The New York Herald Newspaper, June 7, 1864, Page 4

'W YORK HERA » @aMES GORDON BENNETT, ernce N, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Welume XXIX bo . AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosaw WALLACK'S THEATRE, “Broadway.—Soroo: Boanpan. —Fra Disvoto—Tanics OLYMPIC THBATES, Brosdway.—Acapprn. 4 NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Poon ov New WoRk—BucKLe OF BuLLiaNts—BaLcoox ASCRNSION. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Norx Foxcxe—Cuxeny Asp Faw Stan—Vovusin Lamscry, BROADWAY THEATRE, 485 Broadway.—Ovur Awent- ‘Dan Cousin at Home. * BARNUM'S MUSEUM. Broadway.—Two Giants, Two Dwaurs, arvinos, Wnat Is lz, dc. at all houra | Max Age Ae Aer Paton—secusrs ov Grare—as 8 and 76 ¢. .—Brmoriax Boncs, Dances, BuxkLesques, &c.— ee STRIKERS. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 . orcs, Dances, wn rg See enoue AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway.—Bavcers, “anTOMIMES, BURLESQUES, &¢.—SxiTHS & BROWNS BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad @ALLE DIABOLIQUE, 585 Broadway.—Ronerr Heiter HOLMAN'S ACADEMY OF MUSIC, 720 Rroadway.— Daveurss or tay Regiaent—Mrs, Pantincton. ABW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— @vnrositixs and Lectures, trom 9 A.M. Ul 10 P.M. BOOLET'S OPERA HOUS! Brooklyn. —E: Gonce, Dances, Buurecaoas, ho" patie pe aed a rece cea a WiTH SUPPLEMENT. j a id wait all ae ete New York, Tucsday, June 7, 1864. — | ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advertisements for the Wxes.y Herat must be hand- e61n before ton o'clock every Wednesday evoning. Its Ctroulation among the entorprising mechanics, farmers, forchante, manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the eountry is increasing very rapidly. Advertisements in- Sorted in the Westy Heratn will thus be seen by a large — of the active and energetic people of the United te8, THE SITUATION. Mr. Stanton’s bulletin at ten o'clock last night an Bounces dospatches from General Grant down to Monday, Btating that “everything is going on well;” but they do mot report any more recent movements than those of Baturday vight, when the enemy made an attack on the [ines of Generals Hancock, Wright and Smith, and were Fepulaed. Gen. Hancock was then within forty yards of bhe enemy's works, The depot at White House is Weported by the Chief Quartermaster to be well pupplied, and wagons ¢sn reach the army easily. Where was no fighting on Sunday. Our several cor- Wespondents in the field with nearly all the Army corps @ngaged occupy a large portion of our space to-day with ffomo of the best detailed descriptions perhaps ever writ- en of the great battles of Wodnesday and Friday. In no Previous actions were the corps and division generals so @onstantly under fire, nor were there so many instances Of individual daring, Gooera! Sherman sent a despatch at noon yesterday from Ackworth, saying that be was then on the railroad Ot that station, and had full possession forward to witnin pix miles of Marietta. He, too, says that ‘all ts well.” |) The land forces in Butler's department bave made no @emonstration since Thursday. The naval forces of admiral Lee, however, are very active. Guerillas show Chomescives constantly ia the victaity of the Elizabeth fiver. They captured and burned the sloop Arta few pights ago. ‘The comments of the Richmond journals upon the pnovomonts of Geucral Grant, which we give to day, are worthy of aitention. EUROPEAN NEWS. + Tho steamship China, from Queenstown, on the 29th of May , reached Halifax Sunday evening on her voyage to Boston, where sho is due early this morning. The steam- phips Ktoa and Virginia arrived at tbls port yesterday, Pho Btoa bringing our European files to the 25th of May. Yne telegraphic nows summary of the China is one woek lator. General Grant's successful campaign against the rebels Jhad been reported in England to the 14th of May, by the Europa and City of Washington. The news produced in- Dreased excitoment, an intense sensation and some very Oxcellect results for the Union cause. The rebel loan receded about three per cent under the pews by the Europa, and was quoted from five to six per pent lower when the news by the City of Washington was published. It was generally conceded that the rebel cause bad sus Gained a disastrous blow. , Grant is described in the London journals as the ‘most Puccessful and experienced” of the Union generals, and the ‘‘valor,"’ “obstinacy,” endurance and terrible facility fio kiliing ‘dead’? possessed by the Union army is fully Bod for the Orat time, acknowledged by the British press. The London Times, Herald, Post and some few other papers, writing as they hope, endeavor to prove that Geverai Grant will not put down the rebellion in the end, end that the Union will not be restored. The London Times publishes a letter purporting to come from its Richmond correspondent, under date of April 21, Ain which it is said that General Grant’s plan of tbe cam- prign was folly and most accurately known in the rebel Capital at thet time, It ie said that the writer points out every movement subsequestly made by our army. If Beneral Lee was #0 wel! informed at so early a date of Grant's intentions he bas turned his knowledge to a very [oar acoount Soon after the publication of the news by the City of Washington the steam rams built by Messrs. Laird on the Mersey were purchased by the English government. Tbe trial respecting them will, therefore, not take plaoe. The case of the rebel pirates of the echooner J I. Gerety came on for argument in the Court of Queen's Beneb tates, and while acting under the orders of a commii Ghat they should bo retained and delivered to the Ameri ese government; bot the remaining judges deciding ad- worsely, the men were discharged ‘The Dano.German Conference in London was about to Govate a proposition ‘or the final separation of Schleswig end Holstein from Denmark. Other demands