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SBttW j ^Sttramarj. A Woman o f E ighty Ytars Hanged by the Chivalry ,—The correspondent of the Sc. Louis Bepablioan states that near Yicksbnrg hanged an old eighty years, for expressing her joy arriy^ of the federal fleet. old woman aged g her joy at the Ueamer on the Hudson .—A con- made by the Jfeople’s Line for t desoiesoriptioi a new boat of a magniflcent d is to be 400 feet long, 50 feet beam, f bottomed, and to draw only 5 i or 6 feet water. She is to have tnbnlar boilers. T new boat will be finished in the oostlii style, and will be ready to take her place anight boat on the line, early next snmmer. of poisoning is being tried at Lara- gland, which bids fair to bring in inselfor \ Rebel Plan, of Operations. M kmphis , July 30. The Bulletin of this morning has the fol lowing from authentic sonrces : Among other interesting items as to the proceedings ot the rebels, we have some inkling of the snbjects discussed at two conferences of all the principle rebel military leaders held in Biohmond on the 4th and 5th inst. It is understood that they came to the \ oononlsion that they must lose no more ter- ritory. The defensive was strongly attack ed, and both Lee and Beanregard advised the invasion of the north at three points, namely : from Onmberland o f Williamsport into Pennsylvania; from Louisville and di, England which bids fair to eating facts to light. The conn iwn stated that the accused .. peoted of five poisoning cases, which be taken np in turn and investigated a ) one under consideration was ’’errible Accident .—^The wife of Gan Brokaw, of Millstone, If. L, some da ago was using oamphene to destroy bugs, by saturating the cord holes and ting it on fire. She had prepared one stead and set the camphene on fire, when to her clothing. insylvania; ___ ___ Cincinnati into Indiana and Ohio, and from Paducah and Cairo into Illinois, It is alleged that the following plan of irations ior the remainder of the snmmer campaign was agreed upon : 1st. The immediate obstruction of the .fames river, so as to make it impossibls for McClellan to use it as a means of oommuni- ansportation of reinforoemeitts and army supplies. 2d. Th( 8“ ; opera! oold camps bed 0 her clothing. She immediately ran out if the house to a neighbor’s where the fire was extingnished. She was so badly burned that she died on Monday. Murder in lewis County Thomas West, a Methoaist class leauer, while a t home alone on Sunday, the I9th oi June lastjwas murdered by persons unknown. A few days afcerward a paper was found on “ --------- ' ------ if a snspioiouBluspiciouB person,erson, contaiiontain- S I S p c irence to a funeral that was to take lac day, stating that Mr. West would Lome alone, and adding that he and three others “ must be removed to Old Abe’s hell.” The words on the The words on the paper were wrlt- I perpendicular lines, trom the top to i/Uom of the page. Canal 2bZ&—/ncreas« $612,746 21 .• Receipts 3d week in July, 1862, $180,599 90 “ “ \ 1861, 126,269 37 Increase, ipts from May Total increase, $54,330 63 home, i 000 troops. The Fie:ht across James River. E obt M onbob , Aug. 1. The mail boat from Harrison’s rived this morning, and the moni 96 “no news” is finally broken. 76 Last night between twelve and one the rebels opened fire on the centre of McClellan’s army, which continued for —lo oyraense Journal oi last There are to day very nearly or quite iimo miles of detained boats on bothjsides of the auu »rest ot tne lo of boats, mostly li the detainedboats boats ...j ..est of tuv .vw... -------- string along the Syraense level and through Geddes. It will take at least a week after the repair.of Look Ko. 47, before this’great crowd is dispersed. name of every nou-oommissioneJofficer Wuw in the late ‘‘Seven Days’ Battle” may have been distinguished for gallantry and good service on the field, with a view of immedi ate promotion of the deserving. Over two thousand names of young and old heroes have been lianded in, and will no doubt soon receive deserved promotion as a reward for their faitiiful services.—^New Bedford Stand- Loyaliy o f the Germans in Texaa.—Dt. Dognowitty of San Antonio has been at Washington, endeavoring to interest the government in behalf of the Union Texas, and to obtain a general who satisfactory to them. He states thi.- ____ birty thousand Germans who are now Bring in Mexico, having escaped the — ny of the Confederacy in Texas. He says that the Gemans in Texas are, almost to a man, in favor of the Union, which they are willing to fight for if they have an he pletely tyranny says thal ly are wi opportunity A n Aiehtoan —A saloon kecpc. m uicvciauu, vum centlj conceived the Idea of issuing snin- plaatera “good for one drink” to his custom- In printing the tickets the printer made a mistake, as the saloon keeper discovered to his cost after distributing a large amount of them. The ticket read, “good for one iiBuinB:.” A nnmber of two fisted drinkers, who got hold of some of the tickets, h ive been indulged in a series of drunks ever since, greatly to the pecuniary loss of the was destroyed by fire. Forty si:____ were in the barn, but all 'were saved „ thirteen. Mr. H. has nobly resolved to i„ demnify the oanalmen who owned the hor ses for their loss. A large quantity of hay and oats was destroyed. The loss is esti mated at $4r,000, on which is an insurance to the-amount of $2,400. But a short time since the barn of Mr. A. 0 . Mattoon was burned, and sixteen horses lost. The fire is attributed to an incendiary. and started for a house which stood near Carrying their pitchforks over their shoul ders, the steel prongs no doubt attracted the electricity, which aided materially in bring ing about she fatal result. We have hoard no fn ' her particulars than the above of this lameniabie affair. J. H. Brown,commander of the Rebel ram Arkansas, was formerly a lientenant in the Federal Navy, but was permitted like others to join his friends South. He reto home in the frigate Niagara, and proola strong secession sentiments, which sc censed a large class of citizens in Boaion, that it was only through the intervention of, the police that he escaped a mobbing at the head o f State street. He was made good his declaration of hia purpose to “return to his native State and fight under the Confeder ate flag.” The W a r T a x With the approach of the 1st of Septemb comes the new responsibilities imposed 1 the war against the rebellion. For instanc license fees will be due by the various classes 8 follows: !0; 55; wuuioaaiu uBBiers in liquors, ipiuo; reotmers, for each license to rectify spirituous liquors in quantity not exceeding 500 barrels of 40 gallons each, $25 ; for each additional 600 barrels, or any fraction thereof $25; in ad dition _ to this, hotels must pay from $5 to $200 license, and steamers, on which passen gers are fed and lodged, $25. Besides the above, retailers in the respect ive traffics named are also to pay licenses. (jreat Fire in New York- H ew Y o street. The flames were first otaerv^^iMm ing from the cellar, which is beneath the front part of the Oiiiiog room, and they quickly spread through all the lower rooms and up the stairways, partially catting off the escape of those who were in the rooms ___ above. duel Many of the servants and lodgers jumped pose from the second story windows and thus Oavi escaped being burned to death. Mr. Me ' Kenzie, a scotch gentleman about 75 years of age, aud a Mr. Simmons, both lodging on the third floor, have not been seen since the 3, and it is sunposed that tl — — -...'eennelz, of Philadelphia, enoa was nearly suffocated by the smoke, but is half not now supposed to be in any danger, butwi The buildings were completely gutted by behint the flames. The servants lose all their ef fects, and the proprietor, Mr. J . W. Howell, all his stock and furniture, valued at $10,- 000. The upper portions of the two bnild- ings were occupied by Mr. Conner, typo founder, whose loss is estimated at $8,000. The adjoining building was occupied by 0 . N. Baker, printer and stationer. It is considerably damaged and the loss on Mr. Baker’s stock will probably amount to $6,- o thehe Oonn<onner The three buildings belong to t C operate for three weeks, estate. The loss on them is about $25,000, Two of the gunboats T H E W A R . McClellan to nse it as a means of oommi eating with the government, and for t transportation of reinforcements and si supplies. 2d. The oooupation of Williamsbargh, Torktown and the entire Peninsular. 