The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1863, Page 2

ym Jobuston, Strenuous efforts were 7 ys at Richmond to enable Johnston to ‘They detached and sent t» bim troops eg’sarmy on the frontier of Alabama, and from ard’s command in South Carolina, and in doing this they endangered both those armies. All the capable free mea of Mississippi were called to the rescue of the Capital of their State, and to save the stronghold of the treasonable confederacy which was besieged within their tim Moreover, the besinged post was in the very cen- tre of the siaye popu ation of that confederacy, aud the President's proclamation of freedom would be sounded in their hearing if the stroughold should fall, But the eort required was too great for the demoralized and exb usted eondition of the insurgents. Johnston did pot arrive to raise the siege, nor did success attend any of the attempts from within to break the skilifully drawn lines of General Grant. On the Bourth of July ‘General Pemberton laid down his arms aud surrendered the post, with thirty thousa: d men, two hundred pieces of artillery; seventy thousand amail arms, and ammuniti-n suiticienl for a six years’ defence. ‘Thue capture was as remarkable as the iamous ove made by Napoleon at Ulm. & Gn the same day an insurgeut attack upou Geueral Prentiss, at Helena, situated on the west bank of the Mis- sissippi, in the State of Arkansas, was repulsed with the loss of Many prisovers on the part of the assailants, | As if the anniversary so identified with the nation’s hopes Was appointed to be peculiarly eveutiul, Lee, who had again ore Maryland, and paselug (brough that : aia bad aprrouched the Susquehanna, threatening Harris- burg, Pittaburg, Philavelpbia and Baltimore, fel! back, ‘alter pitched battles contiaued for three days at Gettys- burg, and resumed bis retcoat, With an army even worse shattered tha before, to bis accustomed position on the Rappaia On the Sib of son, 6,000 sire uth the iusurgent garrisou at Port Hud- witer enduring & long siege with the urrendered unconditionally to General tne United States recovered from the last of the numerous posts by which tor two years they bad effectuaily destroyed the of the Mississippt. ‘This gront river, which in time of penee contributes relatively as much toward a suppiy of the inereased wants of mankind as the Niie did to those wants inthe time of the Roman Eu , is now again opened to the inland commerce of country. Steamers descend the river and its tributaries from the Davigable tloous to the Gulf ot Mexico, It is not to be doubted that the insurgent losses im these operations upon tho Mississippi amount to 50.000 meu and 300 pieces. Of artillery, a large portion of which were of heavy cali- bre, Johnston's army, which, at the time of the sur: render, was advancing to threaten the beslegers, at once fell back to Jackson, and it was again driven from by a detachment which General Grant had tied to the command of General Sherman. In re Johnston fired may buildings filed with muniti og of war, and abandoned a large quantity of railroad loco- motives and curs, which bad boen detained at that place by reason of the raflroads north, south, cast and west of sou having been previously cut by the government ‘neral Sherman now desisted from the pursuit of John- ston and returned to Vicksburg, where a portion of the army is enjoying repose, not more necessary than well earned, while others are «ngaged in expelling from the vicinity of the Mississippi roving bands of the insurgents 0 infest ita Danks and Ore from thence upon passing steamers. It is reported that Johnston, with the troops at bis command, now said to be twenty-five thousand, has fallea back to Meridian, on the eastern border of Missia- sipi, a bundrod and twenty miles east of Vicksburg, so that tho State, whose misguided peopie were among the ear- lest and moet intemperate abettors of the insurrection, is virtually abandoned by its military agents. in Louisiana General Banks succeeded General Butler. Alter spouding some months in organizing the department and disciplining the new levies which constituted its force, Gon nks made a rapid and successful series of morches and contests in which he drove the insurgent troops out o: the Attakapas and Teche regions, well known as the richest portions of that very productive State, cap- tured Alexandia and Donaldsonville, the seats of its fugi- tive sedisious executive and legislative authorities, croesed tho Mississippi at Bayou Sara, and there receiving an ad. ditt: nal column which was ascending from Baton Rouge, invested }ort Hudson, which, excluding Vicksburg, was the only remaining stronghold of the insurrection on the groat river. vec wil be remembered that, on the 22d day of Soptem- bor, 1862, the President issued a proclamation requiring the ‘insurgents to lay down their armas and return to their allegiaree, uncer the penalty that in all the districts whore the insurrection should be still maintained with the support of the people, he woud, on the Ist of January then next, proclaim as a mAitary measure the freedom of the slaves. The warping was generally rejected and de fled, but the proclamation which it* heralded was duly issued, As the national armies advanced into the insurrectionary territories, slaves in considerable oum- bers accepted their freedom and came under the protec- tion of the national flag. Amidst ho age prejudice and many ombarrassments which attended a moasure 80 newand so divergent from the political habits of the country, freedmen with commendable alwcrity enlisted in the federal army. There was in some quarters a pain- ful inquiry about their moral capacity for service. That uncertainty was brought to a sudden. end in the siege at Yort Hudson, The newly raised magne, Tegiments ex- bibited ali necessary vaior ands devotion in the military assaults which were made, with desperate courage, and uot without fearful loas, by General Banks. This pro- tracted operation engaged nearly all General Banks’ @vni'able forces, While it was going on Sneurgent troops which were called up from Texas reoceupied much of the sou! hwestern portion of Louisiana which he had be fore reclaimed. The surreuder of Port Hudson, how- cvet, set his army at liberty, and he has already made Considerable progress in restoring the national authority thus temporarily displaced, ‘The complete occupation of the Mississippi by the na- tional forces has effectually divided tho insurrectionary rogion into two parts, aud among the important features of this division—one which is of the highest practical significance—ia that the field of military operations of the tnsurrection is chiefly on the eastern side of tho river, whilo its supplies have been mainly drawn from the prai: rics of Arkansas and Texas, which stretch away from the wostorn shore. These prairies can no longer supply the insurgents with cattle for sustenance aud use in the fleld and, on the other hand, arms, ordnance and ammunition can no longer be sent from the Exstern manufactories and doposita to forces employed or in garrison in the Wost The value of the acquisition of the Mississippi in this re. spect was illustrated only a jew days since tn the captare by General Grant, noar Natchez, of five thonsand beeves and two thousand mules, which had crossed to the east- ern bank, and at tho samo time many hundred thousands of cartridges and other stores which Aad just been landed at the western end of the same ferry. 