tending to he disiutegration of the kingdom of Nenmark bad pring up ‘The timo of allotment of the Mexican loan was dowbt The Duko de Malakoff, Marshal Pellivter, had died ra ther unexpectediy in Algeria, ot which province be bas Doon for some years Governor General. ‘The Liverpool cotton market closed firm, with prices Uochanged from a slight decline ip some descriptions, on the 24th of May. Breadstuffa were inactive, Provieion® ‘very ul! Consols closed in London, on May 28, at 1 11164911516 ‘or money. The Bank of Nog reduced its rate of discount from eight to seven per She rebel cotton loan was firmyat the heavy decline ex Porionced under the nows from the United States. ‘The steamstips Eins snd Virginia landed about #ix- ove hundred emigrants, trom Furope, in New York yee ber , the Virginia bringing over one thousand, CONGRES To the Senate yesterday © bill granting lands for rail foads to Iwkota and Montana was reported and postponed Ul! ooxs soasion, A resolution was adopted requesting @ the President information relative to the progress ‘boing made towards the suppression of the Coban slave trade, The bill granting one hundred thousand in NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1864.~-WITH SUPPLEMENT. grees instead of by districts, at the discretion of President, and taxing incomes betweea $600 and $5,000 sessors and ;collectors according to represeatation tn Con. age Fremon Position Defined— jaestion Before the Baltimore Conv. tion. five per cent, imposing & tax pf seven abd a Ralf por cost | ‘The letter of General Fremont announcing 00 all excess over $0,000 up to $15,000, and o 08 527 | the acceptance of his nomination as the cand cent on all excess over the latter amount. Several other | 4.4, of the amendments of less importance were adopted, when, ll the eections of the bil) baving been acted upon, it was “radical democracy” of the late Cleveland Convention for the next Presidency road the third time and passed, there being ouly threo | very clearly defines his position. Tho single ‘votes against it to twenty-three in favor, The bill will w return t0 the House for action on the Benate’s amendments. The Senate adjourned without transacting any other business. ' In the House of Representatives, on motion, it was sentence of this letter, however, which de- clares that we have to-day in Abraham Lin- coln’s administration “the abuses of a military dictatorship without its unity of action and agreed to continue during the present Congress the select | Vigor of execution” will suffice to show the Committee on the Defences of the Northeastern Frontier. reader that the precise ground upon which A jbili was reported from the Military Committee pro: | Goneral Fremont stands is implacable hostility viding for the more speedy punishment of guerilia mur- derers, and, after some discussion, was passed by to the continuance of this administration in seventy-two against thirty-seven votes. A resolution | Power. offered by Mr. Cox, oensuring the administration for the rocent surrender to the Cuban authoritios of Arguelles, was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The Houge passed the bilis for the more summary punishment of minor offences against the gov- claims against the goveroment during his continuance in such position (both of which have been passed by the Senate), imposing additional penalties for the coun- terfeiting of the national coins and notes, ren- dering more stringent the regulations in regard to government contractors, and exsluding from tho jurisdiction of the Court of Claims all cases brought to recover damages for property destroyed by the army or navy in the work of suppressing the ro Deliion, A bill to exclude traitors and aljen ene- mies from the civil courts of the United States and from fntroduced repealing all laws for the return of 08, which, after some debate, was laid over for further consideration to Monday next, A motion to suspend tho rales to allow the Foroigm Relations Com- mittee to make a report on the Executive action in roference to a monarchy in Mexico was diaagreed to, Tho Benate joint resoiution of thanks to Colonel Bailey for the release of the Red river fleet was adopted, and tha House then adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon—T'rest- dent Henry in the chair. Tho bill of Silloocks & Cooley, amounting to $2.400, for forty badges for tho Common Council, was presented and Inid over, A resolution was ‘adopted appointing @ joint committee to make arrange ments for celebrating the Fourth of July, and appro- priating $~-— for the same. The weekly statement of the Comptroller was received, showing a balance of $1,950,922 49 in the city treasury on the 4th inst. Reso- Jutions were adopted donating stands of colors to the Ninety-third regiment State Volunteers, the Sixteenth regiment Volunteer artillery, and Twelfth and Twenty- second regiments New York State National Guard, After passing upon some papers from the Board of Councilmen, the Board adjourned until Monday next at twelve o'clock. The Board of Councilmen met yesterday aftetnoon and transacted some routine business. A resolution was pre- sented setting forth that inasmuch as Jobo Rauch, one of the agsistant engineers of the Fire Department, bas been absent from the city in the discharge of military duty at Fortress Monroe, tho office be declared vacant. ‘The resolution was adopted. A petiticn of the veterans of 1812 requesting a donation of money to enable them to celebrate the approaching anniversary of our Nationat Independence was referred to the special committer on that subject. A resolution directing that the fire tele- graph, which has been fn use for the past twelve years, be repaired under the direction of the Street Commis. sioner, was referred to the Committee on Repairs and supplies. The Board adjourned till Thursday. The Tammany Society held a regular meeting Inat pight, and made arrangements for the : celebration of