3d. The recovery of the whole of the ter- ■itory of Virginia, and the suppression of ihe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 4th. The recovery of New Orleans, Mei ind the Mississippi river, and the ex- of the federal e d ^ l troops from Tennessee these objects have Lee and Beauregard ion of tbs f Kentucky. When been accomplished, the plan was proposed. 6th. To make the Potoma their basis of O] and other iperations and it of war rivers at o frontier line, and to tram ,.. _ __ om Yirginia to Maryland. 6th. To hurl upon Washington from londnd a columnlumn off 200,0000,000 troooops. DQ Rich- a co o 20 tr By the capture of that city, the liberating of Bal timore, and the invasion of the North at three points named above, becoming in turn invaders. They thus hope to make it necessary for the United States to keep at the defence of our cities, 500,- Landing le monotomy of an hour and a half, from four rebel batteries of flying artillery opposite the Landing, some above and some below. They threw shells of 6 and 12 pounds, round and coni- iged prisoners a r- yesterday afternoon from Richmond. > belonging to this army and fit t uty were sent to their regiments. The firing was intended no dWbt for onr others will leave for the North to day. camps, but many of the shot fell short and officers were among the party, did some little mischief to the shipping During the two days’ battle of Malvern Hill, from eight huudred to sixteen hnndred 3 pounds, ri __ ____ e third of them exploded, was intended no doubt for ternoon GDg^ed^n shelling the^ oppoaPe troops has improved ever since they began to receive fresh vegetable, which were or dered to be issued to them by Gen. McClel lan, Gen, MoOlellan’s Army Advanoinec. H r AJDQTTABTKBS A r MX OV THS POTOJtAO,) Angnst 6tb, 1862. j The army of the Potomac has again as sumed the offensive. The reconnoisanoe inder Gen. Hooker to Mai- swamp bridge, New was in every respect a complete ancceaa. The troops left camp about dark night be fore last, arriving at Malvern Hill at four o’clock yesterday morning, a distance of 10 miles. Here they encountered two regi ments of infantry and a battery posted be hind earthworks. Fire waa immediately opened on them by Captain Benson’s battery and a section of Captain Robinson’s. The infantry was not engaged. The firing lasted about three hours, when the rebels inglori- onsly fled by the river road toward Rich-; mond, hotly pursued by our troops, whoi succeeded in takiug 100 of them prisoners. The loss on our side was three killed and eleven wounded. Oapt. BensOn had hia side broken by a piece o f shell. The doctors think the leg can be saved. Liept. Ool. Gamble, of the 8th Illinois cavalry, waa severely wounded in the breast while driving in the enemy’s pickets. Col. Averill with 500 cavalry took the river road to White Oak Swamp bridge. There they found the 10th Yirginia cavalry drawn up to receive them. A charge was immediately made which broke the rebel lines, when they fled. Col. Averill followed them three miles, taking 28 prisoners, with out losing a man. Gen. PleasontoD, with a force of cavalry, took the road towards New Market bridge, which is 10 miles from Richmond, where they took 80 prisoners. This ended the operaiions for the day, and the troops went into camp on Melvern hill. Gen. McClellan, who went to the ecene of action early yesterday morniug, has not re turned. All is quiet on the opposite side of the river. From McClellan's Army. H b ADQUAETEES OV the AEinr OF THE ) POTOMAO, Aug. 7 . ) At Malvern Hill everything was quiet during yesterday. It was reported last night by deserters and contrabands that the rebels had been moving from the vicinity of Richmond all day in»Iarge forces towards Malvern Hill with a view of retaking that position. Three thousand exebanj rived yesterday afternoon Those belonging to this army and fit to do were sent to their regiments. The did some little mischief to the shipping which was lying at the landing at anchor in the river. As their sheila passed over the thickest of the vessels, several vessels and steamers were only struck by shells and fragments of shells, but no one harmed It is reported, that nine of onr men w en and only three wounded. It beiof killed dead of night, and onr ick in front, cansed lened fire. my expecting ime delay befi - - -in hour the seige brought to bare upon them, and ir gnns opet After half an hour or an hour the se gnns were brought to bare upon them, i __ in less than 40 minntea the rebels were si lenced. The firing waa very brisk while ued. Many of the rebel shells t over onr camps but not explode. All that is known of the fate of the rebels is that they fled, and this morning the trees where they had their batteries presented a shatter^ appearance, and many were com- could learn nothing more of the new Merrimao. There was one federal gunboat near the landing which opened fire immedi ately on the rebels, but they did not respond. Gen- Pope’s Department. as A bm z < “ Angnst The rebel cavalry under Gen. Robertson are believed to have withdrawn from the Shenandoah Yalley, leaving that part of the country to the defence o f the gnerills. Orange O .H . Occupied. HEADqUAETEE.S A e MX OF VlEMNIA,) g. 3,1862. J Mtijor ‘General Halleck : The reoonnoitering c-olnm ts of tbi - - teral Robertson, ra- Eleven of the enemy were killed and fifty- or- prisoners; among the latter are Major, two Captains, and two Lienten- OuE loss was two killed and three wi ed. The enemy retired in such haste leave their wounded in our hands. The railroad and telegraph line between Orange Oonrt House and Gordonaville wei destroyed. J ohn P ope , Major-General. D raftin g to Com m ence A u g u s t 1 5 th , W ashinoton , Aug. 4. The following order calling for militia from the several states has just been issued: \W ab D epaetment , ) WAamNOTON, D. O., Aug. 4.J Ordered—^First, That a draft of thre< hnndred thousand militia be immediately called into the service of the United States, to serve for nine months, unless sooner dis charged. The Secretary of War will assign ' ■ ’ ' tes and establish regnla- liuaigcu. xxic oecreiar tlie quotas to the states tions for the draft. Second, That if any adffitional three hundred thousand volunteers,, o l 'a ipeoial draft from the militit tary of War will establish regnlations for this purpose. Third, Regnlations will be prepared by the War Department, and presented to thei President,with the object ot securing the pro motion of officers of the army and volunteer for meritorious and distinguiebed serviccf 1 the military se latent or unworthy officers. The regnlations will also provide for rii ling the service of such iueorapetent pe; ions as now hold commissions. By order of the President, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. F rom M empM s- O airo , Aug. 5. _ The steamer Yiotoria from Helena has a rived. On her way to Memphis she wtb fired on several times by guerillas, receiving several cannon shots in her upper worka. No one waa injured. A dispatch from Tnpello of the 30tU i to the Grenada Appeal states that informa tion had been received at headquarters that- Ool. Armstiong’s cavalry has taken Oonrt- land, Ala., anil ^ p tnred 159 prisonera and a. lation and ap- 'vice of incom- .................. _________ 69 priaoiK train oi cars, with a loss of only ' killed and eight wounded. Reliable information stal federals passed through rhose destination ie Morgan’s whole comi foly to Tennessee, ai noiville, having taker destination is Ohal rhole command In md part in 100 pri£ that 15,000> isonmbia last returned. F THE? 'OTOMAO, Aug. 4. 