The New York Herald Newspaper, July 25, 1864, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 25, 1864, 4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GURDON BENNETT, EOTMOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFION NM. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Cee SERME cosh in advance, Monoy sent by mail will be bt the righ of the sender. Nore but bank bills current tn Rew York takon. ‘THE DAILY HERALD, Tanap cents per copy. THE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, at Fiva cents Percopy. Annual subscription price.— Postage five cents per copy for three months, Any larger number, addresse © names of subscribers, G2 Geach. An extra copy wil be sent to every club of ten, Twenty copies, to one address, one year, $25, and avy larger number at same price. An extra copy will be Bent to clubs of twenty. Rese rales make the WEEKLY Hxnaip the cheapest publication im he couniry. ® ‘The Evnornay Eprion, every Wednesday, at Frrm cents Fereopy, $4 per annum to any part of Great Britain, or 86 to any part of the Continent, both to include postage. 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Sand 0 PLM ‘WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 51¢ Broadway.—B: u 08, Dances, &C.—IK KOs 10 HicHaenD ee CAMPBELL MINSTRELS. 199 and 201 Bowery,— axp Exciting MeLaxor of Ermorian Opprnigs. nt? MEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. @vmosiries any Lecrv, rom 9a, M. tn 1OP OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn,—| ms, Beniwsaoss, ver ato New York, Monday, July 25, 1864. THE SITUATION. ‘The latest and saddest news from Atizuta is the death of the gallant Genoral McPherson, who was shot through the lungs in the battle of Friday. Geueral Hood, it ap: Pears, commenced bis carccr as communder by an attack or our The: s on that day ppears to have been fighting golvg on for two days previous; but the details had not boen received up to ent writivg Interest bas oceurred in the Army Of the Potomac withia the past two days, There was some Nothing of particular lively skirmishing in front of Burnside’s corps on Friday; Dut it did o eszigned te the command of the Teoth army corps, aud Proceedod to his new post Wo have particulars of nt to much, Geuerel Buzey has been Saturday. rol A. J. Smith's late ex- pedition ag st Forrest from Cairo yesterday, He in- ere loss upon the enemy, killing and wound. 2 killed were d.cap Among @ix general o —Faulkner, Nelson, Forrest, Mowbray, Green an‘! n. Gur loss amounted to about 500, The supplies having given out, General Smith was obliged to fall ba d reached La grange on the 20h, with The White river is the boate io the stresm } on the 15th inst., ut the loss Of @ gua or a wagon ed free of guerillas, and all sts in Holland ten. the cus A Scotc dered @ loan of tom's revente of 1 were ap. | Propriatcd for its p abioet in | Washington treated t It is said that the ogara will erniso off the Fn, const to » adveut beavily armed rebel tteor General Lee treated ia the French he At Cherbourg are, it is aid, about to be ret (ree under a Frewen law, which de- Crees that all prisoners of war are absolutely (ree on Captety Wioslow demanded wer to ue Sacramento when the but his applicattea was that the men be ban: Koarsarge left Chervourg, denied Lindsay's motion for a recoguition of the rebels py ogiand was 10 have come up io Parliament ov the 12th Of Juty, but the report of the proceedings of that night does not contain a word about Mr. Lindsay, bis motioa OF recognition. A man named Sponce writes to the London Timer ad- rising @ joint mediation of the maritune Powers of Europe io the Aworican war, ‘The Loodon Times again speculates on tho failure of Grate’s campaign in Virg via. ‘The new Cabivet of Denmark is said to be decidedly in favor of peace. Gur latest scvices from London stato that hostilities Lad been suspended by Deamark peud- the lines of General Grant, or be will be too late. The close reconnoissance of Washington j made by Early a reckinri has disclosed a tempting prize to a larger movement in the same direction. By the railroads to Fredericks- burg and Culpeppe , and thence by forced u . by way of the Potomac om the Alabama, and | fing peace vegotiatiors. The crows of Leomark appeared to be tn an absolutely dangerous position, owing to the iplomacy of its alleged imperial friends France and Russia, Napolton objects in the most decided manner to ‘the King of Donmarit entering the German Conlederation , while Russia opposes the idea of the formation of « Boandinavian republice which France might approve—io # manner equally dietiocs ‘The La Paysand La France of Paris, spesking of the contempiaied revival of the ‘Holy Alliance’ agsert that Russia, Austria end Prugeia caunot restore the compact, es France and Fogland united will be always st enough, without force being necessary, to protect young Burope agninst the dark. conspiracies of old Kurope.”” The Liverpool cotfon market was Ormer, with an up ward tovdoncy, ou the 19th of July, Breadstulle were quist apa steacy. Provisions steady, Conseils cloted in Lovdou on the 13th of July at 90% « 90% for mouey, The ebel cotton loan was still advancing on the 13th of July MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘The steamship Thomes Scott arrived at thie port yee. terday from New Orleans, which plooe ebe leit on tho 13th just, She brings vo lator news, ‘We bave files from British Guixna dated at Georgetown on the 30th of June, The Royal Gacelte says: — ‘We are very much troubied in this eoloay by the barbarous out- rages the ooolies are copstavtly perpetrating upon cach other, Since Inst issue there bave been numerous arri- ‘vais from the United States. The stocks of flour have Bot increased, owing to an export demand. The import of lumber bas been large, and one cargo proceeded to Par Dadowe in preference to eolling There is sp amplo @upply of codien, a cargo from Halifax was placed at G10 60 por cark, mackerel at $6 75; borrings at $4 to $6 per barrel. pply. Rice unchaoget. Pro, duce getting scarce, Tonn ja supply. Freights de- clining. Weather rhowery " By the bark Alexander Duff, which arrived at this port yesterday, we bave Demarare advices to the 3d inst, ‘The market was ‘stocked with al! kinds of American provisions, Bugar aod molasses were soarce oc high. @ugar was quoted at 685, molasses, bs to Oi, There is mothing Oise of interest to report from that region. Some of the missing books belonging to the office of our city Tax Commissioners were discovered on Saturday GR WO ROrieg fable Of 0 aitinne residing tm Ram Barents, fourth street. They were seoured and restored, proper place in the Tax office by an oilicer whots Dowling, a8 the solicitation of Commissioner Woodruff, despatched in search of them. The person in whose house the books were found was beid by Justice Dowling for examination, in order to ascertain by what means and through whose tostrumentality they were placed there. A large fire occurred yesterday éveuing in the willag® of Jamaica, L, L, and destroyed a large amount of property. The fire originated in the barn of Mr. B. W. Curtis, and extended to the stage stables of Mr. Willizm Durling, which, in addition to eight’ or ten frame dwel- lings, were entirely destroyed, Owing to the scarcity of water and the defectiveness of the fire apparatus, but little cquld be done to stay the progress of the conflagra- tion. The origin of the fire or the amount of insurance, if any, could not be ascertained, A fire in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday night last, destroyed about one hundred thousand dollars worth of property. It is supposed to have been iguited by an incendiary, The General Campaign—The Prospect-- How to End the War. How goes the war? What is the present situation of our armies, East and West? and what is the prospect? We are admonished by the financial difficulties of Mr. Secretary Fes- senden, the disordered condition of the money market and the increasing uncertainties in all our business affairs that unless we achieve some decisive military victories over the re- bellion during the present campaign we shall need the exercise of wisdom, prudence and pairiotism in the highest degree to escape the shock of a financial revulsion and a poli- tical revolution which may sweep away all the remaining landmarks and signal stations of “the Union as it was and the constitution as it is.” What is the prospect? With a capable, hargonious and energetic administration we should say that the pros- pect is cheering—that the speedy demolition of the two enfeebled armies upon which the for- tunes of Jeff. Davis and his confederacy now depend may be considered inevitable; that the Treasury has passed its severest ordeal, and that brighter days and better times will soon dawn upon us with the crowning triumph of the Union, We are assured that, though the grand army immediately under the eye of Gen. Grant is apparently inactive, its zealous and untiring leader is steadily working out his great designs, and that the fruits of his labors are already ripening; that, having relieved the administration of the danger of a rebel raid into the national capital, he will lose no time in resuming active operations against Peters- burg and Richmond. The communications of Lee with Georgia are as essential to his safety as his triple lines of intrenchments; and, to maintain those communications or recover them, he must, when the alternative is present- ed, come out and give battle or abandon Rich- mond to rave his army. He will be compelled to assail the intrenchments which threaten his complete isolation from the South, instead of awaiting an assault or the tedious approaches of a regular siege. The single thread of the Danville railroad is now the only military line of connection left between Richmoad and the States below. This will be shortly cui off, and then we may look for the solution of the cam- paign in Virginia. The lately gathered wheat harvest in that State will doubtless enable General Lee to draw supplies for a month or two from Lynch- burg and the Shenandoah valley, though not, perhaps, beyond a month or two, in conse- quence of the recent destructive Union raids over all ibe country between Lynchburg and Staunton, and thence down the Shenandoah valley to the Potomac. But, with General Shern army at Atlanta, the qu 2 of an open railroad or two to Georgia becomes one of greater moment to General Lee than the immediate subsi