The New York Herald Newspaper, July 14, 1864, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. GaNES GU NS BEXNETR BSTPOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFICE MH. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. . nw ‘TERME cosh m afvance Money sent by mall will be Ot the ris of the sender, Dione-Sut bank Dilla currcat in New York taken — Veiume XXIX... cases Me, 108 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BIBLO'S GARDBN, Brosaway.—daa oF Ion, Pima THEATERS, Breadway.—Tus Wine 1, OLYMPIO THBATRS, Broadway.—Bxucuse Orzes— Pas Diavore prrogpmay THEATRE, Brosdway.—Pasrce Srr— ne ee Spears. Bewery.—Cataract if ecssn Banca dane tabi een Cannel Bas GAMPBELL MIN} Ginwe Macros or oR ISLS pookays eee — Brookiya.—Eemioriuum New York, Thursday, July 14, 1864. THE SITUATION. ‘The news from Washington and Baltimore to-day ts of ‘8 more cheerful character. Communication boing opened (oth Dy rajiroad and telegraph between the ocapite! and Baltimore, we are enabled to state that the rebels are @etiring ecress the Potomac, evidently having abandoned the tdea—if they . ver entertained it—of attacking either @f thoee two cities. A Gespatch from Washington last night statespibat sktr (alahing was going on all day Tuseday, and in the evening ‘ber forces at Fort Stevens made en assault and drove the Pedels from their position, leaving one hundred wounded ‘Gh Mr. Bisir’s house. Yesterday morning they hed left, (Giver Gring a number of buildings. The enemy were re. ported by jour scouts to be recrossing the Potomac op. posite Poolesville, driving before them a Sock of cattle @cmbering two thousand. A large herd of the webels are sald to bave passed through Rock- vite @t three o'clock yesterday morning in the = direction «of )=— Edwards’ = ferry. Our (killed aad wounded on Tuesday numbered two busdred. ‘Hbo rebels were alse reported moving westward from ‘Biadensburg, taking a number of cattle and horses with them. During the investment of Fort Stevens the clerks @f the different departments were ia arms, and the Presi- (dent rode around among the men, endeavoring to in- ‘Bpire confidence by his presence, Reporte of the capture @f Annapolis are estrus. Thore were no sigus of the enemy there at moos yesterday, At Baltimore all busi. Bess was suspended, and the citizens generally were eor-. @ered te report for military duty at five o'clock lest evening. " Tt ia confidently stated that Genera! Franklin has @eoaped from the hands of the rebels; but, at inst so- counts, Bia whereabouts was not known. General Tyler's escape ts positively ascertained. He has arrived in Bal- Gimore with his staf ‘The last accounts received from Washington by the ‘train (:ccomotive and tender) to Baltimore, which came (brough yesterday afternoon, is that no firing was going on around Washington during the day, and that the skir- misbing ef the day before was merely to cover the re- Great of the enemy while they were conveying their ‘Plunder across the river at Edward's ferry. General Crook occupied Westminster on Tuesday, where Be drove the rebels from the railroad, and proceeded South. General Averill was ia Frederick, The rebels bad abandoned both piaces. The rebel wounded in Grederick number nearly four hundred, Despatches from our correspoadent with General Sher- man, dated at Nashville yesterday, state that { is sup- posed that the rebele will retreat to Atlanta; bat it is aot believed that they will attempt to makes stand at that point, 1t was rumored on Tuesday that Joe John. on bad gone to Richmond; but nothing positively was known with regard to the matser. ‘There Dave been stirring events going on im General Foster's Department of South Carolina, A series of movements have recently takon place thore, A battery om James Island was captured from the rebel, John’s finland was success‘uliy occupied by cur troops; but aa attempt to take Fort Jobnson by a night attack was not Bo fortunate. It was a failure, and one hundred and fifty @f our men, including Colonel Hoyt, Liousenant Colonel (Cunningham and a number of -other officers were taken EUROPEAN BEWS. ‘The steamship Australasian, from Queenstown om the 84 of July, reached this port yesterday afternoon. Her news is two days later. Our London correspondent states that the news of the failure of Geceral Grent’s assaults on Petersburg, taken out by the China, produced an impression on the public iad very unfavorabie to bis chances of suecess in taking