The New York Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. @amM—s GORDUN BENNETH EOIPOR AND PROPKISTOR OFFICE X. W, COKNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. = -- = .No. 214 AMUSEMENTS AIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Sxa or Ion THIS EVENING. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Mrizs-xa-Oor- PALES. NEW BOWERY THEATER. Dowery.—My Pou axp Diy Pawten Joe~Macerra—D0MB GIRL OF GENOA BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Fxanca Srr~ Per or tux Perncoars. BARNUM’S MUSEUM. Broad Deere. ALDINOS, Bux—at aM, all hour, WOOD'S MINSTREL BALL, 514 Broadway,—Ernorias Bones, Danas, &c.—BoMBARDAENY oF PRIRESBURG, CAMPBELL MINSTRELS, 199 and 201 Bowery.—-Variep snp Exormne MeLancs or Eraiorian Oppiries, EEW YORK MUSEUM ANATOMY #18 Nroadway.— Sumosirs and Leones, from 9 a, eM, Mu WP. FOOLEY’S OPER4 HOUS&, Brooklyn.—Kraioriam Fones, Dances, Buriaseuas, &o —_ = New York, Wednesday, August 3, 1864, pas ©THE SITUATION. Since the unsuccessful fight.of Saturday there bas been to renewal of hostilities before Potersburg. ‘The burial of the dead was commenced, under a flag of truce, yestor- Hay. Our loss is ascertained to be two thousand tive Dondred, without the missing, Our correspondents fur- mish very minute details of the assault, with several Much blame attached to the negro troops, who were thrown into Speculations as te the cause of its failure. bbe post of danger and allotted a work of the utmost - fmportance. Again, it is alioged that all the plans wore perfect, but that a delay of an hour on the part of some Boueral in carrying them out caused the disaster. Ru- mors were current in Washington yesterday that a change in the command of the Army of ihe Potomac ‘was In contemplation. The situation at Atlar‘a is considered by the govern. It is Mout and by Coneral Sherman as very favorable. wFeported that since General Hood took command of the jFebel army he has lost twenty-flve thousind men in Killed, wounded aud prisoners. The latest news from the Ponnsylvania raid is that Soenerals Averiiiand Kelly met the enomy about six miles from Cumberland, and defeated him. There is no sows concerning the raiders in Bedford county, and they ‘Bre supposed to have gone towards Hancock. A few of Mosby’s cavalry made their appearance ‘near Nolan’s ferry, above Rockville, on Monday night, but im- iately returned to Virginia, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Health Otficer, Dr. Swinburne, reports that no new weases of yellow fever have occurred at Quarantine since ho Inst. meeting of the Board of Health Commissioners, and that there is no reason to apprehend auy danger of the dirvase e to this city yesterday morning thesis Feyimert of ope hunieed #478 men, numbering one thousand, for Wa The com Pee eae) <0 of jowelry at ree was sappre. in the case of Son, ndervaluation, @ owners, and the 4: Judge Botts stated that an jon to his di etie prisoners. His opinion was only in. dea to apply to the March ease, and tho cases of er ond Allen were stiil to be disposed of. Those | een a 4 of at an earjy day. Ay ns of te brokers for letters of guar. Pouship over young boys, for the purpose of enlisting Buem i the military service, have become very nume- Yous of late to the Surrogate’s office. The Surrogate focortingly gives notice that no letters of guardianship ‘will be issued by him (except to relatives) without a full Apvestigation of ench ca’ m notice to such rolatives, af any, as may be dis a. Sourned over to the 20th of Se 3 admitted to probate the contested will of Nicholaus “Vou Hanswyck. Most of the prisonors disposed of yesterday in the Gene- Sessions were fema us. An aling three hundred and fifty dollars w 2 el from Mrs. L. J. Briggs, No. 191 V: fwhere she was employed as a domestic, pleaded ov attempt at grand larceny, and waz rem ade once, Sarah Turney, charged with stealing ng, val — at eighty-six dollars, also pleaded guilty to an at pt. The theft was committed in Now Jersey; but the perty was found in her possession in thit city. She was sent to the Penitentiary for six months. Mary A. Mack, indicted for a felonious aesauit upon Conrad Sinciair, Poy stabbing him with a poaknife, pleaded guilty to an as- ault and battery, The circumstances showed that the auiiaane was the assailant, and that in protecting jerself a slight stab was inflicted. At the sugzestion of he District Attorney the Court suspended judgment for Present. Catharine Wallie, alias Emma Wileon, harged with attempting to steal a piece of silk, valued ft thirty doliars, from s dry goods store in Cathurine , Admitted her guilt, and was sont to the Peniten- iary for eix months. Dennis Riley, who was indicted or the homicide of Lizzy Moore, pleaded guilty to man- laughter in the fourth degree, and was remanded for tence. It appears that Riley and thie girl mot ina jquor store, corner of Oliver aud Cherry strecte, on the h of March, when he charged ber with committing @ rtain offence upon him some monthe before, accompa- ying the allegation with violent blows upon the |. She was sent to the hospital, where he died a week ufter. The physician was of e opinion that she died of compression of the rain, resulting from tho violence inflicted by jhe defendant, to which, no doubt, ber intemperate mode Pf living materially covtributed. Anna M. Fisher, a fer woman, pleaded goilty to an indictment charging for sen. r witli stealing silver