The Sun (New York) Newspaper, September 21, 1864, Page 1

TE URTY-FIRST Year, > M’ MBER 10,049. f NEW THEN prerarer By T clegraph to the NV, ¥. Sum | M—To Major-General Dit, New York : The tol VICTORY ! ! SHERIDAN HEARD FROM. Early's Army Whipped REBEL LOSS OVER 5,600 ME 5 Battle Flags Captured, 2,500 PRISONERS IN OUR HANDS. Rebel Generals Rhodes & Gordon Killed. Splendid Conduct of Our Troops. SWIFT PURSUIT OF THE ENEMY, OUR LOSS ABOUT 2,000. Gen. Russel Killed. REBELS ON LAKE ERIE. Two Small Steamers Captrred. THEIR SUBSEQUENT DESTRIVCTE INTERESTING GENERAL NEWS. Ne GENERAL SHERIDAN, A Great Victory! War Department, Washington, Sept. %—9 50 4 M.—Major-General John A Dix —Yesterday Majordicoera) Sheridan attacked Early, fought a @reat battle, and won a splendid victory, 2.590 prisoners wore captured, Nine battle-lags Over end five pieces of artillery were captured, The Bebel Generale Gordon and Rhodes were killed, officers All of the enemy's killed and most ef their wound- and three other general were wounded, edareinourhands Gen, Sheridan transmits toGen Grant the following official report, which has just heen received by the Depa T:50P M.—Lieut,-Gen, VS Grant: Ihave the honor ty report that ‘1 Attacked! the feces of Genera’ Karly overthe Berry ». vile pike attbe erossing of Opequin Creek, an d, afters most etibborn and sanmuinars eayayeme at, which Iaated from early in the morning unty 5 etclock in the ecenins, completely defeated & im, + capturing 9 bous 2.200 prisoners, five pieces of artillery, nine tarmy flags, and © The reba Geu- erals Riodes and Gordon were killed, and three other xeneral officers were wound Moet of the enemy's wounded, and all killed, fell into ourbauds, Our losses are very severe. Among therm is General ©. A Russell, commanding + a divi- gion in the Sixth Corps, who was killed by a can- ben ball, Generals Upton, MeIntosh and ‘Chapman were wounded, Icannot tell our losses. The con- duet of the officers and men was mast superb. Ther charged and carried every postion taken up by the rebels from Opequaa Crock to "Winchester, The rebels were strong in nurobers, and. very obs stinate in their Mghting. I desire to me ation to the Leutenant Ganeral commanding the army, the gallant conduct of Generals Wright, Crook, Emory, Torbert ani the officers and men under thelr com- mand, To them the country is indebted for this bandsome victory, A more detniled report will be forwarded P. H, Saperan, Major-General Comusanding Winchester, Sept, 19 driving him through Wir et wt of their wound their FIcOXD DIsPaTen, War Departinent, Washington, Sept. 20 19M Major Geveral Johu A, Diz: Patch has just been received, giviug further partic. glare of Sheridan's great victory, A salute of 100 guns has just been given. Epwrs M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Harper's Ferry, Sept, 20--11.40 A. M.-Hon BF. Mf, Stanton: Just rece.ved, the following official from Gen Sheridan, dated 1 A. M. to<iay: ‘General—We fought Ea aylight al y fron between Band 7P. Mo We drove him from Ope- | quan Creek through Winchester, and bevond the town, Wecaptured 2,500 to 5,000 prisoners, five pieces of aruliery, nine battle fagsand all the rebel wounded and dead, Their wounded in Winchester amount to some 5,(1%), We | in killed Gen. David Russell, commanding a division of the 6th Army Corns, and wounded Generals Chapman, MeJutosh end Upton, The rebels iost in killed the following general officers: Gon, Rhodes, Gen. Wharton,Gen, Gordon and Gen, Ramseur. Wehave just sent them whirling through Winchester, and we are after them to-morrow. This army behaved aplen- didly. Tam sending forward all the medical sup- ties, subsintence stores ani ambulances,'' (Bigned) Joux D, Brsversos, Brig, Gen The following dis- | lowing i the latest inty Sheritan: senee received from Gen Harper's Perry, Va, Sept, 8 P.M — Alon Edwin M Stinton, Secretary af War: The boty of General Russel! bas arrived. embalroed it will be forwaniad to