The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 18, 1863, Page 1

NUMBER 9708, Latest News BY TELEGRAPH TO THE NEW YORK SUY Glorious From North Carolina. A Union Demonstration, The People for the Old Flag. The Siege of Charleston. 80 OPERATIONS. News From California. DETAILS OF O ANOTHER GOLD MINE DISCOVERED. THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST tt. Gov Seymonr, Proclamation of General and Clty News, | Men &e. From North Carolina. Newborn, NC, Auguat 18.—A meeting of citizens @f North Carolina, representing every coanty in the Ast and 2d Congressional Dist Qhe 3d, wae held in Warhineton, N.C ,on the 1th Qmet, The tet North Carolina Union Reet nent, ete. Qioned at that point, participated in the meetine. Addresnes were made, and reeolations adopied, ox Prewe'ne sympathy with the great Conservative parte @f North Corolina; declaring an energetic proseention @f the war in this department to be the only meane by which the Union sentiment in the faterior of the Brate can he made precticaliy usefa! in restoring her Oo the National Suriediction ; aeking the Sor reinforcements for this purpore; accusing the Con- federa‘e Government of perfidy aud cruelty towards North Cerolina ; declaring that her people are there. fore abeolved from any further obligation to mstain A+ placing the reeponsiility for the destruction of slavery upon Jeff Davie, and hie eo conspirators @eainst the Union; expressing the belief that North Carolina will, notwithstanding, find ample compen @ation in the biessings of free labor for the present tnconvenionces of emancipation; reolcing in the re- @ent Union victory at the Kentucky election; de Boancing Copperheadism at the North, and commend- Ang the ability and patriotiam of the Administration in the co: lyin the sound ne Wonal currency originated by the Secretary of the Treasurr Brigadier General JN. Palmer is now in command ef the 18th Arm, corps, with bis head-quarters at Newhern. Major J.N. Whitford, of the rebeleavalre, visited thie city on the 11th inet., andor @ flag of truce, to in- Quire as to the truth of the reports of ill treatment of Bie prisoners confined here, and was informed that ‘aot only were the reports untrue. but that two-thirde ®f them desired to (tke the oath of allegiance so as fo remain within our lines, The Washington New Fra of the 10th inet, re- Publishes from the Fuviolgh Stannann, of July let, an able article, foureclumne in leneth, denon moe the traachery of the Confederate lend fminity of thelr promines, and the ill aw Afforta, stating that portions only of but fiveot she Sriginal thirteen Statesrematn inthe bande of the Confederacy, and propoting that North Caroline, in Nor eovereign capacity, make immediate overtures to We North for peace. ae, thowing the Ry Mail AY reps Verbern, MOC Wilmington, VN ¢ te that withia the past few Gays reventeen large stesmers have arrived at that ort, having ran th + Dlockade, londed with stores for ther hel army, among which are 00,000 English rifles, 160,000 arms * dete, 131,000 ready made uniforme. W8,009 cases ady-made ermy thoes, 11 locomo- tives. rix riflecannon, heavy cavibre, five cargoce of Tailroad iron, and ekillful men accompany ing them Washington, Avy 17. According to # private let. ler received here, the articlointhe Kalely! Sraxpaan af the Slet of July, throwing the catire rerponnibility vf the preeeut war upor the treachery of the vfederate Government, and Qsliuy for peace, &e., was wiitten by the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons, andthe Pre- ident of the Governor's Council, It ie farther stated by the correspondent that Gov. Vanee approved of the publication of the articie, copies of which bare ben furnished the President aod members of the Cabinet The Siege of Charleston. Fortress Monroe, 10. The steamer 8. B, Bpau € arcived this morning from off Charieston, A conee at from the The spsuidine reports having left Morris Island at 10 o'clock ou Fridar morning On Tha ay evening the monitors were all stripped @nd prepare! for actico, and at daylight on Friday the batteries on Morris Teland opened their fire, whieh larted forau hourortwo, when it ceased The monttore did not fire @ ehot, and as rocn as the batteries ceased firing the