epoons and other property from ra, King, On tue 2tst of June. shere were no loss than Pwenty two charges of o similar natore against this risopor, whose practice it was to provire situations ia ate 8 as@ervant, and remain only long enough to rioi everything of value that sbe could carry away. Be Recorder Rent hot yo the State Prison for threo years Bo fhe above charge, Jom Williams, jointly indicted Grith Samucl Lewis for forgery in tho second degree, (pleaded guilty to the fourth grade of that offence. A pile Bf counterfeit bills on the Commercial Bank of Saratoga Bpriogs was found in bis possession, Te was remaudea Gor seuteuce. Tt ts stated that the late beavy rains in the Weetern ates have drowned out the chinch bug, and speculators grain bave come to grief {0 consequence. ‘The commercial status remained unchanged yesterday, #Tho depression occasioned by the repulse sustained at Potoreburg, combined with the sultry state of tbe atmos. sere, and the uncertainty of gold quotations from one Bhour to another, rendered the merchants, and especially Holders of merchandise, about as Little disposed wo ope- Wate cserer. The sale wore therefore light. Cotton was Hronor. Petroleum was nominally the same. On 'Change ‘eho four market was dull but frm Wheat was steady @od firm. Oats and corn were heavy, and prices were are a Pork was active and firm. Beef heavy. Lard olive and firm. Whiskey was without decided change J prices. Freighis were firm. Groceries were quict at previous prices, | The market for beot ca‘vie wax greatly depressed this Wook by beary arrivals of foallawage, etarved into fe sent to market, The protracted drought destroyed pasture, und the farmers were thus compelied,as it ro, to wend their stock to market. Prices were le. lower, ranging ail the way from 6. to fe. a ATO iaisar an culaiie orlcg, Milob cows were beaty. .—Two Graxrs, Two ia ‘ UOlk -\NEW YORK rr ee a nae ee nen nn, cca a utah WT Veshemmrerimmerency yoo" lrwmen- creda wememscenmmmmmrrrnamare RET bl SR a it ran ee vl Vents were otesay. Sheep and Inmbs lower. Sheep | pians ama Projects for the New Operatic Dronght 60. a To. and tambs @0.8 10c, Swine were firmer, selling from 110. to 116. The receipts were 6,656 eattle, 58 cows, 2,888 veals, 14,087 sheep and lambs and 6,060 bogs. $ The Fi re Petersburg—The Negro Treops—Our Dificultics—The Protec- tiom of Washington—McCielian. Our operations at Petersburg appear likely to settle down once more into the monotonous bombardment and picket skirmishes by which they were characterized before the recent splendid and glorious attempt to tuke the evemy’s position. It is certain that a grandly planned attempt, that in all ways deserved suo- ese, has ended in lamentable disaster, through some one’s great blunder; and the question will inevitably arise, who was that blunderer! On General Burnside’s front there was a great loss of time—a loss of time involving loss of oppor- tunity not less fatal than occurred op the same officer’s front at the battle of Antietam. Upon the capture of the enemy’s first line, which was of course easily taken, no atiempt was made to take advantage of the surprise and consterna- tion that at thet moment absolutely disabled the enemy’s men; but it was an hour after the capture of that first line before Burnside pushed forward against the secend line. Whether this was the fault of GeneradsBurn- side or General Meade, it wag alone enough to nullify the effect that the mine was likely to bave in our favor. In that hour the enemy rallied his troops and bad time to dispose his small force of three divisions at the threatened points and in other ways to get ready for us. At the end of the hour thus lost we then pushed forward against an untried line a di- vision of the poorest troops in our army. We had loss the advantages that the mine gave us; we were on our ordinary level witb the ene- uiy—that is, we had to move in onr usual way against a well constructed line, supplied with artillery and manned by well trained and tried infantry. Under these very circunistances the hardy aj brave veterans of the Sixth, Second or Fifth corps might not have been successful. If raw regiments composed of the men of our own race had been repulsed under these cir- cumstances it would not havo been a matter of great surprise. It would have been a repe tition of what we have seen. But that raw reviments, composed of negro troops, shonid be stampeded from such a place was what might have been confidently counted upov, and to send them on such an errand was madness. We must, then, partly attribute our failure to those fanaties who have forced this miserable material into our armies, and compelled our generals to rely upon it at times. It isan error to assuive, as is assumed in some quar- ters, that the conduct of the negroes must have heen good because their tosses were heavy. That is an evidence at they were exposed to severe fire, that they were under it longer than they ought to have been, or than they would have been if they bad done their duty But why did we fail at the mero repulse of | a division of niggers? General Meade, we sup- pose, had charge of the distribution of the several corps for support and reinforcement, d he, therefore, must answer this ques tion He had the greater part of corps in line of batt!e behind the corps, and why, therefore, with such » lid force in he the re of a nigger divisi to terminate the contest, whea