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Weekto (Kanstttotwnalwt BY JAMES GARDNER. THE NEGRO REGIMENT OF SOUTH CARO LIKA-EXPLANATION 0T GEN- HUNTER. The following correspondence was laid before the House on Wednesday, the reading of some parts of which occasioned much merriment : WAH DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITT, D. C„ I July 2,1862. f Sir* On reference to the answer of this De partment of the 14th ultimo, to the resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 9th of last month, calling for information respecting the organization, by General Hunter, of the De partment of South Carolina of a regiment of volunteers for the defence of the Union, com posed of black men, fugitive slaves, etc., n will be seen that the resolution bad been referred to that officer, with instructions to make an imme diate report thereon. I have now the honor to ■ transmit, herewith, the copy of a communica tion just received from Geu. Bunter, furnishing inf<*rmation as to his action touching the various matters indicated in the resolution. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Edwin M. Stanton, • Secretary of War. Hou. G. A. Grow, Speaker of the House of Eepx resep tatives* Headquarters Department of the Sooth, ( Port Royal, 8. C., June 23. ) Bon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War : Sir: I nave the honor to acknowledge the re ceipt of a communication from the Adjutant General of the Army, dated June 13, 1862, re« questing me to furnish you with the information necessary to answer certain resolutions intro*, duc.ed in the House of Representatives, on J une the 9th, 1862, on motion of Hon. Mr. Wickliffe, of Kentucky, their substance being to inquire— 1. Whether I had organized or was organizing a regiment of fugitive slaves in this depart ment ? 2. Whether any authority had been given to me from the War Department for such organiza tion? and 3. Whether Lbad been furnished by order of the War Department, with clothing, uniforms, arms, equipments, Ac., for such a force ? Only having received the letter containing these Inquiries at a late hour on Saturday night I urge forward my answer in time for the steamer leaving to-day (Monday.] This baste prevents me from entering as minutely as I could wish upon many points of detail, such as the para mount importance of the subject calls for ; but, in view of the near termination of the present session of Congress, and the wide spread interest which must have been awakened by Mr. Wicks Jiffe’s resolution, I prefer sending this imper ß feet answer to waiting the period necessary for the collection of fuller and more comprehensive dates. To the first question, therefore. I reply that no regiment of fugitive slaves has been or is being organized in this department* There is, however, a fine regiment of persons whose late masters are ‘‘fugitive rebels,” men who everywhere fly before the appearance of the National flag, leav ing their servants behind them, to shift, as best they can for themselves. So far. indeed, are the loyal persons composing this regiment from seek ing to avoid the presence of their late owners that they are now, one and all, working with re» markable industry to place themselves m a pcsi tion to join in full »nd effective pursuit of their fugacious and traitorous proprietors. To the second question I have the honor to answer that the instructions given to Brigadier- General T. W. by the Hon. Simon . Qsarwapn,. late or ■TTkf7 _ ana tut tied over to me by succession for my guide nee, dis*, tinctly authorized me to employ all loyal persons offering their services in defence of the Union and for th>» suppression of the rebellion, in any manner I might see fit, or that the circumstances might cal) tor. There is no restriction as to the character or color of the persons to be employed, pr to the nature of the employment, whether civil or military, in which their services should be used. I conclude, therefore, that I have been authorized to enlist fugitive slaves as soldiers, could any Buch be found in this department. No such characters, however, yet have ap«. peared within view of uur most advanced pickets, the loyal slaves everywhere remaining on their plantations to welcome us, aid us and supply us with food, labor and information of the masters who have, in every instance been the fugitives, running away from the loyal slaves as well as from the loyal soldiers, and whom we have only partially been able to see, chiefly their heads over ramparts, or rifle in h md, dodging behmd trees in the extreme distance. In the absence of any fugitive (master) law, deserted slaves would be wholly without remedy, had not the crime of treason given them the right to pursue, capture and bring back those persons of whose protection they have been thus suddenly bereft. To the third ‘interrogatory, it is my painful du ty to reply that I here never received any specific authority for issues