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THE SITUATION. {n the absence of official news from the War Depart- ‘ment we have some very interesting toformatien from the army of G+: erai Grant, snowing that some active opera- tions have been going on, the precise nature of which we are not ip possession of, but which are ao doubt caicu- {ated to embarrass the enemy. ‘The Second army corps bad a fight with the enemy on Tuesday, in which the rebels for atime got the advan- tage and captured four guas, which wore afterwards re- token. Gonora! R. S. Foster Das gone on an expedition up the James river, ander the protection of the gunboats and tron clad, which it is reso) ble to expect, will make i's mark in the advance on Kichmond no the 22d tha enemy shelied our gunboats, but thelr batteries were so0n @ileuced. Our correspondents’ accounts of all the events trans ing around our armies, up to the latest dates will be found highly interest m Ibe rebel sccounts of General Hunter’s attack upon Lynchburg, whcb claim @ defeat of the Union troops Sud the capture of a large portion of General Hunter's Skirmishing end fighling on Fridsy and Suturday are reported, and a gon eral engagement was looked for on Sunday, forces, are giveu ip another colump, By tbe arrival of the steamst) Columbia from New Orleans we learn that the rebel Geueral Kirby Smith was reported to be crorsing the Red river with bis forces, CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday a bill was introduced amenda- Cory of the act regulating the grade of line officers ta the navy, The Senate, in accordance with the recommenda- tion of the Conference Committee, receded from its amendmonts to the bill providing for the repair and pro- servation of certain public works. The bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to have published and se!l to shipmasters, at cost, maps, coast charts and nautical bo ks, was passed, Also, the bill to increase telegraphic (a1 is beween the Atlantic aud Pacific States and Idano Territory. The new four bundred million Joan bill was received from the House and reforred to the Finance Committee. The bill to revulate intercourse between the loyal end disloyal Siutos was couside ed for some time, and thou laid over tll to-day. A resviution was adopted foquiring of the President whethor authority has been given by the government to any porsons to induce men to emigrate from Ireland or Canada for the purpose of entorfily our army or navy. The Library Committee was instructed to report on the expedieucy of having compiled @ catalogue of all publications im reference to the rebellion. A bill was reported from the Post Office Committee providing for salaries for postmasters in lieu ofjcommissions. Mr. Hele ineffectually eudeavored to Im troduce a resolution of inquiry in rogard to the progress mado in the construction of the gunboats ordered in 1862, The bit making appropriations for various clvii purposes way then taken up in Committee of the Wholo. Amoog various appropriations etricken out were those of twenty thonsaud dollars for converting the old Hall of Representatives into a gallory for statuary, and of sixty three thousacd dolfars for the Columbia Institute fo: ‘be Dow, Dumb and Bind, An amendment was adopted appropriating Mfty thousand dollars to build a custom house in Portland, Maine. The bill was laid aside without receiving figal action. The Foreiga Relations Committee were instructed to report whetuer additional logislation {s needed relative to our treaties with Colom. bia. The Pension bill was discussed for some time, bub 00 defivito action on tt was taken A long debate took plage over the Miscel{aneous Appropriation bill, Mr. Sum- per wishing to iscorporate in It a section prohibiting the const wise slave trade; but the Souste adjourned without either deciding op Mr, Sumuer’s proposition or approach- ing & vote on the bill. In the House of Kepresentatives bills wore paseed for carrying into effect the treaty with Great Britian for the Gettiement of the title of the fludson Bay and Pugot Goud Agricultural Company, and vo enable the New York Assay Oifice to make more prompt returns for de- posits {a bullion, Resolutions were adopted coufirming the tities to the seats oceupied by them of John G. Soott, fopresenting the Third Missouri district, sud Leopard Myers and Russell W. Thayer, Reprosentatives (rom the Third aod Fifth Poonsyivania districts respectively. The Bouste bill amondalory of the Pacific Ratiroad and Tole Graph act WAS discussed for some time, most of the amendments offered being rejected, and jt was thon laid ‘bver. The Senate bill fora navy yard and paval depot ft Csiro wae taken ap, and there was considerable de- bate over it, Finally it was amended go as to provide (Gy ee eppoiuiment of & commissivn to report to the next session of Congress upon the mast guttdble lopatton Petersbarg end Richmond—Hot Work=— on Western waters for such & o&vul estublishment, and, without transacting “any other business, the House ad- reed. m MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Our Europern Gies by the Africa end North American, dated to the 11th of Juno, contain some very interesting detaiis of the telegraphic news reports from Cape