Richmond. The rebel cotton loan advanced is conse- qrence, bat receded soca afterwards. Mr. Dayton, Minister of the United States in France, bad cntertained Captain Winsiow, of the Kearsarge, and Bis officers at dincer te Paris. Captain Semmes Bad rented « temporary home near Southampton, England. His health is improving. It is now said that Semmes is to havean tron-plated frigate, receatly built at Bordesux, France, as bis new Alabama Gowan, one ef the wounded sailors of the Kearsarge, Ged im the marine hospital at Cherbourg. Captain ‘Winslow euggoded that tbe moneys intended by Union mee in Ports to purchase a testimonial for himself should be applied to the ase ef Cowan's family, which is about to be done. ‘A vaval agent of the rebels Bad bees committed for trial in Liverpool fer a Breach of the Foreign Enlistment , by enlisting men for service on board the privateers and Rappabanpock. : ‘Three powerful vessels, built in French porta for the febe! govermment, were expectec at Bremerhaven, under Portuguese colors, being purchased, 4 ts said, for the German navy. ‘The London Indes (rebel orgen) says that four ban- Grea and pinety-cight vessels ran the blockade of Wil- ington, N, C., and Charleston, 8. C., out of five bundred 4 ninety sent out, from January, 1468, to April, 1866 ‘The semi-annual interest and dividend of sinking fund Of the rebel cotton loan, dee on September 1, are an. nounced by the London Ind-a as ready for deposit by the Bichmond government agents in that city. | Reoruiting wae going om ia Vieona for the Austro- Mexican euxiiiary corps sanctioned by the Emperor of ‘a Orders beve been sevt out by the English government _ Bo tho gytborities in Canada to concentrate the troops on Abd Montreal. circular from Madrid again declares that @eekg 20 ‘‘revindication"’ of ber power ia Pera, but the Chinehes merely unil! reparation te made for pattonal ineults, * fue longes of the Danes at Alsco were very heavy. feed over three thousand men, teoluding o large Of efeors, killed and wounded. Jutiand wae under the rule and laws of Prassis. The new army sumbers forty thousand men; but the ma- of (om are raw recruits, brought Rastily into line. Parte journals, without, we believe, exception, ex- Umemseotves ia the moet sarcastic and derogatory on Kagiand's coarse towards Denmark. Liverpest cotton market was Srener, with prices On the 84 Of Jqiy. American descriptions edvencieg. BrendeteM and revisions were Oia. Console closed to London on the 2d of July at 0034 a od for meey: TBCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘A meeting of the “lence Assooiation,” which was called at the Fith Avenue Hotel last eveving, did nck fake place. The members of the ‘+Associativa,” uuder the war excitement which prevails through the oity, found, po doubt, that & pexoe mecting, with The times out Of joint, was out of the question, and there(ore adjourned ble ocoasion. wiversary of the commescement ts that prevelied io this city last July, We bad a hot day of it yesterday; but it was by Bo means so warm as a yoar Ago. ‘The Walton will case bas at length been settiea Wal- ton. it will be remembered, was murdered, and a writ ‘was brought by Mrs, Walton against the executors of bis will to recover an anoulty given to ber, Several loans had been made by this Indy on the eatate, for which she fleo brought # sult, These matters bave all been adjusted Detwoen the partios themselves; #0 that the whole affair ts ended. In the Unitea States District Court yesterday, Judge Botts presiding, the District Attor@ey entered a final de cree of distribution of the proceeds of the cargo of the prize sloop Neilie, captured in March, 1963, of Port Royal, by the United States blockading steamer Quaker City. ‘The sum for distribution is $19,062 34, in which the capturing vessel alone shares, The Nellie, being too small vessol to send North, was abandoned after cap- ture and her cargo sent te this. port in another veagel for adjadication. ‘The Kighteenth precinct police yesterday fourd a poor woman, eighty yeare of age, named Margaret Jobasoo, tying on the sidewalk corner of Eighteenth Street and First avenue, suffering from the effects @ the extreme heat, She was conveyed to Belie- yoe Hospital by an officer, James Fionegan, while at work tm Morcer street, sear Fourth, was evercome by the heat, aud, after reoolving prompt medical aid, the Fifteenth precinct police conveyed bim to his residence, in Forty-sixth street, near Sixth