4 Ever sin, the mail-bi teriee onr troops shore. Yesterday & reoonnoisance was . xdi that point back into the country fonrteen milea of Petersburg. I t ducted by Oolonel Averill, and a of ISO of the Third Pei dry. with if ' ligan ini aado npon to within losed of istT of the Third \Pennsylvania Javalry, w four companies of the First ihigan infantry; Oapt. Castor and Bow en, of General McOlellan’a i panied them. A t Oox’s Mill from the rivet, they enoonntere'd the Thir teenth Virginia, drawn up in line. Out men charged on them when they broke and rnn. They drove them to their i kiUed, si :en prisoners. Onr loss was one horse After soonring the country a short dis tance further, they returned to the river. There is no farther evidence of rebel gnn- boats on the river this side of Fort Darling. Information received here goes to show that the New Merrimao will not be ready to lerate for three weeks. a were yesterday af-lqnanl Hill, from eight hundred to sixteen hnndred wounded Union soldiers bad their wounds dresseddressed att Mr. Carter’sarter’s house,ouse, tisehe ladies a Mr. C h t ladies Ireely tearing up their sheets and pillow cases for baudages. While the array was passing a gnard was posted to protect the women and children. Onr horses and cattle are grazed on his farm, and his negroes are working on onr foriifloations. All applications for their return have been refused. F obt M oneoe , Aug. 6. The reconnoisanoe of Monday has resnl- ted very favorably. Onr troops drove in the rebel pickets early yesterday morning, and fighting immediately commenced and last ed two or three hours,which resulted In the federals taking possession of Malvern Hill, which they now occupy w‘ ' to hold it, an are in oonnei movement. The public will no doubt he fnlly satisfiei with the activity of the army of the Poto mac for a few The fightic) Hill was done ___ small. Only twenty u ity of the army days to come. „ g at the capture of Malvern Hill was done by artillery, and our loss was all. Only twenty were killed and wonnd- Rebel loss some greater. ses and equippnge complet valry men, bor were captured, ly expectizpect tbisis tb movement to be with the greatest activity as It larae of much importance, f the 8th Illinois is wounded. We have not yet been able to obtain a list of cs ail boats I by gunl of the sic omplete list of casualties. The mail boats at Harrisons Landing are yed by gunboats. and wounded may be V of returned Richmond The President on Negro Regiments. W abhihston , Aug. 4. A deputation of prominent oitizens waited upon the President this morning to asoer- tam if he would acossfi t he services of negro regiments. The case was fairly put bqfore Mr. Lin coln. It was represented to him that regi- its ot blacks coold be formed and equip- H o w t o D e m o ralixe a n A r m y . IJader tbis bead that excellent and loyal journal, the Nashville ITmon, addresses the following words to the President of the Doited S'.a'es. The article shows on what principle war is carried on in Tennessee; how rebi-is are favored, though loyal men suffer; bow our brave soldiers are degraded and murdered, that a rebel’s property ma be safe: “Suppose that a treacherous, unsoropaloi foe deolares war against the onnntry in cii cumstanoes which render the war an oatro{ of peculiar aggravation. The government calls for an army to defeat the foe, and a vast oonconrse of patriots assemble to ebutiee him and save the uatioD. Actuated by the noblest and most self-sacrificing sp'rit, the physician and lawyer leave their ofiioee, the farmer his lovely home, the tradesman quits bis shop,op, thehe mechanicohanio hisis bench,ench, andn the nrage, and the voice breast is not uttered t me h b a d __ laborer his daily toil; forsaking home, wives, children, triends, basinees, and the sweet repose of civil life, with its ‘vine and fig-tree,* to try the hard fare, and severe ex posure of the soldier’s life—the forced march—the drifted snow pnrpled with gore— the burning beat of summer and choking olonda of dost—the drenohiog torrent of rain—the hospital—the dreadful shock of battle. All tbis the patriot soldier faces, and if bis heart quails, it is but for • moment, for the love of cbnntry inspires him with more than mortal courage ’ that speaks within his breae by earthly lips; and thus, V 'In spite ofsureing billows’ roar The torrid march—the deadly shore,* be marches on—on, repeating as he goes “ ‘For thee, fiiir Freedom, welcome all the put. For thee, my country, welcome even the last.’ He reaches the territory of the enemy, eager for a conflict with the enemy ; he has no love for war as a profession, and longs to conqner a peace, that he may return to the delights of bis former life, which no motive save that of patriotism could ever impelled him to forsake. Weeks, u.onths pass a w ^ , and there is no battle—no advance is matfe. He is in the midst of a population many o:: Whom sympathize heartily with bis armed enemy, and many of whom are actually aid ing the enemy. He is beset with spies, who dog hlfl footsteps everywhere. A dis- tingnisbed rebel general has a fine planta tion aud many servants near the camp ; bat be is ordered not to molest them, and for fear he might transgress orders, he is sent with some others to protect the plantation and negroes. The next day is detailed to guard a rebel’s orchard; the next day to protect a rebel’s cornfield from the depreda tions of some soldier who wants the Inxu of a roasting e a r ; and no successive days is sent to protect the cotton gin of a rebel general; to guard the wheat pens of a rebel colonel; to guard the corn oriba of a rebel captain, and to keep his fellow soldiers away from the spring of a rebel commissary. When he has discharged these duties, his officer sends him along with a violent rebel who has just returned from the army, and found that one of hie negroes has escaped to the Federal camp, to aid in arresting the fugitive. He and his messmates, broken down by the drudgery of the day, have eaten their plain, hard fare, which hnoger made savory, and now sit before their tents in the pleasantest moonlight snmming np the events of the day. As they smoke their pipes be Sara one of his comrades say: ‘Well, >n’t yon think th&t old robol M— whoso in shot one of onr pickets a few week ago, got a permit to bring some goods throngb our lines f’ Another one speaks np : ‘Yee, and onr General wrote a pass to-day for that old ' ■ ’ -t became I „ orchard.’ The for the dashing sweeping past them, accompanied* by a gay belle of the neighborhood, who is noted for her rebel proclivities. The cavaliers pass and the conversation is renewed, bntt H is soon broken by a sadder interrnptii comrades come bearing in a fellow who is shot t h rngb o .................... ffid she rebel, Mrs. B ------ , to go and visi ’ Another pale-faced boy says id guard for three daj lade me stand , I gathered soi: >r three days 3 in a rebel’s talkers bush up for a moment, ig commander of the post comes t them, accompanied by renewed, b u ___ ladder interrnption. Fonr iringin a fellow sol 3 shot thro the head by an assi while he was standing on gnard at the corn field to beep soldiers from stealiag rebel asting ears. Better a loyal eoldler bo as- ssinated than an ear of a traitor’s corn be “And presently a messenger gallops itb the news that a company of gneri ive captured the officer who lately rode the group, while he was taking tea with fair secessionist at her farmhouse a mile distant. Would it be deemed strange if these soldiers were to say : ‘We bad better return to our homes than come away fron our families to protect the property of th( very men whom we wish to fight. We oami to fight as soldiers, and onr officers hai turned ns into a police to watch over tbi oornoribs, orobarda and ben-rooats ofltraitois. Our officers frolic with rebel planters, and 3 that theii led and equi landed by white officers, vices would be of great snefit to the country. It was also urged that the rebels armed their slaves and used them ngainat na. Mr. Lincoln replied that he could not accept regiments of negroes, but that he would accept as many na would offer their services as laboiers. This, it is nudersto.-d, is to be the settled policy of the ^ )od, is tl IERBIBL8J1SIST1R Burning of the Golden Gate. 2 0 0 L O S T . Dispatch from a survivor. N ew Y oek , Aug. 7. The steamship Golden Gate, which le San Francisco July 21st for Panama, yil two hundred and thirty passengers, $1,114, 000 in treasure for New York, and $270,000 for England, waa burned at sea July 27th, and one hundred and eighty nine passengers aud all the treasure lost. “P acific M aii , S teamship O ompant , > “N ew Y oek , Ang. 7th, 1862. j “To the Editors of the Evening P o s t: “I beg to hand yon herewith a copy of _ deapalch received this morning from the Company’s San Francisco agents,annennoing the total destruction by fire of the steam- BDgers and ir “When th« e*w ’ manhood of a patriotic army sba 1 no longer be undermined by such policy as that we have treoed in words far feebler than facts would justify. Let the fiery and im- of our soldiers be m J troops per ___ them to the d hundreds of faces, now darkened with discontent, will brighten with that confidence which is the unerring harbinger of victory. The H e w K e r r im a o . A Britist subject vrho has recently eaosp- led from the Sonth fernisbea the Philadelphia Press the following concerning the new Mer rimao : She is a very formidable vessel, cons ted with mnch skill. Her woodwork was then finished. On the followlDg day she was taken across the river to the Tred^ar Works to have her plating put on. The plates are about ten feet long and ten inches in width. They are punched entirely through with holes for the insertion of ^ e bolts, and will overlap one another when in position. Like Merrimao No. 1, she is a formidable ram, but is somewhat smaller than the great original, which in every other respect sbi greatly resembles. Her roof runs np a peak of snob a bight that the sides rise a sharp angle. When ironed and her m chinery put in, her guards will probably n be over one foot above the water. Being ranch smaller she will be more manageable than Merrimao the first. Her*guards were abont six feet above the water’s edge. The some ram was well beaked, reaching about four “The steamer was well found in fire arrangements, life-boals, &o„ and was of ficered by experienced and ekillfnl men, which facts give further assurance that sc lives have been preserved. “Respeotfnlly, your obedient servant, “A ulan M o L ane , President. The press, generally, will please DIsrATOH FROM 1 “8l GSeceived An; “Allen MoLt “The Gold Manzanilia, gers and ticulars soon I SAN FSANOISCO AOENTS. t F eanoisoo , Ig. 7,1862,10:80 a . m .) President: fate was burned a :ico. Two hnndred .erished. Total loss.' Par- B possible. FORBES & BABOOOK.’ Gate was burned a t sea, t vo hnndr pass crew perished. ^ as possible. »E8FATOH FSOM A SUSVIVOB. ‘^S an F eanoisoo , August 0, (Received Ang. 7—11:45 a . m .) “W. L. Halsey, care Qeo. K. Otis: “I was saved from the I iashing m yself to the forec: then jumped overboard, pass! _nmped overboard, pi port wheel while the vessel der way. burning ship by lastle ladder. I ling nuder t as Still nDd( ‘‘Fortunately I sustained no serious injary, and was picked np by the ship’s boat. - “We were in this boat fully twenty hours sfore reaching Manzanilia. Mr. Edward Flint, of San Francisco, waa at. “B en . H oixadat .” S t . L ouis , Ang. 7. S i cifio coast. Manzanilia. The Golden Gate waa burnt A fire occurred in London; abont the mid dle of July, more destructive Iju Its results than any th it baa taken place since the great fire of 1860. The floor cloth manu factory of Messrs. Ohorley, the great drapery establishment of Messrs. Harvey, and the surrounding bnildings were damaged to the extent of three-quarters of a million of dol- r disastrous fire A very disastrous f irred at the extensive distillery of M euri. ^arlane Sc 06., Glasgow. An immense jtlty of spirit? and grain waa dtetroyod. | io with compel na to dig ditobes and ‘repair roads when there are tbonsands of slaves belong- iug to traitors at our very doors, who are more than willing to leave their masters, who use them to raise corn for the rebel army, and come and work for us. We en listed as soldiers, and the government has made ns drudges.” , “The ardor and energy of the best tn in the world would melt away in snoh onmBtanoeaas these. Not in one oot nor in one state only, have these thingi enrred. We hear one loud and long monstrance coming up from all sections of onr army. Mr. President, you who are made by the oonstitntion of your country the lOommandcr-in-Ohief of the army and m “ When the particulars alluded to, which will contain a list of passengers, with those lost specified, reach here, they promptly furnisbed to the press f formation of interested parties. “In the meantime, it is certain that some ram was w ell beaked, react few passengers were saved, as is shown by feet above the deck, and extending ont alx the following telegram from Mr. Benj. or eight feet. Holiday to his agent in this city. Altht ‘ ‘ Although her armament waa of oonrae: yet on board, its character was no seorel The entire pnblio having aooeaa to the vee- sei, it was easy to be seen what number of gnns she was to carry oa well as tbeir ap proximate character. From other iniorma- tloD, liowever, 1 can state that ahe will car ry one bow, one stern and three side gone. They are to be of the same deaoription as those which are monnted at Fort Darling. Their ability to pierce onr iron armored vea- siels, having in the attack npon that fortress been exemplified—atleostto tbesatiifootion of Seoesh. The balls to be used are sted* pointed, and were made on the day o f onr departure, as well as prevlonsly. She is no donbt completed by this time^ id ready for offensive operations, as a very rge gang ot workmen were employed npon her. She is the pride of the Riiffimocders, who rely upon her for the defence of the city as mnch as npon their armies. It is ■oastingly oastingly declared and nniverMli;| b declared and nniverMliy belieyed by them, that “she will sweep the Jamas river.” While this is undoubtMly bombast, it is certain she has one featnre of her for- midablenesB not poweseed by MerrimM No. 1—her armor pli^mg e xtends below the w a- ter-line. Singularly enough, her crew Ig to oonaiat only of the old crew o f Merrimao the first. The men were quartered on Thirteenth street, a few doors from the Examiner office, in a bnilding styled “ the Sailor’s Home.” It would be a strange ocenrrenoe, indeed, if in the whole history of this reballion, one battle would oooor where the forces engaged ini behalf of the Union would ontnnmber the rebel forces engaged. The differenoe baa heretofore been largely on the rebel aide of tba muster roll. Indeed, i f -------- might have Been peace and qni'et. OI not some genersl invent some “great atrat- ,”,” or'i^rform some “masterly sttrokeof ' egy poliojf,” jor some Union an rebel itron_ ity to Bee whal ground, we to-day and qniet. OI will some “great atrat- )me “maaterly B “manointer” whereby i ■my can be brought down Dghold, thns giving an op- rbat would be tbs result! A Goon Sieir.—^It is said that thare are fonr tbonaand empty beds in the hospitals abont Washington. The hmltb of the army most be improving THE EMLE. F O U G H K B E I ’S I E s S atukdat M obnino , A uqust 9, 1862. T k e W e e l c . Saturday, Angnst 2 . ^ The rebels on the James river, opposite. Harrison’s Landing, opened on onr troops yesterday, with two batteries of light ar- tUlery, bat were soon silenced. Five men were killed. No otlier damage was done. Gen. Pope’s army is going forward steadily and has advanced beyond Warrentown. The subject of drafting ia'still np and sever- *.al of the states are preparing in case it is necessary. Several of Porter’s mortar fleet have arrived at FortMonroa and will proceed np James river to sliell out tin batteries there. Monday, Angnst 4. We have farther accounts of the firing across the James river a t the centre of onr army. The affair did not amount to much as no damage was done to the shipping and bat few lives lost. Gen. Pope’s army is advancing slowly to wards the rebels *nd a battle may take place a t almost any time. Several querllla fights have taken place at different points in the west, in which onr troops have generally been defeaued. Ac tive measures sbonld be taken to stop the gneriHas and put an end to tbat kind of Several prizes have been captured in at tempting to rnn the blockade. Some of them very valuable. ' Tuesday, August 5. The President has stated in answer to en quiries that he would not accept regiments ol colored men to fight, but bad no objec tions to nsing them to work in the camp. There are rnmors from Wasbing'on of the evaonation of Richmond. Yery Donbt- Tbe President has issued an order, directing that drafting shall commence on the I5tb of this month if the new qnota is not fall by that time. Gen. Pope’s forces have occupied Orange O. H, and are rapldfe moving forward. A body of Gen. Mo^ellana troops stationed on the Bontb bank of the James river, had an engagement.wlth a regiment of rebels in the vicenity of Reteraburgb, complete ly routing them and burning their camp equipage. Wednesday, Angnst 6. It is reported that GemUcOlellan has landed 15,000 troops on the south side of James river. Everything else it qniet. News in the military line is very dull. Noth ing of ]mport«noe is reported from any quarter. Telegraph operators are exempted, by an or der from Secretary Stanton, from draft- By an arrival from Europe we have one week later intelligence. American and Canadi an affairs are the principal topics of dle- cnsalon. Thursday, August 7. Gen. McOlellan’s army has again assumed the offensive, and have made a reoon- noisance to within a few miles of Rich mond. They met and dispersed the ene my in three places, and at night took np their camp on Malvern Hill, within a few miles of Biohmond. The rebels in part of Gen. Pope are gather ing in large nnmbers. An attack on Pope is expected. News from all other quarters is very dull. War meetings are still being held in all parts of the oonnty. Friday, August 8. Every preparation is being made in the army of the Potomac, and vigorous forward movements are promised. Onr troops occupy Malvern Hill with snffioient force to hold i t GneriHas are again becoming very bold and active in Missouri and Kentnoky. Our troops were defeated by them in one or two places. ^or« trouble may be ex peoted. The Pacific Mall steamship Golden Gate was totally,,deBtroyed by fire on a recent trip from San Francisco. Abont 200 lives were lost by fire and drowning, only vety few being saved. OEmoiBiNH M ilitabt M ovements .