Culpepper, from whot I learn facts which may be im: Plicitly relied upon in relation to the moven He coutirms the report that G headquarters are at Stevensburg, but denies that he ty Teowiving any reinforcements, On the contrary, he says that a large portion of the rebel army baye gone South Tho rebels ure now fortirying Orange Court House ani Gordousyilis, in order to provent our forces from advan ing tn (hat direction, the Orange and Alexander Railroad between Brandy Sta tion aud Gordonsyilic, and removed the raile to a point certainly south of Gordonsville, and it is believed to Richmond. OF the forces which are koown to have gone South are Jones’ and Imboden's airy brigades, MeLaws’ division of Longstreet’s corps, and Pindar's an Rickett’s divisions of infantry, ‘The cavalry force is waid to have gono to North Carolina, but the destination of the infantry is unknown, Many of the famiiies of Culpepper have moved South and into the Shenandoah valley, fear ing an advance of our forces, It is getting mose evident daily that Lee doos not contemplate an aggressive move ment; but ho will show fight if we advance south of the Rapidan river, A rumor gained currency im camp yesterday that Buford’s cavalry had had a fight with tho rebels and bad been repulsed and driven some twenty miles, but on in. quiry I find that there was no foundation whatever for the story. Buford’s command went down to the ford to support Kilpatrick, and returned when the objects of the expedition were accomplished, Grogg’s division of cavalry has been busy during the lant week hunting the guerillas on our right in the vicini. ty of the mountain gaps. On Thursday last a party of fifty of White's men vontured down a trifle too close to our outpost at Chester Gap and provoked a Oght, in which tho rebels lost two killed, which they left on the flold, and several prisoners, Not a man on our sido was tnjured, The principa) editors of loyal papers, the leading officers of the army, tho President and heads of departments, bave boon invited to a grand oat near haadquarters, on Wodnesday afternoon, at which time corpulent Hepburn will roast wholo tho mammoth ox Boaurogard, a prosent from a loyal Virginian. The greatest affair of the season is anticipated. Another woman was arrested in the Second corps on Saturday, charged with being a spy. Her name ia Annie FE. Jones. She has been a long time in the army, and claims to hail from Boston. The proofs against ber are aald to bo very conclusive. A deserter from Wade Hampton's rebel cavalry camo in on Saturday. He gives most dolorous accounts of the condition of the rebel cavairy. The cavalry are compelled to furnish their own horses, which cost on an average one thousand dollars each, The only forage rations issued to tho apimals consists of three pounds of shelled corn or three and a half pounds of oats daily; they issue no bay. He represents that throughout the Daigade to which he belonged desire for peace was universal and all hope of su ‘was gove. Evory effort is being made to prevent Charleston and Chattanooga from falling into our hands. He thinks if Charleston falls the masa of the rebel troops in Virginia will throw down their arms and accept any terins of peace. Tho man is an intelligent Eng!ishman, and seems to understand himself well. A grand review of the Third corps by Genoral Meade takes place to-day, Goneral Bickles is expected to bo present. AERIAL NAVIGATION, An Extraordinary Invention—The Alr Suceesofally=The Great Air Shipe—incidents of their Trial Trips. We bave this week tho pleasure to record the success of the most extradrdinary invention of the age, if not the most #0 of any the world ever saw—at least the greatest stride in invention ever made by a single indi- vidual, by In October last Dr. Solomon Andrews, of Perth Amboy, N. J., commenced the construction of a war wrostat, for reconnoitering purposes, on bie own personal responsi. Dility, not being able, after submitting his plans to the ‘War Department, to make the honorable Secretary of Wer ‘‘see the utility” of « machjoe which would go over into gecesh and reconnoitre tho force and postsion of the enemy. His plans showed on the face of them to any one not stupid pe: the machine could not do otherwise than go tn any direction in which the bow was pointed, and that, too, with any amount of power or force which might be do sired, and which greenbacks would readily procure. The power required and the propelling apparatus added but little weight to the mrostat, whether of large or small imensions; consequently it did not increase the dimen- sions of the wrortat beyond that of balloons of ordinary construction, much lees in size than many that are now made. The machine made by Mr. Andrews would carry up three men ia addition to all the fixtures and phara- phernalia for ite forward movement. It contained twenty-six thousant cubic feet of bydrogen gas, It car- ried him, weighing one bundred and seventy-two pounds, and two hundred apd fifty "ix pounds of ballast, Upen his tavitation last spring we have sent our re. porters at three different times to witness hia experi. ments with his machine, and have watched its progress with great interest. Its form was that of three segare pointed at both onde, Secured