of clothing, uniforms, arms, equipments, and so forth, to the troops in ques tion. My general instructions from Mr. Cameron were to employ them in any manner I might find necessary, and the military exigencies of the de partment being my only, but in my judgment suf ficient, justification. Neither have I found any specific authority for supplying these persons with shovels, spades and pickaxes, upon employ ing them as laborers —with boats and oars, when using them as lighter-men; but these are not points included in Mr. Wickliffe’s resolution. To me it seemed that the liberty to employ man in any particular capacity implied with it liberty, also, to supply them with the necessary tools; and, acting upon this faith, I have clothed, equipped and armed the only loyal regiment yet raised in South Carolina. I must say, in vindi cation ot my conduct, that, had it not been for the many other diversified and imperative claims on my time and attention, a much more satigfac* tory result might have been hoped tor, and that, in places of not only one, as at present, at least ■five or six well drilled, brave and thoroughly ac climated regiments, should by this time, have been added to the loyal forces of the Union. The experiment of arming blacks, so far as I have made it, has been a complete and even marvellous success. They are sober, docile, at tentive and enthusiastic, displaying great natur al capacities for acquiring the duties of the sol dier. They are eager, beyond all things, to take the field and be led into action, and it is the unanimous opinion of the officers who have charge of them that in'the peculiarities of this climate and count:y they will prove invaluable auxiliaries, fully equal to the similar regiments so long and successfully used by the British au thorities in the West India Islands. In conclusion, I would say it is my hope, there appearing no possibility of other reinforcements, owing to the exigencies of the eamgaign in the ♦ a ’u° b V? • r E an ’*ed by the end of next « to P reße °t <he Government Sdiera'^ 00 to 50,000 of tbeße hard J and devoted Trusting that this letter may form part of Mr have the honor to be, D . Major-General Commanding. neighbor ofthe 'Express says that ' t ? a J eC x- Baw la the evacuation of Cor inth the death-warrant of bi 3 ttUitary reputa . Mon." Oh, we guess not. F LouisoiUe (Ky.) Journal. Perhaps it was only a “ saw," then, that somebody was running on the General. ‘‘ He came, he saw, and he”— did not conquer. We clip the following paragraphs from the Richmond Dispatch, July 16. Ths Enemy’s Lines Before Washington.—The report ot the enemy’s raid upon the town ol Gordonsville has been contradicted in time to prevent any undue excitement here, but it seems to have been ihe prevalent impression among the people of Orange county that Gen. Popes army was coming down upon them in terrible array, dealing death and destruction at every step of their progress. The telegraph operator at Gordonsville caught the alarm, and with the abrupt announcement, "I'm off,” packed up his instruments and departed, discontinuing, for the time being, all communication between the capital and a point whereon public interest so suddenly concentrated. A citizen who numbered himself amonsj the stampedtrs, telegraphed from the nearest station that the enemy had actually entered the town; but somehow or other nobody had seen the Yankees, and all in formation respecting their movements was nes cessarily vague and uncertain. Matters, however, soon assumed a more definite shape, and it wits ascertained that a small force of cavalry had advanced as Jar as the Bapidan, destroyed the Orange and Alexaedria railroad bridge over that river, and retreated to the main army without any further demonstration. Intelligence received in official quarters on Monday night represents that the enemy’s force was in the neighborhood of Culpepper Court House, to the numtier of about 8,000, and that the town of Gordonsville still remained undis turbed b y anything save a causeless alarm. All circumstances tend to show that the movements of the enemy in that direction are incited by ap prehensions for the safety of Washington ; yet if he chooses to attempt an advance towards Richmond, from the Valley of Virginia, let him try it. The storm of last evenig prevented the receipt of any later telegraphic advices; but the fore going statement of the situation of affairs is bes liveed to be substantially correct. Exchange of Prisoners. —It seems that the Federal Government has at last so far conde scended to recognize the Confederacy as to pro pose negotiations for a general exchange ot pris oners. On Monday afternoon dispatches reached this city under seal, addressed to the “Commander insChief” of the Confederate forces, which was immediately sent out to Gen Lee. It has since transpired that these dispatches relate to a gen* eral exchange of prisoners, and it is stated that Maj. Gen. D. H. Hill has been appointed to con duct the negotiations upon our part, and that arrangements will at once be entered into to ef fect the desired object. This will be gratifying to those who have friends incarcerated in North ern bastiles. entrenching Tools. — Gen. McClellan seems alwaysto have keptan eye to the spading busts ness* The following circular was found on the battlefield : Headqr’s Army of the Potomac I June 28th, 1862. J Circular. Care will be taken by commanders to send for ward wi’-h their wagons all the" entrenching tools iu the possession of their command. By command of Major General McCllelan, (Signed.) 