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

' NUMBER 9732 TH ~ Latest News BY TL “UEGRAPH TO THENEW YORK SCN Importe>nt From Charleston. GENERAL G.ILMORE’'S OPERATIONS, Occupation tof Sumter Frustrated. Preparations to Shell the City. LATER FROM NEW ORLEANS. THE ARMY, AGAIN IN MOTION. Gen. Fréinklia in Command. REBEL MOVEMENTS IN VIRGINIA. | The War in the Southwest, GENERAL NEWS SUDIMARY. The Troops Leaving the City. ue. x ke. i “ee. Later from Charleston. & steamers Maasact day withone ds ‘Thel @n fe tor. Atll P.M onthe Sth inst., @ boat expedition left Qhe musdron to storm Fort Sumt were re Muleed. with the loss of a number of killed, wounded @nd prieonere, The following naval oflicers were Geptured on the walle of Fort Bumter: Lieut FP Williams, Lieut W. Preston, Lieut. ©. C, Reamey, Birat. Tracy Brower, Lieut. BL. Mead, Lieut. Brad Gerd, and Borigo BD. H. Vater, The intter war woonded. The Massachusette leaves immediately for Phils Geiphie. Eversthing was quirt st Morris Islan’) The Lror @des and other monitors were etill engagd ehelling Monltre. Fort Sumter had not yet surrendered, The Wnion forces were engaged in erecting works fron Which tosbell the city. Eversthing was progtessing Beoratiy On Tuesday, the Sth inet, the Wechawken sent ae BWeived shell into one of the maxaziues of Fert Mou Wie.exploding it. The Lrourides sent aaheil into Moultrieville, setting it on fire and destroy ng hall of usette and Aracoartiwed later newe from Charles Mhetown, The Monitors and Ironsider bons! arded fhe Builivan’s Te and forte for four hours treexten Mvedamnage, The Weehawken croveded neu Cur @ inge Point, but soon fiosted of, receiving no dam eae The War Popartment has received the follow ag Re vortant dispatch from (ea. ilmor Dep se Tvent or rium socth. Tran) QUARTERS iS THR Firth. Morea Toland, 8. 0. Sey “6 ower Goreral UW. Halleck Generali Chur US Army, Washington. DC Gir. T have the hi nor to report that prince my letrer Yf vesterdar four additional pieces of artillery have Been found, making an ageregate of OO plocer canta Qdonthisieland. [: is not smprobable that ole @ti!l remain concealed Very respect , your cbhedient servant, Bigned) Q@ A Ciwons Brg Gen. ¢ manding errer ag eT. Fortress Monrose, i eye, 12. The Rich Mond ksquinesof yesterday bas the fo. owing tele @raphic disparches TR f Cherleston, Wednesday, Rept. 0 Geo arat Cooran Last night, thirty of the iehes of the enemy at fecked Fort Su: Pre for the event. At acouverted sig Dearing on Bumter, assisted by ran. The enemy was repulred, Geaving in our hands one hundred and thirteen Ber, including thirteen officers W Doate and three colors, GT. Beacon FROOND piBrATEH Charleston, S¢p/.9.-The enemy te ailent day @en. Beauregard refures to have any communication with the Yankee fiag of truce until an explanation is Biven of their firing on onr truce boate. We took the original flag of Fort Sumter, which We ter hal en made ii the batterics were thrown open prise alo took four ano Anderson was complied to lower, and which Dahlgren had boped to replace THIRD DIBPATE Charicston, Sept, 10. There wan no firing Inet alight, except from our battertes. The enemy is work- fg hard on Morrie Ieiand, All is quiet this morning. Avanta, Rept, § erer Athens here is nothing from Chattanooga today. Extensive preparations are being made by the Yank os to send an expedition aga net Magruder and Taylor, in Louisiane LaTar Fertreas Monroe, Sept. 18. The Richmond Saxtr- war of yerterday bas been received, with Charleston tes of Sept. 11th, whieh say: Last night we keptup aeteady fire against Morrte Peland. The evemy did not fire agon, The monit snd Ironsides are apps tly receiving aimunit The enemy hay d two heavy tery Cregg on ¢ wre on guns at Bat mou Polut, Learing ou lhwane Boend. Phere bas been but little firine today. One of the ebeile from Janiee Leland ex) odedtie magazine Ot Battery Goege A correspoadeut from Morrie leland, Sep’. llth, writer The hombardinent of Fort Moultr'e, bort beaure @erd. and wkson Sullivau'e T land waa Meoerd it t by the iron-elade Inst v 4t about 41 The Lronsides took a posi a fording a favorable range for Moultrie, and the Moni Sore drew upell polote on Sullivan's Lriand, eo as to Bttack the bait ries on the rebel left. Five wrreepgaged, Lheother monitor Passa: to up, in sequence of seme portion ¢ hinery bh been d dered the be rebela replied fror and, with avimonot | AtOP. A., the weakuces, © me!) batteries