new that thera was } nota large foree in front, and 4! part of Lee’s army wes over at Deep Bottom But we must not despond because this at | tempt has not | pe complished al Beconse an assault ha: ed we must not arguo that the 1. Bloody repu's | ways mag cessfal ¢ sted of it. | ‘ere is to rary, al- sue- rere re- pulsed at Badajoz before Wellinzten cot pos- session of that place. Two assauits, made in J 1811, failed so disastrously that it was ary to temporarily other, mage in March, 181 cessfni, the British nost des, ort. But no sooner were they estabi this tan the French comman a dant o if every gun with which he could hit the British wére compelled to reli what they bad gained at such dreadful cos: ist as Burnside was compelied relinquish the line he had taken on Saturday last. Indeed, if any one desires to consider that our difficulties at Petersburg have been trivial, and that our progress has been all that we could desire, we recommend him to read a history of the siege of Sebastopol. That great attempt of four nations—two of them pos- seesed of great military power—was one contin- ned series of disasters frem its inception till its final success. Indeed, at one time in that great operation it was not Sebastopol that was besieged, but the allied army. The army lost filty thousand men; was not only not an nibilated, but it was finally triumphant. And thongh oar progress seems slow, and onr suc- cess to some almost impossible, we have the same tenacious leader who finally carried Vicksburg in the face of all possible difficul- ties; we have still a splendid army, confident in his ability, and we must and will succced at last. Bat little has been heard for a few days of the operations of McCausland in Pennsylvania, or of the rebel force lately in the valley of the Shenandoah. There is a probability that wo have not heard the last of this body; but, whether we next hear of it in a Northern State or on its way to Richmond, there is a fair hope that what we hear may b: sfaetory to ns. This body has taught us that it is necessary to have at Washington a general competent to or- ganize and command a force suflicieat to pro- tect the capital and to guard the great gate. ways by which the rebels slip through on their marauding expeditions, aud we have heard that the government contemplates the appointment of # general for that purpose. Can the Preai- dent be so blinded by a narrow, partisan spirit a8 not to see that General McClellan is above all others the man for this position? Recarvrria iw tas Crry.—How.are Supervisor Blunt and his committee progressing in raising volunteers in this city? Is there any prospect that we shall be able to escape the draft? The public desire to know just how this business gets along. We want no more drafting in this metropolis, and the people wish te know what must be done to avoid it. If more funds aro necessary, then let it be known; for our capitalists would rather furnish the means now than pay for the property destroyed by another draft riot. Men, we know, are wanted for the army. Is more money requisite to obtain them, or is it necessary to adopt some other mode of Feoruiting? How fe it Mr. Blunt? that was ex: | | tion is over Campaign. General Grant’s little ventare in miving stock having failed, the rebels having tempo rarily evacuated ‘poor Pennsylvania, and Wasbingten having been pronounced eafe for a day or two at least, our operatic impressarii step boldly forward and announce their plans for the coming campaign. In the intervals ef the rough musio of Mare it is pleasust to bear the twanging of Apollo’s lyre and the soft melodies of the Muses. Maretsek, Grau and Grover may not be such important personages as Grant, Sherman and Averill; but we cannot expect to have the leading actors on the stage all the time, and are rather grateful than other- wise when the battle scenes close in and the singers and comedians appear to amuse us while preparations are making for another great act in the drama. Maretzek is like General Grant. His plans are fixed, and his attention is now devoted sole- ly to one place. New York is his Richmond, and the Academy of Music is its citadel. For the campaign which will open some time in Septem- ber he has engaged a large and strong force. His veterans have almost all left him; but new recruits, procured at heavy bounties, fill up bis ranks. Mazzolenf, his greatest general, has started off to capture Mexico, which he is quite capable of doing; but Maretzek has a new tenor ready to take Mazzoleni’s place in the operas, if not in public favor. This new tenor is Sigucr Massimiliani, and he is a robusto, as Mazzolini was. Morensi, Bellini, Susini and Lotti have been retained, and will form « sort of Old Guard in the Academy army. Mesdames Oarlotta Carozzi Tuchi, from La Scala, Wivira Brambilla, from Madrid, and Frida de Cebelle, have been secured, and are all new to the American world. Of these ladies the two former are soprani and the third is a contralto. Miss Laura Marr's is also re-engaged es a lead- inf soprano. On dit, that Mrs, Van Zandt, a lady who has established quite a reputation as a pleasing singer at concerts, and another de- bulante, “of the highest class of New York so- ciety,” willalso appear during the season. M. Predigam, from Paris, is to be, the condnetor, and Appy,the celebrated violinisi, will lead the new orchestra. Our readers have only to glance over the above list