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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1863)
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The following is a condensed report of Lord Campbell’s speech on that occasion : Mr Loros: During the whole of the last sos sion France and Great Britain were alleged, and were believed to act together on the difficulties which the civil war might generate. Since then they have diverged, or rather in the memorable phrase of u noble friend now absent from bis place, (Lord Clarendon), have seemed to drift from one another. The opinion I am anxious to maintain is that the divergence of Franco and Great Britain on America ought not to go limber, hut to cease,and that when F ranee invites us to acknowledge rtouih rrn iudependm co we should neither hold her hack nor let her move alone, but on the oontrary, not with her. And by juc'fnowledgment, I mean tho course of sending an ambassador, or of en gaging in a troutv with him, or of seeking exe quaturs from him for the consuls in bin territo ry. The llrst impression 1 should want to com bat, very brielly is, that the acknowledgment by neutral States of BnnUiorn independence would have no practical effects and no important oon-e --quences. But if acknowledgment is wholly ini material, why lias the South continued to demand, and the North so long and pertinaciously endeav ored to avert it V VVliy nro Southern convoys now in London and in Baris, and why was the Government of Washington prepared at every cost hut that of war to intercept them? Why have tho envoys, on arriving, made acknowledg ment the simple object es their mission, and why has Mr. Sr.watd sent to the different powers a volume of dispatches to resist it ? From the Northern mind it would take oway tho hope nt Southern subjugation; from the Government ol Washington it would luke away the power of describing eleven communities con tending for thoir liberty as rebels. A probable rmult of such « measure, if pursued by Fruuce, Great Britain, and other neutral States together, is, that it would weaken in the Executive at Washington its borrowing ability, because their fonts are funded on the chances of reoonquest : and reoouqnest would then appear what it in a vision and a mockery. Another practical effect of recognition would be that the belligerents might then endeavor to negotiate, which it is clear they cannot do at prtaont. A separate result would be to pnt an «nd to all the idle dreams of reconstruction and of Union wbiob urn dotting in America, and which bervn to prolong the war, because they disincline the North to tho only bass upon which the closo of it to possible. A yet more serious result the luou*ure prctn ; seß Ih freedom Vo the Government of Washington from the ne cesi tty of hopeless war which weighs on it at present. As soon us Europe sanctions its re treat, the greater portion of its evils aro anuihi luted. As long as Europe sanctions its attempt, to renounce it to suffer au mdiguity which never fell upon a State engaged in war with iuaurreo tiou since modern history opened its varied scenes to onr notice. ft has been laid downthat you should recogtfize insurgent powers wlieu you are going to givemu terial assistance to their cause, or when the civil war is over, that neutrals should reserve their voice until arms have fallen from the weak and fainting hands of the belligerents. Whether or not such ought to be tho principle, it is not, as examples ehow, that on which ttte powers of either world havo generally acted. Bo far from the cassation of hostilities preceding the ac knowledgment of m-utruls, the acknowledgment of neutrals has in nearly every oase precluded the cessation of hostilities. ■ It is not correct according to the law of nations and the history of the worldi to aver that the struggle must bo ever; the last army routed ; tho lust shilling spent ; the last drop of blood ex hausted by the combatants. The vooation of no - knowledgment is ratber to preserve than to do-- stroy, and by diplomacy to give a quicker pas sage to the end which the long aud sanguinary road of arms would ultimately point to. When you cannot advise the older state to persevere, and when you denounce its efforts, and when you prophecy its failures, aud when yon osnnot recommend the younger ritute to yield, what can be more cruel or irrational than to prolong hos tilities between them ? But by the reservation of acknowledgment you do prolong hoett'ttifs be tween them. The effort to reconquer has never boon renounced, and scarcely ever been sus pended, until neutrals had aokni wledgcd the in surgent. It is not, therefore, easy to defend the oonduel of a neutral who indireolly calls out for battles, and imposes expeditions with a foregone conclu sion, that they must be useless for their purpose. And is the issue doubtful f The capitalists of London, Frankfort, Baris, Amsterdam, are not of that opinion. Within Iho last few days the Southern loan ha* reached the highest plaoe in onr market. 85,000,000 were required, 49,000,- 000 were subscribed lor. The loan is based upon the security ol cotton, nnd it is well kuown lor a twelvemonth that as far as the invaders march that seourity must perish. But what is the opin ion of m iitory men upon the issue ? The fcipe torot the French, having been breught up as a soldier —haviug given a long life to military sci ence, and hating recently commanded the great est armies of the day at rtolfermo and Mugeute— in the despatch of November last did not conceal from the Government at Washington that subju gation was impossible. The Princes of the Uousa of Orleaus, who served with Gen. McClellan, are thought to have inspired the acoonut of the campaign whioli appeared on October 16th, in tho Kevtu 3 s Ihnt M mdt*, and which has also tand ed to disperse the vision of reConqueas. To the same scale of judgment Gen. Scott appears, by receut revelation, to contribute. And this, too, is remarkable. Not one military person in the North is known to view reoonquest as attainable. Neither Gens. McClellan, Burnside, Koseciaax, McDowell, Halleck, or Buell, have ever pnblicly declared, so far as it has reached ns, that the ob ject of the Government they serve under is feasi ble. Tbe oheap, ignominious task of prophesying triumph, has been wisely left to tbe voluminous dispatch writer who, wbateTer be bis rirtut-s or accomplishments, Is no more qualified to judge the issue of campaigns than he is to guide the movements of battles. It is, therefore, necessary to inquire what proof, then, of us ability has ibis aggressive Cabinet developed. Is it in appointing, superseding, or replacing the commanders it inust lean ont Is it in tbeir firm adherence to principles I At one time they were opposed to the invasion they have plunged into. Is it in their oonduot about slavery V At ou* time they boasted of their disposition to main tain it. Soon after they desired the Border States to be delivered from It. After that eman cipation was declared, but only in taa States which were resisting them. Are these the movements of a Government by which :he broken fragments of the Union can be welded, a mighty continent subdued, eight mil lion freemen braced into a unit, robbed of home, of honor, and of freedom T But who are they arrayed against I The house ought not, indeed, to join in tbe encomiums on the Southern Presi dent which heat and sympathy have prompted. As no one was deemed happy by the ancients un til his life had closed, no one will be stamped as pfreat by ns until fciS entsrprlse ha 9 triumphed. But so much may be hssarded of this extraordi nary man that, gifted amply by nature, he has made the union of politioal and military excel lence his objeo, and that os far as Europe has observed, in the midst of danger and care, such as few men have the power to imagine, fewer to sustain, he has exhibited the patience and the en terprise, the ardor and the coolness, the heroism ana urbanity, for which It generally happens that nations draw their birth and elvil wars accept their destination. And this is most Important lo remember—if we look back to such conjectures we do not find an instance in which mind, charac ter, capacity bar* yielded to the want of all, uo matter how well sasta ned the latter as regards fo'ces, nnmber and revenue. It is not go ng beyond the boends of caution to Allege that anew chapter will be opened in the annals of mankind, if on the nnrivaied tome the qualities which they regard with scorn are found triumphant over those which they agree to fol low and to reverence. fl noble lords agree, therefore, with tho fiuan cia 1 world, with military men, and with the Gov ernment of Washington itself, that the issue is not doubtful, and if, therefore, Great Britain has the right to acknowledge Southern independence, wby ought she to exercise it I The first answer is because honor calls on her lo do so, and it rests on a detail wbiob I shall rapidly explain to ycur. lordship*. British eonsuls have remained daring the war at Mobile, Charleston and Savannah. Tb*y ore there for tbe protection of onr satjmtg, who reeide by ih uaanbs on tbe seaboard. In times like these their presenoe is essential. Were it not for ojnsuls to identify the 19, tbesevere enlistment laws of the Confederacy imgbt at any time descend on our peopli, or in tbe sudden turns of war their goods mi;ht be destroyed without a clue to own ership or meaoß of compensation. They are also there to witness the blockade, and to report upon its efficiency. And these conenis draw tbeir txe luaturt from the Government ot Washington.