wer: onrides directed her fire particularly, was camaged euch an extent that not more than half the num rof ite guna w t the timet sanied off. Only were ex hangs Whe night. Atdaylight yesterday morning t! was renewed, the irou-elads observing the t which they wen up on Monday The Monitor Weehawken got aground Monday af- moon, at a prin! ciose ip to Moultrie, whore he re- Baines! dl! yesterday afternoon he acciden ,how wer. did nu’ preven her from usine ber guns wath if per ite as much effect as she could have dou etly free. Atlu A.M. yesterday fh neste i @ service magazin mficexposion, It was thoug @a icine ‘had been ignited, ao gre: on, The shell shot upward ina 1 es exploded, ther te in ecle was graud, yet feerfal, mokethat was evolved rore up in 5 F) nee volume o! e form of 8 Luge, wiagnificent cone, then gradually isappeared, revesiing @ gap inthe rea wail of the rt. seventecn men Were killed and sevein! wound ed, according te the statement of contrabands that | tare in (hie morning. Avila M. the canponading had reached fiere The guns of the veesels wore ed as men could handle them. This trewendous pt up for ap hoar, when it war rackened to teat toalion the gunsto cool, In the afie:- epunobost anda | Our cavairy fronte the enemy | The | = | noon Monttrievitie wae fre } 1l@ wae fired by a ohell. A dosen | houses were burned before the fire wee extinguiahed. | froteg che, veseele ware Dauled oe. Nope, of the ace Were seemingle iniur e effect of Ly Prapeampeat on Moultrie abd the other rebel works gua been terrible, nding from the appearan of things before dark |ast i Wag There was very lit , tle firing & the night trom any quarter, Fort Jobneon ten hel! about ones in twenty minutes during the di cting the fire to Ten | eontrabands Wagner nthismorning. Le | left Charles fon at’ PM vewerds,, They etate that every one is #@ired with panic, and all hopes of saving the city &¢ completely abandoned From another eorrespondent we gather: At about nina o'clock the New Tronsides, Captain Row 4 to go into the fight, as the po _rhawken had berome somewhat per The tide's as leaving her, and ehe | over so rpuch that there danger of her being etrack below the armor and destroved, an all or nearly all of th soemy's guns were again in full play apon her The monater irigate moved rapidly ap the mais ehi | ow the buey 6 Morris Telan as apiot boat, and stecred ¢ Whe abe came abreast of Fort Moul- abou hoavand yarde or b | opped and dropped her anech | opened fire upon the rebel wo she place ewery time, | fit and left of Mouirie end e itee'f directed a furious fire upon Ber, sending A rhoc at the Weehawken: @ the Nattering the Lrousides @udured proves the value | of her model sud armor, she wae hit | know not how many im undoutwedly over | two bundeed, as ede Sachored at easy | {fance, and soca becam target for the | { eo my's beavy rites 4 her ground un- tlabouttwo tn ¢ n@ abe | ceatae out of the aeir munition being ex | baueted, as eo iy and quiet ¢aeif abe had been firing atatarvet The ray yand terrible enrneetness | | of ber fire bave never been equalled There wae one | tour line ef fushes from ber port battery, from y and halfot the rime she lof Fort Moastrie by the oke teeutne from her broadeide, n nick succerelow in Moultrie, ee mt and dismounting guns in their | rling their fraements eo thick and fret | Arovne the detendore of the iort thet on several occa. | sions {he work wae enurely elent. Not egun was teed trom the sea froot, aod only one or two fiom & | flank of the work, bearing on the Weebawken, while the Troueides wae paring caciasive attention to | Moultrie, During che fling was more rapid heavy gune before | American frignt | poeed the ¢ ale could = pot ¢ surpassed ibe fire w hot, et any rete, for the rebels, and they at times deserted ther gine and seaght shelter in the bomt Proof. When she tied dued Moultrie's fire ehe souldratue the she » the bacteeriee on ether until they we eure ld by the emok e of thoee odd ‘ of fiviog dit tomeke the email ach too hot tor work, lent. Thenon Moul- | id ber ponderous broadside guns be turned, and again would that work become silent, rt of the farenoon the | an T have ever esen from d 1 have een the creck apis « batterice when 1 sup accuraoe of their fire top agein when the Gre ot the Lousides was di- recied saninat other batteries, For nearly five hours | did the this shop hamme: the rebels, and draw | the grea Habe eb Weehaw ! OO fire ageinet ber own impreg ver itie not probable that the e teen extriested from beiperi- bile they fired | epiendid effect, | At the beet they | nd every one knows it ve the ty and ‘iy oftre that teil againet open fe, of odoed workeof any kind. Thi element of sthey lack, Que frigrte ike the Tronaces, in- woh as ihe repd and well sustained, ie worth aderen M a art of ‘heir Bu From New Orleams Later news from New Orieane to the 5 etates tha’ mint fant oy erations the € nuding ( tination, but 1 of action tbh instant ry movements indicating \wmpor @ taking piace. No one but novel knows the precier dee r war buey in eesigning a field al brankiin was in command The advance ejnad left on the Sth, and the main body ow on the sucereding day, oral Grant and e in New Orleans, The aret by @ fail from his ring a toview. General Banks bad isserd order, removing al! uailitaty re ade, end opening a the for the reception of produce noersee, Lieut, Commander New Orieans from the coast of S.ateamer Princess Loyal, her Ihe defences of Gal. #0 oa account of were Gen- r ethe | y having broke down t not having yet srrived. thy im te thae she bas been ri cure Her cap fain and the cutire crow having been left on board, it is feared he hae suceeded in geting the prize crew intoxicated, and thus te posseseed bimeaif of the ves sel end cargo, and ie now eiflerat Havens or Nes | peu ae Atiantic was reeaptured, end hae arrived in | Ha & with the prize officer sad prize crew a} ‘ troue.) From Washington. Washington, Sept, 13.-A private note received here to-day, trom Off Charleston,” atates that about three hundred and tity men composed the recent ex pedition to Mort Sumter, and that only e portion of the force landed,some of the boats having grounded on the ehoals, Bat for this, these would {probably have been a different result. The Navy Department has received information of | the capture on the 22d uit, in lat. 20.50, lon. 96.50, | by the steamer Caynga, of the echooner Wave which had run the blockade at St. Loule Paes, near Galwes ton, bound to Vera Cruz, She bad the Awise Confed eration fies flying, and ie owned by J.C. Kuhn, Con: | aul of Switzerland, at Galveston Her cargo consiste of 80 bales of cotton, ‘The Cayuge also captured the schooner J.T. Davis, off the Rio Grande, baving run outct the same port. She had no colors, papers or log-book Her cargo cousieta of YT bal of cotton Hoth vessele were sent to New Orleans for adjudi- cation The following wae received at the Headquarters of | the Army to-day St. Lonia, Sept. 12. Maer General Halleck, Gene | eralin Chiefs Col. Cloud routed the enemy near | Fort Sith om the Jet instant, and now holde thet | place. Weatern Arkansas and the Indian Country | are now in our poreeselon | J. M. Sc tlorta:p, Major General, Captain Khind arrived today with) dispatches to | the Navy lepartment froin Admiral Dahigren, It te | understood they are generally of bus!ness character. TITS AMMY OF THB POTOMAC, Information from the Ariny of the Potomac shows that we still guard the fords between Falmouth end | Kappahenaock Station The rebel pickets cont ¢ to front ours in these lo- ealities, and occasionally converse with them, but they profes to know little or nothing of Gen, Lee and the disposition of his forces A note from the Upper Potomac states that the Guerrilia White wae recently near Purcellaville, Lon- don County, Va., and that Moseby's force was south ofthe mountain, near the river. Citizens frequently croes from Loudon Valley to Poolesville and other places in Maryiaod Destruction of the Raleigh, N C., “ Stas- | dard” by Georgia Seldiers, | Fortress Monroe, Bept. 12,—A flag of truce arrived from City Point this evening, The Richmond Enqvikee of the 4th instamt says: | “The office, type, and press of the Raletgh (N. C,) | Staspann, edited by William Holden, hewe been de- | stroyed by a party of Georgia soldiers, Mr, Holden | was in Petersburg at the time. In returm for thie | | outrage, the citizens and friends of the Stawpamp de | stroyed the office of the Stare Jorayat., Gov, Vance reached the epot efter the work of destruction was weasly completed, qnd begged the Gromd 40 dpniets t@ __NEW_YORK. MONDAY, SEPTEMB | movement would seem at | ma retreat and prevent otragfiling. | wanall Yards, making in the ¢ vorels, spe th th bh @ branch of the va buniness Sf the verde io conducted. Tbe 3 br employed wap never greater than at the present ouch exemple hed