The New York Herald Newspaper, July 30, 1864, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 0178. GRANT! THE FIGHTING AT DEEP BOTTOM. Defeat of the Rebels and Cap- ture of Their Works. Four Thirty-Pounder Parrott Guns and Several Colors Taken. THU RHEZELS DRIVEN BACK. THE ae, CASUALTIES, &., de. Mr. S. Cadwallader’s Despetch. Crey Powr, July 28, 1864, ‘EW. ATTACK UPON FOSTER AT DEKP LOTION, “Por threwor four days past the rebels have manifested @ore thas thetr wonled activity on General Foster's @reut at Deep Bottom, whith led us to betieve they pos- | perbaps, pretty near one hundred. “Mbty intended a serious attempt to drive inand contract ie Hines, if not toventirely dislodge btm from his threaten- mg Position. The sharpshooting bas been continuous and @metines severe, although the lose'sntailed wascom- paratively light. On Monday and Tuesday especially a@aize at that point assumed a formidable aspect, sud, as | Daniel Shear, Co K, 28th Meweactusetts, thorax: Wm. P. ear force thero was really light, # was determined to fend a considsrable ‘portion of Haacock’s corps to assist a repelling-any attempts the enemy night be emb idened Thoe. Wormler, Co, K, Ole New York, arm. fiesh; Thoe. (makeon cer positon. These troops were put in mo- (een Tuesday aftervcon, and begaa erossing the James fiver on tho pontoon bridge near Deep Bevtem in the | Stanton, Co. f, Sth New Hampshire, thigh, flesh; Wm B. Bight. By ‘daylight they wore eearly all across and in penton. OUR BHARPEROOTERS had & tho meantime pushed their line to within a very hart dimance of the rebel flela works, at one or two points, to6 by their untiring pertigacity and acouracy of aim Red complied the enemy to abandon theese of 5 pieces of artillery, which hed annoyed: us considerably ap to thattime, Whenever a guoner exposod'himeelf io j= feast he found he immediately became the target for @mumerable concealed and unerring murkamen. Fiech end ‘bl-od could not face the ordeal, and serving these | rdwd. Millen, Co, 1,994 Pennsylrvasit @ume wes temporarily abandoned. *MANCOCK’S CHARGE UFON THB REVEL WORKS. @u looking the ground evor after ‘tho arrival of kit | pennayrvania Votumtecrs:— wareeps, General Hancock wae of the opimon that the cap- “ture of on. or more of these rebel battories by assault “wwe practécable, and dispositions were mede accordingly. FRe-doys started in with a yell, ‘but were met witha “Pore obstinate aod murderous resistance than wes - expocted. According to ‘ths account of -@me infermant, oyr ine was et one time Wrown to great confusion; Sut ‘their invinc bie ‘Mectplinecod prowess rose superior :to all obstructions Ww disadvwatages, and, rallying agein‘to: se charge, they garrted ti works triumphantly after a -second short but «pharp covtest, The fruits of thie galiont achievement were sumo rebel att prisoners, four twenty ee guns, aod the possession of the enemy's ground and breastworks. ‘¥R HOD THE WORKS AND REREL GUNS. Our troaps remain io possession of che latter, rebels otired' to otter a fartber in the rear. 7 four pieces *f captured cannon were brought off fely to this side’ of the James river, and are reduced Zz Sorte possessions beyond all immediate coutingencies Oring was heavy on both sides-for an hour or two, rand the strive deter mined and dnt, yet he losses on our | int ried pee ogee Tam enable to give any ‘ informations this moraing,.as: ane bas been re- here, 1 bop» your eorseeponders on thie ground send tere by Ue-day’s voat. general officer} were either killed er wounded that | and some sharp fighting bas been going on since, reeult- sBeoeld hear of, and but few in the regiment or line, J REBELS BURPRISED. ‘The rebels wore sippersotly token ‘dy surprise, and | prisoners. One captain of the One Hundred and Stxvy~ “were not expecting us. to assume the affensive tn at that time. They seem:now more than ir with the belief that wo contemplate an im- n@nedinte advance on Wichmend frem there, and are bend. all their energies to strengthen: their position, dodtes of troops were moved from Petersburg to ond keenest ‘The bustle aod berry in their lines be di ‘ly seen from our front. six car loads left during the day. Very little @ring coourred a¢ Doop Rotsom yesterday, ster the morming’s conflict, and pone lasiaight or this morning. Tho rebels showed no disposition to attem: thecocapture of.itheir works. We are conwuted for the present witu their possession. qroseed the James river at Bottom yesterday, with (ee birst aod Second divisions of bis caysiry cor and feet positon on our flank to p tbe enemy, ii” prace bie, or a4 least to observe his approact, should any deaiterted. ‘The cannoaading was heavier than commen last might ted this morning w front of Petersburg, and our slorces re prodabiy trying ‘to profit by the withcrewal of the @emrys troops to Hichmund yesterday. THE’ SECOND CORPS. Mc» Fimley Anderson’s Despatch. BRAMQuARTERS, IN THE FELD, Monra Sue oF Tue Jamxs River, ] July 27—Evening f A pert a of the trecps in the Army ef the Potomac, @pter the immediate command of Major Ganeral Hancock . Beving qnickly crossed from the south to the. north bank ‘the Jaines river, drove the enemy from a stroug line ‘af Mirecobrients this morning and captured four pieces « Mariiilery. ‘tun START. ‘The forces forming the expedition moved. yesterday vatvernoon, Marching af mght the command crossed the A pomatiex on the postoon bridges at Point of Recks i the place called Broadway, and crossed the Jasies @@ the bridgss near Deep Bottom. The movement was caeouted wecrctly and ellently; and in fourteen hours free, the timo of starting «be command hed marched shoe, twentya'les, crossed. two rivers and captured a Mmec! works, with its artillery, from the enemy. FORMING @0E LINE, Blev'ng effected a lodgment on the north benk of the Barer, where, however, a force under General Foster Dad bern atrear'y stationed, Genera! Hancock's command formed ‘n dbo opes fields, near the border of the river. TBe enemy occupied a fortified position along a road run- Blog mo-tly on thowize of an extensive piece of. timber, aad, st that point, neurly parat'el with tho river. “SX/AOISTRR® FORWARD —THE RENKLA FLANKED, After our troops kad formed oa We open pit strong airmish ico was thrown forward, and it soon camo fu @motact witt the enemy. In front ef the point where the q@emy's hoary guoa were posted eur skirmish fine con. mated of detachments from Generel Miles’ brigade, in Geuersi Beriow’s divieion, The regiments from whieh detachments were taken 40 furntsh oxirmishers for that pertion of the /ne were he One Hundred and Highty- Shird Penosylvvela, Pith Now Hampotire and Twenty- @xtb Michigan. Golonel J, ©, Lynch, af the One Hundred aod Kighty tird Pennsylvania, having sore immediate + pervision of Genera! Miles’ skirmish Jing, finding it bo. eomming costly s