— They are a standing derogation to tho power which receives, which shelters and endures them. We ere not inolined to withdraw them. We ought, therefore, to accredit them to the insurgent who peimUs them to reside, and if we do he isucknow ledged. Honor forbids nations, as it does mss, to run up a score cf gratitude, themselves, and to create a score of Just resentment, in its object to offer insult at tbe mcinsnt they are profiting by iavor. In one sense alone do the Confederacy gain by tbe arrangement; we give them all the gran deur of forbearance , they allow our consuls ts reside, and we withuold the recognition which public law entitles them to ask of ns. But is not our aspeat with regard to them a psor one? We deny their rights orer their territory, and yet at their hands receive the Safety of our citiunre. Our government, however, conscientiously he'd buck the Empei or of tbe Frenoh from a proposul which might have eminently served them. With the beet ioteniions uod designs they refused to allow the dispatch of Air. Mason an acknowledg ment in Augu-t, for over six months, to reach the eyo und judgment of the country. By denying our hurbors to both sides, when both might have had scotss to them—no doubt from a laudable desire of tranquility—it has compelled theSowth erners to bum their prizes on tbe waters, bag thus destroyed their obane 1 of raising privateers, and vastly limited tbeir powers of self-defense against the country which invades them. After inducing the Oonledereoy, by a transaction which I described a year ago, 10 pledge itself lo certain rules laid down at Paris in 1850, the British Gov ernment has not been ready to maintain them in tho vital point that bloekades must be effective to be binding. But illustrations of the kind may be dismissed. A noble Earl, who gained his laurels in the East, well pointed out to us last session that whenever the war closed Canada would be in darnrtr. The security cf Canada is q rickly seen by yonr lordships to reside in ona cn cnmatacca alone— the danger ot attacking it. That danger will at least be greater when the Southern power is kindly to Great Britain than when It is estranged, inasmuch us the aggressive Btute will then have to contemplate au attack upon his rear at well es the blockade of his eeaboard. No doubt Canada is sale while the civil vrat iwntinnes; but we are neither able nor entitled to prolong it for her salbty. The civil wur may close after an acknow ledgment of Southern independence by tbe Em peror, although Great Britain has shared the mauilesto. Tbe Iriendly disposition of tbs South is there fore necessary to ns; it is attainable, and if we wantonly forego it, it we allow the war to olose beloru we buve acknowledged both the separated powers being irrevocably hostile to ua, we may bo forced, now to guard Canada from one, now the the West indies from the other. Oar diploma tists, moreover, would have no influence or voice iu the Confederacy, whether they attempted to soften the resentments which the war had loit be hind it, to gain legitimate advantages iu trade, to deprecate aggressive views, or to improve the situa'ion ot the negro. Dismissing policy, I need touch but briefly on tbe moral obligation to uckuowledge. It in only requisite to glance at tbe ipecial circumstances which enhance an abstract duly ua regards Great Britain and the war winch is helere us. The first and most striking is the Lancashire distress,whioh is not likely to pass off until cotton falls in price, aud sells in abundance; und that can hardly be expected to occur until ihe war is over. In what manner would rtoonqaest operate upon the negro ? A Bervile wur must be its melancholy preface, in which murder oonfronte tbe slave aud rapine tho proprietor. In suca a confiiot, many blacks must be exterminated, and nearly all .he higher Classes driven from the country— the oistnant'ed houses and the confiscated fields become tho property ot Northerners. The con querors at once discover that the soil is worthless unless the labor of the bluck may be appl.ed to it. The negroes who survive, deinorafizsii and scat tered, util not all of them recuptured, and if they were, would be Inadequate in number to the pur pose. How are Ihe new proprietors, desiring wealth aud sterility, to And the labor which is wanting jo them ( Africa is open. Africa con tains the millions they are seekiq ;. The flag of the United States befire now has unfortunately been a shelter to the slave trade. The only other sentiment whieb, in the event of other ueutralsheiqg prepared, might indispose the o luntry to acknowledgment is a lingering idea that the oause of freedom is involved in a te tuition ot me Union. It is Just, therefore, to in quire for whose advantage it would come qgaf.n into existence We hare seen that it would not be for that of Atrica or ot the negro. It could not be for that of tbe seceders, as the miseries of New Orleans have explained where that rule has been established, and thuse terrors have been felt whfoh would then apply to all the eities of the territory. Who says they ought not to perish rather then submit to a yoke uiore bitter aud de grading than was ever known yet in Warsaw or Venice ? But wo.u'J It bo restored for the advan tage of the North V it is for a despotism that tha people of the North are pouring out thoir blood and tarnishing their' glory. Already it exists. It had its birth in wa-, and it wouid take its immortality frem oouquest. Then would the Union be restored for the advantage of tile world f What country would be safe V What country would be free f My lords, tbe latter point might be explained by statistics I have, with me. Bat It is even more important to remind .you. that not much, more than Bra years have elapsed sines Prance and Great Britatif were united io withstand u power which overshadowed and assailed the general security of nations. To gain vheir ob ject it was necessary to interrupt a peacs of forty years, and to squander coble 1 vea upon the trenches and the battle-field. In order now 1o gain equivalent resit I a und parallel aleactiges, they are required not to lavish but to save ; not to open conflict is the world, but snatch an hem igphere from misery. Bat whether wo resolve to lead or hesitate to folio*—whether we keep Europe back, or join, or sudor dangerous isolation from it, I shall be indebted to your lordships for permitting me to show to-night that the neutral powers have the etearest- title to acknowledge Southern independ ence. and that unlit they exercise that title ac cording t) th® only light which reason founded on examples open to their rulers, the war will never end. flie Cocfedej-i»f«; Navy. An armed steamer was off Portland harbor on July 12;h. She refused to answer any signals, and as she burnt soft coal, she was suppes-td to be a Confederate privateer. A suspicious bark was seen on the latof July lu lat 41, long. 53 60. On the ffth, the ship M. Y, Hogg was chased by a bark with her decks full of men, In lat. »i 60 N., long, f 1 W., bnt the cruiser proving too Blow, hauled off and started In tha defection of a vessel to leeward. , The Nassau Guardian learns that Captain Sermnes, of th 9 Alabama, arriven at St. Thomas on the Sslh nit., landed at the back of the island, crossed with three of his officers, end went di rectly on board a sixteen-gun ship—the Georgia —and pntout te ses before daylight, while Admi ral Wilkes and two other Federal cruisers were watching his movements. The Baltimore American of the 10th has infor- mation that the Alabama had burned six vessels in Brazilian waters some time In May, and landed her prisoners on tbe Island of Fernando Noronho, the penal colony of Branil. Tbs Alabama and Georgia landed two hundred and forty-eight prisoners at Pernambnce, who arc new being supported by the U. S. representa tive at Brasil, and will be seat home as soen as means are provided for their transpor'tatien. The Alabama has armed tha Lapwing and an other vessel, and the Florida has armed the tiarence, captured at R o Janeiro, so the rebel Beet eons’els of six, and, as one of the letter* be fore ns say r, •• it wtll be sixty strong if the rebels can procure the requisite cannon.” It is under stood thy. they did obtain some at Pernambuco and Bahia, and a few crews. On the 88 th of June a Confederate bark-rigged steamer was eruiaing in the Seal Island fishing grounds, off Newfoundland. 8 A large ship, loaded with seals, reported as be longing to tennebunk, Maine, was alse aeon burnt to the water’s edge, she being at the time la tow of a fisherman on Grand Maoan Bank. Tbe game steamer bad harmed a brig and fish ing schooner off the Massachusetts aosst. 1 c Some of cur exchanges, figuring from tbe census of litii), think the conscription of men from forty to foity-fiva, will add seventy thoukhnd more troops to our amaty, AUGUSTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING. JULY 28. 