The New York Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1864, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. @AMES GORDON BENNETR EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFIOR N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. No. 231 AMUSENBNTS THIS EVENING. BIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Basr Le naw. S THEATRE, Brosdway.—Rony O'Mone— WINTER GARDEN, Broadway. Rovew Damon WaLtacn Bisnaon Tw Eveavnovr's Priexp— NEW BOWERY THEATRI Piwis—OLance ar Naw Loww Bowery.—8uncron oF vag AmERIOA. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.~Pisucanaw of Lis BON =CakreNT.u GF KOURN. BARNU Dwan Bacic MS MUSEUM. ALSINOS, | Sagr: wear TAM. 3 ai Broadway.—Two Grants, Two fc, gt at hours Tus " WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, Sit Broadway, ~Brmtoriax Boxas, Daxcus, Ac.—Mitink aND Hs Maw —Vanixo as. CAMPBELL MINSTRELS, 199 and 201 Bowe anv Excrting Meianon or Eraioriay Opp: AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway.—Baucers, Paytominxs, BURLESQUES, &C.—OLD GRaxny Gaumry, BEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATONT. 618 Droadway.= Cusiosiriee and Luorukes, from 9 A. M. iil LUD My HOOLFY'S OPERA BOUSS, Brookiya.—Kratorras Bonos, Dances, Burumsquns, £0. New York, Saturday, August 20, 1864, = ———==————= a rHE SITUATION. There is very little to report from Geueral Grant's army, About one o'clock yesterday morniog, in the calm, bright moonligut, the revela opened &@ torrife artillery fire on Burnside’s position oa our right and centre, which Insted for tw hours, An assault by tho enemy was expected, but nove ‘was made, Boting. Eversthiag conce ning the pirate Tallahseweo just No damage was dous by the guns worth whate now i interesting to the public, or it may : NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1864, vertised to take place at Saratoga Springs on next Mon: day. The object of the gathering is stated to be a gene-. ral consultation and interopange of ideas. The examination of Signor Brignoli, in the case of Brig- noli v8. Grau, before Judge Barnard, of the Supreme Court, was resumed yesterday; but, aside from the refu- eal of the celebrated tenor to auswer some trivial ques- tions put to bim by Mr. Grau’s counsel, bothing imterest- ing tranapired A very destructive fire occurred in Qnebes inst Friday Bight, the entire logs being estimated at about $100 (00. Avout forty buildings were cousumed, besides an im- mease quantity of timber. Trade matters were substentially the aame yesterdsy, (hou, lb Dasiness was a trife more active, and prices stiller as a general (hing, There war some speculative demand fr & few articles; but (here was po feneral activity Everything was Ormer, however, the hich prices of gold eubancing the views of hokiers coveidernb'y, Cotton was steady. Petroleum was active, aud a-minally 1c. & 2c hicber. On ’Change four was firmer, aud whoat was Jo. & 20, higher. Gorn was a trifle Grmer. Oais were dull and scarcely 60 firm. Pork was dull and lowor, Geo! duil, Lard higuer, and whiskey Grmor, Froiguts quiet The Appronching Presideatiat Election. Many persons protess to believe that the coming I’tesidential election will be accom- panied by the most extravagant excitement, There is tulk of armed secret societies and riots and a Northern insurrection. We hear vague predictions that blood will flow in our streets, and that the election day will be ceie- brated by faction fights and a possible mas- sacre. Uneasy rumors are current th t eilber of the two parties in the field will contest the election by arms if it goes against them at the ballot boxes.. Men soberly prophesy that the nation will be broken up by the political cam- paign, and that the ship of State will go down in November, with her mutinous crew mad with excitement and cursing each other like fiends. For these rumors and predictions we cau find no basis of fact. | So grave are the issues involved, so import | ant the interests to be affected by this election, that we can scarcely doubt that it will be aa solemn as afuneral, The fate of the nation, sd perhaps of the world, hangs upon the do- on of the election day. We may search tand modern history in vain to find a | | ane be as oe fe ; day so pregnant for good or ill to ali mankind. - wit a epartment, which apPerré | a6 suspense of those twenty-four hours will fe eke very idle tntacget in er. aarooeedingy [459 awiul” "ithe. excitainent “will helsitoo ‘The British Admiral Hope, at Halifax, has ordered ber t© | ts teaee for utierance or desionstration, fake in no more coal, so that she has to with three | Wiki thin’ womtan(lenan cabs. ai Ceaae hundred instond of Mve hundred toos of that essential material, It was reported that a United States Steamer was watching her outside of Balifax harbor, The Tullabassce’s destructive raid ivcludes Sovoral other vorsels besides those already reported, tho names of which wil! be found duly chrouicied ta our news columns, Our news from Geverai Sherman's army is important It is reported at Louisville, Ky., that on Tuesday night General Steed rebel foree un¢ an started from Chattauooga, sad met the General Wheeler ie, eighteen miles distant, A govere ougugement cused, Colonel Straight, of the Fifty-first Indiana regiment, was killed, Geueral