8- Williams, A. A. General, The Captured Arms.—lt is found, upoa ex amination, that comparatively few of the mus kets captured from the Yankees in the battles below Richmond, have sustained Berions.da.mx age. 3*5? fact Is. 4bey did »oj Jj>Ve time,-on their famous retreat from the Chickahominy, to make the destruction of property complete, and hence we find, in a lot of twenty thousand, not more iban a thousand that cannot be speedily rendered as good as new. These arms are gen erally of superior quality, including many of re cent in ventio n and European manufactnre. from a letter of one of the Rich mond Hussars, dated July 14, 1862. Speaking of the battle of Coal Harbor, the writer proceeds: “ At this memorable place, we formed a junc tion with the hero “Stonewall.” You could see his men lying in every direction, resting them selves, preparatory for meeting the enemy on the battle field. We were taken to the left of the battle ground, to prevent a flank movement of the enemy. We had just dismounted when the roar of artillery commenced from the ene my’s aide. Their firing waa quickly replied to by our batteries, which was continued for two hours. In the mean time, we were brought out to charge one of the enemy’s batteries. It was here that I had an opportunity of hearing the melody of the shells, as they passed over our heads. I tell you it was terrific. We were exposed to this fire for half an hour. Finding it impossible to charge the battery, on account of the intervention of a large swamp, we were drawn back. As soon as we with drew, the enemy stopped firing, when the rattle of musketry commenced. You may imagine the firing of twenty thousand muskets, but as for giving you any description, that is impossi ble for me to do. But as the musketry would cease, you could hear our brave boys cheer as they would rush on the invaders. Then for a few minutes every thing would be quiet. Again tbe musketry would be beard—till darkness put a stop to the fighting—leaving our brave men in possession of the battle field, together with several camps, a great many wagons, am bulances, mules, and a great many other things that will be of use to us, especially the large quantities of sugar and coffee. That eight was one that I shall never forget. The mournful cries of the dying and wounded has left an in dellible impression, lof course did all I could for those around me. In the morning we were sent over the battle field to tell all the strag gling men to go on to their respective regiments, as they knew not what moment they might be upon the enemy. While riding over the field, I had several talks with the wounded Yankees that were lying ajl over the field. They all say that we can whip them. Some say that Me Clellan has gold his army to the South. I was talking with one of tbe New York Zouaves, a Frenchman, and a fine looking man, who had been shot in five places. Poor fellow, he was lying in the hot sun, and seemed to be in great pain. I got down from my horse, and stepped into the woods, and procured some bushes; and while I was sticking these around the wounded Zouave, he begged that I would not do it —said that I was too kind to him—that he bad been our enemy, and that he deserved it. The regiment to which this man belonged (the sth New York) were nearly all killed. The ground, for nearly two miles, was covered with them. It was in this fight that Hillens was killed. The Hussars have taken one hundred and thirty odd prisoners, and are bringing them in daily. ®* O* Too Goon Looking.*— The Kingston (N.Y.) Argus says that several young ladits of that vil lage volunteered as army nurses, but had been r ejected on. account of their goo** looks. AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUYL 23, 1862. Special Correspondence of the Constitutionalist. LETTER FROM THE TENTH GEORGIA REGIMENT. ■Camp Near Richmond. ) July 13, 1862. j Mr. Editor: Since the 4th instant, the date of my last, comparative quiet has reigned around this recently boisterous neighborhood. We were visited with exceedingly warm wea ther during our pursuit of the fleeing enemy, in consequence of which the ranks of compa nies and regiments were greatly reduced. Be ihg unable to stand the intense heat, they would “fall out” uLder a cooling shade tree, un til sufficiently rseruited to inarch on. Hence tbe great