The New York Herald Newspaper, July 6, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. ‘AMES GORDON BENNETE, BOITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFIOE N. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND Nagel STS. SS ..Ne, 186 Vole y, July 6, 186% ——=_ x EH Now York, Wedn a ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advertisements for the Werxiy Hakat must be hand- «6p before ton o'clock 'y Wednesday evening. lie olrcnlation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, merchants, manufacturers and gentiemena throughout the country is increasing very rapidly. Advertsemenis io- serted in the Waexiy HeRALD will thus be seen by a large portion of the active and energetic poopie of the United ‘States. ee carn on od THE SITUATION. ‘The latest news from Genera! Grant is the report that he made a demand for an unconditional surrender of Petersburg, or the altornative of a short time to remove the women and children before an attack was mado on the city, The auswor to the demand was not received at last accounts. Furtber details of the contemplated rebel invasion of the States of Maryland aud Pennsylvania show tbat Gen, Max Weber holds Maryland Huights and has notiiled the residents of Harper’s Ferry to lenye, a8 he was about to shell out the rebels who were plundering tho placo yesterday. Heavy firing was heard there Inst evening. Fighting wos also reported to be going on at Sharpsburg, the Union troops being ‘A body of rebel cavalry were ro- commanded by Sigel, ported to have crossed the Potomac at Point of Rocks and cut tho telegraph, A great panic prevails in Frederick. All the government stores have been removed. General Sigel says that thore were twenty-six hundred cavalry in the rebel foroos which attacked him at Leetown on Sunday. The number of their tufantry could not be ascertained, but it is supposed to be large, He states further that eleven hundred of the rebel cavalry had got in his rear by the way of North Mountain, At the latest accounts last night Sigol still held Maryland Heights, despite the attacks of the enemy at six o'clock yesterday evening, The Chesapeake and Obto Canal bas suffered severely from the rebels. A umber of boats were burned and teams capturned. tense excitement exists at Gettysburg, and Williamsport, Troops coming last from the West support Sigel. The Governor of Pennsylvania bas issued a proclamation oalling out twelye thousand militia—upon a call made by the President—to defend the State. Tho President has also called for twelve thousand militia from this State for one hundred days, and General Millor, of Gov- ernor Seymour’s staff, was making errangoments last night at the Metropolitan Hotel to werd the troops to Pennsylvania, The of the militia who desire to tender their commands are therefore required to lose no time. This movement of the robols is fegarded as an attempt to draw offa portion of General Grant's forces from Petersburg. President Lincoln bas issued a proclamation suspending the writ of babess corpus and instituting martial law throughout the whole State of Kentucky. The particulars of the great naval duel, near Cher- bourg, which were looked for with 8 much anxiety, are In- Harrisburg were in evening to for offcers now 1n our possession By the arrival of the City of Baltimore avd Now York at this port we have the very important news of the defeat and sinking of the rebel pirate Alabama by the United States eteamer Kearsarge, after a hotly con tosted engagement, fought off the coast of France, swithin or of the port Cherbourg, on Sunday, the 19th of June, The special despatches of the Heap, dated at Cherbourg, London, and on beard the English yacht Deorhonnd—which saved Captain Semmes and many of his wounded men—pab- lighe! Uais morning, contain full accounts of the action, and will be read with much interest. ‘The reports from our newspaper files, which are also givon, show that great gallantry was exhibited on both aides, an@ relate many exciting incidents of the contest which torminated the carcer of the rebel cruiser. Semmes pablishes am account of the engagement, He gays be bad nine men killed and twenty-one wounded, and chargos that the Kearsarge continued firing after the Atabama bad struck her colors. Groat excitement fn Londen, Liverpool, Boutbampton, Manchester and Paris, whon the fact of nine ten miles of prevailed Femmes’ escape from drowning or imprisoument was confirmed, Partly in consequence of the result of this confict, ihe Confederate cotton Ioan closed in London at 63 to 65 on June 2!, being 20s lower than the day before. states that there was a Qur London correspondent new and splendid vessel ready for Captain Semmes on the Thames at the Intost moment, The rebel commander was troated with the greatest respect and attection in Soutbampton. ; It is claimed by some of the Londom journais that the ‘good shooting’? made from the Alabama was directed by seamen of the royal navy, traiued on board the Brit- tab war abip Excellent, The Secretary of the Navy hae recommended to the President that Captain Winslow, of the Koarsarge be promoted to the grade of Commodore, ‘The recont expedition of General Wilson and General Karts fornishes materia! for considerable comment on the part of the rebel press—boib in despatches and edi- torial remarke—which we publish to-day. Our special correspondent who accompanied the expedition hag for- warded us @ very minute and graphic nccount of tue movement, in addition to all which we have already pub- lehe d apon the subject, but owing to the press upon our epace, which ts ccoupied by the exciting account of the great naval duel off Cherbourg, between the Kearsarge aod Alabama, and other important matter, we are com: pelled to defer it, hoping. however, to be able to gire it to morrow. EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamships City of Baltimore and New York ! this port yesterday morning, with European ad. vices to the 284 of June, four days later. In the Englieh Houng of Commons Mr. Hennessy moved ao cesolution declaring it expedient that some measures should be taken to put a stop to the emigration from Ireland to Amorica. Lord Palmerston said what was wanted (o Irdiand was capital to promote manufactures The people in croigrating were simply seoking to get bet- ter wages, He boped the motion would not be pressed, as (t would hove a tendency to raise expectations which could not bo realized. Mr. Hounesey said he should press the motion. It was lost by eighty voter to Afty two, ‘The allogod arrest of a British eubjeot mt Boston, and ho matter of the recent eoarch of the Scotia at New York, engaged the attention of Parliament, ‘The Spanish government bas, Kt is sald, decided upon treating tue Peruvian diftiedity in such a mauner as to avoid wa ‘Tbe Danieh Conference had bad another session. There was uo row the meeting, it was thought, would bo formally dissulved ou tue 26ub of June, It w tod that bostilities woul’ bo resumed on the 2 it ke an bal waa thought that Mogland inust Denmark. A few of (be Loudon ) olution of the whole affair will be ing all these threatening appearances ve part with way (bat & pacific ted notwithsiand. The Liverpool cotion market was and in favor of buyers on the 224 of June. Ou the 284 vit. it wae quiet, | with prices wochauged. readswuile were orm fro. | visions steady, Cousols closed in Loudon ov Wwe uid of ) dane at 6095 0 89%. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The bers 4 ited Btates, Captain Sheares com Lagantirg, bi t New Orleans on the #71h «tino, ”. arrived in this port on yesterday. 8% brings no news ‘of importance. She reports that ten thousand bales of hay, estimated to be worth two hundred and @fty thou. the government, were Gos- troyed by the burning of the Mississipp! warehouse ia New Orleans on Saturday, 25th ult. ‘The eighty-cighth anniversary of Independence Day was oelobrated on Monday very genorally by all classes | of ourcitizen, The woathor was dine, aod the display of fiags really beautiful, In the forenoon the usual military parade took place, while, later in tho day, the Sachoms of Old Tammany held their Annual reunion, aud ia the evening brilliant exhibitions of freworks were witnessed at various points by immense crowds of spectators. About the usnal number of casualties, the result of the | jucauttous use of firearms, were reported; but wo refrain from inflicting upon our readers detailed accounts of the incidents and accidents of the day, The Fourth in the city was marked this year by séve- ral serious conflagrations. The most extensive ocourred in Wooster street, extending through to Greene street, destroying buildings, the Scotch Presbyterian church in Greene street and persoual property, making @ total value of $160,000. The fire, it seems, origivated, or was first seen, in the five story brick buliding No. 26 Wooster street, occupied by Noidig & Deoker, manufacturers of cabinet furniture. The fire extended from this building, causing the estimated !oss as above stated. This fire, like most of the others occurring on that day, is at- tributed to the very careless and dangerous manner of throwing fireworks. The roof of St. Clement’s church, in “Amity strest, was also destroyed by fire, caused by fire- works. Tho loss amounts to about $5,000. A two story brick building, corner of Hammond and West streets, containing bale hay and atraw, was also destroyed, with the contents, Two vatuable horses wore burned to death, involving a total loss of upwards of $9,000. The examination into the charge of alleged frauds against Isaac Henderson, late Navy Agent at this port, was commenced yesterday before Mr. missioner Osborne. Considerable testimony was taken, and tho ease adjourned till this morning at ten o'clock, The Sixty-ninth regiment, National Guard, Colonel James Bagley commanding, wi!! assemble at the armory, Essex market, this morning, and proceed to Fort Rich: mond, Staten Island, for garrison duty. i The total loss by the fire at Louisville, Ky., on the Ist inst, amounted to $1,454,300, the insurance on which was only $160,500. ‘Tbe government loss amounted to $800,000. The entire loss by the Inte fire at the United States Armory , Springield, it js seid, will not exceed $50,000. A large distillery wa burned at Warsaw, Ill., on the 28th ult. Loss $125,000. ‘The morning train on the Nezbville and Northwestern Railroad, that loft Nashville on the 23d ult., was thrown from the track two miles below Waverley, Tenn, by the brakes becoming detached and falling upon it. Four cars wore overturned, killing and wounding a numbor of persons, mostly soldiers. A dreadful accldent—bnt happily uvattonded with direet joss of life—oecurred on the Nashyille and Chatta nooga Railroad on the 80th ult, Three trains loft Chatta nooga at near’y the same time—tho fret being along one, anumber of the cars containing wounded soldiers who were being conveyed to Nashville. While descend- ing avery steep grade near Cowan, Tenn., the engineer lost control over the second train, which dasbed madly into the first one, hurling the iocomotives and cars of Loth trains down the mountain, Nearly all the passon. gers, among whom were three ladies, were wounded; but, strange to say, not one porson was killed outright. According to the City Inspector's report, there wore 571 deaths in the city during the week ending on the 4th of July—an increase of 124 as compared with the mor. tality of the week previous, and 27 more than occurred during the oorresponding week last year. Movey matters begin to aseume a more quiet and set tied tone, which may be attributed ina great measure to the appointment of Senator Fessenden to tho Tre*sury Department. Stocks