the Fourth of July. The usual committee of thirteen was ap. pointed. ‘The June term of the General Sessions commenced yea- terday, Judge’Russel presiding. Aa there was not a suf. ficient number of Grand Jurors present. those gentiemen sworing to their names were discharged till next Mon- day. Counsel for Mr. Jobn Clancy, editor of the Leoder, who is indicted for @ Hoel upon the Count Joannes, moved to sot the case down for trial during the present term of the Court, Mr. A. Oakey Hall agreed to try it on Monday, the 20th instant. It is worthy of note that the Count bas been in almost daily attendance in the Sessions during the last month tn orderyto familiarize bimaelf with the trial of criminal cases, so that bis pro- found erudition and great oratorical powors may ha full play in siding thé District Attorney to prosecute the great case of the People vs. Clancy. Marie Bandam pleaded guiity to grand larceny in stealmg five pieces of calico from the store of Lord & Taylor, in Grand street. on the 8th of March. She was sent to the State prison for twe years. Jobn Flannagan was tried on an indictment charging him with committing a felonious assault upon John Kobinson. It was proven by the complainant and by Stephen Rowan that Flannagan catered a liquor store But, in order that there shall be no doubt upon the subject, General Fremont says:—“If the Convention at Baltimore will nominate any man whose past life justifies a well grounded ernment, making it illegal for any member of Congress or confidence in his fidelity to our cardinal princi- person holding office under the government to prosecute | ples, there is no reason why there should be any division among the really patriotic men of the country. My own decided preference is to aid in this way (in supporting the Baltimore nomi- nee), and not to be myself a candidate. But if Mr. Lincoln should be renominated, as I be- lieve it would be fatal to the couniry to en- dorse a policy and renew a power which have cost us the lives of thousands of men, aad needlessly put the country on the road to “the public Iands was reported and ordered to be printed. | bankruptcy, there will remain no alternative but to organize against him every element of conscientious opposition, with the view to pre- vent the misfortunes of his re-election.” In other words, General Fremont says to the Baltimore Convention, which meets to-day:— “Drop Abraham Lincoln, and nominate a new man, and I am with you; but if you put up Mr. Lincoln fora second term I will do my best, as an independent radical candidate, to defeat his election.” This proposition is entitled to the respectful attention of the Convention, and cannot be safely disregarded as a bagatelle. General Fremont speaks nqt alone for himself, but as the organ of a very considerable party at his back, including, we suspect, a majority of the republican voters of New York, and the balance of power at least in every otber State from New Jersey to California. his party, in the name of Fremont, or Fremont, as the orzan of this party, bas taken this position against Abraham Lincoln, as a President who “has been weighed in the balance and found want- ing.” Will the Baltimore Convention, then, in the renomination of Old Abe, determine to hazard the chances of his defeat and the success of the Chicago joint stock democratic candidate? That is the question to be settled. It will not meet the difficulty to say that General Fremont has allowed his personal dis- appointments, his offended vanity or some family quarrel to lead him into this outside Presidential movement. Whether these in- sinuations be true or false, the difficulty to be considered is that Genera! Iremont is sup- ported by an extensive organization of intelli- gent and earnest men, who conscientiously be- Neve that Abraham Lincoln is a deplorable failure, and that another term to him of four years in the White House will be the ruin of the conntry, financially and politically, at home and abroad, the ruin and destruction of our whole republican system, root and branch. The radicals, whose honest convictions have thus been turned against Honest Old Abe, are not to be appeased by any measure of re- dress short of his rejection at Baltimore or by the public. What the jugglers of the Convention will do in regard to this matter we cannot undertake to conjecture. We should judge, howaver, from the cautious but ominous observations of the New York Tribune upon the subject, that Hor- ace Greeley and h% disgusted radicals have had enough of Old Abe, and that they have an iron in the fire which wil! play the mischief ‘at 186 Cherry street on the 21st of April. baving been pre- | with all the calculations of Mr. Seward and his viously informed that Robinson treated the prisoner's sister, who waz in the barroom, rather unceremoniously, and deliberately fired a londed pistol at him Fortanately, Robinson dodged the shot, and thus saved his life. The jury convicted upon assault with a dangerous weapon, with intent to do bodily harm, and he was remanded for sentence. The Tax Commissioner imbroglio came up before the Supreme Court, general term, yesterday on awrit of cor- tiorari to roview the procesdiues before Judge Barnard. The counsel for the old Commissioners were not ready to proceed with the argument, however, and so the matter was postponed until ten o'clock this moraing. Judge Parnard’s opinion legallzing the new appointment, to. gether with the proceedings in full before the Generat Term, will be found in another column, Jn the case of Count Joannos against John Clancy, of tne Leader, Judge Cardozo rendered a decision yesterday re- quiring the piainth! to file securities for costs, on the ground that he was anon resident The Jurors who absonted themselves from part 2 of the Supertor Court wore fined $25 each, aud Judge Me. Cunn said he would impose the penalty daily whenever they absented themselves. The libel sult of ex policeman Mdsall against