New York Gen McIntosh, with his log amputated has come in, | and is tn 18,000. The number of buttle-flage captured wae 1 filteen instead of All nine, copeur that it was 8 complete rout. Our cataley started ju pursuit at daylight thin morning, shert- dan when town [ sent forward, this morning, ample medical supp!.es. Full subsietence for the entire army goes forward. If you do not hear from me + Often, it will be because of the distance we are frown the scene of action, and because I only send you euch information as I esteem reliable, Jons D Srevexson, Rete. Gen. The President bas appoiuted Genera! Sheridan a Brigadier in the Regular Army, to the prominent command of the Middle Military Division. General Grant has ordered the army under bis command to fire a salute of one hundred guns at 7 o'clowk te-morrow morning, iu honor of Sheridan's great victory, Epwrx M. Staton, Secretary of War, LATER Detailed History of the Victory. Ba timor, Sept. 0-10 P. M.—The #) wing is tho AmEsrIOsN's special account of the great batile in the Shenandoah Valley Headquarters Mvuidie Military Division, We chester, Va, Sept, 19-9 P. M.—-Gerornt Bhori- War Department, Washington, Sept, 209 P, | As soon an it ie | food epirite Rewveral offcers from the | teries whieh they front report the number of priaoners in excess of | ¥2tch ploughed thronet Hur advancing lince 1 And astioned him | with bil her ged entbusiasemn i most experienced a’ oficera — prnment declared they bad bever batorm witnessed so truly grand 9 epectacte The fires line bad not advanced more than t# hundred verde before tt heramec warmly phew with the enemy, who were posted in line about ae Hiodred wards distant, At the eame time our ar tillery med ® furious cannonada, throwing shells and solid shot into the opposite wooda where he eueins could be dictinet!y seco moving up re- inforcements, Our different lines of battle continued to advance | eteadily until within nearly two bundret yards of cannounde with grape and cannister frou two b had previously kept secreted. and ” ing dows large numbers of our wen. she frst line was obliged to give way under so inurceropa a fire, and in retreating bebind the sooond Line, threw ft {nfo momentary confusion. | and it also waa obliged to fall back behin! the ord Lineywhich had fn the meantime been ordered last beard from wns at Keans-| to be down, in order to avatd at rich aw possible the effocta of the withering fire which the enewy'« hatterion were diseeting agaigst our advancing Hines, The attillery was now roighi up and ported in cominanding positions 10 ailence those batterioe of the enemy, which had caused ue so mitch aunoy- ance ¢ eptl our line wae reformed and again 1 vod foward, regaining the advanced porition which thes had held when they were obliged te ial! back Bat the success was not gamed without the woat obstinate resistance on the part of the enem: ,, Gen. Sheridan bad previously rdden alone the ‘neg ond Waa reosived everywhere by the men and when they ad vanood it woe with the terrible determiuason to do of die in the attempt. Miviog regained the adyance| position which we had previously cccumied, the diflerent lines of bat- Ue Wore ordered to lie down, and wa arrival of Gen Crook's co pa whieh was held in reserve on the eastern aide of the Opeqnau. They were or- dered up to take position on the extreme right of our line, and in order to counteract a movement on the part of the onemy who were massing troops on ther lef flank, with the view of turning our mht. Precisely at § o'clock, Gen Crook formed ou the rightof the 19th corps his first division on the ex. treme right of our Lue and the secoud division to the rear, supporting adiviaion of the 1%4b corps, Gen, Crook, bavi formed bis men, rode alouy the 1 pee and "as received with most wooifercue cheer ings the Men prounsng to go in and wipe out Wine chester, Geu, Torbet’, with Merritt’s and Avertil's divia- jens of cavalry, having crosmmed the Opequan about