been set in Lincoln's deminions.”” Movements of Gen. Lee's Army. Contradictory accounts ef ¢ontempleted move- | mente of the rebel army im Virginia roech us fram various sources, The reperts only concur in indicat ing that on expedition of same kind is on foot, and the endden withdrawal of « greater part of the troops from this city, strengtheme the saepicion that the oa thorities heave received reliable information to thet effect. A Washington correspondent writes: Romors continge tc cirenlate ting another {n- vanion ef Maryland ‘ond Pennsylvania at rebel army under Lee. possibility of each o nee to be utterly hat Lee, in two in- . hee enomunt: disastrous defeats and im menee lose, But absurd es the peheme may orere po alance, | can aesure you there are many cou and reflecting men w ink such ae inve- sion at an eorl je, and, be- lieve me, we o! ¢ intimation throwe out in #0 y bic eae en, oe \terprice je con L) mere i feests on the pert of the Teele oud ibeir eympe- not 18 wot cons! thisers ta che situation is whieh Lae ts placed, there te twice the inducement for him to undertake such en invesion than wnen be last mede the attempt. Te. sides, the Kebela know the greand better than .they did the last time, ad hove sad sesperation may {m- Prac heating: being lereciy, retaforeed, ie more than v. a sniticient ta cope with Mseke's ‘army, which is suppose ed to have been depleted to some extemt, and the re- inforcenients reaching him from the drafted men hare not vet become avaiiahle, Independent of all these considerations the eowcentration of euch a lerse Rebe! force will give them confidence, hold out indy cements to them to make one last ‘ foriarn hope"’ to retrieve the + ok ne Contederacy the other hand, « correspondent in the Army of stomac states From the beet information that can be obtained, it now rendered certain oh inactivity of the reb- Try is at lest Broken by an im; it move- not an offensive inovement thir army, Movement rendeve’ pecersary the deape- rate condition of their affairs In the Bonthweet, and fT ing on them It is haved that De coipe eats of it, cn L oO ong it to the to Charleston. And if Longstreet, wheee leading subordinate eommender ie should soon appear in principal command on ei‘ her these felda, If will not be eurprising--pot at least to this army Hood's division, of Lonertrest's corps, lat camp, pear Fredericksbnre, on Toeeday morning last, ot three o'elock, bound for Richmond, ead thence, so my information rans, to Charleston, The f the rebel ormy ja front of us le in Virginie the coming Ly They count upon the rresymed weak nen of this army, rendering two-tbirde of their army, eciingstrictivon the defensive, able to reset our edvauce : at any rate, if not able to do it this side of Richmond, they are confident of their ability to do it there Ae long a8 they hold Richmond thes hold Virginia. even if they de enrrender_a considerable Dortion of its territory, next three months the i’ 732s by which they toe ot disaster Which hea heen for the Inet year one ity eae ues in entirely on the To bold their own for the which will euable them to hold it for the next eiabt mont 4 thus prol: the war ie all thet the rete! leaders count Upon with any degree of Con- ence Looking at the sitnation in Tenmesser, considering the report of the movement of Braga’s ree from Chattenooge castuard, to be trye, 4 combining with it the movement of « part of Lee 7 weat- ward to Fest Tennessee, tnilitary aepeet there woul esting than it n dow. From the Army ef the Potomac. Advance Beyond Culpepper Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Bert. 13.-- Gen, Pleasanton reached « pesition to-day about three miles beyond Culpepper, efter considerable ekirmish- ing with the enemy. Wecaptured three guns ead abont 40 prisoners, The Second Army Corps now occup cs Calpeppes. orm: by it looks ee though the soon be far more inter- From Chattanooga. Chattanooga, Bept, 12.No dotails of Gen, Neg: ley's engagement at Dag Gap have come in. From ellthatcan be gathered, the casualities were light. | Gen, Megley retired three miles to the foot of Look- out Mountain, Gen. Beird's division was also en- ganed, Dug (ap is four miles north of New Lafayette | where the main column of Bragg was at the time of the engagement It is thought that Bragg feared to lose contro! over his line of retreat to Rome, and was retreating slowly to avoid @ repetition of the ecenes of the Tullaho- Neverthe lese, large nambers of deserters come in daily. Three hundred of the 19th Tennessee regiment came in in abody. At ‘east 1,000 deserters have arrived here since the evacuation, and @ large number ere eaid to be on Missionary Ridge, Gen. Crittenden is reported to have occupied Lafay- ette today, and the army is agaiu concentrated, Assistant Secretary Dane hee arrived, The Draft tn Albaay. Alhany, Sept. 13.-Orders have been isened direct- ing the draft to take place here on the 21et inst namber of men ealied tor from this city ts 1,134, and from the whole Congressional District 2,514. Telegraphic Nows Items, ke, Mason. and staff arrived at For- tress Mi ing. frem Newbern, N.C. yy re now in the United States service abeut thirty thousand colored troop. lt i expected that they will number from one to ¢! bundred thon- sand before the let of January. Tue publication of the Deseret Nrwe has been term rarily surpended, Cause, want of paper, occasioned hy the stoppage of the paper-mill, th ter for which ated to irrigate the land. train on the Western division of the ippi Kailroad ren into a vl train on le engineer was killed, and 15 passen AN exc! Tus Provincial Bank of Canada is abont up. Ite noter will be redeemed at Montre: stead until the Jet of Octuber, when they w nee to be secured by thu deporit of Provincial securities, Tieae will be nodaftin Indiana, she having fur. winding iten- nished 25,041 more thaa her quote under the call of | the goveroment in 1861 and 1 than the quota now called for. Tne government has purchased @ laree tract of land adjoining the State of K , from ihe Creek Indians, and another trect thirty by fifty miles in extent from the Cherokees, upon which to colonize the Kausee Indians. parations for the Btate Fair at Utica are annie The buildings ere all permanent, and most completely arranged. Mixty five acres of eround are enclosed, The indications are that the exhibition of stock will be very ne. Of course, much depends on the weather. ; ‘ss A quir? sort of an individual, lately being asked what he would drink, replied, “A Viekeburg punch, with @ little Meade init.” (Of couree the request was Grant-ed. He wanted one Gill-more, but could not et it; that wes reserved for Beauregard, who 1s dread- ly troubled with *Quiney.” On the 19th inst. the steemebir Orizabe m the of fan Francisco for wit K i) treasnre for Fingle! 000 for New York. cod “Phe tnavertiy. for the neces haa been eommenced. jority for Uni it tis a little below 20,000, 383 Dem fA oo Unionists have been elected. 7 tary the Navy, having returned to Washingvos trea i brie vat to the sever NY Novy tification rin the consty Eton end repeir of 2, which is 1,669 more umber of cate se he ter ER 14, 1863. The | Rew enarsd se Cante, sort on pre defense, ot deliberately ediately pre- to Americen- Tax milit tafirosd from Nicholasville, Ey. to | nerville, ‘ ian hae been commenced, aad will | fe pushed forward with great rapidity. Every third ve slong the line of the road hea been impressed. nem ployed negroes within the Federal lines in CY ithern States are alec sent to work upon this | Raut stad nerd to ait spacing g hme | Jor them tn a Soreign country when the wor io over. | News bas reached Memphis that the Weshite ver | Fate soak be nd tj eee ee ecde t | enemy could . i Ark. All number Northwest towards BI Doi coy om roles jo | of rebele came voluntarily | rend tt and Cleave ered. affaires in the rtment es looking tecany? "Fhe consent jon In od inadequate, ond Gen, Kirby Smith hed upos 11 the old men to relly to bis assistance. News from Leavenworth etates that on the Mth of August, General Bibley’s command was marching ore tthe Bioux. The pd were very hostile all the way down to Fort Plerre. Near the mouth of oh Yaa tndscee hel O hates, billing. three of the for ndiane e ing . | moet and two of the latter, On several occastons the crew were repuleed. A party of thirty men who went down the river ona fiat boat are supposed to have been killed by the Indians, Orrictat. advices from General Sterle to the 24 of Sepramber, whien have reached Brownsville, state that everything wae working weil, with flattering Bec of a complete muccess. The rebel forees in iesourt were becoming more active and shirmishes were frequent with our cavairy, who are keepi close watch of all their mevements. Deserters 8 "and | refa are daily corning. into our lines, and report | areat safferi: dissatisfaction among the rebels; | and chat they upon their canes as entirely belp- | less and wish to get beck into the Union, Tre Faghh yopere by the late steamers indicate \ thet log ion of the people are becoming rmedaa the ita in consequence of the rift of affai: vity of the rebel ehip building trade The Lon don Tiuae had come out ay, es silowing the ew iron-clede to sali. Oue ¢ two iroe steam rome, tgilt by Messrs, Laird, at Birkenhead, hee been Isunched. @be is @ moet formidabio affair, plated with 4% inch iron on @ teak hacking of great | thickness, ecured to the frame of the ship, which npparta iv al Praiect under the water, and ere capabie of inflicting immense damage, even on the etrovgret war-ehive. LOCAL NEWS. WRW YORK AND THB VICINITY, : MILITARY. Orders were jesued om Saturdey for al! the United States troops to leave by daybreak yesterday moro- ing. The 1594 N, Y. V. will henceforts ect se Pro- vost Guard. By order of (en. Canby, onr recent victories were celebrated on Setariay at noon by the firing of as- tione! salates from Forte Sandy Hook, Tompkine, La- fayette, Castile William, and Schuyler. The ships in the barbor vied with (he military in giving eciat to | ell nations, On the North Eiver particalerly the | dirplay was beautiful, the Earopean weesels being ae | brilliantly decked as ourown. The buildings of the several steamboat lines were aleo handsomely deco. rated, and ali the river steamboate were covered with | flags. An (nvitetion excarsion, the second of the season, will take piece to-morrow to Cliften Park by the Fee- ond Company, Washington Continentals, under cem- mand of Capt. John P. Lansing. Gusgrat Cansy has issued a general order, relieving from further duty the portion of troops sent bere from the Army of the Potomac, end expressed bie gratification of their con thenks the Btate troops and the Motropolitan Police force, and the lecal authorities for the kindness shown his men, end their spirited co-operation. Raseits ov ras Dxarr.—Assuming that the object of the Conscription Lew was to secure the eervices of mento fillap the depleted ranks of our ermies in the field, ite practical results are by no means encoursging. When the expense and general wear and tear of fceling are considered, scarcely any plan for raising troops could be more unratisfectory, or show poorer returns for snch uncxampled outlays, Exeminetions bave been going on in all the (Districts of this city during the past week, and we givean ab- etract showing the number of exempts, of men held to eervice, and of substitutes furnished up to this time. Held for Bubsti- Brompte. Service, tutes, . 616 108 4th District.......... 6° | “Mh = 1 th « a7 a From this it would seem that only about one-third of those drafted are held for service, and a very large proportion of those eo held either pay the commuta- | tion fee, er supply eubstitutes, which ie but ancther end e poorer name for volunteering. Drag Exawrnations.—Fourth District. The resnit of the examination fof exemption claims tm thie district, is ee follows; Hald to duty 13; Pald commutation fee 1; Discharged for physical dissbil | ity 11; Non-residents 90; Over age 16 ; Only sons of widows 4; Only con of aged parents 1; Only support of sinter 1; Father of motherless children 1; Substi- tutes furnished 10; Laid over $4, Totel number of cases examined 106, Fifth District,-.The Board of thie district heard fA cases. ov Baturday, of which there were held to | Se * ‘anioner shell, The bows which areextrame | the ofeasion. They were all dressed with tho flags of | SUN. eI el + PRICE ONE CEN®E Ties See in presence of © large comer of ladies and gentle men. The veseel wes christened by Miss Kate, (daughter of Admiral) Gregory, Fer length to 50 fort; depth of hold 14 feet; width feet. She ts 1,400 tons burden, and draws 14 feet of water, ohow im Aighting trim. The Tecumesh is saidte be the finest of the monitor boats yet launched, Rivets ere used instead of bolts, in the pilot house, tarret, be4 and ere fired in ench @ manner that they caanct @y out when struck by projectiles. There tse formide- ble rem in front, end the side armor ts compesed of mine-inch plate. The turret ie revolving® font high, ond 9) feet internal diameter. The plates of whids {t fe composed are eleven in namber,and each cae inch in thickness, The deck is bomb proof, and onm- pored of three plates half-ineb iron, Tus Fair or tHe Amsrioaw Ixerrrere continues to attrect large crowde of viditors. The er- hibition ie @ wery fine one, completely films the lower floor of the Academy of Moste, 14th street. Ixyuxction on tHe Tourer Mit.ion Orpte ranca.The Mayor end Comptroller ere restrained from giving thoir eathorization to the €3,000,0n0 conscription loan bonds, passed by the Boards of Al- dermen and Councilmen ever the veto of Mayor Op Pyke. This does not affect the $2,000,000 appropria- tion adopted by the Board of Supervisors, and cow carred in by the Mayor and Comptroller. A Natronar Horse Farr will open to-more row on the Fashion Coarse, Long Ieland, and wild continue foar days, The admisaion will be 60 cents for asingle ticket, and $5 fore cesson ticket withe carriage. $4,500 will be expended in premiums. Crt [xspxcton Boots is determined not submit to the moneyed aristocracy af any carporatiany or body of men, in his efforts to tmprove the bealtls of the city, The Sleaghter-House Association, toa instance, have notified him thes thet they will cas~- feet hie right to remove their alaughter-houses, en the Ground that they are no nuleances. They protest against the bullding of ahastoire, bat Mr, Boake ta determined to carry ont his project, es be believes to be for the benefit of the inhabitants generally. Tur Grauax Urwoterenans of the city hdd e very large meeting vesterday, ot 8 o'clock, A My Mr. D. Muller in the cheir, end Mr, John Sebuedéar, Secretary. The meeting proceeded to revise the Constitution and By-Laws of the foctety, end agreed to give a ball on the 20th November for the benefit af the treasury. A resolution to demand en tneresss of wager, irom 3 to 62 50, ip consequence of the bigh prices of provisions, was passed, aftes whieh the meeting adjourned, Rae Hacnana.—The Jewish festival of tha New Year, commenced at sunset lest evening, and willeontinoe until to-morrow evening et the came hour. Thie feetivel {shept by the Jews es theenad vereary ef the creation of the world, whieh ts nov— according to the!r chronology 5,636 years old. Ne work of eny bind is performed during the continuanes of the festival, and as it te necessery thet cil choad hear the blowing of the cornet (shopber) whies io blown at noon, the synagogues will doubtless het crowded today and to-morrow. On Wednesday @ solemn fest will be ebserved far 24 hours, that being the.Jom Kipour, or day of atonement. This fect to enjoined in the 334 cha f Leviticus. On this dag the High Priest enters the Holy of Hollies. Barscm's Mcsevm.—The fall dramatic eea- ton opens ot this establishment to-dey. Bernam hes eecnred an unrivalied corpe of artistes, and tatends to h 9 succession of novelties, thet the Frctidious of is patrons cangot find fault with be worth the priee of Indians, colored fie monster serpent, oer ‘ jou, @ new “ghostly” dreams, rere rte Me Golight the Sender-loving. fe x ell thousand other enriosities, are th eande of dollare will be expendad by Rarsep the coming season, to efford amusement to visit hie establishment. Conoxar's Inquest.—Coroner Wildey beld an inquest, yesterday, at No. 193 Pest 20th street. upon the body of Wm. Finley, e young mea, wha died, the evening previous, trom the effects of a etabs act Tucedey ni et the bands of eomn hus fer uskuows. MTisoeceed, at 10 o'clock ning, got out of a car at the corner of end ith ; Second. ry and there bad en Grercation, with some person, who stabbed bis in the breast hen fied, A post-mortem examination by Dr. Be ton showed that the weapon had pi both ventricles of the heart, end also the and yet the young men had lived over three efter te ceiving ind. Hie murderer te to have Deen tall ont, and wore kere and oustache. The police are in quest of one ie peraret will remain open until W: wi will be resumed. Drownep Casas anp Casvartres.—The body of an naknown man about 85 years of age wes found drowned yesterday at the foot of Loads Deceased hed short heirand amall imperis! rhe dressed in a dark cloth sack coat, ‘pants, &e. "Inquest “to-day... Nathaniel Phillie colared. Wtavion seSaanaig~ on oreonde fe ars M eo vohn Dougherty, « boy, feil off the frant plat! of a Third evenne car on Sal fae- foon and was run over. Both legs were crus! horrible maover, Taken to Bellevue Hospital ‘heodore White, e member of Ragine Compeny No. 1, wasrun over early yesterday morning in Verick otreet, by the engine, end had one of his and twa Ree le wes conveyed to the York joepital. Fing.