to see that it promises admirably. Here are five soprani—Tucchi, Brambilla, Laura Harris, Mrs. Van Zandt and the unknown lady of fashion; two contralti—Morensi and Gebelle; two tenori—Massimiliani and Loiti (we bone that Brignoli wii! be indaced to make a third); and Signor Bellini, baritone, and Signor Susini, basso, complete the troupe. We know that those artists who are re-engaged are very good, and we have faith enough to be- lieve all that Maretzek claims for the new comers. All things considered, his contracts, unlike thoge of the shoddy aristocracy, do him great credit. With such a company and with gold at an enormous premium, he undoubt- diy have to raise his prices of admission In to pay bis imported gong birds in the precions metal and save himself from heavy We hope that every one will at once perceive the necessity of this increase and sub- ord) mit to it without grumbling. It would be a magnificent, though unexpected, token of the general appreciation of Muret- zek’s efforts if the Academy stockholders were to buy their seats for one season, instead of depriving this hard-working and art- Joving manager of the best seats in the house. cipate such a just concession is like iracle. But this is the age of and who knows what may found a weak spot ral Lee’s defences, and Maretzek may yet L weak spot in the stockholders’ hearts. is not at all like Grant has nor like Sher- He ia an operatic r er, and mui be idan, Kilpatrick, Kautz, n. He watches for op 3 dowa suddenly upon Next season, f stance, he will not begin work until the Presidontial e So Ton as the atten’ public is occupied with the heavy phalanxes il troops be will in ambush. en the election is decided one way or M1 see Gran ski we have any country If not, he wil! probably go remain But wh the other then we 5: all over the country—i left to skirmish in. to Hevana and open the Tacon theatre, which Signor Marti has just offered him upon better terms than any other impressario ever ob- tained, but which Grau bas declined for the present, on the ground that no mana- ger has made money there for the past sixteen years, No; if the Loyal Leaguers and the rebels and the peace men do not destroy us between them, Gran will begin an opera season at New Orleans in December, and then run rapidly through ihe Wesiern theatres, whieb he has already ared. In March, 1865, he is due at St. Lows. In April be will open tue splendid new Academy of Music now build- ing at Chicago. In May he will delight the denizens of Porkopolis; and that will bring him to the summer solstice once more. As for his company, nothing is known of it officially, and Grau keeps his secrets so closely—as a raider should—that we can only announce that “Smportant engagements have been concluded in Europe, and no doubt his artists will be heard in New York.” , This is enough to con- vince us, however, that, with Maretzek at the Academy, and Grover’s German troupe here and there, and Grau’s raiders here, there and everywhere, we ehall have plenty of musio next winter; so that, if the nation is to be de- stroyed, it will die melodiously, like a fabled swan or an operatic hero. Secrerary Sranton’s Wan Buitetins.—Why do we get no more bulictins from Secretary Stanton? These reliable despatches were of much service to the community, and had got to be anxiously expected, when all at once they were discontinued. Secretary Stanton has done 60 very little to please the public, in his offi- cial capacity has so seldom merited praise, that we are astonished to find him neglecting this means of acquiring popularity. Those de- spatches from the War Office wore a obeck upon the wild ramors which agitate the money market when no official intelligence is vouch- safed. Their discontinuance gives rise once more to unlimited speculation and unsetties business to a degree. Ali this might be avoid- ed were Secretary Stanton, as is unquestiona- bly his duty, to resume giving dally bulletins of the proceedings of our armies in the field. The public have the right to know what is going on, and the War Department neglects its duty when it withholds intelligence which should be at once imparted. We hope that Beoretary Stanton will forget his annoyance about the Prosident’s amd Greslay’s little ur | WEDNESDAY; AUGUST 3, au a iOy ¥ 431 2 schemes, and once more favor us with war bulleting, Let bim attend to his end.of the rope, whatever Old Abe may do with bis. We want daily bulletios from the War Office In the name of the people, we demand them. ConcressionaL Detecation From Tas Orry.— One of the most important duties of thé citi- zens of thie city in the coming elections is the selection of members of Congress to represent this commercial metropolis in the lower house of the national legislature. This fact should not be lost sight of in the multitude of inter- ests in the coming campaign. The present make-believe representatives—Benjamin Wood, Fervando Wood, Elijah Ward, John W. Chan- ler, James Brooks and Anson Herrick— were elected in the conservative revolution of 1862, which placed Horatio Seymour in the Gubernatorial chair of this State and revolu- tionized the Central States, from the Mississippi to the Atlantic, They were elected at the elose of a canvass which excited more than usual interest, and in which the political issues were well defined and understood by the peopie. They were voted for and elected on the plat- form for the support of the