persist in attempting to toke the guns im feont, moved a portion of bie mon by @ho flank tothe right, and soon crorsing the road bold by thacnomy, was | One Hund easbdied to enfliade the rebel line. CAPTORH OF THE Worms amp OURS The consequence was, that with our skirméekors from ether brigades advancing at ethor points, the enemy was anpailed to abandon that fortified posiion, leaving four wont pounder Parrott guns, With limbeas, two cu'ssons ‘with ammunition, and a @mail number Of priscners tho hands of Colonel Lynet. COLONEL LYNCH yy Uninjared, although two bullets pasmed through bat and another bit bis horse, Captain Carmdy, Cap- fem Copoiin and Lievienant Miller, of the Oue dlundreg nad . aes ayivania, were wounded on (he eatrome of et he Jost mf Tart nat ine, where the regiment lost CAPTaMm CASRADY Rad been wounded tn two pluces at Coal Harbor, had re- turned in time to take command of the regiment In the movement yesterday, and in the skirmish this morning wen wounded again, THR KROSS’ AACOND PostrION, After the enemy bad been driven from that frat po m be recited to a COMManding crest About a mild Biud. Thee point js aout three miles from Malvern Reconnoitering partXe® 8o0n ascertained (ho (tot Meat the naturally ormidab. defensive posiion of whe fresh was being rendered st.°Onger still by the enemy, ral | sbire, thigh and rigéi'hip: Sergt. H. ©.’ Duke, “o. F, 39th ana | S#eertained ep to the present hour, ‘Not less than | the day ead in the:line of bis duty. "reveral days. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1864. ment will tends to @ speedy conclusion of the present campaign. Our Syedtal Washington Despatch. Wasmncton, July 29, 1864, ‘The longy qwiet which has prevatied wear Petersburg is suppor ef to be definitely broken, and there is again a Prospectget active operations, Thore has been for son time a fear‘al looking for by the rebels of a renewal of Strater én cperations on the part of General Graat, which there imevery reason to believe are now betug Inaure- rates, antl they will have other occupation for ali the trocape they canmmuster Wan raiding in Maryland or movk setges of Waskiugton. THE PRESS DESPATCHES. whose reserves were basy completing ttrenchments which bad beew previousty commenced. From iorma- tion then in our possession it was believed that the force of the enemy in our immediate front consisted of Ker- shaw’s division aud an additional brigade of infantry, with a jerable Yoroe of ¢a' hich appeared on rapidly arriving ig passed up from eautiously sent forward uvtil they came Mm coptact with those of the evesay iv the felds which spread ous from the foot of that commanding crest. RECONNUITERING, A portion ef Genera] Bariow’s infintry division pushed forward for'the purpose of developing the jeft of the enewy’s line, and bad a bandrome ard successful heute skirmish, With the same object in view a portiog of our cavairy, which is under command ef General Sheridan, advanced-on the Malvern Hill aod New Market road, ans on the right of the infuntry, dashed in with the sabre, pushed ia the le(t of the euemy’e line and captured a small number of prisoners. GENERAL MANCOCK. About three weeks ayo, when General Hancock re- fumed command of bis corps, after « temporary absence, durivg whoeb it jost four guns and with & portion of the prostige inseparably associated with its game. He issued an orcer to his troops, iv which &e told them that when they met the enemy again he would expect them to fully redeem what they had lost, tis an inte resting coincidence that this morning, te first oceasion on which they had met the enemy since. they have cap- tered four guns of heavier calibre than ¢2ose which they Jost, and more than re-cetaviished ther Ronorabie name. | Upow receiving the annouréement of the cantare of the | gave this morning Gemoral Meade immetaately de-° spatched these brief congratulatory lines :—- Heapquaareas, Anuy or ren Potomac, Nine A. B., July 27, 1864, General Hancock: Your despaich of twemty minutes past seven received. 'T congratulate vou and your gallant @orps on your sucoets, and (rust it will be continned, . GECEGE G, MBADE, Major General, During the evening our lines ‘have been well estab Nehed iu accordance with General Grart’s design and the object of our operations, which must'be left to future de- velopments to discles. oR CASUALETER, Our loss in killet and wounved ‘dering the day was, Banuups Hunpren, July 27,1964. 4x impcatant movement isto progress from this point. ‘Tuis m-erming, while our troops were crossing the Jam: Fiver to Rs north site on two pontoon bridges, a rebel force cemae dowm and attacked our men on the banks bo- fore th ey had tine to organize, A spértied Engagement took place, and the robels were ‘nally riven back to thotr intrenchments. Oue forces eontipued to arrive, and organized and at- tack @ the revel intronchments, carrying them and cap- turimg four guns, ‘bese gud were marked “Captured from the Yankees at Drory’s Blu.” ‘Wo alsarcapturad many prisoners. ‘The rebels were finally driven from thelr position into the woodx, and far beyond them, wi kirmisbing stil ertinned when our informant left. ‘The gunboata were ov hand,and rendered valuable as- sictance wc 'vering the landing of our troops, The gms captured are no doubt the same that ‘wore cxptured from Captain Belger’s battery by the mebels on the 17th of ey 4 ‘These guns are now at City Point. ‘The foHowing are the names ‘df nearly all the wound- John James, Oo, F, Sth ew ‘Hampshire, shoulder; Chnries W. Brown, Co. 1, 5th New Hampshire, thumb; Arthur Talbot, Co. K, 1824 Sennsyivanta, (Inger; Laroy Pinkharn, Co.’ 8th 'New, Krnapabire, thoalder:, Henry K, Westman, Go. I, Sth New Humpshire, jaw: Sergt. al ‘Wasunaton, July 29, 1864. A better ‘from the Army of the Potomac dated July 28, eays Tee arrival of come tropps in the vicinity of Bermuda Humdred'a day or two ago attracted the attention of the enemy and cgused them to believe thatan advance on Riwomond by the way of Malvern Hill was intended. A force consisting éf Kershaw’s division of Longstrect’s cerps, and Wilcox’s division of Hili’s corps was immedt- moly withdrawn from the vicinity of Petersburg and sent down to check the movement. ‘To counteract this manceavre of the enemy the Second Hiller, Co, H, 24’ New Hanpshira, left leg, amputated; Serge. 2. H. MeGowan, Co, 4, 148d”ennsyivamia, shoulder; jnmen, Co F, Fd Pernsyivania, thich, flesh; Fay, Co A, 183d Ponnavivunia, stigtt contusion; Thomas H Ferton, Co, F, '!834 Pennsytvania, leg, flesh; Chas. Golstien, Co’K, 1st Pecaylvania, eodomen; Geo. Barns, Co. A, 28th Maes, dott leg, amyutated; Robert EXlingsworth, Co. A, 183d Tetosyivat Tight arm and | @orpe-wes detached and sentacross the James river, and abdomen: Joseph Flavers, Ce. G, 5th Now Hampshire, | .