The Sun (New York) Newspaper, September 5, 1864, Page 1

| ’ } -=_ THIRTY-VIRST VRAR, } NUMBER 10,085 f 2a =———— = The Latest News By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sua. FALL OF ATLANTA. ok Full Confirmation. HOOD RETREATS BY NIGHT, Oar Forces ia Clese Pursait. 2000 PRISONERS CAPTURED. 24 PIECES OF ARTI RY. Mood Blows up his Magazine at Atlanta, and Destroys 81 Car Loads of Ammunition, &c. | REJOICING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ‘ FROM SHERIDAN’S ARMY, Early Retreating up the Valley. Hie © alry Badly Defeated. The 500,000 Call. . The Naval Enlistment Arranged. THIS CITY ALLOWED 18,848. MLN GETS 6,046, ‘ Both Cities out of the Draft. &o,, &e. ERMAN, Confirmation of the Fall of Adaata, Etc, War Depirtmen’, Washing'on Sept. 3, 8 o'clock PM. —Major-Generat Diz :-—No ‘atelligence from y Atlanta later than my telegram of last uight hae Ween received, The telegraphic lines between Nashville aud Chattanooga were brokeu last night , by Wheeler, and we have nothing south of Nash- ville to-day. This accounts for the absence of lator fafortmation from Atlenta, of the correctness of the reports received last night, which ceme trom two independent sources, beside the official divputeh of Gon, Slocum, Uuoffictal re- ports, this eveuiog, frou Nashville state that the @amage by Wheeler to the railroad will be speedily repaired, and that Wheeler had retreated. Gen. Rousseau wasin pursoit, and that in an engage- ment between Rousseau's and Wheeler's forces, the rebel Gen, Kelly was mortaly wounded, and fain our hands, Epwen M. Stanton, Secretary of War. oe SEOOND DIgPaTOU, Waa Darantuxsr, Wasutnetos,? Bept. 4, 1564. 5 Major General Diz: The following telegram from General Grant hae gust been reeeived : “City Point, Sept. 8.—Hon. BE. M. Stanton: I Bare aRichmond paper of to-day, It contains e rumor of a battle at Atlanta, but says that the War Department having vo official information it de- el.nes to form an opinion [rom the rumors, Ihave no doubt, however, but Sherman bas gained «a great suceess there, Before the dispath of last Atlanta by our troops, the fact was known to our pickets, The rebels hal ooed over to our men that Bherman had whipped Hood! that the latter had lost 40,000 men, and that our troops were in At- edsuta, Ali quiet here, (U.S, Gaanr, Maj.-Gen."" Our Southwestern Telegraph Line continues Gown, and this, with a heavy storm that cor menced in the afternoon, and is still prevailing be yond Louisville, may damage the lines so aa wo binder the arrival of detai!s from Atlanta fora day or two. Epwix M. Stanton, Secretary of War, VERY LATEST. Oficial From General Sherman. War Department, Sept, 4 1964,—To Ma). 4ien- wa! Dix, New York ; General Sherman's oficta! report of the capture ef Atlanta has just been received by the Depart- ment, It is dated 26 miles south of Atlanta six o'clock yesterday wornlug, but was detained by the breaking of the telegraph lines mentioned in my dispatch to you, Bherman sayd: “As already reported, the army withdrew from ebout Atlanta, and on the 80th had made @ break on the West Point road, and rea hed a good posi- tion from which to strike the Macon road—the right (Howard), near Jonesborough; the left whSvofield), near Rough and Ready, and the contro (Thomas), at Couch's. ** Howard found the enemy in force at Jones- boro, and entrenched bis troops in tho salient, within half mile of the railroad, The enemy at- tacked bim et 3 P.M,, but was easily repulsed, leaving bis dea’ and wounded. “Finding strong opposion on the roed, I ad- venced the le& and centre rapidly to the rallroad, made a good lolgment, and broke it al) the way from Rough and Ready down to Howard's lefty near Jonesboro, and by the same movement I in- terposed my whole army between Atlanta and the part of the enemy entrenched tn und around Joues- | pf) 8 Deint opp horo. “We made a general attack on the enemy at | bt Jonesboro, ou the first of September, the Fourteenth | Corps, Gen, Jeff, C. Davis, carrying the works | praoners and 2) mules, handsomely, taking ten guns and sbout » thousand prisoners, ‘In the night the enemy retreated South, and qe have followed him to another of his hastily constructed lines near Lovejoy's Btation, Hood, thet could supply him, and between him and » pousiderable part of his army, blew up bis maga- nes la Avent end ici’ wb sich Gag, whee No doubt is entertained | night was received announcing the occupation of | os Atlanta, finding me on hie road, the only one NEW YORK the Twentieth Corpa, Gen. Slocum, took possesston Roeheater, N. ¥, Sep’. 