number of “missing” at roll-calls and regimental reports. On the evening of the 10th we were visited with a refreshing shower, which continued to dispense cooling draughts until noon on the 11th, when tbe sun shone again as brilliantly as ever,, though with quite a change in the temperature of the atmos phere. The weather to-day is fine, and we remain undisturbed, save by the myriads of flies which swarm the camps. It is the com mon house fly, or? Something similar, but they can bite harder,, and annoy one-more than ary other that it has ever been my misfortune to’ encounter. We are free from mosquitoes, ex cept while on picket duty, when we encounter s superabundance of them; but as this duty does not come upon us too often, we shall be “mum.” In Tuesday’s fight (Ist inst.), as also in the fight ot Sunday, 29th ult., the 10th Georgia Regiment, like all the other Georgia regiments, did their whole duty. On Tuesday morning,. Ist instant, the “Inde pendent Blues,” of your city, was compli mented by Col. Alfred Cumming, as being the secoud largest company in the regiment. He remarked that the smallest company in the re giment had suddenly, and upon an occasion that “tried men’s soals,” grown to be second only to the strongest. Thus you will see that the “Blues” are the same, unchanging and un changeable. Augusta may well be proud of her soldiery, as also the whole State of Geor gia. for they have ever been ready and willing to meet the enemy in his strongest positions, and against any odds. Our “b’hoys” have any quantity of Yankee mementoes, varying from an entire Federal uniform to fancy-bordered envelopes—one of which I send you. Some are printed in colors, with various mottoes, such as “The Union, the Constitution, and the Enforcement of tbe Laws," and many others. Their deserted camps gave evidence that McClellan’s army was splendidly equipped ; but the pressure of “Southern Chi valry’- T l *?.' TTeiiCe, 'Ue- tween'two <lays, they left their “gay'and fes tive scenes.” What our future movements will be, I am not prepared to say; but if any thing of in terest “turns up,” I will advise you of it. Till then, adios. Typo. [We learn that in the fight of Tuesday, Capt. Leon commanded bis own company, the Inde pendent Blues, and Lieut. Jeff Taylor com manded Co. G., by order of Col. Cumming.] MURFREESBORO’ CAPTURED FROM THE FEDERALS. Murfreesboro’, Tennessee, was captured on Sunday morning last, from the Federate by Ger,. Forest’s command of Confederate troops. A cou rier, who arrived at Chattanooga on Wednesday night, in the presence of our informant reports these foots : That General Forest attacked the Federate in Murfreesboro’ on Sunday morning, killing and wounding some 200 of them, and capturing the balance of the garrison, numbering some 1,200 or 1,500, inclding live pieces of artite lery, all the enemy's camp equipage ani stores. Our loss was five men killed ; no wounded re® perted. We shall look with some anxiety for details of this brilliant dash upon the enemy in one of their most important garrisons in Tennessee. As far as we are advised, the forces on both sides were nearly equal, at the time of th? re-cap*: (ure of that city. W? learn, tfcwevei 1 , there has been an uprising of the people of that section of Middle Tennessee, which bids fair to largely add to the numbers of our forces. All that is now needed there, and even beyond Nash ville is, some aid from Confederate Troops—we feel confident, that the people are ready totise in arms, and desperately fight to throw off the Yankee yoke, which Andy Johnson has been at tempting to fasten about their necks, and which he has succeeded in doing wjth many. Onward and still onward should now be the watchword in Tennessee! Were “Old Stonewall” there, nothing could impede the triumph of our arms. Let his example stimulate our leaders to deeds of glory. Atlanta (<Ja.) Southern_Confe(lei: acy, July 18tA. COL. MOBGAN AT TOMPKINSVILLE- The Knoxville (Tenn.) Register, of the 15th, contains ihe following brief note from Colonel Morgan’s command: Tompkinsville, Ky., July 9, 1862. Dear Sperry: We had an elegant little fight this morning before breakfast, and cleaned out a Yankee encampment as completely as it ever was done by any one. They had breakfast cooked, but had not time to eat it. With their usual generosity, when acting with out previous calculation, they left us many vain able trophies, such as watches, horses, very little cash, abundance of provisions, something to drink, blankets and huge piles of ready-made clothing and Union stationery, and last, but not least, quite a number of their carcasses —some “gone under,” some a going and others well and hearty. Tbe Register says it was the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment, 270 men, commanded by Major Thos. Jordan. The result of the victory was, that the whole camp and stores fell into pur hands, con sist! ng. of tents, 100 head of stock, horses and mules; light