the Zeen ing Fzpresseame up before the Superior Court yester- day on an appeal from the verdict of the jury awarding the plaintiff $900 damages. The argument will -be re sumed to morrow. In the cace of the Poople vs. James A. bounty broker who was convicted of detray/| crait out of bis money, the Supreme Court, general term, affirmed the judgment of the Court of Sessions, and di rected the prisoner to be remanded for sentence. ‘The conviction of John B. Tolmes for the killing of policeman Gourloy was also eM@irmed by the Saprome Cooke, the are- | Court, general term, 60 that the prisoner will bave to Coonrel Go their behalf argued that thoy were | ot rightfnily in custody, for that, iv seizing the Joseph | L.. Gorety, they had done go as citizens of the fonfederate | g0 to Sing Sing nntess the Court of Appeals tnterveres in his behalf, which is not at ail likely. According to the City Inspector's report, there wera , \ A Ly Bioned officer of these Staten. The Chief Justice rulea | 40 deste in the clty daring the week ending 6—n decrease of & as compared with the mort ' of the week previous, and 93 more than oecarred during | the corresponding week last year. ‘The recapituiation | table gives 3 deaths of alcoholiem, 2 of diseases of the | doves, jointe, ke; T2of the brain aud perves, 3 of the | generative organs, 21 of the heart and Ulood veasels, 124 Of the lungs, throat, ke. 8 of ol age, 54 of dixearos of | the skin, &o., and eruptive fevers; 2 premature births, 70 of diseases of the stomach, bowels and other diges- 22 from violence, &c, There were 262 nati 126 of Ireland, 27 of Germany, 7 Engiand, 8 of Seat ! land, and the balance of various foreign countries. ‘The business in the stock market yesterday was light, aud although there wasa slight pressure to fell prices were better than at the clore om Saturdyy. Gold took apother turn upward and ren to 191%. The money market did not work with the same ease that it has done for some weeks past, and the rate of interest has touched keven per cent, tion and dui! of Fale. There was not much activity in eommercial circles yesterday, the. influence exerted by the advance of gold boing offset by the unfavorable tenor of the foreign news by the Virginia and Obina, Imported merchandive was quiet, but most kinds were beld firm. Petroleum was of the United States, | good man Friday. Thurlow Weed. At all events, we bave this assurance: that the bold, emphatic, consistent and strong position as- sumed by Fremont and his independent radi- cals, of all creeds and all nations, against Lia- coln, secures the defeat of Lincoln in June or in November—at Baltimore or before the grand jury of the people. Tak Wornn ox “Tae New Steae or Rica- Monp.”’—The copperhead press of this city sees the campaign in Virginia in the same light in which the. badly informed Mobile pavers and the more intensely bitier of the Richmond papers see it. Grant is “a fellow that hath had losses,’ and is still “on the north bank of the Chickahominy’’—and that isterrible. Still, the World could be satistied with it if that were all. But it foresees a siege of Richmond “under conditions extremely unfavorable to the Union arms”’—just, in fact, a3 it sees every- thing else. It even draws a fancy parallel between Richmond and Sebastopol. thongh it knows that there is not a point of similarity between the two places, and endeavors to give the impression that our operations before Rich- mond may be drawn out a4 the operations in the Crimea were—holding up as a very dread- fal bugbear “a systein of thwork defences like Todtleben’s.” Indeed, it considers that such a system of defences “ may prolong this unhappy war indefinitely.” Let us examine this very dreadful compari- son between Richmond and Sebastopol. bastopol was a strongly fortified and well provisioned post at one extremity of a great nation, When the Allies sat down to the siege of that city they had hardly scratched the skin of the empire of which it wasa part. Every- where else the empire was intact, and its almost illimitable resources and means of supply were undisturbed. No other serious altempt against Rossia was made except there, and it could offer the whole resistance of a powerful and | warlike nation at that point. Moreover, the Allies, from first to last, had no soldier of dis- tinguished ability in command of their armies. If we, in the commencement of the war, had started an expedition against the city of Mobile. and made no other movement against the Government séourittes are down afrace | Southern confederacy, that operation would | have been « parallel to the siege of Sebastopol. | Richmond, on the other hand, is the capital-- the chief city—almost the only city—of a so- called confederacy, exbausted by three years of terrible war. It is partially fortified; it is active and higher for grade, but dull avd tower for re- | not provisioned, and it cannot be; for its com- fived, Cotton wae unfavorably affected by the advicts | munications with points south of it have from Liverpoo!, and was dali and nearly nominal. ' ‘Change business was got very acti The annual | eléstion for officers was rather spiritedly contested, and | occupled a large share of atteation from the trade gone- already been cut, and this cutting can be re- peated at pleasure. And even the country from which it must be supplied is being con- Goren of land to Wisconsin to ald im constructing | rally, Flour, wheat and oate were a shade firmer. Cora | quered by us, and Its lines of supply are & ship canal from the head of Green Bay to Lake | was dull, Whiskey without decided change. Pork heavy | toto our Miohigna was passed, The Tudian Appropriation bill ‘wee reported back from the House, with amend. ments. The lnterne! Keveoue bill wae them again takcu a Amenteenia wore Sdovted apportioning the as. 0d ® little lower. Tard and beef without important change ‘Tatiow quiet, Freights more active, eo far ee Grein shipments ware