The New York Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1863, Page 6

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We give to-day a diagram of Fort Wagner, with @ most comprehensive description of the work and the late attacks by land and water, from our Special correspondent. Ont latest news’ from Charleston comes by way of Richmond, and is to the evening of Sunday, the 6th. According to the Evaminer of the 7th a terrific bombardment of Forts Wagner and Gregg by our land and sea forces was kept upall day Saturday and Sunday, lasting fifty-two hours. An assault was made by our troops on Fort Gregg on Sunday night, but was repulsed. The Richmond Whig of the 4th says that no firing took place on the day previous, and that the NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, was thoroughly alarmed at the rebel privateer building system, and expressed the hope that no rebel rams should sail from the shores of Engiaud on such a service. The captain and crew of the ship Anglo-Saxon were landed at Brest, France, by the privateer Florida. The captain of the Anglo-Saxon writes a letter detailing the circumstances attending the destruction of his veasel by the pirate. The yprivateer Alabama—not the Atlanta—was in the French dockyard at Brest. Her speed was greatly diminished, owing to the foul state of her bottom. She was being overhauled for cleaning, Another instalment towards the rebel cotton loan was due by the English subscribers on the Ist inst. The Liverpool Post publishes a very sensible letter on the difficulties of the contri- butors. Paris was considerably agitated by the report that a protest from President Lincoln against the action of the Emperor in Mexico had reached that city, and would be presented at the Tuileries ina few days. The Patrie asserts that the paper was based on the Monroe doctrine, and was then in the capital. The same journal states that let- ters from New York attribute this step to the ad- vice of the English and Russian ministers at Washington. La France denies that the Ameri- can government had despatched any protest to the French Cabinet. Jeff. Davis had again applied to Spain for aid, offering to guatantee her the possession of Cuba and Porto Rico, Spain rejected his proposal. It was more and more likely that the Archduke | Maximilian would decline the throne of Mexico. The French papers publish news from Mexico, in ; which there is a very significant paragraph, to the erfvet that the adhesions to the empire were nu- merous; but that “ the population generally would desire to have the throne occupied by a French prince.’” The same report states that a detachment of the French army had seized the silver mines of Peéal det Monte, the Mexicati army which was left to guard them, having fled at the approach of the Freach. The letter of the King of Prussia to the Empe- ror of Austria, declining to attend at the German Congress, is published to-day. The King is of opinion that the meeting was organized without due deliberation and previous private communica- tion between the princes. On the 1st inst. it was thought that if the work of the Congress did not satisfy the German people a revolution would ensue, A graphic sketch of the appearance of the German sovereigns, when listening to Patti in the Frankfort theatre, is also given. The reply of the Czar to the late notes of the Western Powers, on the Polish question, was anxiously looked for in Paris. The Adriatic reports the revolution as still raging on the Ist inst. The Russians had burned a Polish village, and sent every one of the’ inha- bitants to Siberia. From Japan we have official letters from the British Consul at Yokahama and Admiral Kuper, commander of the British squadron, on the subject of the war situation, which has just been develop- ed, French troops were marching from Shang- hae, China, to Japan. The Japanese indemnity to England had been paid. On the 4th of July the Tycoon was inclined to ‘‘ back down” from his high handed action towards the foreigners. Consols rated in London, on the 1st instant, at noon, at 93% a 9354, The Liverpool cotton market was quiet and prices gnchanged. Breadstuffs “enemy” was ‘‘tinkering’’ the Monitors after the damages sustained on Sunday night. This was the calm before the storm. The same paper doubts that Knoxville is occupied by the Union troops, and says that if it be so the rebels must have abandoned the city for some strategic purpose; but it admits that the permanent occupation of Knoxaville would be a heavy blow. There ia hot work on foot about Chattanooga. It is supposed that General Rosecrans made an attack on the city on Monday. At his Tequest tolemn masses were celebrated in all the Catholic Churches of Cincinnati for the safety and success of his army yesterday. The Richmond papers of the 5th describe the armies as being face to face and an occasional artillery duel