dan's army has this day fought one of the moat | 2 0'clock at Barn's and Knox's Forus had been successfus and decisive battles of the war. Vict ry again perched on our banuers, and the rebel art iy which #0 recently threatened the invasion of the loyal North, bas beon defeated oud utterly routes, | With the loss of at leant 5,000 killed and wounded, including five Generals, namely: Rhodes, Whar- tom Bradley, T. Johnson, Gordon, York and God- man, the two firstof whom were killed, and the others badly wounded; and we have captured 2+ 600 prisoners, nine bustle flags, representing nine different regimental organizations five pieces of artillery with caeaions. The recital of the victory ought to make evory loyal heart at the North gow with admiration and gratitude to the brave men and gallant officers who have achieved so Anal success, In onler t more thoroughly waderstand the nature of the battle, with all the surrounding influences, it veil] be necessary briefly to refer to the operations o° Sun tay. Sunday morning, Eurly sent Gordon's division of rebel in‘antry from Runker Hill, where it had been static med for the last (ow days to drive Averill out of Martinsburg and destroy the bridge on the Balti ore and Ohio Railroad across the Opequan, whic a they erroneously thought had been repaired They decupiod Martinsburg for a short time, with- our doing avy damage to the railroad, aud were \eutually driven by Averill as far as Darkesville General Sheridan, learning their movernents or- dered the whole command to break eamp and pre- pare to march According!y, at 8 o'clock on Sun- dey, the tents were all track and packed in wa- vons, The diferent divisions were all under artua prepared to move at a monent's notice, and re mained in this state for about an hour, when the order came to go inte camp again for the night, and evervthing remalned pertectly quiet. Abeut uine o'clock overs were received froin Sheridan for the Hib and 9th corps be realy to start at J o'clock, and the Army o stern Virginia, uncer Crook, at the following morning; the order of march to around in the vicinity of Summit Poin’ ing aeross the country in a southw Dl strike arly direce of cavalry crossed the Opeqnan at Kerry¥ile and Winchester pike. Moving lita command rapiuly sloug the read, driving in the enemy's skurinish line, be gallantly charod the enemy'a fieldworks With the first brigade and carried ther at the point of the sabre, enpturing SO prisoners, In charge, Col. Bri » 18th Penusylvania Cavalry, was wounded in @ few tect of the enemy's works, whilot gallantly leadins his regiment, * These feld works were ¢ ructod by the rebels to guard the ford at the Opequan, and prevent our passoye atthat polut Th will be seen bow aienally thew faded to #ecoroplah the object for whieh they were constructed . Our cavalry baving eecured a anfe passe ze for the infantry, the Sixth Curpa was moved ncivow the Opequan and along the pike towards Winchester, leaving ite train in fork on the opposite side of the stream toa point about a inte aud o hale diectant from the ford, where it formed in line of battle and threw out astrong skirmish line. At the same time the artillery openud on the woods into which the enemy's infantry Lal setred, and kep@ up an incessant cannonade, the enemy ceplyiug br bkly with parta of two batteries. Gen, Bueridon vavin. Snuday that the ou ot Early's forves were enean ped. in tyof Banker Hill aud Brephens nty De. ed to mass lis torces Cu the Whichester Ville pike, aud by a rap dmovernent burl them oa Evrly'sreor. i isnodonbs our the enemy completely surprised aud outmaneu- vrecd by Sheridan Whilst his ditheront columns were being riarcbed to the uppointed place render+Oud &@ potion of Our Cavairy, Uuder Gonerals A rlert and Aver ly kept up @ strong pot, res wud Be this | he ne follows: The 6th eer to move out ea the Vinchester and Berveville pike, and move in two parallel colminos on both sides of the road, with