@t half past six o’clock yesterday morning our advance band; Choe. "Pippet, Os. Ky 183d Ponnaytwanta, thigh and | met'the rebel skirmishers in ap open field, opposite Jones? wrist; Diwn'Smith, Ce.‘H, Stn New Hewtyshiro, leit thigh | Neck, with a battery in position at the edge of tho woods, ‘end right leg: Chas. Orey, Co. H, 5th New Hampshire, | on the farther side of the field, shoulder; Natnan Marser, Co. A, Sth ‘New Hampshire, 'A long Hine of skirmishers.was at once thrown out, whe right leg, emputated:‘Chas. Davis, Co. ¥'.. 6th New Hamp- ¥-soon-drove the rebels to? their breastworks, where they were kept hotly engaged, while a brigade of the Fist New York. left foot: Alford Sharhouer, Co, F, 1884 Penn- | division moved around on the left of the enemy’s Kine, ay tvant sligtitty; Sami. § :'Co. K, 74th New || and, getting on their flank, charged and drove them from York. leg: Ade. A.'L. Chamberlain, 7&%h New York, neck: | their guns into the woods, capturing fifty or sixty pri- ‘Wm. Spriager, Co. '3,°836 Pennsylvania, hip:Seret. Elizha | -sorers, four guns and 2 quantity of smal! armt MoGrew, Vo, A, 99h Pennsylvania, teg fractured, died ir ‘The enemy fell back on their reinforcements, and occu: hospitel ‘Chas. Wewer,'90tn Penmsytania, both thigh; | pied strong works built there two years ago, and our ney thigh; Anthony | itroons followed, taking up positions on their front and Tetwiier, Co. F ‘Sith Pennsylvania, arm; Werbur | flanks, and before this reaches you the entire force may Schenita, Co, 1, T&t:Nexe Yorks thorax, died tu hospital, | ‘be captured or routed. : The following ‘vbiong to Owe Huadred and Teath | “The:guns taken wore four twenty-four pounder Parrotts, marked “May 29, 1864, near Richmond,” and are'the same which were captured from the Kighteenth corps at Drory’s Bluff last May. Our loss was only about halfadozen wounded, none Sergeant J, C. Boll, Ca, C, arm; John Atwell, Co, C, frog; George Dearmott, Uo. A, flesh wound: Jacob Shuricir, Go. K, arm: J. A, Scttoa, Co, C, shoulder; Joon Lockman, Co. ; Pranets Crowoil, ‘Co. A. throat; George W. | seriously. fees; Jacob Meminger, Co, C, thorax; Daniel General Grant rode to the front in the afternoon in com- Co. K. face; | -pany with General Hancock, and viewed the position the 1 Andrew Cullen, Co. F.arm; Sergeant Andrew J. {enemy were in, He seemed well pleased with the morn- Conporal |, Co. Miller, Co, B, tox; @ichtly: Corporal George Maxwoil, Go, C, thigh, died; @eptain Franois, Cassidy, Co. H, leg, hie ty; Captain Chariss Copelen, Co, C, thigh, severel; poral Wm. Lyttia, Co. A, thorax and thich; James Irwin, C, arm apeanorax; Dawiel Bow maa, Co.C, thigh; Jobn writ, Co. C, thigh; Corporal Henry Miller, Go. H, wrist; Horace Spitteer, Co.’ A, thigh, amputated: George Wright, Co. » feers eee Jobn W. Buchanan, 1st Massacbu- eetts, nee. ‘The ramen Of: those kitled on the field have not @eea ing’s operation General Foster’s command had quite a lively time with ‘the onemy yesterday ut this place; but his force being ‘weak, be feli back haif a mile to astronger position, which be held until the arrival of the Secoud corps. ‘He lost forty or fifty wounded during the day. AD sttack was expected on Warren's front yesterday; “Dut it was not made. Picket and artillery firing is indulged in to the usnal -extent,and was sharper than usual in front of the Hight eenth corps. ‘FOSTER’S COMMAND. Crrx Port, Va., July 28, 1664, Me. /A.'Davidson’s Despatches. ‘Dear Borrom, July 26, 1064 omattox. time in front-of our position at Deep Bottom Kershaw's Fams contemplate ap excursion to this place, If they Aivision, from Petersburg, were added on Saturday pight, ‘Monitors havo gone up the river. NEWS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, tng, thus far, im tho capture by our forces of three second New York is missing, and six to eight men were wounded Inst evening. Lieutenant Colonel Hooper, of the Twenty-fourth Massa- chusetts, was captured while reconnoitering near our Picket Noes on Sunday morning. He was field offieeref Ciads Cooper River—General Dir- mey Gone on an Expedition—Savan- ah Nearly Deserted—The Fleet Cone img the Fire Upen Fort Sumtc “The Rebel Generals Net Yet Pinaced Under Fire, &c. ‘MR. SAMUBL W. MASON’S DESPATOH. Hiton Heap, 8. July 25, 1664. ‘WIE STEAMER NERMAN LIVINGSTON, Jory 27, 1864. General-Foster’s pickets baving been much snnoyed by rebel sharpshooters, he yesterday ordered an advaneo, for the purpose of gaining possession of a road ranuing through the -woods nearly parallel with bis picket limo, in the vicinity of Four Mile creek, and occupied dy the rebels. The advance was hotly contested, and for myst of the day partook mainly of the character of heavy skirmisbing, tbe forces apon each side firing from behind trees, sometimes at a distance of only fifteen paces At evening the object of the advance was realized, tho read beiug- gated and held. The following 1s & list of cnsuaities in the Eleventh Maine, whictr bore a prominent part in the cor teat:— Capt. F. AW. Wiswell, Co, E, leg, slightly; Corp. dacas. tard Sassell, Co, E. belly, slightly: Corp. Horsee 8. Mills, Co. G, head, slightly; Corp. Kenny C, Lowell. Co. ¥. face, slightly; James R, Ash, Co. ©, face and bresst, sevor James N, Leighton, Co.'C, log’ and lung, mortally; Joba: H. Parker, Co, C, face and hack, severely; George H. Robinson, Co. C, ‘hip, slightly; Moses M, Burse, Co. E, Killed; Horace H. Borse, Co, E, side, and right arm ampa: tated: George A. Beals, Co, K, right hip, severely; Parker W. Leach, Co F, foreuwrm, severely; Robert H. Newall, Co. f, knee, stightiy; Archibald Tageard, Co. G, face and neck, mortai'y: Charles W. Roynl, Co. G, arm, slightly; noon for New York, carrying mails and passengers. TUR NEWS, hottest of the hot season. ARRIVAL OF TWO ESCAPED UNION PRISONERS. Jong and perilous journey through Rebeldom, proper (or me to give thei verbatim report of their It ig not atement:— were taken to Dawsville on the way to Geor err Columb: ta. We 6. Simon Wood, us, wa! Co G. erm. nels Rotice of danger. A arse down tne je rr ri er slightly; Sa tly; Charles [forty miles, in a small boat, and Tanded in a litte cree Douigiee: Oo, G, bend slightly; Josépn Mi 06. He lee, fom sy, atiane, Jeet at, darlight cn. ihe 7m slightly; Jobn Finnegan, Co. T, leg, slightly, Charles Hwan the pier end went to sleep, Whee Coreen, Co. I, leg, slightly. THE FIFTH CORPS. . Two on clade came in from r daylight. Three other tron. dat wi Jd not seo how nearly th they had no plating on them. We pa: Doar in the night At eieven o'clock woolen gun eare of ns, We the ave uk ‘We theo started for us ont to sea, found negroes, who too ttle dugout, an Merrie Island Mr. L. A. Hendrtck's Di Heapgvanrnas, Firma ArMy Corre, Baroee Parexenvra, July 27, 1864, WRAVY SKIRMISHING AND CANNONADING at intervals were kept up all night on our