—A fire broke out on Saturday eversng about 7 o'cleek, in the Coopersge ‘of Capt. Wm Pr. Beneel, 550 Washington street, which spread repidiy antil the building was almost entirely destroyed. service 15; Substitutes acce: 11; Discharged for | physical disability 18, Alienage 27; Overage 6 ; All other couse f Sizth District..-A man pemed Jno, McGinley, charged Dr. Fawards with having offered to procure him exemption for }80. The charge was not sustained, andthe Board came to the cunclusion that it was maliciousners on the part of Me‘iinivy because be | could not m certificate from the Ir., end conse- | quently it was dicm: |. 46 cases were examinedof | which they held for duty 11; Discharged for Ree col dleability 31; Over age 10: Minority 2 lien. | ry ; Only eon of e widow 2 ; Noo resideute 3; Laid | over 8; Furnished substitutes 2, Stephen Buckley of 17th etreet, paid the Commutation ire, | Seventh District.There werel not eo many cases | beard Saturday as I. in thie district, Gut of bt cnaee examined, dto duty 9; furnished sub- | stitates, lee for physical disability, 12; an- | suitablenees of age, 10; aliens, 12 non-residence, 3; | {a service March Jd, 2; only son of aged percents, 1. None paid commutation fre, Eighth Dratrict. No eases of gnusual importance were dil 70 cases were brought before the board. re held for duty 10; substitutes fur- | nlehed rec for physical disability, 10; other | caunes, een men were sent to the general rr § Ninth Diatrict,The Board of Enrollment r ite session Baturday, with the following result; Held to duty, 19; discharged. fog disability, 20; over sxe, ' minority, 4; allenage, 10; caly sone of widows, ; onl son 6 of aged pari javing motherlese child Three cases ware laid o | general rendezvous. 21 mew were sent to the | Scppes Deatn is Tarsiry Cacace.—Mr. Isase Seymour, President of the Bank of North America, ond Vestrymen of Trinity Church, wes te | ken suddenly ill during the service yesterday morn: ing, ond expired e few minutes afterwards in the vee try room. He-wascsen to fall from his seat by Ma).- Generel Dix and others, who conveyed him into the vestry room and sent for physicians, tut death en- sued before any of them resehed the church, The deceased was about 70 years of age, end resnded ot | No. 910 West 14th etreet. His wife and daughter were inthe pew when he was teken I, Coroner | Wildey held an inquest, and 9 verdict of ‘*death by disease of the heart’ rendered, Lavwom or aN Tpon-ciap.—The tron~clad Tecumseh was leanched on fatarday morning ed from the ably vad af Ms. Secor in Jersey Cite bh. | Lose about $12,000, Insured for $8,000 tn ve mpenies. A large lumber yard edjoiuing, was caved by the streuucus exertions of the firemen. COURTS. In the U, 8. Commienioner's Offices, before Cammis- sioner Stillwell, Henry Mayer, Morrie Cohnert, ans sier, charged with inducing soldiers to Ben ely committed to await the action of the Grand Jury, ‘Their baQ was fixed at #400 each er of Vecale, charged with Senuhing © steerage eoger on board the sip Neptune on last voyage frou Liverpoul, Veesle waa discharged, , EROOKLYN. : Daart Fxanivations. ~ Fvamuation of claima in Brookiyn, Second Duatrict, Bizth Ward, continued, ‘The Beard met Beturdey at 9% Grand 1 (£. D.), end heard 75 eases. Heid Hab ite barn ST 6; paid commutation, 9; «x- empted’ for physical disability, 15; for other causes, Thea Thiet Betrief. fereione serena ae se y,at No, % ‘ol ui'eanmuiued 1 Aven, of whieh, they Bald &: turn ished enbscitutes, 14; discharged for disability, 3 1; minority, 2: over age, 5; non-res dent. 4; allevs. 6; in the nevy, 1, in service 84 March, 3 ; peid commutation, 7, Tue Finemew AND THE Daart.—A meeting of the Board of Officers of the Brooklya Fire Depart- ment wes held in Firemen's Hall on Satarday even- ing, to hear the report of a Committee of the Commen Sean toas sie inlet Cite Bapiset Cette ol raft. ngin D presided. Mr. N. L. Pettit, Cha! ot the = nuittee, r hat they had several interviews with the city authorities, and bed received an si on oF the! hearty ¢ copperrence ipnap carpest desife 6 consum: out are! J eve the De mart ent from the drafts that as the ity ity of law will exempt 8 great ber of the members, they @ meeting of tbe Com mon Couucil on next Gender aiternes. pure ieee of releing especial santo me 134 {a the eall of she Chair. eotiocs Kren sy Faursa ovr ov 4 Wusnow.—- An aged womau named Margaret Bailey, residing te. Hort stzeet. near Doagism, accidentally fo tram a (Continued on Zourth Rego. ;