concerned, but with ae improve erate (a rate, hands at the other end. At the proper time we oan, unquestionably, “vend guab cats up to the wharves of vory olty. a Ge much foc the Werke, comperiagg,. whole article is a silly farrago. It asserts that Lee has not yet met with a defeat, and that “it {is as much es our army can do to drive the rebels out of hastily thrown up rifle pits.” The News from Europe—Great Sensation end Excitement ia Eagland. By the arrival of the Virginia, Etna and China, from Liverpool, we have one week later news from Europe. The steamers Europa, City of Washington, Scotia and Bavaria had arrived at various English ports, and the intelll- gence they brought of General Grant's forward movements had created the greatest sensation and excitement. Indeed, the English people and papers appear to be in a greater furor about our victories than we are. Experience has taught us to view matters more philosophi- cally, and to bear triumphs and defeats with more calmness, relying upon the ultimate suc- cess of our arms, and displaying a serene and perfect confidence in Grant. But with Eng- land the case is different. Her sympathies are with the rebels, and every blow we deal them cuts her to the quick. Consequently ‘the late news has disturbed London, just as it has dis- turbed Richmond, and the retreat of Lee shakes the British isles like an earthquake. When the first steamer arrived from New York (the Europa) the sensation is described as “profound.” Cotton at once “became weaker.” The London Times, which is in fact a rebel organ, thought it “hard to discern the inclination of the balance, so evenly do the scales of battle appear to be weighed.” This is a roundabout way of declaring that the Times could not say which side would win. The Post, Lord Palmerston’s organ, saw “no appreciable advantage on either side,” but recovered its equanimity the next day, and an- nounced that we bad “sustained a crushing clties the state of markets, or any important at, by using such familiar expressions as “Mary is better,” “William is worse,” “Robert remains unchanged,” “Susan had bet- ter not come,” &c., &c.—all of which is under- stood by the persons receiving the telegrams to mean to convey commercial and speculating advices, and not domestic intelligence of any kind. The “Personal” advertisements in these Papers of rebel sympathies are, in most cases, used for similar purpeses. For instance, when an advertiser pretends to say to some mythical Jobn Brown in Richmond that “Peter Jones is well and at home” it may convey the meaning that reinforcements bave boen sent to Butler, or that Baldy Smith is weak, or that the Union forces are separated, that Heckman ia open to a midnight assault, that certain points on Granot’s grand line can be carried by sudden dashes, or, in short, any other information that a cipher telegram might communicate, and the party sending it be entirely ignorant of its true meaning. The authorities should look into this matter. It is one of much importance, as it is known almost to a positive certainty that the rebels receive information of the movements of the Union forces by some means or other; and no channel is more likely to be the real one than the rebel press in the North, through the agency of their “Personal” advertisements. THE PRESIDENCY. Meeting of the Republican Nominating Conventfon at Baltimore To-day. defoat.” The London Star was afraid that Grant had paid too dearly for his Lincoln’s Prospects for Re- victory; which was very kind of the nomination. Star, since no regrets were expressed that Lee had paid too dearly for his defeat. The Ae Morning Herald, which is in the pay of the re- bels, pronounced Grant’s advance “a failure,” and will continue to pronounce it so after Grant has taken Richmond. The Globe stated that “ Lee was fully successful in barring the road of General Grant to Richmond ;" but the Lon- don Globe is like the New York Worid—a great deal behind the age, and very apt to be mista- ken about our war. Asa commentary upon all these newspaper opinions, it may be men- tioned that the pirate Georgia was immediately advertised for private sale, her crew dismissed. and her stores sold at auction. Well, while matters were in this position, along came the City of Washington with more news from Grant. This “ increased the excite- ment and sensation.” The newspapers did not strive so hard to argue down these successes, On the contrary, we are told that ‘‘ the new was moet generally regarded as very disastrous to the rebel cause.” The rebel loan at once declined, and was quoted at five or six per cent lower. Five or six per cent is not much of a decline here, where stocks fluctuate ten per cent in a single day; but In sober. steady, dog- trot England, such a fail means mischief. Joho Bull began to feel Grant’s sword slashing away at his tenderest point—not at his heart-strings, but at his purse-strings—and we very decidedly fear that he lost some money by this decline. hen came the most signifi- cant resuit of all: the British government purchased the Laird rams. Afraid to let them go, unwilling to ask Parliament for a more stringent law to confiscate them, and tired of holding them in suspense, like Mahomet’s coffin, the government escaped from the dilem- ma by buying up these troublesome vessels-of- war. Grant’s campaign in Virginia brought Karl Russell to this sage conclusion, just as his capture of Vicksburg caused the stop) of these very rams a year ago. Had the new: been the other way—had Lee defeated Grant— undoubtedly the rams would have ‘been re- leased to prey upon our commerce.. This pur- chase is, therefore, equivalent to a grand Union victory abroad. In the midst of the “increased excitement” to which we have referred, the Scotia sailed into Liverpool with more news from Grant. This seems to have capped the climax. On the morning after the arrival of the Scotia the London Times bad an article endeavoring to show