right. There har been some firing to-day, as uscal, but with no decisive results on-either side. A AVY CAPTURED, ‘Tho commissary mail agent, David Donaldeon, belong. , ing to tho Firat Peonsyivania Veteran Reserves, this evening captured a rebel spy, white riding along with bis ua on board at two o'clock A said ton. -, A nesro worl ps brought back to Charles bit very littie to eat, W there nad been tri ‘The roes get were very destitute, aed say are mick and bred Of the wal only stop. We are very much worn. Schoousrs rum up the Cooper rive manned entirely hy.negryen. Kame of the prisoners an the Webmond. and mall, The epy, also on horseback, aeoosted bim and r, de | oe uf ee vere fay] w ing removed South, by his side. His inquiries about the army excited Dou- Imad all sald they wore btox of the war Gea tould bo al¢xon’s suspicion, and on inquiry who he was ho said he take Ue cate oF allagianes, va an orderly of General Ranoock, awe was on his wey to the Iatter’s boadquarters, Without moking hie ensploions knows, Donaldson kept hié Inquisitor company until they met Acoupie of oMcera, wheu he delivered him over to their custody, by whom he was tuken wefore Gen. Warren and by bim sent to army headqnoriors, The prisoner was dreseed in our ved from Savannah lot ° rently reliable, the following ex travis from which are not contrabaud of war:— A Heutenant'n the Georgia militia who owna rty Jo Savannah reports that every male inhabitant of the State between the ages of seventeen and fifty ix in the rebel cen and eeventeen and State militia. hoy a tri cavntey antiorm, and has got himself ito a position dred t ‘hich pron tho use of bempen cord ina mauuer Hkely 60 prove dit greeable to his feelings, one He ae, Sy, HR ViCTORY AT DRRE KOTTOM, An opter was read to our troops phia afternoon, an pouncing an imporcuot victory D¥ @ portion @f our army, tho victory comprising the capture of a rebel batrery aod some prisoners, Hearty cheers followed the readiug of she order. n. iG the Blaie against in- Other deserters and refugees report that Bavanosh—aod eal taken the oath, for the defence of easion, there ia overama ay batiery, ihe iv launched, va aot mt for duty. 'Col. mand of the defences ef Savannah, in force to prewent desertion. Pre Alo tO evAcA - 2 SILI —CwARGRe, A obell etruck to-day In the trenehes ocou pied by the Hy Atlanta. by the re. lvania regiment he while rations sted. Corporal Erastus op yt 8 Of two miles, IE dapen: cn A . - Qotat the fora. Soldiera nud citt ene are sired of the B Kelly, Corapany ii, waa thrown courly owenty feet into | There are two chonsatid bales of cotto orgetown. The Two meanders of tho air and literally blow the samo company were slightly woun Lleutenaut Gerdiner, of the One Hondeed and Sigh teenth fonnaylvania reginent, bas heen aewigned as a jog commissary in (ho Third brigade, First iv sion, om: ing the piace of Captain Woir, whore refirement from the Commissary DP partinent i mentioned in # recent despalch, This bas hae boon the warmer: day wo have bad for ‘Tola evening, as [ write my deapateh, & rentio shower bas commenced falling, cooling the air aad Making decidedly more agreesble (he temperature. RENRL MOVEMENTS, Tam jrivt informed that the enemy bat appeared to conaidorable force beyond the Jeruralom pinnk road, Feo ‘wo formoriy occupied, aud is threatening our ank. reaver porvion of the peaplo are reported emxious fer fede- Tai delrarance. AURGEON RORINBON, of the Ove Hundred and fourth | eonsvivania Volunteers, who wae captured on Jobe isiand, 8 at Macon, Georg fo attenéonce on wounded Union soldiers, with, 4 is feared, no bope of immediate exch nge FORT UMTAR. ‘Our batteries and the fleet still keep ap an assault an Fort Sumter with thew gnus, c;erating principally oo the two gorge angles and whe one next Moultrie, There is no that the rebels have strony tofantry retrenchments be fort, of tbat our lirmg conmiderably interferes With the comfort of the aecipanta GENERAL BIRNEY, at last accounts, was ona caid wm Florida, the result of white 1 bi not yet learned, THe PRESOV RRS fare wit still om the Dragoon, but are im daily expectation Of being rent to Cummings t FUR RAND bed, but some additions are THE NINTH CORPS. Mr, James €. FMtpare Re Aawy Corrs, Baro ru’s Despaton Prrmnsnrne, Vay} A.M * My budget of cows this am. Waing is briot but (hterert- | D ing. Important movements are on Wot, and (heir dovony. | to duly All Jast night and this morning (Wednesday) there'bas Ddeonvery heavy firing on the other side of the Appo- There tea romor in circulation here that one ef the In addition: tor the: troops which have been for sone | repel rams has sunk one of our gunboats, and that ‘the do they will meet -with a warm reception. Two ef our Escape of ‘Union Prisoners—Rebel Eron- which arrived here from New York on Thursday, witha ‘mail and files of the Hxratp to the 17th, sails this efter- There is vory littlo news to write. The department is dull, as hot departments may be expected to be inthe A few days sivce two soldiors, captured from Ban- eock's division, before Petersburg, arrived here, aftera namés; but the following iz a We were esptured at Petersburg on the 17th of June, and je raw a bont coming to the pier, when we waded through the mud to the evade, at night Nioverl ue. down Horse crest, ut the current carried awe got to the fet, The Daffodil! took e house on che Orangeburg road, ‘where en whose husbands are in tke rebel army, at the people of the Bo The people themselves are wil ing to give Op & ccere aod everything if the war will passed ourselves of as rebel soldiers, The raiiroads are very poor. and the trains were running only about ten miles per hour, The running cenr and (racks DESERORRS from ditferont directions, From a hoaned | made to the | rom » usst Of nouseM gultrMeN, wih the meroayy * © Me hundred and twenty and upwards, the weather Buddgily Changed on Saturday to a ovoiness Which was eves uncomfortable, A northeast storm, with @ chilly Se ead voting winds, listed a night and » aed we ‘were glad (pis mormny Ww weluome back tlvad po dull and dismal, SUPPLIES POR SOtDIERS, Mr, J.D. Rightmyer. ay tbe Soldier's Home, “Howard street, New York, arrived here a sbort time since, with a large quantity of supplies for Now York troops—onions, —pota ckles, sourkrout, beets, &e Under the, tor Clys mer, and, by the assistance of Dr. Dalrymple, District Surgeon, these have been d stributed among al! the New York regiments, avd are makin. their hoarteglad. REWS FROM NEW ORLEANS, ‘The steamship Fung Suey, Captain fhidreth, from New Orleans 2iat inst., arrived at this port yesterday. Mr. Wm. Younrg’s Denpaten. New Orreavs, July 21, 1964 COMMUTATION POR OFFICERS’ QUARTERS. The excitement relating to the tmpresement of horses bas been succeeded by an excitement less intense, re- lating to the