Steedman was eerereiy wounded. A rebei force is reported ut Oleveland, Teon., aud a Union brigade has left Chattano of faterest we have from the Atianta region, a for that plees. This is all the aews The movement of General She: idan in the Shenandoab valley ig not regarded in "Washiogtou moans. retroat by avy He was only obtaining an advantazoous position, commanding all the ayeuues of Potomac, approach to the Tu fact, it has boen ascertained that it his march beyond Strasburg the enemy might baye got in his rear, which would have been a disagrees fe crntinued @ pees of business for Gen, Sheridan; 0 that he very wisely has taken a position which will enable him move upon the evemy with entire cond The fords of the Upper Fotomse and the approaches to Her- per’s Ferry avd dence, no matter at what point he may appear. the various gaps are covered by our army Our story of Admiral Farragut’s attack on Mobile Is perfect. Our correspondents furnish a thorough bistory Of the entire affair, Our latest dates are by way of Now Orieans on the 12th instant. At that time Admiral Farragut had prepared bis flect for action, and ordered the attack on Fort Morgin to be com- meveed at eight o'clock on Tharsday morning. It the ted the attack wherevor there was a foot of ground ts stand apon, rebels bad destroyed all the outbuildings of the fort, and had also burned th was to receive am enilading fire from fleet and land force, its rear is said to have res The ir only vessel, ying under its guns On Saturday cvening Farragut demanded the the fort, but It was not acceded to, LLANEOUS NEWS. pondence an@ files by the Asin, ated to the 6th of Aurust, contain very full detatis of the telegrapbic report from Halifax given in the Heap last Wednesday. The British people were very indignant at the whoie- sale territorial epoliation tuflicted on Denmark by Austris and Prussia under the peace treaty drawn up at Vienna, Denmark could not resist longer tn a. be English gov- @rnmeut and crown woald not, or could not, aid ber; £0 the bravo little kingdom had to auc The roal friends of Denmark were consoled with the hope that the Germans would quarrel over the division of the booty, and bé in the end themselves robbed by Napo.eun to a much greater amv last instalment of the correspondence between Lord , Eurl Russell and Secretary Seward, ¢ e to the alleged enlistment of Britis —«h boon pre- viously ‘‘aidmapped” tit ¢ States Ary, bad be the Br Parlia- ment, Our Lonioa ates thi Hea tion of theee ¢ ced a etrong feeling in Rogiand aga stem, end advises that such acts, no om perpetrated, otly disavowed by ihe govert Newfoundland, 4 ew Di the po- There Jobns tin that eect A priv te letter from St i , states tha fro, 0 that date is reported to have ther bad been unusually cold ely ony warin weather. The fisherle a feare were entertained é Proved almoct « total failure, and that the poorer classes would euller greatiy the comin; winter The steomer ket, Captain Barrett, which sailed from Kix a the Oth inst., arrived atthe Love Q of Thursday last. Comin, all,ox is prevailing some extent, ranting was allowed to cc eaterday wing. The mows by th portance, The eugar aud © fee crops gore than usually teceiving quite av icf of ube waut of prover seam wiand and Now York, aud oat! upon t place a fast ond capactous vessel ou the r fe exposted t was alee thoek of ake was felt at Kimgetom at twon'y utes to elght k on Saturday hight, the Ctp of August, The obiwwary of the fortnight i# father large. HX political t ore is little Or nothing to mentic Mr Jobn Mullaly, oditor of a weekly paper fo thie city talied the Mo(ropolivan a y vy United States Deputy Marshal Peel, ah ssued by Com ex Osborn, The warrant Of arrest eras issued { United States Distri@t at. torney Smith ts forth that the ssid Muiialy, u an. R@ord of the 6th % Avg A, caused te ssved aud publieh. | t ot an ‘on, Ja which be alt’? and other pect one Seymour and other pereons to rest the ordered by the President of the Untied Siates, to take place in eptember next, The acoused waa bro up before Comwmitsiouer Osborn to anewer, but examination into the case was postpoved Gill Tuoeday next, Mr. Mullaly in (he meantime being edmitted to bail in (be Bum of $2,600. 4 tapeting Of tbe Nationa! Memocratic Committee ie ad- nent | and the candidates are placed before the world, the people will be le/t to decide upod their own destiuies. Then that great problem of self-government, which las perplexed the wisest men of all ages, will be finally and definitely solved. We shall then see whether the people are able to govern themselves, and whether freemen know how to preserve their own libertics, From age te age this puz- zling problem has been passed onward, until it las come to us, In the zenith of tho world’s progress, with the experiences of the past to warn us, and the unequalted Intelligence of this brilliaut epoch to guide us, we are to set tle a question which has never yet been satis- factorily answered. The responsbility is great; but the opportunity is sublime. A few votes may change the whole course of the world’s future. Can any man, however heedless, how- ever ignorant, think of these things and not vote with as much gravity and solemnity as if his own life, as well as that of the nation, de- pended upon his