that the rebellion would not be subdued even if Grant did capture Richmond, and that its downfall will cost a great loss of life. This is a practical confession that Richmond will probably be taken. It is refreshing to read such mournful passages about the value of human life in the columns of the representa- tive newspaper of a country noted for her piracies during hundreds of years past, and celebrated alike for her conquests, her opiam war, her massacre of the Sepoys and her starvation aystem of labor. The nation whose history is written in blond may weil lecture us upon the horrors of war. The nation that punished her rebels by blowing them from cannons’ mouths may well sigh at our inhu- manity and shut her eyes to Southera barbari- ties. The nation whose operatives have been subsisted by our bouaty may well groan over the cost of reunion. As for the taking of Richmond, that may or may not end the rebel- lion. We are going to try it and see what effect it will have. Wedo not believe it will hurt our cause very severely, even if it does not crush the confederacy. After Richmond has fallen we can go on taking places until the rebel cause is lost. This attempt of the Times to prepare the way for the news of the capture of the rebel capital very shrewd and very amitsing. Ti shows that weakness, distrust, despomlency and despair now possess the se- cession sympathizers abroad, and that they sorrowfully expect the worst and do net know | exactly how to meet it. On the whole, we are almost as much delighted with the news from | Europe as Europeans are disgusted with the news from America, and we take great pleasure in placing our foreign advices before our read- ors this morning. The Candidates for the Vice Presidency, Ren ke. imore Despatches, Bantiwons, Juno 6, 1354. The political elements are in ied ferment this morning. It is all Iinooin on tne surface; but they aro exceedingly uneasy, and act like men groping in the dark, ‘The Grant meeting in New York oa Saturday night per- plexes them. “What does it mean?’ is the constant inquiry. “Will the committes appointed there call a conventio: "” ft presents a feature which they little anticipated. Many of them begin to see visions of defeat—if the do- feat of the nominees here—they keep up ae outward appearance of courage. But there is a great deal of hol loprness iu their professions. The leaders are évidently xious for some one to sympathiz@witn them. With all this, Lincoln’s nomination still appears to be vertain, and will be the result, unless ome unforeseen cir- oumstance gets up@ furor for Grant and carrios tho Convention by atorm. Were it not for the fact that nearly two thirds of the Convention are officeholders, Lincoln could not be nominated. Almost every delegate from Connecticut is an officeholder. A large portion of tho balance of the New England delegation are in the same boat. The New York delegation, with about & dozen exceptions, are officeholders. The Penn- sylvania delegation bave several of the same olass. Some of tho astera delegation aro nearly all of the same stamp. If there ever was a Convention entitled to the title of “offics holders,” this ig that Convention. In fact, it appears that the Lincoln men were afraid to trust any person but office holders. These mon, asa matter of course, have to shout and vote for their master. Toeir pockets—the plunder and spoils— hold them. Liacoin, of course, in such a crowd, will win. But, as President Lincoln remarked to a delegate who called on him at the White House yesterday, ‘it ts one thing to nominate and another to elect.” A \oading delegate from Ohio ts suid to have anaounced himselt for Fremont in preference to Lincoln, Fvory now and then, a member of different delegations stand out from his colleagues and boldly talks for Grant, Thus the affair is stewing and the delogatas sweating. The Migsouri delegation stil! presents a troubs ie phase. The Biair set fo not represent any tion delegation. <e Some of the border States mea have prepared resolu. tions denouncing the Amnesty prociamation. They as- sort that most of these men, after taking the oath, arm themselves, go into the bushos, and shoot down Union mon aa they pass. Others claim that a platform will be adopted to satisfy the radicals; but none can imagine ‘hat they will denounce arbitrary arrests, which was ‘One of the atrongest points at Cleveland. ‘The Lincolm men ai! lay great stress upoa the point that Grant will not allow hia name to be used. Those elected by the recent State Convention declare that they will not vote for Lincoln if admitted to the Convention; but if he is nominated by acclamation they will not take any stand in the Convention against bim, reserving their course to be decided by events after reaching home. The Cleveland Convention ts not thoroughly relished here. The Lincoln men talk of it with contempt, but their very mannor of speaking exhibits uneasiness, Tho indications are that the platform snd resnintions will be a thorn in the Convention for the Prosidency, aod convey the idea that Grant is pledged beyond a doubt This may be; but it ix stated by those who are intimate with Grant, that he considera bimself the property of the adminiatration until be takes Richmond and destroys Leo's army, and then be is public prop»r'y. ‘The Private Secretaries of his Excellency the President are here, busy a8 mortals well can be. ‘The Ohio delegation are pressing ox-Governor Dennison very strong for Prosident of the Convention. It now looks as though they would succeed. ‘The New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut delegations all oppose the renomination of Hamlin. Th lattor delegation probably ti Hamlin’s part im securing the appointment of Gideon Welles as Secretary of the Navy against their wishes Maine ts the onty New England delegation known to be for Hamlin. This (act, which in @ measure grows out of tho fact that New England Senators are chairmen of the Moat