together at their longitudinal equators, covered by @ net,and supporting by one hundred and twenty cords a car sixteen feet below wader ite contre The car was twolve feet long, made of basket work, find was sixteen inches wide atthe bottom, The sercs- tat, or cylindroids, were made of varnished linen, like ordinary balloons. On Friday, tho 4th tatant, he mado his last expert ment, and demonstrated to an admiring crowd the posal- bility of going against the wind, and of guiding her in any and every direction with eamall radder having only seventeen square feet of surface. He made no long Might tn one straight line, Jest hie modus operands should be divulged; but by .» most logenious plan demonatrated her capsbilities beyoud ali possibility of dowbt, whilet he prevented a public knowiotge of bis method of propaiing Aftor a few short fights, to ratiety himeeit and a fow friends that ail was right, and that she would do ali he had contemplated, he net her off in « ward, sho going at a rate of not lons than ous bundre: twonty miles por hour, and describing cirees in Un more than one and half miles in cireomterence, She made twenty revolutions before sno entered the upper strata of de and waa lont to view. She paseod through the first strata of dens two mile wattoring (bem as ahe entered in « rd fight ould be distinotly seon her r direction t iral cour tent in a contrary and os ahe came before the wind passing by thetn with groat the moving | lerity Aa ehe was distinctly seen thes lo move, both be low and above the clouds on the clear blue #ky at five o'clock P, M,, with the un shining Gleat opou ber, there could be no miatake of optical deloaion to the ceboider An to her propelling power and movive spparaton, it Deboovas ux Dot Bow Lo epenk. It.might be conaitered eoutraband of Of sffrding 4/4 and comfort Ww the enomy, for with much © machine in the bande of Jet Davis the armies around Washington would be power | jens to preserve the capital. We think Ur. Andrews deserves more praise for the patriotic ingenuity with which be bas praverved his secret, and yet tried hin grand experiment in the open air before the public, than even thet maniiested ta the conreytion and construction of bis tmachion Of that ema ite beactifel simplicity we may Lave cconeion to speak hereafter Wehave the documents Sporting Intel ANOTHER ROWING MATCH FO The grrangemenie for another match betwlen Jeaban Ward, of Newburg, eo4 Mr Pituborg, Pennsylvania, the scullere’ cham rics iy, are atrut concieded. They here rowed two rpeee, aod each hem beew vietoriows The content which ie now oon Wo take place will prcbabip pete the quanto Dare Ont Raserrs Core —The eighth anges! repatte of thie clab will take piace on Harlem river, from the fetet 11th street, om the Hb of Getter, It promises thon year to be even more attractive than oa! Raaaria at Tao. —A regniie will tke piece on the ur Jamon Hammill, of We er, at Troy, om Friday of thie week The re pattie will form part of the Pair of the Rensselaer County Agrcaltoral and Mepetect rere! foerty, which openet yomterdsy, A number of heats wil! pr + 9 wp teen tule city the Trey Mewmere having 4 4 1 take Dowte ene “re ane They bave torn up all the track of | two claumacte for the | 3 tenets! IMPORTANT FROM JAPAN. ONE MO Nite Anglo-American War on the Japanese, ; The United States Gunboat Wyoming lestroys the Japanese Steamer Sarsfield and Si- lences the Forts at Kanage ya. The British Steamer Semiramis Destroys the Batteries, Spikes the Guns and Burns the Place. THE PEMBROKE AT SHANGHAE, ke, do. ho. Baw Faancmoo, Pept. 6, 1863, Advices from Japan to the 24th of July are received The Englieh #hip Medu bound from Nayasaki to Kanagawa, by the isiand pamage, was, on the 16th of July, attacked by some forts and vyousoln that had pre viously fired on the American ship Pembroke ‘Tho Medusa received twenty four shots, and was mock Injured, Sho bad four men killed and six wounded On the 20th of July the American stoamer Wyoming arrived at Kanagawa froma trip to punian the Danio, ‘whore yeasols and forts fred on the Pembroke. The Wyoming reported that she had done her work well, having blown up the Japanoaa atoamor farafeld, silenced nearly all tho neighboring forte, and lett the Japanese steamer Laneck jo 4 sinking condition The Wyoming received twenty shota, and bad five men killed and six wounded, when she doomed it prudent to Proceed to Kanagawa. On the 24th of July Admiral Jores, the Britieh steam Fr Semiramis, returned to Kanagawa, and reported having arrived, with the Semiramis, on the previous Monday, 10 Semionseki straits. ‘The British steamor Tancrodi received the fire from the’ Japanese batteries, whicb, with the forte, were bom- bardod for about three hours, One hundred and fifty threo British troopa then landed, who destroyed tho forte and batterion, spiked the guna, blow up the powder magazine and burned tho village. But little fight was abowo by the Japanese after being nhelled out of the forts; and what they did do was from bohind trees and jutting points of rocks. Two thousand Japanese troops, were reported lo be de- fconding towards the British” vernols; but it was not thought that they would attempt to pasa within the ragga of their guna. At lant accounts