administration in the suppression of the rebellion. They were chosen, not as partisans, but as Union, conser- vative men, The public were disgusted with the radical mismanagement of the war, and they supported the conservative ticket under the belief that they would manage the war with greater success and be more effective in ernshing out the rebellion than the radicals. This idea was the substance of all the speeches on that side during the canvass, and with that view the revolution of 1862 succeeded. Immediately after the electidn some of the abovenaned gentlemen paraded themselves before the people in public moetings and de- clared that they were elected in opposition to the prosecution of the war. Thus, with the im- pudence of the old boy himself, they repudi- ated the people who elected them, and cast the platform upon which they stood back into their teeth, and immetiate'y commenced or- ganizing a nerce-at-any-terms party. The pub lic early manifested their disgust of this as- sumption, and repndiated the idea by an over- whelmingz vote at the very next election in all the Central States, Still adhering to their position of defiance to the people, they took their seats in Congress. Most of them, under the lead of the Woods, in their very first acts placed them- selves on record as traitors to the principles upon which they were elected. Nor is that all. Their acts, votes and deeds throughout the gas- sion were on the aide of Jeff. Davis and in op- position to the crushing out of the rebellion. They favored the Soutbern conspirators in all and every form that they could. Their acts in and out of Congress were such as to encourage the South in their efforts to break up and de- stroy the nation. But their brazan impudence goes still further, After doing all that they could, short of endangering their own necks, in encouraging and assisting the Southern leaders in their rebellion, they tell the people, through petty organs, that they were elected for t special purpose. In add'tion to this the enders have the effrontery to parade them- selves for re-election, that they may still fur- tier aid and assist the South in gaining their independence. ” We very much mistake the sentiment of the people of this city if they endorse any 8: If there is anything in the tt their gns the masses of this city have had ute enough of the donble dealing and hery of the Woods. We know that the programme. people in this city are for the restoration of the Union, and will repudiate and frown upon any representative who uses his position to further the programme of separation and dis- solution of Je® Davis. If these men who turned traitors to the principles upon which re elected come before them again they ! receive a verdict of condemaation at the jc terms as not to be The election of members a is too important, there considered lot box in such ewphs forgotten very soon. to the next C are too many vital qu by that Congresa, for the people of this city to put their trust in any such crooked and uacer- tain sticks, stions to be AN Important Pourrical Movement my Onto. We have recsived the cirenlar appeaded to this article from Middletown, Ohio, endorsed by a prominent republican of that locality, stating that it is being very generally signed by the Union republicans of that section. He also adds that “the prevalent opiuion among the substantial men of the Uni ‘ganization is that unless there is a concentration upon some new candidate for the Presidency the democrats will carry Ohio at the next election.” The very wording of the circular speaks volumes of itself aa to the condition of the re- publican party. That there isa deepseated dis- satisfaction in the party over the renomination of Old Abe at Baltimore has been ap- parent ever since the adjournment of that Convention. It could be seen on all sides; but we bad not supposed that it had yet reached to that stage when another convention would be called. But it seems that this dissatisfaction has broken out in Ohio into an open movement for a State convention on the 6th of August, and a national convention on the 22d of Sep- tember, at Buffalo, in this State. That this nieans war upon Old Abe is apparent from the assertion that “no candidate has yot been nomi- nated to sufficiently concentrate the loyal vote to secure the success upon which the best: destinies ef the republic depend.” If thir movement is meeting with any such success as is reported in Ohio—and we have every rea- son to believe that it is—then Old Abe is even at this early stage of the canvass forced to take his choice between two alternatives: to decline or suffer an ignominious defeat, The circular speaks for itself, in the following terms:— RALLY FOR THR UNION! The undersigned are citizens and voters of Butler county, Obio, who wore formerly attached to the various old political parties, but, since the rebeliion, ignoring old lly supported President Lincoln in bis for the constitution and the Union, ‘The time for the lection of a President is near, and, anne, impressed with the belief, founded on reasons mel not expedient to be specified herein, that no oan. didate i# yet presented who can sufficiently concentrate the loyal vote to secure that success upon which the best destinies of the republic depend; and believing that, especially in times of peril like ‘there, it is not onty the privilege, but the duty, of the people peace- ably to assemble and consult