Race and Halifax. ‘A full report of the debate which took place in the Eug- lish House of Lords relative to the alieged enlistment of British subjects in tho American army is published 1a the Hematp to-day, It will be seen that the Marquis of Clan- ricarde and Lord Brongham hinted at the possivility of ap allied Anglo Freach intervoation ia our war ailairs. The French people wore wild yyth excitement at the fact that the Frenoh horse Vermoudt won the great prize of Paris (the French Derby), beating tho famous Engliah horse Blair Athol, Navoleon himself saiuted the French racor with uncovered head after the victory. M Delamarre, the owner of the winnor, made a present to Kitchener, the jockey who rode Vermout, of £200. It ts reported bat the jockey won ay much as £700 by bets om his own ‘account, Acopy of the Matamoros Bandera Nactonal contains ‘he communications sent by Colonel Dupin to the inbabi. tants of Panucs, in which he commands them to furnish him with two hundred muskets and forty horses, or forty thoueand dollars tostead. In case of non-compliance with these orders he would command the town to be entirely destroyed, The tnbabitants, mot being able or willing to comply with the demand, bad to abandon the town to tbe invaders, The same paper, in its issue of the 28th ult., contains also the communications from Captain V. Jouvert to Governor Cortinas, inviting him in very per- suastve terms to join the intervention, to which the Goveruor replies in # polite note, that not even for a mo- ment wil! he deviate from that path which, as @ soldier and 2 Mexicav, be is bound to follow. The Port au Prince (Hayti) Opinion Nationale, in its jssue Of the 11th inst., says that cotton is at presevt ob- tained in remarkably large quentities in many parts of the republic, and that, such are the prospects for its pro- duction in the future, they think that in a few years it will be the principal article of exportation. Coifee will ‘ben range second to it. ‘The Maryland Constitutional Convention, which fe ip sersion at Annapolis, yesterday adopted an article pro- viding that hereafter slavery shall not exist in the State “of Maryland, and declaring free all persons oow held as slaves, ‘The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon and transacted considerable business. A resolution was of- fered by Alderman Coipp, declaring the Fort Gansevoort property open for market purposes, and calling upon the ‘Street Commissioner to have the grounds laid out. City Inspector Boole sent in a communication in reference to the fat boiling nuisance, and suggested that the Board of Health would take immediate measures to abate the evil. A communication was received from the Mayor in refer- ence to certain items of information desired by L. L Doty, Chief of the Bureau of Military Statistics at Albany, and urging upon the Common Council the wecessity of furnishing such coptributions to the historical and ete- tistical records ag they might deem proper. A motion to ‘appropriate $500 for a portrait of ex Mayor Opdyke was Jost for want of a constitutioval vote. After disposing of ‘a batch of papers from the Boara of Councilmen, the Al- dermen adjourned until Thursday next, at two o'clock. The Board of Councilmen held a special meeting yes- terday aftervoon, and transacted a large amount of rou- tine business A resolution was adopted, over tho Mayor’s veto, authorizing the Street Commissioner to furnish the several police justices with suitable badges. They also adopted a resolution, notwithstanding the ob- Jectious of Mayor Gunther, directing the Corporation Counsel to take the necessary legal moasures to open a number of streets in the upper part of the city. A reso. lution from the Board of Aldermen, requesting the ap- pointment of a joint speeial commitice te celebrate the approaching anniversary of our national independence, was presented, Mr. Jaques moved to insert the sum of $10,000, which was lost, and the resolution as originally offered (leaving the sum blank) was adopted. A lengthy discussion occurred on a motion to appropriate the sum of $1,000 to an industrial school in Forty-second street, ia charge of ono of the Sisters of Cnarity, which was amend- ed by a resolution to give the Childron’s Aid Society the same amount. Ponding the discussion, the Board ad- Journed. Tho proceedings in the General Sessions yesterday were soteresting, as will be seen by our full report elsowhero. A motion to remove the indictments against Marshal Mur- Yay and Dis assistants, for the Kidoapping of Argueties, to the United States Circuit Court, was argued by Messrs. Evarts and Brady for the defendants, a d District Attor- ney Hail and Judge Parker for the people, A decision will be rendored on Wednesday, the 6th of July, which, if avorse to the defendante, willbe followed by an applica- tion to quash the Indictments. The famous Clancy libel suit was postponed till September, against the earnest protest of the ubiquitous Count Joannes, The Grand Jury were discharged for the term, and submitted a roso- lution to the eftect that it was inexpedient to examine into the action of the geveral goveromout as to the sup- pression of the World and Journa! of Commerce news- papers for publisbing the