occupation of confiscated houses for officers’ quarters, In a few instarces, very rare, house bave been confiscated expressly for this purpose, while in many other cases houses that have been leased to tenants at low rents by the Treasury Agent have been rendered vacant and officers’ quarters have been assigned mm them. ‘The reacon for this now movemont was the reception of an order from the War Department prohibiting further commutation payments in greepvacks for officors’ quarters, and directiug shat thoy be assigned to quarters in confiscated houses. A THUP UP THR RIVER—TWO INCIDENTS, With Colonel Sherburne, Chief of Cavatry in the Depart- mento! the Gulf, Dr. Skilton and Captain Wasson, of b: staff, and a few other officers, I started up the Mississippi on Sunday afternoon on the Unitea States transport steamer Colonel Cowles, purposing to visit Morgunzia, Port Hudson and Baton Rouge, and inspect the condition of thé camps there and hear the musio of their mosqui- toes. Whon twenty-five miles distaht from New Orleans a soldier of the First Texas cavairy fell overboard from a barge we were towing, aod es the pilot refused to stop the steamer without an order from the captain, gad the deck bands to lower the yawl without an order from the mate, the soldier, who could not ewim, had ample oppor- tunity to drown before these orders could be g! There was some proianity on the occasion at the brutality of the pilot and dock hands, ‘The barge in tow was double hulled, capable of carry- ing upwards of three hundred horses, which were on her decks. But ove of the hulls sprung a leak, and on Mon- day morning the barge was abandoned, Anticipating o¢ more incidents, I mounted one of the Hxraip steeds, gaily eaparisoned, ond procesded up the river without an escort, arriving sa’ely at Donaldsonville. PLANTATIONS UP THF COAST. ‘The crops of sugar and cotton on tho plantations up the coast will not be so abundant or successful as crops on the game pluntations were before the war. The field hands aro not yet sufficiently disciplined since their emancipation from slavery to work as ficld bauds did when elayery existed, and it {sno misrepresentation to Qesert that they shirk more than they work, notwith- standing the rigid features of General Bauks’ labor system. REPORTED FOR DUTY IN THIS CITY. Lieutenant Colonel Wilkeson, of the Eleventh New York cavalry (Scott's Nine Hundred), reported tor duty at headquarters, Department of tho Gulf, on Tuesday, and will probably bo assigned to sta duty. ORDERED INTO THE FIELD. Geott’s Nine Hundred was yesterday ordered to report at tho cavalry camp at Greenville, for the purpose of putting the regiment in immediate condition for service in the field, It has been stretched along the left bank of the MissisSippi, above this city, for a distance of sixty miles, GOING WITH 118 REGIMENT, Lieutenant Colonel! W. Babcock, of the Seventy-fifth New York Volunteers, Acting Inspector General on the staff of [General Davidson, Chief of Cavalry, De- partment of Weat Mississippi, has beea relioved from staff duties and will rejoin his regimevt. He saila on the Arago this morning. CAPTUR® OF THR RURCTRIO SPARK. ‘The report of the capture of the mail steamer Electric Spark by the pirate Florida is not pleasant intelligence to those who have had no letters from the North since the Jagt mail arrived from New York bringing dates to June 25, The merchants who are notg insured against war risks are a little unhappy; but the community generally are inclined to congratulate themselves that tbo mails can no longer be entrusted,to such dull sailing veeseis as the Electric Spark aod Locust Poiot. The importance of the mails between this city and New York is such.as to @emand the employment of first class and fleet stoamers on the route. ‘TURER REBEL CRUISERS ORF OUR COAST, ‘The secesh people hers aver that the Florida.is not alone off our coast, Dut insist that there are two other rebel cruisers co-operating with that vessel in the de- struction of our commerce. The merchants hore wiil toke out war policies on all e shipped from the North to this port, until the Fiorida is captured or Is to more remote waters. MAXIMILIAN BENDS A COMMISSIONER TO THR O®NFRDERACT. It {8 asserted by the Southern sympathizers in N Orleans that Maximilia: ulrendy seat privately a commissioner to the rebel authorities at Richmond. The most jubilant individuals jo the world are the secessionists of this city, who boast thet the confederacy will be recogoized Dy France and England withio three months. News by Way of Cairo. Caino, July 29, 1864. ‘The atoomer Emperor, from New Orieans, July 21, has arrived, She reports that there was a rebel battery of five guns fifteen miles above Skipwith Landing, wkich fired ‘al shota into @ tin-clad gunboat om the 24th, doing little damage, j The steamer Clara Bell, which left Vicksburg for White has-been destroyed, The steamship Yazoo, from New York 13th, had ar- rived at New Orleans. Nothing was doing in cotton, There wasn speculative inquiry for sugar; sales privato and by auction at 240. a 28c. Molasses above the views of buyers; demand brisk for all descriptions, Western produce advauced; sales of choice extra flour at $15 a $16. News from Texa THE UNION SENTIMENT INCKEASING—PORMATION OF LOYAL LBAGUKS—FALSE KEFORTS OF Ri CHESES—CONDITION OF UNION PRISONERS, KTC. {From the Memphis Bulletin, July 24.) Wo have received from Mr. P. » & worthy resident of Texas, some yery interesting accounts of the condition of things in that Blate, from which he hag just come, ho being 4 passenger on the steamer Madieon that arrived from below on Friday, The people of Texas who inclined to secession have been buoyed ap with ies of Lee having gained great Successes and captured eizbty-flve thousaud prisoners from Grant's army. The Union sentiment is gaining Taio rapidly. There are ten lodges of — U Leagues in Northwestern Texas, and each of them oumbors from five hurtred to seven bundred members ‘They are very secret, and F though constantly taking m now members, are exceed. ingly careful to get tbe right kind of meu, There Union Leagues have many friends, and some members in the rebel army. Liundreds of men desert the rebel cause, ona live out, boshwhacking against seceab. The frieu cf the Union are mainly among the poorer class of peo- ple, All available men amoug the poorer classes have been conscripted. Many slaves bave been sent to Texas from other States, 80 that they might be kept eafely. ere are four thour- and aod Ofty Union prigon Tylor, and they aro well treated and fed, ie the yield is not i more than ix needed for Lome coneninption. tone hundred and fifty dollars a busbel; meal the same; beef only fifty dol- Ins per bead; f ty dollars per one hundred pounds; whiskey ecarce at one hundred and fifty dollars a gailon, Our