important committees in the Senate, will, beyond a douvt, throw him. Penosylvania is stillfor bim, but if dropped will then present Cameron, The West are urging Dickinson. Jotingon is growing weaker ‘The Soward and Weed moa are opporing the move to take the Vice President from New York. It stands im the way of a position in the Cabinet, General W. &. Hancock's name bas been started for that position by the latter interest, but the Peansyivania delegation declare that they do not want him, Weed and bis party may yet turn to Hamiin or Cameron to prevent the nomi noe coming (rom New York, Tromaine is fatiil urged by the young, men io "the Now York delegation, and has some strengtn in the Wat, Moutgomery lSinir and Senator Lane were in consulta- tion for a long time tn Washington yesterday. The Mis- souri delegation was tho question, It ia said that Lane at first went for the claybank or Blair delegation; but his Kansas colleagues repudiated it, Lane, therefor oes for the charcoal of radical set. It is given out ia Washington that Mate will withdraw his delegations and have the others admitted undor a sort of patched up compromia. inere are atrong indications that (he delegations from the Staias which have been in rebellion will be all re- jected, This course is now talked of to got ridof the South Carglina dolegation—haif white and half bieck. They desire to shirk the question and pre oommitting the party on the miscegene proposition. It is re- ported that Senator Lane has decided to oad of in that direction. Kvents are crowding thick and fast upon us, Every hour adds to the confusion and increases the muddle, | Reser Mone Reece vind Commute cating Covenanayy News.—The publie have doubtless read in some of the daily papers, organs of the secessionists in this city in par- ticular, advertisements, under the head of “Per- sonal,” purporting to desire information or to convey the same, in matters relating appa- rengly exclusively to domestic concerns. It has recently been suggested that these adver- tisoments are simply a means of communicat- ing contraband information to the enemy, and rr euch the papers publishing them are liable ta epbarge of giving aid and comfort to the foo. Tt has been an old dodge, held ta much faver by cotton, steck, gold, produce and all @peoulating jobbers, to commu- with gorties ja diffbreat or AND Bauriwone, June 6—10 P.M. ‘The telegraph operator or printer made me say, in my deapateh of yesterday, that-there wore ® number of " y' men here, I wrove tt “Grant” men. As to the Great moa, I have boon looking al! day and have beon un able to Add them. They are vory fow aud far between among the delegates bere. If thereare any great mea re go eprend out that thay are mignty thin. Therg considerable portion of the people. it is simply @ Cac: | fe that course on account of is @ Gplondid assemDiage of emall mea. «mnt ohana the matter. ‘The exoltement and confusion over the candidate Gar Vice President has assumed ali manner of forms to dagy It has been a spicy and interesting muddle, The New England delegation were nearly unanimous sgalast Hem- lin this morning, and the tide was strongly seti tor Dickinson, The dropping of Hamlin, opens a fight in Maine between him and Fessenden for the United States Sonate. Fessenden was teiegrapned for, and has been moving qoaven and earth to secure the nomination of Hamlin, ia ordor to keep the coast clear for himself for Senator fer another term. He has succeeded in changing the front of a large number of delegates, which, taken in conmes tion with the contest in the New York delegation, end the uncertainty that existed as to their decision, bea turned the tide strongly in favor of the old ticket, and makes the nomination of Lincoln and Ham!in almost pest tive. If this is acoumplished it will be a great relief ward and Wood party, | “The Pennsylvania delegation met {a caucus thie afternoon, and unanimously decided for the renominatiog of both Lincola and Hamite. It was understood thet if Hamlin was set aside the entiro delegation should then present Cameron. Thaddeus Stevens was endorsed for permanent President of the Convention The Missourt contested delegation was talked over, but no docistos arrived at. Mr. Stevens offered a resolution virtually rejecting the delegations from all those States whiol have no representation in Congress. This was debated for some time, and ona vote postponing the decistes until to-morrow Mr. Cameron gave the casting yote i favor of postponing. ©The Pennsylvania delegation presents a united from, ‘and will be one of the most influential delegations in the Convention, They adopted a resolution for the inserttot of aplank in the platform amending the constitution forever prohibiting slavery. “If the Committes on Resote tions do not report it; Cameron is instructed to offer It i tho Conygntion. | The Now York delegation met this evening, and re commended John A, King for permanent President of Convention. Raymond dectined, it. Goorge W. Cui was nominated for secretary. The vote for the noming tion of Lincoln was unanimous, A lengthy equabb¥ took place on the candidate for Vico President. A ballet was finallf taken, and Hamlin recotved twenty-oight votes, Dickingon sixteen, Tremain six, Johuaon eight~ halance scattering. No person received a majority Thd cencus then adjourned until to-morrow without any fan ther action. This result would look as though Weed would carry bis point, and prevont the Vico Prosidem from, being taker from New York, thus leaving the coas olear for Seward in the Cabinet. The Obie delegation voted for Lincoln, but) took aa action on Vioe President, although most of thom were fot anew deal. Illinois and Indiana both passed over the anme question. Masaachnsetts was sitent, but it is now understood thas the tide In that State has turned for Hamlin. Penneyt. vania leading off for Hamlin, and the failure of Ne York to agree, has, with Fessenden’s operat: caused