occurring. Our correspondent describes the relative positions of the armies of Rosecrans and Burnside, and the probable plans of the enemy. A movement of Johnston southward was anticipated. Despatches from Memphis report the desertions from Johnston's army as amounting to fifty men per night. The army of Bragg is fearfully de- moralized and half starved. The citizens of Ten- neasee are so discontented that they have come to regard the rebel army as oppressors and invaders of their soil. The news from Western Virginia is interesting. On yesterday morning the rebels made an attack on Bath, but they were splendidly repulsed by our troops under Colonel Wyncoop of the Twentieth Pennsylvania cavalry, General Imboden, with a force of twelve hundred men, attacked Major Shepherd at Moorfield, Va., on Sunday. The latter had but a small force, and fell back towards Cumberland, A despatch from St. Louis states that the ex- citement which lins prevailed in Kansas since the Lawrence massacre has subsided, and in its place has come a determination fearfully earnest to avenge that terrible act. Gen. Lane sent a telegram to the President saying that the incompetency of General Schofield was deplorable, and unless there was achange of commanders immediately, there was danger of a conflict between the people and the military. The rebel chiefs, Quantrell and Onsrebar, are about thirty miles from Kansas City with a largely increased force. EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamship Scotia, from Queenstown on the 30th of August, reached this port yesterday after- noon. Her news was anticipated to a great ex- tent—her financial and commercial reports ful- ly—by her own reports from Cape Race, which were telegraphed to the Henatp, and published yesterday morning. Our European Giles by the Scotia are dated in London and Paria on the 29th ultimo. The papers supply ome very interesting and important details, which are given in our columns to-day, with letters from our special correspondents in London and Frauk- t. ne steamship Adriatic, from Galway on the Ist of September, passed Cape Race yesterday on her voyage to New York. She has seven hundred and thirty-six passengers. Her news, which is two days later, has been telegraphed to the Hexaty from Newfoundland, and is given in another column, The rebel iron rams at Liverpool are described as of enormous strength, turretted, and furnished with every protection for the gunners, One of themt was off the stocks, and had taken some gane ou board. This is probably the one which was reported to have sailed. It is said, however, that one was to sailon the 27th of August. The Eng- lish government and people were becoming alarm ed at the breaches of international law which they had already sanctioned in this connection, and the London Times confesses that it is illegal and dangerous to furnish such vessels. By the Adriatic we learn that the London Times were in better demand. The other markets had not opened at noon on the 1st instant. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We have news from South America dated at Rio Janeiro on the Sth, Bahia the 13th and Pernam- buco the 15th of August. At Rio coffee was quot- ed at 7,200 a 7,400 for good firsts; stock 40,000 bags. AtBahia, cotton 18,000 reis; sugar, white, 2,000 a 2,500; brown, 1,800 a 1,900. At Peraam-. baco, white sugar, 3,000 a 3,800; brown, 1.750 8 The Republican State Committee met at Albany yesterday, and organized by selecting Seward men for officers, and a majority of Seward’s partisans on the executive committee. Colonel Porter and Mr. Thomas W. Olcott having declined the nomi- nation for Secretary of State and Comptroller re- spectively, as tendered by the Syracuse Conven- tion, the State Committee nominated Chauncey M. Depew and Lucius Robinson for those offices. Major General McClellan reviewed the New York troops stationed at Camp Sprague, Staten Island, yesterday, and met with a regular ovation at their hands. We give a report in another column. Brigadier General Jeff. Thumpson, the notorious rebel swamp ranger and bushwhacker, with his adjutant, Capt. Reuben Kay, are now in the Alton (Ill.) military prison. They will soon be trans- ferred to Johnson’s Island. The Vermont State Fair will commence to-day at Rutland. There was a falling of in the receipts of beef cattle thie week, apd the market accordingly raled rather firmer, especially towards the close, when the offerings were quickly taken at Tc. to lle. a 11g. per pound, ‘The cattle were genoraily good, #0 that the average price was fully s<c. higher, Milch cows were steady at from $25 to $45 a $55. Vouls were steady at 4):c. to Tc, @ Tie. Sheep and lambs were in euormous supply, and prices were rather lower in consequence. The sales were at $2 50 t0$5. Swine were active at Sisc. a 5%. for corn fea and bc. a5¢c. for still fe@, The receipts were 5,194 