3,—Onr citizens are now of the place, So Atianta is ours and fairly won, “BS nce the 6th of May we have been {a one com Mant battle or skirmish, and new! rest. Our losses will not exceed 1,200, and we bere possess'ou of over 300 revel dead, 260 woun led, and over 1,500 weil. (Signed) W. T. Surewas, Maj.-General.* A later dispatch from General Slocum, dated at Atlanta Inst night (the J!) at 9 P.M, states thet the enemy destroyed T locomotives and Sl care loaded with ammunition, «mal! arma and stores, ead left 14 ples of ari Viery, most of them unin. jured, and a large number of amall artos, Desert ers are constant! y com ng into our lines, Frowrs M, Stasros, Secretary of War, (Bg Mail.) Sherman's Pinn of Operntiona, The Chicago Taruene of F We have this day received the following import. sot news from an offver whe bae } { ville from the scene of operations mear At- lente: lay Inst saya: “Namivitne, Age. 8, » hide € General Sherman has broker tlona moveu Routh ut end fleht Lim, or s'aud General She:man ca him with but « few d Mutter wii now mon be biought to a imy ra of leet even- We have known for several days that Gen. Sher- Man was tuaking preparstions for this great and bold movement, but did not feel at Nberty to make | it public, lest it migbt prematurely give inforuin- to the enemy. Gen, Sherman bas stated to bis | officers within a fortnight that the campaign would be ended within twenty truction of Hood's army, or ib wou atime if | Hood escaped him, This t will bring Inatters toacrisie, We make the following extract | Aig ® private letter, dated Chattunooge, August seb; “General Sherman cut loore from his railroad com. Muricatione inet Thuretay, August 26th, and moved | fa light fiehting trim to Jonesboro, on the Macon Kall. | Toad, twenty-two miles south of Atianta, tle will throw his army acroms tLe recel line ot auppliies, and force Heod to evacuate Avianta come out and feht bie, or submit io a sere and epeedy etary otion Heod t# believed to have not more than a week’) ra tous in Atianta, ‘The i General Btooeman's mi nd the » eubsieting hie arr th «ny eifornt ) will pres Atianta or of may toch seiting news from Sheri army abeny m ut, Pola audacious move worthy of the daring and genius of Nop eventuate in the capture or deteat of Hood's army,s | or by one of the o war, th o disaster te Gen, Sherman, Tle has reaclved te bring matters | }toebesl aud force a speedy solution of the probe | lem, We now bein to understand the move t | prowpted Gen, ut to seize the We got held it with such ter anit ‘alumi the rebels to 1 ich terr recover that ine. Lee eway tea thousand | meno tu trying to oust Grout trom the Welden Road, That road is the cirect line of ralway leading trom Richmond t Adanta, It is by that route Loe can reinforve Hood, and throw a force into the rear of Sherman's p position sonth of Avanta, Wheeler, hiols are striving y Letwoen Chattanooga aud Nuab- ville and to whatever duma: to their power ons en's lore Hines of ¢ NUNicetions ; yus while the rebel cavalry of Mooa's uray is thus occupied, Bheruan's ¢ iry er the dashing | Kilpatrick will not Le untry south of | Atlanta, It ia sharp practice on both sides. The | Players are skillful and talented, and the stakes ere big. Aletter from Bherman's army, dated Aug. 24 | states ; Six or seven daya ago, orders were piven for the troops to prepare for tmarciing, aud the line of march was |a'¢ 1 bu t } on bis raid (which was Slerinan revoked tt rd trick, With about 1,500 it Ou | took bis Geparture | down between the | Chatahooehie Crosses | struck the Maco: Lnear Jou | was bere quickly applied to tb wever the rail er ull) General t General Kil- wut, he moving gud the; east, and Tne torch § aud wares | rom Band Moutgorue | hourer, while squads of the ou went to werk | | tear ng up the track, which t)oy feetually for | re of about push oy | ihe adea ¢ » Caused bey egepin the enemy's | iy he « ed bisioen toxether, and, puting spurs to their Lora they | daauied out at eadiong speed, Ov Monday afters | | noon, the commanu reachea Decatur, and