oriillery, ammunition and empty trains on the | w road: the 19th corps te follow on the same rond and in giinilar order; the Army of Western Vire Rinia, under Crook, to 4 © from its camping tion, was ordered to form n juuction at the crosmng | Chester together with many ate horses, are of the Opequan on the Berryville Ve lone Peete | tullof rebel wounded. It in eatmated there ape at pike: and shortly after 5 o'clock Wilson'’a division | Lo88t 4000 in Winchester, allowing jor those who | | the Ooequan, | 5 bard at work all day, fighting consiweratle bodies of the enem infantry and cavalry, and hav ng teen succersiul tn stesdiy driving them before them, how arfved on ourextreme richt, and wae prepared totake part in the final strug, le which sectirod ta the victory. Gen, Bher.dan rode out to where Gen, Torbett Was stationed, and after a consultation with hin as to the part the cavalry were to take, ordered the final charge, which was made with an impetuosity which Bontag could resist. Our lng extending nearly three miles in length, advanced amit the cheers and yells, which could be diatinctly heard far above the noise caused by the thunder of the artillery and the contimuous roar of muskeiry, which for its inpetuosity has seldom been excelled in any battle of this war. Our men bad determined to win the d and nerved themselves accordingly for the coring struggie and as our lines advanced closer wud closer to those of the enemy, the battle became | roore and more flerce, until, in point of desperate and flerce carnage, it wil! compare favorably with any rimilar contest of the wa: fhe slaughter now was truly awful, At every discharge men could be distinetly ecen droppin #!! around, aud the two contending jines at some points could not have beep over two buudred yards part. Just at thiscritical pertod, above the roar of ar- tillery, musketry aud cheers, could be distinetly heard the shrill notes of the cavalry bugle, sound. ing the charge which was the death kuellt> Barly's aria’. There could be geen the gallant Custer and Merritt, each with headquarters! flag in hand, and conspicuous among the advancing squadrons ¢ Inutly leading the charge, which, in connection With the desperate courage of our infantry, secured us the victor. wo have done so pobly, Those who have neve: witnossed a cavalry charge ean forma no idea of ite mayniticonce, ot the ve mori) mug effets when well execut whieh it The stubborn co 4 Bare forced to give way, and break aught which our cavalry mande bi sobre in hand, rode them cutting them right amd jeff, coptur.ng T21 d pon-commissioned officers with pine sud two yuns, Vhe broken and demoral zed divisions compris- ing Farly's command now ted tp contusion ti.now- yg away everything which could in any wa ° pede their fight and strowing the ground with their arms nade for the hetchts beyond neheater, fuitthoy were speedily disloded by Averil!, and forced to heatan hasty and ipruery) ious retreat up the Vailey, where euch of command ns are leit him are now ecatiered. The Cty Hotelond the aljaceut foundries in Win- nan ener iy 's commend w before the fierce ox pon therm, wha w down, were carried uway iu ambulances, and ‘or those who were able to bobble along, it will be a small estimate to pace the'r wounded at 4,000, aad killed at 600, whien with the prisoners, alreany captured, numbering 8,000, will rinke their logs 7,600 iu uum. ber; 600 kilied, aud 2,500 wounded will fully COVOT Ihe Keloicing over ™ idan’s Victory. Washington, sept, 20 -—A national sa ute was fired towlay in honor of Bheridan'’s victors, Phitideiphia, & pt. 20. 26 news of Sheridan's Victory Caused great exciternenu!, and thes auddea erection of flags on a!l the pablic and ma‘ay of the provat buildings, Tle whole city is rejo.cing over the news, Albany, Sept, 20.--The Union citizens of Albany | firedone hundred guns this eveuiugs in honor of ridan's victory. Chambersburg, Pa, Sept 20. —Gen.sCouch has or- deved the firing of a salut 100 gus g in Lonor of Sheriden's victury Poughkeepsie, N. V4 Sept, 20.