8 blockade hes been a cntaiped at ( harteston, earners, of light draught ap’ paint! Oveagionally sucored in slipping ugh the blockading yjuadron in the morning and Svening twilight, many are destroyed and more are orp tured. Anattack by the fleet, made on the Tth day of April Inst, upon the forta apd batteries which: defend the harbor, failed bees the rope obsiructions in the chan. nel fouled toe screws of the iron-cluds and compelled thom to retire alter passing through the fire of the batte rics. Those vease's bore the fire of the forte, although somo de ects f construction were revealed by the inju ries they received ‘The crewe passed brongh an anex ampled cannonade with singular impunity. one life was lost on board of a Monitor, ts dis have beon remedied, aud an attact With good prospect of ultimate au object the reduction of the forts combined sea and laud forces. ecupy more than half of Morris Island with land forces, whieh, aided by batieries atloat and batteries Ashove, are pushing siege works up to Fort ‘Wagner, a strong earthwork, which has been twice aseanited with great gallantry, but without success. On the 17+b of June the Athanta, which was regarded by the ingurgents as theit moet formidable iron clad vessel, left Savannah and came down the Wilmington river. ‘The national iron-clads Weehawken, Captain John Rogers, and Nahant, Commander Jobo Downs, were in readiness to ther. At six minutes to five the Atlanta fired a rifle hot across the stern of the Weehawken, which struck Ata quarter past five tho Weehawkea, of three hundreds yards, opened upon the i bad theo grounded. The Weehawken fired of whieh took electon the Atlanta, she at haif-past fivo. lines have pot changed in North Carolina Our Atlompts of the insurgeate to re wiich thoy have been expelled haye been repulsed \ Garonge has beeu inflicied upon theie communication Ail re the towus from Aud Valuable military sores have been destroyed by ex pelitions into the interior. North Carolina shows rome symptoms of disaffection toward the tosurgent longue Similar indications are exhibited in Mississippi, Alabarua, Arkansas and Texas The rituationon the York and James rivers mained unchanged since the withdrawal of ihe eral MeClellan from the peuit tempts by the insur Suffolk hove been de place has beon withdrawn for pu a more defensible line. I now return to the left resting and refitti insurgent invasion of Mary! bas re. the tatier mera) McClellan re crossed the Potomac ant entered Virginia in November, Aud obliged the invading forces vader Lee to fail back. ward to Gordonsville, south of the Kappahanoock. When the Army of the Potomae reached Warrenton it was placed under command of General Burnside. He marched to Falmouth, boping to cross the Rappahannock at Frede riecksburg, apd to move at once upon Richmond, Delays, resulting from various causes, without fault of the Gene- ral, permitted the insurgents to. cocupy the heights of Fredericksburg, and when, at length, in mber, Gene- ral Burnside crossed the Rappahanne asaag't upon his Leo's well fortified position fatied, He skilifully recrossed the river without loss. Gon. Hooker sncceeded to the command, and it was not until the beginning of May that the condition of the ‘or and roads permitted a renewal Of offensive operations. The eral crossed the Rappahannock and accepted a bal which proved oqually sanguinary to both parties, and unsuccessful to the Army of the Potomac. The heights of Fredericks. burg were captured by Gen. Sedgwick’s corps, but the whole army was compelled to return to the north bank of the river. After this battle Tee, in the latter rt of May and in June, withdrew bis army from Gi Fiook front, and ascending the south ik of Rape towards the sources of the Rappahannoc! i ken sred the Shenandoah valley, and once more tempted the tune of war by invadiog! loyal States. A sever alry engagement at Beverly Ford unmasked this move ment. The Army of the Potomac broke up its camps and marched to the encounter. The militia of Maryland Ponnsytvania and New York to.arma, and occupied faltimore, Harrisbusg, and the line of the Susquehanna The two armies met at Gottysburg, in Pennsylvania, and after a force contest of three daye’ duration, and terribie slvughter op both sides, the insurgents recotled from tbe jovition held by Gem. Meade, who had beon then only four days jo command of the Army of the Potomac ' Op the Fourth of July, the day icksborg, Loe retreated, passing through Chambersbi aod Hagerstown to Wililamape - wnere the ‘ie position to attack bim was made by Gener De- ceived concerning the state of the river, supposed t unfordable, Ganeral Meade, hourly expecting ments, delayed the attack & day too long, and jonts, partly by fording and partly by fleating acrons the river by ul part of their baggage asof the plunder which Lee bad d by cavalry, of thrown out of the wagon® to Make room for the wounded whom Lee carried off from the battle (elt. He bad buried mont of hia dead of the fret day's confict at Gettysbarg. The remainder JOMLAL BIH (hoge who SiC ou Vg segoug Aad Walp dard * oe oaded in withdrawii theit artillery and a gre of this baggage, as we collected, was deatroy a men em - rs <naneepaeaens of the battle, in ali 4,500, were buried by the victorious army. Many thousand | insurgents, wounded and oap- tives, fel imto the hands of Gouerél Meade. It is not doubled that this secoud uLsaccesstul invasion cost the inaurgents 40,000 men. Our own hes was severe, for the strife was obstinate aud deadly, Geueral Meade crossed | the Potomac, Lee retired again to Gordonsy Li he is now understood to be in frout of our forces. While the stirring events which have been related were occurring in the East aud iu the West, General Rogecrans advanced upon Bragg, who, with little Mgbting, hastily absudoned his fortified positions of Shelbyville and TuHta- homa, in Southern Teunessee. General Rosecrans took, and be yet holds them, w bile Bragg, with severe loss lu @ hurried retreat, nas fllen back to Chattanooga. It is unde: stood that bis army had been already much weak- ened by detachments sent from it to reinforce Jobnston, with a view to a rateing of the stege of Vicksburg. 1 mest not overlook the operations of cavalry. General Stoneman, in connection with the movement upon Chan- ceilorsville, nadea rapid and ellective passage through the insurgent country, (rom the Rappahaunock to the York river, which will’ be remtmbered amoug the striking achievements of the war. While our forces were operat- tng against Vicksburg und Port Hudson, Col Grierson, with a force of one thousand five hundred men le't Corinth, on the northern border of the State of Mi-sissippi, and made av expeditivn, in which he broke military communica- tons, destroyed stores and effected captures through the length and breadth of the state, and finally, without seri- ‘ous logs, joimed the army of General Banks, engaged in the siege of Port Hudson. Jobn Morgan, hitherto the most successful of the insur- gent partisana, recently passed around the lines of Gen. Burnside, crossed the States of Tennessee and Kentucky; moving northward, and avoiding all large bodies of our troops, be reached the Obio river at Brandenburg, below Louisville, and seized two steamboats, with which he crossed iuto Indiana, Thence pragoeding rapidly oast- ward, subsisting on the country and impressing borses as his own gave out, he traversed a portion of Indiana and nearly the whole breadth of Ohio, destroying railroad stations and bridges, and plundering the defenceless vil- Jages. The people rallied to arms under the calls of sheir Governors. Some of them occupied the most important points, while others barricaied the roads or hupg upon the rear of tbe intruders Morgan found no dissflected citizens to recruit his wasted rapks, and when he reached y military reasops to y of the Potomac, whieh was ubting an end to the first Vd. the Ohio bis force was prevented from crossing by the junboats and driven backward with great slaughter. is force was between two thousand fivo and four thousand horse, with several pieces of artillery. On'y some three hundred succeed the Ohio and escaping into the wilds of Weatorn Virginia ny perished in battles and skirmishes, and the remainder, including Morgan himmseif, hia principal officers, and all bis artil: lery, were finally captured by the national forces. An attempt bas just been made by the insurgents to invade Fastern Kentucky, which probably was begun with a view to make a diversion tn favor of Morgan's escay Dut the forces, after ‘ating as farus Lexington, have been routed by ments from General Burn: side’s army, and pursued, with the capture of many pri- soners and of all their artillery. This review of tho campaign shows that no great pro gress hag been made by our arms in the #ast. Tho opposing forces there have been too equally matched to allow great advantages to acorue to either party, while the necessity of covering the national capital in all con. tingencies has constantly restrained our gonerals, and forbidden such bold and dangerous movements as usually conduct t briliiant military success. In the Weut, howevor, the results have been more gratifying. Fifty thousand square miles have been reclaimed from the Ppo-seasion of the insurgent8, On roferring to the annexed map it will be