ibe same nivht their old camping yround—Sandtown —nave | tug made the entire ciroust of the city in carry out the exped.tion, Our loss in this rad waa one hundred and tifty in killed, wounded aud miss morning, ordera were given fothe troops to prepare tor the march lad outin the prowraniue | bhad been temporarly revoked by the sen ut of the cavalry expedtion This proposed toare Wi Bitmost be 4 counterpart of that | hdJohusou Was so successtully funuked out | Pasi apd in adiition to eornpeilin vouate Atlanta, will wt the same Sherman an open weuber the detalis of If your rewlersr the wevewent ww Kiugsten on the ol May | lant, they will have no difheulty in uncerstandiug the importar f e@ one bow abhousto be under. taken, oy however, thia ditference berween iow, we bares broad de » » » Boa t hes of tr ; that mighs untort » Coops bas been ors | posmitalsy top are tor @ny bappen, the lwe red to ' move trom the 1 nto. Atlanta, and take up powton near the ralroad bridge ase tetedu pont, ‘The balsuce of the ariny will then cus looney | | to Bpeak, from its commun cations, having with it fitteeu or twe ‘ raton® 0G loove ing moutheasterly dir ab comp fuy Hocdd te nosy bona and gi bat.le ou un oper his he have to diy in | order bo make an ctl ort ty save base of supples | and line of retreat, Hoods Official Iteport of the Movement. The Richmond Wuie of Aug, $1 publishes the foll Atlints, Auq, 2% 156 don: ihe enemy Lave | tom the lett of their lin | hoochee, about Bandtown, and their rv Wy W the desea vat of b wing te and near the West Pont Porrburn, | Ba tween Kast Point and y the crossings continuons bn yen. Wheeler, of the 191 | Dalton, with large quant rt the capiure of jes of stores, gpoub 200 He destroyed tree trains of cars, and 26 wiles of railroad, His com- mand is in good coudition, J. H, Hoop, General, Rejoictngs Over the Victory. Boston, Sept 8.—One hundred guns were fired on Boston Common this afternoon, as an exprea- sion of public rejoicing a8 the capture of Atlanta. Balutes were also Gred ot Lymm, Belfast, Moq and other places, early bour flaca were t | hand Tae crowd then forme | the | which be reepouded br | cotarmand during active operations, | on his coffin, when the Cha; celebrating, en maser, the takicy of Atlanta by General Sherman's forces. Two hundred guns are being fired, belle rincing, fireworks set of, With bonfires torch light processions and speeches, The streeis are filled with an unmeuese throng. Onwego, N. ¥., Sept, 8.—There was a parade of the Siateenth U. 8. lufeniry, statione! at Fors (n- taric, this afternoon, and a aalute will te fired thie evening in commemoration of the wetory over the rebely and the oceupatian of A’ants by Gen. Sherinan's forces, Tro, N.Y... Sept. $.—A anlute of 199 cone wae fired tn thie « this noon in honor of the capture | of Atlanta by Gen, Sherman's forves, Sovatoga, N, Y., Sept. 2.—Boils were rung an a salute of one hundred guns wero firel here to- day ip honor of the great victory of Gen, Sheruan at Atlanta, Albany, Sept, %.— One hundred gune were fired here at noon to<day by the Union men of Albany, dn honor of the capture of Atlanta, and also one bun tre! guns by onter of the A jj utantdieneral, Norfolk, Conn. Sept. 8.—Or ere vow belny fired in | onor of § Tuan'a v.chory end the Alling of tue quote of the town Newark, NJ, Sept. There te great refoteing here to-day over the uews of the tall of Atlanta, Face ore flying, end « swlute af one hundred guns will Le fired this evening. New Haven, Conn, Sept. 3 was tired on the Green by order of the city aut’ or- iuem mud the beiis of the city ru at sun a honor of the great victory of Geu Sherman over the rebels at Atlanta New Londom Conn, Sept, 8.-One bundret gune# were fired here to<isy ju honor of the fall of Atlanta, Bufaly N.Y. Sept, 8,—The fal! of Atlanta wos celebrated here during the day by @ dap ay of fas; aud this evening by the uischarye of cannon, bonfires and speeches, Burlington, N. J, Sept. &.