troops. We must soon reopen his communica @ by another movement upon gton, or by an effort to break through 0's pear L ‘g, tue whole of Lee’s army proper might possibly even now be moved to the of Washington in time to carzy the city before Generai Grant could send up a body of veier sufficient to relieve it. Here, then, at Washington, as from tie be- ~ of the war, is the weak peint ia our ry situation; and this weakness of the national eapital lies in the weakness of the Cabinet, aud ia the loose and disjointed mili- tary system, or want of sysiem, there exist ng. How many departments and how many con- flicting or independent genera's we have between Washington and Baitimore, and thence to tbe Shenandoah valley, we cannot tell. What we want we have already indicated; what course Mr, Lin- coln will pursue remains to be seen, It has been demonstrated that if General Graut is still to be charged with the double duty of attending to Richmond and expelling rebel raiders from the back door of Washington at the same time, he will get onslowly. We have pointed out the soldier in whose name a power- ful army of volunteers, including a host of veterans, could be promptly raised for the Washington Department, and we have indi- cated the immense advantages that would thus be secured in view of the safety of Washington, the capture of Richmond, aud the glorious ter- mination to the war. Why this effective and simple plan of opera- tions should be disregarded we cannot com- prebend. If Mr. Lincoln hes anything better in contemplation we hope that it will soon be made apparent, not through Horace Gree- ley or Edmund Kirke, as peace makers, but in great events. A glauce over the whole field of the war, we believe, will satisfy the intelligent reader that if the administration, without drawing upon General Grant, will properly take care of the back door of Wash- ington to the end of August there will be no necessity for an exbausting dralt in September, Tur Loya, Men i Froama—A memorial to President Lincoln, signed by many of the most prominent loyal citizens of Florida, has just been presented to him. The memorialists acknowledge the kindly ino- terest manifested by the President in the facilities rendered in organizing the State government, but express their regret that tho party who associated himself with Lint oin’y re. presentative (Major Hay) 8° be chief conser- vator of the interests of the State “does not command the confidence of the people of Flo- rida.” This Is throwing cold water upon all the political negotiations of Lincoin in Florida, and is likely to be so considered by all the pos- tilent rebels in that State, with Billy Bowlegs Flanagan 61 jbeit heed. The Waria Hurpperite wits. . “The King of Denmark, ak hope of assistance from England vain, has made propositions of peace to the German Powers and, as we are informed from London on the 13th July—the latest date—hostilities have ceased, pending the negotiation of a settlement of the war, The pew ministry which has been called to office in Copenbagen is emphatically a peace ministry, and the written accounts from the Danish capital assert that peace is now re-echoed from every street corner where 8 few months since the popular political cry was war with the Germans to the last ex- tremity. Very conflicting rumors were afloat as to the terms proposed ag the basis for the peace conference. It was even said that the first overtures towards such a result came from Prussia, Be this asit may, it is quite evident that the crown of Denmark was brought to a very dangerous position, and that its sovereign saw little else than difficulty around him, no matter on which side he turned his face, before he entertained the idea of being reconciled to his bullying and unscrupulous neighbors. In such strait it Is alleged that he proposed to the Prussian government that Denmark should become a member of the Germanic Con- federation, and thus retain the disputed pro- vinces and avoid future strife. It is not known as yet what course may be pursued by the Germans; but, as a suspension of hostilities has taken place, itseems evident that the proposal of Denmark is being considered. Should it bo accepted Germany will become vastly more powerful. She would then control the Baltic, and, acting in unity, would exert a great influ- ence throughout Europe. England will, it is probable, see a menace in this, and will endeavor to thwart such an alliance; but Denmark, warned by her previous course, will repose no further confidence in the promises or protestations of England; and here again the influence of “Perfide Albion” will be lessened. Another statement is to the effect that the Danish monarch was willing, in his royal em- barrassment, to accept the plan of a Scandi- navian republic, and to immediately proceed to organize such a form of government in con- cert with Norway and Sweden. We are informed by the Marathon (at this port yesterday) that both these plans of the King would be thwarted by the diplomacy of his powerful imperial friends (?) France and Rus- sia, Napoleon objecting in the most positive terms to the entry of Denmark into the German Confederation, while the Czar Alexander was equally stubborn against the plan of a Scan- dinavian