Howard bogus proclamation. Mr. Hall announced his intention to submit the matter to the next Grand Jury of the Geveral Sessions in the cage of the United Stotes against Isaac Hendor- son, charged with malfeasance In offlee while Navy Agent of the port o: New York, no examiuation was had yester- day. The matter stands postponed indefivitely, or rather until Mr. Heuderson arranges bis affairs aud can prepare his defence. The case of the United States agains! Madame Henrietta Biachi, for making @ false return as to the amount of her income to the assessor, was yesterday discoutinued by Commissioner Osborne, who received from the collector ‘® potification that the matter bed been arranged to the satisfaction of the United States authorities. The appoal from the order made at spacial term of the Court of Common Pleas in the case of Stephen T. Clark ys, James Brooks and others, directing the issues of fact raised by the pleadings to be tried by a jury, was argued yesterday in the general term by Mr. Cram on the part of the plaintiff, and Mr. McKeonon the part of the de- feace. Decision reserved. Commercial aifairs were very irregular yeaterday, and owing to the radical differences in the hourly quotations~ of gold there was no disposition to operate, Both foreign and domestic merchandise were dull and nominal. Cot- ton was without decided change. Petroleum was irregu- lar. Crudo was heivy; out refined was firmer. On ‘Change the movement in the leading staples was toa fair extent; but the markets were generally heavy and a little off, except In pork and beef, which were very Orm. ‘The grocery market was without important change. Tux Suoppy Party Fatuwe to Prces.— The President’s Cabinet commenced quarrelling soon after they were appointed over the divi- sion of the offices, and have continued their wrangle ever since. The contest between them has been growing more fierce and bitter ever since, until it has finally reached an open hos- tility. Ithas extended to the followers and friends of each Cabinet minister. The result is that the party is divided and split into fao- tions engaged in fighting tho battles of their superiors with all manner of charges and vitu- peration in regard to the corruption of each other. It is a wrangle over the spoils, and an exhibition of the dirty work, the robbery, plunder and malfeasance of ench, resulting already ine series of arrests. They have beea luxuriating upon shoddy until at last they are like the articles whose names they bear, and are splitting and filling to pieces, thus proving that they are shoddy in their length, shoddy in their breadth, shoddy from head to foot, shoddy in their organization, and reek with shoddy all over. i Tar Capixet Pictunns—A few days since Mr. Lincoln called at the studio of the artist engaged in painting the Cabinet group, and asked how he was getting along with the happy family. The artist informed him that he was progressing finely, and would soon bave it com- pleted. Mr. Lincoln, after looking it over and tcanning closely the arrangement of the group, expressed his admiratfon of the work. “Yes,” saya the artist, “it will be a fine patting, and 4s soon aa I get it completed I intend to travel through the country and exhibit it.” “What,” says Lincoln, “exhibit that ali over the coun- try? It will ruin my chances for re-election, Everybody expects me to change my Cabinet.” Important Movements Afoot. Our accounts received since yesterday morn- ing from the James river are very interesting and suggestive. Tuey show that active fight- ing has been resumed on an extensive scale, and that the movements of General Grant's forces are calculated to give the enemy con- siderable anxiety and abundant employment. From the brief details bofore us of the night fight of the 22d, we cannot determine whet er the Union troops engaged were moving by their left flank around the south side of Peters- burg or for the passage of the Appomattox below the town. We are inclined to the opinion, however, that these movements now in progress comprehend the separation of Petersburg from North Carolina and all the States below, the separation of Richmond from Petersburg, and active operations against both cities, by land and water, so far as practicable, at the same time. At what point the rebel army will be or has boen first required to develop its strength in the defence of its indispensable lines of subsistence is a matter of doubt, which will probably be dis- closed during the day. General Foster’s James river expedition, in conjunction with the iron-clads and gunboats of Admiral Lee, may be expected to playa conspicuous part in the grand programme now in the course of fulfilment. It will require 9 more powerful rebel column than can be spared, wifhout abandoning the south side, to dislodge General Foster from the north bank of the James river, with his troops under cover of our gunboats; while, if ho is not dislodged, be may very soon, in conjunction with the navy, work his way up into Richmond. The late consultation of General Grant with Ad- miral Lee on board his flagship is thus satisfac- torily explained. Our powerful James river squadron is not to stand idly looking on any longer at this great struggle for the capital of Rebeldom, but is pushed forward as a substan- tial reinforcement of the army. In thesame connection, the operations of General Hunter’s forces, at and around Lynch- burg, are already beginning to be felt, and are much dreaded at Richmond. General Leo is not in a condition to lose, withqut suffering se- verely, the sources and depots of supplies com- manded by Lynchburg; but if he has weakened Richmond for, the purpose of saving Lynch- burg and overwhelming Hunter the result will probably prove this movement to be only a repetition of Bragg’s disastrous experiment of last autumn for the capture of Knoxville. A very few days now, we think, will materi- ally advance the work of the campaign against Petersburg and Richmond, front, flanks and rear. Wao Kirrep Cock Rovix?