—Ever Binoe the oommenoemeniof the war there has been a great deal said,—mostly by that class who are very fearful of hurting the rebels,- against newspaper criticism of military movements, and some well meaning people no doubt, are led into the belief that such free oritloism has a very damagiug efteot.— So»tho few who have fearlassly applied the same rule to the acts of generala that every one does to those of statesmen and political and have pointed ont errors, de- nonnoea imbecility and treachery, and urged efficient action, are sneered at aa ‘‘newspaper generals” and stormed a t as “destroying con fidence” In ‘onr national leaders. Now we, 88 onr readers well know, have always in- eisted that it is not only the right but the duty of the press to thus plainly, pointedly and fearlessly criticise whatever is wrong,and anggeat improvement wherever it is needed. And we do not believe that of all branches of pnblio service the military alone is so far above the comprehension of ordinary per sons that it mast be exempted from any al- Insion except in the most fnlsome praise.— Naver before in the history o f the world has the science of war been considered so ab- strnse and difficult as to be beyond the reach of common sense, and the quacks who pro fess to exolnsively understand it now, are __ not oalonlated to impress the public mind at j with any stronger idea of Its profundity. Erron have their nsee, and may be o pensated for If the experience they furnish leads na to avoid them in futnre; but if they are covered up, and smoothed over, and eve ty body ia ready to swear they are no errors at all, then we lose all possible benefit and have to put up with the unadulterated evil. To blander is bad enongb, bat to call a blan der “ masterly strategy,” and proceed to re peat it ia infinitely worse; and it is this, not the errors themselves, nor the oriticism,that disoonrages the people and destroya their confidenceJn onr generals. But it is said by many, “yon must say nothing about these things now, for you will diaeonrage enlistments.” To tbat we reply, we do not believe telling the truth about matters will disoonrage enlistments, or do harm in any other way. People are not foota, and they are sure to find out whether things are going right or not in the end j and then if they discover that they have been deceived, the feelingis ten timee more bitter, and the want of confidence much greater than if they were told the truth a t the out set, I t is true the great obstacle to volan- teering i» want of confidence in the nation’s leadera; bnt wa submit that the way to re- ■tore w d keep it Is not to deaonnoa those xwpen and pnblio men Who oritioiie military acts, bnt to put forth eneb energy, activity and earnestnew tbat there will be no need of nntaTorable critidim. The greet queetion which ! b in everybody’s mind is not “ will the People anstain the Gove; Government f” bnt “ will the Government anstain the People f ” W t are glad to ^see ,that thare are growing indioationa that it,w ill, and tbat a new pol icy ia being uitarad npon, which w ill not inelude the guarding o f rebel pre^rty, nor the oatohing o f rebel ilavea, bnt which will be war, proaaonted w ith every means in the reach of the nation. The people are raeolnta, determined, and ready to do all that is re quired o f them. Lot ne ba aaanred tbat the o w n m e n t ia equally i o and all w ill be A n axtendTa riot ooonrrad in Brooklyn on Tnoaday last, bring an attack by aeompany o f Irish upon lom e negroaa. It was incited ae oOiara have been by the eeoeidt N h o ti o f Peaoetaey. SoKX DmxsEHoa.—^If it is found necessa- ty- to resort to drafting, as is intimated nn lesa the qnota of each town and oonnty is very soon made np, people should nnder- stsnd and bear in mind that that there will be a vast difference between the situation of those thns taken and thoee who volunteer.— They get no bognty and but $18 pet month pay, pot oomingnnderthe head of yolnnr teers a t all, and thus not sharing in the ad vantages conferred by recent laws upon such. Those _who wish to seenre the bonnty and avoid the necessity for a draft, ahonld there fore either press forward to the recruiting officers themselves, or it from any good, rea son they cannot, sbonld find some one to go In their plaoee. Every man can if he tries, induce one at least tq^enter the ranks—that is if he cannot go himself. Let every one do bis duty then, by personal infinenoe, by promising to take care of the familea of en listed men, or in some other way, and the draft which all look forward to with so much dislike, will never be needed. O elansx nr P omot .—^Acoonnte from Wash ington all agree in giving the cheering intel ligence that 8 more vigorous policy is about being entered upon in the prosecution of the war. Already orders have been iasned which forbid the guarding of rebel property and show that the tenderness for the feelings of slaveholders which has been the great ob stacle to snocess has been done away with. Onr white brothers and neighbors are no longer to dis in the trenches, bnt negroes are to be employed in the work. Hereafter blows will be strnok witfaont stopping to in quire careftilly whether they may not damage the peculiar institution. True the adminis tration has not yet gone as far aa all might wish, but we must remember that its policy has been to follow, not to lead pnblio senti ment, and as soon as it is convinced through the press and from the voice of the pnblio assemblies, wfcat the people want, there will be no delay in doing it. YotuNTBKRiNa is going on in this state more rapidly than is generally enpposed, and those who fear that it will he necessary to draft may well dismiss their apprehensions. The Oommeroial Advertiser, apparently speaking by authority, says that the average nnmber of certificates presented to the Pay master General of the state for the payment of the bonnty is five hundred every day. It adds, drafting in this state will not be re sorted to, unless the number of enlistments fall far short of the nnmber now received per day. Five hnndred reornits every day will soon fill the quota, tnasmnoh as there are thirteen thousand of the state comple ment already in camp. New York is thns doing her duty nobly. Let the young men rush forward and take their places now. N. B.—Since the above was written we have authority for saying that the regiment for this district mnet be filled by the 15tb inst. or drafting will be resorted to. Each town not having furnished her quota by that time will be compelled to raise the nnmber by draft. We hope this will not be neces sary, but enlisting must go on faster than it has done to avoid it- The Lontsville Journal tells a story that ought to be kept in mind by every soldier at least of the federal army. It is that Gen. Prentiss, while a prisoner a t Atlanta, Geor gia, was grossly insulted by a seoesh woman ; that he made no reply to her taunts, bnt simply turned liis back npon her; for which a man of the place, taking a company with him, severely horsetohipped the defenseless and distingnished prisoner. In return for this we trust thefederal troops, if they ever get posaesaion of the infamous scoundrel, will bang or shoot him at once, witli- ont waiting for orders, and if necessary in defiance of their generals. The whole coun try would sustain them. I mpeefeot E nbollments .— It is getting time for steps to be taken somewhere to have the enrollments of the militiisof this State revised and made ont correctly, iS,tLcro is to -be any thing like fairness in drsifting. We venture the aseartiou that thus far the lists are as imperfect as they cau wall be made. In tbis city, for example, there are men on the lists who are seventy years of age, and we have good authority for saying that in one di triot in this county, containing at least one hnndred and fifty men liable to do military duty, only fourteen are enrolled. We donbt not that this ia a fair specimen for the entire state. Not a few seotlons will escape almost entirely if left to themselves. The Secretary of the Navy has issued an order regulating the nniforms of the navy, and providing for the new grades of officers lately established by an act of Congress. It wunid be well if somebody would issue an order giving a new and more appropriate nniform both for officers and men of the ar my, tbau the enmbroas and nnbandy frock costs which they now wear in imitation of the Austrians, and under which how a man can move and breathe on a sultry day, to say^othing about hia marching, is to ns mystery. How any thing more nnsnitable for effective aervioe oonld be well got up, we cannot readily understand. A biennial meeting of the Judges of the Supreme Oonrt of this state was held at Al bany on Wednesday last, for the pnrpose of revising the rales of that Oonrt. A quorum not being in attendance nothing was done, as no legal action coold be taken. Jndge Emott was the only Judge io attendance from this distrist, and the seventh was nnrepre- s e n t e d . ______ _ ________ G en . B ubnsidb , who has been at Fort Monroe for some time, left there a few days since with his whole force, bnt did not go up the James Jtiver as it was expected he would, bnt in another direction. Where he will turn np is a question tbat excites mnch speoniation. Some thinks he has gone np to Frederioksbnrgh to reinforce Pope, who will thanhsTean army larger than McOlellan’s and .will probably advance on Hlohmond. Others think we will hear of him in a new and unexpected quarter. Burnside is a fight ing, not a digging general, and will be heard from wherever beis. O nk P tkp in A dvanox .