monitors put up awnings No explanation ie given for this movement, The Strongest Contidence te ¢ ed of @ favorable ro- mit Our informant saya that during the short engage: menton Friday morning he saw wevers! shotsrinke Fort Sumter, causing bricks and mortar to fly pro fusely One of ovr Merry, who tert Me + Tland fon 1 Goy savrtha vrecelving jue " to conveying news by Quarter rin phe nse edlim: "What ahall | tell our friends e¢ Fortress Monroe #" Tho quartermaster re; grea! ba‘tle will come off here on ed: "Tellthem saturday, the |Scth, te, and ” portion of | SS ts. sof ther | be at present known, but the ‘ pomcling that place, serioniete, denouncing | mines er Sunday, the 16th instant, and thet we shail be | vietoriogr.”” A dispatch from off Charlerton Bar, Aug. 11th, to She Phisdelphia Pmsss, statec: Admiral Debleren bas organized a most efficient Bava pocket, It consiste of eight immen each carrying about t howitz:r, ‘9 act in con, ftors, They go ap cently in th tvan warde Bumterto prevent any communention wi Cumin vee Point, and mooring 7 e which have ben tomaky onjunetion ean, Gilt scoute °o- nied with re » notify f the rebels by means of rig- him of the move mena oa rcketa, ‘The rieualcorps onshore and on the fing bh paro keep up momentary communication, Beeb! ond « ween Admirs! Dahlgren eud Gen, Gilmor, the moet thorough co-operation The manner in whieh the armor of the Lronsides hae thrown off the rebel shot causes general antisfac- tion, thoug-b she bas not been closer than eighteen bundied yardeto the rebel tatteries. Most of the heavy shot have crumbled to pieces on he: s0.1d sides, And the rifled shot haveanly made indenta:iona,with- & dotng the slightest damage, She bas received two shot oa ber pact-sioppermy aad pven there { osen, of | two of they made only indeniati ithont doing any harm tow The ster! pot ted bets hue mate en's Hine, derp, £ abt hundred yards bern inured in ¢ heavy cannomading they have undergone, The ret bheary work to and Admiral Dahicren te re- fecv ng ther eunefor better purposes tt seni hilie, A itinch @un a mot considered : oloeton after five hundred discharges, and, as t tave eseh fred about bandred projectiles, he ia reserving the remaining @ hundred of their effee Uy nese for sump er Tie ability of the veenels to stand @ cannona z 3 for sn tudefinite period is, ho’ wy a ool Auestion. cir defensive powers are uniimi‘ed, and the of those on beard assured. In all the | rt men heavs tehting buc two por one were inured, oue by the fragment of fiviug shell, and the ocherty | con wale, from leaning against the turret et the Moment @ heavy shot etrnck out-ide. Admiral Dsblerrn sent a tsa of truce to Fort Wag- per to-day, in cha eof Fleet Captain Go W. Row ere, accom, auled by Ensign Larue P. Adame, They ff rded in on of the elegant tenoared cutiers of | he Wabash, the crew being desea tu white, with waite cape and collars trimmed with bine, jh: Cap tein end hel irutenant were acccrmpanicd by @ tng. | and proceeded 0.1 slowly to the front of the fort, when they were stopp d by aeoild shot ing aboat ninety feet above their bows, Captain Kogece then anchored yack, Woen enother shot across the bows «f the cutter. There had 1 fiven or any other indication of ade toe p Ng abont twenty minntes, Colonel Tre th four or five officers, came to the beach and dour party ashore. Colovel Tracy wae tie tpokeeman, ant advanced end ebook hande, but the bis boat and sent thet war fred Me © hers held All of them se med morose and | gloomy. 4 Borers, after delivering the letters | with which iutiusted, prepared to depart, aek- | futering into @ genera, Conver ‘no. The 1 deliver re supped tobe «| copy of the President's proclamatio d te neers troop, ant a letter from A fate or the Wal en consideratle eharpahioo arte aud the earrisou at F Jabigiea in De practice w they bave orking part od Baly O:geniged @ company of € be beet shote from the dif ave been di done may and who wae wounded re who wasn di therifle pit A membe New Hamper be the be in Morris Is) fog this man tor four days, on & a bead on him, head, Killing him anily ‘The final arianeements now making, both ou iand fidence and congrarul Ha ond a glorious p of the old fia ning of the expecied, on Friiay managed to