—Tre Qu Jacontys AND THE New on Corrency.—The old Jacobins in the French Revolution issued, under the authority of the National Convention, and to the tune of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, an immense amount of paper money “as- signats,” “mandats,” &., all of which decreased in value in proportion to the extent of the various issues, until the whole mass of the cur- tency, unlike the money that Falstaff admired, had no “purchase in it.” No doubt it was very unpatriotic in the dull French tradesmen and mercenary venders of eatables and wearables not to take the Convention’s promises to pay in exchange for their goods at anything like rea- sonable rates; but still they would not do it. To remedy this difficulty the Convention pro- ceeded to fix the prices. It made laws com- pelling the butcher, the baker and the candle- stick maker to exchange their goods for cur- reney at fixed rates, This extinguished the last little sparks of vitality that were in the currency—killed itat once and forever. The new Jacobins, fighting under the cry of Liber- ty, Equality and Fraternity for the nigger, have flooded our country with a currency still a little better than that France was flooded with. But it begins to look dreadful in com- parison with the values of necessary articles; and so the Jacobins have come forward with a gold bill as a remedy. This is the first attempt to fix prices, and it unfixes prices, of course. And we are told by the financial friends of the government that if matters continue to grow worse they will fix the prices of all necessary articles by law—just as the old Jacobins did in France. That of course will finally finish the currency, and we will come back to gold and silver once more, as France did. Tae Onsrrvction or Tux James River.—We are satisfied that the statement that the ships sunk in the James river were sunk by order of General Grant—so far as that statement can possibly relieve the Navy Department or Ad- miral Lee of responsibility in the matter—is not true. General Grant required the Navy Department to make such arrangements in the James river that bis communications would be absolutely safe. He foresaw that if such ar- rangements were not made the rams might atany time imperil the safety of his army, just as the Merrimac might at any time have im- perilled General McClellan’s army if he~had gone up the James river. The Navy Depart- ment admits that it cannot render the James river safe in any other way than by obstruct- ing the channel, and obstructs it. In this way it conatrues the obstructions to be put there by General Grant. He requires the navy to make the river safe. It does it by sinking ships, and, as if there were no better way to make the river safe, says that General Grant required it to do #0. Frewont Ratirication Mertiva.—The as- tounding developments and official corruptions which have just been brought to light, as one of the sequels to the Cabinet quarrels, must give additional strength and impetus to the Fremont movement, The Fremont and Coch- rane ratification meeting, on next Monday night, comes quite opportune, and will, no doubt, be swollen to a large assemblage by the masses of the republican party and the people, who can- not fail to look with disgust*and horror over the recent developments of malfeasance in office by the officials in tho present administra tlon—such as have caused the arrest of the Navy Agent of this port. This, however, is only a drop ia the bucket as compared with all the nefarious work that has been carried on. Lot, therefore, the friends of Fremont and Cochrane strike while the iron is hot. Greetry 4 Lovey Acena.—Greeley is out in a letter in response to the charges of Thur- low Weed, and again prates about his purity, and announces that he severed his partuer- ship with Weed because the latter was a lobby operator. This is certainly cool, even in this hot weather. It is well known that Greeley har been nearly all bis life engaged in lobby business. Look at his free wool, Fort Des- NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNK 25, 1864.