republic, presuming perhaps that such a step would be a rather violent and dangerous descent on the status of a king by “Divine right.” Each of the two great Powers declare that if the King of Denmark shall adopt a policy contrary to its own the Cabinet of the Tuileries or the Cabinet of St. Petersburg will “move towards war,” as the case may be. In such a dire emergency—deserted by England and ham- pered, perhaps controlled, by France and Russia—it is very probable that King Christian will, instead of making a tender of terms of peace, be forced to accept such an offer as the German Powers may propose to him. Indeed it is rumored that such an offer has been already made, and the reported terms are of a most immoderate character even for Ger- man statesmen, being nothing less than that Denmark eball pay ten millions of pounds ster- ling to cover the expenses of the war, sur- render all claim to rule in Schleswig or Hol- stein, and d over her entire fleet to the victors. This report was not fully credited in London; but the very prevalence of the ramor in the English capital proves the distress of the Danish monarch and the levity with which 1 speculators treat the fortunes of a kened, perhaps falling, crown. Should Denmark, notwithstanding the eppo- sition of France, become a member of the Confederation thgedespots of Prussia and Aus- iia will have gained a victory and.a renewed lease of power. This, however, cannot last long. Their people have imbibed revolutioa- ary sentiments which cannot be restrained, ind we niust expect to see an outbreak in. |, the Old Werld which will reform it alto- | The worn out and effete monarchies must give way, aud constitutional governments take their place. In vain do the bankrupt emperors and s of Europe stiive to ward off the crisis. As before the groat French Revo- lution, a feeling of uneasiness prevails throughout the Old World. Napoleon, who is well ‘aware of the dangers which threaten, seeks by all means to strengthen his owa rule and that of his dynasty. To ap v in aglori- ous light before his subjecis he makes war in all quarters of the glove. He seeks conquest and glory, that thereby the military genius of the French may be satisfied and parapered to. [le undertook the Mexican expedition with deeper purposes than this, however. He hopes to obtain from the mining regions in this coun- try the wealth which Europe cannot afford bim. The empire is extravagant. Tokeep its coffers filled Las been a most arduous task for Napoleon. He foresaw that a term to his oredit was ap- proaching. Hence this filibusteving Mexicnn ox pedition. If that fails, Napoleon will find that as his treasure becomes exhausted his popu- larity in France wil! decrease, and tirat bis peo- ple will then not be behindband in joining in that great revolutionary movement whieh shall convulse Europe. The English governzaent has alse cause for fears aa to its safety, The people—the lower and middie classes—demand reform; and this movement has gained ground #0 ra pidly of late os to draw within its circle auch leading politicians and gtutesmen as Mr. Gladstone, tie Chancellor of the Pxchequer, and Messrs. Bright and Cobden. The govern- ment will have to submit to the desires of the people—grant reforins—or be overthrown. | Should the wiser course be pursued, and the rights and privileges of the massoa be more fally recognized in England, the other nations of Europe, who have the same political in- stincis, will demand the same constitutional cights, Indirectly the Danish question will have fostered the opposition in England, and hence been an agent in precipitating the great revolution. In this we see tho most import ant result of the Danish war, gether. Tue Niagara Peace Cosrenence—Cotorapo Jewert’s Story.—We publish this moruing another batch of correspondence relative to the late peace fiasco at Niagara Falla, The developments contained therein are rich and racy. It would be difficult to find in the his- tory of diplomatic muddles an expose more ludicrous and undignified. Colorado Jewett, it will be seen, was the chief manager in this farce, eng no man Wil) bereafter dispute the senrts Sooty tetlonnia Pemsonsge as the find original divlowiat of the day. We know not whether most to admire Jewett’s adroitness or Jewett’s brass. | He whirls Phi- losopher Greeley around his thumb, draws the wool over Old Abe’s eyes, rings out a dashing despatch to the Emperor Napoleon, and plays ® general game of thimble rig with the rebel emissaries and their half starved attaches. The correspondence is curious, and will add another interesting chapter to the many queer and marvellous incidents of the rebellion. Read the correspondence. a A Word of Advice to Theatrical Mana. gers. * We natice that meetings of the theatrical managers of this city have been held recently to determine in what way they shall raise the prices of admission to their theatres. Some are in favor of adding more reserved seats. Others believe in asking more money at the door. The negro minstrel’men have very unwisely adopt- ed the latter policy, and will charge thirty-five cents, ‘instead of twenty-five cents, the next season, Now, we tell the managers candidly and plainly that we see no reason