seen that since the breaking out of the insurrection the government has extended its former sway over and through a region of two hundred thousand square miles—an area as large as Austria or France, or the peninsula of Spain and Portugal. The insurgents lost in the various fleld and siege operations of the month of pid which I have described, ono-third of their whole forces. Jefferson Davis, the leader of the sedition, has since proclaimed a levy of all the able-bodied mea within his military lines. ‘This, if carried into offect, will exhaust the whole material of which soldiers can be made. The insurgents ostimate the total number of conscripts thus to be gained at from seventy thousand to ninety-five thousand. Our armies now confront the ingurgeats at all points with superior numbers. A draft for three hundred thousand more is im progress to replace those whoso terms of service bave expired, and to fill up the wasted ranks of our veteran regiments: and the people, just so fast ag the evidence of the necessity for that moasure is received and digested, submit with cheerfulness to the ascertaimed demands. Our armies evorywhere are well ‘oquipped, abundantty fed, and supplied with all the meaps of transportation. ‘The soldiers of two years’ service bear themselves as veleravs, aud show greater steadiness in every conflict. The men, accustomed to the camp, and hardened by exercise and experience, make marches which would have been imposs‘ble in the beginning of the contest. The nation is becoming familiar with arms, and easily takes on the habits of war. Large voluntar: enlistments continually augment our military force. All supplica are abundantly, aud cheaply purchased within our lines. The country shows no signs of exhaustion of money, material or n A requisition for six thousand two bundred remount horses was filled and the animals despatched from Washington all in four days. Our loan {3 purchased at par by our own citizens at the average rate of $1,200 000 daily Gold sells in our morket at123 a 128, while in tie insurrectionary region it commands 1,200 per cent premium. Every insurgent port is either blockaded, besigged or occupied By the national forces. The field of the projected confederacy is divided by the Mississippi. All the fortt- fications on its banks are in our bands, and its flood is patrolled by the national tleet. @ Miseouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland—all slave ‘States—support the federal government. Missouri nas already in convention or’ained the gradual abolition of slavery, to take effect at the spiration of seven years. Four fifths of Tennessee, two-thirds of Virginia, the ts and sounds of North Carolina, half of Mississippi and ha of Louisiana, with oll their large cities, part of Alabama, and tho whole seacoast of Georgia and South Carolina, aud no inconsiderable part of the coast of Florida, are beld by the United States, The insurgents, with the slaves whom they yet bold in deflance of the President's proclamation, are now crowded into the central and southern portions of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Goorgia and Alibama, while the pioneer slavehol: insurgents boyond the Mississippi are cut off from the main force. On the other hand, although it is leas than six months since the laws or customs of the United States would allow a man of African descent to bear arms in defence of bis country, there are now in the fleld 22.000 regularly enlisted, armed and equipped soldiers of that class, while ifty regimens of 2,000 each are in process of organization, and 62,800 per- sous of the same class are employed as teamsters, labor era ani! camp followers. These facts show that, as the insurrection continues, the uptortupate servile ‘popula. tion, which was at the beginning an clement of its atrongth, is being transferred to the support 0; the Union You will use the facts presented in this paper ip such a way as may be most effective to convince thogo who seek a renewal of commercial prosperity through the restora. tion of peaco in America, that the quickest and shortest way to gain that desirable end is to withdraw support and favor from the insurgenta, and to leave the adjust- ment of our domestic controversies exclusively with the people of the Iam, sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Mixyesora State TickeT.—The State ticket nominated by the democrats of Minnosota is tumbling to pieces. A. E Welch, the candidate for Seoretary of Stato; Peter Wilkins, nominated for State Treasurer, and Hugh let- anid, for Clerk of the Supreme Court, bave all declined to run, Cause—too much copperbeadism in the piatform Taat INavGvRAL,—The republican journals do not like the inangural address of Governor Bramlette, of Ken tucky. They think there are a great many expressions in it that might have been left out. Rereriicay Executive Comaitrex,—The following named ntiomen have been appointed the Executive Com mittee of the New York Republican State Central Com imittee:— Charles Jones, Frank Hiscock, Ieaac Fuller, Benjamin Field, James Kelly, Darius V. Berry, Hamilton Harris, A. M. Palmer. Vexwont Evxcrion.—Returus from one hundred and eighty-four towns foot up for Governor as follows:— Smith, republican . 25,268 Reafleld, democrat 10,303 Republican majority + 14,900 As far as hoard from, the republicans have elected one hundred and ninety-two members to the House of Repre: sentatives and the democrats nineteen, ASTRAW.—A vote was recently taken for Governor in Goodspeed’s Ohio battery, which is now with General Rosecrans’ army, resulting as follows — Brough, Union Vallandigham, copperbead, +146 New Exousn Inow clap Stgaer.—Tho London Dispatch says.—By direction of the Lords of the Admiralty all the available hands at Chatham dockyard are to commence the conatruction of the iron frigate Bellerophon, the firat of the squadron of the iron vessels which their lordehips have decided on having constructed in accordance with the designs prepared by Mr. |, the recently ap- pointed chief constructor of the navy. ‘The mechanics to be employed on that vessel will commence her construc- tion directly the irom frigate Achilles, 50, is completed, which will be tn about two months from the present time. ‘The Bellerophon wili be three hundred feet in length with a breadth of beam of fifty eight feet. Tho exact description of armor plating with which she will be pro- tected has not been finally decided upon, bat will be determined ag soon ag some experimens about to be made on a new kind of target have been completed. The Belle. rophen is intended to steam, on the average, knote an bour, Apres? ov Renate bn 8. Piper, a rebel, was yoater day arrested by the Military Provost Marshal at Harper's Ferry, and forwarded bere for examination by the mil tary authorities. He is charged with having been in the rebel army, and held for a farther examination. Richard W. ), charged with & contractor for the rebet army; John Opel, charged » th being a rebel ge Dorinet. charged with sy jacob Smith and boing bushwhackers and attached t White's baitalion, also forwarded here by the Provpst Marshal at Har. | od Ferry. Held for a further examination, T. M ton was arrested on the charge of giving information te the rebels whust invading the States of Maryland and Penosy!vania. Sent to Fort McHenry to be tried by court martial, as were (ne others —Baltimore American, Sep tember’?. PROPOSALS FOR A State Loay.—The State of Maseacha wotts advertises for proposals for a State loan, in ail one million eight bundred thousand dollars, of which one iiiton ig for the Harbor Defence Fund, halfa milion for the Bounty Fund, aod three hunilred thousand in aid of the Troy aod Greenfeld Railroad Fixe OvsTene.—Boat loads of very fine oysters ore said to be arriving daily at Annapegs, Md., and the bivaives are selling Whore at the low ytlco of twenty-five couts a bashes, 2 ange ae ee THE NAVY. New Lnowsines,16.