~ Ove hundred Buus were fired here this vu in Lou dans gress victory over the Rebels General Averiils Operas ons. Weshingtoy, Sept 0 —Gentiewen who have ar- rived here from ilay the rebels, wader McCaw a d sod Jobn oF i Sony Lag cade n force at Burnet ° kept | son, advanced from Bunker's Hii and attacked iree portion D c ¢ yal tpar tLe f ficld, which was nearly twelve. tities atard tree | Averill at Mortinasbury, The ¢ Mor 6 apirited the point where t wes intewied cur afanrr, | resistance, fell buck to Muluesy.ti short distance \ uid operate, and steke om bow which | from Fall ng Waters, on the Vi ja ede of the should resuls in the signal defeat. of | S = Iy’s army, The deluy in the rive’, vhere he took a position, Le wing Banday of the 19th Corps enubled E: to move Gorcon's | night Avesi! vece.ved reinforaement » and posers division at the louble-squick from Bunker Hill dise | taut about ten miles, and bring i up in ume to + form ip line ot batue with Breckeurdge's Rarm- seur's and Rhodes* commands who bad already | arrived, and were formed ina belt of woods ckiris | ing Berryville and W uchesier, As soon as the 19h Corps arcived, it was formed in four lines of batile about 80) yards apart, on the right of the 6th corps, and everything being in readiness the advance was sounded at about 12 o'clock, and the different lines moved forward. | The two corps advanced in splendid stybe. and just a8 composedly as thougt Marching at review, day morning advanced ayainst the ce thern back to Bunker Hill, and reeot 4 burgh, On Sunday a body of disme unted cavalry was dispatcbod from the camp ut \Lfigerstown to W)lomeport, where they were, at she latest ace counts guarding the fords of t)1 river. els and drove Tar French preserve gray the yea round by eoating the clusere with iiime. Tie ta ‘nehes are picked just before they are rj, and diy, *4 in lime water of the consistency of toincream. hey are or on parade, drums beating and colors flying, pre- Feuting such an imposing spectacle as has sel- dom n witnessed in the present In fach = some = ofS tthe “oldest war. | When wanted for and | warm water to remove abe Jime, then bung up to remain, Ibe lime coatt 28 keeps outthe air, and checks ary tendency » 0 decay, the table, dip the clust 28 into the enemy's line, when the rebels opened 4 furione | All honor to those gauliant chiefs | rot Sheri. | Hazerstown, Mua state that on | | ! Martins~ 1864. Gen. Phil, Sheridan, The Wedingiee correspondent of the Chicage JOURNAL writes ¢ Thad the ploamire, vasterntiy, of taxing General | Shoriaan- shee Piil by the hand wie Pts Hot eeon mince the moral efter be went up Mis sion Ridge Ho looks as brown 42 ® nut and om fongh ass hickory, and not 9 deeregof PArenheit | it0%e than he looked when he was hob-no! tg | With Rrage’s baiterss aud they let fy at tia the | whole sx guar, showering Soa with eath, Bat no matter for that, he had made hi? second and the rascals were only aanding it. There in 54 waste | timber about Sheridan, not much of him, } rm | | cally, tut suugty put together, A square face, a } warm, black aye, a plearant smile, 9 reach of winder jaw, ahow that ‘when he will, jbe wil, you may depend cow's: black hair | trim round Like @ garden-berder; uo | Hyperion curl about him ang omer’ than there was about Cromwellta troopers; and alt gether impressing ron with the trith that there i« about sa much energy packed away in about the frnul leet apace that you ever saw in your life n ranging down from medium #ze to little, with ex- ceptions enough to prove the rule, seem te carry the day among the heroes, Mowes was something s} but vo Falsta Alexonder the Great and Poter the Great wore | ! | | le: Cromwell was ne giant dias for Napoleon— why, what waa he but ‘the litte Gorpornit Sheridan i ® capital eavcu tive officer; perhaps be would be hardly equal to panning a great campatgn, but Jehul wouldn't he drive