wagons and harness , 100 carbines and rifles, a fine lot of side arms, and a large quantity of ammunition; a fine lot of provisions, ci. thing, Ac. Owing to the locality, Col. Morgan was com pelled to burn a large portion of his spoils, con*> sisting of all tbe wagons but one, all the tents, and 270 new Yankee uniforms —the force having just been newly equipped, but not yet haying had time to don their new apparel. This Yankee force has lately been marauding in Fentress and Ove:ton counties, committing depredations and outrages. We regret to learn that Colonel Hunt, of the Georgia cavalry, was accidentally wounded very seriously in the leg by one of his own men. from the N. F. Herald's Money Article, July 10. THE COMING CRISIS IN THE NORTH. The excitement in the geld and exchange mar kets continues nuabated. Gold opened this morn ing at 117%, fell to 116,115}5, 115, and then began to rally. Between the boards it rose to 115%, at the second board it sold at 116, and closed at that bid. Bills on London opened at 129}$, were then sold at 129,128}5, 128, and in the afternoon 128}$. The advance in gold and bills has led to, remarkable activity in merchandise. People are shipping to Europe everything which can be bought. Articles which have been stagnant for months—such as copper and other articles which are seldom exported—are being shipped in large quantities. Every one who owes anything to Europe is tending produce to pay the debt; others are shipping on speculation, relying on the premium on their exchange for their profit. Though we are receiving no cotton frjm the South, our export movement will probably be unprecedented in magnitude so long as exchange continues at its present figure. On the other hand, tbe advance in bills Will nearly annihilate our import trade. Goods or dered six'y days ago, and not paid for at the time, must sell for 17 per cent, more than they were worth when they were ordered, in order to reims buise the importer. Goods sent here on com mission by European manufacturers will n?t a very heavy loss. The premium on gold is. in fact, just so much additional customs duly levied on foreign goods; and, as the duties were nearly prohibitory before, this will render them abso lutely so- Fortunately, with the exception of tea, coffee, hides, drugs, and one or two other am tides, everything consumed here can also be produced in the country; and, on the other hand, the supply of food and other produce which can be sent abroad in case of necessity, and solfl on American account, is almost unlimited- Bread - stuffs, though they have advanced considerably within a few days, are still 10 to 20 per cent, lower than they were a year ago. People who are afraid of the depreciation of the currency cannot do better than send grain or flour to Eng land, returns to be made in gold. Money continues fairly active at 5 a 6 per cent. Maney capitalists are distrusful »f the future, and decline to part with their funds. Certificates of indebtedness are worth 99% a%; green backs, 7% a 8. Itis a common remark that stocks are ad*- vancing, and have been advancing of late. This is an error. Stocks have all fallen heavily within the past thirty days, as tbe following table shows * June 16-Gold 106}$. Vai. inC’y. Real Vai. U.S. 6’B reglC3% 97 N. Y. Cen 95}$ 89 Erie 38 35}$ July 10—Gold 116. Vai. in C’y. Real val. Decline U. S. 6’s reglo3 36 . lip. c. N. Y. Cen 92}$ 76 13 p. c. Erie 36 30 s}sp.c. The Sub Treasury of this city received tof-day a special deposit of $238,000. which is not likely to be claimed in a hurry. It seems that when New Orleans fell it was discovered that the rebel Government had a sum of nearly a quarter of a million to its credit in the banks of that city. This sum Gen. Butler claimed on behalf of tbe United States, and by a little gentle pressure suc ceeded in persuading the banks to draw for it upon their correspondent banks in this city. The drafis were paiu this morning. The deposit was made, we believe, in ; iie name of the “so called Confederate Government.” IdgT’ We clip the following paragraphs from the Atlanta (Ga.) Southern Confederacy of July 18th: Stirring Times Above. —The telegraph brings us news from Yankeedona that Morgan was at Glasgow, Barren county, Ky., stirring up insur rection, capturing Home Guards, Ac. We have n<y doubt these exploits of Jack are very annoy ing to the Federal?, and that they especially un string the nerves of that coward, Geo. D. Preu** tice, who presides over and controls the columns of tbe Louisville Journal. That habit of sudden ly turning up, is an inveterate one with Jack. He will be apt to keep it up as long as the war last, ifhis daring deeds do not put an end to his days, as was the case with the gallant Ash by. We have quite a batch of news from Kentucky and Tennessee, which we deem it not prudent to say much about just jow. I.i a few days our readers ahall have the benefit of it. We will only say now, that we have no doubt the bridge over Barren River. i.t Bowling Green, is destroyed, and perhaps a number of other bridges and trestle work destroyed, the track torn up, Ac.