—The New [ronsi which has taken such a prominent part in the naval actions before Vuurios ton, bas some very remarkable history to hand dow) | the future. Hor ouormous size, and the very heavy ba! tt / she carries, bis made her the special mark for the rebel gunners, To disable this ship would be worth # them an inconceivable sum. She throws at a broadside on” thousand four hundred and twenty-five pounds of metai, and with such rapidity that she hag often siteaced Fort Wagner for hours at a time. That she is invuluerable is proven by the fact that Not a man or a gun has been injured during the time sho has boon engaged in these operations. She has been close to the rebel works,and has been hit scores of times, and to-day is as good as ever, That she is easily manage! is proven by the fact that since Captain Rowan bas had command of her she has not been aground once. Ske is a succeas in naval architecture, and the Navy Department would do well to order immediately half a dozen more vessels just like her. Tn the opinion of many naval officers sho is equal to a fleet of Monitor batteries of the same number of guns, provided she could throw the same weight of metal. In reducing an carthwork the number and calibre of her guns put hor ahead, as by the rapidity of her fire she caa prevent the enemy from serving their guos. The New lrousides bas been rather overlooked in tho late openations; but all who have carefully watched her joia in giving her great praise for the services she has rendered and for the re- markable degree of invulnerability which she has eyinced. It is to be hoped that we shall have ordered at no dis- tant day a number of this valuable class of ships. Tho Pattorn ship has given such a good account of herself that wo have no fears as to what a foot of new ones would be worth. Mercury, 2.—The new side-wheol steamer Mercury was lauched yesterday morning at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. One feature of the launch wag that she was slid down the launching ways for @ Of gyer three hundred and fifty feet. She ts el pa tigeo! 0 follow- ing dimensions:—Length, one thirty-one foet nine inches; beam, twenty-three feet; dopth of hold, eight foot. Her engines and boiler aro the onos formerly in the tugboat Mercury, which was loat at Port Royal. The Philadciphia Navy Yard Fire—The Loss Estimated at enty-five Thou- sand Dollars, c&ec., dé. Paiapetrura, Monday, Sept. 14, 1863. ‘The upper part of the storehouses in the northwest corner of the navy yard wore destroyed by fire yesterday. ‘The logs is estimated at seventy-five thousand dollars. The ship houses had a narrow escape. ‘Tho Philadelphia Inquirer has the following details in reference to the conflagration :— Along the upper side of the main avenue, on entering the yard, is a row of three story and a half brick build ings, These formed a block of storehouses, four being comprised in one building, separated by bulkhead parti- tions. Connecting with these storehouses, running all the way down tothe main ship houses, are four buildings used as timber houses. About one hundred and fifty feet of these had been removed before, to allow the construc- tion of new houses. Tn the block of buildings near the main entrance, in store room No. 2, the fire was discovered while the guard ‘was being relieved, about two o'clock. The sentinel on Post near the storehouse discovered it. The different offi- cers of the yard, Commodore Stribling, Captain Wels, Major Doughty, of the Marine Corps; Lieutenant iTay cock’ officer of the day, were promptly on the spot. ‘The first thing that was done was to get out the aprara- tus of the yard. There are four hand engines, with several thouaand feet of hoge, and a hook aud ladder in the yard. There were hurried to the spot and placed in service. Tho watchmen and the marine guard assisted in attempting to quell the flames, and for about haif an bour nobody was admitted into the yard. ‘The alarm in the meantime had sproad outside, and the firetelegraph carrying the tidings throughout the city, the firemen gathered in large numbers at the yard. The Shiifler Hose bastened to the scene, and was first upon the ground. About the same time the Weccace engine, with the steamer, carriige and hook and ladder reached there, ut was not allowed t» onter the gates. ‘The firemen aud a large body of the employees of the yard, including many of the workmen oj the departments in the burning build ngs, guhered around the gates and clamored for admis sion. ‘The ovicers of the yard thinking that they coun quell the tire, refused to adm:t any from the;outside. The men of the Shijlier Hose attempted to force an entrance, when the guard charged on them, and hurled them buck into the streeet. The Weecacoe at last succeeded in tearing down a temporary fence on Prime street, and at once turned & triple stream of water on the fire-(rom the Prime Street si'9, at thedgput street end, and from the east gable ond next the chasm which yawned whero the old Duilding bad been torn down. The lire communicated to the lofts filled with tarred rope, guubreeching, rigging, canvass and aj! sorts of com. bustibie miterials, and the wind blowing freshly from the northwest, it was driven right through the whole block in agoutheasterly direction. Lefore it could be ibdued the wholo of the upper portion of the block of storehouses, from the roof down to the second story, were destroyed. ' Rverything below was entirely saturated witb water and consicerabiy damaged. The officers of the yard, finding they could not master the flames, called in the fremen; but the fire bad made such headway that it could not be extiuguished. The firemen played upon the ruins until ten o'clock yesterday morning, when the stores and goods not consumed were removed and dried. The steamers of the Hope and Wececacee were engaged until jast evening in pumping out the water (rom the cellars. The block of buildings at the west end was Oiled with oltices, aud then the rooms ran along the rest of the block, forming large apartimects. The fourth story was occupied a8 a gunner's storage loft, with the carpente.’s shop and closuing room in the trent stroot end. On the third floor was the gunners’ office and the gunners’ work- ing room, fillet with the most valuable materials and gunners’ stores. Here the work for making the breech ings and tack'ings lor guns is done. . The second fcor was occupied mainly a8 a canviss room. It was at the time of the fire full of valuable ma terial and was saturated with water, the fire not reaching the second story. Thore was here also a lot of tinware abips’ lanterns, &c. The firs: floor is divided iuto several compartments, used a3 storehouses, They were filled wit vaval stores, hardware and the like. ‘Ibe basement was filled with provision rivcipally meat in barr. All these were flooded with water, but most of the naval stores run out before they suffered much loss. In the fourth story waa a choice collection of the most improved fire arms, a quantity of rifles of the labigroa pattern, the best firearms in the world; cutlasses, re voivers, and p In the guvners’ working room was a large amount of stores, consisting principally of cartridge bage used to contain powder for cannon charges, an the material for making them. Thore were aiso in the building valuable nautical mstruments in d)i!erent rooms at the west end, compasses, valuable charts, books, sta tionery, &c. the official papers of the officers of the naval storekeeper, purser, engineer, ordnance officer and others, were saved, bot all the rest of the articles enu merated above were destroyed. | sia the property destroyed in the buildings was a large collecticn of valuable patterns, designs, plans and drawings, which had been collected for years. e plans of the old ship Pennsylvania wero among them. These were all sey cl ie ara the severest loss which was incurred by t e. story was valued and rare Br Biba of Soe Bg 3 Leldagte to the widow of the late Commodore Hull, consisting of all kinds of rare and choice curiosities from every naval sta- tion op the seas, and a quantity of mellow old wine in bottles, fiity years old. These were entirely consumed, ‘The conflagration became so threatening that at half- pest three a alarm was sounded. About that time a fearful panic was caused In the yard, and the large Shiphouses, with gunboats building tu » the dry and sectional docks, the lanyards, or the stays, and the whole property in the yard made an exceedingly narrow escape, While the police and firemen were removing the naval stores, consisting of turpentine, benzive, copal varnish and mixtures equally inflammable, the spigot of a bari started , and the contents were spiiled over the ground, ‘The roof of the building feli at the same time, and the ora flakes, falling among the benzine, set the whole in a binze, which instantly spread to the