why they should raise their prices at all. For the past two years they have been making plenty of money. One manager has retired on afortune. An- other has paid for his theatre in full. Another has been able to take a foreign tour. A fourth is preparing to “do” Europe in grand style. If, during a period of war, the managers have flourished so well, let them beware how they attempt to double their riches too suddenly. There is such a thing as killing the goose that lays the golden egg. The public have very kindly filled the managers’ pockets; but if the maragers try to fleece the public too grossly they may be served as the stage companies were when they undertook a similar experi- ment. But there is still another view of the case. The public now pay quite enough for such per- formances as our managers give them. There is hardly a manager in New York who cares a snap of his finger about art or the interests of art. They have transformed their theatres into mere money making machines. They have de- graded the stage almost to the level of the con- cert snloons. For such shows as they offer fifty cents is @ remarkably high price. The public go, because they have nowhere else to go and nothing better to see; but let the man- agers raise their prices, and the public will soon stay away or find some other sort of en- tertainment upon which to spend money. In times like these the people ought to be amused and must be amused, and the price of admis- sion to our theatres ought to be lowered instead of being raised. The best kind of military dramas ought to be played by the ‘best actors, in order to keep up the martial spirit. This is the way they do in France; but here we have not had a single military play at any of our leading theatres during the war, and old comedies and new trash have been foisted upon usad nauseam. Evidently the managers do not know ibeir business, and evidently they will lose the ‘little hold they have on _ the public as soon aa they raise the prices of their poor performances. With the Opera, on the other hand, increased prices will bea necessity. In France the ope- ratic managers are assisted by a subsidy from the government, and in England they have large subscriptions from the fashionable world. in this country we have no subsidy and practi- cally no subscriptions, and yet our operatic managers have to compete with dose of Eu- rope for singers. We demand first class artists bere, and the operatic managers.haze to import them and pay them in gold. Consequently some aid is necessary in order to enable the operatic conductors to carry their next season through, and that aid must come in the shape of higher prices. To this thore ean be no rea- eonabie objection, and we trast that our fash- topables will respond liberaily te any advanc But with the theatres it is quite another thing. The managers import no artists. They pay nobody in gold. They have not even raised the salaries of their actors, though they can riehly afford to do 50 at the present prices of ad- mission. They had to be fairly forced into pay- ing living wages to the mu ‘ons in the orcies- They never, sacrifice themselves to their art, as operatic managers have done again and again. Yet we sew find them erying out for more word of advice: C inerease the number of reserved seats, for which there is a. great demand; It tho admission prices remain as at present; be content with smaller gaias, and do nat be content with the inferior style in which plays cre sow presented. If our agvice be not taken weshall advise the public to with- draw from the theatres, as we advised them not $0 ride in the high priced omnibuses, and the managens will have to accept the conse- quaaces. Rexics o» Ove Lost Desratcurs.—-When the rebel raider Harry Gilmor stopped the Phila- delphia tvains during the recent raid, it will be remembered tbat ove of our war corres. pondents was on board, with despatches, and was unceremoniously relieved of the same by the raiders. Harry Gilmor appears to be a polite highwaym io of the Paul Clifford school; for he left—not the despatchos—but the envel- oes, torn into fragments, at Magnolia, which are now before us, with the notification, writ- ten in pencil, that they were left, for us with “Harry Gimor’s respects.” We return the com- pliment. We hope the conteats gave comfort to the rebel chiettain. Fortunately they were no serious loss to us; for our correspondent fur- nished from memory nearly all the material the despatches conteined, of which our readers have bad the hen tras. Says.—Mr. Edmund Kirke, author of the famous abolition story entitled “Among the eo," over his own proper name. James Ry Gilmore, to the Bosion Transcript, tells the story of the revent peace mission of himself and the Gol. Jaques to Richmond. According to this atatement Gilmore, alias Kirke, was the princi- pal man, Jognc & along simply as bis “friend,” "This, however, is of small import. tnco, Sompared with the opinion which he says he bad directly from the mouth of Jeff. Davis, that “without indepen- dence the war must go on till the lost of this generation falls in his tracks.” This is a very important declaration, and, being perfectly consistent with all the previous declarations of Davis on the peace question, we can have no doubt that he uttered the opinion here reported. It is very likely, Yoo, that this report from Richmond had mv‘ch to do with Old Abe's revision of his Srat iqatructions 10 Greeley, as special peace commissioner at Niagara Falls; Atall events, we know now the uitimata of both Abraham~Lincoln and i pol gear tn eee reg) ULTIM@TUM OF ‘Southern’ No poace short of .