complete chango of front, It may take another turm to-morrow. Rev. Dr. Breokinridge has boen finally settled upon for temporary chairman, Lane, of Kanses, desired that poat- tion, but was unable to secure it. The permanent prest- dent is doubtful; almost every State has a candidate, ‘The radical Missouri delegation will undoubtedly be a@- mitted, and all delegations from the Southorn States rejected. A circular has been generally circulated headed, «Queries for Abraham’s Friends,’’ which has created com. siderable sensation. The National Covenant of Loyal Leagues has been tm jon all day. it has adopted no resolutions er platform, Its session was secret; but several important points have transpired. They will leave their members free to vote for any leyal candidate for President and Otbor official positior ‘That point is significant, in view of the generaliy conceded result of the Convention te- morrow. ‘They recommend equal protection to all classes of soldiers, for the enforcement of the Mource doctrine, forever prohibiting slavery by constitutional amendment, and for sustaining the government in the suppression of the rebellion. Considerable was said tm regard to the colonization ot the negro, elevation of the race, and measures for their development, but sothiag definite was decided upon on this point, nor will there be. They have another moeting to-morrow. ‘Tho Republican Convention meets at twelve o'clock. Govornor Andrew is not here. His alternate is to act for him. Among the notables present are Cameron, ‘Thaddeus Stevens, MoClure, Ketchum and Judge Lewis, from Pennsylvania; Thurlow Weed, John A. and Preston King, Dickinson and Tremain, of New York. Grecley has not turned cp. Ex-Governors Tod and Dennison, of Obte, Mr, Maynard and Colonel Crawford, of Tennessee; Dr. Breckinridge and Colonel Burge. of Kontucky; Fessenden, Lane of Kanzas, and Morgan of the United Statos Senate, with a large sprinkling of Congressmen. Pet Halstead, jow Jersey, is the busiest man bere. A crow@ thered in front of the Ohio delegation, at Barnum’s, ang ro entertained with Lincoln speeches by members of that delegation. em, Ark., Guertl! 8r. Lous, June ‘A degpatch to headquarters from Rolia saya:—The re port of the burning of a train and the killing of mber of rofugees, near Salem, Arkansas, by a party of guortl. Jas, secems to be unfounded, a portion of the mon sent out to look after the train having arrived there. Theatric THE OLYMPrC That good, jolly old fairy spectacle, Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp, was revived at this theatre last even- ing, before a crowded house. There wasa great doal of unnecessary and voxatious delay before tho curtain rose and botween the acts; but the piess was go finely pre duced when it did bogin, that we have a0 heart to com- plain about the waits, The scenery, costumes and appointments of Atnddims aro all new and magnificent. If we nnderstend the play bili correctly Mr. J. E, Hayes painted all the sconery, and, if this be so, Mr. Hayes deserves a reputation second to none in the country. Heister or Hilliard might be proud to paint auch varied, gorgeous, original and appre priate scenes, and the great Reverly himself could scarcely have dono this Oriental drama more justice. Novel ‘machinery raiving and sinking the sconery, nd © ‘eots of the play. ectacle of Aladdin, not the burlesque, ‘6 is bat small for acting in it, must be pardoned for mentioning the scenery, the deacrip- tive music, by Thomas Baker. the gorgeous appoint- mente, by William Henry, and the splendid costumes, by Flannery, before saying anything of the actors, Mrs. ‘Wood, Mr. J. H. Stoddard avd Mr. Charies Parsioe made all the fun possible ont of the piece. Mr. Davidge played the magician, The other characters were wold enough represented, and the chorus aud ballet quite sat- isfactory. ‘Aladdin pleased the large andience immensely, and will, no doubt, please many more large andienoes for weeks tocome. Had it been juced in similar style a6 Christmas time we should not have hesitated to predict for it half a year's run. Certainly the spectacle haa been so handsomely put upon the stage in thie city, Thore who like this sort of thing—as who does not, once in a while—will be charmed by the glittering scones, the rich dresses and the luxurions properties, Yood’s humor, Mr. Stoddard's eccentricities and Mr, Arrival of The United States steamer Seneca (gunboat), Liat. James Parker Commanding, from Port Royal,S ©., May 31, and Charleston bar 1st instant, arrived at this pore yostorday morning. The following is a list of hor of: core:— Lieutenant Commanding—Iamen Parker, ‘Acting Master-—Norman Penfe\d. ‘Acting Ensigns—Goorge H. Wood, J. 0. Winchester, 4iting Ausistaint Surgeon—J. Markon ‘Acting Ascistant Paymaster—Kijah Ward. Recond Assisiant Eingincers—Jawgoe Waters, 1H. Bur. ritt, Thomas Lynch, Master's Mate—Jobn White. Arrival of the 5 Disabled Officers and Men. Pariapenrma, Jane 6, 1944. ‘The stoamer Bormuda has arrived from the West Guill ‘plockading sqaadron. She brings. niveteon officers an@ thirty-six discharged and dieabled mom, Spoke the United States ship Hartford, on a cruise. Spoke at sem schooner Dart, from New Orleans, with @fty passengers, disabled and, was towod to the Sont@went Pass, Op hee voyage North the Bermuda captured the bioek ade running sloop Fortut , Of Indian River, Florida, loaded with cotton. On tho Ist font. an Rnglish blockade running steamer was sighted, and the Bormuda chased her over one hundred and twenty miles; bat in the darkness the succeeding night she escaped, after the Bermuda hhad been near enough to open fire upon her. 10 is sup poned the blockade runner would attempt to make few Wilmington, N.C, Asthe Bermuda bad brokes one af her propetiors she could not make ber usual speed ia the chase, The escape of the steamer was undoubteday owing to this fact. ‘Tho Bermuda wil be repaired (a ton weeks and WHR ba agnin rondy v0 depart, \