mformant was three times coureripted, and paid about five hundred dollars each timo to ges exempted, FIGHTING IN ARKANSAS. Mewpais, July 27, 1864, Apparent!y authentic reports from Helena say that ao expedition, consisting of @ negro regiment, a portion of tho Fifteenth ilinots Cavalry and « section of a battery, left that place on Monday morning, going in the direction of White river, When near Nelson, eighteen milé ont, they encountered @ formidable rebel force, and, after a short fight, were obliged to retire, with « loss of tweive Killed and fourteen wounded. Colonel Brooks of the colored regiment and the captain of the artillery aro re ported among the killed, The rebels pursaed to within nive miles of Helena, where our troops made a stand, and a ebarp Oght was going on when our informant left, The remainder of the Fiftesath Lliinois cavairy and other reimfcreements wore being rapidiy sens furward from Helens, Atlantic raph Cable. Br. Jonwa, N. F, July 29, 1964, Cyros WA Field, Kaq., left to-day for Placentia Bay, Ho vied Trinky Bay yesterday. ieart’s Content t# the place where thaAtlantic cable will be landed, Mr. Field Dropones to hutid x land line thence to Placentia, one bua dred mijos to lengthy, And over a good road Whe entire dia tance. A cable wilt conaect Placentia Ray with Cape of hee Mawety's atearnce Mer Wr. Fal at Pacentia to puna Orleb Rreton, mou the we i bonntifal Aodyplear, Wind ween ther. momeme 1) river, has not beon heard from, and it is feared that sho - SHERMAN. The Union Lines Steadily Clos- ing Around Atlanta, ae. &., ae. Wasiixatom, July 29, 1964 ‘A despatch received hore atates that General Ilood has made efforta to renow the assault upon General Sherman’s lines since the battie on Friday last, They were, bow- ever, feeble efforts, and easily and promptly repulsed, with an aggregate loss to Shernem of only about @ bun- dred men, Tho jatest officiel despatches from General Sherman "s army state that he is steadily drawing his lines closer around Atiunta, Ho has as yot recetved no tidings of th. cavalry force sont out to cut the Macon and Colambos Railroad, which is the only moans of escape lo the roboi army from Atlanta, Cincnxatt, July 29, 1864, Private aavices from General Sherman’s headquarters announce the.assignment of General 0, 0. Howard to the command of the Army and Department of Tennessoo—a position made vacant by the recent death of General McPherson. General Howard’s chief of staif wilt be Lieutenant Colo- nel Warner, formerly of the Seventy-sixth Obio Volun- teers, Destructive Fire af Atlanta. Lovsvuur, Ky., July 28, 1864. The Atlanta Appeal of tho 26th instant has an account of an incendiary fire, commencing on Connolly block, and consuming baif @ million dollars worth of property. During the fre the burning buildings wore pillaged by spectators, ’ os Mr. D. P. Conyngham’s Despatch. Near AtLanra, Ga., July 21, 1864 PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS, In yesterday’s despatch I stated that a general advance would be made along our lines during the day. General Newton’s division of the Fougth corps relieved General Wood’s the previous night, and took position to the rigbt of the Twentieth corps on Peachtree creek. karly on yesterday morning General Wood swung round on the Decatur road after General Stanley, who led the advance, Btanley soon met the enemy, and brisk skirmisbing en- sued and continued until about three o’clock P, M., when the enemy’s skirmishers wero driven back to a ridge of | hills that run to the rear of fr. Jobnson’s house and nearly four miles from Atlanta, Here the Forticth Ohio and Twenty-first Kentucky, which covered his front as skirmishers, struck on a strong line of rebels, Geteral Stanley burried up his ar- tillory and soon got into position, opening on the encmy with good effect, THE ATTACK. The enemy pressed on our skirmish line, but they stubbornly kept their ground while our troops were fortifying their position. Wood’s division, which was in reserve, took up position on the right towards evening. Meantime the enemy Bad made a vigorous assault on Newton and Pntterfleld's division of the Twentieth corps, temporarily communded by General Ward, in absence of General Butterfleld They succeeded in repulsing our skirmishers, driving them back upon our main lines. Our Jines were covered by our artillery, to which the rebols vigorously replied. A sharp conflict, which lasted for two hours, ensued, in which we gaived no advantage, but succeeded in keeping our position and strengthening our works. The enemy, who wero iu considorable force at this point—all of Haer- deo's corps being intrenched there—thought to break through our lines and thus turn our flank, BCMOFIFLD'S ADVANCE Schofield connected with Stanley on the left, and forced ‘Dack the rebel skirmishers, swinging round bis left to- wards Atlanta, timing his movements with McPherson’s Towards wight Schofield’s right and Mo!hersvn's left were within two miles of Atlanta,6o that they could actually rain in shell upon tho fated city, Spesking of General Schofield, I must in justice state that both he and bis command have won a fice reputation in this cam psign. Though the Tweuty-third corps was partly a new organization, they have won unblemished honors on many a hard fought battle feld. I might say there was nothing but heavy skirmishing along our lines, tor the purpose of developing the enemy’s position and evabling us to ges toto line, Only on Ward and Newton did the rebcls make any. thing like an assault. lexpect some beavy fighting to- day. * ‘THE SITUATION. Our army now surrounds Atlanta, something in the form of agem|-circle, McPherson stretching beyond the ‘Atlanta and Augusta Railroad, which he has destroyed, thus cutting off one source of supplies, and also prevent- ing them from falling back to 3tone Mountain, ROUSSEAU'S MOVEMENT. Rourseau’s raid, on the other hand, has proved a grand success, {or he has effectually destroyed the Atlanta and Mobile line, thus reducing them to the oue ceatral line, which ie likely te share the same fate of tke others in a few days, Lest my testimony should be doubted I will give a fow extracts (rom rebel papers regarding Rousseau’s raid in Alabama, The Salom Despatch of July, 14 says:—“A train has just arrived, avd brings news that the raiders entered Talladega about seven o'clock yesterday morn- ing, 4 after burning the depot started off in the direc. tion of West Point. General Clautor’s Chief of Staff was wounded, being shot through both legs, and anotuer staif ofticer was killed”? Major Waithall, witha force of five hundred men, ts Awaiting the approach of the enemy at Coosa bridge. General Piliowgbas been ordered up from Tuscaloosa, All leat y WO this is, if the major awaits our force, which is very doubtful, he will find that his politeness