id put hie ball thiove> bis ture: the grand aserult are et daylight oo Tuursda: From the South-West. Dispatches from Gen. Grant, &c. Carre, TIL, Aug. 16. A bearer of dairy tehes from General Grant pireed through here to-day, en route to Wa hington, It ls understood that his diepatches have reference to trade regulations on the Miasiisipp: rive,. It is enid that General ¢ at favors the open ingof the cotton trade to all loyal citizens under Proper restrictions, and recommends to tho Washing: ton authorities the tmmediate adoption of this polier, ‘This will bring out thousands of bales of cotton now | hidden away inthe ewampe, and have beneficial ef. focte on manufacturing interesta. Gon, Logan made a speecty here last night, tothe lat gest cut-door audiences ver assembled in this piace, Rear Admiral Porter returned to-day, with the flag ship Black Hawk, A enlute was fired in his honor from the cun-boate off the levee Gen, Arhoth, at Columbus, Ky., bas been reliewed, bs order of (sen, Grant, and Gen, A. 8, Smith takes command there ACavaliry Expedition Mom Aug. 15. A recent cavalry expedition frou Corinth, released 250 conecripte taken by the guerri!ia Fores! | A company of Caloman's men came into Corinth | on Turedey. from Warneeboro. They were conscript edby the rebels, and had several fiehte with Ries, Ther refueet to go with him, and armed themaeleos and reported at Corinth, to enter the United frates servicer, There ts nothing new from helow Mee From the Army of the Potomac, According to information received from the Army of the Ix n Washington tomac, there is po change in e reintive positions of the two armies, to far ne ean Are vague eneplcions attempt @ flank move. ve reached the army (but tt fs deniod at large force of rebew are ap Our ticope are ready for them that the rebel arevbout ¢ ment onourl ft, Rumors from the vicinity of Dumfiica hesdjnarters) that o in thet quarter, Auotber Gold Mine Discovered in Call- San Franciseo, Avguat 1°.—Accounte come, via Los A o#, of the discovery of » very rich and extensive gold mining region in the San Pranc!sco mountains, lying east of the Colorade river The La and othes recently formed minirg com panies on the Colorade, Lave been deer The latter are de There fe general complaint muicog (he gordeneree vegetables oud fruite, the supply heine gre inex cess of the demand, Bark te of plums and ood peaches are sold for about two cents a ponud, which will scarcely pay the cost of gathering and sending to market, Fvery day large quantities of truite and vexetaties are thrown away, forthe want of buyers Sailed, 12th inet., ship Golden Gate, Do.ano, Callao; and 18th, ship Triumphant, Fie id, or ditto, Fire aud ne of Life Allany, Aug. it, Information reached here thie Afternoon of the destruction by five o! Hu Tail at Cohoes, ond the burning to death of f the fernale operatives, The flam pread with torr ful rapidiiv, and the only f cocape left the vitlt were the vindow ome were ao terror-tricken that they abandoned thernae! wes to their fate an jehed inthe tmiiding, Crhers fell from the wirdowa inte the fie heiow, and many were badly dby ump othe ground, Twenty tive are miseing, tif teen of whom are reported to have ben burued to death, uoans pur Homeward Bound Regiments, Bustalo, Aug, 1T.The 4th Maseachusette and the 9 © R gimente arrived here on Sunday, and left immediately for home. The 47th M chusette Regiment arrived on Sun day afternovn, and ieft at 10 o'clock in the evening forbes, Add went via the New York Centra: Kail- road F.vesoidicrad'od in the bospitale here yenterday, the lob Now Tam pebire, two of the 16th New Hompeblic, oul one of the 20:h Maine Kegiment, Steninbent Pixplesion, Muscatine, ova, Aus. 1A little steamer, just built here, while ou ber trial trip y tterday, exploded | her boiler at Berrow's Landing. Sami. W. Barrow, | her builder, was instantly killed, and ten ot were | ecalded and Otherwise injured, eowe of them fatally, The Draft in Buffalo Buffalo, N. ¥., Aug. 17.