barrels and boxes of varnish aud turpentine. There is a deep gutter on the south side of the main avenue, and the engines, directing their streams on the blazing mase, the water carried it down the gutter towards the ship houses at @ fearful rate. ‘The first thing {t touched was a pile of lum- ver, which was iinmediately in @ blaze. Further dowa the avenue was a pile of boxes, containing solid shot and empty shells, which was soon on fire, re were about three hundred cares of s| is, and the rumor spread through the crowd that the shells ‘wore joaded, Roy terrible panic. The officers of the yard alarm by the statement that the spells wore not loaded, and the Gremen and the employes of the yard attacked the fire with shovels, heaping oartl: upon it and then succeeded in subdulng it'by spreading 1 largo’ tar- Paulin over the blazing turpentine, which finally extin- guished it. ‘The commandant of the 's office, on the of the ayrues, Wes aut oa ive by the biazing embers, bes the firemen soon put it out. The bricks in the walls were 80 heated that the water hiseed as it toucbed then. The row of frames on the north side of Prime street amoke with the heat, and the engines coustamtly turned water Orit ie imporsible to make thai | ny more than ao nj ima- tion of the los at the present time. It will oct te kaown until the different foremen of the storehouses compute their separate damages, It was firat su that the loss would reach 000, but Captain Wells, the com- mandant of the , informed us late yesterday after- noon, that $20 would probably cover the entire toes. Tt was at first it that about three thousand rifles had been destroyed, but it seems that but five hundred were stored in the burning building, and only about one half of these were destroyed. Thy urally deereases the supposed ). Little inconventence wil result to the workmen of the yard, and the operations there fwill be but little inter+ rupted by the fire. ‘8 loft was the gearing for the guns of seven or eight vessels in the yard. This ig perbape the most serious loss, Fhe origin of the fire is Hot known at preseot. All sorts of rumors were rife of incendiariem by enemies of the government Had the fire communicated (o the ship houses, the loss would have beon fearful. Nothing could havo’ arrested the destruction of the entire property in the yard. The escape of the other buildings, under the circumstances, seem miraculous, Had the officers of the yard admitted the firemen at the commencement of the conflagration, it would haye been confined to the room Ia whick it origha- THE REBEL STATES. } Interesting News trom Rebel Sources. Proposal for a Confederate Bank. ene DEPRECIATION OF REBEL CURRENCY, Suggestions of a Financial Decto for Its Resuscitation. Peace Resolutions in the Vir- ginia Legislature. Proposition by a Member to Rebuke Joff. Davis. Rebel Opinions and Hopes on Federal Foreign ‘Affairs. News from All Parts of the Rebel States, &., &e., de. Wo offer to the readers of tho [snacn anethor luterest- ing collection of news from Richmond papers of the Oth, 10th and 11th Inst, The news is from all parts of the confederacy, and treate on various subjects, including currency, federal foreign relations, military matters, &c. Virginia Legisiatare. PEACE RESOLUTIONS, In the Senate of Virginia, Sopt. 9, Mr. Corumr, of Petersburg, submitted tho following preamble and joint resolutions: Whereas, the constitution of the federal Union of the rlate United States was established by tho sovereign, sepa- rate action of the nine States by which it was first formed, and the number of the United States was after- wards, from time to time, enlarged by the admission of other States separately, and whereas that constitution failed to incorporate or indicate any method by which avy one or more of States might peaceably retire from the obligations of federal duty imposed by it on each and every other State in tho Union; and whereas it is consistent with thé republicun creed, on which the whole complex system is founded, that a majority of the States might peacefully disannul the compact as to apy party w it: and whereas & conjunction in the federal relations of the United States did ariso in 1861, then culminated ina crisis, in which certain of the slaveholding States, by ¢ uventional action of their several sovereicn people, in sok mo form, declared and promulgated their desire and determination no longer to yield obedience to the con- stitution aud laws of that federal Union, as authoritative over them, in that specific form; aud whereas the execn- tive branch of that government, with the occasional anection of the federal legisiature, in the progress of belligerent events, has proceeded by force of arms to attempt to exceute its laws within the disaffected States, without applying 9 the States remaining in the Unjon to ascertain whether they would agree that the disaffect States might depart in peace; and whereas these «usatfected States are not, mor ever were, under eny obligation to that general government, except such selfimposed and explicitly defined in dcomity with.tue other States, each being a contracting party with every other, in a compact to which there was and {s po other party. and whereas, the war waged on these States by that geucral government, which is the creature of the States who armed it with rower, deemed adeqnate to the common protection of them all, no jess in their reserved right than in their foreign relarious—a war into which these States were thus precipitatet—is yet being prosecuted with aspiring pre eminence of craft and crime, although some of them, by large aud earnest expressions of public or party opipion within their borders have shown that they are constrained to contribute to its prosecution very much ogaipst their will, and to their own great detriment; and whereas any appropriate means, the timely ure of which was omitted in the outset to prevent the war, Is not only ‘© proper resort in its prog but is dictated and cou- strained to by all the sanctions of Christian ctvilizition: 1. Resolved, therefore, by ihe Geueral Assembly of Virginia, That three commissioners m this State to each of the States remaioing in the Union be appointed by the joint vote of the two houses of the General Assem- bly, whose duty it shall be, under instructions to be pre- pared by the Governor of the State, and approved by the copeurrent vote of each House of the General Assembly, to repair forthwith to the capital of each of the States that remains in that Union, aud moke known to the Gov- ernor of euch, that the Siete of Virginia, appealing from tue usurped ;- ower of the men who are ‘charged with ad. ering the government of that Union, exercised in the conduct cf this war, demands of those States with whom ‘she centracted, ‘that they severally will, by the ballot box, 88 the Union was formed and en- Inrged, decide, as so'emnly and formally as they did in that transaction, whether they will consent that she be allowed thence‘orth to be separated from them in peace; rovided, however, that this State, having joined other ‘tates in forming a confederacy, and with a view to re- ee f gcrupalously the obligations contracted with her cont ‘ates, shall not proceed to carry this proceeding into full execution unti! a majority of ‘them shall agree to conct in instituting a hke commission; and to this end the Governor ia authorized to communicate this proceed- ing to the Governor of each of the Confederate States, tnviting their several concurrence and coaction in this proposed mission to the late co States, but pot to the gverpment of that Union, because it was and is the creature of the States, and should be their servant to do their will when certainly ascertained. 