~WITH SUPPLEMENS) Ry. See ee eT te NT ae moines copper mines, gun contracts, and his numerous efforis at Albany, with his advocacy of the Broadway railroad in 18). In fnot Greeley, in his reply to Weed yesterday, ad- mits that he has been engaged in the lobby business, but that Weed has always beaten him. In fact the only difference between him and Weed is in this respect: Weed has always been successful, while Greeley has always been defeated, and has lost nearly all his money by lobby schemes and copper speculations. McClellan and Pericles. McClellan has acbieved a victory over his op- ponents which few of them can with honor disavow. If he has not entirely vanquishe them, they have shown that he has disarmed them, in an important degree, by their absence of abuse in relation to his late great achieve- ment in the field of oratory. Prone as his ad- versaries have beon to assail him with viru- lence and ill-disguised bate, torturing every act of bis public life into some hideous purpose of self-aggrandizement, If not actual treason against the republic, the most malignant of his accusers are dumb in their criticisms of, if they do not applaud, his late truly eloquent ora- tion at West Point on the occasion of selecting @ monumental site for our warriors slain in the rebellion. They have found that his principles, as there enunciated, are such as cannot be as- sailed without a gross violation of every ele- ment of truth and honesty, and that, based upon the merits of this great discourse alone, if not upon many other noble acts, the fame of McClellan, both as asoldier and an ora- tor, has become imperishable. While reading this oration one is naturally and irresistibly led back to the classical times of antiquity. It is like sailing upon a pleasant and easy flowing river downwards to those ages when orators were demigods, and at the same time realizing that these are scenes of our own day the young orator is describing. The language, the solemn occasion, remind us of the period when one of the noblest ora- tors and stateamon of ancient Greece delivered o similar discourse in a su- burb of the then proud city of Athens, “the schoolmistress of Greece.” It recalls to mind, as a parallel, the renowned funeral oration uttered by Pericles at the pub- lic interment of Athenian warriors who had fallen during one of the Peloponnensian cam- paigns. As that oration has been described by historians as ong of the most memorable relics of antiquity, so will this oration by McClellan be recognized by the present day and in future times as one of the most eloquent and touching discourses that the awful civil war in which we are plunged has evoked. A portion of it, as has been said of the oration of Pericles, must be commonplacc—a characteristic of all speeches composed for a similar occasion. Yot in his details and narrative, in his allusions to the loss of so many of his beloved and heroic companions in arms, McCtellan clothes his ideas with a richness of drapery and a simplicity of language that enchant the reader. Again will 8 paraliel with the discourse of Pericles be ap- propriate. As the Athenian’s discourse has been pronounced ‘comprehensive, rational and full not leas of sense and substance than of earnest patriotism,” so will the oration of McClellan command the admiration of the patriot and scholar for the high and statesman- like views it expresses, whether referring to the causes that produced the war, the necessity of maintaining the Union, the progress of the nation under its beneficent constitution, to those “series of political leaders who to the highest abilities united the same spirit of con ciliation which animated the founders of the republic;” or whether the orator pronounces a wholesome and dignified sentiment which will become a maxim worthy the greatest of Roman or Grecian orators, like the following:—“Re- bellion against a government like ours, which contains the means of selfadjustment and a pucific remedy for evils, should never be con- founded with a revolution against a despotic Power which refuses redress of wrongs.” Or when, in his beantiful tribute to General Scott, he refers to him as ‘a living column of granite, against which have beaten in vain alike the blandishments and storms of treason;” or when he mentions the name of the same great old bero as one which “will ever be one of our proudest boasts and most moving inspirations. In long distant ages,” be continued, “when this incipient monument bas become venerable, moss-clad and perhaps ruinous; when the names inscribed upon it shall seem to those who pause to read them indistinct mementoes of an almost mythical pastthe namo of Winfield Scott will still be clearly cut upon the memory of all, like the still fresh carving upon the monuments of the Pharaohs.” Or, near his concluding words, where he unites sublimity of language with the purest and most exalted of sentiments:—“At such atime as this, and in such a struggle, political partisanship should be merged in a true and brave patriotism which thinks only of the good of the whole country. It was in this cause and with these motives that so many of our comrades have given their lives, and to this we are all personally pledged in all honor and fidelity. Shall such devo- tion as that of our dead comrades be of no avail? Shall it be said in after ages that we lacked the vigor to complete the work thus began? That after all theso noble lives freely given wo hesitated and failed to keep straight on until our land was saved? Forbid it, Heaven, and give, us firmer, truer hearts than that. Ob, spirits of the valiant dead, souls