--The draft in thie diet ict, the 30th, was completed ou Saturday withou: the | Weeds GABAA, Peatibes fae She Slat, Cintcid vem | , emploged in the office, were havebeen enaptarod at Acmere | mences in Dunkirk to-day No difcuity is appre. hended Exemption Froude Auouata, Me, Atte 17- On Saturdny leet, a poane | man who bad charge of the records of exemption in the Burgeon'’s department teant who dt. order of the Provoet-Marebal, on the ge oof having been engaged in filling out and dieporing of fraudulent cer- tificates of exemption for prenniary consideration But five of these certificates in ali were iesned, and the whola gum received therefor did not exceed $250, The offenders will be broualhs tom speedy trial, Return of Troops — Departure of Coarcripte Boaton, Ay \T.- The Fourth Marrcarhusetts Regi ment arrived today fiom Port tndeon Twelve hnndred draited ro Lone Island, Roe'on Flerhor, toca Fascast City, fo jofn the Vim of +ou the heb otomea From Central Amerien ener if the NY ” Virgm hay, Mearacua, Ave 4.-The material for Duilding the firet portion of the telegraph Une from Virgin Bay to the Pacific Ocran dil not come to band un'ilthe {4h ult. on which dey Teusperted the fret | wireever raised for telegrep!ic purpoees tn Central America, except at Panama, The portion of the line will be @nished and ready for use ina tew de At the President t, eo that the ident Reliable information you at fir as possible what is true ant the Niearacuan troope ere in vaca of Honduras, with the Hon he are supper d to beat thie time operating ‘inst Barrot San Salvador, Genera) Chomorta, one of the tevolutiona:y Jeadere from Nicaragua warrceesth near the frontier of Hoodaias, He wae in ey nd of a force a the time aud had just madeacreaty with Genersl Bo pelia of Nicararua, Bonella had just dispatched a Courter wi) this information to General Xatru that he shenid not attsck Chomorra, but the cou was ton late, and Chomorra war atracked and kiile He hae mene frends to thie State, and, though ea ener te the ent, ie much de ‘ Themar, the ex Amer: rile tommand, and Government of the Republic pr firet message may be rent br the Pre The war ta almost over herve fascarce, Igive General Bonelia Honduras, Cho} durian army and t aah they rer ermaluing but @ short time lett, © custom-house officer and @ are in posecesion Of the Hien ‘ar, + popular, andthe next Con- President for life, At Inet ac aT Beeur, formerlr of Nicara- ofan Mienel, San sa’ T ui ed States to raise af twith bin again Their Iarding in jeration ia nies a opelended by the Gow Lich will oppose it to the full extent of ite inera by the trans $ route moves amoothly, are bu Iding, and cone ed allover the can States Negro ment, New ble cnerey ie display the P op orty of the Company fe at prevent} r of the American Minister, Uiremaln he WSth of October next, at ch time the trouble between the Compe Government isto be erttied in the City of n. Thitarranccm nt te looked up: no as equiva- rot to a final set lement The New York paetengera arrived here at @ o'clock thie moruing. Thie is mak.ug good time from the tates, European News, Theseamehips Bremen, City of Wash!ng‘on end Virg win arnived \ esterday, with later files of foreign Papers, from which we gather additional details of news, A Paris correspondent atates that there te no longer any doubt entertained about the truth of the reports that Marcha! Pore 1d, leet Mar, a deeree by tue of v hich the pn F, whether real or peraonel, very one openly hoetile towards France ehall be con flecrted Accounts from Tod mn atabe thar Nena Sahih. at the time of bis eapiure, in cfennizing ecinsurrection againet he Pnelich The Times vr Tots cives the following detal's of the arrest The news of the capture of the N at Almere, \er-cantonment of Nurseerabad, ie well wre engsced near them fornded, Te apnea motone § ' have beer Ida of > firet intimation his pre. a arore fiom ereputon the track, How polier was present at © doubt that the man of Poona tation extends, ot Nans of Bi hoor jor that Tantia Tep not se errtain of the r neaptnted wilh him, Such, however, jer ported to be he cacy: the nian whe formenly soft re deat) a8 tia Topee pot being, it '* alle thet Tt fe eertain that a eonsidernh The Navn, we ere will be sent to Bombay underaetrone gard of Peave, ond conveved rom thie city for tral te Caleitts or Cawnpore. The detachment will be an- der the eommendof anoeferr of rank, ond be eom- wdatpcked offeers and mer ‘Since writing the above we lave henrd that a ie