beeves, 119 cows, 643 veals, 18,065 sheep and lambs, and 9,830 swine, The usual detailed report will appear in ihe Wesxiy Herazp published on Saturday. The cotton market was firmer and moderately active yesterday, The demand for flour was fair, mainly for trade branda, but prices were lower. Wheat was cheaper and lees active. Cornand oats were advancing, in the absence of adequate supplieg of prime. Pork was quite active, with large sales of now mess reported At higher rates, mainly for forward-delivery. Lard was saleable and firm, Beef, butter ana cheese were in mo- derate request. There wae more doing in whiskey, tal- low and groceries, at buoyant prices, with a fair business in fruit, bay, hops, leather and tobaceo, The movements im other articles were restricted. The freight engage- ments were more oxtensive. The week's exports of do- mosti¢ produce and general merchandise amounted to $2,637,963—something lighter than those of the corres- ponding week of 1862, but mach heavier than those of the same week of 1861. ‘Tur Moyroe Doctrixe.—We publish in our columns this morning, for the benefit of our European readers, two important official docu- ments bearing upon the attitude of the United States with regard to the Mexican question and the Monroe doctrine. The first is a communication addressed by our then Minister ia Mexico, Hon. R. M. Mc- Lane, uader special instructions from the gov- ernment at Washington, and after full correa- pondence upon the subject, to the several re- presentatives of the European Powers then re- siding in Mexico, in which the settled deter- mination of the United States to defend the nationality and independence of Mexico is clearly and explicitly made known. The second is a despatch from our Minister at the Court of Austria, Hon. J. Lothrop Mot- ley, to Mr. Seward, relating the particulars of an interview between himself and Count Rech- berg, in which Mr. Motley explained the grounds upon which the United States must oppose the eatablishment of a monarchy in Mexico, or the placing of that country under European influ- ence or control, These documents are complete in themselves, and require no comment at our hands, We commend them to the serious attention of the atateemen of Europe. The Military Situation—A Dissolving View of the Rebellion. While awaiting the inevitable isaue of the alow but steadily progressing operations of our land and naval forces in front of Charleston, we may profitably recur to the present situa- tion and prospects of the ebattered and de- moralized armies of the rebellion in other quar- ters. A very briof review, we think, will jus- tify the impression tbat in all probability, with the fall of Charleston, the whole ricketty and reeling Confederate establishment of Jeff. Davis, military, civil and financial, will tumble to the ground in a shapeless mass of ruins, dirt and rubbish. The latest trustworthy intelligence from the rebel army of Virginia represents it as in any- thing but an effective condition, either to un- dertake another advance to the Potomac or to resist the army of General Meade, should be move “onward to Richmond.” It appears that some of Lve’s best regiments, horse, foot and artillery, have been sent southward, but whether to Charleston or Chattanooga we have yet to learn. Assuming that Lee has re- duced the present business of his army to that of an army of observation, a comparatively small force will be sufficient for this purpose, and it is probable, therefore, that he has been secretly sending off reinforcements to both Bragg and Beauregard. If Jeff. Davis could abanden temporarily the States of Georgia, North and South Carolina, for the sake of con- centrating under Lee another powerful army for a third attempt upon’ Washington, he would doubtless try the experiment; but the diffieul- ties to such an enterprise are now almost in- surmountable, in the way of subsistence and transportation, to say nothing of the dangers of a “fire in the rear.” We suppose that Gen. Meade’s apparent inactivity, in the meantime, is a “masterly inactivity,” and that while he is prepared to avail himselfof any advantage that may be offered for a forward movement he is algo prepared successfully to bandle any force which it is possible for Lee to bring against him. There will probably be no general engage- ment between the two opposing armies in Vir- ginia until Rosecrans end Burnside shall have secured possession of Chattanooga and the sur- rounding country; but, as this event may be reported at any moment, General Lee at any moment may be compelled to decide between the abandonment of the rebel capital or the reduction, of the Southern confederacy to Rich- mond and the southeastern section of Virginia. In short, unless, with our oceupation of Chatta- nooga, General Lee shall move to the support of Bragg» and Jobnston, the whole of the re- maining Southern seaboard