of our slain heroes, lend us your own indomitable will, and if it be permitted you to commune with those still chained by the trammels of mortality, hover around us in the midst of danger and tribulation; cheer the firm, strengthen the weak, that none may doubt the salvation of the republic and the triamph of our grand old fiag.” We doubt whether in his sublimest periods Pericles ever surpassed in eloquence and power this touching and boautifal apostrophe. But the discourse is throughout a masterpiece of oratory, clothed im language noble, yet simple and natural. It thus again, like the oration of Pericles, forms & strong contrast with the jejune thongh eloquent rhetoric of other haranguos; and at such, to come down from the past to tho present age, and compare it with the efforts of the most scholarly as well as the most silvery orator of our day, Edward Everett, it equals even that famed orator in regard to statesmanlike views, in the tersencas and beauty of language, in the superior cles ments of a devoted patriotism, in simplicity of style that commends its meaning readily, to the most ordinary comprehension, and iy, its pure, natural and touching tones of devotion to the doparted dead it equals Everstt in his most masterly oratorical conceptio‘as; and tt HUNTER. desetves, like the funeral discourse of Pericles, and those remaining to us from Plato, and Demosthenes, and Lysias, the bonorable dis- tlaction of an ever living possexsion, not a mere show piece for the moment. , , Tax Democratic Drouios.—It seems there: are two Democratic National Committees—one headed by August Belmont, representative of the highly respectable banking house of Rotchs- childs, in Europe, and the other by the Hon. Tom Florence, ex-member of Congress from Penn- sylvania. One is the Dromio of Ephesus, the other the Dromio of Syracuse. It soem, further, that a third committee has made its appearance, headed by Fernando Wood, who might be called the Dromio of Bloomingdale. So do the demo- cratic Drom{fos multiply. What will be the consequence? It will be strange if the country doesnot go entirely to pleces. Belmont re- presents the great banking and moneyed interests of Europe; and it is well known that the sympathies of capital and the aristocracy there are against this country. Whois more likely, then, to put in the entering wedge to our destruction as a nation than the represen- tative of these classes now living smong us, and who is “up te his shoulders” in all the political schemes and intrigues of the day? Maximilian and Mazzolent. ‘The favorite tenor, Mazzolent, has been engaged to in- augurate a splendid season of Opera in Mexico, te which capital he will soon take his departure, accompanied by a number of favorite artists. Maximilian, who bas to inau gurate the empire, will find his task much more difficult than that of Mazzolent. The iatter’s great talent will captivate the ears of the Mexicans much moro readily and offectively than will the promises and assurances of the former, Maximilian will ran bis engagement as long ag {t pays, howevor, and 80, doubtless, will Mazzoleni, and were we inclined to lay a wager on the endurance of the reign of these rivals we should back the tenor He bas much the advantage of Maximilian, who can only ap- poar in one role, that of Emperor, while Magzoleni can be by turns sovoreigo or slave, knight or priest, Christian or infidel, Jew or Gentile, Ho may dazzle by his splen- dor or win by his simplicity. Aud when he shall bave appeared asGlauc>, in lone, we may safely predict that be will have won the unanimous allegiance of the Moxi- ang; and that is more than Maximilian will be likely to accomplish, Lynchburg. REREL ACCOUNTS TO SUNDAY LAST. Skirmishing on Friday, Heavy Fight: ing on Saturday and a General En- gagement Expected on Sunday. Reported Capture of Four Hundred Prisoners from Hunter’s Army. OPERATIONS OF THE CAVALRY. Fears for the Safety ef the Danville and Richmond Railroad. ACTIVITY ON ALL SIDES, ot, &., oe, OROOK AND AVERILL FOUR MILES SOUTH OF LENGE e BURG, AND FIGHTING. (From the Lynchburg Repu biican, June 20.) Friday afternoon, about four o'clock, Crook aud Avertit reached a position near what is koown as the ‘ Quaker Caureh,” on the Salem turopike, four miles from the city, on the left of our tines, where a considerable skirmish occurred with our cavalry, under General lm boden, Jn the fight the enemy gained some advantages, ‘owing to the loss of our lines, thoy giviug way befores charge. The Yaukees were promptly chocked by our infantry, and retired to their original line beyond the church, Among our wounded in this fight was Majer Doles, reported mortaily. ABTILLERY FIRING FOLLOWED BY A SEVBBE BB GAGeMENT. Saturday morning at daylight the hoavy booming of artillery on our left and centre told that the fight wae begun, and many believed (hat a general engagement wae progrossing, it was soon ascertained, bowover, thas i was ooly an artiilery duel, and up to one o'clock no tm fantry was brought into action. Shortly after this time the rapidity of the discharges iucreased, aud the sharp rattle of musketry mingled with the boarse roar of artilie ry. About this time the enemy advanced 1n two lines of pattie to capture our outer