—Gen. Pooe’s army has made the first step in advance since the Iter at Biohmond. On Saturday last a force advanced to Orange Court House, Ya., and took posseBsion ot the town, which waa oocnpied by two regiments ot rebels. Fifty tw o of the enemy were made prisoners and a nnmber killed and wonnded. We hope this is but the first stop in a vigorous cam paign by Gen, Pope, who has the power, if any men has, to reetore confidence to the country end overthrow the stronghold of the rebellion. E xxsataoant B ouhtibs .—Wo are sorry to see in various places throughout this and Other states, that additional bounties to an enormons amonnt are promised for reernits. This system can be productive of nothing bnt evil. Instead of enconraging it yery greatly retards the progress of recrnitinE. In some oonntiee and cities those who pa triotically enlisted on the first call received only the regnlor national and state bounties, while those who have held off till now get an additional local amonnt, the system thns acting as a premium on slowness in entering the ranks. It ia also most unjust to those brave fellows who have already borne the burdens and received the sears of a year’s conflicts, and who are thus given mnch less advantages than the later volunteers. With out any local additions, the regular bounty of $150 is much greater than ever was given by any other government and makes the pay o f a soldier much larger than can be earned by any ordinary laboring man. We insist that it is large enough. We do not need to bujr np patriotism and it is an insnlt to tbe young men of tbe Empire State to at tempt to do it, as the authoritTes offer to in some sections. How it ■^orks may be seen by the following from th'e Nev^ York Ooni- mercial Advertiser: _ • For a^umber of days after fhe ^om u lga- unteera were received in this city daily, but as soon as tbe increase of bonnty began to be disouBsed, tbe number o f recruits per day diminished to less than twenty fioe. The state ---------- done expeditiously the matter of bounty must be definitely settled. So long as inducements are held ont to per sons who stand ready to volunteer, that the bounty money is to be increased, many will postpone volunteering for the present, and wait nntiljtbe highest bonnty is offered. The ------- -y , therefore, o f ............................. It ODoe is obviot Tbe remrinder of Burnside’s army left in North Oarolina seems to be giving a good account of itself. A few days sjpoe ao' ex pedition comprising th r e e gatibo&ta, went-ap the Roanoke to Hamilton, where the rebels were building fortifications and landed a small b ody o f troops, wherenpon the enemy made tbemMivee sotroe immediately. Two or three howitzers, three field pfeoes, a quan tify of arnmnnition and a nnmber of prispn- «re were token, end the fortifloatlonB des troyed withont the lo u of a men. The rush in some places of men, many of th e n stout and able bodied, to swear off thrir nam w from tbe m ilitia roll, is edifying. They ahonld remember, however, that there is a heavy penolfy for frieriy awaoring mU- it « y duty. T he O u > E m u o h m .—E very pains should be token in onlisting to fill np the old ro^- imente. Indnoemente of the beat oharooter are held out to reoraite for them, the volnn- teor bring allowed to ohooaa the roglmant he w ill BOcre in. Those w h o prefer c ertain geBorali have t h u ao opportnaify to go into the aotvioa nwter tbom. H emp . —When every other agency is press ed into the service of the Government, when volnnteers are being urged forward with ev ery effort, when drafting to furnish a second gigantic Union army larger than the first has been ordered, and when even negroes made nsefnl in suppressing the rebellion, is it not a little singular that no one seems lo have thonght that a little discreet applica tion of hemp might be efficaoions to the same end f According to law the penalty of being found in arms against the United Slates is death. No palliating oircnmstances are mentioned —there is no second degree of treason, but the penalty in all cases is death, and people have talked frequently of hanging traitors,declaring loudly what would be done if w e got them in onr hands. Bat it was the boast of a rebel leader soon after Ui6 fall of Sumter that the Hnited States Government dared not hang a traitor, and w e are compelled to admit the truth—it dare In all former wars that we ever heard of it has always been a military rule to hang every detected spy. Bnt now, when spies add treason to their crime, tbat seems to be sufficient to excuse them. We do not member a single spy tbat has been executed in the present war by the Federal anthori ties, the common course being to “swear them and let them go,” and then, when the ofl’enoe ia repeated in defiance of the oath, no further notice is taken than to swear them again; or, if any punishment at all is thonght of, It is only arrest and detention lor a few days. The complaint is continual and comes from every quarter that while onr generals are in complete ignorance of tlie movements of the rebels, they know everything tbat is to be done by our army even before the or ders are given. A rebel who should give iuformation to onr side would meet with short shrift, a rope and the limb of the nearest tree would be his lot if barely sapeoted of snoh a thing, while men in high places in the Federal ar my are in communication with the enemy and sometimes are not even discharged from thsir places, till they have opportunity repeat many times their heinous offence. And this failnre to punish crimes oommit- ted by traitors is everywhere and is one of the great obstacles to the success of the war. It is absolutely safer In Kentucky to day, notwithstanding the presence of our troops, to be a seoesaionist than a Union man. No one molests the former, while the latter has to submit to all sorts of indignities. Hia horses and cattle are stolen, his barns fired, his trade if be has any is ruined, and likely as not the persecution ends in his murder by one of his army-protected neighbors, or by some band of guerillas who if caught will be let go again on parole. Why should we wonder, when such a state of things exist, that BO few Union men show themeelves and so few demonstrations of welcome greet our troops as they march southward ? Is it not a much greater wonder that a single man can be found ready to peri! bis life and prop erty by expressing his loyalty to the old flag. When will our authorities learn that we are at war! A G ood O bdee . —Secretary Stanton has issued an order for the return of soldiers ab sent from their proper places in the army, which is just the needed thing to pat a stop to an evil which has become so grievious tbat it canses common remark and has been one great cause of hindrance to reornltiug. It provides that after the 11th instant all leaves of absence or furloughs, except those from the War Department itself are annulled, end all other officers are required to forth with join tbeir regiments under penalty of dismissal from the service. A ll officers and privates able to visit watering places or make social visits will be considered fit for military On Monday the 18th, each regiment and corps shall be mastered, and all officers and privates, lit for duty, absent at the time, will be regarded aa absent without cause. Their pay will be stopped and they will be dis missed from the service, or treated as de- All 5. S. Marshals, the Mayor and Chief of Police in every town or city, the Sherifife, Postmasters and Jnstioes of the Pence are authorized to arrest any officer or man thns absent and send him to the nearest post. T he hew D exet .— All the speculation to whether there would be a dfaft or not, is set a t rest by the orders from Washington which w e published yesterday morning. N o t only is a draft to be made to fill np thosi quotas under tbe late call which remain un fiilled on tbe 16th inst.,but an additioualSOO,- 000 men are to be drafted immediately. This will make the new levy 600,000, and onr whole effective force in the field over a mil lion— enough to ernsh ont every vestige of the rebellion in a trice, if led by genezalt possessing common sense and energy. W( are among those w h o hold tbat tbis could have been averted if the General in chief bad bden a man and not an imbecile. Bnt having got into trouble we must get out, and hence comee the ueoeeBify of a draft. The people will not mnrmnr if they are assured tbe new levies are to be used to fight, and not to dig nor guard rebel property. It is said that Ool. Corcoran, who has been so long in the custody of the rebels, and whom they have promised so oftea to re lease, is again expected; and as an arrange ment has been effected for tbe general ex change o f prisoners, it Is probable that Le w ill bo released this tim e. H e has been through every variety o f suffering daring his year in the southern prisons, and -will have, doubtless, as many adventures to relate as any other man living, not excepting even Parson Browulow. H ate you U sed it .— Prof. DeMunn’s >nly gennine heir restorer is meeting with nimmenae sale for this season, it is a pre- hich performr' ’ ' ' a preservatb t ever invented, thfi ____ _ •Otoe of our meet respeotable ■ «bony X/wsdserbgidwr. D bmooeaoy .—A man named Kdson B. Olds is the Democratic candidate for Con gress in the 12th district of Ohio, and is supported by the newspapers of that section unhesitatiugly. How patriotic and loyal he is, may be seen from the following extract from one of his speeches: “I see blood at the ballot box this fall, 'he President has iasned his proclamation )r three hnndred thousand more troops, and Congress has passed a law authorizing him to draft them. He will have to draft them if he gets them, because these cowardly abo litionists will not enlist. There is an election this fall, and they want to carry it. They want to draft democrats ; they will draft them to prevent their voting. They have the power, and can so arrange it. Ten will not be cheated. I tel! vou you will not submit to these wrongs. You If they atteu.pt to arrest up trom our families to support an admi tion in its violations of the const!tation, ■WIM. EB-IST EVEN TO BEOOD. I f the domo- Grata don't succeed at the ballot box, they will succeed at the point of the bayonet.\ ly this infamous traitor was not immedi ately treated to a liempoa cravat, aa he de served, does not appear. To complete tbe J, we havo.on!y tb add that Judge R. ineywas a candidate on the same ti^ e t for Judge of the Supremo Court of the State, but his name was stricken from it beoanae in a speech on the 23d he said, “My opinion is now, as it always has been, tbat as laug as there is a man in arms against the laws, tbat man must be pnt down by arms.” Snoh is modern “conserv ative democracy.” G deeillas .—These invariable attendants of civil war are the nightmare that now par alyzes the Union cause in ail these sections where onr armies have driven ont the main rebel forces. Composed of adventurous, dashing fellows, vrho join together in bands under some tried leader, they rob, burn and murder wherever the absence of Unitn troops gives them opportunity, and when pursued or confronted by a superior body of Federals they slip away in different directioDs by some of the by roads they know so well, and eve ry attempt to capture them, except in small nnmbers, is useless. These raaranders are not recognized aa be longing to regularly organized hostile par ties and therefore when taken are not enti tled to the same treatment that is allowed other prisoners of war. Gon. Halleck in his ‘Laws of War” speaks of them aa follows: Partisan or Guerilla Warfare - The king of property, by the gnerilla or parti: forces, in offensive hoBtilities, Is not a le; mate act, authorized by ‘ ‘ but a robbe W ae M ebtins .—A mass meeting of tbe oitizens of this oonnty in favor of the vigor ous proaeontion of the war will be held at Pine’s Hall in the city of Poughkeepsie, on Monday evening. Aug. 11th, 1862, a t 7* p. m . The following gentlemen will address the meeting—Hon. John W. Brown, Hon. James Emott, Hon. Gilbert Dean, Hon. John Thompson, Hon. H. A. Nslson, O. Wheaton, Esq,, A. B. Smith, Esq.. A. Anthony, Esq. To the Members o f the Board o f Supervisors o f Dutchess County. You are hereby notified that pursuant to the request of a majority of the members of the Board, there will be a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors a t the Supervisors’ Room in the City of Poughkeepsie, on Mon day, August 11th, 1062, at 2 o’clock P . M. WALTER 0. ALLEN. Clerk of Board of Supervisors. -ur£^ A F ieb .—Last Saturday morning about 8 o’clock a fire broke out in this city in an old frame building owned by William Radford, and occupied by Francis W. Yan Wagner as a paint shop. It was evidently the work of au incendiary, as kerosene oil waa found spilt about on the stoop and sill of the door, and no doubt had been pnt on the floor in side. The fire was first discovered by some women living in the adjoining house, who gave the alarm and it was soon extingnished. Loss abont $50. A notheb .—On Saturday afternoon last a fire broke ont in a house at the head of Mill street, opposite the Buckeye Machine Shop. It was occupied by several families, one of which living in the upper story went ont of the house and left tw o small children, one seven and the other nine years old, locked up in the attic, in which was a fluid lamp and some matches left carelessly around. The children found the matches and ignited them, and in attempting to light the lamp they upset it on a bed, setting fire to the bed clothes. They instantly gaye the alarm, when some of the other oocnpants came np and burst in the door, put out tlie fire and rescued tbe children. <bmj. So, also, the killing of an enemy by such^foroes, except in self defence, Btrators of such i les, are not eneu who can plead the laws o f 'w a r in 'th e i r jaa- tifloatioD, bat tliey are robbf ---- - ------ of war, but a murder. The’ perpetrato rs of such acts, under snoh oironm- i t a murder, , under such oiL ___ ices, are not enemies, legimately, in arms, tifloatioD, bat tliey are robbers and marder- ers, and as such can be punished. Their acts are unlawful; and when captured, they are not treated as prisonera of war, but aa crim inals, subject to the punishment dne to their crimes. Hence, in modern warfare, parti- zana and gnerilla bands .are regarded as out laws, and when captured may be treated tlie same as freebooters and banditti. To put an end lo the depredatioiiH com mitted, two things are plainly necessary.— First, to lay aside all false notions of a con ciliatory policy and treat the guilty ones as Gen. Halleck suggests, panishing them rig- lodies would have to be called in to orously and promptly. Second, to proseonto orgy and vigor, ft tail bodies would ' main rebel array with y and vigor, for in snoh a case all tliese help in repelling the assaults of tlie Federals. In short the same thiog is wanted that every otlier portion of the war calls for, and which press and people cannot he too persistent in urging upon our national administration—en ergy, and rapidity in making forward move ments. M ebtind ax W ashington .—There was a great meeting held at Washington Wednesday afternoon. TheI mayor of tlie city presided, acsisted by mayor of i thirty-two vice presidents and twenty-two secretaries, ' crowd on the ground is s.aid to have b immense; the President, tlie Oabinet, i several generals were present. Resolnth of the right stamp were adopted, and several speeches made. Bnt the chief address on the occasion, and which will command by far the most interest, was the following brief one by the President. THE PEES! dent ’ s SPEEOH. Three cheers were given for the President, and after the band had played “Hail to th( Ohief.” the President, in response to im patient calls, advanced to the front of the platform and spoke as follows : F eulow -C itizens : I believe there i precedent for me appearing before you this occasion [applause]—bnt it is also true that there is no precedent for yon being here yonrselves [applause and laughter]; and I offer, in justification of myself and of yon, that, upon exaraination, I have found nothing in the Oonatitution against it (Renewed itution against , however, have and better address your understanding than I will or oonld, and therefore 1 propose to detain yon bnt a moment longer. [Cries— “Goon! Tar and feather the Rebels!”] I — very little inclined on any ocoae' anything unless I hope to prodnci ikely to be better said by some one else, ia a matter in which we have beard some other persons blamed for what I did myself. [Yoices—“What is it ?”j There has been a very wide spread attempt to have a quarrel between Gen. McClellan and the riecretary of War. Now, I occupy a position that en ables me to believe, at least, that these two gentlemen are not nearly so deep in the quarrel as some presuming to be their friends. [Cries of “Good I”] Gen, McClellan’s atti tude is anobthat, in the very aelSahness of his nature, he cannot but wish to be suc cessful, and I hope he will, and the Secreta ry of War is precisely in the same situation. It the military commander in the field can not be inccessfal, not only the Secretary of War, bnt myself, for the time being the master of thjm both, cannot be but failures. [Laughter and applause.] 