nothing could be seen of the Japanero nteamors Laneck and Sarsfield; but the topmag of one of tho sunken vessels was thought to be seen, ‘The casualtion of tho Britiah in (he Iant attack wore three Killed, THE AMERICAN STRAMER PRMBROKE AT GIANGHAR— TER BACAPR YROM JAPAMRSE GRUIBEMM. By the Scotia, off }, we learn that Calcutta mails of July 23 fad come to bandjin Lendon, The American steamer Pembroke had arrived at thanghao. Bho varrowly cecaped being capiured by two Japancee vearels. From the above accounts it will be meen that the Wyoming, our nave) representative in the Japasese waters, has given @ good accoust of herself, and was the first vessel of all the naval Powers io that vicinity to punish the barbarities of the Japanese, The detatis of ber operations will bo looked for with great iaterest. Sho has alone and unaides blown up one Japansse versol- of-war, left another i@ & sinking condition, and silenced & number of forte. ‘The Japanese showed some excellent gunuery as the ‘Wyoming ‘s reported to have been hit twenty times, and suffered a lons of eleven killed and wounded. No doubt the officers and crew are gratified \o show their coumiry- mon that while they are aot with them fightisg for tho Union, they are doing as pobly 1p making other countries live up to their treaty promiae, These troubles Bave been threatening us for sume time ; bat it was not eup- poned that the Japanese would Bre into American ship. Bat the vigilant commander of the Wyoming bas been oo tho alert constantly, and ia pow repaid by being the first to resist the injury done to bis flag. The United States screw sloop Wyoming waa built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1668, and 9 of pine hun- dred and ninety.sevon wna government register, She was first attached to the Pacific equadros, and was ornm- manded by Commander John Mitebell, In 1862 ahe wae ordered to the Fast Indies, under the command of Com- mander D. McDougal. She ie @ beaatiful vessel, amd ear. rion w battery of nine heavy guns. The following wa lint of officers of the United Mates steam sloop Wyoming — Commanter—D). MeDovgal Acting Masters—W. Taliman, J.C. Welles, Acting Master's Mates}. B. Wwoeny, J. T. Brown, Wal- ter Pierce, Hon Jen “Bs iret Ansistant, P. Inch, Recond Aweistant, % Albert Third Asetstants, W.C Monroe, HH. Olin, Benith, L. Rulit’ Gunner—Jobo hoger Carpeniar—W WW, ler. Arrest of Mayor Anthony, of Lawre Lana vew cern, opt, 7, 16 Mayor Anthony was arrested this afternoon by m med of soldiers, headed by one of General Kwirg’s detectiver, pot into @ carriage and harried of in the direction ff Kansas City, The excitement here is intone Prriavenema, Heyl. 1, Used The salon of five twention during the lant three daye have amounted W one tnilllom of dollars. Deliveries of $1,000 bonds aro made Wo Auguat 6, aad emailer de nominations ty July ¥. ign Theatricals. jompon fyron's ‘Manfred’ in to be produced at Drary Lace theatre A merry Witie comedy by Mr. Ben lamin Webwer, Je bas fost been browghs out ot the Adeiphh It tw cal ©The Ten hed Chickeos.” (The moral, whieh ty intemted tovhow the inexpediency of @ mother iniaw's pffichous tterence \s the dementic afeire of ber chibiren, somewhat eiimfiar to that of OR Waters ad but is worked out by « shorter and mare Weal prota 4 favorite drama rane Latont, whe is engeged at the Praneainn, taker leave of the Gymnaee in & sew piece, enti ied ‘Montyrie,” ad mates hie debut at the former theatre in '’La Vieilione thas to Mr, Tom Pe, de Kichelien | & comedy produced acme years age lieth are by M. Getawe Feuvilet At the Urania theatre, Berlin, ai) indies are revered ty take off their boanets before entering Une theatre Wo tans their places. Thi provision bas been fownd mo comry, tines, owing (0 the present fashion prevail re in (tet ar tele of female Aire, i k aitnent impem for per itting bebind © lady with her beanet on We ere om the singe Als thentre i fim Nhe saane ebd has Down etlaioed by yi ome printed crmtaining the {alow ing an nommant — All ¥¢ ana ncien are pe tely requented la lane off ber AL others may korp them oo.” A tow historical drams, called 14 Horenee ” hy MM. Doorgente aed Mastier, has berm played a6 the Amiga. The plooe bene latie merit bet Mo Hooviere made tm Great sxecnee by bie aimirable rendering of the ebarne ter of Memri the ihird At Gai the oid ty Play oa d'Ane,' bar ben doced with eplended xm: 2 ccenery and plenty of treks trenton ims. Toe fairy tale @ decbedly Vremeh omg 0b’ charming princes, whens (he eng, ber own (atheros of letare mee lo marry hee To ds march o thoroughly (iagrenaiie the young boty heree't by venting ber (sit propertons 16 at othe eginans af which e@uctesliy ssewere her Nene and pace The heroine is benaty in eo great t the very beet of movarete. ay Resenut rom ree fiesmen Pore —len Angel Mote = wiingeatet Hpewieh tragedian lately Airector of bande ng (beeeree ie pele, haw jet arrived in this city, and pores a eet of readings (remn the principe) Myns toh ond (ohen poeta i the benatiful ond harmonics Caetl an an gonge The Berek vending Will ehortly be anuownced vortnement, The novelty of the tes ont the A Pawar Molin ail) Anatitone ety auet pet bh remrdonte, tat al whe © kent | (nue banatitel ageage opation Ou tha niviee « 74Me |