rebel States, from North Carolina to Alabama, will speedily be as completely cut off from Richmond by Rosecrans as if separated by the Mississippi river. This is the grand design of the movements of Rose- crans and Burnside, and we have little doubt that within a very short time it will be substantially accomplished. Tbe demoraliza- tion and desertions from Bragg’s army have become too notorious to be questioned, and we are sure that he will make but a feeble show of resistance against the powerful Union forces that are enveloping him. Equally decisive, from all appearances, will be.the present campaign of Generals Blunt and Steele in Arkansas. As they advance, the balf- starved, disheartened and demoralized detach- ‘ments of the enemy falling’ in their way retire or ate speedily routed and dispersed: General Price, the hero of more defeats than any other. commanding officer on either side, is reported to be musteriag a considerable army, and the ubi- quitous Kirby Smith, in half a dozen places at the same time, is said to be moving to his sup- port; but, as the glory of Price and Smith and of Southern invincibility are all gone, we, can hardly expect anything worse than the retire- ment of the rebel army of Arkansas into Texas before the pursuing legions of Blunt and Steele. We have yet to dispose of the splendid army of Gen. Grant, and the smaller though equally hergic and victorious army of Gen. Banks. It will be their business to gather up the fragments of the rebellion remaining in Western Louisi- ana and Texas, and to look after Mobile; and that Grant and Banks will do the work assigned them, with the co-operation of the web-footed yeterans of Farragut and Porter, is as certain as that. Charleston is destined to share the fate of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. The great victory of Gettysburg destroyed the pride, the prestige and the hopes of the rebel army of Virginia, composed of the choicest military ele- ments of all.the rebellious States; our reoceu- pation of the Mississippi river severed the so- called Southern confederacy almost as com- pletely as if divided by the Gulf of Mexico; and now, while the capture of Charleston or the oécupation of Chattanooga by our fotces will, ia all probability, be the death blow to the’ spurious despotism at Richmond, both achievements will soon be among the facts of With the fall of Charleston, which we expect will be expedited by the expulsion of Bragg from Chattanooga, the question recurs, will not the time have come for a formal proclamation ‘by President Lincoln to the people of the re- bellious States, covering the amnesty indicated in his letter to Fernando Wood, and offering generous concessions and facilities for a speedy restoration of the Union’ This is muoh to be desired, in order that, while our armies are still in the field and ready for action, we may pro- ceed to the settlement of the Mexicam question and of our outstanding balance againat the per- fidious neutrality of England. We commend this view of the subject to the earnest attention of President Lincoln ; for with the suppression of the rebellion the army and the people of the United States will'surely demand a settlement with England and France. Gevenat Jn Lax, tae Borpen Rerrias.— It is reported that General Jim Lane intended to leave Paola, Kansas, yesterday, at the head of eight thousand gucrillas. The object of this expedition he announced in 9 speech published in aur columns a few days ago. It Is to avenge the Lawrence maseacre by depopu- lating one tier of counties in Western Missourl. This Jim Lane is a most impudent and reckless chap. He and such as he are directly re- sponsible for the massacre at Lawrence. We hope that if he ventures into Missour! he will be captured either by the inhabitants or by the United States forces. Lane and Quantrell seem to be of the same stamp. Their style of fighting fa not war. It is murder, arson and robbery. The administration knows that we are not at war with Miséouri, and if it permits Lane to go on with the ay pe work he has undertakendt will be guilty of connivance at all the bloody ond brutal crimes which may be qomuitted. The Herald as am Omntpreseat In- Auence—Imteresting Incidents of Jour- nalism. A newspaper, in order to be great, end in order to exercise its full measure of usefulness, must be alurost as all-pervading as the very air itself. With a limited and local circulation, ita sphere of usefulness is contracted; but in proportion aa it extends itself its beneficent influence is increased. We are constantly witnessing proofs of the ubiquitousneas of the Herarp and of ita consequent value to the whole country. It is but a few weeks since we published a letter written by a rebel soldier in one of the Gettysburg hospitals, stating that he was among the wounded prisoners lying there, and that he was a Maryland colonel who had at