it! With a pot piece of hia bead behind his ears, aud har ily reverence enough for a Mandariny f f the face of clay.' As Chief of ry, he in indeed chief among ten thousand, Plewsant-voiced, mild-mannered, not given to loug i rom you would hardly suspect he is a thunder. bolkin Acbarge and an emphatic human syllable allover, rom Arkansas. Steele to Resume the Offensive. Louia, Sept % —A gentleman from Duvall'a Bind, Ark, reporte the arrival of Gen. Mower at | Little Rocks with @ portion of the 10th Corps With thie mecession of force, General Steele will be able bbe take the off Nothing t# known of the | Retwoen 30 and 40 lof the Third Rogular Cavalry were captured fife | teen tniles from Little Rock on the 6th i ' ve whereabouts of General Price Captare of a Troin by Rebels. Lervenworti, Sept. 20.-Advice Fort Brau ray tho train which left bere (Leavenworth) Sept. 1st, tor Fort Stuuith, was captured by the rebels at Cabin Crock. The train consisted of 100 wagons laden with supplies, 600 mulos, $0 artillery horses, end two eutlers’ trains from Proposition af the hel Col. Score to own’? St Louisa, Sept. 20.—Au army officer, just from below, brings a report ived from General Her ron'a Adjutant, that Colonel Seott, commanding rebel troops near Raton Kouge, sent m proposition to General Herron te eurseuder 4,000 to 6,000 men, provided General Herron would erant an uncondi- | Honal pardon to the general officers of his com- mand, The Rebels in Lake Erie. Capture of Two Steamers. Buffalo, Sept, 2 —Nows has been received bere | thata nuiober of rebels from Canada, captured the (te steamers Parsons and Island Queen, near Boss Island, in lake Frie vesterday afternoon, and | have gonedown or across the Lake probably for reinforcements gunk, and ammunition, { turing party numbered ab ) Were arr ol with rev Tue cap- ut thirty men, who Ivera and bowle knives No The captors took at Mid wood enough to last two d Ament Toledo, Ohio, Sept 2%, Island Queen, arr other arms were notiond, die Base Island preraTod | Capt. Orr, of the eteamor | ved bere from the Detroit River {thie roorning, and furnishes the Brane with a | statement in regard to the puratten! operations in | the vicinity of Bundusky last night VheIstand Queen left Sandusky at 8 P.M. yer terday; stopped nt Kelly ts fslaod for thirte or forty | soldiers, anil prwsed to Micdle Bosia Tland, where be found the Parsons in possession of the pirates | who at once seized the Island Queen The | aoldiera were paroled aa *Confelerate’ prisoners, {and the other passengers sworn to seereas for Whours, Toe [stand Queen was then lashed to the Parsons and the two etarted for Sanduske When ont tive mileathe watereoo k of the Iel.ud Queen's pony engine was broken off, opening » hole in side, and sbe wascest off aud ‘ft to sink. The Parsons passed on to the mouth of Sandus Rav, ond after Lovering about #6 time apparcautiy signailing to those inside, started for the Detroit River, arriving at Pighting Island on the Coonda side, shout § ofclock this morning, where Capt. Or, bia clerk, and engineer, wore landed, and the steamer burned, as preparn~ tious were made for that object The no doubt that the aeizure of the Uo 8. steamer | Mchignn, and the Uberstion of the Johnson Island prisoners, were the objecta of the plot, Both Btoniners Were Ktripped of valuables. Nows Items, (By Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Tae fouring millof AW, Fagan, at 8, Louis, Mo., wos burned Monday night, Maosny. Nicolay and May, the President's private socretaries, were dirafie! yosteniay at Washington A iiteratcou received yesterday from Gen, Sher- man, at Atlanta, auys; “Myerything continues well with us!" Masoa-Gencrar McDowert, haa retumed to San F inspection among the detences on the Northern coast claco from bin tour Tur overland wail service is forthwith to be ree mined from the Picific aide, The reports of the Jadiau Uoulles on the plains were greatly exag- gerated Ixvonmation froia