single ballot? We look back upon the fathers of the repub- lic and reverence their wisdom and their patriotism, We admire the grand souls that could rise with the dignity of te occas‘on, antl a few statesmen aud a few heroes filled | their era with glory, and left a continent and a | country to their descendants. But what will | our children and our children’s children think when, from the standpoint of the next century, they look back upon us? We have an opportunity more sublime even than | that of the Revointionary fathers. It is im our power to check the pro- }eress of ccivilization, throw all man- kind at least a century backward, and ruin the hopes of humanity everywhere; or it is in our | | power to give despotism its death blow, inau- gurate the era of popular governments, and advance the world a thousand years in the path | of the highest and truest freedom. Upon the | consultation of the people in their meetings and at the polls these momentous issues turn; for the people will either save or destroy the re- ; the prices of all this in comparison with the degradation which is tocome if the Union be indeed dis- solved and the United States forever disunited’ No one can paint that terrible picture. A dark pall covers it as we cover the dead. Let us hope that this picturo will never be realized, and that the people, in the supreme hour of their country’s need, will show themselves worthy of the freedom they have bitherto en- joyed. Rise in Prices—Depreeiation of the Cur- weney, The managers are preparing to raise the admittance to the theatres. The rise ia all the necessaries and com- forts of life is to be followed up by 4 rise in the price of our amusements, From butchers to bootbiacks, all classes of people have increased their terms, and theatrical mapvazers are determined to be no longer be- hindhand. They bave held meetings and they have reso! ved that they will charge from thirly to forty per cent more for admission next sea- son. It is stated that their current expenses and the salaries they pay to actors havo in creased in about the same proportion, and that the managers have resolved upon this measure only when compelled to do so by the pressure of the times. We bave not hitherto been very favorably disposed towards such a rise; but what is the use of arguing against the fatal fact of the daily depreciation of the currency? We would not consent to an increase in the price of the papers when it was first proposed; but the government money has gono down, and the price of the papers has goue up, aad here we are at four cents @ copy almost in spile of ourse!ves. Wiy should we bave one rule for one business and aaother rule for another? The necessity of the period is high prices; and the theatrical mavagers had belter get as much money as they can from their performances and their patrons. If the curiency continues lo deprectate there is no telling what prices we sball have to pay beore long. The price of the Huratp is now four ceuts; but we may have to raise it to five cents by the Ist of December, and to ten cents before tho war is over. What with Chase’s mismanagement of our finances and Fessenden’s attempt to tread, Indian like, in Chase's tracks, our greenbacks are becoming as worthless as the old French assignats or Memminger’s rebel bonds. Our resources are greater than those of the gld French republic or of Jeff. Davis’ confederacy, and so it takes longer to reduce us to their financial coudition. But those who travel the same road reach the same goal, al- though one may go faster and the other slower. The goal which we shall reach, if we continue in this way, is the utter worthlessness of our currency. When a one dollargrecuback is not worth a siogle debased nickel cent, then we shall have to turn about and retrace our steps towards specie payments. Whether we shall bo wise enough to retrace them before we ar- rive at that ruinous stage depends upon the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Fessenden seems to have no ideas abou! finance except those be has obtained at second hand from Mr. Chase. Those ideas were originaliy shoddy, and when Chase passed them over to Fessen- dea they were pretty well worn out; so that the new Secretary did not receive anything very brilliant or valuable. But Chase evidently be- lieved in his bad ideas, while Foasenden as evi- dently doesnot. Chaso stayed in Washington, and greased the wheels of his printing ma- chinery, and covered his greenbacks with his photograph, in a desperate endeavor to sub- stitute brass for gold. But Fessenden leaves his presses to rua on unheeded, and flees to Maine, where he avoids photographers, and frequents clambakes, and declares that the finances may go to Hades, which they are doing very fast. On the whole, then,’ we cannot regard Fes- senden as any improvement upon Chase, The ex-Secretary was an extremely ignorant finan- cier. The new Secretary is just as ignorant, and is more dangerous, because he does not care what becomes of us. Chase’s ambition made him careful. He wanted to run the train emoothly until it carried him into the Presi- dency. Even after that he would bave an in- terest in the concern, if elected, and could not think of a final crash with complacency. But Fessenden has no ambition. He accepted