the battle of Bull run given aid and consolation to a dying captain of a New York volunteer regiment, and had received from him a sum of money and a few mementoes to send to his wife—a mission which up to that time he had had no opportunity to execute. The very day this letter appeared in the Herap the widow of the dead officer called at.our office, verified the statement, and immediately started for Gettysburg, where ashe received from the rebel colonel the effects entrusted to him by her dying husband. On her return she again called to express her obligations te the Hasatp’ and her sense of its all-pervading influence. This incident reminded us of some others, that have occurred in the history of the Hxratp. One of them was the recovery by a boatman on the Western lakes of a large estate in Scotland, his right to which he learned from an advertise- ment which appeared in our columns. Stretch- ed on the deck of the steamer one summer even- ing, he was reading in the declining sunset a copy of the Heratp which had chanced to fall into his hands, and there his eye lit upon a paragraph which showed him the possessor of a princely estate in the “land o’ cakes.” Of course he lost no time in making his way to New York, putting himself in communication with the solicitor who had the matter in charge, and, having procured a few hundred dollars from him, he presented himself at our office in gentlemanly coatume, was profuse in his ac- knowledgments >to us, attributing his know- ledge of his good fortune to the ubiquitousness of the Heraup, and gave us a most pressing invitation to visit him at his ancestral domains. Nearly about the same time there came into the office a bright, intelligent lad of ten or twelve years of age, who, like Japhet ia search of his father, bad'made his way from the Far West to the great metropolis in search of bis mother. The boy’s story was plaio, simp!e and stamped with tratb. Some years previously he had lost his father by death in this city. The father’s brother, a large farmer in one of the Western Stales, came on and took the lad home with bim, promising to be a parent to him. But he proved to be only a stepfather, and treated him so‘heartlessly and brutally that the poor boy could endure it no longer, and, without a dollar in his pocket, he turned’ his face to the East. His frank, honest face and simple story gained him friends. by the way, and at last he reached Albany, where’ he went on board one of the steamers bound for this city, told his: tule to the captain, and met with the same good fortune that had attended him on his way. When the steamer reached New York the kind captain told bim to come to this office and make’ known bis history, and that he ba find the Mother from whom he had’ bé long separated. He did so.) We -inserted an advertisement stating the circumstances, and placed him next morning in care of the gentle- man who then had charge of the publication office, in order that he might there be on the lookout for his mother. And he had not long to wait. His fortitude and filial love were re- warded by finding again the mother whom be had braved so many dangers to find. Their meeting was such as wonld draw tears of sym- pathy and affection to the eyes of astoic. And of course the Heratp came in for its share of blessing. itis only.a newspaper of the illimitable cir- culation of the Heratp that can have such ex- periences. There is but one other journal. in the world that {s similarly ‘circumstanced, and that is the London Times. This country is the refuge of the unfortunate of all lands, and offers an Sfreststjble attraction for persons of a wan- dgring disposition. Letters come to us by nearly every steamer from Europe, seek- fog. information of relatives who are here or who came here in puruit of their fortunes. We have had princes of the Bourbon, the Orleans, the Bonaparte and the Murat families domiciled among us; poor nobles from the continent, rich aristocrats from England, expelled statesmen from Central and South America, and soldiers. of fortune from all lands under the sun," The Heaitn is the medium of communication between them and their homes, and thus its influence is as useful as it is universal.’ We expect its growth, clrou- lation and influence in the future to expand in the same degree that they have done in the past. Tue Prisoners ox Davin’s. Istaxp.