avenve. John Wersberger, a German, fi'ty-four years of age, em- ployed es fireman at No, 658 Broadway, was over- powered by the heat, and conveyed te Bellevue Hospital for weatment. Henrietta Fiske, a middie aged woman, ‘was sunstruck ip Broadway, noar Pearl street, where she was found lying insensible by an officer of the Twenty- fifth precioct, who conveyed her to the New York Hos- pital. : ‘Tue tightness in the money market bad the offect of greatly interfering with commercial transactions yeater- day. The high prices which were charged for money to carry produce, &c., greatly interfered with tho specu- lators and completely unsettled prices, The business was very small in nearly all commodities, both foreign and mative. Every kind of merchandise” was nominal Petroleum was lower, but entirely Bominal. Cotton was without decided change. On ’Change there was s further materia! reduc- tion of prices on all the joading staples, with only e moderate business, The stringency of themouey market adects the speculators seriously, as may be ieverred from the fact that prices of port fell $3a$6 per bbl. Flour was about 0c. off, while wheat declined Sa @ 100, Freights were dail, with neutrsis for choice among ship- pers, owing to the recent depredations of the privateer Florida, The Campsiga in Mary! a—The Eme- my Falling Back Across the Potomac. Our news from Washington last evening— with which place we are kappily again in com- munication—wears a cheering aspect. The rebels were driven from Fort Stevens on Tues- day evening by a spirited assault of our troops, after which they seemed to have abandoned their attempts on the national capital. The morning found them gone, and crossing the Potomac, with their rich plunder, at Ewerds’ Ferry. The portion of their forces at Rock- ville were also said to be crossing the river. We have the agreeable news of General Franklin’s escape from the enemy, and the ger- tainty of General Tyler's escape.. Much of General Hunter’s command is in Maryland, and the body lately under General Sigel is at Frederick, while the troops that fought at the Monocacy under Wallace, now commanded by Genera! Ord, are at Baltimore. It is stated that the rebel force which passed through Frederick numbered thirty-cight thou- sand men, and had one hundred and forty pieces of artillery, and that the corps of A. P. Hill was to join it near Washington, crossing the Potomac at Edwards’ Ferry. This would look like a definite plan for an attempt against Washington, and would indicate that the pos- session of that city is the real object of the operation. The assault on one of the forts at Washington and its capture by the enemy on Tuesday favor this view. Fortunately the fort was retaken. But there is no satisfactory knowledge yet of how much infantry the enemy bas. Ten thou- sand could have acoomplished all that has thus far beon done; and it may prove that Washing- ton is yet not the enemy’s real object. We have hitherto given the particulars of a rebel plan to recruit the Southern armies with the twenty thousand rebel prisoners now at Point Lookout; and if the raiders should move that way it is to be hoped that the government may find it out in time to send a gunbaat to that point before it ia too late, m= Oppeorta- tration. The rebel‘taid into Maryland has assumed the proportions of a furmidable invasion. A heavy column of the enemy is thundering at the back door of the national capital. The failure of the pet generals of the administra- tion—first Sigel and next Hunter—in the She- nandoah valley opened wide the gateway tothe rebels from Staunton dowa into Maryland, and they have walked io. Thus, from the ineffi- ciency and want of system in the side opera- tions of bis subordinates in this Virginia cam- paign, General Grant is not only embarrassed in the prosecution 6f his work before Rich- mond, but is required for the time to suspend it in order to strengthen the defensive army of Washington, The city is believed to be perfoctly secure, owing not to any sagacious precautions of the administration, however, but to the vigilance and prompt action of General Grant. But when shall we see the end of this foolishly protracted war if, as from 1861; our Army of the Potomac every year is to move “on to Richmond” in the spring only to be compelled return to the defence of Washington before the end of the summer? Is it impossible to lay vigorous siege to Richmond without leay- ing Washington in danger of being