maar of the @h Ree t of Native Infanter. !o compan’ wil two bombay patieemen, traced @ com parionolt pa from t ve Deccan to Bikaneerthat the Nana ovsethers fonnd reelding asa avert of the Bkancer Rajah that he w te A mere and there den ned sitow od to depart thence o, bie trackers having aol in'rocneed themselves neef the neighboring durbera, It eoner Dar no want of funds. having several ac his command. en incidental correbo- n of bie identity, yon the ron: Telegraphic News Items, &o, Tre Board of Enrollm nt at Weehington hae eat for ‘x doye with @ result of) 0 soldiers, of whom 85 are Tur movter builder enity in obtaining con expecially rearce, anc wrree, Tr (9 pre pad its W xchange 15,000 of : eforsh number the bet » our armie rraucement is perf dafendin at Warhineton find erent dif tent bh Bricklayers are fhe porterston rt hno cn whethe are to cons nam ' en irely conenmed by Love $00,000, of which 29,000 in in us servicer are conducted weekly Ts Chivavo relic t +h, Norwegian, Freoch, in the Encliri, German, Swe sider reveral unknown tongues, Tur Congreantional Chure! of which Kav. Charlee Boecher in pastor, aceept the he Counci! charging that man with herery, By thie e- ion the church eust the r pastor against thea clsion of the Couneil, Bow weeks age the Now Orleans penera were quite excited over the arrest rty of Diack and white wormen, rupp sed . eli) Caled the hevore the € Jel D0 nied both ¢ at Georgetown. {), but ind guantly neq al'ted mnt road The end train waren er ck the om bug, 0 three of he The omr one epoke of a wh: el as published a reply tothe voeate Holt, inthe case of M n Porter He revews the t the Pr eident's eppro rt y of the testimony wae n ecgidance with thy facta, which prove that Geu, er conducted Limeelf like an honorable gentle Wan and & woes e.ccmpilehed General nped off injury exe p* break! Revenpy Jou AUGUST ~ no} h | tiee shall buve been given. eo. Dut ’h, Welch and Chipece languages, be | 181863. , that Gen. Porter was always true to bis country, and that his sole offence: waa that he tefused to bend the Knee to a faction at Meflbea iy and adde that his countrymen will ultimately do justice to Gen, Port eaccions hare won the ted approval of Gen. McClellan, and the President himself. The Draft in New York. | Provost Marshal General Cry hae addreseed 0 letter to Becre Stanton in relation to certain *#ate- mente in Gorernor Seymour's letterato the Prealdent, | feepecting the inequality and unfairness of the en- follment in thie State. Ie states that on the 26th of Apri! Inet, an officer of the army, Major Townsend, war detatied as Asrietant Provwt Marshal. to coi: minteate with Governor Séymont and obtain his views on the enrollment and dreft in thie Sia ¢ oud secure the cooperation of the State officials. fr: re lation to the enrollment which fe alleged 'o hrve been unfairly made, Coleone! Pre etates that the en. Foliment officers wets eworn to execute their dity | impartially, and that ap toths time the work war coupleted no compiainta had been made, With rr spect to the Fe \\ District fn thie elty, of which | the chiet compininte have been made. Colonel Vey | ftates that the method of conducting the enroll: | ment and the measures to correct errors | were moet eMcent, as may be proved from the fret that the State enroliment aave a total of 58,324, The pree nt enretiinent gives a total of 41,625, an ex- cess of 8.80L on the Srate anrolinent, not a great dif ference. The fe ''owving facts connodred with tha two enrollments shonid be noted, viz: The Atate enroll. tient did not ip¢lude clereymen, colored men, end | otters ipeinded in the Unied @ enroliment, but It dd inelude persons he: ween 1 WO ‘The two enroll the dieputed (Vth 1 mar therefore he y triet | tially to agree, The en. rollment te nq of fact. and there is no pertinen cy in reasoning that it ts incorrect, because i¢ ditfere ) from the Cen which are than the e reet, the enrolinent | of the different time he elemen of '60, o the vote of two things | in themeelvrs to be correct | by which, ifthey we c of which they are composed 1 Fry vtates that Gov, Seymour was duly in- | formed of all orders teaved in refation to the draft. rmed that the orders for the draft and the draft did not commence