—ln an- swer to our remarks on the uncomfortable con- dition in which these prisoners were kept in respect to clothes, we are Informed substan- tially that they ought not to be uncomfortable atall; that over two thousand pairs of drawers, as many sbirts, sixteen hundred pairs of panta- loons, and bootees accordingly, have been issued to them; that they are “all supplied with hos- pital clothing, including flannel dressing gowns, which are worn as coats; and also that “other articles of apparel have been issued to those able to go abont.”” This is the way we “charm aches with air.” We are aware: that the men are supplied with hospital clothing, and it is exactly the “hospital clothing” that we said was insufficient. Ifa “flannel dressing gown” is of the thinnest and flimsiest possible texture, we suspect the fact that it is “worn asa coat” will not make it any warmer. Two thou- sand drawers and two thousand shirts sound very well, and are very well; but if any one will make a visit to David's Island in his drawers and shirt he will find that it would be easy to improve on the comfort of that very simple style of dress. Sixteen hundred pairs of pan- taloons are very good in this particular connec- tion; but the prisonersdon’t have them on. We are aware that there are many difficulties in this matter. Proper care must of course be taken that we do not equip the enemy's men for the next campaign. Prisoners exchanged have, we know, been subsequently found in arms with the clothes on them that had been furnished by the government and by a charitable public while they were in our hands, But, since it ap- pears from the issues named above that It is the intention to clothe tte prisoners while ia our hands, we owe it to ourselves thet It should be properly done SEPTEMBER 9, 1863—TRIPLE SHEET. TRe News from Harepe—Open Confession of the British Press. The news from Europe by the Scotia and Adriatic, which arrived yesterday, with dates to the 2d inst., is of great interest and im- portance to the people of the United States. The power and energy manifested by this na- tion within the last two years have attracted the attention and wonder of the world. Hven the London Times—the great organ of British aristocracy and retrogression—now openly expresees its fears and admits the superior mili- tary resources of America. This is plainly to be seen in the agitation now prevailing in Eng- land concerning the nomination of one of the royal British princes to. occupy a throne which it is proposed to erect in Canada. This idea has long been popular among a few Canadians; but it has never yet been #0 publicly proposed. The London Times, however, no sooner hears the proposition than it declares against it, on the ground that it involves a principle which must eventu- ally lead to dangerous complications with America. And in this the Times is right, though perhaps for the first time. It wisely argues that, while England is some three thou- saad miles away from Canada, America is a neighbor, within forty-Ave miles of Montreal by way of Lake Ontario, and, therefore, Great Britain cannot by any possibility defend the new kingdom against serious invasion—a duty which would more than ever devolve upon her it one of the royal house occupied the throne. Although the English console themselves with the idea that there is no immediate reason for, alarm, they ere in great distress about “Rouse’s Point, a position of great strategic importance, which the late Lord Ashburton unfortunately ‘surrendered to the United States.” These comments of the press show how much the British are alarmed at our in- They frankly admit that this country is a great military power, while they fear that it is likely to become a terribly ag- creasing power. gressive one. With ideas of this kind imbuing the public mind in England, and such plain, outspoken fears of our power on the part of the leading journal of Great Britain, it is more than likely that our influence will be better appreciated, try will be safe enough from any fojury petty politicians can do it; and let the War De- partment help them with all its might, and we shall be ready for France in six months, which will not be any too soon. MEWS FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. Attack of Repulse of the Enemy. ae Tanna es, con Dn toe” Our forces at Bath—part of two companios of Colous! Wynkoop’s Twentieth Peanaylvania cavairy—were at- tacked thia morning at three o'clock by « party of rebels, estimated at from fifty to two hundred aud iity. The rebels eluded some of the pickets. Col. D. M. Stroutmer, Of the Third Virginia cavalry, who was at Bath,slates that our forces reslated the attack with much gallantey and drove back the evemy. A party at once started im Pursuit. What success they met with is not yet known. Rebel Attack om Moerficid, Hardy County, Va. Hanrza’s Byanv, Va., Sept. 1, 2008. Imboden, with a force of 1,200 mea, attacked Major Stephens at Moorfield, Hardy county, day before yoster day. Stephens bad about three huadred mea, and fel back without loss oa Cumberland. The Rebel Sam Jones’ “Victory.” [From the Wheeling Intelligencer.) THE LATE GRESNBRIER FioHY. We have been permitted to eve a letter lately received from a soldier who participated ia the late fight ia Green : prior county. He says it wasan asful hot affair, and that although our own loss was great, it was scarcely half ae lange as that