surprised? No; it is not and never has been impossible. What ia the proper remedy for the present unsatisfactory state of things? It is simple and easy. Let us briefly suggest it. We want, In support ef our army on the south side of Richmond, a movable army of one hundred thousand men, with its head- quarters at Washington. We want a cool, ex- perionced, sagacious and capable general at the head of this army. How are these wants to be supplied? Let President Lincoln begin by appointing Gen. MoClellan to the command indicated, and there will be no difficulty in ral- lying eround him this arty of a hundred thousand Let it be proclaimed thats pew military fa Greated, including the countey for s hundred miles eround Wash- ington, and that Gen. McQlellah le appeinted to this command; that volunteers for one hundred days will be accepted to serve under bim; and within a month, inoleding the usual detachments scattered inand around Washing- we ode Withais” THURSDAY, sty. ton, he will be furnished with:bis army of one bundred thousand men. Tbousands of our discharged veteran soldiers will hasten to join the standard of “Litile Mac,” and tens of thousands of able bodied war democrats, from Massachusetts to Missouri, will respond to the call for voluoteers in his name. The fact, too, that while Graat, unde- pleted of his soldiers, is pushing on his great work before Richmand, MoClellaa is standing guard over Washington, will give a feeling of unbounded security and confidence to the country. Better still: between these skilful, tried and trusty generals, the campaign against Riobmond will indeed be “short, sharp and decisive;” for the rebel army and the rebel capital will be placed between two converging fires, from which there will be no escape. As a stroke of military policy, such are the advantages ‘which invite this appointment of General McClellan. As a political strategic movement it equally commends itself to the favor of President Lincoln. It will rally to his political support the rank and file of the war democracy; it will render the copperhead peace faction utterly powerless for mischief, and the Chicago Convention a pitiful cabal of aban- doned demagogues and conspirators. MeClel- lan’s bitterest enemy in the Cabinet has been turned adrift. Relieved of Chase, the President is free to act in this matter; for Stanton may now be recenciled if he cannot be spared. A new and harmonious Cabinet, however, in con- junction with the restoration of MoClellan to active service, would give vast additional strength to the administration. But the first essential now to revive the confidence of the country, the unity of the warsupporting masses of the loyal States, and to strengthen the ad- ministration for the war and for the succession, is the appointment of McClellan. This done in @ spirit of magnanimity, the claims of some other officers, who have for some time been set aside, should also be respected. Finally, in still another important view, this appointment of McClellan would be followed by good results. It would exert a wholesome influence in reference to our foreign relations, from the fusion of the war democracy with the administration party for the war. In behalf, therefore, of the national cause, the army and the people, and in view of a glorious campaign, an early peace, and of a quiet and overwhelm- ing re-election of President Lincoln, we would earnestly call upon him to try the appointment of General McClellan to the military depart ment of Washington. ‘s Mayor Gunruenr’s Parrrorsm.—Mayor Gun- ther says that patriotism is synonymots with self-interest. If that definition be correct Mayor Gunther is a very patriotic man. Tue Horsxess Incaraciry ov THE GovERS- MENT.—It Is more than two weeks since General Grant netified the War Department that a con- siderable body of troops had been sent away from the ermy on bis front, and gave it notice to look out for its weak places. Yet this body of treops has made its way into a loyal State, has carried the devastation of war into three considerable towns of Western Maryland, has captured a railroad train between Baltimore and Philadelphia, and moreover captured— though it was not able to hold—one of the large forts in the line of defences that encircles Washington city. Though timely notice was given of what the government might expect, it made no arrangements at all to provide that this advance should do no harm, and the troops of Lee’s army were within five miles of the White House, while the President was yet deep fn his scheme for re-election, and while General Halleck was probably pondering over bis own greatness. Only a collection of the most hope- less imbeciles could have been guilty of such a failure to perform their respective duties. Mr. Lincoln is so busy over the arrangement of plawe for the next election that we ought not to expect any consideration as to the defence of the capital from him. But what is General Halleck for? Is he not, as the President’s con- fideatial military man—the military part of the President—expected to do in such a case as this what the President ought to have done ?