2. Resolved, As the opinion of this General Assembly, the undertaking to speak and to act for the sovereign people ot Virginia, although we are but the ordiuary Jegislature thereof, that in case the men who are charged with administering the government of the \ pited States, shall refuse our commissioners transit and sjourn Into and in those States for the exclusive pur oees of this miesion, which are avowed, such failure of our effortawill but demonstrate to them the fearful ex. tent of absolute rule over them by those men, and make our effort a more memorable instance of patriotic exertion and peaceful magnanimity, displayed in a well meant attempt to cultivate peace on earth and good will am ng men. 8. Resolved, That in imitating this mission for peace this General Assemuly doth unequivocally disavow any desire or design, or willingness, that the Confederate ad ministration shall relax {ts exertions, or the people theirs, to advance and establieh the cause to which we are pledged in our fortunes, and by our victories, to the utmost SF on? talents, to use them in support of the separate independence of phe Sa 3 offer of the resolution &xelféd some deb question on the adoption waa laid over. A rosolution was offered by Mr. James, of Botetourt and Craig. for confiscating or requestrating the property of de. serters from the Confederate army. Mr. Hart, of Wetzell, said the constitution would not allow confiscatign beyoud term of life. But the re- medy tor desertion did not lie in that direction. The evil was ransed by the shameful conduct of those who have the oversight of the soldiers, and particularly the officers ip Richmond. He proceeded to speak with much severity and bitterness of General Winder’s department, and also (hat of the Surgeon General. He hoped, too, that the Le- gislature would rebuke Jeff. Davis before it adjourned. The Peace mg oo im the Virginia jslature, (From the Richmond Sentivel, Sept, 10.) We have never given as much space Lo $0 poor a use as that which contains Mr. Collier's resolutions, offered ww the Senate yosterday. That gentleman is ever full of crotehet® and speeches, on all subjects, as the Senate knows full well; buy of them ail ‘this pence movement is perhaps the most puerile. To ex) tulate with our euemies, while they are pressing t ght which they have made, and in this the hour of their ex- hilaration, would but inflame their efforta; for they would ree as i i 5 f and who was one of the purest and Revolutionary patriots, The son seems to'be worthy of the sire, #0 far at leaat as abiil vertholeas, we feel disposed to cri tione, For instance, he says:— “The real danger to the country is, not 80 much from the Confederate issues, as the final struggle or conflict tbat will arise between ihe Confederate currency and the State local currency as furnished by tho banks. If should be obtained the basis of our dence, then the Ci erate currency will be too strong for the local bank currency, and 80 many large capitalists will be interested by purchase of bonds and credits, that they will strengthen the Confederate currency, even to the overthrow of all local bank currency. ‘he first great 4 a Government Exchequer Pank, which will submit to no competition from ali the local banks. There will bo a strong State necessity to submit to it in order to prevent A greater national evil, which would be national bank. ruptey, and the management of our vart debt and gov ornment credits exclusively by @ Secretary of Troaaury, which would be too much power to pince in the hands of ‘one man, As is exercise would deeply affect the dis of woalth ia the confederacy for gonorations to come. £0, a8 a political financial necessity, a National Bank ia some form will come, and when tt comes it will crush the State banks."” Now, there is a law governing this matter of two cur- rencies circulating at Ube same time—so strong that it might almost pass for a law of nature The more indif. forcot will always be sure to drive the better out of culation. ‘The better will bo boarded or used in fore” trade,or dep-sited mm the banks. Every man who bas money to pay wili pay it im the more indifferent currency, as almost everybody has bad personal expe rience, Unless, then, the Exchequer Bank in question buy up the notes of'the Slate banks (or the express purpose OF making @ run upon them, or refuge t take them on any account, or use other means, direct or indirect, to impair their eredit, we do not understand how they are to be overthrow: It seems to us that a Confederate bank might be con Structed Hub ect to none of the objections put forth by Mr. Cheves. We are a confederacy of States. Hach State is a mation within itself. We hi formed a partnership for cortain purposes, and each State has the fight to leave that partuerehip when it finds that is con. venient or useful to do so. We have a genel ral ageot bere in Richmond, which we © the Confederate government, and which manages t affairs of the firm. Now, why uot take ahint from the structure of the system under which we live? Surely & bank, to which every State contributed a portion of Ks fal treasure proportionate to Its represcatation in , taking stock in the same proportion, would not be liable to the objections waich can be alleged against an Bank. The States could, each, have its branch or branches, wnd be at perfect liberty to withdraw from tbe bank, as they now are from the copfedracy. They could ba general agent at some one point. as the con federacy has now here in Richmond. The check upon this genoral agent would be too powerful to admit of the supposition that it would interfere with avy State banks doing an honest and lawful business. ‘the States would not auffer it. No Confederate bank, we imagine, will ever be eatab- lished without taking care to separate the functions of iseue and discount. The immense benefit that has been experienced im Evgland from guch a divorce, could not poasi¥ly be lost upon statesmen and financiers in this coun- try, A Confederate bank ought to be esiaulished, if 4 tabitshed at all, principally with a view to regulate tho- feoany 2 It ought, inaved, to be so constructed as to 6 power to restrain the excessive issue of State banks, and to furnish a currevey of universal credit. And thorefore it ought w be under the comsrete controb of some powor or ‘other. ‘The ordinary business of bank- ing ought to be a matter of very inferior consideration in the construction of such a bank, and #hould be placed under the strictest limitations. The Currency. < [From the Richmond Sentinel, Sept. 10.] Tho depreciation of our currency is only partially caused by an expanded circulation, ‘The radical disease ts @ tainted creait. How cau tuis be restoredy Not by fue words or fico theories, but by solid security. Sueb security is in the power of the government and of manly legislation. A solemn pledge on the part of the Contede- rate and State governments of certain resources here after to be named, would gatia'y the most timid capital ist. Nerve and manhood on the part of our legislators are alone wanted, What are these resourcees? First, an export duty of forty per cent on all products of our agri- culture and our forests. Second, one half of a duty of forty per cent on all our imports; the other half to be plied to the support of the government. Third, & tax of one cent per ton per mile on all transport tion on our ratiroads, and one cent per mile on every pas- senger. Fourth, the proceeda from farming wo some ypean government a commou interest with SurseWes, to the exclusion of others in our coasting trade, Fifth, a transfer by the State governments to the Confederate government of all the public lands in their limits. ‘These resources are not available now for revenue, but entirely 89 a8 @ security for debt. Let us estimate tho probable annyal reyonue from these sources on the fi'th year alter the vermination of the war, on the supposition that, as ip every expanding vation, our importa will equal our exports, and that we sbail export the following amounts, viz:—Four million bales of cotton, one hun- dred and fifty millton pounds of tobaceo, and of wheit, corn, rive, tar, turpentine and of the preducts of the forest, a value of ten millions of dollars; that the taxon railroad transportation and passengers, which would have, yielded ten millions before the war, will yield the same “amount on the fifth year, thereaiter, and that our coasting tradg, worth to the Yankees fifty milli os y@r annum, would farm for ten millions. Four miiiions bales of cotten at four ceats per <n $72,000,000 y ; ‘bacco at three cents per pound............ 4,500,000 Ten talilions from wheat, corn, &c., at forty DOF COME.. Ee .screesesevesesete “ 4,000,000 Ove half of a duty ports... 40,250 Taxon rail ‘porta! 10,000,000 From (arming our coasting trade. 10,000,000 From public iands........+.. 