City P. repeats that the | rebols continue to throw au occasional ahell at our working parties on the new railroad, but with lit foot, rolAM, Colonel of the 150th N. Y. 8, sunaninousiy nominated for Congress by | tle oro Joust Va ) the Unron Con,resmoua! Convention held # Pough- | | keepsie yesterday, | A sovLt boat race, five miles for #5, took place at Poughkeepsie yesterday, Joshua Ward beat Stevens six seconds. Time—US minutos, 18 sec- ones, beating Hammill's victorious time 25 seconds, | Tus reports of yesterday received at Washington | show that the draft is proceeding quietly in all the | States. In most of the districts vigorous efforts are continued to fill the quota by volunteers before the drafied mon are mustered in, Tas Alexandria (Va.) Jovnwar says: We learn pan has |» {ke ICR ONE ORNT—IN GOLD * TWO CENTS (4 CURRENCY, AN immense ovation to Gen, McClellan cecurnvd @ Newark sadteriay evevlng. The streets were alivé with Nunbuations tranenirencies, ate Gen, McClellan Wes Mopploe with Senstor Welebt, as whose residence? ® serenade tock place, A large add emthusiamtic Republican meeting wea in proe gress at the mamo tine, Wloch was witrawesd by Joba Y, Foater, Faq. of Newark Ter Polytechnic Colle ce of Ponossieana beves tre antifiel anasion vestertiay, with the lir cost clase ever aseounbied within ite wal! from nearly all the loyal Statee,includin¢ Lowa, Mewourt and Louletana, of the trane-Miasseipp! States were preeent, indfeating the gradual return of public ontklence by the already increase! and generat demard for miniug, civil and mechanical eng.- Scudent neers. Liv opening of the New York Sinte Fair toole place yesterday at Rochester The cattle show is rroall but never hetver Horses are excellent. OF fine wool abeey, the abow ia pood, Of the better clans of machiuery the show ‘# good, and some of . » fruit exhibited ts good. The dairy and vex are very poor. The domestic department in minal! Altogether the exbibition ia not what it should bey bub it wilh sttract agreat crowd of people. General Intellizence. (By Mail to the New York Sun.) itis new and inatruc lee Toene are at preeent remding in the same mand pion near Londen three masters: whore united aged fall but geventeen years short of three centuries, Pipe for supplying the several Navy Yaris for the coming year Sore opeucd on Monday at Washo ington. The prices are considerably higher than hitherio. Desockarto institutions are progressive on the Tsthinus, Panama has ¢ ta Preddent hy w nunber of voters in At Paris, a person discovered to he an agent of the Sultan of Turkey, has been arrested for ate tempting to decoy young mule away to the Eaat to hil the harem. Genrurt Simwaw bas issued the following brief order: All the corps regiments and batteries mays without further orders, inseribe Atlante on their colors, Is Paris cabmen can't cheat, They are paid by the mile, and a dial worked by clock-work, set um motion by the revolution of the wheels, shows the distance travelled, Tan stoarwer Keyport ran onan old wreek im Harpton Roads, Va, on Monday, making @ hole inher keel, Sho was run ashore on Old Point, and in shoal water, Navy Department haa iseued orders thee the 20th of this month no person shall be ep listed in the naval service tor a less period than two years On Inst Satur tag the weamer Elizabeth, Captain Fowler, sailed from Poiladelpbia for City Points Va, with luxu 1 necessaries for the soldiers, from the Sanitary Commission, The cargo wae valued at 445,000. A man and woman, both Irish, finding them- selves on the wrong train wolng to Concord, when they wished to goto Now York, jumped off while thetralu was going ’S miles an bour, The mem was killed and the woman badly injured. As Focliahrmoan employed atthe Cutlery Works at Shelburne Bally recently ‘rev (for a wager) ane ether many Wolybing 160 pouuds, ina sulkey a dise tance foitin lea in three hours, At the end o& the row ‘Tne M 24th, says — ridian (Mise, Datey OLamion, of