— or is he paid the salary of a major general only to edit fancy editions of Jomini To Poxrrictaxs.—This crisis ought to call all politicians into the field. Tor if we lose Wash- ington there will be no White House and no necessity of a Presidential election. Let the politiciaus fight, or their occupation will gone. A Sitcur Mistaxe.—The peace men dently believe that the North is in rebellién againet the South, and, of course, like pure patriots, they side with the South. They will discovers their mistake before long. Goveryon Sxymosn’s Prociamstiox.—We publieh thie document in full in another column. It reads well enough. But what we waut now is work, not words. The Governor still harps upon the militia regiments which are not filled up and not ready to go to the seat of war. Why does he not send off those regiments which are filled up and which are ready to go? ‘Then the Governor lectures about constitutional law. Is this the time for such essays? Let us all do something to save the country, and then we can quote the constitution at our leisure, The Goveraor is as full of words as a diction. ery. But we need men, and we nced them at once. What is the use of wasting time in talk- ing about the constitution when we should all be trying to settle by farce of arms whether we have ® country and @ constitution to talk about? How to Caron Tux Frorwa.—The Florida must have coal, and to obtain it she will go into Halifax, Bermuda, Martinique or St. Thomas. Now, if Mr. Welles would send two fast and well armed gunboats to cruise off each of these porta it would not be long before she would be eaptured, or blockaded so that she could not cruise upon the ocean and destroy our commerce. Many distinguished naval off- eers are of the same opinion, and feel confident that if this course were pursaed the Flerida would soon be aumbered among the things of the past, A Queny.—Where are the Woods! We hope that they are not spending thelr snmmer vaca- ton with George Sanders at the Clifton House, Niagara Falls. Re Vax Woes Wrtine.—It ie in vain for sleepy Welles te eover up bis sins of omission and commission with Oaptain Winslow's victory over the Alabama. Welles ought to be told by President Lincoln that he must capture the Florida in ten days or resign his position in the Cabinet. One swallow does aot make a spring, and one Kearsarge doce net make Secretary Welles e cood offtciay, Ths Critical Conaticom of the Hatiodal Finauces. It Is bigh time that the people <hould fully approofate the great fact that we bave arn.7e0 that eritioal period in the history of the wa” 14 * 1864 * General and his assistants in this work.” The Grand Jury look the matter over and decline to have anything to do with it. The Governor, not satisfied with leaving it in this position, where it can be used with double force against when the question of our national finances be- | ifr. Lincoln, who is now before the people for comes one of grave importance, second only to the result of the conflict iteelf, We stand to-day in danger of a orisis which more than three years of financial mismanagement at Washing- ton has induced, and which only a wise prudence and a discreet divergence from the ruinous policy of Mr. Obase oan entirely avert. The present financial condition of the coun- try is the strongest argument it would be pos- sible to adduce against his fitness fer the posi- tion from whioh he lately retired, leaving the people to reap the bitter fruits of his incom- petency. He assumed oontrol of the Trea- sury in Maroh, 1861, when the national debt was les than seventy millions, and when the country was in the high tide ef prosperity, and he abandoned office when that debt bad increased to nearly eighteen hundred millions, and gold was selling at a premium of one hundred and seventy per cent over