were not active yesterday; but bet- ter prices were obtaised, Government securities have rogained thoir firmness and are one to two per cent higher than on Srturday, The money market does not yet work with the freedom which is necessary to insure activity in business circles, but indications point to a favorable change. Thore was not mach alteration in commercial affairs yesterday as compared with Saturday, The amount of Dustiees done was very moderate, though the gold fluc- tuations were important, The new tariff was not » ciently well understood to admit of large transac tions im imported merchandise; but there was very little disposition to do business even if it bad beon, Nearly all kivds of merchandise were nominal. Cotten was quiet. Petroleum was quiet and pominal. On "Change the flour market was dull and irregular for parcels on the spot, but firmer for future delivery. Wheat opened dul’, but closed 2c. a Sc. higher. Corn was 1c. a 20. lower, and cata were dull. Pork quiet and without decided change. Peef quiet, but firm, and lard dull and drooping. Whiskey was a shade tirmer, and groseries were without material change. ‘The market for beef cattle was more lively this week, and prices were fully 1c. higher, owing to a large falling off in the receipts. Prices varied from 1c. to 180.; but the bulk of the offerings gold at from 1dc, to 7c, Milch cows were steady, Veals were dull and somewhat lower. Sheep and lambs were also somewhat lower. Hogs were higher, but not active; salee at tic. alle. The total réceipts were —8,545 beeves, 110 cows, 1,585 veals, 14,530 theep and lambs, and 14,278 hogs. The Adjournment of Congress=The Fie nancial Sitaatton, The first session of the Thirty-eighth Congress isatanend. It was a long session of seven mouths, extending from the first Monday in December last to the Fourth of July. Much time was wasted during this session in experi- mental resolutions and buncombe debates on the war question, the peace question and the everlacting negro question. On the vital issues that were before tie two houses, involving the ways and means for carrying on the war, for upholding the national credit, the national cur- rency and the public confidence in the capacity of the goversment to weather this severe and searcbing financial ordeal, we bave bad very few manifestations of statesmanship and somo foolish haphazard expedients of relief. Prominent among these miserable expedi- ents was the so-called Gold bill, the disastrous effects of which, however, speedily enforced its repeal. In other respects the republi- can leaders in Congress dabbled too long in the quack remedies of Mr. Chase. It was only at the eleventh hour, and when threatened with a ruinous fnancial catastrophe, that our Washington lawmakers realized the urgent necessity of sometuing more substantial than a new issue of greenbacks in a new fora to arrest the depreciation of an outstanding {ssue. Accordingly, in the new loan bill of four hundred millions; the new tax bills, including bank issues, and the new tariif, we have a series of measures practically adapted to sustain the Treasury and the public confidence in the national credit and ourrency. Hundreds of millions of money might bave been saved to the goverament in arrestiog the depreciation of its paper money had these measures been adopted a year ago, or oven ducing the first month or two of the late session. But atill it 's better to be late than never in turuing from the wrong road into the right one. Tn this connection the retirement of Mr Chase from theTreasury is universally acoept ed as a good thing, and Mr. F nden' ia acooptiaget!iis place is also commendable, if it be true, as w i delay uve no doubt Is, that bls acceptance is with the ardorstandiog that the President shail have a co-operative Oxb and not one “vo discordant that its toembers , several successive weeks to elapse without meeting each other ia o Mr. i ne | den, backed by the majority of the Senate, although that body bas adjourned, retsing the power to enforce this understanding, and Pres! dent Lincoln will do well in proceeding at once to a complete reorganization of lis Cabi- net, notapon the rickety Seward, Blair, Bates, Stanton and Welles combination thus far ad- hered to, but upou the plan of uolty reguired NEW TORE HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1862. THE REBEL RAD. | by the Sonate with Mr. Fessenden’s appoint- ment—a pian which calls for a new Cabinet throughout. The bill of Mr. Winter Davis for the resiord= tion of the rebellious States has failed to re- ceived the Prosident’s endorsement, probably because It required a majority vote of the people of any rebellious State to bring it back into the Union as a free State, while Oid Abe plan fixes the business with one-tenth of the popular vote, With the experience, however, that he has had in this tinkering system of re- construction, we do not suppose that many more such experiments will be made in the in- terval to December nex. The budget of burdens now submitted to the people of the loyal States comprises a double income tax, heavily increased taxes of all other descriptions, direct and indireot, and upon everything useful or ornamental, excepting whiskey on hand—which seems to be harder to reach than Richmond—and then comes, perkaps, another draft for the army, without commutation, and without escape, except through a substitute at his own price. But let us have anew Cabinet that will work harmoni- ously and zealously with the new Secretary of the Treasury, and with General Grant, and it will not be long before we shall bo enabled to see to the end of the rebellion and a safe passage through all our finanofal embarrass- ments. With the ways and means furnished by Congress for more men and more money, with the important instructions furnished by the Senate touching the