1,000; DOREN, Bins isiercns My catoteaaces eo\e <2 141,750,000 Heréds ap avnual revenue of one hundred and forty one millions, which, without a resort to direct taxation, may be applied now to the restoration of our credit. If the great amount be startling, let it be remembered that the saving to our country by railroads, canals and steam- boats, upon travel and transportation, over the w: of 1812, witapnually exceed this amount; that more than one-half of this revenue will be paid by foreiga nations; that we have long been paying to the Yankee nation more than all the rest; that it is only the men who dress ip purple and fine linen who cannot pay taxes, and that industrious and frugal men can evdure any amount of taxation, provided it be not direct. It should also be considered that if our currency perish, we may perish also, To rendor this revenue available for tho restoration of our credit, all the State governinents must unite with the Confelerate government in a solemn pledge of ite application to the payment of the debt. In addition to our present taxea, there should be im on all property (exvept that by soldiers m the field) @ tax of ten per cent on its specie value before the war, payable in Confederate notes or in bonds of the par- ties; said bonas to be payable twelve months after the nd to be the first lien on the real estate of the bond giver. Such @ tax would immediately cause a lively de- mand for Confederate circulation. 19 effect of the Yan- eo arate aw, 5 striking ay oo) throughout their laud a vory carnest inquiry, by ever: mab, for three hundred Jollare ot their paper. ‘4 found their currency at sixty Pv cent discount, and has reduced i¢ to twenty per cent, reduction being rather baatened than retarded by disaster. On the completion of the draft, about three hundred millions of their ees! now y persons liable to draft but not drafted, will return to circulation, and it will depreciate more ra- pidly than ever. A tax of ten percent on all pro would probably permanently withdraw from circul four hundred millions of our currency. It should never be ir . After the government has solemnly pledged itself to pay every dollat of its debt in specie, it should determine to pay only aspecte value for all that it may require, impressing impartially and firmly all that it may need, and paying for it in certificates of yt, not in cir+ culation, with which every one ig disgusted to satiety, ‘TMS from the Hichmoed Dispacehy Sept, Ba) C mond 1 » Sept. 9. France has taken poeseasion of the I: cigs ot ‘ebu- antepec, placing a force at the town-of Minatitian, which ig situated near the mouth of the river Coatzacoalcos, which goters the Gulf pear the eoutheastern boundary of the Mexican State of Vera Craz. This river is on the line of the Tenuantepec route from the Guif to the Pacific, a route which has many advantages and has attracted Much attention in the politico commercial world. So Louis Napoleon is in time with his measures to control it and to do what cau be done with it. some years ago company of United States speculators obtained from the beggarly governmeat of Mexico acme kind of grapt, for a trifling consideration, for right of way by this isthmus. Louis Napoleon will brush them away [ike cobwebs. He is determined not to have impediments in the way of plana touching Mexico, at least from the Yankees. In further pursuance of his policy of occupying the im. portant positions op the Gulf, he ig also about to throw a proper force Into Tampico, the second largest seaport of Mexico. Having already occupied Vera Cruz and Mata- moras, be leaves no commercial or military point of im. periance on the Gulf unoccupied, and we ll soon hear Low Lond the Pee , aomeee ae ro c.—have not beel ( iHiag wil} find his house pretty well in crest the Hanes ee tet ig not improbable that he will find some troubles already matured to bis hand in his relations with the Yankee government. But the Emperor of France will settie them for him, and in that way the more effectually perpetuate his office of (riend and protector of the Mexican ompire, deriving in turn euch consideration, political and com- mercial, as will pf compensate bim. Inderd, the work of France in Mexico 4 going on as welt a8 we could desire, and, we may well infer, as muh to the discomfort of Lincoln and his Yan\ers as to onr vat: action. We shall probably soon hear some grumbiing a Wash- ington—syme ominous mutterings of a storm that is to come—but it may not be allowed to break forth uncon- trolled, The Yankee government may complain and threaten, but they lave frequently declared through their organs that they cannot afford to bave open rupture and war with any other power until they whip us. After that Will regent insults and punish encroachments, They will bottle their resentment for the prevent. But it is not clear that they willbe able, with all their conhing, to keep out of trouble, so beset are they on all sides with delicate and complicated foreign relatioas. Tbe South means to be free, whether the Yankees quarrel with other Wers OF not; but It would certainly not be to our regret that they should be forced into a war with some one else while we are fighting them. pee oe Tun States. From ehmon: , Sept. 9th. In cus iew Dews to-day there is a Papers of ‘en ails: ance between Russia and the United States. Rumors of importadt international intrigues and treatics have been 80 numerous and so unreliable of late that we cannot faith in this. But it is precisely such an all sive and defensive, as we abou! world wou! such a scale could net long doubt be settied in favor of the peace and security of the ‘werld from the unacrupulousness, the atrocities and bru talities of the worst members of the family of civilized However, let us not look for these alliances. ‘They are not impossible, but very iinprobable. Quotations of Gold. [From the Richmond Sentinel, Sept. 10 | A communication and some accompansing rewarke, concerning the quotations of gold, which lately appeared in these mns in the editor's temporary absence, ren. der some explanations necessary ~ The quota:ioue of gold were omitted from this papor some weeks ago, not by our reporters, hut by ourseloer, ‘and of derign. We did # for the reason that the price of gold was unnatural, and was no fair or real test of the value of our ew But while this was manifestly true, yet apecuiators and extortioners availed themselves of the m apparent ae Of Alpreciation of Confege rate mouey fo play upon the werves of the people in ote: N their unrighteous profits. We did not choose to help them to create a panic among the people. Thia suspension of quotations was when gold was pear ite highest, aud not after (t began to fall, as those imagine whe asoribe a stuister motive to the Ricom Od press, Perhaps the omission of the quotat: together with tl favorable exhibit of our fivaucial allairs by the bee etoore of the Treasury» had much to do with reducing fnarge ‘ane Papers noticed with exultation t 18 proper to add that the gentlemen who report (i 48 are utterly incapable of such a trick as suporessing quotations for speculative purroses, 28 seems to hav been charged by implications. They bave in fact entirely refrained from apecultion to gold, and patriotically given their aid at all times to further (he (ivancial intorosts of the governmoeut. Tele ‘aims ¢o Richmond Papers. FROM TENNESBEE ATLANTA, Sept. 8, 1863 The report from East Tennessee to-day is that Andy Jobn- 80n 18 io Knoxviile under the protection of the renegade SumCarter | They declare that every citizen who sympa thincs with Tennessee and every loyal citizen shail be in- demnified for ail losses Crom tho property of the rebels All the cattle, including the milch cows are driven into the Yankee fry a and every act of vandaiism is committed jainst the farmers to deprive the country of the power Providing food. In consequonce of this policy several companies have been formed of mon who have been driven from their desolated homes, and they bave crossed 860 (0 join our army. Our cavairy fronts the enemy near Athens, and gicir- mishes aro frequent. : Nothing of iuterest (rom Chattanooga to-day. PROM THB TRANS-MISSIS8IPPT. Mourns, 8, 1868, Gen. Kirby Smith is at Shrevoport, Richard ” : command ia at Vermillionvilie, having cat ae shear, Sam Houston in July. (Soreads the un) tole. gram—a word no doubt Sreittea’) nthe people @ ‘ot Texas are perfectly loyal and devoted two the confederacy. Men and boys are going into camp at Bonham, and every pre paration ia being made to repel the invasion expected bext week. of Governors to dovise means of A meoti cancer