—The Union League rootae Were sumiuateu, and @ federal ealute wae firel here on Saturday evening, in honor of the Victory at Atlanta, Groat enthusiasm prev «lod. Utie, N. ¥.. Sept, 3,—The capture of Atlanta woe celebrated in this hin evenany, With bon- tires cousic, aid Bpeeches, Cleveland, O., S pt. 4. A large and enthusiastte meeting met on the public #juare lastniyhi, be cele- brate ithe capiure of Alauta, Fo reworka were dis- paysle4 ond the cuisens were addresmed by prowl. nent men Auburn, NOY. Sept.4 Yosterday was a gala day in Auburn over th reof Atlanta, At ai eioin all parwsof th M.a! aalvo of one hundred diately a wrest crowa, inciud volunteers who were wail Imme several hundred to be ninestered in, assembled in front of the Western Frchunge were adircamet by sev al genileruen, I in proceaion and taarched the residence of Becretary Beward, wh forward aud addressed the assemblage for o' hour, in one of bis most impressive and etfoc speeches, After he concluded, three cheers were culled for the following person#—S ennai Grank Sheridan, aud Seward, which were given with @ bearty good will, ‘Three rnore were then given for diers and the Union. In the evenmny the Governor was serenaded by the Auburn band, y. Rurlirgton, Vt, Sept. 8.—Our citizens are wild wal over the capsure of Atlonte, Flags are displayed, snd a salute of one hundred guus bes just Leen tired, Heavy Storm West. Cineinnatt, Sept. 4. The heavy rains Saturday night and Sunday morning caused an anprece- dented rise ia Licking Kelly's and Kill- River, brough'a bridges on the Kentucky Central Rail- row, near Cynthiana, were washed away, A large nutaber of con! barges lying near the mouth of the river, were carried aw: and one or two #auk, A log struck the steamer Henry Pitzhugh and aank cabin floated off and was carried into the Obio, It t# supposed that other damages were eed in thia neigh! orhaod. GENERAL GRAN Execution for Desertion— Demonstration by the tnemy, Ere. Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Sept. *—. 6 o'clock A, M.—Priva eldon 8, Chontler, of Batiery K, 4th U. 8. A y, sulered the extreme penalty of the law, for having deserted from bia A detail from the provost guard of the 2d Division, of the Yd Corps, perforined the and duty, The culprit ad- his fellow-soldlera, aimonishing them against the crime of desertim, Lle then sat down dressed 2 ®& prayer, after which bis eyes were banding In a minutes Le gave the sign that be was ready, and eight bullets entered hig breavt and Lead, killing him tnstantly, Ho «lao leaves a wife and two daughters to mourn Lis fate, Dr, John D, Heritaye, of the 11th New York Volunteers, has been missing since the fight of the Sth of August, on the Weldon road, Jt is not known whether he was killed or taken prisoner, The enemy made a demonstration on our left, lew Featerday morning, near Resins’ Station, and after some slight skirmishing with our pickets fell back, | Doserters come in nightly, claiming the benefits of Gen, Grant's late order, giving them protection and employment if they wish it, but not foreing thera into service, Twe've came in yesterday. Allis quiet along the sine tis morning, scarcely a shot being heard, (Signed, ) W. D. MoGeruos, Rebel Acconnta, The Richmond Wuia, Aug, Sl, saya: The Yankees still ho'd the Weldon Road in heavy plo that it Is best ton the mos ol 4 and @ bad one bus the Welion ron bot what care they they lose so many living 1 ‘ portation froma the ranks of ther ara wy We learn, remnsing unche ive position of the two armies of the city ha uly loreve ime Phe situ. + as far aw the + concerned, wher increased than dimloishe An unbroken rour of artiilerv sounded on the sr throuybout the day vesterlay, Increasing in intensity av y the aftern> pn, What with the echoes resounding trom the neigh boring heights the far off Woods wud floating bak Upon the waters of the Appomattox, we bod » day of martial musle of which the most deyoled soidier of ancient or modern timer migit Lave been proud, Parties trom the lines rej» rt seeir oxly of Yankee cavalry yesterday moving towards our extreme nght, in the direction 0 Weldon Railroad, The object of this mover mere conjecture, probably another rail in cons templation, Our entire ia at Ream's, itis now evtimated, will not exceed seven bund re Among the severely wounded are Colone! Lune, of the Twenty-#ixth North Carolina, and Colone! Little of the Twenty sixth Georgia, Petersburg, Aug, 80, 1964,—The situation in front of this place and Bertwuda Mundrod is un- changed, During the whole of yesterday the ene- my poured # furious and continuous fire of shot and shell upon the town—doing, however, little or Towlay all is com; vely quiet, » mere fo 8 Ty Aad Wy tq tha mart MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, A national salite | for dead or “wounded, anve that | 1864. ———— {iWon ONB CENT—IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, ee — | fivers, at Wiloox's wharf and Forge bridge, This | of Exchange, eutiittat a proposition to our Gov- | report originates in certain of bis operations on the | lower James which have recently attracted the at- tention of our authoriies, GENERAL SHERIDAN, Defent of the Enemy's Cavalry, Fre. Washington, Sept. 8.