Cabinet, and with the army and navy now in the field, a failure on the part of President Lincoln to lift up the Treasury and to sink the rebellion before November will, in all probability, be the end of his ad- ministration. Upon this test surely he will at length listen to good advice, and try to prove to the American people that he deserves a re- election. The Kearsarge and Alabama—The Naval Battle off Cherbourg. - Our national anniversary bas again brought victory with it, and a victory most delightful to the national heart. Captain Winslow, a native of North Carolina, and a ciiizen of Mas- sachusetts, is the hero of the heur—the happy and gallant man who bas had the good fortune to give the country the Intense thrill of patri- otic pleasure caused by the announcement of the destruction of the Alabama. He has wiped away gloriousl¥"a reproach on the name of our navy, and has revived the old pride the people felt in the salt water history of the Stars and Stripes. He has earned nobly every distinc- tion that the government can confer upon him, and be hag earned also an honorable place in that Wxilliant record that tells the achievements of John Paul Jones, Oliver Hazard Perry and Stephen Decatur. The battle between the Kearsarge and the Alabama is a very remarkable one in several re- spects. It is the second battle between wooden steamships, and exemplifies pretty clearly the charges that have been wrought in naval warfare by steam and heavy’ guns. Both ships were manouvered handsomely under fire, to such an extent that they are said to have described seven complete circles as they neared each other. It wasacool, steady, stacd up fight, in which, with no great discrepancy in weight of metal, and accidents aside, tte best handled ship was sure to win. As we might expect in such a contest, the United States ship, with comparative ease, fairly beat her antagonist to pieces. She could have sunk another Alabama in the next hour. Yet the Kearsarge is the inferior of the Alabama both in the number of guns and the weight of metal. The Alabama had eleven guns, the Kearsarge only eight; and, though the Kearsarge had two eleven-inch guns, while the largest gun on the Alabama was a hundred-pound rifle, yet the whole weight of metal thrown by the eleven guns of the Alabama was greater than the whole weight of metal thrown by the eight guns of the Kearsarge. The victory ts solely due to the superior organization and skill of our navy. ~ By this decisive victory we have done more than merely rid the seas of a piratical pest. We have annihilated that marine hypothesis, the rebel navy, and we have administered a good blow to the British navy. We have beaten Jeff. Davis and John Bull ina single sbip; for the Alabama was an Englishman. She was built of that “British oak” of which we have heard in certain eallors’ songs. She was armed with British caunon, and manned and fought by British tars—sailors trained in the British navy. She was an English ship in all but Ler commander and her colors; and an English commander would not have been an advantage. Let John Bull take notice, there- fore, that we have beaten a man-of-war of his organization in honest battle, without the loss of a man and without injury to our ship. Let him take notice, also, that we can, with the blockade off our hands, cover the English chan- nel with ships like the Kearsarge. Another important point in this battle fs that it took place in Europe. It was fought under the very noses of the nations that have always poob-poobed our victories. In England and France they read of the far away battles of our armies, and our victories make no impres- sion, But thie naval victory they will believe in. The country is indebted to Captain Wins- low for the destruction of the Alabama, and doubly indebted to him for having destroyed her in the English Channel. The Sinking of the Steamship Locast Point. Tho following (@ @ Correct likt of the loet and saved on the unfortunate steamship Locust Point, beuce for New Ormans, which was wunk early on Sunday morging last, after colliding with (he stonmship Matanzas. PASSENGERS Lost. Mra. Lawrence. J. Hoffman, Mise Saruels. Mra. Lemarest, Mrs, Forgusoe J. F. Zimmerman and wife W. L, Batavels. ras. Ens SAVED, Felix Laron Mrs Jane Brooks. H Marks J. Bustidas. we. GA. Bake. 8. La Blane J, Bodden und wits, Captaia Powers, Mies &. Lebbie NAMEE OF THE ChEW Lost H. Roby, firet officer Jon M toward } &, Perkins, dengineer. Kaward Dupo, second cool. Aug. Stubeok, third ongia'r, Thoma tasion, walter, Jun. Whiteie, from Unkue itor Noger Murray, oo Ore YAMRG OF THE D | $ Hoffman, captain *, seaman J feo'd o ro, aoa f ong y ao , Satna ook lariot, slow. nee Col, T. TW) Ragan, » y wounded while ia commnacd of the First brigate, corps, un Jime 16, arrived tn | Slopping at the Met oovering from bie in, BB. Wasbb, s city yestorday, and ia polian Hotel Lie is gradually ree Of Tinos: Hoo, W. B. Allison, of lowa, Hon SS. (ox, of Oblo; How. H. Autbony, of R. 1; Boo, Joby Geoson, of Boffalo; Mon, J. H. Came. ron, of Toronto, brig, Gen. Kiernan, United Are my, Major Vesey, jiriti of Biraionatl, are atopoing ab ‘Army, and Hoo, R. M. Biekop t, Nichiotas Boia. wird division, Hancook's { — ranewe. The Rebels Reported Crossing the Potomac River. Efforts of the National and State Govern- ments to Resist any Attempt at Invasion in Force. Twelve Thousand New York Militia Called For. The Mevements of the Enemy as Develo Tho Raid Evidently Intended as a Stra- tegio Manewuvre to Distract General Grant's Attention from Petersburg, Kee Bey &e. Bartiworr, July 6, 1884. Tt was reported and believed yesterday moruing that Bagorstown was iv possession of the rebels, the operators having left their posts between uivo and teno’clock uader an alarm. ‘The operators, however, returned about one o'clock im the afternoon, and reported that all was