the national currency. Mr. Chase was an egregious failure, There was no reason whatever why this eountry, with its boundless resources, should ever have drifted into such @ position, aud especially after little more than three years of war. If Great Britain could carry on her long and costly Napoleonic wars, involving the suspension of specie payments for a quar- ter of a century~namely, from 1797 to 1621— with an average depreciation of her paper money of only twenty-five per cent, during which long period the highest rate ever reached was forty-one per cent, and that lasting but for a‘ short time, surely the United States of America ought not to have aNowed its currency to depreciate so much more in so short a time. There was no ne- cessity for it, and anything like good statesmanship would have maintained the finances of the countryon the sound basis of taxation, supplemented by loans. Although during the suspension of specie payments ia Great Britain for the period re- ferred to the Bank of England tripled its cir- culation, and the number of provincial banks Increased by hundreds, so well were the fnan- cla! affairs of the kingdom administered that an entire resumption of specie payments took place within six years after the declaration of peace. and this was followed by a period of commercial prosperity unexampled in the history of the country. But during all thy time of the suspengion the English government acted in perfect acoord with the banking and com- mercial interests of the nation, and this unity secured that strength which proved itself invin- eible. It Is this unity which Mr. Fessenden is now called upon to secure. He must bring har- mony out of chaos, and no longer allow a con- flict of interest to exist between any section of the wealth of the country and the national government. He must fuse everything that can contribute to its support into a homogene- ous whole, and there must be a long pull and @ pull all together till such time as the ship of State is clear of the breakers of rebellion. If he does not do this, and reconcile the antagon- isms fostered by his predecessor between the State and national banks, and the State banks and the administration, by abolishiug obnoxious regulations aad giving equal privileges to each, as well as pursue such @ course generally as will compel a reduction of the present enor mous premium on gold, he also will be a failure. We admit that ke has a difficult task—a very difficult one—to perform; but he has assumed the responsibilities of an important office at a critical juncture, and he must meet them boldly and with that singleness of purpose which has for its aim the national good alone. The people sit in judgment over his acts, and vast interests are dependent upon them. It is seldom, indeed, in the history of any country, that such a splen- did opportunity for the display of financial bility presents itself as is now open to the new Secretary of the Treasury, just as it would be hard to find a period when financial blundering would be more disastrous; and we therefore trust that he will make the best of that oppor- tunity, and prove himself equal to the great importance of the occasion. Tt is amusing to see the shiftings, turnings aud double shuffies of our public men—one day one thing and the next something else. Goversor Seymour, whose administration has been balanced half way between the war de- mocracy. and peace faction, bas made a pecu- Mar record—a record that will seriously trouble some future historian when he tries to spread before the world the point which the Governor attempted to accomplish. Elected on the war issue, and under the supposition that he was in favor of its more thorough and determined presecution than his opponent, he has evidently endeavored at times to please both sides. One day the war democracy applaud him. The next day they denounce him, and the peace men are bis defenders. The peace faction get into a muss which ferces upon them the official interference of the authorities at Washing- ton, and Governor Seymour immediately steps in with a manifesto, as in the ease of Vallandigham. The rebels com- mence a raid into Maryland and Pennsylvanis for supplies and plunder. The people are aroused, call for action upon the part of the State Executives, and denounce those who hesi- tate. Governor Seymour thereupon’ places himeelf on the war platform, and issues pro- clamations of a warlike character. The excite- ment