for the public welfare, do respoctfally request all the citizens of the county who for ® vigorous prosecution of the war to put down the wicked rebellion and to maintain the aupremaey of the constitution and laws and an unbroken opality , to assemble in the city Of Hamilton, on Saturday, the 6th day of Augunt, 1864, at te: o'clock A. M., to consider, amongst other things, the following propositions: — 1, That Abraham Linowa and Jobn ©. Fremont be foverally reapect'ully invited to withdraw their names ‘ng candidates for the Presideocy, 2, To recommand to the people of other counties and States, who revard the sanity of the republic aod the nupromacy of the constitution and laws as paramount to all other poltion! considerations, hold « cational eon- jates for eaoh Con- of Buffalo, N. V., 00 Thi ia ta day of Beptons: it N.Y. vu tl t wert, to ia sanajaates tor coi and Vice A Bscowo ArreaL rrow Cuaumenseuna.—A ! ory of despair. to ‘‘the benevolent citizens of the North” comes up from the town of Cham- bersburg, Pa. A large proportion of the six thousand inhabitants of that place have heen burned out of house and home by the rebels. The people thus left destitute need assistance. Their town bas suffered to the extent of over s million of dollars—a sum which appears. so stupendous in their eyes as to require a call upon the charity of the whole North. We think, however, that this is a case which ought to be left exclusively to the charity of Pennsylvania. We of New York can have very little commiseration for @ commn- nity of six thousand people who have, without a show of resistance from a@ solitary inhabitant, permitted their town to be entered, plundered and set on fire in fifty places bya contemptible squad of less than five hundred rebel ragamuffius. This is worse than Gettys- burg, where, last summer, one brave man was found equal to the duty of .meeting the rebel invader with a musket, and as an enemy, face to face. There is no excuses for the people of Chambersburg. Thay were abundantly warned of their danger months ago, and if they decided to trust to luck, because the organization of a home guard for active fight- ing, when calledyon, would cost something in time and money, and because their lives were too precious to be risked even at their own doors, in facing armed rebels, they have paid the penalty of their folly. . The gailanut young men of New York who went to the relief of Harrisburg last summer have no very pleasing stories to tell of the patriotism and generosity of the Pennsylvani- ans. But let that pass. We only contend that New York cannot be expected to defend Penn- sylvanis or to make good the losses of her people resulting from a failure on their part to lift a hard or to subscribe a dollar for their own de- fence. Let the Chambersburg peace men, suf- fering from this late rebel raid, apply to their rich neighbors and to the Philadelphia Quakers and coal speculators first; and then, if the required relief be not obtained, let them come to New York. Charity, in all such un- satisfactory cases as this Chambersburg mis- fortune, ought to begin at home. Indeed, as a case for charity, this affuir should not be para- ded before the world. 7 How the Navy Deparrment Kexrs Ur Irs Dianrry.—Several very important allegations have lately been made aguinst the conduct of the Navy Department by a New Yorker inter- ested in naval matters. One was that in refer- ence to machinery the Department was guided by a man who is not sn enginger; another, that owing to this some much needed vessels, one-quarter larger than the Kearsarge, had but half the steam power of that vessel. Soime iron-clads were said, from the same reason, to be so viciously coastrucied that a single shot might destroy them by hitting the machinery, and would, in all probability, if even it did not destroy the ship, seald the crew to death. It was also alleged that, merely to give patent fees to a certiin man—who no doubt was to divide these fees—the D>partment ordered the use of boilers that a naval board had uuani- mously condemned, and which take up ina ship three times the room of better boilers. An answer to these allerations has been printed, we suppose at the expense of the Navy Department, inasmnch as it is issued and cireulated from the desk of Mr. Fox, of that department. This answer does not dis- prove nor even deny thecharges. It is merely a contemptible libel on Mr. Dickerson, who gave to thé public a statement of the above facts.. This is the way the Navy Department of the United States keeps up its dignity. Is it any wonder that om es nothing? m™ oF THE Union Leacurs.