action was held at Marshall, Texas, on the 17th uit, _ ernors Moore, of Louisiana; Lubbuck, of Texas; Flanue gan, of Arkansas, and Reynolds, of Missouri, were pre. vent, The result of their deliberations is unknown. YROM MISSISSIPPI. JACKSON. Sept. 8, 1963. Nothing from the front has been heard for the laat twa days. The lines are closed and no more persons are allow. ed to go into Vicksburg. Extensive preparations are being made by tho Yankecs UP mom ao expedition against Magruder aud Taylor in lana, General Hood in the Saddle Again. {From the Richmond Sentinel. } It will be a source of pleasure to the friends of Major General J. B Hood to learn that be has sufficiently re- covered from the wound roceived at Gettysburg to be able to take the fleld again. And although bis left arm is somewhat impaired, yet tho full soul of a brave and gl lant officer beans ag brightly in every feature of bis honest face as in days past. 4 The hearty checrs that rent the air and tho simHing faces which gathered around bim when be rejoined bis division. tell, m strongest terms, the confidence of bis Reps! in bim as a leader and “rallying point in the hour janger ’” Some have been bringing forward the names of their favorites for promotion, parading their deeds of valor and trumpeting their praises in the public press. They have algo watched with jealousy every intimation for promo- tion of others, in reward of t rd-earned honors of the voy which are but the evidences of their capability. jut the friends of General Hood know too well that bis discipline in the camp and on the march, bis conduct oa the field and gallantry in the fight, wore too familiar to higher officers in the army, and to’ the people geverally, to trouble themselves with things. They are satis- fled that as soon as the condition of the army demands his services in a higher sphere, he will be called for. And as they are by no means jealous of the promotion of others, they have only to report, ‘all quiet in front,” and leave others to report ‘the rear.’’ During Hood’s absence, General Law, who was left in command of the division, gave still further evidences of hie worth ag an officer. TEXAS. What it Costs to Live in DixteImmense Sale of Blockade Good: [From the Richmond Enquirer, Sept. 11.) An immense gale ef blockade gocds took piace at the auction honse of Kent, Paine & Co.,on Wednesday, con- tinuing, with one hour’s intermission, from ten A. M. until a late hour in the e ng. The goods consisted of ‘the cargo of the steamer Fila and Anna, and numerous consignments from other vessels recently run into Coa- federate portee The following are some of the loading ar- ticles and their prices:— Ladies’ cotton hose, $3 50 a $4 87 per pair; cot. ton, $11 25 per doz. ; liven cambric handkerchi $225 & $3.50 each; agate buttons, $1 per $7 a $10 50 per yard; Irish linens, undressed brown Hollands, $4 1234 per yard; priated de- Jaines, $4 624¢ per yard, English prints, $4 a $6 50 per yard; black baratheas. $18 per yard; black and colored cambrics, $2 65; white do., $5 25 per yard. patent linen thread, $13 « $16.50 per Ib.’ brown cotton ‘ball hose, $36 .; English shoe thread, $12 50 por Ib.; heavy » $4 per yard; ginghams, $450 per mixed mobair de beizes, $2 37 yard: gros de Paris, $14 50 a $30 per yard: de Rhine, $28 per yard; gilt buttons, $628 $101 ; fine combs, $8 25 a $k dozen; blank books, r sizes, $16 a $80 eac! F writing paper, $16 a $80 per ream; &$11 75 each: Java coftee, $5 50 a $5 75; Rio, gars, $400 a $1,000 per thousand; rum, $29 60; claret, $00 er dozen; old whiskey, $35 per ; brandies, $150 a $170 per - dozen; per gallon, $34; French calfskins, & $1,160 dozen; linings, $410 a $900 per dozen: cream roans, per dozen; rough goat, $350 per dozen ; lining bastis, 110 per dozen; ladies’ morocco boota, $41 Beg) A misses’ shoes, $33; men’s gaitera, $45 a $62; children’s leather shoes, $15 a $17; Spanish saddles, $52 60 each. Te The Richmond Prisoners. . (From the Richmond Dispatch, Sept. oe We notice but one single namo boa! at Lidbs prison yesterday—that of Captain tO. Ives, Tent! regiment, Massachusetts, who was captured at Warren- ton on the 3d of the present month. At Castle Thunder there were a few parties committed for being absent from their commands without leave. Interesting Advertisement from Ric! mond Papers. Notice is hereby given that application will be made to the Treasury I) t for a renewal of certifieate No. 1,170, in my favor, for $4,500, one hundred million loan, issued April 20, 1863, and dated January 1, 1863, tho said certificate ae a — Looe A se a States authorities at Washington, D. C. 3 * "WM. PEARSON. Scretrrcrs.—$6,000 will be paid for a substitute who is over forty-five years old. Pd First division, ward five ne poor lorse ‘old, left knee crippled by a shell and a by me at the last Orange Court, from W. E. Cox, courier for General Heath, who sold him at auction. ‘The sin of horse stealing has become such a crying evil in this community that [ will pay five hundred shat coe the horse (if recovered), for such information as shall reauit in the conviction of the thief. I wi pay ten dol- lars for the recovery of the horse alone. JO3. HIDEN. Lost. —A CONFEDERATE .—Registered bond No, 1,841, for $900, payable 1872, bearing interest from sth November, 1862, in favor of Angeline Harding, was stolen from her on the 13th Jane last, by souliers bel to Hooker's army, on the retreat of said army from county. Application will be made for a duplicate of same CovrepgRate Borns S101.4—By the late Yankee raiders on Rocky Mount, viz:—8 per cent, Bonds, No. 317 to 62, pa ay or ee , of the same dates, for kers are warned uot to buy the above bonds. HIGH SHOALS IRON CO, (From the Memphis Atlanta Appeal ) Our latest information from Northern Mississippi and highly encouraging. Parties who came through from that region represent the best possi- bie feeling as prevailing among the People, and squads, companies and regiments are continually coming through, receiving arms and accoutrements, id ing into the army, Or returning to offer an organized il effective resistance to the merciless aud savage depredators upon these unfortunate sections of the con- foderacy. North Ca: a. THE NEWSPAPER RIOTS—TIT FOR TAT—PROCLAMA‘ TION OF GOVERNOR VANCE. Raman. Sept. 10, 1863. Some soldiers of Benning’s frigade, apparently led by officers, mobbed the Standard newspaper office last night, about ten o'clock, destroying furniture and throwing tyré into the street. ‘They also destroyed a lot of Stete print. ing, &c. Gov. Vance reached the when the work of destruction was nearly over, addreesed the crowd, begging them to desist, and rebuked them for the act, tel them that po such eaample had bem set in Mi ‘s deminiens. The soldiers cheered Vance, and dispersed at one o'clock, the c The building aod power press of the office not damaged. Mr. Holden will resume the publicat the Standard in a few days. This ———- about o'clock come one rung the tower bell, a cro citizens rushed upon the Journai office, turn contente into the streets, breaking up furniture, ec. Mayor was sent for, but arrived too late to stop the a aeas bey sent yet Bp mate a 5 crowd dispersed ani i ie quiet faruler deeds of vidleace need be feared from the ci if the soldiers are restrained, but any further such mosstrations by them wit cause another . there is no telling where it may end. PROCLAMATION FROM GOVERNOR VANCE. Governor Vance, of North Carolina, bas clamation, called forth by the lawless menaces made Ly h 4 the so-called peace held in the old North State, Governor Vaace warns or it & Ta il ge {ea tho tisersble demonstrations they are jnakiog. of don the m jemonstri are 68 to laws which mast and will be enforced. We will publish the proclamation to-morrow. t General Hardee. Lieut From the Mobile hogietor.| ‘We are sure the country will share with us the sate. faction conned ty ee of nonncement . Aa a from the public mind and removes the chief obstacle to the way of, reconstruction of the brave armios that. fought at Vicksburg and Port Hudson =. ENTRRPRO®, Mins, August 23, 1963, By direction of tha President of the Confederate Statem | abjume command of the paroled prisoners of Minaisaff pi Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and Tonisiaon, racent forming part of tne garrisons of Vicksburg nod Port Lindgou. : : 1 col, desire Bo greater hiouor thaa (he Cogumitn * ot wre