will get him into a hot place, from which, I thiux, Pillow will not be able to bolster bum. The Montgomery Afail, in a pathetic article, “Great Ex- citement in the City,’’ also informs us that a strong body of Yankee raiders wero on their way to the city, bdelis were rung,” &c. The @tianta App-at of July 19 informs ite readers that ‘‘no train came through yestor. day from Montgomery, owing to the capture of Loacha. poke aud Opalika, Ala., by a raiding party of the enemy. GARRARD’ MOVEMENT . “The evoning passenger train on the Georgia Railroad returned to the city late yesterday evening, after having ry med that @ brigade of Yankeo cavairy had cut the road about two miles this side of Stone Mountain and rack. A smoke could be seen in that d to be caused by the burning of the cross ties. Whether tho raiders will follow the track down towardsiCovington, destroying it, or return to their main body is @ matter of conjecture.” ‘Thwgs look rather nopeless down bere just now for the bogus covfederucy. Sherman js thundoriag around At Janta, and our raiders are cutting off a} chuuces of getting supplies or escaping from the doomed eiiy. Toan faney the panic acd conaternation that prevatl) in Atlanta now, a8 our shells tumbie about tue suburbs of the city, heralding oui ‘oack The belis were tolling there yosterday, and ap inde scribable scene of verror and confusion reigned when the inhabitants found that even their retreat was cut oi, There was hurrying to and fro, And cries of deep distress. GENERAL JOUNSTON’S REMOVAL, Jobnston has been removed from his command, or, to bee an official phrieo, ‘relieved,’ and Hood has taken bts place. ‘The followteg version of the cause of his removal is, I think, true — Some day Inst week Rragg visited Atlanta, when a coan- cil of war was beld, avd he informed Jobneton that {t wae the dosire of tho Precident that Atinuta shomd be defend od at all hazards. Joboston replied that to defend Atlanta would be to sacrifice the army, which he was not willing to do, He was then removed and the command offered to Hardee, who refused for the same reasons Hood was next tendered the uneertatn honor, which he accepted, with the promise that be would do his best, Sloce Hood wok commend of the army on Agbting Principles he must make astand. If fi, bie repute thon nt suiler much: for be Is | ‘upon es the dev 6 pilotor & sinking ship, whieh is termed and lashed about without the leaat hope. Should be by any uftoretcen chance succeed, he would become the god of the coufederacy, and divide homage with the archtraitor Jeff, bimaelf, It is said that the eeidiers are dissatia. fled with Jobnaton’s removal. [he press, too, throws out slight murmurs, for it dare not speak openly. The Memphis A i gnys:—“Ae tO the motives or resaona that have tofluenced the President to make the change, which (alls with starting effect upon the army and country, we are, of course, ignorant, and,"into which it would at this time be both imp it or unprofitable to fuquire.”” ublie clamor and the etrevmetances which placed Dim io command will compel liood to make ‘ound Atlanta, As he has pretty strong works there, he may keep us at bay for nome days; but when we close in the net, he will be fortanate f either bimeelf or bie army eocapes. REBEL ACCOUNTS. The Latest from Atianta—Brigadiec General Mecer Not Wounded=t ri+ day 6 Operations, &e. [Prom the Rteamend Examiner, July 24. The most lportant news we hove t@ thet coo tsined ip the (oilowing despatch (rom Geor Huo. J. Ay SmunoN, Se Ww eutacement sosierday we eauiarad eiahiee THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE THREE CENTS and thirteen gums instead of twen- ported. battle, began noder javorabie auspices on Friday and continued #0 suo- d on Saturday nor om Sanday. vera! Hood, in his firat despatch ler the Oght, was inetakeo as to the number of conan captured by our troops. this is o small matter, If be bad kilicd MePheraon, aod driven Sherman across the Chatiabooches, we suould have been content without taking @ pun of a prisoner, AS far as we are able to pane~ NO (ho Rtate of affairs. the chief (ruts of Friday's ware, we tater, that we prevented the enemy position west ned, or. if changed at etl, It has heen seen from » he throws shell into it, This is uncomfort- Ab'e proxim ty, ag the people of our sister city of Peters~ burg can Lestity. ATLANTA SHELLED, ‘ ATLANTA, Joly 25, 1864, There has been continuous skirmishinw for vhe past two days, Many sbolls from the enemy's vatterigs have en- tered the city and a few honses bave beea struck; but no material Pninge bas been dove, The enemy sion of a cor ence between their and our lines, but were repulsed by the Eleventh Texas regt- ment. All quiet this morning. IMs MAGNITODE OF TIE CAMPAIGN, Noone of the greit establiched Powers of Europe has evor been able to witbstand Wail so long half so formida- bic & military power as bas been brgugbt to ear against the Southern centederacy, ‘The military opesations of Napoleon the Great never exceeded, indeed, never equailed in Magnitude, those which have bee employed for subjugating the > ; and no singio Power or em pire in Europe 3a for one bits turn, peror's onset, feeble maa @ strong; rojuired combined power I the great Powers to make successful resistance st armies that never numbered u strenjth winal to seventy-tive per cent of the muster roll strength now employed by the North against this confederacy. If the power of self-protection and relf exiatence constitutes the Dest title to recognition, surely the succesaiul resistance of military assaults, formidable beyoud all precedent, must be the best proof of that power; and tt is simply ridicutous for the nations of the earth to affect to dows the stamina of a commonwealth which berolvally and successfully withstands an exertion of power for its de- truction under which any one of them would be crushed to atoms. . THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Cor nell Jewett to the President. Purcapernia, July 20, 1864. wm To PRrsroxyt:— It ts annouuced under government authority that J have never received the slightest recognition from the President, The President surely will not deny giving me permiesion to address him on national subjects a week prior to bis inauguration; that the authority bas never been withdrawn; that at interviews I asked if it would still he agreeable to receive communications from me, and if so, through Mrs, Lincoln, The reply was ‘no objection," Further, on one occasion the Presiaent used the follow- ing languaye:—‘ How are you Mr. Jewett (all but of Colo- rado) ! for Mrs. Lincoln and myself receive your letters from all parts of the States ’? The President will not further deny that I did not act under the government authority at Niagara by virtue of the power beid by Mr. Greeley. Mr. Greeley at least acknowledges I did ig nis letters to me, If not denied I am vind cated If denied, I will, under oath, with facts, substantiate my position. Alas tor the gratitude of republical This is my reward for unceasing peace efforts, A wy trust is alone |p God, ‘success will yet attead mo, WM. CORNELL JEWETT. Rebel View of the Peace Negotiations. THE COMMISSIONBRS REPUDIATED AT RICHMOND— PRESIDENT LINQOLN’S PAPER—HIS ULTIMATUM— THE KEV, COLONEL JACQUES AND EDMUND KIRKE! IN THE REBEL CAPITAL—THE OBJECT OP THBL VISIT—PEACR NOT YO BR OBTAINED BY INTSR- CHANG OF SENTIMENTS WITH MA. LINCOLN, BC. {From the Rienmond Examiver, July 26 For the first time we bave the pleasure of heertl; approving a State paper of Abrabam Lincoln. 