quiet aud that there were no rebels nearer than Falling Waters and Wi! liamsport, from six to ten miles distsat from the Poto. mac, where it was said fighting was going on yosterday afternoon. ‘The same account also saye that fighting was going on at or near Sharpsburg, tho Union forces being commanded by General Sigel. Previous reports from Harper's Forry had located Gene ral Sigei during Sunday night at Shepardstown, to which potot he had falten by rom Martinsburg, and where a junction was formed with him by Mulligan, with the force from the Leetown fight on Sunday, teu miles below This joint forces i was thought would move to the Maryland sid the Potomac to succor the Maryiaud Heights it attacked by the rebeis. ‘Ab attack was made on Harpor's Ferry ab ton o'clock yesterday morning by aforee estimated at some two thousand cavairy, with more thas a8 many in fantry. Goveral Webor, howover, set about making @ vigorous defence, and up to the latest accounts was holding his own, Nothing had beon heard up to two o'c'ock in the after noon at Harper’s Ferry from either Sigei’s or Mulligan's forces, whieh is eccpuated for, perhaps, by the Hage town story, of their boing again engaged opposite Shap- ardatown, to which polut hey must have been followed by the rebels. After two o'clock in the atternoon the wires wero inter. rupted near Harper's Ferry, on the east eido, and ihe operator at the Point of Rocks wag undorstood to report that @ body of rebs! cavalry crossed the Potomac toe ( iuterrupted the telegraph. In thetnountime the excitement at Fredorick, 44., con: taining ail the sick from the hospitals, with the Provost Guard of the town, were removed—tho former going to Anaapoiis, ‘Tho government stores werd also removed from rede. rick, as they bad previously been successfully removed from Harper's Ferry. No reason ia given for this movement from Frederick, as no hostile forces were known to bo within twenty miles of the place, except a eayalry detachment near Voint of Rocks, twelve miles off. General Tyler remained at« Monocacy in command of General Waliace’s forces, that point being the extreme weetern limit of this department. He ts protecting the reat railroad bridge of Movocacy river, three miles rom Srederick No sigas of the euomy hail appeared up to last night. ¢ The truce object and extent of the whole movement are as yotn mystery. It is known from refogees from Mar- tinsburg, Winchester and other placas in Virginia, that the rebelz are remorseiessiy and relentivssiy enforcing tho conseription, taking all the malea between sixteen and sixty who bave loft their homes. Every borse is taken on the line of march and scouting “parties visit the country roads and steal them ail, whether owned by friend or foe. The capture of snp ind the diversion Of the reinforcements going to Grant are very probably the reasoue for the raid. Provisions and all kinds of supplies are no doubt very scarce in Virginia Prosent. and the rebels hope to make a large haul on this side of the Poto-. mac; but they have evidently been disappointed thus far, Major General Karly commands the expe- dition which is composed of cavairy, infantry and artil lery. Early ig reported to be Ewell’s succosaor. Gene ral Ransom is believed to have charge of the cavairy, and a3 be js said to be Stuart's suecessor, the objsct of the enemy may be inferred to be an important one on the part of General Lee. ‘The infantry force is satd to be under the command of General Karly him: Pwell's late corps probably now numbers not less than twelve thousand meu. Other reports name Breckinridge, Imboden, Jenkins audéevon Wheeler as icaders; but both tbe Southern Jeu- kingos are dead, Wheeler is knowu to be tn Tenuessce and Bereckinridge’s presence in the vailoy is very doubtful. General Wallace is very active and is making every preparation that prudence may suggest, THE LATEST. Barrimons, July 5, 1864, Aspecial despatch from Alfred Spates, President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, dated Cumberland, July 57 says:— The rebel! raid has been very destructive on the Chesa- peake and Ohto Canel, We bave information here that the caval bas been nears § damaged, and that a number of boats have been burned aud teams captured, The following is the latest end most authentic intelli- govce received up to nine o'clock this oveving (rom the Upper Potomac:— About six o’clock this evening an attack was about being made upon Maryland Heights, where Gonoral Sigel’s whole force is conosntrated, aud was then formed in lice of battle for defence. Vory little information or detaila of the progress of the siege of Harper's Ferry and Maryland Hoights could be obtained, owing to thero being no wainé rauning that far up the road, and the telegraph operator not boing ina position to understand tho true condition of afairs, oluer than the defence wae obviously saceessful In viow of the Heighty being still in General Sigel's possesion. Whatever damage the onemy may undertake in thoir prosovt movement {t must be quickly eftectod, or thoy will meet with such opposition in the forces uow moving upon them from the West as to relieve all apprebousion about the result, Four railroad traing loaded with government supplics as well as the mail train from Harper's Ferry, that was intercepted by Mosby on its returo, were all worked through to Daltiinore this aftersoou without the slightost lose. They wore fired at, however, very warmiy, from the Virgiuia side, opposite the Point of Re No damage to the railroad is kaowi aa yet, excepting about thirty [eet over Patterson's creek bridge, six miles east of Cumberland, which was tu day entirely repaired for the movements about belag made over the road east- ward, Three hundred wagons, loaded with stores, supposed to have been captured, were yotion off safely from Martina. burg by Conoral Sigel, and