1863. John Morgen’* Expedition. The Cincinnati Gtzstte gives un interesting ac count of Morgan’s march through Indiana, be ginning with he capture of the steamers J. T. McOoombe and Alice Dean, on the bth inst., at Brandenburg. Tne toruier stopped at Branden burg to put off and take on passengers and freight, suspecting nothing nor seeing anything to excite fuepic on, when instantly she touched the wharf some thirty or forty Confederate sol diers who had been concealed, jumped aboard, set the passengers ashore, end placed a guard over the pilots and engineers, to compel them to obey their orders. Presently the Alice Dean, the SneHi boat engaged in the Memphis trade, came steaming by, and the McCoombs was headed out (ust in time to touch her hows, when the Confed <Tßl{s jumped oh board the Dean, aud effected her oapture also. The passenger* were liberated, Bit instructed not to leave ibe town, around which pickets had been posted to give warn ng of any rqifroacb, as well es to prevent the departure of thoee in the place. It 19 estimated that the Confederates numbered from six to seven thousand, while some place their Ic. tees as high as ten thousand. The men were in excellent eond tion, and were acoompa n ed by a b itterv of eight sixty-i.jnr pounder steel tided guns. The same evening of the capture, one ol ibe guns was placed on thd J. T. McCoombs, and defenses were hastily constructed on her bul warks with baled hay. 1 he news of the capture having reached across the river, a company ol home guards, numbering about forty-five, came down to the river the next morning with a Bix ponder gun, and commenced firing across the river into the Confederate camp; but Morgan sent a force across ibe river below, surprised ihe guards, killed four, and took the rest prisontrs. At a later hour, Morgan com menced transporting his men to the .Indiana side, using the two captured boats for that purpose. One Conffderate Captain stat'd, without the least reserve, that the real obitet which they had in view was to cut the Ohio and Mississippi Rail road, so as to cut off direct couirminwatiott be tween Cairo aud Louisville aud Cincinnati, and this was only a precautionary measure for other and more important military movements. They 1 Stem to anticipate a glorious time in Indiana, ex pressing the intention us burning and destroying everything that ties in thrir line of inarch, irre spective 01 party or creed Brandenburg is a little town, situated high up on the crest of a hill. The majority of the in habitants are said to be strongly secesh, while there are, at the earns time, some few who ar*, and have always been, strongly loyal men. Os theee, the most influential,'perhaf s, is Mr. Ash croft, proprietor of the Ashcrolt House and of the wharf bojt, and, in addifion, holds the position of enrolling officer under the conscription sot. The latter circumstance has rendered him pe culiarly obnoxious lo the secesh inhabitants, and the arrival of their Wcu'hern friends gave them the idea that now was the tint a far them to rid themselves of tho presence of a man they hated. Hastily collecting I*. crowd together they went to his house to take him out and hang him. He, however, hid awry between the Ceiling'and roof of his house until tbe search had been abandon ed, and then succeeded in effecting his e.iaape. Meanwhile two gunboats started from New Al bany, and others from Cairo and other points were started for the scene of action, and ample reinforcements were ordered to be sent to Louis ville. At a late hour last night we were shown a de ipntch received by Captain Dean, of this city, stating that hia boat,.the Alice Dean, had been burned by the rebels that morning at 7 o’cloc r. General Boyle is informed that on Wedueadav and Wednesday night Morgan crossed five thou sand men end five thousand one hundred horses from Brandenburg to the ludiunasbore. Morgan stated thtt bis intention was to reach Indianapo lis lust evening, and burn the town ; but the lm prosaion prevaiis at Louisville that Morgan's pur poses in invading Indiana Is to deg roy tho Fed eral stores at Jeffersonville, while others believe his object is to obtain horses and recruits in Southern Indiana. Another despatch states that Morgan, after landing his foroe in Indiana, proceeded to Uory don, Indiana, and after asktrmish with the Home Guard*, in which two or three werv k lied, he captured the town. General Bntnside ait this time Is not idle. A larger force of cavalry than Morgan tock with hlai crossed tho Olivo vcsior day, followed him up, audit was expected would overtake him during last night. Tbe movements ot infantry regiments nnd artillery, as well as the gunboots are progressing satisfactor Jy. » The New Albany (Ind.) Ledger, ot July 9th, says that three hundred Oanfhderates entered Frankfort tho day before, aud seized tha person of Hon. John J. Crittenden. We have not heard What disposition they have made of him. The Conftdrratcs captured Salem, Indiana, cu the lu.b, burned the depot cf the I.6ui" ville and Chicago Railroad, and took 500 of the guards pris oners. No particulars of the ligat have been re leosived, Morgan left Smoot tho same afternoon, moving eastward, it is supposed, for the purpose of strising tbe. Indianapolis and Louisville'Rail road at Virginia and Seymour. Gen. Hobson; with 4,500 cavalry, was 1-1 close pursuit, being about fifteen miles in the rear. The Confederates were noxt heard from at Can ton. The Home Guards -wore retarding their progress by felling tree? end bash whacking.— Gov. Morion issued a general u dsr suipeudirg all bisiness till farther orders. Brigadier General Carrington has assumed com - maud of the Indiana, militia. At least 50,009 men have reported for duty. . Morgan reacted Vienna, oil the Jeffersonville .railroad, at 10 o’cleck on tha morning of the 10th, and burned the depot and railroad bridge at that point. A till o'clock B. M. he arrived »t Vernon, on tbe Madison and India apolis railroad and de manded tbe surrender of the town. It was refused by Col. Burkhom, c maiaadiog the Union forces. Half au hour was given for the removal of the women and children. At the ex piration of that time our forces moved out tqnieet the enejny, hat found they had retreated. Bconts seat in pursuit captured nineteen, with no loss to oor side. Alter leaving Vernon, tns rebels moved southward, tore up the railroad track, cat the tele graph and destroyed «.portion of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad west of Vernon. They then moved eastward, arriving at Vt-r --saiflea at one o’clock on the 12tb. A rqaad of 60 men moved-on Osgood and burned a bridge on the Ohio and Hiasiqpjppv railroad, and took one telegraph operator prisoner. Gen. Maneon, with a larse force of artillery and infantry from Jeffersonville had a skirmish with tbs enemy at Grassy Fiats and captured one cap tain and nfoeteen men, Ucl. Gavin, with a force of or.e thousand infan try.imarched out of Bufndion'b’, ou tho lodfobapo ! a and Cincinnati railroad, aud met a portion o! Morgan's free two fades mil a half from that place. A skirmish ensued. We lost one man killed. Prisoners who eecaped from Basil Duke’s com mond at Vienna, say that the Confederates a-e moving in great baste, and from ivuatthey could learn, it is Morgan's intention to pa3s through Indiana, and join LeeViorccs id Virginia. ° At one o'clock, cn tho morning of the 18ii Morgan left Moire's Hill, on ibe Gaia and Missis sippi Ksilroad, and passrd over the Indianapolis and Cincinnati road at a point thirty live ml-is from Cincinnati, and reached LUrrsoa, Hamilton county, Ohio, about noon. About half past five that-eftWSCoS' he Whs within sixteen mileß of Hamilton, moving slovriT on that place. General Hobson, with a strong force, was fGur hours bo hind him. Tha damage done to the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad was three bridges destroyed, a water station burned, and some •,track removed. The damage to the Indianapolis and Cincinnati road was Tery'little. Only one wat-r tank was burned. Gen. Bn-dside has declared martial law in Cincinnati, Covington and Newport. All business is suspended until further orders, and all citizens are required to org3u r. j in accordance with the direction of the SLate and municipal authori ses. It Is supposed that Morgau will endeavor to move around tha city and cross tha river be tween here and Mayaville. The mHitia is concentrating in obedience to the order of Gov. Tod. fcoaanSPCNDKSDSSOS OV CHBOSICLI a eKNTINSt.J EMilngla Jefferson County. •_<» .* r.- - - .Pppx Hrn., July 19, ISOS. Ma. Bonos; A company was Organized at Pope Hill on Saturday last, coatislmg of about fifty-two members, This, sided to tha company organized on the first Tuesday in Louisville, makes a little over the anfakeewieqeired by t e late call from this county. The ifflceta elect, are Cant James Stapleton, First Lieut,, Willis Howard; Second, L. D. IhPthews : Third, Abraham Beasiey. The Jeffsrsoa Cavalry, (Captain Wright), were present by invitation of the citissns in the v cinity of Pope Hdi. After tbe new organization, the two oompautes drilled awhile under the command of Captain Wright. Wn think all present were welt pleased with the performance. The'citizens had prepared a very sumptuous dinner which after the fatigue of the day was heartily erjoyed. The ladies es usual on such occasions were present —a large number—cheer ing and encouraging.with, their smiles. In this instance a* in every other, though saddened at the prospect es loosing a dear friend or an affectionate relative. Yet convinced that it is stein necessity whiah sompelx the Government to make the de mand, they yield wiih alacrity, and would even ssorn the man who dare neglect his duty at this ptnlens thne. ' ° There can be no draft as yet in Jefferson coun- V- J. J.B. During the siege of Vicksburg, the Yankee I,<K>o1 ,<K>O mer,ar and the gun the naval guns on shore 4,500, and 6,600 Were supplied to tr e different army corps Tbe Capitulation of 1 Icktharg. TH* FOLD CORRESPONDING* BSTWegS GSXEBALS GRANT AND PEM3DRTON. Nbar Vickssuru, July 4, 136*.— Vicksburg has capitulated. Yesterday Gen.. Grans rcooivek the following letter: HsimiUAEi jrs, Vicksburg, I July 3, 13e8. J Major General U. S. Grant, Commanding United States Forces- Genera!—l the honor to propose to you an armistice hours, with a view to ar range terms for the oapitulatidd of Vicksburg. So this end, if agreeable, I will appoint three commissioner?, io meet a like number to be named by yourself, id such ph*ce anti boor to day as you may find convenient. I make this proposition to save the further effusion of blood, which mint otherwise bo shed to a frightful ex tent, feeling myself fully able to maintain nay position a yet indefinite period. This communication will bo banded ou, under flag of truce, by Maj. Gen. James Bow Hi. Very resptctlolly, your cb’t eycV’t, J oax C. Fsmbsrton. To this General Grant replied as follows i HEAnqcuiTsas Det't of Tbnn , t * In the F’it-ld, near Vicksburg, July 8. j Lieut-General J. O. TemUrlon, Commanding Vonfed rate Forces, etc .* General : Your note cf this date is just reoeiv proposirig an armistice cf several hours, for the puipose of arranging terms of capitulation through commissioners, to be appeinted, etc The effusion of blood you propose stopping by. this course can be ended at any time you may choose, by ah unconditional surrender ot the city and garrison. Men who have shown so much en durance und courage as those now in Vicksburg, will always challenge the respect of an adversa ry ; and I can assure you, wilt be treated with all the respect due them as pi Goners of war. Ido not favor the proposition of appointing commissioners to arrange terms of capitulation because I have no other terms than those indica ted above. I am, General, Very respectfully, ' Your ob’dt ssr’t, U. 8. Grant, Major General. Bowen, the bsarer of Bemhertcn’s letter, was received by Gen. A. G. Smith. Lo expressed a strong desire to converse with Gen. Grant, and accordingly Grant, while deoiining this, request ed Gen. Smith to say that jf Gen. Pemberton de sired to see him, an intervit w would be granted between the lines in McPherson's fron l , at any hour in the afternoon which Pemberton might appoint. , A message was soon sent back to Haiish, ap pointing 3 o’clock as tho hour. Grant was there with his staff, and Gens Ord, McPherson, Logan nnd A. J Broth. Pemberton came late, attended by Gen Bowen and Col. Montgomery, lie was much excited and impertinent In his answers to G.att. The .•oaversation was held apart batw.>en,Pein berton and his officers and Grant, McPherson and A. J. Smith. The rebels insisted on being paroled and allowed to march bsyoud our lines hence, offi cers and ail, with eight days rations, drawn from their own stores, the officers to retain their pro perty and bedy servants. Gen. Grant heard what they had to say, and left them at the end of an hour end a half, seyiug that hs would send in his ultimatum in writing. To Which Pemberton promised to reply before night, hostilities to cease in the moautime. HsADn’es Dep’t Tbnxsssus, ) July 3d, 186* j Lieni. General J. C- Pemberton, Commanding Oonfed rate Forces at Vicksburg : General : In conformity with the agreement of this afternoon, I will submit tha following propo sition for the surrender of tbe city of Vicksburg, public stores, etc ,on year accepting the terms proposed: “ I will march in one division aj a guard and take possession at Bam ,to-morrow. As scon as paroles can he made out oad.signed by t ffiojrs and men, von Will be allowed to cuti oh out oS our iiiies, the otltee.'S tattioir with them their regimental clothing, and stiff, field and cavalry officers one horse each. The rank and file will ba allowed all tk&ir clothing, bat no other property. If these are accepted, anyfomotiui of rations you may deem ncoessary-oan be taken from the stores you now have, and also- the necessary cocki; g utensils for.preparing them. Thirty wagons, also, with two liorsss or mule teams, you will be allow ed, to transport such articles ivr cannot be carried along. The same conditions will be a! owed to all tick and wounded officers and privates ns fast us they litccme able to travel. Tbe patofesfor these latter must be signed, howpver, whilo < Alters are present author zed to sign the roll cf prisoners. “ I am, General, very respectfully' “ Your obedient eervabt, “ U. B. Grant, “ M j )r General," The offioer who received this Setter stated that it would ire impossible to answer it by night, as it was not till a little before day that tue proposed reply was furnished. “ HsADq’BS, ViCKsumia, July Bd. _“To .Major General U. B. Grant, Corn branding United rt tales Forces, A j. i “Generall have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication c.f this date, proposing terms for the surrender, of this garri son and post. In the main, your terms are ac cepted, bat, in j nstice bo’h to the honor and spirit of mv troops, »a manifested iu ihe dofonce cf Vicksburg, I have the hotmr to submit the 10l lowing am nSments, which, if acceded to by jfoa, will perfect the agreement between us at tea o’clock to-morrow. I propose to vacate the works Ih and around Vicksburg, and to surren der tho command by marching out with my colors and arms and stacking them in front of my pre sent lines, after which you will take, possesion ; officers to rs3in their aids arms. Personal pro perty and tho lights and property of cilia; ms to be respected. “ 1 am, General, yours, very re»pocifa]iy, “ J. tJ: BsMBsaToM, “Lieuferfant Generat To this General Grant immediately replied as Icllows ; Hkad'Vbs Department ob 1 Tennessee, I BcfoTe Vic,ahurg, duly 4,1863. * j "' Lieut. Gmeral J. O. 'Pemberton, Commanding. Foross in Vteksburg: Gen-ral—l have ihe honor to foknowiedge your comuvuntcation of the H of July. The amendments proposed by you cannot be acceded to in full. It wiil ba necessary to furnish every ollicjr and mzn with a parole signed by himselt, which, with the completion ot the rolls of the prisoners, will necessarily take some time. Again, I can make no slipu ntian with regard to the treatmont of citizens and tbeir private property. iVhiie I do not propose to oause any of them un due annoyance or oss, I oacnot consent to leave, myself under restraint by stipulation. The P r0 ‘ party which officers can be allowed to take with them will be as stated in the proposition of lust evening. Officers will be allowed their private baggage and side arms, and mounted officer* one horse each. If yoa mean by ycut proposition lor. -eeoh brigade 1» march to the front ot the lines now occupied by it, and stack their arms at 10 o’clock A. M-, and then return to the and remain.as prisoners until properly paroled, i will make no objections to it. Should no nottfication be made; Oi jyonr accep tance of my terms hy 0 o’olock, A.AI-, I 8D , gard them as having been rejected, and *<* o cordingly. Should these terms bd ,' white flags will be displayed along my prevent such of my troops os may not ha. e neon notified from firing upon your men. I am, General, very respectfully, ' ’ Ycur obedient servant, U. 3. GBAN'ri Major General, U- B. a. To this the subjoined answer Lae this moment been received * ‘ Vi Hhxdu’bs, Viokwubq, July 4, Jw«. Ms). Gen. U.S. Grant, Commanding United rftates Forces, &a. » Grmibal—l have tbe honor to sekaow e g* the receipt of your communication of this > and in reply say ihat the terme proposed nj r" are accepted, '** Very respectfully, - Your obedient servant, J. 0. PenaEßtoa, Lientenant-Geoeral. Gxs. Meaus Acnoos m Potomac. T more Amerioan of the even ng of t “ e . ’ i no the following acoount of Gen. Meade t M 8 the Potomac i a We learn from a gentleman who left rol i last night that Gen. Meade Immediately on aseer taming the escape of Lee, put the whole motion for anew base of operations caleul check the rebel retreat on ita way to Btoh . • Having the inner Hnecf movement, be able to secure all the mountain passes on tne ginla 6ide of the Potomac before the j_ reach it. His army ’8 in fine condition, end rea 7 to follow rapidly. Pontoons wsrel* I cross tn ’ er last evening, and wo have no nn t advance is already on Virginia soij. It won be proper to state the point of crossing, will be a satisfaction to know_that our army J le also learn that the delay Jin attacking me rebels was owing to the difference of opinion among the corps commanders, whose Tia^wsu . Meade yielded in opposition to his sustained by Gens. Pleasanton and Warren. They were at! for an Immediate attack on coming op, before the enemy had time to fntreoen, From ihe Mobile Register. - Tlie Siege of Vtcliebarg. nr oxe or ths oabiueon. On 3nnday the 'l7th cl May ihe Confederate army fell back'from their position east ol B g Black, their breastworks haring beet stormed by the enemy on that morning, and ebsat eight o’clock on Sanday night reached the city cf \ icks bnrg. At abcut two o’clock on Monday a teruooo the enemy’s skirmishers came in sight and opej ed fife oa our line of works, without doing any damage whatever to ths Oon'e’.erats arudy ; by seven o’ekeVtbat night they had place.! several batteries in position about three hundred yards froiu the breastworks, but abstained from firing-. On Tuesday mernipg before daylight they open ed fire from ihiir batteries, cur guns responding immediateiy and with boo effect, compelling the enemy to shift tbeir baUsries.£«veral times. Tho artillery duel aud aharpshooiing continued for about three hours when Gen. Pemberton rods up and ordered our mea to efiase firing, ns hr desir ed no artillery duel I iuobedieccj to the ordtr our men ceased firing, and the result was that next mort iug the enemy, inooldenod by our sl lencn, approached one fauobrtd yards neanr '.han they were the day irtfh:e,wi: horn any opposition. On Tuesday the enemy made.their firs: assault on the line ot works beid by B; :g. Gen. tihoup's Brigade of Louisianians. The days froth the 19th to to' the 32-Ll were spent in one continued bombarding and shaipshooting during the day, in tha night they irenerally esa-ed firing On the mjkrning ot the Si id the enemy epened a terrific fire with their Parrot guns, and continued it until about eleven o’clock, when tbe bombard ment cetstd, and heavy columns of tho enemy could be sotu forming in line of batile. Oar for ces were all ready for them ana eager (or their advene . At about a quarter to twelvoths col - umns of the Yankee army advanced and ialing the lines in in splendid order, and wnh a loud cheer dußhed up to the works. Tbay were gallantly r*- fiponded to by our brave boys, and the first At about two o’clock they made ih'ir fifth and last charge, and were again repulsed, when they retired, and’did hot attemp t any fuither demon stration that day. Thigjlcii of the enemy on that day is estimated, by competent parties, at mot-lacs than from B,oo* to 10,009, while our loss was be tween 800 and 1,000 in killed and wounded. From the commencement ot the siege to the 36th of May, the Yankees had only fired ticrir-g the day, bat from Tuesday the 38 h, they kip’ op one continued fire night and day. The mortars on tbe peninsula opposile Vicksburg opened tire on the 25th -of May, amt coutmued au uucaasing lire until the surrender of the city. Each day new bat teries were erected, and a larger i mount ot g jas brought to bear uoon the town. It was estimated that as many as * 000 mortur sheila alone,-were thrown into-Vicksburg every twenty four boors, and on the line in tho rear cf tho city as many S3 : 4,0C0 per day. Altor the grand attack on tho Si ad of May, the enemy evidently perceived, tha hopelessness ot taking Vicksburg by storm; they then commenced aiming our works. To give un idea o f why tnay ventured.to mine oar lines, wa would state that our men having to.cbey the order of Gen. Pember ton, did not “waste any nmmuni'ion or. the ene my,” but allowed them to corns. Within fifty yards of cur line of breastworks, w han ti.-ey commenced throwing up works and erecting forts; this they were allowed to do vrtfhout r.hy further molesta tion tfcari the occasional throwing of a few band grenades, in many cases the enemy 11 nging them back to us. Front the 220d of May to toe 25:h ot June, do attempt was made of any serious nature with the exception of the attack by the ta.retej iron oiad gunboatUiDCionati to silerct one of oar ' laud batteries. The engagement last'd abcut fi Been minutts, when the Cincinnati commenced sinking, having been pierc .and several times by the Brook gun known ns “ Whistling Diok.” Bit ? now ties a dismantled wreck immediately above tho fitly on the Missis-.ippi shore. From the commencement cf tho Bic.ee t 0 tho 93 hot June, onr less in offimrs edb laige Lt. Cob Rogers of the 17tk La , and Mcj. Uoadlyof thehoa*y artillery, kitted : Cel Button, Lt. Col. Steeves, Col. Maiks, (Job Harrison, Bii . Gen. Baldwin, Ospf. Bruisle cu t'others weußde.t aH belonging to tbe Held ahet stf.ff. Cob OurtoU couioianr.ing an Alabama regiment.was.ki!h.d at the breast wcrfcs; als-' Cap'.. Emanuel, Oltici of Artillery for Herbert’s Mrlgad?,an ia m. .A premia ing young officer. . For aoout (our days alter the siege camm-'nc-- od, the troops were allowed lull radons. At the expiration of that lima they were gradually re duced to Uiafoljo.vingqaiou’it of food: l ozJl->uc, 4 oz. bacon, rics, 1 05. pea , (the latterao.t eatable) aud 4. ca.su^r— nutkiog a tob.l of os.'of tood per day,, From the emcil.U'x.iihsr ,of our forces it took, every man to def-md. the lines, so that tho men bad ao time to.rast. Whole companies would'lio hack, of tho b;east works for three weeks without leasing the lines Jot' a moment. It had been previously taown that tho enemy were undermining oar works, particularly,.-the fort on the immediate left of the Jackson rigid, and ooenpied by tha id Louisiana regiment, of Hebert’s brigade; • At about hair-past tour or live on Thursday, the ksth oi Juno, a terrific explo sion took place, caused by the blowing u > rt the above mentioned- -fort. Lock tty, most of oar forces occupying that line had withdrawn to et> inner line oi entrenchments, ermitud by onr forces in nnUotpalion cf the fort being b own up, eo that only a few men were.wounded by tha explosion. As soon es the fort was destivyod, a column of the enemy advanced, ag if with the intention of storming the line, bat were met by tho tt'h Mis souri, tinder'CoT.'Eugene Erwin. A desperate struggle for mastery now took play j. Out Eiwia was'ihe first to ascend the pvtapei. .An seen as. he had mounted, a shot tram the enemy's sharp shooters pieroed hia heart, und he lei! deal. Hs was a grandson cf Henry Olay, and ona of the mo»t ardent supporters:of Southern rights. Tho 6th Missouri, enraged at his de.ffh, and aided by the 3d Louisiana, sprung on the dismantled fort, and alter a severe combat, drove the enemy from theijr position,. - Our..,lces on this c caion was heavy, being no less than eighty-six killed and wounded. The loss,of tha enemy was estimated between 800 end 400. .They wore severely pun ished in their first attempt at “bio sing up” our works. Ou the 29th of June, Brig. Gen. Green, of Mis souri, was shot in the neck by a miaio bad. Hs lingered for about an hour, when he died. During the siege many instafices ot darina: took plaefe. Several times our forces s Jiied out, tak ing prisoners. Onr forces buoyed up with the iiopo ol a speedy relief, determined never to par mtt the enemy to cross the line cf works. Re peated aasurano9s Were given to the men that succor would eoou- arrive. Couriers arriving lrom Johnston, brought moai exaggerated reports of the army under hta coramacd—many placing it as t.igh as BQ.OOO effective men. While these events were Unaspiring at tbs breastworks around tbe town, the enemy wyrs not idle on the psniaeala opposite. They fired Into bittlding3 on which the yello v flig waved, killing and wounding several of tho inniiWff The women and children remaining in town suf fered severely, no bsa than three having bead killed aud twelve wounded during the siege. In spite of whidh, with all the heroism that charac terises our Southern women, those remaining well, declared their wil ingnrs i to ran tha r.n • of being killed rather than lose Vicksburg. Among the ladies wounded are Mrs, iiazsird, tits. C. W Betas,-Mrs. H. H. Clements, ■ Mrs. Mej ir T. B. Read, Miss Lucy Bawling* and Mist Maggie Cook, the most of these ladies being v. oli known in ihe State of Mississippi. A iter the surrender of the town the Yanks 2 ar tillery officers stated that the mortars and Barret guna .opposite the. city were manned by Iraeh troops, and were placed there for a doufile pur pose—first, to annoy us in the oity, and to prac tice themselves in that arm of tlio servio*, end gave ttat as their excuse for onr hospitals having .been struck so often. The enemy’ssharpbhooteia were all eplendid shots, end alter tho first few days of the siege itwa3 a very dangerous thing for any one to look over the braes’, works. So accurately did they aim, and iu each numbers were they that a hat placed on a stick and held above the fort for two m mates was pieroed by 15 annnie balls. , On the tilth of Jane, tbe enemy eucoscded in blowing- up the som6 position «f our lir.o ngaiu. We lost several men cf the Sd loaisiannfroin tbo explosion. Tha enemy, however, tnhde no at tempt toebarge the work, being apparently con tented with the occupation of one portion of the mined fort. , s, Tremendous cannonading continued anring the ■ remaining few days of the Eiege, with but little damage to tho Confederates. The men were all in good spirits, and appeared satisfied to live on the meagre -allowance of rations given them, rather than yield the eity they had defended gal lantly for so-long « period. Not a murmur was heard among them—all were Inspired with the greatest enthusiasm and devotion to their cause, and the word “surrender” was never broached emeng them. Five or six days prevlong to the surrender of the city “male meat” was tried and of good qaaity— the meat being equal to the finest venison, and was liberally eaten by the soldiers and citizens alike. An attempt wssznade by onr forces to counter mine the enemy, bat the attempt signaliy failed —asfrom-the position of the enemy's works they coaid not be min ad. On Friday morning, the 8d of July, Gen. Pem berton sent ont a k»8 of traee, and a short time after himself and Brig. Gen. Bowen were seen leaving our linos. As soon ss they left the works the men conjectured that the object of hi* going to Grant in person was to treat for a rorrender ot the city. There was soon eonb derahle excite ment among the soldiers, not one of whom : ivor ied such a course; the excitement was partly al layed by the statement thst Gen. Pemberton had gone to Grant for the purpos* of getting his oon sent to our removing the sick and wounded, and the women and children from the town. Alter remaining at Grant’s headquarters for about two boua, Gees. P«©£ertc* end Bowea retained.— VOL. LXXVIL—NEW SERIES VOL. XXVII. NO. 30 : An armistice had beenldeclared till 10 o’clock that night. The firing had chased, and nothing but the voices of soldiers in angry and indignant conversation could be heird. At half-past six on Friday evening a meeting of all the Generals took place at Gen. Pember ton’s headquarters, and at ten o’clock a messen ger went into the Federal lines with despatches from Pemberton. On Saturday morning a circular from the Lieut. General commanding announced the surrender of the city, and the terms of capitulation, as follows; The en’ire force of Confederate troops were to surrender as prisoners of war to the United States army under Gen. Grant; the whole army, includ ing the Generals, were to be immediately paroled and tent into our lines; all officers were to retain iheir arms; all mounted officers to have the privi lege of riding cut; private property to be respect ed/aud all parties, whether citizens or net, con nected in any manner with the army, were to be allowed the privilege of leaving the Federal fines on parole. All ammunition, stores, field artillery aud siege guns were to be surrendered to the Uni ted Statrs army, as well cs all email arms in our possession. On Saturday morning at half past eleven o’clock the men having stacked their arms, marched from the breastworks th?y had sioed behind with such heroic vr.lor for nearly two monibs Soon alter, the Yankee army commenced pouring into the town—in the spaco of filteen minutes the. city was ernmmed with them—and then began a scene of pM’cging. Houses and stores were broken open and itie contents appropriated by the Yankees. In justice to Gen. Grant, 1 would say that a3 soon as complaint was made to h’m, a guard wa3 placed at all the buildings that had bscn broken open.— Soon aft-r entering the city, ihe Btars and stripes were hauled up on the spire of the courthouse, amid the er tilting shouts of tho Vankee soldiers, and the deepest feeling of humiliation on the part of the Confederates. The Confederate army remained in the oily for one week, during which time ropeated tights took place on the streets between our men and the Yankees—many of whom tyere very insulting and full of taunting remarks on the downfall of our Gibraltar. Oa Saturday, the 11th of July, at about 12 o’clock, the Confederate army, having all been paroled, took up it3 line of march from Vicks burg, and arrived at Big Black that evening. It was a solemn aud imposing departure. Tears were seen coursing the cheeks of many of our troops, and ever and anon the men would turn back to take one last look at the city they had so well and nobly defended. On Tuetday morning the troop3 commenced arriving at Brandsn, where it is an icipated they will remain far a few days. Thus fell the city of Vicksburg, after an obsti nate aud he.roic defence of forty seven days, forty two of which the Confederate army had subsisted on one-quarter r ations. Thß city is now in the hands ot the invaders, yet its fall adds not cue aingl? laurel to their wreath of victory. Starva tion succeeded in doing what the Yankee army could never have done. The question has been asked, “could not the Commissary of Bubsislence get the corn to pur chase ?” lie coiild. Mix moiUhs ago the planters offered the government .corn from their planta tions free of charge, if the authorities would only send aud haul it; the rep yto tluir offer was that “if it is hauled into tovyn >re will pay for it, but wc cannot send for if.” The result was, that when the enemy occupied, the country, west of the Big Black, he foutd enough corn and bacon to have supplied our aroiy for twelve months. Let the gentlemen who had the provisioning of Vickt burg come forward aud account for tho cause of only tittren days’ provision being in the town. Until they bring forward abundant proof that it was no fault ot theirs, the people of tho Confede rate States must hold them from the General Commanding to the Commissary of Subsistence, io strict accountability for their shameful and culpable neglect of duty. Our fortifioubons were pronouucod by the Yankee officers to be the “ most miserable” they had ever seen, and it was a matter cf great sur prise to them that, with fifteen months’ time, wa had not erected works that could have defied an army of 300.000 mou. The works were so badly made that tho damage done to them by the ene my’s fire ia ihe day, could scaroely be repaired by a large force of men working all night. Our engineers only existed in nams; in (act there was not one man among them that undorst-ood hia duty. The fortiticationa ware so poor that Gen. Msi’herson, after riding over the line, is said to have exclaimed, “Good Heavens 1 are these the boosted fortifications of Vicksburg? It was the rebels itlono, and not their works, that kept us out of this town.” Tho amount of prisoners captured at Vicks burg are about 23,000 altogether—among them were thFee Major Generals and nine Brigadier Genera's. About ninety pieces ol artillery were captured, of whic i several are unlit for use : 40,000 stand of arms and batween thirty-five and forty stand of colors were taken by tbe enemy. The amount of ammunition surrendered is im mense, there being not less than six months’ sup ply stored away in the magazines. There w:s’a useless .saving of ammunition during the siege, liar our men bean allowed to keep up a fire ou the Yankee lines, they could never hove ap proached to within thirty yardß of our line, much less have erected forts that close to us. Taking a view cf the whole campaign, we can only come to the conclusion that Gen. Pemberton was out generaled in the most glaring manner by Gen, Grant. The neglect to reinforce Gen. Bowen at Grand Gulf; the battle at Baker’s creek, where our army slept the night previous within forty yards of tbe enemy without knowing they were thorn; and the day of the battle, when nearly the whole of our artillery was captured without firing a shell; the battle of Big Black, and the retreat into Vicksburg, was sufficient proof of Gsn. Pem berton’s ineompeteney. A great deal has been said of his "gallant defence.” This is simply ridicu lous. Had the Soldiers been solely under the com mand of that General, the city of Vicksburg would huve been evacuated the Bumlay night that cur forciß fall back into town. The men had not tha slightaot confideucein Gen. Pemberton, and since tho surrender of Vicksb irg express their deter mination of deserting rather ttian serve under Pemberton after they are exchanged. The very Major Generals and Brigadier Generals have got the poorest opinion of Gen. Pemberton’s capacity, and of bis unpopularity Gen. Pemberton is well oware. It is not correct id hastily pass judgment on tbe merits of demerits of military men, but in a case of this kind, when there so many proofs of incapacity, it is the duty of a free people to de mand that such men be removed from command, and corripeteat men placed iu their stead. Let this rfiveraeat Vicksburg ba ever so much.emooth ed over by those who desire military patronage; to all sensible men it must be painfully apparent that if censure fail on any one for the loss of Vi-ksbarg, it must naturaily rest, on tho man who held command. John illorgen tu Kcntack) 1 . The New York lie-raid's correspondent has a racy acoount of Morgan’s attack oa the Nashville and Louisville railroad : On Monday, the sanguine railroad people at Nashville, discrediting the cry of wolf, made up a post-eager ana exoreea train, and started lor Louis ville oa time. Your correspondent paid for a seat. The train, consisting of two passenger coaches (every seat occupied), a baggage car well filled, an express car, containing among other valuables n sate and fifty-seven thousand dollars worth of paper money,ln chargeof ames3enger, left Nash ville at seven, o’ciook A. M , and proceeded aa far ao Gave City station, half-way, without mole ta tion or even anticipation of trouble on the line. At Gave City conductor Sweeny, in charge of the train, learned that Morgan had indeed captured Lebanon tha day previous, taking Col. Hanson, ihghteentb Kentucky, and six hundred prisoners, and was marching toward the railroad, wtth the apparent intenti’on of catting it somewhere be tween Elizabethtown and Lebanon Junction; per haps the Muldraugh’a hill trestle works were to bode .troyed. Telegraphic communication with Louisville* waßyet perfect, and the conductor ro golved to go ahead, not cautiously, bat swiftly, hoping to run past the rebel column into Louis ville before they could advanca to the road from Lebanon. - , ... Appealing to Louisville for instructions by tele graph was yet practicable, and th.i conducior did it. He soon received a reply to this effect: “ All right, come on with yonr train, no reba,” signed “ Smith,” which is a name common to Louisville opetators, John H. Morgan, and hundreds of other men. On this cccasion it was used by John.— We passed through the black tunnel, winding down over the great treßtle work at Muldraugh’s Hill, at fearful speed, bnt undisturbed ; we pick ed up, near Lebauon Junction the garrison of a stockade, who had been ordered by General Boyle, telegraphically, to “ Burn your camp and come on train to Louisville.” It is, perhaps un neoeasrry to state that John Morgan acted as at torney for Brigadier General Boyle, in signing that dispatch. There were twenty-eight of these soldiers, under command of a second lieutenant, whose name I did not learn. They swelled tbe number of passengers on the train to two hund red, abouitwenty-fi .of whom were ladies. The passengers rea'ized their situation as soon as tho firing commenced. Ballets whistled over, chrough, under and beside the cars, and the cries and shrieks were terrible ; the rebels closing around the cars, hallooing and shootiDg at the now retreating stoexaders. The unarm and passen gers sougiit the floors of the coacheß for safety, and groveled about in the aisles and beneath the seats, in a wriggling, trembling, seething mass, for the night was offensively warm, and the mus ketry firing hot. Hesitating a moment to destroy my watcbguard and secrete my purse in my boots, as I bad seen others fast to do, I found when I came to lie down that the floor was more than occupied. I selected a {at and shivering Nashville Jew, who was mut- tering tffhim-’rif lii.Alia'hr. - “no monish” nor “auydiucs else, 1 n cU.ef upen him till we were aroused by a ferorious rebel, crouehingalong tho isle, guo in hand, und n-t-d at us, too, say ing, “Coins, low, tanks, get oat of this; quiet, too.” Everybody got out. sacediiv, in obedience to the order, and firing cea ed. Thirteen cf tho stockader.rliiKt already been caplu.-ed, 0. e killed and three sjvercly wounded. Three or four rebel horses lay dead before as. I can only give me own experience daring t ic succeeding fifteen mi nutes. 1 was t«t{ much haras ed to attend to other thdn private nffivts. fly fe ;t touched the ground and 1 fell into l;c hands of a big, dirty looking rebel lieutenant, w-ifi e Unite; Slates army revat ver in his hanid. If? inquired for my arms and I gave him n superior pistol w.tdout a murmur though inwardly cursing the fortune of war. the pistol did aot satisfy the insatiate person, and he slapped all my pocket? in quick succession till he felt my watch beneath bis hand. The watch wss a golden one, worth $6 )0 any where south of the Tei-hos.-eo line, and doubly valuable to me for associations, so I ventured to hint urbanely that he was robbing me. He “ couldn't and wouldn’t help it—a wa.cb was ia3t what ha had bseu locking for 1” He lett me -hi charge of a guard ari s-n ivt a way to the t-. x perch. Her did I sea him mow-. The “yeoth’ul guard” opened the canversatma by inquiring if 1 possessed a pocket knife. Id and, cud he wanted it, aud go it. 1 finally prevailed upon him to escort ute to the line of prisoners wi h my havetsack on my arm, ol hough several limes* on the route through tne band tho youthful guard was advised by his comrades in arms “ snatch that baverbag.” Here and there were little knots of rebs relieving passengers of valuables and money, and in no ewe did I see mythiug takenwhieh was not “juat what the rebs wanted.” One Jew from Clarks ville, there were many Jews upon the train, io- 1 $3,000 in maney beiora ho reached a place of sefety, under the eye of an officer, aad narrowly escaped with bis life. The rebels were part ca- 1 larly bitter on the race. : Arriving ot t o lino of prisoners, I introduced myself to a couple of officers, who sat lazily on their steeds, w,th each & tog thrown over tho pommel of the saddle. They were Major aid Colonel ; Msjor proved quickest asked tne to let him see that ha7irsack. A parcel ct unr.ash-d linen of which l had hurriedly divested mysstf of in the morning, u todet case with soaps, were “ just what he wanted,” a tooth brush he did not want, as he gave it to mo, and I stood forth pluck ed as dean as a young robin. Tho Colonel, a great, go:d natured provincial, kindly offered me a bite us 1 lag tobacco, or “mule harness,’, smile J, and softly felt of the hat I wore. He told me his name was Cinke, and pointed out a rsgged lino (.1 in Hi .;.1 i-f the grove us “ his regiment.” My bat, for which I bad paid a fabulous price in Nashville, wa- not good enough, so ho cotnpro«r.c-.d red.took a traveling cap from the haversack, one • mine, now the ii« j ir’s, saying it would bo just the tiling h r “some of the boys” who were short oi head gear. I found General Morgan in the centra of a bevy of ladies standing uncovered la tho falling dow, while oil around his meat were examining stolen property by tho light oi fir.*. ' lio wore no insig nia ol rank, being -tressed ; . tho common round about and pants of the robs! soldiers. Tha k< ?n and little Basil Duke, who has r-:<m io tha rank of acting Brigadier, llitlsd. price Cully about, aud seentad to bs the sit: sr sp'rii ol the party. Nox day, near West Point, on ihe Ohio, the lumber wagon oj‘which I had token pr.-eage passed through ths head of the Ceufednruto col umn cu the inarch. We met River, il acquaint ances of the previous u ght, but wars rot hin dered. Morgan had i- rut >■ orders to press all the horses in the oouuiry fit for 's.-rvioa, and bis or ders were being carried cu'.. h :-cesno-i (armors along the road suffered with ihe real, aud these who could were hurrying their stock iuU> secret places. Morgan occupied Branr.nsburg, Kentucky, that afternoon. . ———— More ktiotfe at s.C<« Neith, Freni the Louis ville J '.urn: ? of tbe 10th v?e glither some particular: e: riota various parts of the North, bring tho fit a- that we here re ceived : Quite a seiiotu ri h rm urred at Htaten Island on the night ol tho Iffin. Several houses ol ne groes were fccrc.i, tbe ect’.i.-anis 11 *eing to thp words. Six aegr •>« were killed. Various per sons were notified that their itriLra would ok burnt. The railroad depot a: ,ill’s was burnt. Drinking shops wre gull.A, and a perfect reign of terror prevailed. No private dwellings were destroyed, although threv-i wore mode against them. The mo t t.i'oked to? Lyceum and attacked the Marino llospit;.!, taki g off about 600 muakdts with amituinitioa. The v-iama mob hung a negro there. The oitizens are arming and'forming a patrol force. A detachment ot t'o3 Bth Ki-gjjjais unit two howitzers have been neat down. IN BROOKLYN, rr. Y. It is reported that there v/i.a considerable dis turbance in Brock yn. O. • negro house in Uo iumbia street w?.s destroyed, «od a low small houses in Tiliitrv street were pillaged. Tho na groes were hoiribly mollraoteti. Apprehensions of further trouble were bud, and troops were seat over from New York. IN BOSTON, MASS. On the 14th a riot occurred in Boston. It origi nated in an assault on Daiid Howe, at a bousein Prince street, where Howe had called to serve a ifotice that the' resident had been drafted. Home loafers in the strict icteifered no. : heat Lowe,, when he was badly, though not dangerously wounded, la tbe meantime a mob rur.'diy gc-tn ered, and a strong foies of p dec win called out, when bricks, stones and other missiles were thrown at them, by which several o; tho j.ohso were wounded. , . , , Tbe outbreak wa* speadily q.iou* i ana several arrests made. As a precautionary measure against further riotous den., nstratious, a compa ny of regulars from Fort I.id.q cadence was quar tered in the city,and ncrirt tv-t'o htstted t > the 44th and 45th r. giments, J&uos’ light baHc-ry, and the Ist dragoons, to hold themselves iu r.-akt rirss for immediate service il c .Ifsd upon. How ever, a mob gateered '-■ ■ ■ evicting, and broke into several gun-shops. The alarm hells were rung and the iniiiia r y assembled, avyo men were shot. A despatch written r.t midnight say a:. Everything is now quiet. The rioters have dis persed. No further outbreak i:t anticipated. The police and military are stationed in different pas ta of tho city. In tne attack on tho armory ono ol tha rioters was killed ;fod another fatally wound ed. An aged citizen, who was looking on, was killed. A gun store o.v Dock Square was broken open, but the police rallied, and, iiy tha vwe of their revolvers, quirk y and sp i.'wcl the rioters, but not before caa or two oi, the latter wort wounded. AT TROY, N. Y. On the 15th, three or for. - hnadrod men, work men in the Rentai'er Iron F undry and Albany Railworks marched and finally stop; i > ■ - o Times Office, which they stoned a-.d gutted, and .siroymg all the property within. The mob wca addres: and by Fath er Havernans, who advi’rti'them .o go home.- Subsequently they v i- a col church, bat wore deterred by Father Havernans if ni demSl ishingit. They next l > ijaH, foroefl it open and roieased nil iso prisoncs. Tbe ars-vid and marshal’s office w -a strongly guarded. The steamer Francis fckiddy, having co.or and waiters on board, was warned a-, ay from the dock. IN NEW YORK CITY. The Hudson river raii 'oai company have com menced to relay tbeir I ■ . «I c . were tern up as far Yonkers, tivc-r.ly nv.ks above New fork city. They have a p.-.j mat in the river to protect the roads. Mayor Opdjke ha: i mail a proolama tion calling upon citiz «s lo form patrols,aud that all lines of omnibuses, laUwajs, and teDgraph must be put in full cjr.r, Jon mjm'.d :-.iely, pio teeted fully by the m. r-ry. The laws must and shall be obeyed, and the offenders pnreatd- and punished. Outbreaks la the s '.urbs tst . prevented by the appeals of the Cathode . - ,;;*.s. Tho inhabitants cf Yonkers have orvasiz.-d to protect themselves, &■•<! two companies were guarding the arsenal. At Tarry town the people have also organ.z:d. The 25th regime:.i w-s or v r J from Albany >o go to New Ycrr, bnt .ii ir.en reported for duly. New York papers cf ‘he 17th end IC'.’a g’ve particulars of the New i rrk riot on Thursday and Friday, tbo fourth avl fi a d-y~, oi which uo account has yei bi ea g cn. In many distric .; o New Yoi . the disturbances wer ::: ,-rt -I. j.-.w and order seemed to prev ntthsn at anytime eiccs Mo:d;y. Tie store", were re-opened, the stages and corn were again in motion, and the city -0.-ns.stly i-un - u'd mcch of ita wonted peacefc! a.- et. In a few localities, es; leent and Twenty-Fin . • , able display of r exists .. lives were sacrificed, bat • tary force brought to bear on proved too much for t * number cf arresls :<u. J ‘- Bbot down by the f which attacks were i. s ~ of troatieg obnoxir.-1 sfsrasi’s IKS memory of the public, urn red »!••*•. - ■ d’ • End immediately offered himself to G >• Vroel. The latter has accordingly mode a cc.. upon »*•- eld cavalry soldiers cow in tbe oitv, , n I B 0„ young men accustomed to the Lm, Kbnf.'i Ca I TU ' ry Corps1 ’ " nder cmr.it,. 3 t Uen Mpatrick, t, ass,st , a th « suppressmi. of T m. Ths Herald says: It Is to be hoped tY.t the ab-cdoument of the draft, which renm/ts the cause of the present excitement, aud t' le cm -oiousuesa that there is sufiicieut power i„ th . nauos ot the authorities to quail nnr'fmiher Vio - ri'ri o .s’-'V hlTe 01 putting a st. a to the cre.tdiul aesnes which ) ave for some and vs past -.opt tne city iu a state of terror aud alar- 1 Tha Herald of iSatu day, the 18th says : Tartml Oiks been restored, und un order from Wash -1 ig'on uir.cts that the drafting shall ; recced. Large bodes of soldiers constantly p;r.,-ol tin streets to keep down the smouldering ai* quiet. Gen. Wot! has been removed from t eoun. maud ot the United Stitts forces in the i, ty ue partment, and Gen. Dix takes command. Gen. Foster takes Gon. Dix's pines at Portress Monroe. Brig. Gan. Harvey Brown has boon retired from ssrviee, aad is succeeded by Gen. 0» iby, m command of the forces in the city and hu bor cf New York. * Archbishop Hughes addressed five thou ;and of his fr-eatls on the IT.h, begging them to b - qu.et, and not to resist the enlorcsment of the la ,s. R ots of greuter or less magnitude areirvpotted in various pieces in New England, New York and New Jersey. In many plqcjii tha dralt lu.t been 3u?peuded. Ia Boston, Newark, Yorkvillo, Harlem, Brook lyn, Jamaica, Westchester and other plac t, the outoreaics were on a wry small eoale, ex; ;pt at Brooklyn. Here there was a great cotfi .atiou. of which the Herald makes the following otic -; About eleven o’clock last night a dense crowd of men attacked the ooverei grain elevut. ra aad tactuiies alODg the river pier in Brooklyn, setting tire io them. ' The fiantes spread with wonderful rapidity, and the buddings and contents were de stroyed. The loss will be immense. The crowd attei war j set fire to the Hamilton avenue ferry house, which was entirely destroyed. Th* boultr were ail stopped running, and no menus of cross mg the river afforded. The Newark House, a large and substantially built hotel, standing at tbe junction of the roadu leading to Jersey and Hoboken cities, wai tired at a late hour on Thursday night, and destroyed. On Friday morning a fearful lire was raging ia Newark, several factories being on fire. neribrru men i, G-en. Santa Anna, Ex Piesident of Mex’c? stilf roßides on the Island of Cubs, a few miles front Havaaa. He denies, iu one of the papers ol thxt; city that he is atout to lakt the field on tho etdu of toe French, aud against his native couutr /. Cincinnati papers of July 1 mention tne do • struction of a traiu of passenger cars 1 a tl;« LouisvilKi and Lexington railroad, by a party of mne Southern guerillas. The attaok on the traiu was mode near Chiistiansburg, Shelby c untv. Ky., on ihe Ist. The guerillas uamed th- care, tumbled the looomotive down a high embank meat, opd carried off the safe ot the Adan Ex press Company, as well as the United States mail. Th y also took all the anus in tne poy • session oi tuo passeugcre. The Naw York Herald’s correspondent Bays that j,ee’B position at Hag Tstown was an exci I • lent one, aud afforded btiter opportunities or de fensive operations than that occupied by teo Yankees at Gettysburg. Witfiin ten days from the time that Gen. Kil patrick assumed command of his division, 1 iclu 1 mg tha Gettysburg battles, he mat sixty six 00:11 missioned officers,und one thousand und st rent y eight uieit knied, wounded and missing. A Miii nHsotu brigade went into the Gettyaourg light. 2100 strong, aud came out with only 400 tut a Ralph Waldo Emerson, of Boston, died recently. Duriog the last few days ssveral Federal Gsno rtils have been m Washington without it ave. some oi whom have been attested. Among mti>» w.-re Gene. Naglee and Hooker. Tha lati-.-r ex presses an anxiety to be assigned to active cut,, .and a willingness to assume imv position what ever that wifi place him in the field. U;s lr end* Sjy that if not restored 10 ait.ve duly lit wJi re tire trout the service. j<» a vtji-ieo, rtstv ror», au old estates Prison bird, is now Federal Mayor of Portsmouth, Vu file viler the tool tbe more satisfaction to Jr ivote,. Within tbo few days pj-st a number oi troop; iroru the ititeriorbare been sent down to garriso Fort Hamilton, Fort Columbus and other Gureri merit works in New York harbor. Tlio rtpringflfid (III) Republican st tea thu. Solomon Situate, the wealthiest man in Chicago, passed through that city on Thursday, taui; w;.y to the Hartford Asylu it, a raving maui tc, in charge oi throe keepers. During the first year of the war he made a million doiltirr. Tho New York Herald putdished a detailed ae count of Gen. Keyes lata campaign against R ih tuond, from which it appears that hut tore; -ra;r Fis.n urua w.i supposed, numbering only 15,009 to 17X09 men. Kayes, who conducted the tc .ot. was easily chased back, while Getty who hart charge of the main monmsnt, directed ugaiasL our railroads, was repulsed by tbe valor o- our troops ; so that tha campaign was u failure. Secretary Seward at tho Yankee jollilicati m ;u Washington, over the fall of Viekshurg. sai l he had "prayed that the cup of this war might pa?a Iroru h m,” hut that his "Southern brethren” had forced it upon him. With a perfect reoolleition of the strenuous efforts Virginia made lor p :t cq„ of tho commissioners sent by the Confed rate Government to urge a peaoefal separation, u id ot his own promise not to reinforce Fort Bn-iter* broken aj soon as it wa3 made, he has tbo t arri bfo profane audacity to represent himself os i per secuted Suyiuur, praying that the bitter cup, fer r.rd upon him by his enemies, might pass from hus ftps! Can any cause prosper which thus out ages truth and iunutts God? The despot's heel is on Baltimore. Two men were arrested one day for saluting Uoufed; rate prisoners. Another was sent across tbe lines on a charge of receiving parcels from Confederate prisoners an t shewing sympathy with them. One was arrested lor having fire-arms in his pc.tse i sion, three more lor cheering for Jeff. I) tvig.. inre.) more ou a general charge ot disloyalty, one. for abusing the Government and calling the Amwtcaa flag a dirty rag, and another for rs .using to take the required oath in procurt tg a pats. O.ie.lady was arrested for wearing a icr •rate.of Jeff. Davis in her bosom, and two o‘ iera were sent 1-touth for waving buudkeruhiete ana kiesing hands to Confederate prisoners. A Cairo disputoh says the Confederates liavo retired irurn Helena. Gi ant is ms ie Major General and Meads B, Igv disc G;u-ral in the regular army. Thu Nashville Brers of the .loth says that Gen: Ec iccrf.an bus suspandoJ tbe maroh and enc.-.mp. ed his army at and to the front of Tnilahoma, for the '.rant of provisions, and facilities equal to a succ’-gslui pursuit of the enemy. Ho will net re ami a listless mauy day*. It i3 thought probable that Gen. Hooke: will be usjigncd to the command of tbe Peninsula trospn. A Federal force is reported south of the Ifoto m.io, which had captured 400 Confederate wagons that had ctosssd over. This maybe apart ol' !).x e force. Gen. Kilpatrick is not killed. The report of nia d-ath was occasioned by his leaning a charge in person, p <i not returning to camp as soon us some of tue others, it was supposed that he had been kited or captured. Francis Patrick Kenrick, D. D. Roman Catholic Archbishop ol Baltimore, died in that oity on Wednesday. He was 60 years of ago. Among the offiojrs captured by tho Yankeen at Tick :urg aro on3 Lieutenant General, four ■ ■ : .i nr Generals, and batween fifteen and twenty Brigadier Generals. Ia Alexandria, Va., Thursday, all the Boutherr? sy.Tpat! 7,ira who refused to tukeths o»th warn assemble,! at tha wharf to bo sent booth. The .id.r, however, was revoked after the steamer iiuJ her steam up, and the exiles were perm ttoii lo return home. A Haiti nore teleg.-am, of the Sth inst., eays : Nearly ope thousand rebels, captnred by General Kilpatrick, arrived here this morning, inclcdinj rigadier General June*, a oarairy ottloer, and 5) cemniusioned officers. The 11th Hew i'ork Heavy Artillery regiment, ;hat hart b’en ordered Lo Pennsylvania, broke ... In. uai r-fused to fight. They were sec 1 horn?. Fourteen haudfed and twenty Yankee prison ( . j of war were received at Foitresa Monroa or 1 . Frderal wounded daring tho three days Getf7Sburg, are estimated at the Bi,r ‘- - ’ 'ft Office'at 18,000. F.ve tho-.-.ia>i ! f ■ ' - 1 adtlphia, 5,000 to New \ orfc. ; ' t J Baltimore, and 1,000 will remain J : J --provi’xed I'ospitala at Gettysburg JU ; v 'i ijyj end 4,000 rebel wounded were left in , ■ session* n t l 7 7th tbe Eleamers Alice and J. 3* were captured Uj about .two ban Jr o t '■'X'aV-'.u-b at Brudcnsbnrg, Ky. Gun! o»t.i "a. pursuit. Confederates.wore rep. rteo otb, us op toting on the r»ver b-tween . ... I- and Louisville, with the destg-i c. oiptu.'iog passing boots. Two rcoel spies were lately arrested In Mary . b ;‘. their execution has been deity- >1 :-i c .y,,a -r.ee of one (anegrc) ha,vingl»r<>mie-2 i to 1.-.-ko acortant disclosure*. A third ia no-f in one of oir camps under Btrict surveillance. A riot occurred between the Irish nod negrofs at Buffalo, N. Y-, on lh» 7th, in which twelve no v*:* e badly beaten and two drowned, j i;d. V. 3tap toD,iHi« U, S. heq«l*ry, visited tb<j j battle-field of Getty«ba*g on the ?th inst,