— The Tennesse and Cumberland rivers are so low as to be entirely unnavigable. Buell’s army is, therefore, cut off from all reinforcements or sup plies, and is most likely in a bad way. We await further developments with anxiety, feeling con fident of the most f.-.vorable results, which, when fully made known will make glad the hearts of gvjry honest man, woman and child in the Gon-: federate States, Any Cotton Among us Belonging to Traitors? —We hear that Col. Forest, at Murfreesboro’, hung a scoundrel whose conduct has long since justified it, and are also told that some individual has recently been through Georgia, having gaths ered up all the Confederate notes he could in Tennessee, at a low rate, and purchased a large amount of cotton, which is now w.thin’this State. We are further told, that numbers of traitorsand enemies have come into the interior of the coun try, from New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, and all other points overrun by tbe Yankees, bring ing all the Confederate notes out of these places, and buying cotton with it, at the same time be ing lionized among us as refugees driven out from their homes. Now we ask all our peeple tc be careful not to sell their cotton to enemies in disguise. It will be necessary to use great caution, lest suspicion unjustly fall upon friends, who are true to us, and have been run out by the Liccolnites But there is away of testing every man’s fidelity to the South. Let this test be applied, let every man be properly endorsed, before selling cotton te any one from the enemy’s lines; and let the authorities, the railroad agents, and the people see to it, that no man is permitted to remove cotton, till it can be satisfactorily shown that all is right* Suddenly Turned Up.—We hear that Forest’s Cavalry suddenly turned up at Murfreesboro’, and did sundry little tricks for which be and Morgan is so noted—among which wan the hang* ing of a well known traitor and hypocrite, who has been deserving a halter for months past. We cannot vouch for the truth ot this, but it is so much like Forest—just the things he would be apt to do—that we are inclined to give it ere deuce. Os one thing, however, we are sure. He and his brave men are “about”—at the right place in good time, and will do their duty every where. It is also said that he captured General Tom Crittenden. These reports are not authen ticated, he wever. “INDIAN TROUBLES. Salt Lake, June 30, via Pacific Springs, July I.—On Saturday afternoon the Indians attacked Lieut. Glenn’s party of IS men, near Rocky Ridge, in which two whitesand one Indian were killed. It te supposed they cut the line. The same afternoon the Indians were seen along the road from Pacific Springs to Sweet Water. Col. Collins says they are Sioux and Cheyennes, and number ab°ut 400. He could not cross Sweet Water to follow. Tbe stage has stopped for the present. The Indians are seen lurking in the hills about Pacific Springs. VOL. 14,—N0 30 NOTORIOUS YANKEES KILLED. Among the killed, in the recent battles before Richmond, was Col. Wyman, of the 16th Mas sachusetts Regiment. Col. Wyman had ren dered himself quite notorious by his connection with a piece of scandal, which a few years ago excited all Gotham to an intense pitch. He was the man who eloped with Mrs. Capt. Jas. Brennan—the two embarking at New York, one summer evening, about 6 o’clock, on the ferry-boat for Staten Island. Mrs. Brennan had hitherto borne an unimpeachable character, be ing universally recognised among her acquain tances as a modest retiring lady. She was about 26 years of age, and’ left an infant a few months old with her mother on Staten Island. The belief, obtained that she had been foully dealt with, and her husband and friends of fered a large reward for the detection of her supposed murderer. Mastell, the New York Chief of Police, made every effort to ascertain tbe cause of her mysterious disappearance, but without effect. It was urged that she could not have consented to an elopement, because she was devotedly attached to her child. After the lapse of two years, parties traveling on the Continent en countered tbe supposed murdered woman, on > the streets of Florence, Italy, one evening, leaning on the arm of Lieut. Wyman, of theU. ■■ S. army; and a correspondent of the New York Tribune communicated the fact to that paper. Capt. (now Gen.) Brennan immediately waited upon Greeley, and demanded the name of his correspondent. It was giveu; and proved to be of so reliable a character, that the bro ken hearted husband was now satisfied of the perfidy of hie wife, and no more was said of the matter. Shortly after, Lieut. Wyman and Mrs. Capt. Brennan returned to America, and settled down in Massachusetts, where they lived as man and wife, until the present war