passed through Fredoriek 40 day on the way to Baltimore. PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF PENNSYL- VANIA, Harnisecra, July 6, 1344, Eaerem, tho Presideitt of the United states bas to ite vicinity for one bandred days, 1, Andrew G Curtin, Governor do hereby call upon freewon of Pounsy!vania to come promptly forward, as they bave heretofore done, and fii the requisition for this Wtportan! service. It is apparent that the enemies of our goveromaut, in desperation, are throateyiog us wifh an armel fores, in the hope that the arm: at Woceral rant may be withdrawn before Hichmond; and | call upon the oftizens of Shis Common woaith, capabie of bear. to comé fot ard without de nd thus ald brothers in reat he army of the republic. my hand and the great seal of tho State at Narrisbarg, this fifth day of July, ta the year of our Lord one thougend olght hundred nd sixty (our, and of the Commonwealth the eighty ninth. Hd SLIFER, Seoretary of the Commonwealth, Ry the Cov Rayon, Barrons, July 6, 1964, Tater deapatebes from Sandy Hook, on the Maryland wide of Harper's Ferry, show that no engagement hea token place up to ten o'clock to-night further than picket firing The pontoon bridge there had boon taken aud two spans of tho rajiroud bridge removed by our troops on withdrawing from Harper's Ferry, The robots had sot fire to the Virginin wide of the bridge, which was then burning. Our men, in attomps ing to extinguish the flames, ware fired upoa by sharp: shooters in the town and compelled to deviat. There ts no rebel force east of Harper's Ferry, except 0 the Virginia side at the Point of Rocks, The road is unobstructed as far na Sanity Hook. Rumor, but nothing more, says that the force of rebels” opposite the Point of Rocks is wader command of Gon, oral Ross, whieh, if true, would imply the presence there of & considerabie force, but thin ia doubiful Me edi avav'g wa haga now at Paint of Rooke 4 syillcicat Point, and reports con foree to hold that potat agaiust any Op>~Zing force Ithoty to be brought against it. Nothtog definite is known as to the sirenglh oF movements of the rebels <oat of Harpers raiT}. ‘The largost estimate of the strength of the force at Harper's Ferry ts four thou. sand infantry and cavalry, Up {? thls evening town was not occupied, nor was there any rebel forog ~* Gen. Hunter bag reached the Parkera- It Is known tha. burg road, and is moving reat eantward. Wananes%; Say 5, 1864 Public attention bas been occupied entir Sly bord w 487, by the rumors concorning the rebel raid and (8 Hows OF the dostruction of the Alabama, ‘he latter produced much excliement, all save a few raucorous secession ts manifesting the greatest elation, No deflulte conclusion seeme to bave been arrived at yet concerning the force and purposes of the enemy, the geueral belief being, however, that at least one corps of the rebela has rosched the Potomac, with the view of distracting the plaug of General Grant, and, i{ possible, to cause sufficient alarm in Washington to induce the with- drawal of our army from the James river. No one here apprehends for a moment that any diminu- tion of our force before Potersburg will take place. On the contrary, troops are still going forward to General Grant, while a large force has been concentrated in Mary- land, gufficient it is believed to check the farther advance by the rel This morning the dismounted cavalry were Organized iuto infantry regimonts, somo of which have left for Harper’s Ferry. A Call for the State Milit! Arpany, July 5, 1864, ‘Tho President informs Governor Seymour that the rebel forcos, estimated at from fifteen thousand to twenty thou- sand strong, have invaded Maryland and taken Martins. burg and Harper's Ferry, and are threateping other points; that the public safety requires a call upon the Biate Executives for a militia force,to repel the invasion; and he calls upon the State of New York for twolve thou. sand militia, as its quota, to sorve one hundred days. GRANT. important Order Relative to Passes. Cannonading Still Going On at Petersburg. Repertea Demand for the Surrender of the City, Rey Fortarss Monnor, July 8, 1954, Tho following order bas been issued — SPECIAL ORDER—-NO. 41. Heapgvarters, Derartaent or ViRGINtA AND Nori Canorina, Sane 24, 1864. The passo= and permits of the Lieutenant General com- taanding, of Major General Butler, and of Major General Meade, given by themselves respectively, or by their order, for persons, properiy, vessels and supplies of all kinds to pass and be passed from Washington, PD. ©, or Paltimore, Md, to their respective bead. quarters, aad to City Point, Bermuda Hundred, Va., and Intermediate points, and from their respective head. quarte ty Point, Bermuda Hundred and intermediate points to’ Washington and Baltimore, will bo respected aud obeyed by all military authorities, Provost marshals snd guards. Any disregard to (hese passes or permits, or interference with the subjects of them, will be an of: fence subjecting the guilty party to summary ment. By command of Lieutenant General GRAN Major General B, F. BUTLER. ‘Tho steamer Goorge Leary will leave here this eveniog for New York with the sick and wounded from Hampton Hospital. The steamer Iolas arrived this afternoon from City nt cannonading going on in the direction of Petersburg. Nothing has been learned of the result, but all is working to the best advantage. The schooner John L, Redver, from Port Royal for New York, encountered a boavy galo soon after passing Cape Hatteras, lost her sailg and anchors, ran ashore at Cape Henry on the night of the 30th ultimo, and became a total loss. The crew arrived here this morntug safely Sidney Gardner, of the Eighteenth Massachusetts, died to day on the steamer De Molay.