intreachments on the left of the turnpike, but were repulsed. Agalu they were rallied to the charge, and wore again driven back with consider. abie loss. Heller versus Spir' Hambugs. Heller continues his triumphant oareer. Filled with the importance of his task—tuat of exposing humbug and demonstrating to what extent human ingeauity may Peach without spiritual agency—be surpasses all bis for- mer offorts and makes the rzpose sweeping and unanswer- able, He combines with bis tricks—the one more won- dorful than the other—desoriptive and argumentative talout of no mean order. In fact, he betrays iu his per- formances a variety of rare accomplishments. As a wizard he is tar ahead of Cagliostro. His eloquence 1s really qnite Ciceronean, His jokes are far better than Old Abe’s, inasmuch as they are fit for ears polite, Then ‘asa pianist he is roally remarkab!e, while, to cap the cit. max, be expounds spiritual mattors as well as Luthor or Calvin, having become deeply imbued with the wistom of the Hindostance Yogh os, All the wonders of Heller’s performances are to be witnessed nightly at bis place, next to that wonderful fruit store in front of the Metropolitan Hotel, kept, it ts said, by a descendant of the great Rembrandt. Be that as it may, next door to that shop is Heller’s, and there be plays tricks and the piano, makes good jokes aod ex- poses spiritual mediums and such humbuge, Those who wish to see the Davenport business surpassed, aad by no spiritual aid, should go to Heller’ THE UNION LOSS, Forty of their killed were left on the field, andeome twenty prisoners were taken. Including the killed amé captured, thoir loss was st loust two hundrod and ony, and possibly three bundred, Un the entire I'ne it wae wecertatoed the enemy's loss was seventy-five killed os Saturday sight. THE BATTLH GROUND. ‘The battle ground was on both sides of the Salem turs- pike, between the Quaker Church and the toilgate, an@ about two miles southwest of the city. ‘NIK ARTILLERY CONTEST. About twelve o'clock the enemy on our extreme right centre opened heavily with artillery, but after a crow duel of two hours durat.on the enemy’s guns were ailenced and driven from the fled, This fight ing was on what is known as the ‘Forrest road,” about two and a aif miles fron town There was @ roport in cirou‘ation, on Saturday might, that we hed captured five pieces of artiiiery during the day, bat we were unable to learn wheiter it bad any foundation @ not. Music in Park. ‘Tho Park Commissioners announce that there will bo mousio at the Park, oa the Mall, this afternoon, at four o'clock, by the Park band, under the leadership of H B, Dodworth, if the weather fs fine, The following is the programme:— 1. Park March. PART I, PAR . Quick March, from Luc: eat |. Overture to Frans Juges... . Rondo Finale, from the D0, ts no human joy’’., Grand Selection from Il F Pr ). The Veteran’s March Wattz Hoinung Strab! . Aria (rom I Lombardi— . Weird Polka... National Potpourrl. CAVALRY OPERATIONS. ‘A body of the enemy's cavalry made 8 demonstration on Saturday on our oxtremo right, on the Lextugton tury pike. about five miles from the elty, but were prompty met by some of our cavalry and easily checked. Be operations of Saturdiy, while they only aiford parteP evidence of the spirit of our men, give assurance ual when the battle opens in carnost the result will bes tle tory as complete as any of the war. Our friends t@ distance may rest assured (hat Lynchburg ts as safe nor at it would be were there not a Yankee within a thousnd miles of the city. , A GBNERAL ENGAGEMENT EXPECTED ON SUN)AY Laat. ‘A general engagement is anticipated on Sumlay, At its close Hunter will be of the same opinion, @ we shall be more mistaken than we ever wore in our lit OTHER CAVALRY OPERATIONS. A scout arrived here on Saturday night and roprte@ that a body of Yankee cavalry, seven hundred strong, passed Alexander's Mill, three miles this side of (amp bell Court House, on Saturday evening, moving Io ne db rection of the South Side Railroad, It is presumes they are endeavoring to cut the road again. The scout r@or ed that a body of two thousand of the euemy’s cavalry were moving on the Ward's bridge road, in the dirccion ef Danville, with the supposed intention of tapping the Riem- mond and Danvilie road, REPORTKD CAPTURE OF A PART OF BUNTER’t COM MAND. " [From the Petersburg Register, June 21.J Unofficial information from Lynchburg states (hat te Yankees (Hunter's) were overtaken in their reireat a@- Liberty, and a Jarge number captured. REBEL ACCOUNTS FROM GEORGIA. (From the Petersbarg Register.) Marietta, Ga , June 10, 1866 The enemy made a demonstration this morning from. Big Shanty towards Canton, on our right, and wore mee by a division of ours, when they precipitately withdrew. Our army is being daily reinforced by slightly wounded. H. B. Dodworth Commencement of St. Mary’s Academy, ‘The annual commencement of St. Mary's Academy ,con ducted by the worthy Sisters of Charity, and situated in East Broadway, noar Jeflerson street, took piace yesier day afternoon, in the large butiding in Madison street formerly known as tho Ruvgers Institute. The exercises were conducted in the large hall of the second story, A bighly respectable auditory, moatly composed of ladies, Alled the hall. At three o'clock the exerclaes commenced. Among the clergy present on tho occasion were the foliowing:—Very Rev. Father Starrs, V. G. and Administrator of the Diocese; Rev. Fathers Boyce and Briady, of St. Teresa's church; Archdeacon McCarron and Rey. Father Farreil, of St. Mary’s; Rev. Father Brennan, of St. Janes Fatbor Currao. Among the laity were James Soore, Eeq., Captain Goodwin, Edward Scully, Eay., Phitip Lyo q., and others, ‘The foliowing programme was gone through with:— Marche du Sacre, (duo, two pianos) Meyorneer Misses. M A. Goodwin, A. Dougherty, A. Gilmartin, Eilea 160. Joy, Joy, Freedom To-Day, (chorus). .