commenced, when Wyman was, appointed Co lonel of the Sixteenth Massachusetts regiment. He was the first military governor of Suffolk, Ya., after that place was evacuated by the Confederate forces, and, although promising a committee of the citizens of that place (Who waited upon him to know his intentions in re gard to tbe slaves), that he desired to have nothing whatever to do with the negroes, he soon betrayed his promises by the publication of a circular, in which he commanded all slaves coming within his lines to report to him at the Trotting Park, and added that he had provided places for them. He fell at the battle of Malvern Hill, pierced through the heart with a bullet; and some of his regiment, who were taken prisoners, state that he died without a struggle. Wyman had the reputation of being an excellent o fficer, his regiment being considered the best drilled in McClellan’s army. He was a' man of loose morals, however, and his fall in battle will cause but little regret in Massachusetts and New York where he is best known. The New York World states that among the killed in the recent battle before Richmond, was Lieut. Frank, of the 11th regular infantry, well known as having killed Jackson, in Alex andria, at the time Col. . Ellsworth met his death. He was given the appointment.by Lin coln for the deed. NORTHERN MARKETS. We copy the following from tb? New York Tribune, extra, of Friday evening, July 11 : The stock market was active yesterday morn - ing, but the fancies were not sustained at the full prices of the previous day. In Government ■ securities there was nochange of importance. After Board the market was weak, but ag»in recovered tone somewhat As the Second Boar& prices were irregular, but generally lower. Late in the day the quotations were firmer, with a better demand. The market for foreign bills has been very much unsettled by the fluctuations in Gold. Sterling has ranged from 128 to 130. At the close, leading bills are nominally 127}$ a 128}$. Francs, 435 a 440. Freights are again active and decidedly firmer, closing with an upward tendency. The business of tbe Sub-Treasury was : Re ceipts, $706.811 —for Customs 190,000 ; Payments $[,939,787.28; Balance, $8,979,911.29. The transaction in Gold was very large, and the mam ket excited and irregular. Sales at the opening were made as high as 117}$, but the rate after wards fell to 115. A better demand then sprung up, and the quotation advanced to 116 a 116%. — At tbe close lots could be bought at 115}$. Sil ver is 108 a 110. Demand Notes (Custom House) are less active, and selling at about 108. In debtedness Certificates are 99% a 99}$. The 7.80 s are firm at 104% a 104%. Money is working easier on demand, and some loans have been made as low as 4 percent. The current rate, however, is five a six per cent.— The exchanges at the Clearing House were $32,667,409,30. The market for Western and State Flour opened fairly active and with inn creased firmness, but with large arrivals, a slight decline in exchange and a further advance in freights, the improvement was lost, the demand is mainly for export; sales of 22,400 bbls.— Canadian is less active and lower at tbe close. Southern arrives more freely, and with only a moderate inquiry, Rye flour and corn meal are quiet, but steady at previous rates. The wheat market is fairly supplied, yet the assortment is by no means adequate to the. wants of tbe trade, and the market exhibited increased firmness early in the day, but closed heavy and unsettled; the sales are 202,500 bushels. Barley and barley malt are dull; prices are nominal. Oats are firmer, and in g«od demand. Rye is m good demand for export—firmer. Corn is less active, but opened firm and closed heavy. The pork market is active and with limited re ceipts.closed firmer. Beef is in limited request, but is held'higher—prices unsettled. Beef hams and bacon languid and nominal. Cut meats quiet. Lard in good demand, and a shade bet ter at the close. Butter and cheese steady. Hops steady and in fair request—sales of 60 bushels new at 14 a have been invited to look through the house, in this city, provided for the accom modation of rebel females. It is really nice. • If any of the fair rebels have not pleasant bouses of their own, perhaps they had better talk or do a little treason to get into this. * They will find it quite airy—so well supplied with air that they will have no need to sing any rebel airs.— Louisville (Ky.) Journal. If Prentice falls into the hands of the Con federates, he may have to “look through a house” in which the air will play only thro’ occasional bars. Prentice, “let the girls alone.” rebels in Richmond complain of a great, want of comfort. They will probably have to submit to something more than mere discomfort—they are likely to have to stand a discomfit. — Louisville (Ky.) Journal. They did stand a discomfit—of the grand Union Army, though—and expect to stand a good many more of the same sort.