er, From the 25th of April til! the drat commenced on the Ith of July, Gov, Bes mour had been informed 0! procems Ry A did not fer any obieetion or eugeestion ae to the | elatro for an excess of troope, It appears irom actual | | date that the War Department credited the State of New York h &.518 more men belong to regi ente and batteries than the State cla or knew | ehe had tn eervices, and the claim of the Btate for an | additional exeras a pon An eatin number of recruits farnished, and ot which number the State Ad utant-General'’s Keport of 1862 sho that Department had “no posiiive kuowledye.” Ia | regard to the complaint that conscription ladiuces the abandonment of voluntary eniietment ‘ol. Fry ad. duces figners to prove that it hae actually etimulated them, and adda, strangely enough, * the volunteer reerulting service hae been no better since the lat of Jannary In the other #tateaand in many of them it {6 mach wores, Ido not deem it necessary to produce other facie in relation to the volunteer recruiting aer- vice, or to cqmment on those presented above, exc ‘xt be A “y er the ae ensity of lp mode raising troops. am, Sir, very reepoctfully, . bay Your bhatt nt erreant, Jaues B, Pav, Provost-Marshai-General, TP DmArT IN To mortow morning at 10 of lock, Provoet-Marehal | Farr will commence the drawing for the bixth Con areesional District. It will be done publicly at No, | 1*5 Sixth avenue, end a euMielent military force will be on hand to prevent a breach of the peace, The drawing will commence with the Ninth Ward, and atterwarde take in the Fitteenth end Sisteenth Warde. The €3,000,000 ordinance for the (relief of drafted re city. | Amensions would seat to indicate 10% - aN PRICE ONE CENT contractore are making arrang mentato put the new ship upon the Mocks, Kho in to be about 220 fees long, of proportionate beam and deyh of hold, but when loaded will not draw ey much water es there She will be corm plete! in abont nine months, provided with engines, Gnd all resileites for oe pervice ORDERED TO THF MED Tr Teeawean, The Secretary of the Navy line instructed Admiral Piciding to diepateh tha U.# ateamchip Relief ta the Mediterranean Rquadronm, with sores, provisions, and all neccrearies for the fleet, She will be fitted up immediately, and will leave ia a few days, Per sone having friends In the aquedrom are informed that letters, papers and partele, properly directed and left at the Brooklen Nawal 1. cam, will be cheerfatiy forwarded, The Mediterranenn Sysadron pow enn- eletn ofthe C. S. ships Constellation and 81. Lontes doth sailing corvettes, but tt is enid shat the fine am frimate Niagara, which hos lust been completed at Reston, and two double-endere, will be sex? to 1e- infor ar fleet in that quarter of the world, AN AUPEAL FOR THK AalLone AT COARLEBTON, The Adam's Express boat Mery Aandford salle to- day fir the South Atlantic fleet, with a cargo of lew for the nations andimen of the equadron, Admira® Dahleren hae written home to the officers here, tell- ing them to ask the friends of all sailors, mariners, and officers now attacking Charleston, todo eeme- thing towards providing ehipa with fee and euch little d jicacies as are not furnished by the govern- ment, The heat fe oppressive—hes not been ear- pe in the South for several years, andthe Admi-- rel deecribes the sufferings of the men working the rune under the influence of the mid-day eun as really” excruciating, There are some thirty ships, and there ar Pnow over 30,000 men manning the vessels of Dahlerents sonadron, all of whom have some frienda in the loyal States, It te hoped thet this announce- ment will result in some practical good for the breve fellows who are fighting eo heroically for thet country, Mine Cace. The New Almaden quickellver mining property oes enples a large portion of Santa Clara County, Calffor- nia, extending in all directions from the mouth of the principal mine, This property hae long been claimed by the representatives of three different parties, en@ their claims have oceupied the law courte ef beth California and the United Atates, The Supreme ‘on jer Court at tte leet term decided Seal net one of theem elalm: and that the lands belon, Ptates. The larger portion of the other two