the public, and ‘with the republic popular institu- | tions all over the earth must stand or fall. Thus brought face to face with the events of the past, the present and the future, our voters will be accomplices in the murder of the na- tion and of the rights of the people if they allow any clamor about candidates, any parti- san pratings about pantyy any prejudices in regard to minor sudesubsidiary subjects, to eg their minds’ from the tremendous busi- | | ness before them. Candidates are nothing, except as the representatives of the prificiples at stake. Parties are nothing, and should fetter no American in thie crisis. Prejrdices for or against any side issue should not weigh a mo- meat with any reasonable’ being when such an | election is at band. All comparisons fail to express the immensity of the oceasion and the grandeur of the uty which devolves upon e | covery citized? We can readily imagine the splendor of a | restored Union. We can see our bright flag | floating over a happy, prosperous and reunited | people; our saile again whitening every sea; | cur power respected and our influence feared; our citizens once more protected by the broad of the Union, no matter whither their wandering steps may lead them, Again Europe lays her richest products at our feet. Again | this great metropolis begins to engross the | business and the capital of two continents. | Again our President takes rank among the | sovereigns of the earth. Again the United | States stand in the front rank of nations. But, * | on the other hand, what imagination is strong enough to fathom the dark depths of perma- nent disunion? That dreadfal curtain which Webster prayed might never be removed in bis day has been partially drawn aside. We cee mountains of corpses and oceans of blood. | We see our ships swept from the ocean and our commerce dead. We see our currency debased to paper and our debt rising Mke a financial | Alps. We see ourselves degraded to a fifth rate Power and the world snapping ite | in cur fage. We see Europe laying violent | bends upon the American continent. We see | a sister republic outraged, while we are power- | legs to aseiet ber, and a foreign throne erected upon our very borders, Wesee the stars torn from our flag and the bastard bare flaunting defiantly over traitors im arms. We eee our influence derided and our mame a byword and a reproach. We see our former friends de- serting us and laboring actively to destroy us. We see our trade broken up and our people veothess, unhapay apd dissatigfed. Bus what ia office under protest, and shows that he does not care for it by neglecting it. The train runs as swiftly to destruction; but the new engineer is toasting clams upon the furnace fires and mak- ing chowder in the boiler. Is there no geod financier in the republican party? Is there no one willing to accept the office and do his best in it? If not, we President Lincoln; for every paper dollar issued is a vote against him. All! the strikes, too, and the unions, and the rise in groceries, and the rise in cl and the rise in everything, secure votes against Lincoln. When the people have to pay thirty or forty per cent more, next season, to see a favorite play or a popular actor, they will be sure to abuse Lincoln between the acis. When they bave to pay fifty per cent more, as they may before election, it will certainly iufluence their ballots. All the organizations of work- ing men to get higher wages are practi- cal protests against this administration. Greeley, unable te pay: his printers, and obliged to work at the case himself, bates Lin- coin more bitterly as the types stick to his un- accustomed fingers, and rushes down stairs to relieve himself by writing an article in favor of Fremont. Even the sycophantic Times is less enthusiastic {n its support of Old Abe since it got into trouble with its compositors. All these signs of the times show that the masses understand who is to blame for the dreadful Gepreciation of the currency, and they axe more than likely to put al! political iseues aside ahd vote as ibey fee! in November, Hard cider was the war cry of one popular political rero- lution, and hard cash wil! probably be the wor ery of this. If there ve a competent financier in the country, then, we advise Mr. Lincoln, both for bie own sake and that of the nation, to bunt up this phenomenon and put bim in Tue Peace Missions To Ricumonn.--Jaqnes the late peace missionaries to nd, Were as silly as Greeley and Colo- rado Jewett. They displayed none of the diptomatic ability of Napoleon and the Cheva- lier Wikoff, They humbugged President Lin- coln badly enough; but Jeff. Davis wound them round his finger Two schoolboys could bave cut a better figure in the presence of the rebel chief than Jaques and Gilmore did, judging them by their own story. Jeff. Davis beat them upon every point, and finally cor- nered them so cruelly that they were very glad to sneak eut of any further discussion, Ac: | sales, as they help to mislead pear guide carding to qhels own acoouata, thels ixporagee fhe public ta tha purebace of thelr is as great as their impudence. They were not authorized to offer any terms, and had no terms to offer. Jaques evidently set about the busi- ness in order to get'a furlough and be relieved of working and fighting in our army. Gil- more’s object was to collect material for a penny-a line article in a magazine, and to se- duce newspapers into puffing his stupid books indirectly. We do not believe that the slightest reliance can bo piuced upon the statements of the romance which Jaques and Gilmore have written about their visit. Their account will doubtless be immediately disclaimed and con- tradicted by Jeff. Davis, just as Lincoln now contradicts and disclaims his letter “To whom it may concern.” When will the President cease tampering with such simpletons as Gree- ley, Jaques, Colorado Jewett and Gilmore, and officially offer an armistice and ccnvention of States? “An ApmimaL or THe Oxpgn Time.”