— This body meets at Saratoga Springs to-day. We have no doubt that the handful of men who yet stick to that sinking concern imagine that the future of this nation rests upon their shoulders. The fact, however, is that they are not of the slightest importance, No person cares whether they attend the races, spend their time over mint juleps and Catawba cobblers, or pass resolutions ordering the rank and file to pay in their five cents per head for certificates of loyalty—unless it may be their creditors and landlords. The fact of the matter is, this Union League concern, like the republican party, is ‘ast falling to pteces, The work of disintegra- tion has been very rapid of late, They are gone beyond all hope. We presuine that this meeting at Saratoga is for the purpose of making arrangements for their own funeral, NEWS FROW NEW ORLEANS. Caio, August 2, 1964. ‘The steamer Continental, from New Orleavs July 25, | has arrived. There was but a moderate Inquiry for cofton at So. a 100. Jess than previous quotations; but holders were un- willing to make concessions, Ordinary, $1 45.9 $1 4734; good ordinary, $1 50 a $1 55; low middling, $1 65 a $1 60, ‘The stoek of provisions was light, and they ware hold firmly at full prices, Old fair sugar, 260. Neorly one thousand exchanged Union prisoners from the Red river oeantry arrived at New Orleang on the 25th, the majority of them belonging to lows and Indi ana, the Tweoty-sixth Indiana and Nineteenth Iowa being largoly represeated. Tho True Delta rays they pre- sent a most pitiadle appearance, being hatiess, shorless, and-many of thom without gufficient clothing to cover their pakodness, They are animated skeletons, who have left bioodmarks in their tracks. Many of them bave been twelve of sixteem months ip captivity, They are the first instalment from tho prison pen at Tyler, Texas, where from four thousand to six thousand are confined in ® stookade fort, At the rate of a thousand to the acre, and their treat- ment is cruel aod shameful beyond desoription. Many officers romatning there are in irons, and all are suffering for food, modicine and clothing. Two hundred of these Prisoners had been vaccinated for the prevention of the smallpox with unhealthy virus, whiob bas inoculated thom with most loathsome diseases. Immediately upon thelr arrival the representatives of ‘tho woatern branch of the Sanitary Commission and the tate agents of lowa and Indians went to work toalleviate their condition, Colonel Kimball, by direction of Governer Morton, of Indiana, bas made four attempts to wond relief to the camp at Tyler without success; but Kirby Smith now expresses willingness to permit our prisoners to be sup. Pliod, and the agents of the different Btates and Ganitery Commission will immediately ship liberal eupplies of food, hospital stores and healthy vaccine matter, Genera! Sickles left Now Orleans on the 25th ult. for New York, with health fully restored. Affairs om the Mississippi. FIGHT AND ROUT OF GUBRILLAS—A STEAMER AND TOWBOAT GUXK, ETO. Camo, August 2, 1864. ‘The steamer Panola, from Memphis, reporta that two hundred guerilias encountered ® party of negro soldiors soven miles back of Wilson’s landing, Arkansas, on the 80tb ult., and repulsed them. A party of Union cavalry wont out from Now Madrid the noxi day and routed the ing thirty or forty and wourting @ oom- inber of them, Our lone wan trifling, The steamer Thistle aril a barge were aunk at the foot of Lagiteoy! dere this morning, becoming @ total'loss. Their value 19 008 Pollard, valued @t $8,008, wae anak five this moroina, ‘The tow does | miles above bere As FAT SHERMAN. Wasuroros, August 9, 1006 ‘The sftnaften at Atlanta is considered by the gevers mens and by General Sherman as very favorable, It ts reported, semi-ofiicialiy, that since Generel Feo® took cotamand of the rebel army ke has lost twenty-ve thousand mee in kilied, wounded and prisoners. Bet» fag better could be wished than that he should contmes te dash his army to pieces against Sherman’s lines. ‘The end at Atlanta is not (ur distant, and the nal victory there will have an important Influence upon the campaigs to Virginia, NEWS FROM WASHINGTON Waaninaton, August!2, 1366 ALIENS FORCED IN THE MILITARY BEKVIOS IN THO REBEL STATS, A refugee who came withia our fines to-day states that the rebels have ordered ail alicns to organize them» telves into militia for future service, Those who refuse are imprisoned tn Castile Thunder. All are endeavertag to escape from the South, but the difficultica are so greet that few sucosed. SUBSORIPTIONS TO THR GOVERNMENT LOAW. ‘The amount of subscriptions to the seven-thirty loam to-day wa'$636,250, Rapia progress fs made in the pre paration of notes, and prompt deliveries at the thme promised will undoubtedly be made, THE REGISTER OF THE TREASURY. No appointment of a Register of tne Treasury has yee been made to fill the place of Mr, Chittenden, as wae stated in many of the New York papers. ABRIVAL OF GENERAL TORBERT. Brigadier General Torbert, of the cavalry corps of te Army of the Potomac, is in the city, ARRIVAL OF GENERAL GROON. . Brigadier General C. Groon and staf arrived here ye terday. He is from Geveral Bunks’ department, und te ordered to the commn 1d of a division in the Army of the Potomac. ARMY APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Kester, of tho Firat Now Jorsey cavalry, has been commissioned as ¢' ne! of that regiment, vice Colovel Percy Wyndham, dismissed. Ook Kester has commanded this regiment with muoh abiliy for nearly # year past and fairly earned his promotion. Colonel Egbert N, Farnham, late of the Suventietl Now York (:xcelsior Bricate), has been commissioned @ full colonel in the Veteran Reserve (Invalid) corps, t date from Jnly 26, 1844. Ho has seen much service, ame received thirty-three wounds, It is understoud that be is to have an important commund ia this city. COLONEL PRICK ORDERED TO ITS COMMAND. Colone! Francis Price, Jr., of the Seventh New Jersey regiment, who was wounded at Gettysburg, and who Bas ‘been on court martial here for some months past, has eon ordered to rejoin his regiment. REMOVAL OF THR ASSISTANT SOLICITOR OF TRB COURT OF OLAIM3. J.D. McPherson, Assistant Solicitor of the Court of