% confetoracy, oF Southern . Greeley, Sanders, Colorado Jewett and Com- pany must, therefore, stand back and await the results of the more im ressive negotiations of Grantand Sherman. Let the administration provide for the safety of Washington, and even Jeff. Davis will soon be ¢onvinced that his Southern confederacy is “played out,” and then we shall bave peace, rey"ardiess of Old Abe’s ultimatum—the abolition of slavery by the rebellious States as a condition precedent th their restoration to the Union. Old Abe and Old Jeff. are both wrong. Tuy Revet AGENTS in Lonpoy.—The agents of the rebel government in London are de- scribed as being in a most deplorable and Poverty stricken condition. They are not only out of hope and spirits, but out at elbows. They not only find their mission a mockery, but their pocketbooks also, and they are hang- iog around the British metropolis without money and without the chance of getting any, even in the shape of bonds in tho rebel loan, from their employers at Richmond. Their clothes are seedy, and their faces like unto that of the “Knight of the rueful countenance.” There is poor George Taylor, late Congress- man from Brooklyn, looking more gaunt and hungry than ever for want of “his pay.” And Hiram Fuller, the dandy of Broadway and the pet of Newport, buttoning up his coat in Dick Swiveller fashion, to hide his soiled shirt. And Francis Corbyn, one of the F. F. V.’s, with threadbare coat and the tops worn out of his glove fingers. Poor fellows. They remind us of the French refugees who used to hang around the Hotel Sabloniere, in Leicester square, some years ago, waiting for some chance friend to drop in and give them a din- ner. Now that the agents of Davis have learned that the way of tho transgressor is harder than hard tack, of which they have not even @ bite, the best thing they can do is to repent their sins, come home, take the oath of allegiance, and we may give them a few of the driblets about the City Hall or the Street Department. Any “honest”? employment would be better than their traitorous and profitiess occupation in London, whieh does not afford them a-meal a day or a clean shirt once a week. Pourrisa Down Repertion—Enoiann’s Er- rorts In New ZxaLanp.—England has just met with another severe disaster in New Zealand. The wild and untrained Maories in those islands have justinflicted a bloody defeat upon the British troops. The Maories carry on this war under the assumption that it is for freedom. England carries it on under the assumption that the Meories are rebels. But Eogland, with all her power, cannot put down this beggarly little rebellion. That war has lasted now longer than ours has. Is it any wonder, then, that England believes that we cannot put down the rebellion at the South? She mea- sures what wo probably cannot do by what she knows she cannot do. England, the Eng- lish papers argue, is a great military Power; the United Statesis not; and England, a great military Power, cannot put down a rebellion in New Zealand, though the whole population of those islands is only 150,000; how then can the United States, not a great military Power, put down a rebellion that includes a population of 12,000,000, and that was lately supported by haifa millioa soldiers? If we accept the English position, the con- clusion that-we cannot put down the rebellion is of course- inevitable, But there are two or threo little fallacies in that position. The worst of them is the fallacy that the. capacity of Americans is to be messured by. the capa- city of Boglishmen. Thatia a tallasy that every American has a right to be indignant at, and to resent as-another English insult. An Unrurasast Arristic Exwmiscencr.— We. see that Carpenier’s picture of the Eman- cipation Proclamation, represeating Mr. Lin- coln and 3is Cabinet discussing that document, is. on cahibition at the While House. We should think that this is about the least de- sirable historical record of bis administration which Old Abe would like-to see transmitted to posterity. But there it is, limucd oa, the canvess in imperishvble colors. Axvsina—To see the London Times. charg- ing Napoleon with want of courage in not re- cogeizing the Southern confederacy; to see the governments ot Englacd and France twitting each other about not acknowledging a Power to which they have both given all the assistance and sympathy they could. If England goes abead we will follow, says France; Why has not France the pluck to lead, says England. Safety of the Captain and Remainder of the Crew of the Steamer Nare, Bostos, July 24, 1866. ‘The bark Sicilian, Captain Laveoder, arrived to-day from Georgetown, D.