~ The bospital steamer De Molay left this afternoon for New York, with a load of woucaed from City Point- Major General Butler and staff returned up the James river to-day, ke. ace Forrrass Monror, July 4, 1864. Tho Fourth bas passed very pleasantly here. Ana. tional salate was fired at noon from the water battery, and was joined by a salute from the English and French frigates lying in Hampton Roads, Flags were displayed as usual, and the troops were reviewed in the presence of Boglish and French officers. There is no news from the front. Reported Demand for the Surrender of Petersburg. Waamicros, July §, 1964. Passengers on the mat! boat Highland Light report that day before yesterday Genera) Grant sont a demand for the unconditional svrrender of Potersburg, but the answer Was vot known at City Polot when the [ighland Light left, It was believed, if the demand was not com pliod with, that a reasonable time would be allowed for the removal of the women and childten before the town was attacked. They also say that appearauces tudicated lively work. WILSON AND KAUTZ. Rebel Accounts of the Expedition—The Raid onthe Danville Rallroad—OMm- clal Despatches of Goneral Lee, éc. (From the Richmond Dispatch, June 23, rly hour yestorday ,morolug it was reported raiderg on the Danville Railroad bad suffered a defeas, and this was gcon coniirmed by the following oflicial despatch from General Lee:— Heapquarrers, Army oy Norrusey Vinqyta, June 20, 1364, my has been quiot to-day in our front, A 25th, was received this morning from rrinbalt, commanding at Staunton river bridge, bis conlldence in boing able to protect it ‘Thia afternoon General W. H. F, Loe roporis that he at- Kk my near Staunton river bridge yesterday drove bim until dark He aleo states (hat igually repulsed at the bridge the same ated this morning, laying about thirty Gold. “Very respedtruliy, Ke, R. BE. Lit, Goveral. ‘ent to the ‘of Captain Crover Davor, via Dewsts Hott, June 27, 1864. Captain Farrinbalt, commanding at this point, repulged General Kauty handsomely yortorday evening, killing and wounding at least two hiodred and fifiy. Elght killed aud twenty-four wounded of ours, af, WITHERS, A. A. NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. tween the Rebels and a Portion A Stocle’s Forces=Dofent of the Kebels and Capture of Their Gans and Two Hundred Prisoners, &., &o, Cain, Ill. July 8, 1864, Momphie papers of the 2d inst, learn from officers that As 8000 aa Goneral Steele heard of the movement near the mouth of the White river by the robol Genoral Shelby he sent forward tho One Hundred and Thirty. th Illinois, the Ninth Iowa, the Third Missouri and the Third regular cavalry, under the command of Goueral Carr. This foreo confronted the enomy on tho 27th ult, be tweon Sheadon and &t. Charles, and a fight ensued, re- eulting in the capture of two hondred prisoners and tho of the recently captured gunboat Queon City and Ki moddtain howitzers. Our lows tm flon. Secretary or War:— Sin—The at The followiog dospatch, received su’ id! {ilod and wounded will not reach two hundred, while that of the onomy will reach quite five hundred. si “ During the following might Genoral Carr revetved |: formation of tho approwoh of rebel reiuforcemeuts under Govoral Marmaduke, aud made preparations to fall back on Clarention, twenty mites bolow Davall’s Blut At the last accounts this’ moyomont bad been made success fully, and reinforcements had been sent to Carr. ‘The joint forces of Marmaduke and Shelby are eaid to be retreating. ‘The’ report of tho burning of the steamer Kate Hart is untrue. ‘The Third Missour! Cavalry, enroute for home on far- lougb, came down ihe White river, having 1a charge the two hundred prisonors captured by Carr, The White river is now ovea to byats runuing undor @ @onvor. PROCLAMATION ai sons wau@le ~ United States. The Writ ef Habeas Corpus Sus- pended in Kentucky. Martial Law Prociaimed in the State, . al ae, he, Whereas, by a proclamation which was issued om the 18th day of April, 1801, the President of the United States announced and declared that the laws of the United States had been for some time pash and then were, opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed in certain States ¢hereim mentioned by com- ‘binations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the power vested iq the Marshals by law; And whereas, immediately efter the issuing of the said proclamation, the land and naval forces of the United ‘States were put into activity to suppress the said insur rection and rebellion ; And whereas the Congress of the United States, by aa act approved on the third day of March, 1863, did enact that during the eaid rebellion the President of the United States, whenever in his Judgment the public eafety may require it, is authorized to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in any case throughout the United States or any part thereof, And, wheroas, the said insurrection and rebeliion still continue, endangering the existence of the constitution aud government of the United States, And whereas the military forces of the United States are now actively engaged in suppressing the said insur- rection and rebollion in various parts of the States whore the gald rebellion has been successful in obstructing the laws and publio authorities, especially in the States of Virginia aud Georgia, And whereas, on the fifteenth day of Septembor last the President of tho United States duly issued bis prociae mation, wherein be declared that the privilege of the writ of baboas corpus should be suspended throughout tbe United States in cases whereby the authority of the President of the United States, the Military, purpose of fnciting the rebel forces to renew the the said operations of civil war within the gaid State, and thoreby to ombarrass the United States armies now operating in the said States of Virginia and Georgia, and evon to endanger their safety. Now therefore