Claims, bas been removed. TUR REBEL GAXPISON IN CHARLESTON HARBOR. We learn from a woll informod party, who joft Charles ton a fow weoks ago, thet Charlestoa harbor is garrisoued by the following rebel troop: :—The Virst Sonth Carolipe artillery, Colonel Frederick; the First South Caroliea im. fantry, Colonel D. Torville, all regulars; the Thirty-secoa@ Georgia and the Forty-eighth Missiesippi, In the futertor of South Carolina there are no troops except a few smal detachments of verlous commands aciiog as proves guard. THE REMAINS OF PROFESSOR HADLEY. The remains of Professor Hadley, of Yale College, leave Wasbington to-morrow mornizg for New York. Tne Pre feesor had boen serving with the army for some time ag an agent of the Sanitary Commission, in which cap@otty he bad rentered incalculable service. LAND SALRS IN NEVADA /ERRITORY. ‘At the Land Office at Carson, Nevada Territory, there wero disposed of in the month of June, 1844, ninetees thousand three hundred aud seventy acvas, oa whicn she cash receipts were over twenty-four thousand dollars, Inciuded in this were one hundred and fifty pre-emption claims proved up dy actual selilers. THR INDIAN TROUBERS IN THE NORTHWEST. ‘The Commissioner of Indian Affaira has reosived @ communication from Father de Sinst, from the Upper Missourt, under dato of July 15, detailing bis forts te induce the Sioux lndig&s to make peace and live in amity with the whites. If2 hid iuteryiows with chie's of seve- ral tribes, who exprossed a desire to live in peace and triendship wita the white settiors. On the 9th of Jaly be mot General Sally, who commands the forces operat ing against the Indians in Dakota, and on the Upper Missouri, above the mouth of Cannon Ball river, The Genoral, after hearing hig statemont of his elforts te bring about peaceable relations, expressed his ¢evorminay tiou not to grant vormagl peace, but to dgat and pantsh, shontd he bo able fF moet them, such bands an@ ribes as hod rendered themse!vas most conspicnong fe oir hostilities, crusities and barbaritios against the whites fa Minnesota and on the Missouri river—sach ae tho Sautees, of Minnesota; the Oulcepaas, Bi Sioux and some ott As the Genoral’s determination appeared to meet the approbation of all the whites in the upper country, end bis proposed action Is baileved to be a raattor of necessity, Father de Smet considered tt bie dnty to return to the States and abandon bis pactie mission. MRS, SAWYER SENT TO PRISON. Mra. Mary E. Sawyer, convicted rome time since @& aiding tho rebellion and senterced to conflzement tn the Fitchburg prison during the war, loft,here Inst night dow Fitebburg. Strike on the Adirondack Latiroad. TROUBLE BRTWLEN THS Sth 8 AND GERMAW LABOURERS, Sonarooa, August 2, 1864 The strike on the Adirondack Compacy’s Railroad t moro forraidadloe than was nt first anticipated The rioters, about eight Bundred stronz, are driving the German laborers from their work Sevoral arrests have been mado, It it understood that to-morrow the compa ny will protect thore who wish to continae In tuelr em. ploy, and a collision betwoen the Irish aut German laborors ta foai ree Excursion Down East. PORTLAND, Ye., Augast 2, 1866. A large numbor of Congressmen have already accepted invitations to join the excursion of the Coast Defence Committee, Arrnogements have been made with the railway and steamboat lines from Boston east toSt, John, fo thet parties invited can join the excursion party at Portland on the 10th and 11th, at Augusta and Bath ow the 12th, at Bangor on the 16th and 10th, or at Mount Desert on the 17th or 18th of August, On reaching 8% John the committee, with certain officers of the goverm ment, will proceed up tho St, John river and to the ®t, Lawronoo at Rivere du Loup, and return by the Graad ‘Tronk Railroad to Quebec and Montreal. The membars of the party who may remain at St. John will have the opportunity of visiting the Guif of St Lawrence and exe amining the wonderful tides of the Basin of Minas the Bay of Fundy, and Halifex, Lewisburg, and Interesting localities of the lower provinces. mM Washington, Svxonr Hours, Mount Wasninctox, August 2, 1864. Weather bright and clear, The thermometer at t= o’clook this morning marked sixty dogroes in the shade, The Weath: Personal Intelligence. Genernl McClellan is at Hempstead, L. 1, the guest of Colonel Lansing. A public welcome is to be tonderod the General this evening by the citivens of Hempstead amt the neighboring villages. Resignation of Surgeon Goneral King: PHTLaDeventa, Angust 2, 1866 Snrgoon General King has resigned, and ts succesde® Dy the former Assistant Surgeon General, General Jesup A. Phillips, of Pittebarg. the Steamer Clare Both Carno, Iil., July 31, 1864 ‘The Memphis Bulletin of the 0th Inst. gives an eo count of the destruction of the steamer Clara Beli. Bhe was attacked by the rebels, there boing four com» panics of the Sixty-sixth Michigan infantry on board e@ the time, Finding thas the boat was about to sink an@ her orew about to surrender her, the officers of the regh ment ordered the;boat to be run on the Mississippi shore. ‘The soldiers then,set ber on fire to prevent her falling into the hand of the rebels. a w! jamsburg City News. Bonsmoxn.—Yesterday morning about ten o’elodt & man, aged aboot thirty, apparently an £iglishman, wee obsorved to stagger and fall, In South Aixth street, from the of the heat, He was admitted into No. 10 of te Destractio: