The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 14, 1863, Page 1

{ THE : NUMBER 969 Juatest News BYT (LEGRAPH TO THE NEW YORK SUN | NE'WS FROM CHARI Ast ult Fixed for Thursday Last, Success Considered Certain. An Enormous Gun Mounted, Important Washington Conference. NEW MILITARY MOVEMENT | QUIRES rpesks bopefuiy of Charleston, aod claims | Late News From Richmond. NO REBEL 5 TROOPS THERE, STREETS FILLED WITH OFFICERS, THE GREAT DRAFT DISPUTE. Another Official Estimate, The City 33,623 Ahead of the Quotas. NEW ALDERMANIC PROPOSITION. &e., a &c. From Charleston, Pate of the City Settled. The. 8. transport steamer Arago arrived at this Port yesterday morning, having left Port Royal at moon Monday, Aug. 10th, and Charleston Bar at 5 P. MW. the same dey. The Arago brings tho asual maile end 6 large number of parsengers, including the 174th | Pennsylvania Volunteers, 600 strong, Col, Sechler @ommanding, whoee term of service has expired, From Morris Ieland we learn that Gen. Gilmore had Botified Admiral Dahlgren that he would be tn readi Mess to make the grand assault on Thursday (yceter- G@ay). As the navy were only waiting for the army, @ in believed that the fight commenced on that day, The g eatest coufidence is felt se to the result. The fall of Forts Bumter, Wagner, and Cummings Point ts regarded ar certain to take place in from two to siz bours after the bail opens. A deserter from Fort Wagner « that two-thirds @f the gunshave been removed from Fort Kumter to James lsland, and that the rebels fully expect Sumter @ fall, as the damage infilcted by the Monitors lest April renders it impossible for them to holdit. He @leo says that Sumter was on the point of surrender ing when the Monitors withdrew, Our wooden gunboate amure themselves every day Dy shelling Fort Johnson, which keeps op e briak fire pon them. Five mortar echoonore aud ali the wooden gunboats are ready forthe fight. ‘The weather con- tinnes delightful. Ae the Arago left, the Ottawa, Marbichead, Senece and [ronsides were engaged shel- Bing the Cummings Point battery. Col, James Mon’ nery, while commanding in the Bencber, Lieut,.Col, Abbott, and Major Henderson, ef the 7th New Hampshire, had a very narrow escape @ day or two since, from a epherieal shot, which burst directly over their heads; and there is scarcely an @fficer who has been at the front without some sim- @er adventure. No officer has been wounded, how- oer. The Port Royal New Sout says: ‘The rebels con- @aone shelling us, with little interruption, but doing wsecarcely any damage. Everything has a favorable ook, and our troops are very hopeful and confident. When the rebels areeo afraid of Gen. Gilmore, as they confess (hemeelven to be, it is not enrprising that eur troops have the greatest faith in his plans." A Setter tothe New Sovru, dated Morris Island, Aug. Mh, cays: The troope do not seem to suff all from the cli- Iarren, sandy, with de, Morris Island it fist rated @ dinagrecable spot by the tr juaiptance has resulted {n more fi If there are no trees, the sea breezes swee; iiand unin‘erruptedly ; ifthe eand blufls ere disagreentie to travel over, the is one of t Gnest in the world, wide enough for a general thi @ug!ifare, solid and emooth as @ marble fleor. At Fol- k. Island the water is disagreeable aud unhealthy ; ere, the absence of al! vegetation readers it clear and @veet, Thecampsare well palbced, and if they care well for thi mreives there need be no serious sickness among the tiovje, A mo oUN, In the present attack upon Fort Sumter, there will Be used.—perbepe sirewdy has been used, a 10-inch 800. pounder Parrott rifled gup, The breaching power of this immense piece of Tdasnoe, will be best under- th the ordinary 24 pounder rqost employed for breach- n War, The penetra: 3,500 yards, in brick- work, is 42 in Th wotration of the 10-inch ‘oectile will therefore be between eiz and seven jeet into the same material, ‘To use a more familiar Ulurtretion the Bs werof the l0-ineh rifle shot at tho distance of 3,500 varda, may be said to be equal to that of the untted blow f 40) sledge bhamm: Weighing 100 pounds each, failing from a height teu feet, and acting up oe diill ten inches in diam- er Supplies for the Weunded at Charlesten, Saratova, Aue. The Christian Commission or the ariny end navy are to hold « meeting here to. morrow to raise funds for benevolent purposes, Geo, H. Stuart, President of the Commirsion, reasived a dispatch to-day, stating that tbe sick and wounded of Charleston were tly in need of ice, At short no- Hor, appeals wer 6 at the dinner tables of the several hotels, aud $1,500 were raised before night. A telegram wae sent to Boston ordering ice to be eh pped forthwith From Weehington. Washinvton, Aug. 18,—Gov, Tod of Ohio, Senator Cownn of Peonaytwanta, Senator Harris of New York, sod severe! other persons of large influence, had aa toterview with F dent Lincoln thie morning, Bev oral Generis we ise present and took part in the qonvermaciun. Th urpose of the interview relates toan important rnilitary demonstration, which was esrovatly pressed, and several of the gentlemen in- iste 1 (hat it would inflict @ tremendous blow upon therebellion, [tis understood that other loyal Gove enore of northern and western States have had propored movement under consideration, and have writen tothe War Depar'ment, urging that it shall w& made forthwith, The Cabinet will take up the ter at ite meeting to-morrow, Kear A’miral Farragut’s visit to Washington hes oo reference (o fature operations, but is in aceordance with the kind [nvit ation of the Secretary of the Navy to do eo at bie venience. The Secretary at the ome time expresses Go him the thanks of the govern- peut for Lis valuable services to the country, The Deuble Yrack te Washington Washington, Augus 15,The several railroad com- ponies constituting the Jine between Washington and Kew York are tusily pre, raring for the construction ofs double track along the entire line, The double tack between Trenton ani! New York willtoon be pmpleted, and there (so pruepect that a double track oad, witbout any change of ars, will soon bg provid: | boate were within pistol «hot of the ene w between Wasbipatou and New York, the | CHARLESTON. | that ‘here are no troops, no Late Southern News, Correapon tence af the Sun. Poviresa Monroe, duo 12, An Boglich Doctor ar. rived at Fortress Monroe to day. trom Richmond. The Doctor gave his name but wishes {t not published, He says he left Richm nd last Satuiday, He reports eveu a enard ip Safolk ; iso that there are no troope in Kiehmond, but the stre te are filied with rebel officers, Ile eawno gun. bosteinthe harbor at Kiclmond, but Knowe that | they are Dullding two iron eiade, though be does not know cow farthey were advanced The Kechmond Fagrinen of Monday Inet expreas ee arene condemnation of the course the North Carolinians are portuioe iy ca.lng a mase convention f the Un.oniete of North Carolina, for the purpose of eeuiing @ delegation to Washington, D.C, The Ex | thet the works of Iatcery Wagner have been greatly } etrenetheued, | beginoing of the war, | nitlon could | though level, were intolerably bad. and the m | ent was therefore necessa: ily | Skuen troo Troope Furnished by the New York Albany, Auguat 13.An official report made by Acutant- General Sprague to Gow Seymour, today, shower t New York City has furmabed, from the 5,023 wen in excess of all her quotas. not counting 20.551 men sent by ber, on oc ensions of sudden peril, for the defence of the Nae tional Capit The City ef Willomaport,, Pa, Auguat 14. The draft for the 18th Congressional District of Pennerivania, com prising Center, Clinton, Lreoming and Potter coun. | ties, commenced here this morning, in the order given above. The draft for Center county ts already competed. Everything ie passing off finely, Nota soldier has been sent here to assiat in carrying out the draft, aod none are required Frem California, San Francisco, Aug. 13. Ae wae anticipated yes terday, the reports of secession riaings is Sante Clare tnd Aaline counties were untrue Gen, Wright has just received orders and funds from Washington to construct new harbor defences for San Francisco, Batteries mounted by gune of large calibre are to be erected at Rincon Point, Rin- con Hill, Buca Vista Island, and probably on Tele @raph Hill, Sailed. Steamer Golden Age for Panama, with @ Million ip treasure, 60 passengers, and 160 bales of eottoa from Shan From the Pacific—Arrival of the Ocean Queen. The steamship Ocean Queen, from Aspinwall, er- rived yesterday, with the maile from California. The Ocean Qneen brings treasure from California amount- ing to $308,735 60, From Aspinwall she also brings 64,728 76, (Correapondence of the Sun.) Panama, Atgust 6.—A shooting affray occurred | hetween two passenger on the last tripof the Ocean Queen, On arriving at Panama they were sent back by the Consul to the United Ste arshalat New York, © f them wae shot in th Their namee are not ¢ a From Contral Ameries, we learn that Barrice wae still at Balv \) men Carrera wan at coe were in possession of of Guatemala, execpt San Balve- dor, Sen Miguel, Le Union and La Libertad, Nicer. were marching op T@ Union and San Miguel by the way of Honduras. Larron bad aban- dourd La Union, The josition of Barrios waa d-ily becoming more despernt:, and it i¢ expected that he will have to leave within a month fad been offician'ly motified that bis pr No lornger sereeable, ‘The quarrel grew he ing the American flag over some en confiscated by the government of Guatamala, The Siege ef Vicksburg —Gen, Grant's Oficial Repert, The official report of Gen. Grant to the War De- partment, dated July 6th, has been peblished, and contains a detailed account of the various operations for the capture of Vicksbure, Gen. Grant states that from the time he assumed | command, he eatistied Vickeburg could only be taken from the South side. Acting on the principle of securing a new base of operations, he commenced the canal digging operations, which were finally frus- trated by the rising of the river on the 8th of March, | which caused the dam to give way, and let through a torrent of water that ecparated his campe on the North and South side of the Peninsula. The channels cut from the Mississippi into Lake Providence, end from the Mississippi into Coldwater, by Yazoo Pass, were chiefly with a view of communicating and co-operaiipng with General Banks, at Port Hudson. | While bis troops were operating on one end of the Pasa, the enemy was busy at the other, The expedi- tian through Steele's bayou to Black bayou was made with o view of destreying thirty rebel steamers, and, if euccessful, would have resuited in the captnre of Fort Pemberton, an import: trateric position The expedition failed owing it of knowledge of the difficulties to be over ep until difhculties were enc would become necessary to ‘a Point for the means of removing them, This gave the enrmy time to move forces to effectually eheckmate further progr and the expedition was withdrawn when within a few hundred me of free and open navigation to the Yazoo. All this may have been providential in driving us ultimately to a line of oper- ations which has proven emiurntiy anccessfal, Gen, Grant then decided to opru water eommunica- tions from ot on the Muesiesippi, near Milhken' Bend, to New Carthage. Ont thof March, Gen, McCiernand's corps ordered to march to New Carthage, andthe Fifteenth and Seventeenth corps to follow, moving no faster than supplies and amn be transported to them. The ros Arrivi Smith's Plantetion, two miles from New Cart was found that the level ot Isayou Vidal wae br n | in several places, thus leaving New Carthage an is land. Anotherroute then became nececsary, ‘This | wor done riher march around Vidal to Per kiu's t la ance of twelve miles more, miskiog the w distar © be marcued trom Mili kin’) Bend to h water communication on th © Op adeoft poimi thir > five mile Over t 17 ce, and bad roade io contend against, 61 of orcinence, stores a: pouled by the campalgn en the op At the time of the occup.t, ordered, d.rectious were given to run the pore by the Vick burg batteries with Adrairal Porter's gunboat lect, GUNNING THE BATTERIES, On the night of the 16th of April Admire! Porter's fleet and the (ranrporte S iver Wave, Forest Queen aod Henry Cay, ranthe V.cksborg battete.” The boilers of thy tranepor 6 were protected As weil as pow sible with Lay aud cotton. More or less commissary stores were put on each. ‘| hese suceerced ao well that six more v. sscls Were order) orun, Volunteers offer ed iu abud dsb rold ¢ «repaired the damage d ne to eswere inured, § General - Wiking feature, eo far More, of the present volunteer army of the d states, that th reie nothing which men are ca. led upon to do, mechanical or poofessiousl, that complished adepte cannot be found fur the dut; quired im almost every regiment. The teen bh army corps being ali through to the 4 provieions bad wheb 6 bite {+sippi, and the 8 h veer tireippi, and the 8. venteenth army corps weil on the way. eo rauch of the 18th as could be gor on board rd the | transporte and barges were put aboard and moved to the font of G’and Gulf on the #9th of April len here was that the navy shi he eucmy, end the troops land under cover of the anboate aud carry they ace by storm. At 4 o'clock Ne M. the navy mide the aitack, and kept it up for more than fivé hours, in the most gallaut mauuer, From «tug outin the stream I witnessed the whole The uid silence the guns of engagemeut, Many times it seemed to met ua my'e batteries, Tyavon becaiay evident whey the enue of ihe cusay _NEW_ YORK. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14,1863. ax SUN. --———-— + were too elevated and thetr fort: fications t fine thore rights, ond a final Court ef Appeal | be taken from the waterside, The hele. vannes ot | 001 of the pec mating every feat pear | Bille on that side were known to be lined with rifle | dian revels had no rights; from th oS re b ade useful, + that history bes bins! 5 This Getermiard me totun | sogpise Nene Sahib 606 Belligereot, nor ruffer ermed aean the ecemy's batteries, tora bi fon by ef. easels to leave our porte to upon British com- fect! landing a’ Hodue or at Tee yne Wer ve: | meres during the tous er, but now that we AGuifand Ke doev. Aceon to deal with « rebelll was not ediate ¥ given for the troops + | Hard T mes, Lou immediately bel oats again enang pore rua ty, rec iving bat two or three shote “ boot by a century of tyraney xtortion, but i ec ee | sary vindveation of the Constitution’ a ry gland can only eee in it @ chance for commerei ising against a Govern- pi men be pat down with rorced wpon the peo @, and those without fojary, J badeome time | the sternct severity, bat @ rebellion against & Gov. previously ordered areconpoianance to © po nt oppo. baat lane by the people should be petted and | ei Bruins! urge, to aecertain if possible, froin perrone | fostered if possible rereqpiaes ead o ined. It in the lel bo hood, the character of the rosd lead. | makes apood deal of difference whether your ox ineot eblands back of Brutusburg. During the | gores my bull, or my bull gores your ox."* night dfeom atevto man that there was @ - --— | good ri burg to Port Gibeou, which de- termined re un the Tet Beuloaburg, on the war ported on hiebr driven beck wit nd Guif had been evaen | vance was i5mileeon the fos » Jacksou or V icke- burg, Gen, Grant determnimed uot to march them back, and made preparations for changing his base to (itend Gulf, Part of Gen, Grant's pian in collecting hie forces at Grand Golf heen to send Giviston to Generni Banks, At this time he a letter from Gen, Banks to the effect that he held s position west of (he Mississippi, and that he would capture Port Hudson and reach him about the Tolegraphie News Items, &o, been ev) Congrats J. W. Caravrey has been renomisated by the Union men of the first District of Maryland. Trans were nineteen deaths in Philedelphie from the heat on Monday and Tuesday last. Gre Carsaweit, Carrawars, the Alefit Judge Ordinary of the English Divoree C recently from injuries received from a runaway Tus first full regiment of colored men, raised in Pennevivania, left Philadelphia yeaterday tor Morris Island to reinforce General Enmore army. Ore Man with 3.000 men. At the same time the gambling henses in Washington that iigy manet rant he that Beaures L ‘cnet Je o with a large army from Charleston, Gen cine Sante attoheneats of be pe ned, Fee the time being these concerns are closed up. broke owt at the n- nt judged that the vegion (1 12,000 men from ; OCH Gen, Banks, with Beauregard'’s army opposed to him, Connie Devo Fhitedelphic, ete would not | bi lath ¢ toh ~ concam } determined On neh on with whe force he had. Feints barele crude coal oil, @ number of railroad trueks and were made to deceive the enemy, otber property, number of were held by at ta, 0 ae 5 }. the surgeon who recently perfermed reate @ fale impression of the real destination of eneperation en the Kingrof the Belgtane, na received | thoormy. On the 12th of May, the army was put tn f fee of 108,001, and the Cress of Commander of the lon for Jackson, which was captured next day, eo a heavy engagement between Gen, McPher- corpe aud the rebela, The same evening, hear- Order of }eopold, It ie understood am General Seott's possenal . i . “ friends iu Washiueton, that be is now ] ne tee Re Sr ener bie orcerea Nis | Weet Point in completing memoire of bis life rear, and inde dispositions accordingly. The bat. | “mes. tle of Champion's Hjll, on Kaker's Creek, Tite ships Jabes Snow and Talisman, ané the hark was the result for which great credit ti en to the forces under Generale Hovey, Logan and Quim- ng the latest vessels burnt at sea Their passengers, and ee by. On the 17th the enemy was mand their crews, arrived at this from Rio Jeueiro, stronely ted ge - byt a of biatte (. Yoth on Tueeda: ba jack, ekillful movement by (ien. ers briade compelled the enemy to ‘the In Monroe, County, N. ¥.. 00 tern went to feed o chained bear tha: to when the animal sprang upon her, killed her hed to be tnd eeelle ate her body. bridge in a areat hurry, thus cutting off their ow forces on both eides the Big Black. Gen, Sherman, who by thie time had reached Bridgeport, above the | & Abe eesature Drier, crossed the river on the 18th end’ advancing | ‘Bet before the remains could be procured. | rapidly along the Bridae and Vieksbura road til It stead that Morgan captared during hie lete he came within three ani alf miles of the latter | raid $99,700 worth of horees. The merchandise, each place, when he suddenly turned to tha right and oc. | and jes stolen by hia forees is valned at $16,000. cupied Walnut end the Yasoo. The ohiect wag | They damaged the Portsmouth and Newark allroad gained new and effective bace was obtained, and | to the amount of $50,000. plea ot May the investment of Vicksburg be- Tue Propeller Hpdocs, Som Rendens te Drevitente reports being run tnto five miles west o! Li THB AABAULT OF VICKSBURG, ft ps alah lest, BY, the eehooner Challenge ot The next few dave were devoted to perfecting the | damage: mainmast a J watiores aye wparations (er tas ond an sssoult that had | smoke stack away, starboard boats rall and ren determined on. Most of the troope hed been | stanchions stove in, eud other injaries sustained. marchivg and fighting betties for swent; ye on an fimaty depertaients Though they wad" het wuffered seein sad eon jissary department, ous! oy ou frow short rations up to this. time, the want of bread | dined here socer' and gubsequent! we hi Sug to accompany the othér rations were beginning to be | siving addresere from Kev. Dr rieeras eae ey much felt. There wete many reasons for making the the com Mere ye outs! aereed JC ry Qsrault, The immediate possession of Vicksburg | Top. Mre. Lineola wee very le, lor a time would enable Gen. Grant to on Joe Jobnston, | formed the centre of @ group of which end save the government rein! ents that were | ist took a picture, niueb nied Caybtry bp Finally. the Mae Fh 7 re Gorn, of the, Micetest pot lerine Bri telv: mpa possess Viekaburg, and would | writ 0 ont, the a not have worked in the trenches with the same seal iiiike: Bend, (bey found, boss % miles 2 that they did after their failure to carry the enemy's t place, sev ekeletons. .upen invest! | works Accor ing}y, on the let orders were issued | tion. wrerc proven, Deyond doubt, to be the fora general eeault on the whole li to commenee | of white offleers command: negro rerimente, in | at 10.4. M. on the 324, Promptly at the bour desig- | many ences these officers had been nailed te trees, hated, the three army. corpe then in frout of the cue: | end free built areang them, thus broiling thems to mye Woke cre snore fee serralte in iy ‘he asault was uf extreme on the part a of all the troope, but the enemy's position was too Fe Lag lat y Rate Png vend dang! hades adoro a Chee % pe taken ‘a sanding reparation of the Huitish Government fer the Tilak the Guaune ae able hb fooe of thelr veceel, destroyed by theAlabeme. The t aris tenia seven’ The & ” | claim is on (he allegation thet the Alabama te all the force bis woiks could cover. The assault fall- ing the British flag—that she ed, with rnuch loss op om side tn killed and wounded; erate port, and that the Pet mirath weskan ing i] con sidene iid ing perties, arglicently iu thei ty wltim: eu le @ tn 7 ' of soldiers wae inereased £0 ver cent, in consequence FY ried ia permitting the of the prep- of @ diapatch received by (ien. Grant from Gen. Clernand, near the close of the assault, to the effect that he wae hard pressed. Reinforcements were sent, and eoon after another measage came, stating tha: had captured two of the my's forte, and as! that Mcl’berson aud Sherman should makes di sion po bisfavor, Gen. Grant could not see that forta, or that the circumstances warranted t of the aveanit, Dot 64 it was just possible nand might have gained the saccess he iaimed, be thought it better not to disregard McClernand's repeated assurances. Accordingly the Naval Movements, Progress of the Great Iren-Clad Dictater, 2 Erieseon'’s mammoth tron-clad, for oceam service, is being rapidly pushed forward towards com- plet: ud may be expected to be launched early in the month of October next. Notwithstanding the diversion was made, resulting in @ aseless sacrifice of | rest efforts that have been made abroad tocreate Im- life. (Gen McChe d wes a etaNy, femeved— pregnable tron-clad navies, it le confidently believed | oatensil ly for publishing a rether valuglorious report or the afair, Poet Maving previewaly, sabealtied that the Dictator will be the most formidable vessel itto Gen. Urant. After the failure of the 23d, a | Sfloet, There are some pecullarities about her which Fequias gloce was setorminee eee Gels tg are net permitted to be made public, but we may i ird of »whene flag rut } Sived arking for tern of capitulation. that she fe $12 fet in length, with #2 fect depth It appears faat the L6th of June Johnston cross- | of bold, and 50 feet in beam. In her single turret she ed the bg Hack Biv: will have two very large wrought-iron guns, The frame and plating of the hall are completed, the deck beams all in place, and the decks being rapidly leid. The ram has been made quite solid and firmly braced, It extends thirty feet. The armor fe composed of eix plates of iron, 105 inches & with a view, it was cuppaed, of attacking Gen, Grant, The position in front o Vickeburg was strengthened and pi under com- mand of Gen, Sherman, Gen. t had made prep. Qrations to assault Vicksbur 6th of July, two before it surrendered. The expedition under irierson started by order of Gen, Grant from ange, Tennessee, on the 17th of April, and ar- to! r the &1 of May, baving suc- ao Ae aD ees Oe tte Of Missiwhpply cation. | thick, becked with solid osk, The engines con- tained {nformetion of the utmost importance to both | sist of two immense cylinders, one Aundred inches Gen. Grant and Gen. Banks, BYAULTS OF THE CAMPAIGN, The result of this campaign hasbeen the defeat of the enemy in five battles outaide of Vicksburg; the occupation of Jckeon, the capital of the State of Mis- sissippl, and the cal of Vicksburg and its garrison end munitions of loss to the enemy of thirty- seven thonsend (27,00) prisonere, among whou were fifteen general officers; at least ten thoueand killed and wounded, and among the Killed Generale Tracy, in diameter, witb four-feet stroke. The propeller has four blades, is 2154 feet in diameter, and 34 feet pitch. The motive power ts supplied by six very large boil- ers, placed three on each side. The engine-room is separated by a water-tight bulkhead from the fire- room, end the cos!-bunkers are ballt in water-tight compartments. Fepecial paime have been teken to secure a thorough ventilation, and Capt. Ericsson has \ddeds and purbaps thou- Bene Pe ee, tee etes ho colfect od ond re- invented a contrivance by which 60,000 feet of pure oryenized, Arme and munitions of war for an army | air can be diffused through the vessel every minute, of sixty Unowsend nwo have fallen toto our hands, be- sidds @ large xmount of other pubile property, consist- ing of railroeds, locomotives, cers, steamboats, cotton, &c., aud much was destroyed to prevent ourc¥pturing Bhe is built under the superintendence of Chief-Ea- gineer Kobie, and the Delamater Iron Works have employed over a thousand men on theirs part of her conestsuction. Bhe wil) probably attain a speed of 15 miles an bour, LOCAL NEWS. t. Our low in the series of battles may be summedup as tollows; Killed, Wounded, Missing, Port Gibeon. .. 0... 1s0 Tis (3 Fourteen Mile Cre (okire miteb).. e+ seve 4 hee freciya % NEW YORK AND TAB VICINITY. Coampion's Hall 446 — Pia BNE He eat side : 3 City Governmant.—A New Draft Ordi- Of the wounded many were but @ nance, Ele-—The Board of Aldermen met yeaterday, ne de Pears ise the ved f Ald, Hardy presented a new #?,500,000 ordinance for one hail ended were perm the relief of conscripts, differing from the former ordi- al taf ant Chief of D tyre ayy A nance only im the fact that the money le proposed to Ib , very respectfully, | be raised under a general law of the last Legislature, Ey 2= obediy your at servant ‘ (8. Geant, permitting town authorities and Common Councils of Colonel 4. ¢, AM GE Gener! U8 A: Commanding. | cities to extend auch rellef to the indigent families of ’ : ‘Ant. A jen,, Washington, LD, C, volunteers and persons “ordered” into the national Capture of Nena Sabib. service as they may deem proper, and that 300 are to be pald to each poor conscript, but to befaceepted in lieu of all further aid for himself and family, leaving @ach poor conscript at liberty to pay his commutation or receive 3-40 for the benefit of his family and go to Amongst the many strange and thrilling events that oceurred during (he rebellion against British | a Nena Sahib will | rule in India, the Paria of Hane * bin ae nore | the war. Mr. Hardy etated that there had been | e prominent place. Whether we eonsider tho im: | @ 4s recent law of the Legislature agelust offering mense forces he secre'ly oreanieed under the vigilant | bounties, it had been found quite impracticable to act power of the Common Council to order the grasting D- PRICK NE CENT of the requisitions. Mesers, Fox, Hard, and Heary were appointed o Speatel Committes te consider i} ealjeet of it. t the running ef freight-care of the Hudson River EK 0. thronsh Creenwich street to the Rattery, The Board eoncurred to allow the Chi ineer 4 ‘The Boaré of Counctimea met, by speetat call, a0 noon yesterday, but adjourned for want of e quorum, only eleven members being preeent. Another cali signed for o meeting et 3 o'clock P.M., to-day. Deatas rrom Son-Strone.—The following additional cases of fatal can-stroke heve been report- 4, and tnquests have been held upsa the bodies: Peter Deverang, late of No, 197 Fast eo Barah Conroy, late of Kast 394 ot Joha 8. Adee, late of 86 Van [am etreet. James Hendrickson, died at N. +4 Hospital, 858 Feet 10¢ te joha Pili of oeeph yn te of 198 lizabet Cad io sto oa Rega died at N.Y Hlorpital gel ate pellevse Hospital. peon, died at 16th Warf station bones, All but two were natives of Ireland. The following cases of sun-stroke have sot, es pat, proved fatal: geen Fiza, of 1 etreet, Brook!; Case: Sates show ldwin Chidias, et 270 trick Kirk, @ deck builder. ar Cortallo, now at Reliewue Hi Cushmaa, now at N.Y, Hospi Jobuaon, of No. 65 {y'ash avense ‘wo unknown man, now at N. Y. Hospital Fonred Dean, of 199 Aixth street, James Conly, now ot N. ¥. Hospital. Tur Mancuny yesterday was from 15 to 20° lower than on previous déys, with @ cool breese from N. W. The effects have been vory refreshing. The following was the state of the thermometer yesterday ~—60,m,, 73, 19m, 83. 3pm, 84. 6pm, 68 Thomas Anvis Exmer, tue som of the ds- tinguished Irish echolar and patriot whose monument stands eo conspicuously in St. Paul's church-yard, died on Wednesday at Astoria, in his 66th veer, Thie gentleman has been long favorably knews in political and business circles in thts city, and unt- vereally esteemed by ell classes of the community. He was for many years « practitioner of lew in New York, end @ Master in Chancery. He weee man of domestic habite,and warmly attached to bis family and friends. The funeral will take place at At. George's Charch, in Astoris, on Saturday sfterncon, at half past twe o'clock, Pourticat.—On Wednenday evening, an ore @anization was perfected at 196 Howery, with Mr, Wr. J. Kone, as President, which is to be known os “The Democratic Union Association ef the Sixth Assembly Iistriet.” 6imilar associations are being organized in every Assembly District im the city, ander the auspices ef the Avsociation of which Lake ¥. Conane te President. Their object is to hold meet- ings, &c., in connection with tbe Fall campaign. Ratisr to Coronrp Psoris.—The distrie bution of money to colored people throws out of om- ployment by the late riots, will cease on Seturdey, the $94 inst. The rooms, 350 4th street, will be kept open for one month es an exebange, where colered employees can be had, Mas. Arn Gamer has filed a claim of @5,000 with the Comptroller for the loss ef her busbaad, Assumption or rus Buassep Virom iY. This festival, which commemorates the death of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and is familiesiy known es “Lady Day in Augast,” will be celebrated to-morrow in all the Protestant Eplecops! and Cath- elle echurehes threugbout the world. In the letter, the day ise holiday of obligation, 1. @., all good Cath- ollea are obliged to hear mace at least ence, With reference to the festival. Bt. J anual eaye? The Charch on this day celebrates the of Ove Lady, and her ied inte iy Ta. sout, but fa, body aise, to. berate pot only im soul, bu y ry ever to fer Divine Bon. Her triamih Teche tries of the whole buman race; and ene thas { the kingdom of heaven, ly me of the infernal serpen’, who eaves then, too, was completely rea that y, “He hath put dora the m eh rom their i (] and hath exalted the humble must eanet this feast by endeavoring to acquire her ‘bomility, we would, like her, be exalted, Tug New Court Hover.—One hundred mea are now employed on the new Court House, the work on which has been recommenced, The basement to finished, and the marble work of the firet etory ts im progress, When the required quantity of marble te obtained, which has hitherto been difficult to procure, some 500 men will be put to work. Tue Wrexcr Srarement of the Commie stoners of Charitice and Correction, shows en edmis- dion of 1.688 during the week, from the ist{to the &tb of August, Of those in the institutions, 65 have dled, 22 rary aa: Maa gnc Bnd Phere tre now 6. ahd iu the Toetitulions, Accipsnts.—Joseph Hedge, of 177 Eldridge street, fell out of Nis second-story window, yeoter- day, and was seriously injured. +} . of No. \ Tux Drart.—An evening paper says that Provost Marsha! Nugent luformed ite reporter thet the enrollment lists would be completed in afew days, and all inaccuracies removed, One of our (Sum) re porters called on the Marshal yesterday,but eould ob tain wo information except that “everything wee right.” Why make ‘fish of one and flesh ef anether?” Eb? Colonel, Finr.—About two o'clock yesterday morning tt de tovet firetoe house LEo'Weatet. hy setting fre (0 0 barrel filled with eumee gulch wag ladon e roof. The weeen tinguished by 0 few pails of water, MILITARY MATTERS, The ocitizens of the 19th Ward have feued @ cell, signed by ex Alderman Thomas MeSpedom, Chatr- man, and Messrs. Murphy and Callegher, Geeretaries, for a meeting this evening, et the old depot build- ings, 3d avenne, near 6let street, to take the nesss- sary steps to form @ regiment of National Guards, agreeably to the call of the Governor, The (iovernor has directed Lieut,-Colonel Mintom, of the let Cevalry, to be furnished with breech-loed- | ing carbines for State service, The regiment will re- ecive these armeon Tuesday next, at the State Ar. senal. Three troops are vacant, and persons of geo@ character and proper qualifications can recsive par- foe Adie Ramaee a b sr iretits eae or raise mouey under the former ordinance, in whieh mae , me ware section prohibiting payments until the consti whieh he tortured yy! 4 Rls tapi & oe silt tutionality of the conscript |i hould be escertain- Feet ae rye iniqic. | Te bas becu tro. | ed: ‘This was inserted from a belief that an early test | quentiy reported to be eo auurounded that recap: wa of the law would be made, and it could be made tn Mt at : yee Certs ee two weeks, but the Administration did not wish to rt other man, But the Britich go- | bave the test made. Tho specdiest plan would be to till p qnued bi Fisapye paenee ond | have each of the nine Justices of the Supreme Court i picod- hound, tee te ute war not crusued while ite chief | decide e case on writ of habeas corpus, A majority actor was a large, Ihe apirit that sent troops to In- | of their decisions would settle the whole question, 2 ‘The ordinance was laid over. dia, fought batties, won victories, and blew prieonere A message from the Meyor, calling attention to the to 8° tom mouths of cannon, was not Likely to eit down quietly while e epark o rebellious fire smould- ere near tts magazine ; and it has at last proved euc- | fect of the presence of Rear-Admirel Farragut in the Poly A oe hace map capt ible of tae | city, and suggesting that mauicipe! honors be vaid Borihey, on the 20th of June iT bim, ted. Resolations bh ecerp ighly complimen- tary tpihe Admiral were passed. the bIic rece tion will be heid tu the Governor's Room , From the treatment the Bepoys received, Nena Ba- hibesnnot expect much leuiency from that nation which fa so loud in its dep tious of cur attempts to A motion to grant the Hackley contract requisi- put down as rebellion agai ® written consiiiution, | tions, withheld in February and May, amounting to under which @ President was elected by the people, | 28,250, was lost, and the Clerk waa directed to ask Ous reboia Led equal righie, @ Gupreme Court tode the opinion of the Corporation Counsel as to the mission to fill them up. Forty non-commissioned officers and privates pamse® through bere to New Haven, to take charge of 200 ecnse: ipts, who will be immediately sent to the esas of war, Geverals Dix & Canby have removed their bead- quarters, the former to No. 49, and the letter te No, 4 Bleecker street. The Cavalry recruits ot New Dorp Barracks, new under orders for marching, ere detained until the Paymaster arrives, He is hourly expected with tag Btate bounty. THE TRADES MOVEMENT, / New Easty Crosse Association,—A large meet, ing of the fancy goods, millinery goods, and@ gentie- men's furnishing goods, merchants and ethers, wes held last formipg an Barly Closing Association. Mx, H. 6, ‘Continued on Fourth Peas.) * ,