—On account of his glorieus achievements in this war, stout old Admiral Farragut stands among the gallant Jack Tars of the Union, as General Grant stands among our generals—at the head of the “roll of honor.” The fearful fiery or- deal from enfilading fortresses, rebel rams, turtles, gunboats, floating batteries and rafts of flaming combustibles through which the fearless Farragut fought his way up to New Orleans, with his “wooden ships and iron hearts,” made him the hero of the most won- derful naval victory on record. There is nothing to compare with it in the naval achievements of avy other nation. H's run- ning of the gauntlet of the rebel battle: at Port Hudson with his good skip Ty ford was also @ daring and mist pe ons feat, but a most important success in reference to the reduction of both Vicksburg and Port Hudson. Iv his late bri! liant victory below Mobile we have anotber exhibition of the same great quatitics of skill, ciptine, boldness, coolness and terrible ener- in battle. The good old flagship Hartford, here agan, did the iion’s share of the work. How she fought and conquered we seed not here repeat. But, as reported, there is one ia- gident of this fight which we cannot pass over, It iggaid that on enterg into the engagement Admiral Farragut had bimself tied fast among the rigging of bis ship; that bis flest pilot fol- lowed his example; and thus, from their elevated positions, they were erabled to note all the movements of the enemy's ships, and through a speaking tube to the deck to direct the move- ments of our own, We have often heard of pailing the flag to the niast; but never before Farragut have we beard of an admiral egtering into a heavy battie tied fast among the rigging. Apart from this incident, however, the victory of Mobile Bay adde new lustre even to the glo- vious name of Farragut. Tax May or Crorcuets anp THE Man oF Sxnsu.—The letter of General Sherman on “negro enlistments bas seldom had its equal far sense and shrewdness. It meets and re- futes the foolish and dangerous docirines of the abolitionists of New England, and is so popular that it has commanded universal - cir- culation. Only one journal has anything to say against it, and that is the Trivune. Gree- ley acknowledges General Sherman to be a brave and competent officer, but accuses him of being “ crotchetty.” Now, who is the man of crotchets, Sherman or Greeley? Sherman never advocated Fourrier phalansteries, freo love and communion of person and property. Grecley has. Who is the man of crotchets? Sherman never advocated the Maine law, the Bloomer dress and Graham diet. Greeley bas. Who is the man of crotcheis? Sherman never advocated spiritualism, mesmerism, psycholo- gy, biology, nor any other of tho litter of the squash philosophy. Greeley Who is the man of crotchets? The weight of evidence is decidedly in favor of Greeley. Greeley kicks the beam as the man of crotchets, aud Sher- man stands as the man of sense, Camcron probably thought Shermaa crotchetty when, in reply to a question from the ex-Secretary of War as to tow many men it wouldsrequire to open the Mississippi, be said, “ Two hundred thousand.” “Pooh! pooh!’ poohed the ex- Secretary, “it will not take half that number.” Cameron thought Sherman was a lunatic, and only fit tor an insane asylum. It has taken four bundred thousand men to open the Missis- sippi, and it seems likely to take a few more to keep it open. With a few more crotchetty generals like Sherman the rebellion would soon be brought to a close, niggerizm and se- cessioniem receive their quietus, and the na- tion revive and prosper under the wholesome rule of men of sense. Gexerat Seymour on TH Coxpition oF THE Sovrn.—We would call attention to the letter of General Traman Seymour, published in another column, The letter is like General Seymour's speech, delivered when he was a prisoner at Gordonsville. It rings home to ibe popular heart, and is rife with the promptings of patriotic fervor. It is the utter- ance of a true democrat to democrats, and the picture it gives of the despondency of the South is full of hope to our armies. General Seymour’s appeal to fill up our ranks promptly should net be neglected. He talks of matters he is familiar with, and talks with the frankness of agallant soldier. He may be right; be may be wrong; but of his perfect sincerity in the matter, none who know his history will enter- tain any question. It ie against this officer, we should remember, that the republican press lately raged, because at one time he expressed the opinion that negro troops were less reliable than white soldiers. No officer more gallant to-day wears shoulder straps; and his letter— whether we may agree with its conclusions or not—at least deeeryes the respectful considera- tion of all who desire to form a right estimate of our chances in the present struggle Tne Count Mantun or Genenat Sprvora Nor a CLosen wr. We are gratified to state that our reporter's idea in yesterday's Henatp that the proceedings of the Spinola court martial are or are to be carried on with closed doors ia a mistake. The court has been, is and wil) beopen to the public; but for good and suffi- cient reasons the minutes of its proceedings are withheld from the press during the con- tinuance of the trial. That is all. Pa 1 tae Price or Coat.