1 know Gen. Mc Clellan Wishes to be successfni, and I know be does not wish it any more than the Sec retary of War together no more than and cries of “Good.”] a dispute abont how many ish it any more than tlie Sec for him, and both of then ire than I wish it. [Applansi a dispute abont how m men Gen. Mc Clellan has had, and those who would dis parage him say he has bad a very largi nnmber, and tliose who would disparage the Secretary of War insist that Gen. Mc- ference, and on this occasion perhaps a wider one, between the grand total on McClellan’s lolls and the men actually fit for duty, and those Who wonid disparage him talk of the grand total on paper, and those who would disparage the Secretary of War talk of those at present^fit for duty. Gen, Mo- imetimes asked for things that Oiell the i Gen. Mod for what Sec. of iretary of War did not give him. !c01ellan Is not to blame for asking rated and needed, and the Sec. of War is not to blame for not giving when he had none to give. [Applause, laughter, and cries of “Good.”] And I say here, so far as I know, the becretary of War has withheld no one thing at any time my power to give him. [Wild applause, id a voice, “Give him enough now 1”] I accusation against him. I believe and able man [applause,] and I to do, to Stand hei _______________ ^n [applai lere, asj'nscice requires me to do, to le npon myeeif what \has been char|;ed np- on the Secretary of War m withholding from him. I have talked longer than I expected to do [cries of “No, n o ; go on 1”] and now I avail myself of my privilege ot saying no The administration of the oath of allegi ance to all employees in the Navy Yard at Brooklyn commenced on Saturday, and, strange to say, quite a number were found who refused to take it. We wonder if trai tors will ever be entirely weeded ont from among those in the pay of the government. It is stated that the Federal governmen iw holds over 20,000 rebel prisoners, f mnch larger nnmber than tbat of the. Dniot government prisoners,' & larger ni men held by tbe rebels. Under the netr rule, therefore, every Union prisoner ought to be released. It is stated by authority that 22,800 men are now enrolled in this state under the call for 800,000 volunteers. The prospect is that the quota under that call will be fill* •d without ffixuftlug. light, the N ew S elf -R akeb .—On invitation of Mr. Adriance we went Saturday afternoon to see the trial performance ot a new self raker which he has at tached to the Buckeye reaper. The trial took place in some very heavy and badly lodged oats on the County Farm and worked to the perfect Hatisfaction of all present. Tbe raker is antoraatic, working in much the same raanner aa a hand rake, and was invented by Mr.,Thoinaa Brown, the foreman of the Buckeye Machine Shop. Where the oats stood up well enough to be oradlei! at all, the raker w o rked like a oh! laying ovary handle even and straight, butts all one way, aud generally more r larly than oonld be done with a hand working after a cradle. Where it was very badly lodged, and some of tbe field could hardly have been reaped by hand,—the laohino of course could not leave the bun dles looking so well, yet even in such places vere surprised at the perfectnessa of the action and tlie ease with which it was oper ated. We should tbiok the new raker waa a decided success, and ai! the persona present, including several mowing machine makers, expressed the same opinion. It supplies a tv ant that has long been felt among farmers. A D ump O ut . - L ast Saturday afternoon a woman from the country, (we could not learn lior name.) came in town with a horse and wagon and drove up in front of Thos. Clegg’s grocery, corner Main and Olover-sts. Tlie, horse soon becoming restive, cora- meuced backlog and causing tbe wagon to oramp so short as to nearly npset it, throw ing her ont and cutting her head badly, bnt we understand not dangerously. P olice R eport . —A gentleman by tbe name of Baxter was arraigned before the Recorder yesterday morning on the com plaint of a man named James Sayers who Baxter waved aud examination and gave bail for his appearance at the next sitting of tbe Court of sessions and was discharged. We have obtained the following fact from one who was an. eye witness of this aasanlt and is well posted as to wbat lead to it.— It seems tbat Sayers bad publicly slandered the wife of Baxter, whereupon the latter demanded a pnblic retraction and gave Say ers three days to consider the subject. At the end of the time they met at a store np town when Baxter again demanded a re- traotioi^ of the slander, on being refused got a horsewhip and wipped his antagonist till he roared Instiiyand he thonght he had punished him snfficiently. The bystanders seemed to think the whipping deserved and refused to interfere, Since making the com plaint we understand Sayers has moved out of the city. S erved HIM R ight . —A certain young sprig of the medt -al profession having been re cently married to an amiable yonng lady, waa returning to Now York from bis wedding tour by the steamboat Armenia, on Saturday, when he expressed himself rather loudly and disagreeably to his fellow passengers on na tional affairs,hoping that before long the rebel flag would be seen floating over every turret and from every ship masthead in New York. As the boat touched the wharf at West Point the Rev. L. H. King of this city tel egraphed to Superintendent Kennedy of New York to send officers and capture a live Se cessionist on tbe arrival of the Armenia.— The officers were sent, and on his arrival the young doctor was taken into custody and removed to Police Headquarters. There he remained till yesterday, when he became disgusted with rebelliou and went before Marshal Murray, and, in accordance with his own desire, took the oath of allegiance. M aeine OnaioaiTr.-On Thursday there was exhibited at tbe fish market of Messrs. Luce & Lorton, in Washington street in this city, a swordfish, which weighed 160 ponnds, and measured from the end of the tail to the end of the sword eight feet; the sword alone measured three feet fonr inehea. A great many called to take a view of the monster. The Way Mail north now closes at IQi A. . The way mail south closes at P. M. The v.ay mall from the north is received and ready for distribution at 6 P. M. Oharlej says he hi iary. A s tl ckert, of the New Paltz Times, 1 enlistedited foror thehe war.ar. Wee arere f t w W a hear that. Oharley will moke a. spirited soldier. F ire , —Abont 1 o’clock Wednesday night a fire was discovered on the corner of Main an& Hamilton ets., back of B. Kelly’s grocery Except the bnrning of the back stoop no other damage was done. It was extinguish- ' No. 2. It waa the work of an incen- the bell did not ring the alarm waa supposed to be a false one. A H sbo .—The following is one among the many oertifloates presented a t tbe 0ham- berlain’s office, claiming exemption : S tate of N ew Y oek , J C ity of P oughkeepsie , Aug. 7. J Tbis IB two cirtify that from the time of my Burtb until the Proolamatin of tbe President calling for Troops I waa sound in mind, body and health—bat immediately fonnd that my arms were both broken and m y hips ont of plase, hav lost mi site, and cnld scarcely here the report of a cannun; one lung interely gon with oonsnmptun, and trnbled with liver cnmplant. Havesirved in the nnyform companies 61 years, and as a Fireman 57 years; have 16 exemptnns oer- tiffioates and hereby declare that I am ex empt from military duty. (Signed,) FELIX MULY GRUBB. Some twelve or fourteen of the yonng men of the Shaker oommnnify, a t Oahtar- boiy, K . S . , have enlisted for t lw w a r .