of the rebels. ‘Young Lady, who left this city with the Shriver Greys, and who afterwards became a lieutenant of that company, was quite prominent in the @ght on the rebel side. He commanded a battalion of General Jones’ forces. From Fortress Monroe. Forrases Mownos, Sept. 7, 1668. The steamship Daniel Webster arrived this morning from New York with seven huadsed. and fifteen rebet prisoners, who were sent up to City Poiat for exchange this afternoon, ‘The United States gunboat Oleander sailed this after- ‘noon for Charleston. The United States gunboat Aries was towed toto the Roads yesterday afternoon by the steamer Conneoticut, having beon fallen in with off Hatteras ia @ disabled oon- ditioa. Musical. GOTTSIHALK’S CONCERTS. Mr. Gottschalk has returned from Saratoga, where he passed the summer, We hear that boforo his departure from tht fashionabie watering place he received «.com- plimentary benefit from the guests, which was artisti- and that overt.acts of hostility against us will cease—at least for a time. Although the im- mense strength of America and her growing influence have long been known in Europe, this is the first time that, they bave been so plainly and unbesitatingly acknowledged by the people and press of Great Britain. It will be well for both England and America if these facts be properly balanced and con- sidered. A nation of the acknowledged strength and power of America cannot tamely submit to be bearded and openly insulted by England or any other Power. The depredations on our commerce by British piratical vessels have already created great indignation in this country; and knowing, as the English people must do, the inevitable result of the hostility of the United States, we are now inclined to think that the iron-clad steamers which have beed built on the Mersey for the Southern rebels will. not. be allowed to go to sea; for if they are let loose upon our commerce and our seaports war with England must be the inevi- table consequence. We know that there are reports afloat of their departurc—or at least of the escape of gne of =, Pe ut Jater accounts will doubtfees serve to ict this rumor. England cannot exist a Pin without her commerce, and a war with this country would entirely sweep it from everytea. It istherefore fortunate that her press and people are awakening to our true power and importance among nations and the imminence of their own danger; for then they will know. that we cannot be insulted with impunity, and that for every injury done us we shall hereafter claim full and ce hd entire satisfaction. This wholesome dread is | of the scsttoldi rd we any ting tat wt lg Joba Bull to dp | § tren he Fld Wal teed ccna eit meee justices or cally aod nancially a great success. Mr. Gottschalk bas had a very brilliant offer from Caliornia, but will, we are assured, remain with us an- other season, having beea engaged by Mr. Max Strakosch for a farewell tour of one hundred nights, with a gdaraa- ted of tweive thousand dollars. Mr. Gottschalk will commence a short series of coa- certs at Irving Hall, on Monday, September 28, after which he will visit Philadelphis, Baltimore, Washingtoa and Norfolk, at which latter place there have been no musical entertainments for Bevoral years, Yowarda the lattor part of the season Mr. Gottachalk will visit New Orteaus. This is his last season to this country, as he leaves for Europe in tue spring. Ho is now preparing some brilliant programmes for ‘fo ap- proachiug series of concerts, which will includemany now pieces. Tax Oxmwrar ALnes.—A novel, astructive and boautl- ful use of the art of photography has jast beew made in connection with Mr, Oscanyan’s very entertalaing and popular lectures. A series of illustrative portraits, taken from live, has recontly been isened, typical andicharac- teristic of the Eastern peoples {a thelr national and pe- culiar oratumes, This collection of twenty-three pio- tures constitutes @ unique amd exquisite Oriental album, comprising Turkish, Armenian, Circassian, Jowlsh, Drus ‘and Fgyptian mea and women, who cinoot be seen with- ous many miles of trayel, To those who have heard Mr. Oscapyan’s lectures on Turkey they will prove a me mento of the inetruction and entertainment if and to others an incentive to listen to tne game. As mens of the phot: ic art, these equal =: oe ‘we doubt not— AcowaNr ow A Winuawssona Serrazp—Two Maw Fatariy Tucrmep.—Yesterday afternoon about half-pass three o'clock an accident occurred im the shipyard of Messrs. Lawrence & Foulk, foot of North Wiiliamebarg, by whieh vee fatally bapasee? At that bour eight men, ship carpeoters and: laborers, rore eugaged ia carry! and heavy plaak up the aging Slongride ship in process of a " ; he Ne a, Wuat Suovrp Be. Doxe.