@, She picked up, July 16, aboat con- taruing Captain Bean, his mate, and six seamen belonging to the stsamer Nare, from Now York for Sante Martha, The steamer spruag « loxk July 15, and sank in one hour. The rescued mew wore landed on the Delaware Break. water. Another bont, containing the rest of the crew of the sunken stonmer, has not yet boon beard from. [:he readers of the Hraauo will remember that tm Thureday’s paper we reported tho rescuo and arrival at Sandy Hook of the persons in the boat reported missing fa the abyve despatch, Thus It appears that all on board tho Nargat tho time of her leaving this port have, been saved.—Iir, Heaat,) Ryeuren Orera ~The summer As tho Olympic theatre Lue proved # great success, During the past week the house was cro vded pightly to hear Ralfe’s Bobemlan Girl, which opera wos well ng by Madame Comte Corchard and Messrs. ¢ Campbell. These artists have become gr ities With the public, ond moet dererved!y Bo, To-mig’st and to-morrow night the Dohemmn Girt wil bo rope ted, and then the Rose of Castile, w most charming apora- never nung in this country—will be produced, with the full etrength of the com; Sffoctive orchestra and w rick nice en ccene. The Rone of Casttio 1s proaeuaced one. of Bi Coroners’ I Fara Havenway CASUALTINNA-AL aD carly hour verdes day morning James Gteone, printer, forty-four year o, was found tytug a99d under the batole sears streets, Tt | » which cated aud buliding corner of Re itaner that ho must have ff" n@ batohwa frre all found open, Amano Was yw Will hold an inquest on Mis body to-day Horoner Wildey yeaty day hold an inqw Dosbrosses Hirect, on the body of Core native of Irelnod, Alyy.one yenrs of ag the effects of injurivvs revived over aw dentaliy falling surongt the hateh Of an jue barge, then lying at the foog of Canal treet, Ne eit riyor, A Souninn LmownEn.—Micb@er? iorko, formerly a soldier in one of the Now York regiy’ gnig, was found drowned tn the Baot river, off #1Ny 4” ighth streot, The body was towed [J roner called to hold an inquest, et at N jus & who die " ek gince, by acct. GRANT. Mr, 8. T: BulWley’s Despatch. ‘Foxtnme Momnom, July 22, 1864, ‘Lag o7 Tavce. The fing of truce boat C. W, Thomas, which left here ou Wednesday last, amived this evening. Major Mulford took up the accumulat td mail of nearly three months, and met Judge Ould, the rebel Commissioner of Exchange. Nothing new concerning the exchange question Las trans pired. r ARRIVAL OF ECE WPARY GEWAND. Hon, William H. Seward avtived this evening on @ Tevenue cutter from Washington The object of jhig vistt this time is & mystery. The General Press 1¥sspateh. Wasema.ey, July 24, 1866. & letter from the army of the Potoutec, dated yeater+ day, says nothing of particular interest has occurred i the past two days. The ekirmiebing in Surnside’s from? ‘on Friday afternoon was guite lively, but without injury to our men. This seems to ve the only part of the line where it may be gaid the firing is almost unceasing, scarcely five minutes elapsing tn the day or night wish- out hearing mucketor artillery. Lieutenant Gevera] Grant bes assigned the command of the Tenth army corpe to General Birney, who proceeded to his new post on Saturday morning. Geveral Bimmey bas well morited this promotion, ne division in the army baving performed nobler eervice @uring the campaign, ‘His personal staff accompany him, Goveral Mott sua ceeds to the command of the Third etyision. Many rumors of other changes are ourrent, but canne? de relied on, and are not, therefore, worth mentioning, GENERAL A. J. SMITH’S EXPEDITION. A Loss of Four Thousand: Mem Inflicted @ on the Encmy—Two Thousend Kebeois Captured—Siight Loss of Genera, Smith, &c., &e. Ceir0; July 23, 1866. Tho steamer Hilman has arrived here, bringing one Gay’s later news from Memphig, A cavalry officer, whe accompanied General Smith’s expedition; gives the fob lowing particulars:— i Our forces consisted of a division eaclvef infantry and cavalry, together with a brigade of colored troops General Smith outmanceuvered Forrest all throagh, acd whipped his forces five times. Tho battle at Tepaiuci, of tho 13th, was agevere one, the exemy being terribly punished by our cavalry and vogro troops, who bore the brunt of the engagement. The same night the rebels assaulted our temporary works and were repulsed, On the 15th another battle occurred, Forrest making three charges on our line, but being driven back each time with great slaughter, On the night of tho 15th, the Inst day’s rations were distributed, and the next morning the expedition started on its return, followed by Baford’s cavalry, who retreat- ed, however, with severe loss, after going four miles. From the night of the 15th to the night of the 19th, when supplies were met at Salom, the troops were obliged to live off the country. On the 20th the expedition reached Lagrange, with @ loss, all told, of less than five buvdrod men. Not. a gam or wagon was lost during the expoditiou, Gen, Grierson gays the rebel loss cannot be less than four thousand. Despatches captured by Genoral Hateh edmit a loss of two thousand four handred. Among tno-rebels killed ag Columbus were Faulkner, Mowbray, Nelson, Forrest, Harrison aad Green. Colonel Wilkins, Ninth Minnosote, and Lieutenant McMahon, Niath Iliinois, were the only Union officers knowa to be killed. The wouudied were being brought into Memphis. The expedition returned solely on sccount of the ex- baustion of supplies, We brought in two thousand prisoners, The rebel dead were buried: by our troops om several occasions, Tho steamer St. Cloud, from White river, arrivod af Memphis on the 2ist, bringing the first news received from that rtver for over one week. She reports the river free of guorriilas and ail boats in the stream safe. Six were'cn the way down, among them: the Commereial with six buadred bales of cotton. The Memphis cotton market was more active, The stock was-limited and the offerings were readily taken, Good middling, 146; strictly middling, 143; middling, lak. Large. Fire in Springficid,. setts. Sprinavietp, Mass , July 24, 1866. Messachw A Gro: broke cut Saturday night ina wooden buii¢iag ou Main stroot, im this city, occupied by James Matly, dry gouds dealer, And Goorge M. Law, clothing wazebouse. The building was soon destroyed, and the fire spreud to tho Musie Hait block, a brick bailding, cwued by Tilly. Haynes. Tho upper story of the block was used as an oxhibition room, known us Music Hall, @be lower part was oesu- pled dy J. M. Skit, jeweller, avd TL. Raynes & Co, clotbing dealers, and the Lacement used aa 2 Dillard room sud saloon, Notwithstauding the etrenuous eiorte of tho firemen this block was @utirely destroyed, only a portion of the walls being left standing. breezo prevailing at the time communicated the flames to @ wooden, building om tho eorm nor of Mein and [Tynchon streets, ccoupied by J. Fulton, millinery, He Hutchins, droggist, and Moare Brothers, photogreghers. Thie building was nearly burned to the ground. A stable at tae rear of Musto Hail, used by Thompsen's Exprocs Company was alse dostroyed. The horses, &a., were rergved, Thare ware roveral persons Inju Dy the falling of the wails, none fatally, however, as faras howd. Tho. total las 1s esthe mated at $100,000, The iveurauce om Music Fail block ie said to be $20,000, The block wax valued, nb $60,000, Imsurance on the otbar buildings uot, state’. ‘Tho fire crigivated in Maliey’s store, and ie supposod.co have beew sho work of an tnce’ Syracctes Nu ¥,, July 24, 1866, The Granger bigck, located tm the business centre ef this city, was bucped at four o'siock this morning. The Offices of the Jovenal aud the Siandard wore destroyed; also Luce’s job printing office, Th@ Journat loses $18 ,000; inaured for $12,000; the Standard $9,000; insured for $4,600; Luce’s. office, $4,000; imsured: for $2,000. The buildings wera owned by Sedgwick & Cowles, and are in- sured for poarly $25,000, which Wik cover their lom, ‘Tho ground, floor was ocuupled by seven stores, froma, which the soods wore removed, elightly damajed. The. necond flcor was eccupted principally for law offices, aad the loss is, consequent! small, ‘The fire originated im, Benedicvs daguerrean, gailery, inthe fourth story, aa@ quickly spread to the printing offices, the contena of which were totally destroyed, The Journal aod the Standard will oontiaue pubdlicadoa without Interruption. ‘This is the second. time the Granger block hea been, burged, and the third time the Journal office baa .meh wish tho same fate. Brookiyn City News. ‘Tan Rooesr Fara Starwne Arre cy im Scores Baga LYN.—Coronos Norris hold aa inquest yesterday upoo the body of Thoraas MoGrath, who waa killed fa an allray im Imlay strat, op Friday night last, with Robert Grinlin ton, Tholatter and Thomas Dumpay, who was in big company, were arrested, carly on Faturasy morning and committed to await the, result, ‘Several witnsses were examined, who proves that Grin,intoa and Dumphy left work on ® Unijed Stegea gundoas, im Attantio Dock basin, At qo usual quisting, time on # riday or On their way home they stoyped habe jeeman’s and Sween saloons, at ona of whicn pi@ys tray made the acquaint apoo of MecGratla lbey ook a numbar of drink! and = MeUrath, taiiag = offence. at = Dumpby ft something he galt of dic, strack af nim, but Was prevento% from “preogeding turiher by Gria- Hinton, — After leavi'wy, Swoamey’s and walking al Inlay atroet, Mevratla (arnad npow Damp hin several tunes. ke ooxed. him down, the latter boing #6 wool UBdeF Me 14 eye of liquor as to be unable to de fend binselt, Gro tintey asked MoGrasd not to kill the ian, woea sth reawuked that ho would give It 1 lum also, od Peereagen strack Gyislivtoy &@ biow in ie tage, Knee’ ay him Gawa. Gi mn got up, and ast | Soverat «con Méwrath wos bh 0 excinim tans f and conveyed Wl » Ove itrese ound was infileted + ay ath tu afew minutes t aor + romarked, iu addremsing U6 Jur’y, that tt was not efor 8 tam to use o diy weapom > waa naarmed get out of dae That 1 he following ath carne to \y aiid ia tho lh 1 by Robert H ho wight O° (he BLOF Jaiv, 1864, withons yo? Grinhotot siaed that what he did Hefaid he was thirty-six yours x YRK, a machinist by trade, : evislyn, Tie was thereupos the wotiga of ihe Grand Jory. Me, wd [Win custody by order of the | of age, bora ia and roside | 1 committed (0 & Dumphy was Coroner. Finm—A fire broke ‘out in the steam kindling wood factory of Mr. ©. D. "Willets, 369 Adelphi street, abous noon yesterday, bausing damage to the amount of $8004 insured 10 the 2%, Mark's Company York, The aj floor was“ocoupled by Mr. an @ tooth Panuteoty, m9, His loos about 000; be tnaurenan