—We are glad to see the price of coal falling. Instead of $13 to $13 50 per ton, it is now selling for $11 to $12, wholesale, The public should not be by these mook auction sales of coal. In the newspapers should not repert such Ben Acxwowzpome ras Cazcx.—In the Daily News of yesterday Ben Wood not only acknowledges that he has received « check for $25,000 in British gold from Montreal, but adds that he has received $51,000 from the disunion abolitionists of Boston; $21,000 as his share of the recent rebel raid into Pennsylva- nia; $19,000 from the O. A. K. Society of Ili- rois, and $17,000 from California as his wages for workiog in favor of a Western confederacy. All this money, we suppose, isto be used in breaking up the Chicago Convention. Again we call upon the government to investigate this matter, and put Ben Wood in Fort La- fayette if his statements be tr THE Pik. TALLAHASSEE. Five Schooners Burned by the Pirate. Bosrow, August 19, 1864 Captain Colbath, of tho schooner St, Lawrence, which Grrived bere to-day, reports a3 follows:— On Tuesday last, when of Matinicas Rock, spoke a fisherman, having ov board tho crews of four or five dif- ferent vessels, steering ior Herring Gut, where sbe in- tended to land them. At the same time Captain Colbath saw the smoke of five burning schooners, and, fearing that uls own vessel would be captured, he steered close in to the land, and as night was coming on sucoeeded in getting clear of the pirate, although the Tallahassee was thon in sight. Vessels Scuttiod by the Tallanasseos. Bostrom, Angust 19, 1864 Arcived, British brig Kila, Ackles, from New Brandoa, Conn, She reports that on the 16th inst., in latitude 4256, longitude 66 30, s1w tho pirate Tallahassee destroying vessels, She was cuttiog away their spars and scuttling them. Two barks, ono brig and three schooners were in sight at the time—all Amorivan vessols. Captain Ackles pew-ed a Chatham schooner (probably the Mercy A. Howe, before reported) which bad been scuttled; could not ascertaia hor name; took [rom Lor four dories, sails, &o, Sho suvk in twenty minutes after, Next day, {0 Jathtude 42.50 and longitude 6T 05, spoke the sioamer Dacotah, steoring @ast, Rad reported the above to ber. Oapture of the Burk 2. C. Alexaniter. Bostox, ‘Auguat 19, 1864, The bark P. C, Alexander, of Harpswell, Mo, Captain Mecrimaa, from Now York for Pictou, was captured on tho 15tu mstant by tho pirate Tallahasseo, of Monhegan. The vessel was destroyed, and the crew laydod at Moohegin, arriving at farpswell oh the 18th, They re port that the captain of the Tatlahaseeo said ho was a Portiander and waated to cupture,somo Portlrnd vessels, Several of the captured créw stale that the “Captain Wood” of the pirate is ove Huckins, a Nova Scotian, who resided in Portland for a short time a few yours ago, Report of the Schoomer Leopard. Boston, August 19, 1864. Arrived, schooner Leopard, from Coruwallis. She makes the followiug report:—-On the 16th Inst., at eleven A. M., of Matinicus, bearing north aorthwost, distant twenty- five miles, was captured by the Tallahassee, and re'oased ov giving bonds for two thouasnd dollars. The Talta- hassee put (en men on board, belonging to a bark from Portland for Pictou that morning. The Leopard steered into Mouhegan, and the men lo‘t ina boat for the shore. These mon wore probably the crew of the bark P. C. Alexander, before reported. The Lespard eubsequently saw tho Tallabasseo capture and burn two schoouers. The pirates destroyed al! tho provisions and water on voard of the Lovpzrd. The Tallahaseco Supply of Coal. Hauivax, August 19, 1854 Atnoon to-day Admiral Hope sent to the Tallabassce several boats with crews, and aa order to cease coaling, which was promptly enforced. Stic fatended taking five hundred chaldrons, for a tong voyage. but bas leas than three hundred—a weck’s supply: She galls duriog the night, beyond a doubs ‘or North Bay. It is impossible to obtain the names of the vessels destroyed, The Jfalcon (blockade runner) js still here. The Pirate Blewxaded at Uall‘ax, Poevtox, August 19, 1984. It is reported that the pirate Tallahogsee was at Hali- fax at ten o'clock this morning, and that a United States gunboat was outsi:to of Halifax harbor. boat Dakota. Boston, August 19, 1854. The United States gunboat Dakota returned to this port to-day, from a cruise after the pirate Tallabyssee, Returm of the G A Suspicious Bark Rigged Steamer OF Cape Race. Sr. Jouss, N. F., August 18, 1864, Asuspicions looking bark rigced steamer kopt lying off Cape Racoon Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, The weather is Arrest of Mr. John Muttaty. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. Be‘ore Commissioner Osborn, Avctst 19,—Tuis day Mr. Joun Mullaly, editor of a weekly paper in this city called the Melropolilan Record, Was arrested on a warrant issued by Commissioner Os- born, ou the afiidavit of E, Delafield Smith, United States District Attorney. Tre warrant was put foto the hands of officer Peol, De puty United States Marchal, who promptly notiGed Mr. Mullaly, who, with bis counect, Mr, Charles Douohue, goon after appeared before tho Commissioner, The aiidavit of the Uuited States District Attorney reads as follows:— Socrumey Dietrct or New York, City axp Coury or Ney YoR«, §8.:— BE, Detaroien Svitm, District, Attorney of tia United Sister for said dletrict, being duly sworn, eays:—That this deponent cnmpaina of John Nullaly, of said charges a8 folows:—Thatsaid John Mulleiy, at the publication hereinalier mentioned, wus and Proprietor of tie Metropol an Le cor d newspaper pu' niaran of nal | or A insinn d wad publieved dt district, sata Jo! John M article en: Anolition’ prinied and 3 Thonsand d oth foler. “That yare now prodaced to the tvs deponeat entived “An act | al fore # and for ne act approved 1: net for en- fouling at Se sak ng 0. wilfully o a crart dire above clied. and d wilfully dissiades thea xe required by law, orages ore seymour and other pose an exroment oriered | acts of Gon+ of the law above Bent, npom preducing sald copie ted vy (he Commissioner to mpi int cominit to Writ row made by th spect nily sabm FROM WASHINGTON. WAR GAZETTE. OFFICIAL. General J. O. Duvis to Command the Fourteenth Co: G@RNBRAL ORDERI—NO. 24) ‘War Deranruent, ADJUTANT Guwenat’'s Orvion, Wasainatos, August 9, 1864. §, Brevet Major General J. C. Davis is assigned to the com- mand of the Fourteenth army corps, acoording to his bre vet rank, vice Major General Paluer, reitoved at bis owm request. By order of tne PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. EB. D. Towxsann, Assistant Adjutaut Gonoral. GENERAL Wasmixatos, August 19, 1884, ORGANIZATION OF NEGROKS IN MILITIA, Orders havo ben tewued directing the organization of all the able-bodied negro meu ia tho District int) militia, with barracks, &c. AK VAL OF REBEL OFFICERS, A pumber of rebel officers arrived here this morning, and were cousi,ned to the Old Capitol. SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS. At the Land Office at Winvebago City, Minnosota, dam Ing the month of July, niveteon thousand ono hundred acres of public land were tekon up under the Homestead act for actual settiomeat, aud oash eaica amounting to $1,689 were made. FINANCIAL MATTERS, Supplies of the new seven-thirty Treasury aoles were sont today to tho Agsisiant Treasurer at Hoston, New York and Philadelphia This causes no iterraption im Allivg subceriptions heretofore made, The subscriptions to the seven-thirty loan reported te the Trossury Departmet to diy amounted to $1,214,000, RESIGNATION OF OFC HOLDERS OWING 10 THM HIGH PRICK OF LiveNa, Within the last two months eighteen of the Ponsion Office clerks have resivned, owing to the inadequacy of compensation, consi eriug the high prices of living. Their salaries rauced ‘roi $1,200 to $1,800 per auuum, The vacancies thus creaiou Lave been filled, THE PLOTS A? NIAGARA FALLS. Jutge Black's ‘iseton—Opposition of the Robel Agents to MeClolan—Mere Lincolu Pestrous of Reopening Poass Negotiations—Stynton in Bavor of aa Armistice, du, Go. OUL SPBCIA. NIAGARA DBRPATOR, Cataract Flower, NiAGARA ay NEWS, Ausnet 19 9:45 P.M. The developmosts to day show that Judge Black’s mig- gion hore was in retereuce to,the pominatin at tho Ch cago Convention, and od no Geanection with the admin- istration, as ramored tast nixht, Tho rebet agonts is Canada, whilst pro‘essing to bave no favorite candidate, are excecdingly bittor xgcinst McClellan—in fact, 0; enlj declare “anybody else but him,” even Old Abo, Mr. Black, whilst pers nally leaning in favor of tho nomt pation of Judge Nelson, endeayored to convince them that Little Mac was ono of tho most available candidates, and that under the present state of public soutiment he would bave to propore an armistice ant convention of States if elected, Sut Sanders and Company still per: sisted in their opposition. They do not like McClelian’s Wost Point oration, nor bis Ticonderoga speech. Thert is tov much war fu both for them. For the (ast fow days many who wore willing toon operate with thom,on sccvunt of their moderate plat form, sre boginaing to repudiate thom. Several persons who came hero opposed to McCicHian bave booome bie earoost advocates, aud declare that they will not be die- tated to as to who shall or who shail not be their cand date by mon who claim to be out of the Union. The World, which they erroneously call his organ, thoy de ol is stronger for war thaa the republiiosm papors. They even threaten to work for Lincols f€ McClellan is nominated, unloss be announces i favor of an armistice before the Chicago Conventioe assembles, These rebel gentlemen baye beea very persisteat in this fight on Little Mao, The developments on this point have caused promicent Gomocrats to look with suspicion upon their plausible stories. It looks very much, viewed