‘*Gipsey Warsing’’ PREMIUMS. Fote dos Gondoliors, (duo, two pianor). .... 20.6. -Towitt Misses T. Goodwin, Klien Rice, M. J. Reilly, Eleanor Rice. Drift My Bark, (chorus) ve levee Kionekor ‘PREMIUMS, Potpourri, (duo)... Misses bi. Fairy Bowors, (chorus) Melodies Colesto, (duo, two pianos) nse) Misses C. Smythe, A. Dougherty, 1. Gooawin, M. Smythe, “Bury Me in the Sunshine,” (solo)... + Turner PREMIUMS, 11 Bacto, (duo, two pianos) Misses. by Gilmartin, M. A. Goodwin, ‘Smythe, Voices of the Night, (voeal duet)..... PREMIUMS, Grand Caprice Hongrois, (duo, two pianos) . .Ketterer and convalescent troops. je Do croskerism oF Misses A, Dougherty, M. 4. Goodwin, 1. Goodwin, Ellen | criticism in the army, Dut the yroatest confidosce 1s mam ifeated by both oflicers and men ia the capacity and alt mate success of General Jobnston. Taylor Ernani Cons! ble protic! the young Iadics attached to this fine institution, and where everything was excelleut it would be hardly fair to par- ticularize names. The Sisters in charge of St. Mary’s Academy may well be proud’of yosterday’s exnibition. At Lhe conclusion of the exercise Rev. Father Starrs de- livered a short discourse highiy ig ene to the ae Jady pupTis, and also to thei hers. He was lowed by Archdeacon MoCarron in his usual terse, elo- quent and wilty stylo. This closed the exercises, the two armies within to the incessant rains, which rendered ment of artillery and wagen traios « serione affair, Everything hae been more quiet tham ‘usual for several days. The roade will rapidly laereres under the influence of such weather as we now have, ané, ‘active operations will no douot be resumed vory ly. The two armies seem to be drifting slowly to our right, for what purpose is perhaps best knows to Qenoral The Alleged Navy Frauds. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S OFFIC Sberman, the dance being a thing of his getting up. He sound am spe Dad foie of breutnsis Sateen Bete Jona 24.—The United States against Isaac Henderson. — On some itenty-tive or: thirty miles tu length, dow The examivation fa this case, which was expected to | ¢ribii the are of « circle, The army a ante wae come off to-day, stands postponed, but without aday as | dont of ite own strength, prowess, a yet being fixed for ita bearing. afr. Honderson hes | B's, movements, and confronts him wan het ice claimed the right of a preliminary investigation intothe | jar object be bas in vi charges Broterred seuinat dim a the afMidavit oF Joseph. and fro the ooantry, lost oe . Savage, an is wallow bim to arrange his af- even the faire and to come into court. propared. with bis doteceo | Se*Ph above she momen and children, and who are, thas the postponement has been mado, ypularly supposed to know everything, LETTER PROM THE NAVY AGENT. 70 THE MDITOR OF THE URRALD. Sm—I have to ask that the public will ferm no opinion rogard to myself and my conduct of the y Agency at this port ontil, In the, arst place, l can find out what offences | am accused of by the govern. mont, and antil, in the secoud place, the charges whinb in one county, it ‘can be made by moving across @ change 10 Mie Teta a tnd. To resch At'anta, if that be his object, he muss bis circle, which would cal bim gates \ It eee ta there is no atter rowle; b to the Wovwilling to ' fight it out,” & method of settling the question which ought to be Prag Ad mmey bo mado against me, as well as the ch: made | as ho led the public to bolleve that “ to v' wee euvesy by Mr. Bavagg, can be submitted to ia: | chief object in coming to Georgia, vi jon. — Accwrnt at tie Leapan Orric.—Owing to an acoldet in the hatchway, the whole of the Leader newspapy forma wore thrown into ‘pi’? last evening, which ‘vents the issuing of the paper til! this (Saturday) aad The Tu UNION COURSR, L. I.-—TROTTING. Fray, June 24—Seeepstakos $300, mile heate, amed b. g. Ni T ; ety ota aaa gation. Iu the meantime I/deny most poritively that! hw ve io any way of manner/wronged Uh: or vate Lnerart tn the m have discharged my duties as ost honor, and wath the utwmos entrent afi men /in his ommu ‘the contrary '4 proved. I have, a as 008 Bare bed peed usiness Met, who has a character without atalo or reproach. 1. 7 (ENDERSON. ‘Tam Reaatea—Connaction.—We at’, requested to stale thas the dyes in the late regal’ IY svanwerded the prise loops to or nie Cablo, The judges are ioe had taae ‘et out the compate- Mion of time, aud awarded (07, orize to the Jpnaio » 806 a match for $1,000 will jand horses, both known ss Sense ‘To. Staten ragg may be anticipated, Attack Upon the City of |