—The following official dis- Patch was rece!veu last night: “The enemy are on the move down the Valley, falling back toward Winchester, Aver!!! attacked and drove Vaughn's cavalry from some point north of Bunker HU to within abt miles of Winchester, reo Was stopped by a diviaton of In- Avenil captured twenty wagona tro when his advar | faniry | battle-lagy ® nuuber of prisoners, and a tert of |) cattle, Ho then moved toward Rerryville, Gen, Sheridan moved last night with hig whole army, in pursuit. AFCOND DIAVATCH OFFICIAL, War Department, Washington, Sept, BS P.M. | To Major4iencral Dix: A telogram from General | Sheridan statee that Pariy hee retreated up the Bhenandoab Valley, and is pursued by Sheridan with Lis whole army; that Averill had attacked Voughu's cavalry aod captured twenty wagon two battte-Jags @ number of prisoners, and a herd of cattle. Enwee M, Branton, Secretary of War. Buraing of a United states Store-Ship. Washington, Sept, 4. The Navy Departnent last night received a dispatch, angouncivg the burning of the United States frigate Brandywine, the storeahip at Norfolk, with all ber stores, The cause of the fire ia not yet known, nor any of tho particulars. | The Indian War. Intelligence from Fort Union fa to the effect that, on the 26th of July, # band of 6,000 Indians attack- ed Gen, Sully's forces, near Kuife river, Tho Todians were defeated, with « lose of 150. Our lona was 6 killed, aud ¥0 or 80 wounded, Bully pur- the wooded hills, whore it ta eo'et Bis further advance, On the sume day three Union vessela—the General Grant, Chippewa Filla, and Alone —were tired into by Indians pear Glows Hilly six miles from the mouth of the Y opened oD th them “ebeataddle' at of July, bork Union w attacked by who were repulsed with # lows of two killed, Indiana are avid to he gathering tn considerable force on the Upper Missourt, and hard fighting te expected, Numerous outrages are reported. The Tudians sealp the wounted and killed, and all de- feneelons persons, ant dance round their victims, have commenced # war of extermination that sued the enemy t apposed they will wo Bone, A bg gun savages, and once, On made recludes our forces from showing them quarter, ontly, in a Wonnebage camp of friendly tn- fourteen women and children were found massacred by the S.oux during the absence of the males, European News. The steamship Germania, from Liverpool *4th, arrived yesterday, Her news bas been for the toost part anticipated, Disturbances have brokeu out ot Geneva. Rarri- cades have been erected, and blood shed, Federal {ntervention was called for, and @ battalion of millbe entered the town, Four persons were killed and 15 wounded. The disturbance arose from the Radical Committee baviug anoulled the election of s Conservative candidate, Lord Palmerston, in an address to his constitu. ents at Tiverton, mude the following remarke rele- tive to the American war: Thon there waa the American civil war, There ia tauch diversity of ojinion at to the merita of the contending parties. Some are for the North, on the ground of their batred of slave Houth, on the ground of the r lowe of freedom and sudependence, We mht have been involved one way or the other !f we Lad listened to many of those | Who urged different courses of w have been involved in the quarrel; | Leve the country ta glut we | (rom taking that course, have hed pothing to gai and we = shoukl fied theusandsa of our own sone ymb of vietiuna whieh that calami- te xi bloody war haa aacrificed, (Cheers) We may bope that time and reflection and recent advices from Americn aiow eome favorable symp. torns- we may bope that tine gud reflection, and the tinct of the insmense losses which have been muttulne i, and the wliht hopes of aicosss which