cleime, however, which have not adjudicated uprn, te owned by the Meners, Barron, the present ho d hed aud developed the Paring shrisee fears the Trent maitons of dst: Jara nds of war the mine v vr gricksiive y hirde, vel opem of our gold m! It te thie pooperty that President Tincotn Marelal Rar). f the Northern Distriet of Ci foe@nte pen aut porness, In the name o} a! States, and deliver the premises to Leone 'e an agent duly author by the President, ee pace military fo «A of the Unite States & mnd necessary, (he Mars! thie order. he he propeiatore Fafaand te acate the premise, unless cor tutte uy ree. Before ceed eee sufficient patter toree. Ait te wee OT Tien HT itek, tating thee the onder for 8 ay corupet n of New Almaden wae eu ‘The secretary of Wer has men, only awaite the rignature of Mayor Opdyke, to become law, and, when signed by him, every poor man who may be drafted will he entitled to three hundred dollars, either for his family, to procure ao rubstitute, orto pay into the Government Exemp tion Fund, Fears are entertained that the Mayor will not eign the ordinance. [t appears, that although the Mayor was in favor of it at tiret. yet an amendment intro duced by him having been stricken ont, he eceme noyed and will probally veto the entire, ‘The amend- | eat provided a camping around for eo ipte and | substitutes, and jordered that the City euthorities | should be responsiile for them. | ‘The general conversation arqynd the city yeater- day was all about the draft, many were covsidering | the moat nvailable meaneof getting exempt, others | | were finding out physical defects, who never had | | | | any hefore, and others taiking of resistance, but It would be as well to letauch know that there is now e large force of U aited Btates troops in the city, and to | implore them by all they hold eacr:d, not to attempt | e foolish resistance, whieb toust be weal and futile | agcainet thie foree, to cause our etreete aga'n to flow | with blood. Governor's Island end Fort Hamilion andother places are swarming with troops; many of these arrived on Sunday night from the Army of | the Potom others arrived lust evening, and several more are expected hourly, A strong military force will be station d de and outaide of each building | in which the diewing will take place, Orders have been received to proceed with the draft im tle Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Inetriete, | The Hoard of Enrollment of the Siath Dietrict have | received orders, in accordance with fustructions from | the President, to make the following draft with the least posrible delay : | Tothe firet sub district » 1,190 men, Tothe second.... ‘ joo ** To the third... ‘ fy i | These numbers are the quotas of the eub-distriets, with fifty percent added, The following notice bas been iasued ; Fimangvartras, Paovoat Manenat,) SUT Diwrawt ov Naw Yor " 18% Sixtn Aventis, New Yous, Auguat 17, 1863, ) In compliance with the foregoing order, the draft in this Stetrtet will commence on Wednesday, August | 19, at 10 o'clock A. M., ot three headquarters he eutrdistricts or wards will be drawn jn the fol- | lowing order: | Firet eub-dintriet Ninth Ward | Second eub-dietrict Fitteenth Ward, Third enb-dirtvict rixteenth Wa No excuses for exemption will be heard nntfl dae no- Javen Wo Para, Captain and Provoet Marehal, Sixth Dietriet of New York, Proclamation by Gov, Seymour, Albany, Aug. 17. Gov, Seymour has prepared a | prociamation, warning all citizens egainst any disor- derly conduct, when the draft ie made in New York | | and Brooklyn, Naval Movements, | Yeeterday Admiral Paulding received orfere from | the Navy Dipertment to dispatch the United Bates eteamer Quaker City to een at once, The euthorities of the Yard immediately were set to work | to work to prepare the veracl, and {naftew houre she | had oll her stores and provisions on boar), and every | thing ready to depart, Bhe eleared from the wharf about 4 o'clock 1 the afternoon, having on board the epecial orders of the Navy Departinent, and being | bound for ecme unknown destination. The Quaker City is a alde-wheel steamer, of nine puns, 1,600 tons burthen, and rates second clare in the Navy, She wae attached to Admiral lupont’s fleet, but got eo worm outin arview that ehe hed to be seat home for rp tre, which have been effected im the mort satis factory manner, Her commander te J. M. Walley, ANOTHER [GON-CLAD VEABRL CONTRACTED POR, The Merers. Secor, of Jersey City, have contracted with the Gove:oment to bnild @ new iron vessel of , War, to be provided with deutle ends and doutle pro pellera, somewhat similar to the fleet of twenty-seven Ha states’ wooden vessale which bavaiust been eemoleted. The) | doubts be might hi | all might take ind Wright to eurpend operations..to restore ing as he found it, end to obey no orders whieb de Bot come through the channel.” The whole :natter remains io thie anset condition at present, and the public fornia is much excited thereby. ‘AL NEWS. LOCAL NEW YORE AND THE VICINITY. Tur Onsegeigs or Conmopose Monae took place yesterday morniug from 6t. George's urch, (Rev, Dr, Tying) in .\uywesant Squaze, ip presence of @ very large congregation. The bedy wag in @ rosewood coffin, elegantiy sbidded,and om the plate was the following fascriptio Cowvononn TL W, Moaats, U.6,N. Died Aug. 4, 1568, aged 65 years. The procession arrived at the chureb at Il e'clocks In the tollowing order, Marines with arme ro' North Caroline Band. The coffin borne on the shoulders of four seamen, and eevere® with a black pall The pall hearers were Admirale Farragut on@ Stringham, Cornmodores Eagle, Palmer and Bedford and Cayt+ Smith, Jenkins and Draydon, ‘The Rev, Dr, Tyng delivered an eloquent address culogistic of the deceased, and ef the profession gen erally, During 44 yeare of public life he was ume stained by one single act of dishonor or degradation, Trace him from early youth to the confines ef old ' ace, for Sstyoarr might be considered but the twilight of the world to come, and the fret syllabe derngetory™ to hia character hed yet to be heard, Im every’ situation, where the name of Commodore Morris wee breathed, {tf was accompanied by the expression. “ Hei ina faithful man.” The Rev. gentleman eald thet he apprehended that the Commodore was hardly e parti-- ran of the present edmiaistration ; bat whatever’ in r@lation thereto, no one eves) saw hin in wordor ect hold back from ite support: an example of faithfulness during the lest ¢we( years, he stood pre-eminent, and was not enly e pat; | tern and on example, but @ rebuke to those whose, fidelity to their duty was qaestionabl His celf-cecert- ficefor thoug! brought beck to die among Bie sletera, | his eaerifice was as complete as if bis blood had stain. od the deck in the war of battle and of confilet—was mo! ble. His professional friends anly four weeks age, seeing’ that bis health wes giving wey, requested hie te re- tire for a short time, bnt his answer waa, “Hew can 8) ek to be relieved in the face of the enemy.” Lat the, nation honor tis calm and clear fidelity te bie coun: try; let the profession honor him for bie fidelity to bie | duty, end let all honor bim for ble exemplary Life en@ character, ‘The Rev. gentleman, efter proclaiming’ hieentire confidence in the mavy, ase pastor aad @ min‘rter, remarked that whoever might be unfaith- ful, (he off cere of (he navy bad never been found ee, | and concluded by offering up an earnest ejaculation. in their behalf, he coffin was then opened, so that satlook at the features of the da ceased, after which it was removed to the hearse which was im waiting, and conveyed to Greenwoe/ Cemetery for interment. A RUMOR REACHES vs AB we go to prose thes © detachment of United States Cavalry stetloned in this city, had en engagement et lerlem Bridge, in the morning, with a party of rouge from the elty, who intended te burn the bridge; end it te farther re. Ported that several of the latter were killed, Tus Grininon iy Esknest.—Io yester. day's lsene we noticed the fact of the Babbeth being desecrated by the gridironers on Fulton street, Wa have esloce learned that the same company had 6 gang of men et work on Ileecker street, where the track was laid at two different points, The gridiros vidently in earnest, for they have laid Lig treck on Fest Broadway, 200 feet om Canal street, on either side of the Bowery, and ebout 90¢ feet on Beekman at. From W Water streeg op Fujten, the track ie 4 fom Wiliagg CCuimuadamsourth egey od OY gt