I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the authorily vested im me by the constitution and iaws, do hereby deciare, that in my judgmout the public safety espectally re- quires that tho suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus #o proclaimed in the said procia- mation of the 15th of September, 1863, be made effeo- tual, and be duly onforced in ond throughout tho said State of Kentucky, and that martial law be for the pree sent declared therein, I do, therefore, hereby require of the military offcers in the said State that the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus be effectually suspended withia the sald State according to the aforesaid pro- clamation, and that martial law be established theroiu, to take effect from the date ef this proclamation; the said guspension and establishmont of martial law to continue until this proclamation sball be revoked or Naval apd Civil officers of the United States, or any of them hold persons under their command or in their custody, etther as prisoners of war, spies, or aiders or abettors of the enemy, or officers, soldiers or seamen, enrolled oF drafted of mustered or enlisted in or belonging to the land or naval forces of (he United States, or as deserters therefrom, or otherwise amenable to military law, or the rules and articles of war, of the rules and regulations prescribed for the military or naval services, by authority of the President of tho United States, or for resisting a draft, or for aay other offence against the military or vaval service. And whereas mapy citizens of the State of Kectucky have joined tho forces of the insurgents, have on several occasions entered the sald State of Kentucky in large force, and not without aid and comfort furnished by disaffedted and disloyal citizens ef the United States residing therein, bave not only greatly disturbed the public peace, but have overborne the civil authorities and made {flagrant civil war, destroying property and life 1n various parts of that State. And whoreas it has been made known to the President of the Unitea States, by the officers commanding the national armies, that combinations have been formed in the said State of Kentucky, with « modified, but not beyond the period when the said re. bellion shall have been suppressed or come to an end, And I do bereby require and command as woll military officors ag all civil officers aod authori- ties existing or found within the sald State of Kentucky to take notice of tbis procismation, an@ to give full effect to the same, The martial law herein proclaimed, anc the things in that respect herein ordered, will not be deomed or taken to interfere with the holding of lawful elections or with the proe ceedings of the constitutional Legislature of Ken tucky, or with the administration of justice im the courts of law existing therein betwoen citizons of the United States in suits or proceedings which do not effect the military operations or the constituted authorities of the government of tbe United States, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Uniied States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this afty day of July, iu the year of our Lord, 1964, wud of tho independence of the United States the oighty eighth, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By tho Presidoat Witutam H. Seware, Secretary of State. SHERMAN. Nasaviis, July 5, 1864. Persons from the front, who left Koresaw Mountain on the 30th, report matters, since the unsuccessful assault of the 27th ult., im statw qua, Our lize oxtends from the railroad jast north of the mountain around the western baso and as far south aa tho Dallas and Marietta roads, The enemy’s position tg a very strong one, aud though bold by a small (orce ap- pears to be impregnable to assault. General Sherman’s quarters are near the railroad, Gene- ral Thomas’ about two miles south and west of Kensaw Mountain. So close are the contending lines that skirmishing goes on continually, and often the whole army is engaged. On the night of the 28th the rebels sent « smali force to attack one of our working partite, They were received with a heavy volley, wheu the skirmish lines along the front of both armies became engaged for an hour or mote, We had only one man killed aud six wounded along the entire line, Dospatchee from the front, dated July 5, intimate that the position above described still existe, and that all re. mains quict. Gen, Sherman's howdquarters aro near Kenesaw yet. It is reported hore from Decatur that the robel Genera} Rhoddy bas gone to Mississippi to join Forrest, who ap. pears to have beon forced out of Tennessee by Gonoral A J. Smith, Colonel Doolittie’s success against Pastorsou may have juduced Rhoddy to decamp, It now appears that Colonel Doolittle surprised the camp and secured the equipage and material of au entire brigade, A noted guerilla, known as Parson Johueton, and four of his men, were killed oo the let intt., near Huoteville. Tho remainder of bis band were drivea into a cave 4¥ beseigod there. Loss of the Storeship Coarier, Tho United States storasbip Courior, Commander 8. 0, Gray, loft Poston May 28, with paymarters’ stores, for Now Orloans, and waa joat on Leonards Keys (Twhanias), Juno 14. Offeers and crow saved, Her guns, small arms and rigging were saved and seut to Negsau, The vosset ig. total Lose, The following officers arrived at this port iu the schooner Sam T. Keeso:—Acting Mastor and fxecutive Ollicer, Heury Reanoy; Acting Ensign (Sailing Master), Riwin 1, Pratt; Acting Ponigas, A. P, Thompson and Mr, Snow; Paymas- ter, 1, B, Brown; Mustor’s Mate, Lewis Goslt; Paymas- ter’a Clerk, P, Brown; Burgoon’s Steward, in charge, Michal Corbett, and forty-oight seamen, ———_ Tue Park Commmeronmns announce that a corcet band wil! piay on the lakes at the Park to-day, commencing at “val past four o'clock,