10 is bi letter addressed “To Whom It May Concern.” It concerns Messrs. Holcombe, C. © Clay and George N. Sanders, and. would fondly§believe, no other person, or per- sons whomscever, When officious individuals go creep- ‘og round by back doors, asking interviews with Lincoln for ‘a full {oterchange of senti- ments,’ it gives us sincere gratification to see them spurned, yes , from the said back door, To Abravam ‘we deliberstely say “Bri ” or, it he likes it betier, “Bully!” Thiok of an ex-Sepator from Ala bams, and a Virginian member of weray notniog of the third “negotiator” —exposing themselves icra idly and unbidden, to recetve such an \ unious Tebuffat the hands of the truculent buffoon of linois, ‘The eccentric procedure of these two gentiemen has all the air of a device of the ingenious Sanders. He it was who, finding Mr. Clay and Mr. Holcombe traveili ia Canada for their health, aud sojourning at the Clifton Houge, betbought him of getting them tato @ corres; ence about peace; and it wae be w hy letter to no less « person thao thattsan; thropist Horace Greeley, asking him (Greeley) to procure a safe © nduct for the party to Washington, and thence to Richmond. It appears t! jreeley, at first thinking the ‘was a real embasey to offer subm i the safe conduct 4n the President’s name. 7 they were not exactly aud altogether pleoipotentiaries; but had no deubt that “if the circumstances disclosed im the cor:espoodevce’’ were communicated to Rich- mond, they or somebody else would be invested with full powers And what were the circumstances. disclosed? We learn this from a long lettor of Messrs. Ciay and Ho combe, written after theit repulse. The cir- cumstances disclosed were nothing in the world except Greeley’s unauthorized offer of a safe conduct. They fay —ard, In reading what they say, remember tnat it ninent Confederate geutiemen addressing a paltry onist editor, not having the presumptioo to write to the Emperor Abraham bimself— ‘exacting no condi- tiong but that we sbovld be duly accredited from Rich- mond,'as bearers of propositions looking to the estab- lishment of peace, thus proposing « basis for a confer- ence aa compr @ 48 we could desire, it seemed to us that the Presideut opeved a door that had previously been cloned against the Confecerate States for a full in- terchonge of sentiments, @ {reo discussion of conflicting opinions and ao untrammeiied eflort to remove all causes of controversy by liberal negotiations.” What right had they to even allude to propositions looking to the establisument of peace? Who commissioned them to interchange sentinients with Liveoin? and what do they mean by Causes Of controversy and liberal negotiations? I. these ofi.cious geutiemen had been received at Wash- ton, aod had been accredited from Richmond, we should Dave felt very nervous on the subject of thone liberal negotiations, However, Liocoim, so. soon as he was informed there were such people looking about that back door, surmising that It was pow partly open, though * previously closed,” and parlying with a New York editor in the bope of ge'ting admittance—sbut up the dovr with a bang right In their three noses, and warned them off by @ notico—'To Whom it May Con- cern.” It is suggested that perbaps the euna: ye device of, ry Sanders was only @ 01 ping the peac rty in the oceln Was S present Yankeo Pulses the sigtitest hint of peace, As usual with such Oxceasively cunning his one not only defeats itaels, Dut be ps the canse which it was possibly intended to deroree. Fo exhibit an ex Senator aod member of Congress of “the rebel States thus timidly erawiing, by @ row dabout way to the footstool of the Emperor of the Yahoos, whiniog aod snivelling about peace and Sliberal nexowstions,” and hruxhuly refused even ad- Misiance ly the sovereign presence, will serve, not the peace, but the war party, because’ it will be used to he impression that the coufederacy must Le io the of desth when two such distiognished legislators 80 pith dl aw attempt to reneb the ear of vfiended macsty. If euch the ‘dea, then to this case, the other, "thege whom it may coocern” bave got wiial they deserv: y one seen the Reverend Colon Kirke’ What are the de’ wood Hotel, Richmond, of a secret mission? and wow, jomtoat of Beiog io Castle Thavder, Kirke and the Rev. Cownel are again in their Own country, giving mysterious hints to the Waebington correspondents about their threo days’ entertainment im Richmood, and about “two inter views" which they say they bad with Mr. Davis, They ( discloee “tor the preseot’’—those deep dipt mats— Dae passed at those interviews, but “it i intimated’ — d here is truly @ svartiing fect—"“that Mr. Davis would Hen to nothing short of the recognition south- D coulederacy > Of course these two Yahkees were spies, oF cixe they wanted to sel} something in Richmond which they had rua through the lines; or probably they combined tbe two objects. Our pasaport aystem, we fear, fe but little poteetion; and the detectives are not sufh- clently vigtiant. Howsoever that may be, there is now certainly & re it which bave pewal of the peace, vera ‘ough sockety. Many Peace, and rumors of nd as, aod men dream of peace at oight. wuthertied aad offetous in ond doth Union aud rebel, repair respect! aly Berth oe ao t oment, A# * outh about the samme moment, ag it ware, Ct hoe pease, as horses sputt water 1a tbe lv tle in New York, even jo the teeth of military disag- tor, the News says it is because there 18a sort of inatinc. tive feeling that we are on the eve of perce, This ie not unnatural; the plain avowals of tho enemy's press four montha ago, that this year's campaign must be the final one, © ‘eur approach of Lingoln’s bloody term, the im- fivent fvancial colu oathe United States, alt ‘combine tn produse not sv caved @ copvICOD as A presentiment, tbat we ure sovn to have peace ‘Aod it nay be 8. Peace may be nearer to us than we think, ond may coma Sudd@nly. though one cannot see vow, On So desi. rusting “interviews”? on Wr f wd OF Cuooelyibie correspondence be wor & iwecu G@ured Saud@rs aod Horace Greeley. yao ye