appear on the part of the North —we y hope thas many moonths will not elapse before some | progress | be made towards bealnog that tremendous breach which now exists, (Cheers,) Bus of thle IT am convinced, that if we had yieldel to those who, from the reek motives and from «pcere conviction, urged us to interfere, to offer our mediation to endeavor tw re- concile the quarrel bewween the parties before mat- tera were ripe for our adjusinent, we ehould not only have tailed in xecotmplishing thas object, but we should have ernbittered the feelings ween that country and this, vave rendered the future establishment of gout relations between ue aud them less easy and more difficult, (Hear.) There- fore [think our neurality was wise, aod Tam sure that it is appreciuied by the country at large, News Items, (By Telegraph the New York Sum.) Two-tiiave of the Ariny of the Potomac have re- | cently been paid to the J0th of June, and the re mainder will soon be sir larly entiafied, Tux subscriptions to the Seven-Thirty loan, an re- ported to the Treawury Department on Baturday, amount to $440,000, and to the Ten-Forty lon 51,000, T. Bavzenat, Minister Plentpotentisry from the Empire of Mexico, aud I, Rube, his Secretary of Levution, bave arrived wt Woaslingion, and ere stopping at Willard’s, They have uot yes presented their crer ie A oonvention of dele nome are for the son-—we might but I be. have abstained (Cheers.) We coukt yates from Canada, New Prince Edward's [aland, assembled in Charlesiown, PE 1, on Friday, to eonsider measures for a teders! union of the British mari- time privinces, Tux followin’ is the |itera) official text signed by the Provost Marshal General :— Deserters from the rebel army are Let silject to enrollment or draft, nor are they acceptable as substitntes or re- cruite,’* Ir is stated in w dispatch from Cairo, dated on the 80th ult., that General Brayman has rescinded the order by which the Bishop of Natchez wae ban- ished, and has permitted him to resurn to that city. General Brayman, it is stated, also suspends the order requiring @ prayer to be made in thechurches for ihe Prosident of the United Btates, ‘Twenm is authority for stating that an srrange- ment has boen entered into between our own aud the rebel Government, whereby the condition of our prisoners in the rebol bands will be materially Wanstead, Gulia Gulls tbe abel Couuilssianer Brunswick an ernment, agrecing to rvtieve all prisoners of war in their bends in close confinement and in cefla, and those in frona, snd put them upun the footing & other prisoners of war, provided our Government would do the same toward rebel prisoners sinfilare ly held by us. Our Government has accepted the propoaision, and Colonel Ould bas teen noted of the fact. aisumas General Intelligenoe. [By Matt to the New York Sun} Geewaar Mxane left the Army of the Potomac aa Thursday, ov aten dave’ leave of absence to vide command tm us fam!) General saimed hia place, A aoon-tooxma young tedy, dressed to blacks pipearel kinong the press. at the “onvention as correnpendent for @ Philadel paper. pe wrote nimbly away anti! abe hed two or three large pares, and after the adjournment hurried off to the taograph office to sand special dispatches, a Tur ue n from New York for Raltimore on Fre lay evening, met with an aectdent near Perrymame ville, Three cars were thrown from the track, emp «ized and badly shattere!, The locomotive amd forward cars dil not go of. Tho accident wee caused by the openiug of aewitch. Five officers, @ soldier and two civilians were wore or less injared, five of them seriously. A axpat dispatch, from Mobile, Aug. 80, saya: “A flag of trice boat hes arrived, bringing letters and papers from Now Orlexns from the prisoners captured in Mob.le Bay. The Confederste surgecen are to be sent Ly the first boat to Pascagoula, The Federal and Confederate agents of exchange beve come to @ perfect understanding, Prisoners are to be exchanged shortly, six vessede are of Deg River ber this evening.” Masor-Genenat Howarn, Commander of the Army of the Tennesace, in place of the late Geveral McPherson, is regarded as the * Havelock of the War."' He uses vo lquor of tobacua, and te aware choste and firm in language, and is « devo. ted Christian, He hokts prayer mostings when be can, to which officers and men are invited, and Be prays and exhorts, a@ well as he fights, At the close bo takes the hand of all present with bis lef hand —for he loat the right In ta'tle—and eddretesp « word of good-will exhortation to all. Tho Quota of New York. New York City Uredited with 19,448 Naval Knlistments. Albany, Sept, 4.