Angum During one of the intensely hot days +more that three hundred sick a cos died at Ancdessonville, We thank: 1 Yar He rsuch blessings." Tar New Rodford, Mass. Myroory says that mooy of the cotton wills so Bristol Gouuty will pare tally, itnot wholly, suspood operations in a few weeks, in consequeuce of the difficulty of procuring cotton, Tur rebel ran Tennessec, esptured by Admiral Farragut, in Mobile Bas, ond now known as the «S$. ironclad steam noesace, now les in the M asiestppl off New 0: ns. Bhe bas been over hauled, new ventilators put ing which renders her # corntortable vesse!, Tar next elections i order are those in Indianats Ouie 1 Ponurylvania, all of which elect State officers on the ud Tuesaday (the 11th) of Octob- or h in Obie and Ponnavivenia the present fiovernors holl over, State officers only requiring: to be Niled A prominent? eltizen ot Roatan ts to open s home n that city for incurable consuniprives, here ther may find not only a shelter from the chilling winds: of an unteeling world, but where they may enjor the luxury, care ane comfort of a Christian home. This ia the dret institution of the Kind aver opened in this country, A Rrremnioys in New Britain, Coun, remarked to wabrewad Trisman, coon after M Clallan's nome ton, that he woull like to khuow whe would be nough to vote ior hire for President, “And * wave Pat, » tool will soe for McClellan ¢ kind of fellows will all vowe om the other aide." A utter eon of Charles Frank, in Springfield, Maas, while placing on Saturday, fell into the river. other, Who saw bim struggling, rushed inte the water to save him, The current swept her sway, aut both mother and ebild were drowned. Vhe comains were recovered, ‘The mother was 2@ yeurn of age, ‘Tar Richmond Examinrr, of the 16.5 ‘net, haw a dispateh from Macon, Ga, stating that a train of ears lowdod with Federal prisoners, ron off the track of the Bouthwestern Railroad, killing an® wounding a large nurmber—as many, the Exam- ine * asthe rebels lost by the late accident to a tra'n containing rebel pr.soners, near Elioira, im this State. Tor recent order prohibiting the sale of anv clothing Whatever to soldiers and enlisted men, has caused the greatest consternation 2 the re rade clo hing dealers, A large and spirited meet ing was held at Washington on Monday mighty where their wievances were indienant!y recited, and w resolve eucoted to carry thelr burden to the sretary of War, aud urge a repeal ot the obpox. ua order the yp per lakes t jate, as pear 12,000 bush - The amount of ly for tidewater wertained, is as The amount of grow afloat from Oswego, NY. up tothe | as can be ascertaine tin my ! lows: ela wheat 1,000 busuels on flour wn. ¢ afle e and New York, as nearn osu Mowat &762 bbIs, flour, bushela wheat, 000 bushels corn, 64.000 Pushel® Oita, 81,000 bushels barley, 97,000 bushels rye. A cerren recently captured, written by an officer in Barly's ariny to his '¢, and now in the posses. | sion of the Government, says in reply to her state- } meat sent tiny A kKuow before your letter reached | me, that every male citizen able to carry a guy in our eoun 1 heen conseripted and was in the army, and TP know bow hard it must be for vou to ges along, when it is impossible for you to hires man auy where t help you on the place." YerotenvaY morning, says a Rochester paper of the 1 ustant, our fellowcitiaen, John C, Holys land, expired after an illness of sevors! days of dysentery. Mr, Holyland had just deposited in the through sources which cannot be discredited that ring & recant engagement between our forces and a amall portion of bis gues A od, WP koe Vicinity of Centreville '* SS Moseby veceived a severe wound in the groin du- | grave all bis chiidren-—three in number-—and bad seen bis wife barely able to rise from ber bed of t!l- ness when he was prostrated. Of an interesting avd happy family of five, in a few weeks all have been swept away but the wife and mother, *footinued av lay now