—For nearly two Sree’ De lane eerie ae in pond Futa months, with the exception of the episode at twenty cight years, De Gross, also auhip car ¥ 1 ei Charleston, there bas been a lull in the great Fiees coach te | i igor war storm. Meanwhile, though the dog star and | night. Bs Page ie ao attended both — the radicals have raged awfully, the country | orcarroll this forenoon.” ‘an inquest on the boty has grown cool... The people, “with large dis- course of reason, looking before and after,” have taken their calm survey of all that bas been done; have measured the consequences and the cost of the great events that have taken place in the last two years, and now look for- ward to the recommencement of active opera- tions on every hand, with a renewed determi- nation to do all that is necessary to crush the rebellion in this fall and winter. Shall the earnest desire of the whole country in this regard hase the sympathy.of those in power? Shail we have a vigorous, earnest dischatge of the duties of the government towards this one end in the next six months’ Or shall trivial in- trigues have precedence, until the country is again compelled to mourn immense armies fritered away and great- opportunities lost? For the first time since the war began we are in such a position that one decided victory in the field may end the struggle. Disasters have followed one another so closely in the At about four o'clock yesterday afternoon. little daugh- ter of Mrs. Tolan, of North Seventh street, between First and Second, Williamsburg, was run over a + & wagoe driven by Mr. David Newlan, and fatally injured. Ons E. Woop, Esq, bas been appointed Assistant Superipiendent of the New York, Albany and Buffeio Telegraph line. Mr. Wood bas been long and fevorahly kcown in connection with the telegraph’ business, and bie be an efficient addition to the staff of compony. D. Reid, Eaq., continues to bold the — be has died with great ‘credit for several years, tendent of the above ys line. Mr. Told t now absoas for a ahort time to reeruit bis health. Lacyca,—Ow ing to the tide not serving until alate hour last evening the new steamer Suo-nada, built by Joba Englit & Sou, was not launched as aumounced, Sho will, however, be launched this morning at seven o'tlook. Arrivals and Departures. - Lavenroo: fe ley ane. NMS i seer and two sons, Mr, es Mr, Mesand Miss ai r Rici M gpildten apd aw Ken 2 El t Mr end Bre ak 3 Jaustesou ering. og gal WJ Gate: oe and 4 rece! pderac: tier, Me and Mrs f nt affairs of the confederacy that even v ovdias De 8 Honey. hire Besamont fit ead Wee the most tenacious of the Southern ext cmists ree Se ee will probably not stand up against asotber great one. Should any Southern army, on the other hand, win decided victory at ‘the pre- sent crisis, the triumph that we new almost realize would become shadowy again, and the hearts of the people would once more sicken 1 am Mre Sherman ope "etd nl au ae brow dt Bon ve ce hime. with the deferred hope of peace. It is against | ana Mrs Mathews, 6 ciald nd male this that the War Department must now | Son viown, Onoblowtae, Spee es provide more than ever. Let that department | "Uf iui Feri) ei fecita rt) 8S Chas Saniters, do its duty to the utmost—let it keep the Caachi Staance, Me eugene W ive ees armies in the field full and efficient, and it er aorta » Sete baser, will have its hands full. Let it ave done with ner aE aad cerdaon, Hr Go the miserable campaigns on paper that have deh frat ar agen aha. Met Hilbere rash b iam in the past two years sent one hundred thou- | Mr ye Abe sand brave men uselessly to their graves. Every baie Wi atfae brain tring, Mr Thos considerable army that we now bave tn the field | wrR Merrion. mer Meeks! owe iy is commanded by a man who has gone through iy See ai the eaperimentum crucig, and been proven a man of first rate ability. Leave these men Aes coreiny alone. Especially do not meddle with General Bile enti bre A Be Rosecrans, in whose department we may expect | mans. bi one Bia nt nF Bes be va, Hime, Whose the next great battle. That modern Epami- gees gona hy Bytom ce Pace nondas—who has already given the country ahr Liewt Nor jp Manse Sei Lieut Miner two legacies to which Leuctra and Mantines eee are trifles—is entitled to all confidence, and must have ft. { MAILS FOR EUROPE, On the other hand, let the generals mind their | mai! steamebip Perrin, Capt. Lott, will leave this ‘business. Rosecrans, who is an immense fighter, is a very indifferent politician and must keep hie pen away from paper. Grant, Meade and Banks are exemplary in their reticence on poll- tical topics; and Gillmore, though he write. writes on a subject that, he understands, and therefore does ft well. Let these gentlemen qonduct the war to a baany close aad the coun- port to-day for Liverpool. ‘Tho mafia for Europe will close in this city at malf-paxt nine o’clock this morning. The New Yor« Henato—Fdition for Kuropemwill be published at half-past eight o'clock this morging. 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