—Colonel Townsend and Colonel Stonehouse of this city, Commissioners appointed to ascertain the credits due this Btate for Naval eu Lstinents prior to February 4th, 194, have made e report which was approved by the Secretary of War, on Saturday, The report credits New Yorks City with 18,445 men ¢ Brooklyn with 6,046; Bug- falo with 1,828, and other portions of the State with 1,807 ; previounly credited 117, Total #7,748. In answer toe dispatch from Aasistant Provest- Marsha!-General Townsend, General Fry announces that the Government bounties will be continued until further orders, Mexican Adaire—A Card from meru. Brevoort House, New York, Sept. 3, 1964,-- With many thanks for the sympathy for the cause of iy country, so kindly maniteated by the Prose of the United Staten I have to request the favor that you wil! state, from me, that President Juares has not arrived im this country ; that he has not left Mexico ; thet he haa no intention of leaving the Republic, and that there is not, has not been, nor is there likely to be any necessity for euch o proceeding, A daughter of President Juarez ta married tos gentleman of New Orleans, and hae arrived in that city with ber husband, and was ac- companied by her mother and younger sisters, in pursuance of « long entertained purpose. Thisis, doubtleas, the origin of the report so Incorrectly circulated that President Juarez ha! arrived in thie country. It will be soon, on the contrary, that he {a now only the more free to act with vigor, celer- ity and determination, Republican institutions ere not yet destined to be overthrown elther iu Mexico or in the United States, Respectfully, your obedient servant, M. Rowszeo, LOCAL NEWS, MEW YORK AND TUB VICINITY. twister Ke= No Drarr.—The aunouncement that the quote of Now York will be filled by the credit of naval enlistments has caused @ wonderful flutter- ing awong the bounty-brokers, and created a panic tn the substitute market equal to those invidentad to Wall street, Tho brokers were doing a flourtah- ing business ; a hundred dollars a day, and from thet up to five hundred, were usually the net pros cooda of their operations, Iu fact, the prospect of a heavy draft, and the anxiety of citizens to procura, substitutes, almost regardless of cost, was fast mak. ing them wealthy men, Greenbacks flowed im up um them ao fast ua to cause visions of Fifth aven brown-stones, Bonner tame and liveried flunkeys to rine up before their excited tmaginations, They were likely to rival old Bhoddy himself, end no doubt prospectively aaw the sensation which Mre, Tounty and the eligible Mias Bounty would createin the world of fashion, But alas, Baturdey morn. ing*s news proved that they had been looking up- on ‘the baseless fabric of # vision." Their “coms munications" were cut; thelr light wes snuffed out; the demand for substitutes was gone, No more fat fees fur ‘putting men throug), no muse intrigues to swindle recruits out of their boty money—all was gous, and the brown stupe alr castle was a heap of imaginative rubbieh. Bat Bounty need not despair, He bos already resped @ rich barvest, hes lined bis pockota with yreeu- backa, and can employ his capital tn provisloa speculations, which being next to hie owm the most despicable business that aan can engage ta, will be exactly in accordance with bis tastes, Tue Pinatr FLoniva,—Private adviess re ceived tn this city from Pernambuco, dated July 20, state thas the pirate Florida had been commit. ting do) redations upon American commerce off De Brazilian coast, She is reported to huve destroyud the Nicholas Biddie, » large veel, and @ have taken from ber 74000 in specie, ‘The fact thas the vessel wan ecen in Brazilian waters sbout the Aline specified, seems to substantiate the report. Tue Deraxtcns OF MULLER, Tux Mom pruee.—The British officers, accompanied by thets prisoner Frans Muller, yesterday took thar de parture for Eugland tn the steamship Eine, Oy going abvard of the boat, Muller presensed (Consiemed on lect page &