io the light of the data in reference to tho plutiorm and opposition to one particular ian, a3 though they really wanted an automs- ton nominated like poor Plerce, or some superannuated fossil of the Buchanan style—1 person who is 80 weal that they can always manage and control him. It is roported that Sauders is preparing an attack upoe MeCielion, and threatens to make him more odious to the North than Lincola; but wo imagine that ho will find it @ little more difficult to get him into a trap than be did O14 Abe, When last beard of neither Stanton nor Seward was McClellan's adviser, Holcombo and Thompson both loft to-day for St, Cath. erines to consult with Clay, he bolog there sick. This consultation {3 eaid to be over facts stated by Black, as well as importaat iniormation from Washington from @ seml-oflicit source. The latter is to the effect that Old Abe is desirous of opeving negotiations again, Having seem the folly of his ultimatum, he wants to commence nogotiations onco more to save himself; also that Stan- ton has become alarmed, and sees, from the marked dts approbation of the To whom It may concern,’ no place to goto. A day of reckoning, judging from the ovidence hore, is dreaded by both. Sandera and party openly state that they can get authority to go to Washington any day that they please; and, further, that they have the fullest confidence that if McClellan is nominated Lincoln wit open negoilations, proc! an armistice and come out as the peace candidate to head off the democracy. These are curious and singular facts; but the rebel agente claim to have the proof of their trath, Tom Corwin was heard to state that Lincoln was ready to yield to al! the Southern States the right to hold slaves, With this admission we may be prepared to bear almost anything. Information from the West is to the ofiect that there te Astrong party there in favor of Fiilmore's nomination, and that he will be etrongly pressed at the convention. ‘The monstor McClellan meeting in New York bas alarmed the friends of all other candidates. The rebel represeutatives in Canada recelve their maf from the South, by way of Wilmington and Nassau, as regularly as the New York mail is received her only difference betng in time. Is thore really any e person living as Gideon Welles or Admiral Teer Late Jettere received from officials in Riehmond pus down General Leo's loss tn all the engagements with Gront since be crossed the Rapidan at cightesn thousand, whilet they compute Crant's at over one*hundred thow- eand. Senator Buckalow, of Tenasylvania, {1 among the late arrivals, The Brignoli-Grau © EUCREMB COUKT—CHAMBERS, Before Judge Joseph Baronrd., Avover 10.—Brignoli es Grau.—The examination of Signor Pasqoali Brignoli in bie evit against Mr, Grau wae end pravawhat © roa! may be taken a pater ths Rod, Corte peaye Vat & Warrnat pay in Mul alg, Te ag thal he may je de 0 ihe ‘aw of the land. nee DELATIGLD SNITH, Subscribed and swore to deere me this 18th day of Avguet, 1664, COUN A, OOROKN, Commis over, The exarcination into the ease wae postponed until | Tuekday morning pert, and the accused wos ia (he mean | Lime admitted to bail in the eum of $2,600. i Personal intelligence. Bon. W. P. Tesecnden and F, B, Wevveter, of Waehing. ton; Rer. A. Palmer, of Toronto: © H. Fuller and Indy, of Onicago; H. [1 Baxter, of Vermont; D.C, Herbert and lady, of Peouryiva HL Ruggles, of Vermout, Bou. George Athman, of Maseichurette, and Mr. K. Lown, of Detroit, are etcpping at the Astor House. B. Yatomen and Indy, of Civetwnati: S J. Wilder and ly, of New Orieane, Sickier’ aud 1,6. Putman. of General @ at the Metropolitan Hotel Traveller rogittered at the American agency, tar, July 25:—rred R, Stargis#, Boston tbrat A Youre Wowan Fo DacwxEp.—The remains of & young woman, apparently mbeut twenty years oF age, whore name is unknows, wat found floating is (bo wator at the foot of Sixteen(b street, East river, Deceased was taji and stout built, and bad dark bair. She wore s pur triped dreas, two white skirts, alec! hoops, white ee, bite cotton stockings and bigh Balmoral boots with bigh heels, Around ber neck was @ pink ribbon, 40 wore white culls apd a collar, jn one oF de. te was a portemonpaie, containing about nie, The be@y bad been but three oF four | Brignoli on several occas ©) R, Woodward avd lady, of St. | resemed to-day, The wiicess tricd to be self-composed, and endeavored to answer ail (he questions put to bim om the cross examination, but several timer the curiosity of the legal gentleman was too much for the tenor, and be refused flatly to answer, and |t was not until the Court interfored tbat be consented to give ths desired informa er the counse! asked tho witness any quose early life, or whore be etudted prov! ip opera at Parts, ng when ALNOL euch neglect the defenda pointing the pu’ his attention wae called to 9 ce timore in 1862, he could g and miseed the cays in t asor. 10 in possible the remains ary, thove of Adelia Breanas, who was drowned be @Wening of the 16th inasant by the upsetting of a small brat. The body can be seen foot of Fifth street, Fastriver, Coro. ner Wildey was notified to bold an inquest, ———— Billiard rete ° at mere r At the tourament to-night Messrs , pay ‘and others were present. to a match game of con bund tr A]