subsides, aud his Excellency then at- tempts to put down the rebellion by letting it alone. Thus have the evente~the balancing of the books between the war and peace democracy— been conducted for nearly two years. The war haf been going on, the rebellion driven {nto straightened ciroumstances, a Presidential campaign has commenced, aad public men are beginning to receive eredit for their part of the the work. General Dix, a lifelong democrat, has e a atraightforward path, and, dis senceiay testy to the government, and obey- ing, withan?cavil, the orders of bis superior officers, meets with general approbation. The Governor becomes jealous of his popularity, and asxiously awaits an opportunity that will enable him to seriously damage the General’s laurels, Olroumstances transpire which render it necessary for General Dix, in the discharge of his duties, te seize two journals of this elty and place their establishments under guard. The Governor forthwith calls upon the Grand dure ta brine ( on lndigtment qgaingt he rcvslection, and where it would furnish one of the strongest moral arguments against Old Abe that could be uséd im the canvass, Inststs that the District ‘Attorney shall bring it before « magistrate without an indictment. Determined to carry his point agalnst General Dix, he urges his-arrest and prosecution, and thus brings the matter te that position which not only strength- ens Dix and destroys the damaging effect of the interference with the press, as against Mr. Ltnoola, but turns the tables against himself and his party. Having done this to satisfy the peace party, to secure their sympathy at the Ohicage Con- vention as well as to dispose of General Dix, he now adopts another dodge te please the war demecracy and make his books balance once more. The rebels make another raid; the gov- erament calls for the assistance of the militia of the States. Goveraor Seymour comes out on & new platform, with constitutional quibbles and complaints against the last republican Legislature for tying his hands and refusing to make the necessary appropriation tp place the whole militia of the State on a war footing for an emergency like the present, and thus hopes to regain the confidence of the war democracy. Thus the contest goes on. He keeps his eye constantly on General Dix, who he fears will stand ta his way, either in the Presidential race or as @ candidate for Governor, for either of which, it is reported, Governor Seymour is ready and anxious to run. A Dexaprot Tasx.—The Nows is still trying to prove that the pirate Semmes is as great a hero as John Paul Jones. This must be weary- ing work for warm weather. ‘ News Prom tam Front.—Let every able bodied man shoulder a musket, ge to the front, and find out the news for himself. Brn Woop’s Pascz.—The Daily News says that peace is at hand because the rebels have invaded the North. We always thought that this was exactly the kind of peace Ben Wood desired. Wantzp—Another Antietam. A very good general, named George B. McClellan, is par ticularly requested to apply at once. Peace Pataiorisu.—The peace men all claim to be patriots. Why, then, are they so jubilant just now, when the rebels have isvaded the North? THE FLORIDA. Statement of the Fourth GMicer of the Goleonda—The Privateeremen Promise to Destrey One of Our Guabeatse—In= Gignitios te Mr. Linvein’s Pictare-Oar Orufasrs, os Beveral of the orew.of the whaling bark Golconda, of Now Bedford, wore ta this city yesterday, and were gen- erously cared for at the rooms of the New Engiand Sol- Giers’ Relief Association, No. 194 Broadway. The desti- tute sailors, robbed of their earnings and clothing, were provided with a good outfs and forwarded te their destt- mation free of charge. > Mr. B, 8. Wilcox, the fourth officer of the Golconda, aye that the Golconda hea been abseat from New Bod- ford nearly five years, and had oa board abeut eightecn hundred barrels of sperm oll, and that during the voyage tome five hundred barreis @iad been sent home, On the morning of the 8th inst., at daylight, the Florida was seen, and at half-past eight o'clock A. M. they'were hove to by a shot from the privateer end boarded by her “boats. The rebel officers gave them but a few minutes to get out of the bark, and at nide o'clock A. M. she was im flames, On the following day Captain Winsiow, the chief and second officers and one boatsteerer were pat on board of an English schooner bound for Nassau, Mr, ‘Wiloox states the number