The New York Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1864, Page 4

c § NEW YORK HERAL! a Rirennrctnnancine games GURDON BENNETR ALITOR AND PROPRIETOR, D OFPUOS MN. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAT STS. Votwume MAIN AMUSEMENTS THIS BVE was 00 partioulot chango in the commarcial | NPS peo RATES | Status yesterday, General quictude prevailed, and very ’ cwete “7 little bosiness wae doing, save in a fow exceptional op MINTER CARDEN, Dronawar.—Bysarnonr's Puimyd— | gages, Foreign merchandise was very quiet; but the - ey, j Bolders, us a genoral doing, were tepacious of Bigh OOUTEG TRSATRE, Brondwar.-Mintaxts Carte | yricee—nnusually gv, teking into consideration tho fact 2 hat the decnod for overy (Ding was.Bo very light and LOWSBY THEATRE, Dowery.—VirocceLirtie | EW SORBET CREA Bowsry-—Vin00vLirti® | vajues almost entirely nowival Cotton was flim. Gro WKBY YERATRE, Rowery.~Staxet or 3 ee « fee were gulot, Petrolenm was nominal, On "Change LAGURSION=M ARNON, MING SOV | che dour market was duli and rather eusicr on the low ele. | grades of State and Western ab the close, while ado WaY MlLBATRE, « Viera Lavyak > Se Broadway.—-VioriM—= | tyrands were well Fustained. Wheat was dull and heavy, SKUM. rondway.=¥ox Trnws-Two | Sh Prices were a ehade cosior, Conn waa dirm, with & ARYS. ALBINO, BARPRNTS, BC. ak fair demand, Oats were in fair request at full prices, Omat ll 4 | York vas loos active and lower, Beef remained quiet, a - bot frm. Lard quite active and firm. Whiskey dall and ‘ “BALL OM BrosAwas.—Semroctan | drooping, while froights wore a ebade firmer, BALL Ge wernt MeClclian'’s Letter of Aocept- : ance. x Ve publish in another column, this morning, yAM BEATRE, No 4it Broadeay.—Bausers, | General McClellan's letter accepting the Chi- AMTORLNGS: CREEAAQUNG, ORom FURS Tis G cago nomination. Mr. Lincoln abrogated the Sree ei Oye an ursuurs, Bones, | Moxico plank and dis! srogarded the Cabinet re- forn } a I aan r0R iat eda m plank of the more platform, and in- OSITING aa trom 9A. BL Wil 162. a terpreted the rest of it to suit his own con- pbOOlers OPERA HOUSE, Brovklyn.—Kemomax | veaience. Geueral Fremont took tho confis- Dances, Bonuwsaons, as. . Fy eee cation plank out of the Cleveland platform, and New York, Briday, Seprember ¢ 9, 1662. | conswued the other plauks as he thought fil. 05 =e cs —=—= | General McClellan bas taken the same liberty TELM wt roa a LON. with the f and has done it in It was roported in Genera} Grant's army o2 Tuesd a very neat and geutlemanly manner. © venir (hal a portion of General Barly’s force from the lie has @ to evil days wh fhevandoah valley bad arrived io our (ront, and that | we ma to the treacherous planks of po- Gvotbor attempt to regain possession of tho Weldon Rail’ | litical platforms and the studied porases of Toad might be expected, letters of acocpiance for the opinions of our Geversl Grant accrezsed a very important Ietier to | Presidential candidates. General Washington "Hon, E. B. Washburne, » member of Congress from Iilinois, | Was twice elect resident without any plat fated August 18, which we publish to.cay, Me anys (hat | forms or letters of acceptance. The people © is nothing wanting to crush the rebellicn but a do | knew his history. H the only plat- (or mined unity of sentiment tn the Norih that the | form he required. But now political conven- rebe's bave their tast mao In the field; that boys and wld men only are found guarding the bridges; that toe cradie Gnd the grave aro alike robbed to got their present force, and that they are losing at least a regiment a doy by de sertion and other causes. We have Geners! Sherman's oficial account of the \tlanta, which wo give iu nother column. It is dated from Atianta on the 7ch He rocounts and substantiates ail the main facts of the movement which we have alroady published, The army followed Hood’s forces as far as Lovejoy’s station, thirty-nine miles; but, finding the enemy etrongly intrenched there, General Sherman thought that an assault “would mot pay,” so be withdrew bis troops to Atlante, where they went into camp eight miles south of the city, ‘The rebels last five hundred dead, twenty-five hundred ‘wounded and three thousand prisonera, while our loss io ‘the aggregate was only fifteen hundred. “If this is not a Bucooss,"' says General Sherman very eurtly, ‘] don’t oow wha is” By tho arrival of the steamship Arie!, yosterday, from New Urieang, with dates to the let, we have important ews from the Gulf, An expedition from Natchez, under Colove! Farrar, crossed to the west bank of tho river on the 26tb ult, and after advancing eight milee surprised ® party ulled three and took eight priseners and forty borses, Another expedition, from o of the rebels, Baton Rouge, under General A. L. Lee, set out op the 24th, in search of the rebel Colonel EGcott. Considerable sxirmishing took place while ef- focting a crossing of the Couite river. The rebels wore driven from their position, and eur troops advanced on the Lown of Clinton, La, and took possession of ib, the rebels retiring, ® letter for General Lee, asking bim to spare the tows from pillage. ‘The sunken rebel ram Nashvilie bas been blown up in Mobile by © dred by the Is Motacomet Tbe transports White Cloud and Henry Chouteau, while Colonel Scott left ch of the gunbo: ' Passing up on the “9th ult , above Bayou Sara, wore fred | javo by a rebel batters. About twenty shots were fired, | of which twelve took effect in the cabin and bull of the + Chouteau; five shots bit the White Cloud. One shell | ok the Siam pips, from which the ateam cgcaped to | theo de vat no White Clond was taken in tow by the Chootean. There is very little to report from General Sher! postion be enemy are still on the west side of the | Gpequan, Cenera! Karly had bis headquarters at Perry. | villo on Tuesday, where cevera! rebel orders and des- | patches w nd by our troops mpon entering there The extracts from the rebel journals of the Oth fostant* Which we publish today, are very significant. They af foot to regard the loss of Atlanta ana mere trifte: ut | not very long ago since Gover Brown, of | in, declare blic prociamation that the loss | Of Atianta woold be the ies of the rebel ca The | Fichmond papers continue bit great bitterness | concerning the defeat o the removal of toe Jobneton Neviewing the one of the war the Richmond Feaminer says tuat, in all probability, the | war will be ended success’ully for the South within @xty Gays, It askumes that the power of the North H | Clellan’s prime minister. NEW YORK HERALD { yesterday inio tho Gonerat of the day the priscucrs wore arraygned, They pleaded t OF Cully, kod Wore Fomanded for tris! Marte Fitepat- } rick, s aorvant ict, okergod with stealing forty-five dot | ave worth of wearing apparel from the Libby House, ou the 13th of August, pleaded gailty to petty larceny. Abram Cook, indicted for stealing a plece of broadolota, | valved ab one hundred aut afty dollars, from the premises fed guilty to the charge, Tho prisoners were ontenes, | tions have usurped the power of the people. These conventious all pass by our great men and select failares for the nominations. In- stead of the deeds of the candidates we have to rely upon hypocritical and deceptive words, carefully put together, to mean anything or nothing. This is one of the worst signs of the times, and the moral of the letters of the candidates, The Presidency—Three Fallures Nomi- nated=What is the Duty of Our People. With the exception of the H»ratn, the entire press of this city is enlisted in a partisan quar- rel, above which it cannot rise to a coutempla- tion of the necessities of the country, or the real character of the wonderful men in nomination for the Presidency. The Tribune has abolition theories and Fourierite fancies to be put forwerd, and gun contracts and other “shoddy” eperations to be nursed. The World is an avowed-conduit pipe through which the parlor politicians of the McClellan clique seek to dribbie tepid water dowm the backs of an unsop! ated public. The Times may be regarded asthe “shoddy organ” par excellence of the administration, its chief editor grinding the axe of his personal ambition at the expense of his brother stockholders, and apparently ready for auy job, from washing the corpse to writing the epitaph, of Mr. Lincolo and his Cabinet. The News is a mere Jeff. Davis vehicle, through which the brothers Ben and Fernando Wood advertise their lotte- ries and offer to buckster the votes of Mozart Hall to whatever other organization will incur the opprobrium of renominating | those fraternal disgraces of our city politics. The Evening Post only quits its poetry to curse, while yet supporting, the administration that has felt itself obliged to remove oue of its poetical publishers for the very unpoetical ottence of pec ulation. The Journal of Com- merce. we “are assured by an enterprising gen- tleman who devoted three days to finding a copy of it, is a “twin cherry on one stalk” with the World, its guiding spirit having a lively expectation of becoming Pres'dent Me- As to the amerc Advert our most active efforts have tailed to bring ‘« it any one who has seen a copy of it since » the day following the renom ination of Mr. Lincoln; aud for this reason, both as to it and the other “small fry” of our city journal- That tarred with the same brust is, able, no paper in this city ex Ilexarp having the capital, renlation, the pure pr inei- tronage, to render it ism, we cannot speak with certainty they h ce are all jowever, ept the pro! con- tiousness acd les and the advertising p: | independent. Standing, the as do, outside the beated atmosphere of the various little cliques, each onty intent on the gratification of its per sonal passions or interests, we are enabled to ‘ore, we Sessions, and im the course y M. Stevens, 466 Hrosdqay,on the 14th of Au- yeas charfotecring of our comptry’s deatiay. Kind Learled and patriotic of purpose accord- ing to his limited lights we believe him; but he i in manners @ mistake, and in the manage- ment of our matters, both foreign and domes- tic, a very decided flasco. Geueral McClellan, even his enemies will ad- mit, possesses the great social advantage, when contrasted with Mr. Lincola, of having received the education of a gentleman, and doing no dis- credit to the family that brought him up, or to the academy ,that is responsible for bis development, Tle is, on the evi- | dence of tiaose best competent to judge, a theoretical soldier of the highest culture, fully equal to talking “strategy” with Marshal Jomini, or giving new views on the scieace of defence to the antique Vauban of France, or the more modern Todieben of the Orimea. He is kind hearted, unselfish and p» otic, faithful to bis friends, conservative in his principles, and irreproachable in every per- sonal as; Jn lis public life, however, he has been a failure of no common magnitude. He failed to capture Richmond—no matter how or why. He failed to retain the confidence with which the government, wholly irrespective of party, regarded him on his first accession to eminent power. Aod finally, as perhaps the cause of all his other troubles, he has failed to discriminate between the applause of a coterie, and that course which would insure for bim the Approval and support of the public judgment. He is no lpss a failure than Mr. Lincoln, though a failure, perbaps, in a less repulsive way. Yet oue of these manifest failures will be-the next President of the United States, Which it will be, no one yet can tell. But what a co mentary on human wisdom and political honesty! The man of suceces is ignored and passed over—the failure is honored and elevated to the highest office. Eowarp Evenerr axp Ovp Buair.—The im- mortal names of Demosthenes, of ancient Greece, and Cicero, of Rome, are associated with some of the most deplorable weaknesses of human nature. Tue same misfortune ap- pears to have fallen upon Edward Everett, the first American orator of the present genera tion. From a patronizing letter of Oid Blair, seized by the rebels in their late visit to Silver Spring, and published in the Richmond papers, it is very evident that Edward Everett bad been waiting upon Old Blair, hat in hand, at the threshold of the Kitchen Cabinet, for a mess of pottage. Only a little special, roving commission abroad; and then to think that the great orator was bluffed off by Thurlow Weed! A sorry sight, indeed. Mr. Lincoun anp tux Battimore Conven- vTioN.—The Baltimore Convention, in nomi- nating Mr. Lincoln, made a reorganization of his Cabinet a condition of his acceptance. That requisition, demanded also by the coun- try, bas not been fulfilled. Will it be? What is the question. The Steamer Franconia Chased off Cape Ss. Hatsrax, Sept. 8, 1864. About two o’clock yesterday afternoon the steamer Franconia, when about ten miles southeast of Cape Sabie, Sighted a suspicious looking steamer, apparentiy under canvass, but which soon, under steam, endeavored to hoad the Franconia off, The latter, however, succeeded in getting within the proper limits. The privateer first hoisted British colors, and afterwards others which Uhose on board the Franconia were unable to make out. The supposed pirate is a bark rigged vessel, with fore and main spencers tong lower masts, and one smokestack, painted lead color. Another P te. Hauirax, Sept. 8, 1864 Tbe steamer Franconia, from Boston for Halifax, was chased by posed privateer yesterday off Shelburne. Reotin’s J Day. ‘The anoual catocring Of the clansmen of the New York Caledonia Ciub for tbe celebration of the Scotch games took place yesterday at Joves’ Wood. Over thirty thous- and persoos were present, atid Captain Hert of the police reported at the clove ‘‘no arrests.’ The weather was very favorable for the atbletic games, w bic were per- formed with better skill than formerly. The gathering commenced in the morning, aud Mr, > Rowbotbam, a member of the club, took a’ photograph of the scene be fore the roa! commenced—which dance opesed the aports. ‘Aho (oliowing are the games and the names of the win- ners:— Heavy wione, 24 Ibs.A. Pirst prise. nd 7 Anderson, 27 ft G. Grassict, 20 G. Grassiek forman, I7 (t. 4G. Forman, lo feet. J DP. Robertson. F a Sroadaword dance. 1. Short race’... Hoya racet It f — Cuaniagh Hop. stepand jump A. Formen, Wheelbarrow race 1D. Miller, John Goldie bas been awarded in firet In this race fer five consecutiv +G, MeLaren, of Nework, came in meuiber of the eiib, could hot take the priz The following were the jndges:—Jann James Met oilan, Thomas Kinneat and Andrew Rucner! Fsqa. The last named gentiemau is a batilie dr mu trate from Glasgow, Scotland, who is in the city ou a short visit to the United Staces, Selected oifieers of the club:—Chier, George Miteheli: Chiettain, Wm Yangon: Clonsmen, J) MClones aud W. D). Smita; Jonna Watt, -ec | retary. | ony Tie Srcat aNp Towscco INTHANeY.—A image meeting of the segar manulacturers aud tobaceo dealers is for this evening at the Cooper Institute. A large gat ing will no dowbt assemble on the occasion, as the in- } take a cool survey of the entire national field ob ENNIS AGE SE Es SO ee | ae Fee upon passtug events some such erruggie which, “if It fails the war will fall. judgment asx will be formed by the King MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. of the fortieth century of the Cbris- We have advices froam the Rio Grande to the cmot "6 |} tian era, We look at all three candidates the Mechenk Gases Corttace Sse His ie 9 | in nomination for the Presidency —lremont, deagues north of Victoria, and after an obrt te battle " i _ of Give hovrs rovted them with bears tose. tne atair | Lincoin and McClellan —and find that all three was regarded a& the most brilliant of the war, and caused | aye failures; while the inen who have really ap the greatest rejvicing among the Mexican people A proved th vives great, capable and sucess: of Frende marines had Iavded st Bagdad wt the mouth of fal iu the conduct of afblte—snch men ss Trevoh up the Rio Grande, timee are ex. | Dupont and Porter are overpassed in silence, pected in the Btate of Turn Lincola is a failure in manners and adininistra- Gonerat MeClellan’a letter accepting the momination for Promident is published in our columns this mernice. A mane mee td last evening on Union ander the ny ye Democratic Union Association > approval of the nomination of General MoUlellam by the 2 ent of the United séetes, | tion, in mantiness and management. His joniv successea in his jokes, and even of the two-thirds ave believed to have been pilfered from Joe Miller, Aga political joekey he has Chas Chleags Couvontion qualled Napoleon, and knocked ove! Crom March, 188% There was au immense crowd present | Seward and all in bis strategy for a re-election, Wey Sram Hane serreesed the highot SUPFOFSE | stem atlan has proved w failure in that sipreme Of Q¥ory Femarys iavorahly to (be nominees —Mo! lellan ; . its’ salitare--te end Pond) of war—-uc¢ sm Mr. Simeon Draper, ihe new (otlecte c what ma. the excuses for tnptatied in oflce yesterday, The inet one of resulte in no degree wisved Of @ Mort address by Mr. Harner, the late in ‘ thas secdion’ ot Wi comethnds combent to the depotier end heate of the ware terart. . whil o the career General Fr at, enonta, whe had bene previously introduced to Mr, ine. | While as to the carver of M . per. A large number of f ninent merchants and ean | Suice? the comme! went of our war, every- daltete word present, amos whom were the fotlowing | boay can tell what it hae been—a blank obe Jacob Astor, Je. 1. 3. Conor Lincoln i @ conatry luwyer of . ua! nd f far pohly ho ere a we than average sheewduess, and of fa duties of hie ‘ omens ore then the ave indalic: stants, briefly calling thelr attention to ihe necessity of thal cordial co-operation to enabi args the corn a dotios of the © to the satisfaction of the merchants of Now York as well as the government, The @sth of office wae then adroinietered to the subordinate ofoare in the uoust form, after whied the party with drow, isaving the new Collector to arrange tie minor Aetalis 0nd Weaue new iuetrnotions to the various clerks tod oMoore i the different departments The Wwerd of Counciimen tailed to meet yesterday, © quorage DOL belhe present Mr. Crome. President pro fers, deelaret the board adjourned till Monday wext. ' O78 BOW 6,542 inmates in the public inetituthons, avon er 9 during \net week. The auraber admit- was 1,088, and the nomber who died, were dis- hrf tronslerred was) 444 The Gremd fare BOO LE Mes Bowler of U Totmente ‘ \ ks the Western wit. vagh on his thy faapru purposes mm accession to the honesty of certain appliances he is aow pitting forth to secure hit re-election, He seems to have as- cepied with ail ite consequences that popular couplet—probably composed by one of tl poets of the Evening Post - which says tp suoddy swords and shoddy ranks His enly hope of office dwells, Jo no eense can even the warmest admirer (whe is without @ gun contract) honestly af firm of Mr. Liocoln that he has displayed any Lereat_ or briliaat quati have beea honest « power; but we di os ducing his tren \ Sore Sid Por a goa war feton (eresis involved are of paramount importance to the trade. Bexret ror THR Masonio Miasigx,--A deaelit will be a atthe Old Rowery theatre to-night for the Masonic | Siesion, which bas devoted Itself to the valuable services of procuring female narees for the army. The play of the Signet of Kiug Solomon, which has already acquired much popularity, will be produced. The cause, av weil Ae (ho periormeance Geserves a (all house, aud we have no doubt they wil! obtain it For splrowxen.—Coroner Wildey yesterday held an inquest on tke Dedy of an unknown man, who was fonod forting In the water foot of Whitehall street wos about fifty five yours eight inch creesed pant, eb foond & sliver badge of tive Astocks ion © Ww the water, posmersion was the *Loogehoremen’s Union The deceated liad been but a Police tateliigenc | Crane or Rowreny —Oeer Roberts the Fights { precinct, late on Werlueatey night arrested John and | fetta Wh og by force reaidin, at No it har Mars was passing wile throm } her haode money. Av be « ‘tagoin, Jono CPN abd Knorked him down, where e prisoner tan oT with ber plunder, fol- comtederate, Tie fugitives were inter \ @ Tkwigs, helore wuom | hem for meee Roumeny ov Mouorn Seegwr At a tate hoor bom Wednentay night Mr Hewry Mo Crane, of No Sf G@reouwict street, wae prewiog through Mercer abreot, when eee James Brady accosted tim. and, oresenting @ pete! at brooet, Uhreatened to tat hie ice unio he strendered to him #uon walcabine as he bad io hie pow jon, Brady advanced, and, taking fercbie ponces@iou away with it ot tae Fg arrested Hrady, and Crane iment hime as e108 Dodge eommisted ane’s Umepieow. rae As he wae of making lis eseaye elticor MoCo oa Areet ar Monoee ices Welt and MeCormick, of the Fghth precivet, arrested two men, | giving thelr names aa Frank Clark and Herman Scroeder, of Mr. James 1, Moore, residing at 66 | Greene sorte ho that wile \pussang tar Shrough Mercer Begg Ep Ted “peu a) tres plato ehows at Bin ert matey nove of t t Ld) o of 0 @ffect. The Sade, ve nee, SHERMAN General Sherman's Report of the Recent Victory. Lovisvitir, Ky., Sopt. 8, 1894, In answer to a request that Major Coners! thermaw would give us details of ihe late oporetions before At Janta, in order to aiience the caviis Of those who, In the absence of particulars, were denying that those opera- tions were, Op the whole, @ Union suecess, we have re- ceived the (ollywing:— Arianra, Sept. 7, 1864 On the 26th of August, perseant to a plan, of which the Wer Department bad been fuliy advieed, | tet the Twen- tieth corps st the Chatiahooches bridge, and with the balance of tbe army drew off (rom the siege, and, using some cousiderable artifice bo mistead the enemy, I moved rapidiy south, and reached the West Pomt Railroad, near Fairborn, ou the 27%h, and broke up twelve miles of it. Whon moving east my right approached the Macon Kail- road, near Jonesboro, and my left boar Rovgh and Ready. The enem y attacked the right wing of the Army of the Tennessee, and was complctely beaton, On the Sist, and during the combat, I pushed the left of the centre rapidly to the railrozd above, between Rough and Ready aud Jonesboro, On the Ist of September we broke up about eight miles of tbe Macop road, and turned on the enemy at Jonesboro, assaulted bim and bis lives, and carried them, capturing brigadier General Gorman and about two thousand prigoners, with cight guns and much plunder, Night fone prevented our capturing all of Hur- dee'e corps, which escaped south chat night. ‘That same pight Hood, in Atlanta, findiog all bis rail- roads brokee od in our possession, blow up bis ammuni- tion, seven locomotive and elvhty cars, and evacuated Atlanta, which on the next day, September 2, was occupied by the corps left for that purpose, Major General Sloeum commanding, we following the rotreatiag rebel army to near Lovejoy's station, tbirty miles south of Atlanta, where fading him etrongly intrenched, I concluded ft would ot “pay” to assnult, as we already bad tho great object of the campaign, viz:—Atlacta Accordingly ally aud feisurely returned to Avante, it is now eucumped eight miles eouth of the city, and to-morrow will move to the campe appointed, Iam how writing in Atlanta, 60 1 could pot be uneasy iv re- gard to our situation, We bave a3 the result of this quick and, as 1 think, wo!l executed movement twenty-seven guns, over three thousand rebe: prisovers, and have buried over (our bondred rebe! dead, and left as many imore wounded, They could not be removed. The rebels bave lost, besides the important city of Atlanta, and stores, at loast five bundred dead, two thous tand Ove bundred wounded and three thousand prisou- ers, whereng our aggrogate loss will not foot one tnou- sand five hundred. If that is not success, I do not know what is, SHERMAN, Major Geveral, The Pursuit of General Wheeler. Nasnviiia, Sopt. 8. 1854. The latest intelligence from General Rouseau is that ho is driving Wheeler, who is trying to get acrosa the Ton- nesseo, We bf captured many prisoners, and de- sortions are frequent. ‘The railroad betwoen Nashville and Chattanooga will be in running order to morrow. SUBMARINE WARFARE. A New Era in Naval Warfare Inaaga- rated—Launch of Torpedo Boat No. 1— Interestin Chief Engineer W. W. W. Wood, U. 8. N., the Inventor, &c. ‘The first torpedo boat worthy of any notice which nas been planned since the rebellion was launched yesterday afternoon at half-past three o'cieck, at Fairhaven, Conn. Her bull was built and modelled by Mr. SH. Pook, sn of the naval constructor of that name. She is a wooden vessel, seventy-five foot in lengt, twoaty feet beam and seven feet depth of hold. She is built in the most substantial manner, with beavy beams supported by banging koces, securely bolted and fastened. The deck is Crammed about two feet fore and aft, and about as mach athwartships, and this will be covered with a thickness of {ron armor sufficiently strong to make it shot and shell proof. The vessel will sit very low in the water under any circumstances; but when not actively employed she will float some twenty odd inches above the surface; but when approaching a vessel to “destroy her or engage in blowing up obstractions, only the cram of her deck will be above the water, There aro but three objects visible above the decks—viz: pilothouse, smokestack and ven- tilator. Tuese only show a few incites at the most. These objects are perfectly shotproof, and their openings are protected in the most secure manner, The novelty of the atlair isnot seen until a visit is made below the deck. .Away aft is placed the engine, with a cylinder of eighteon inches in diameter aud eigh tecn inches stroke of piston, Tbi# engine works # screw of @ sive capable of forcing the vessel throngh the water at the rate of say twelve miles per hour. Next comes the oiler which furnishes the steam for the main engine as wi as for the auxiliary engines, which work tue submergiog pomps, and the mechanism by which the torpedo arm places the torpedo beneath the ship. Everything coo pected with these machines is of the most simple avd durable kind, and aot at all liable to get out of order. Forwa Le boiler is the steering wheel, focated be neath the pilothouse, and then comes the torpedo ma ching. It mast uot be expected of us co explain in detail bow this machine works. We will, however, give an illus. tration as to how the machine operates, Let us suppose that an enemys fleet blockading our larbor, and we were in possession of one or more of these tor; edo ve 19g engineer otcors, man the vessel, The steam is raised, aad uader the cover of Right she steams out upon her mission. Ag she advances towards ber victim a torpedo, varying in tte charge from sixty to two hundred pouuds ot powder, i+ placed ina basket formed contrivanes, which is secured to a loug rod The torpedo is capped. and tie hammer which is to explode it fe cecored, avd, everything deing in readines, the large worktug box is cloned, the gate at the bow of the verve is raised; the water then rushes in until it is flied, The set in motion. aud @ long iron ari car- sket containing the torpedo out from the ver by meansof ar d withu a thom its receptaele aud 2 position a8 tive: to ta and the samne motion which cepsed the ariw tor Drings it Lack. Ube vessel in the meantirne backs 6 the way of the vesvel intended te bo sunk, and at the moment fixed upon the hammer the cap te ex ploded. and the work is done, The orm ie withdrawn in. | side of the torped: and the basket again chered, | The torpedo i alco a secret aMuir, yet very eimple, ard with all the experiments made thete bas ‘never been a | favre, It mast eertaiviy do ite @uty, lt efeets have | been very carett anil thean be mede to wet just | ne be ereracor d To explata bow thit contr t is oiviaived secret of te allowed on not ¢ ust at t tie pearimee of a tavention js somowtat rd ate S Lime. When the trou ahoaki pe placed clad ersien witien beon gu extensively in ose in thie country was in est infancy the inventive gent of Chiel Mog ineer Wood, U. 8. N.. hestir itself to prod nething which woall ene ue to tigines of destraction tu euer! roy them. Much caretal abudy, with ac times extensive pris ae exper’ Bet Uovelujed his \orpene machine, ihe Loeore the to have any at Tem, that Wwe one wo Aiter a ronmediate attention and a the greatert valve thia the |opart vest wadapting obe plans but Mr. Weed found parties we anhenitating y eivanerd the & " » coMmser®. TT aie proved 4 purchere hey, oF it ane completed, awd t beforh Aue ed by ner mot hac be dospondiog rebes may iogk out for «i extractive ongiy® ef war We Have quite « number resecig on hand | whieh will t® converted into torpedo crefic ia & few weaks. [t Ml not be long Wefore the mud san water wilt fly, and Borope ag well os the en catiet confederacy | ew wonder | a the progress sag ok \ tac Yankee me- chan Ko nraes Mesacarere = The mow vers of this cmebrated Gattery arrived im this oily yeulerday morn. ing, on tl ‘way home, their time bawling expired. They wore quartered In the New Kogiand rooms, where al! the honors were paid thom by Cylons! Howe, They itt for | Boston yeatdrany oy 9alng, rd “FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1864. USPORTANT FROM MEXICO. Coctinas Pights Mojis and Wins a Bril- Mant Vietory—Sainte tm Homer of the Achiovoment—Bernch Borees La Marehing to Defend Matamo- FOs—Matomoros Works, d&e. QUE MATAMOROB CORRESPONDENCES. Barancnos, Mexico, August 24, 1864, CORTIMAS FIGHTS MAJA AND Wis, Informstion bag reacued fire (bat Cortinas met the traitor Mejia teu leagues norte of Victoria, and routed Lime with boavy tons, a ter a battle of fve hours’ duration, A BALLIANT WiOroRY. ° ‘The afftir is said to have boon one of the most brilliant and decisive victories acbieved by the hberal forces during the war. Without Defenst A aanote onpenep. Colone! Cortinas, brother of the General, on receipt of the intelligence here, ordered a salute cf thirty guns to be fired io boaor of the achievement, and flags aud bao- gers were streaming froia avery bousetop. a LANDING OF THR FRENCH AT BAGDAD. Aforee of between three aod four hundred marines was landed at Bagdad, at the mouth of the Rio Grand on the 234 tnet., and bad tsken possession of that point. BUNOR OF ANOTHER FaNOU LANDING. It ds ramored, bat it is by pQ moans certain, that a Prench military (res, numbering (rom twelve to diteen bonded, landed abot twenty miles furtue: down the couat to overate avatest Matamoros, CORTINAS MARCDING 10 DSYEND MATAMOROS Cortinas, with bis victorious army, is now, {t is stated, making forced marches back to Slatemorss to con- test the advance of tho Freuch up the Rio Grande. He moves with groat colerity, and will doutiless be hero- abouts in season to Successfully resist the advance of the ‘rence. MATAMORS WITHOUT DRFENSIVE Works, Matamoros bas no defences, and its ultimate possession depends materially on the superiority of the forces and tho soporivr fightiog quulitiesof ita movacers or defend~ ora. If the Krenek approach with overpowering numbers they may capture ths cry, EWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasumaion, Sept. 8, 1804. POE REPUBLIOANS AND TNE PASSIDENTIAL CAM- PAIGN. The republicans are actively engaged here In tho ex- tensive circulation of campaign documents, and measures are being taken to harmonize at once all the conflicting elemevig and induce @ united ‘bnd bearty support of the Baltimore nominees, which aro said to promias com-lete success; and it is claimed that withiu a few days ail opposing interests in the republican ranks will be silenced, and that, with the Chicago plat. form annexed, McClellan will stand not the slightest chance of euccess against the vigorous and united opposi- tion which be will encounter. At the same time the democrats bave already lost much of the confidence which was displayed when the action of the Convention was made known, and acknowledge that the platiorm and Pendleton are heavy weights to curry in the Prosidontial rave, THE INDIAN WAR IN THE NORTHWEST. ‘The Indian Bureau are in receipt of advices in regard to the Indian outbreak im the West. The Indians do not complain of any lack of fulfilment of the treaty stipula- tlons, or encroachment of the whites on their reserv: tions, or of outrages by traders or settlers, but have been impressed with the belvef that the country is slip piog away from them. The buffalo and otber game are growing scarce from the gradual extension of the white settlements and the establishment of roads and routes of travel over which multitudes are constantly page. jog; and they also beliove that now ia their time to destroy the whites while we are engaged in a great civil war, and thus reclaim their territory and restore it to its original wilderness, where they can pursue their old system of living uamo lested. The result will be the destruction of these mis- guided men, and the basteniog the time when the red man shall cease to exist in the iand. THE BNLISTMENT OF REBEL PRISONERS. An interesting and important question bas arisen as to the acceptability of rebel prisoners who desire to take the oath of allegiance and enlist in (he Union armies. Six priscaers of war, who bave been confined at Point Lookout, wishing 80 to enlist, were dropped from the prisoners roil, and forwarded to this city. A recent order prohibits rebel dezerters from eniisting, aud the question arises whether prisovers captured with arms in their hands by taking the outh of allegiance become deserters. Officers are divided in opinion upon this point, and the prisoners roforred to have been committed tothe (id Capitol to await the decision of the Secretary of War. A MYSTERY CLEARED UP. ‘The recent marriage of Lieutenant fardinge with Reille Boyd, in Liverpool, bas solved the mystery attending the escape of Lieutenant Bier, who coromanded the captured rebel reamer Greyhound, oun which Belle Boyd was a passenger, and of which Hardinge was prize master. He escuped as the Greyhound wos going to the wharf io Boston, where she was ordered, LMardinge reported that he made bis escape in (19 comiusion attending getting the steamer to the wharf unnoticed. Hardingo was disrnissed from the navy for his negligence, no sus- picion of bis complieity in the escape being entertained. ‘The result shows that the female seduced Hardiuge from his duty, and ia return for bi wing Bier to escape, and bis promiee to join tne service, bas uarried him, CONSCIENCE MONEY. The following letter was received at the Treasury Do- Ppariment osing a five hundred dollar six per cent bond of 1381 as “conscience mone Be Tox, Sept, 6, 1864. W. P. Fessaxpey, Secretary of tbe Tre Dean Sik—The enciosed United States’ boud Is fore warded by an employe of the United States in compausa- von for unfaithfulness to the discharge of duties (or which a salary was recetved during a ¥eries of years, Very reapectfully, your obedieut servant, } Endorsed on tho bond was the following:— This vond is the property of the United States, ADMIRAL FARRAGUT’S PRISONERS, Admira! Farragut hag been instructed by the Navy De partment pot to exchange bis prisoners excepting for cers snd men below ig to OoF Raval forces a long time go captured by the rebels, and who are coutived ix te a SURSCKIPTIONS TO THE GOVERSHENT LOAN. The subscriptions to the seven-thirty loan, reported at the Troxsury Departinent to-day, amo wot to $313,000, aud to the ten-torty loan, $22,300 THE QUOTA OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The quota of the District of Columbia, by the allowance of nnyal credits, bas been reduced to 1.470 men, THE VROPOSED NAVAL DEPOT af THR WeeT. Admiral Davis, Colonel Bowman, of West Point, and Orion Miank, of New York, have beea appointed a hourd © comm ssioners to examine the ground and sttect the site Cor a new navy yard and naval depot for the West THE PRISONERS AT CAMP DOUGLAS. Colone! Hotlman, Conmumissary General oF Prisoners, re torned ou Wednesday from an iaspection @f the aepot tor rebel prisoners He reports everything iv aplendid condition there, i aud, hearty, and generelty not desirous of an exchange, «F they prefer to Oyht it ont oH salt pork or broom and bard took to returning to #bort rations and bard figbting ja tae rebel rata. at Camp Noogtas and the THE INDIAN TROOMLE®. comm sioner of the Indian Bureau has received a mh W. Tarcer, Indian agent ab O t tder date of August 26, stiting that ® party of piers made their # eee at that pomt aud wed eleven Winnebagocs, ‘The ¢ ed wot romrned aud f the No goveruty wad Hk property was | 6 te mainbie themselves. PUNTIC LAND pollo ands this year Fo than for last year, The « lathe aod io edt Iris FROM THE SALKE OF e)pte Crom the salen eves the mie ihe re a p rk the Lava Oflce vere os oF AGNIOULTORAT, PROSUP foral Departme st or five weeke lave Land that the deticiency The reeont thea that the raw of the Inet ory \argely (aprowed the ere eporte t “ * Which wae feared Com the clfect of the protracted dronght wih be to & grewt exient wvotted, Tuere ts vow to danger shat Chere will be # eulticenor Of agrion tural products piles avd to eupr F the export demoed 1 The Vermomt State Biection. Mowremiorn, St, Sept. B,tAa | Siaty one (owns in this Stale give Smita for Povernor 12,005, and Redield 4.552, Last year the same tower Senith 11000 and Redield 4,260, Still gains o@ the vote of last yoor 1,063 aud Redield 162, ‘Those returns indioate that Smith's wajority will be (rota five thousand to six thousand groator than Inst your, Ut the one hundred Reproseatatives youd for isa re } puctod (tay oaly Gro democrats are Biooled. | of her dweilag. PETERSBURG. Reported Arrival of a Pore tion of Rarly’s Com mand on Our Front Another Struggle Autioipat for the Possession of the Welden Railroad, Kou Kin Roe Mr. W. D. MeGe, rs Dospatehs * Beanquannena, Anwy oF me Porth, f Sop. 6—Eveaing, } Today quies baa roigned along Whe ine, exosntag se oceasional gan from the ceatre of one tae Rain bas been (nitiug all day, avd wil consinug, wie a cold wind blowing, Rumors bave boon prevaions for two days prot ies part of Purly’s troops bed arr mxeaing ou our loft flank, neces (or the posression of the Weldon Rallroad, aud prepare tong were made to rooelye toem; but thus far, wiser ope exception of w few guerillas, ao ey90y baa apprrarnd se (hat direction, Last 6veuing thee croagea tbe railrond we: dulging io loud cheering ed in out ny in (root of Our line waere « vory judiladt Or atime, # ried pxtonded along big ine y to the right towards the Anporm situs. Our pickota bailed shoirs and apked the cons: of the commotion, amd the snawer Gamo, ‘au lunta has boon roiakea by Hood.’ b atanding the imposedility of the sito dette true, ib rapidly gained civcuiation, and caused som depression tor a tisk, but sooe attor a deserter came os god reported (ual uae of Laer ine nad bod & CADiwOR Me a dog’s tali and started bim Uurougl heir itaos, (hiking thus to frighten oar neo; but ‘he dog kapt on bis ee side, aod bis (rigutenod cries as Lo sped aloag ovnsod Hor loud baliooug and cheering of ther Thas the mw tor was expaivod Yosterday a party of colors recrnite arrived hera, soe on thelr wry Lo Liste reginouls gos rather oe ie front than they had caivotsiod, 1a passing sou sn opee apace, near Fort Warrea, (a9 rovels ouLsised 4 view a them, aud threw a shel! or two tuto (bow miisi, contig Buch @ scatiering among (he1a (ual 1k was roaily te dicrous, Abaudouing wuelr goa, ku ‘ flow towards the fort, in frout of which ie 4 dtich ex seven feet wide snd maay ceep with aud ana wesor Into this they pilet a+ as Chey could, one on top of apotner, evidently tuukiag tuey would bo sate there, while (ue meu io the fort rushed ows quite a bareest of kmansacks, &c., woieh tay tn the road The officer iw charge of the recraits soome to have first reached the trench, and oudervored to pre veut tue men from following tim, order ius them Graliy.” Whew thi olucer was asked wast Lo was doing there, he said he had oot been under are for some months, «nd was rathor oervous af his close proximity to the enemy. Consisorabie offort was required to extricate the party from thelr somewhat uuploasant position, aftor wach they let to join their cofamanda {tis hoped that if thoy are over charged upon by the enemy they will profit by the loasvp they received, and not run inion trap ta which the revels would like to catch them, and wuore & dozea could keep a thousand without tho slightest fone of one ‘escaping. The Fortress Monroe Despaton, Foxrrsss Moros, Sovt. 7, 186%, Major General Butier returned last evening from Bie trip North, and left this noon for the front. ‘The steamer City Point roports no news from the front Captain Osgood Eaton died here last night of dropay. He was formerly from Boston, and for a long time cer- nected with the Engineer Department at tbis place, Tho (cllowtog were the deaths in Hampton Hospital:— Sam!. Dressler, 7th Connecticut; James Ryao, 6th New Jorsoy battery, Win, Diamant, 3710 New writ Andrew Gol, 148th New York; Ami Woodbury, 13th New Hamp. shire. Captain L. M. Rogers, 85tm ivania, diea % wounds; Mathew Dodd, 6th Mogae monn G.W. Gilmaa,’ 9th Maine; S.’Neub, 68tD Peesayivant H ticut; Eli Jotuson, 1st United Crxonmrats, Sept, 8, 1968. ‘The Democratic Convention today nominated George B ‘ Pugh to Congress trom the First district and Hoory @ Lord from the Second district. m Congressional Nom| Minwavxee, Sept. 7, 1864. Hoa, Amasa Cobb was nominated to-day as the Unies candidate for re-election to Congress from the Third Wie cousin district, Racivs, Wis, Sept. 7, 1864. The Republican Convention of the First Congreesionak district, held here to day, nominated Genoral Hulbert & Paine, of Port Hudson, member for Congress. The Tennossee Vaton State ‘Conve: tion. Nasnvinar, Sept, 8, 1666 The Union State Convention hold here bas adjourne® eine die It passed resciations favoring the call of @ State Convention ard tue universal adoiition of wiavery. The Proposed Union of the British North American Provinces. THK CHARLOTTETOWN CONVENTION. Caantorrerows, P. £, 1, Bopt. 7, 1864. ‘The conference of delegates (rom the several provinces to cousider the expediency of uniting auder one governs ment sud legisiavare certain portions or the whole of Peitish North America, bas continued its delberationg here since the Ist of September, The Couference moots every morning at ten, aod adjourns atthreo P.M. The delegates enjoy in the evening the hospitalities of the citivens of Charlottetown, The proceedings of the coe~ ference are kept entirely secret, Nota whisper of whaa has been going on from day to day in the Parliamoat buiidiag# bas ragched the public; Dut (rom the apparent cordiality among the delegates, and the confidence witle which they publicly asgort rhe yreat advantsyes of com. fotoration to all the provinces, it if assumed, and I 6us- pect correctly aveumed, that the original proposal of the maritine provinces i likely to be merged im the larger scheme of « confederstion of all British North America, It war rumored thie wording that the Canadian gentle. men bad their cloeing i the maritine pro progresé in the neg official manner. It gates meet to day finally to determine whother to go om with (heir original pian, or drop \t aad adopt the Camm. diay eebeme, While writing] bave this moment heard that the C ference bas broken ap its wittoge ia this island, and adjourned to the 14th {natant, thon to meet in the chy Halifax. lam olso sgeared that after exreful Hon of the whole question, the Coptrrence came unsat. moasly to the cone!y sion thet tha advantages fran com. federation to aii the colonies would be very great, prox be roade vided the terms of ailtanes contd euwtactory The maritinn delegates, it i€ said, are to revume the consiverttion of the details the soheme at Halifax, ano come formidable obetagie arises, a duly authorized provincial geveruments wll ©: y divoume pornt* of varanee. and. if possible, matare formal proposition for subimiveioa Lo the respective pam hameanta Our hittle town hes been very qay doring the past Wook. [lin Rreelioney, Governor Dundas, has given fre- «uient entertainments, and the several members of the satand goverment have wise in ther eforts to do boner toonr guests, The Caugdian deputation bave sino ra. coived Lycit friend on board thelr steamer, the Queem Victoria, in & hoepitanle style, aad the eitieeat of Char. Lotlotows are to entertain all the members of the Coniare once, offical and wm Moue!, at & grand all im the Colonial Hall to morrow oven !ug. 4 crow to Meteo in the Canadien Hnlifex, Theace dotn and Fredericton, they proceed home v Rreokiyn City News. Suirne ey HANGote Leet evening au olderly woman vod Mary Sinith, residing at No. 4% Gold strent, wa pd henging hy (he orek fm Che woodvoue at the rear Jienoverrd she was quite dead, of age. Sho nd for Ware: Phe deceRend rime rome tine been erratiom Of snindy Hi) Wt Us bellowed st an oud fo hor extatone® while affected be ‘ wed wo wn He DerrtaeYapervinnr OSDOrR®, Ao of (be Ajogs County Rownty Coniaittee, yom | owlug certificate from Concral suota and the eredits alowed bey vd and third Congraemionnt dinirigts:- ed tne Oorer A na Gent Sovecinrenpen? Vo Bree Br Bouranm Mies} me WT Ow Chelan King © Pie pacnnte of thiR ation aNow a deficiewry confer af alta, on the Sint of August — ‘ah Second af . Third district os Thee we ania ae wo dist are ad we s or om ‘nee ih of Bebra, La Bar. me mT OLLAM HAYA, Biitalane ola. “cit es Bats Sen ti ings county hag aapeaiy beg Miled, ab shay Aherg ds a ourolige