and calibre of guns as previ- ously reported. He thinks she has over one hundred and Afty men in her crew. He overheard some of the officers gay that the Florida was going down the coast of Florida, and ia retaliation for the destruction of the Alabama she would destroy at least one of our guaboats. Some of the rebel officers found «e haad- some picture of Mr. Lincoin on boerd of the Goeiconda, which they remowgd to the water closet and covered it up, saying many hard things agaiast our Pre- sident, Six barreis of oll, the chronometer, compasses, spy glasses, and all other nautical instruments were re- moved oa board of the Florida before the bark was dred. {US PURSUIT OF THE FLORIDA. Up to this time we have beard sothing from our cruisers sonteut after the Florida, but we may expect to hear from thom in afew hours, and trust that some of them ere this have fallen ia with ber aod suak or captared her, ‘Ihe Now London Scar of July 11, says:— tmportant despatobos for Fairfax, of the Btaies frigete Wagedoulen, eying im Gard atter started on her little before eight o’oloox this morning. From this we are inclined to think that Commander Fairfax has received orders to proceed te sea with the ‘Ma: edonian, Marvin aud steamer Marbiehea’, and cruise for the Floride. These ships are the practice veesels of the Naval Academy, and are manned by the midshipmen, whe are anxious to have a gea fight. Nothing could be more glorious to contemplate thas an action between these vesels and the bom privateer. That these young gentlemen could make @ good fight cannot be questioned, and there can be but little doubt as to the result if they meet the Florida. Much anxiety will be felt to know if they have gone out, and if they have, we hope the youngstérs will have an opportunity te try their gunnery Practice in actual combat. Rews from San Francisee, ‘San Faancitoo, July 19, 1864. ‘The Supervisors have passed an ordiaance pledging the faith of the city for the payment of $00,080 im gold to ‘snob citizens as will advance it, to hasten’ the esmpletion of the Monitor Camazohe. ° ‘The contractorssay they wit! commence patting her together immediately, and recail their intended abanden- iment of tbe contract, ‘The Nevada Cenetitutional Oenvention Rave adopted section authoriaing the issue of bends, at the rate of 060,000 per mile, in aid of the Pacific Railroad withia the limits of the new State, the whole amount 20¢ te ex- ceed $5,000,000, Arrived, sbip White’Gwaliow, rom New York; salied, ship Chapman for Callao. The receipts ef bullion since the let tust. Rave been bee ae an ie small demand fer exobange, Money market The Water Witch Amair. THR ANCOUNTRR BOTWHEN LIZUTENANT ANDER PRNDBRGRAST AND LIKUTENANT PRLOTP—WHO HOT THR REBEL OFFICER, RTO. Btatemonte have been made which Rave ted many to SHERNAN. CROSSING OF THE CHATTAMY. CHEE The Rebel Strength and Morale. THE LOSSES ON BOTH SIDSS, ae, me ae. Nasuvnss, July 18—10 bere of the passage of the Cha*ahocohee. It is suppesed Sines getting inte the. open country south of Kenessw Mountain General Sherman Bas bem reaping the fruite of this campaign, asd te great superiority of our troopa to the rebel ia a fale open field has.been mado plainly manifesh Heretofore the rebels bave had oll the advuctages of po Gitions, and shetr lees hes perhaps been light compered with our own; but since we got inte the valley of the Ceattahooence the rebels have lost five ex six thousand mea, while we have lost none, worthy predecessor to the soon rising ta the direction of My dy river, a short distance above the rail de ascertained wiet the import of it wi 4 1 tlt Bizie! fh vf t i i : g HiT | is i i, i ! i E + | ac. i iz zt eve it ad fh ie ia ile : i z f SF EI 1H if i Hi i re jut ai 353 if : ik Ed ff i i F u i u ever, and Johnatom “That there never |i ‘thao those ander bie command.” In every view the situation is H i z ig f [ i ‘Universal quiet ie Pr vated tee wea os ny enemy being’ peruntied te bury their fast putriying ‘As the facts of General Hardee's great victory are nt to light they that ft was at first euaerreted, hee cuts’ sams a loss Of fifteen bund: fo fromt of Clebourne’s division, and & less in killed front of that division and Cheatham’s of prea and fifty. Ave. Five hundred ry from the summit of Kenesaw Mountain trane- wounded to Big Shanty, from the front of Hardee's eorps. Their bes the Hue of this corps is estimated at four thousagd, and about the umber ia front of ‘The Yankee oe | os