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Ul > AL I attack ON_ GENESIS POINT REPULSE OF j RETIE I'M ENT OF GEN. D. H HILL- HIS LAST
fiPDe iUcchlii ConstihitionafeL
BY JAMES GARDNER.
'iron. Iht rcltrtburf Sxprett. July «**■ ,
rABING FEAT-BURNING OF A FEDERAL (
VESSEL
On Friday laet, some half dozen men ’
teched to the Prince George c avalky, »Mei^
lie idea of destroying one or
deral vessels, which for geveraldayspastbare
literally covered the surface of the T ™ r
front of Gen. McClellan’s camp. a “^ r ,
cured a boat, the largest acceasthle,
Cooke Tboa. Martin, Wm. Daniel
T>i_;r-V and Wm. Williams, embarked from
Coeete*' Point, about one o’clock Saturday
and pulled off quietly fora very Bne
wfclwfschooner of ICS tons burthen, lying -n
the stream, some half a ipile from the “
sho-eT As they neared the vessel, a Btoall dog
on board’ discovered they- movements, and com- .
iyiuj but a few hundred yards distant, ami .
SSw steamers and sail vessels m clsse prostm- ,
ity ' But the enterprise had been
and the brave -boys could not think of return ,
nc without accomplishing tbfcir object. Mth ,
inv r aet to the vessel, they endeavored to s?ize j
the dog and stop his mouth by sending hm -O
•be bottom: but the animal would not allow a ,
stranger's hand to be placed on him His ;
•larking had now aroused the captain of the
Te™Z who came upon deck »
know the cause of the untune,y visit. He aas
answered by Martin,'who quickly sprang to
tbe deck of the schooner, and informrf ■ the_
Captain that he had come at the biddjtfMtf
Gen McClellan, to effect his arrest. The-cap
tain expressed great surprise his in-
crime, «.£-"«» kn °" " h * l .
were the charges against hi®. Be was told by
Martin that he was not thhre to decide upon
his guilt or innocence, nor to prefer charges of
any sort, but to effect his arrest as Gen. Mc-
Clef'an had ordered. The captain then con
sented to submit, and, manifesting no cnjwsi
lion to resist, was allowed to get into the boat
untied In the meantime, tbe-otber five sol
diers- had reached the deok cT Cite veßse, and
gone into the cabin. Here they found a straw
bed which wa3 ripped open, set on the, and
ihe cabin door closed. The party,''Speedly dis
embarked, leaving the crew behind, win, it is
supposed, escaped on the small boat belmgmg|
to the schooner. Tbev were not taken, bscaoke
Ihe boat used by the'boarding party hada hole
, near the top, and could carry but sev® men.
As the surprise party pulled off tor theoouth*
•rn shore, the captain of the schooner lad his
ieious aroused, as to the arrest having
made by order of McClellan, and reparked
s captors that the General’s headtjiarlers
not on that side of the river. Be was
to hold his peace, lhai his captori knew
wha.tthev were about; that they had oanged
theirf®fcid, and intended taking him toa Coh
. leaeruiie instead of a Federal Generg. The
captain now became greatly alarmed, and be-,
sought 'hotclemency of his captors, stating,
with Ui rsln his eyes, that lie had a fife aud
childrenijli Kew York, who would not poly be
deeply ibitressed. at his loss, but greatly :m
--povcrislSl. His fears were quieted by ibc as
aurance That no would not i« Harmed, but that
ns be was a subject of the Lincoln Boveru
ment, he must consider his capture as rfilirely
legitimate, and himself a prisoner of wtg.
Upon reaching the shore, the cap tail de
clared that, had he* seen his captors appoaeh
from the Southern shore, tlie ruse adjplod
would r--t have availed, for be had arms a bard,
and would only have surrendered with his life.
In ihe passage Iwun the vee«il to the store,
not a ray ol light, save the lamp in the r.g|ing,
was to be seen, and our boys hud made np .heir
miuda th»t the vessel would not burn, and that
the arrest of the Captam-was the only reset of
their eulerprise. Hut they weresoon mostagee
ably disappointed, for as they ascended the b.nk,
the"tire suddenly bjrstont, and in a few minites
the flumes were licking the sides of the vtteel
from bow to stem. She burned slowly, but
brightly, and the flumes illuminated the rirer
and the country around for miles. Our informant
states that it_ was quite amusing to witness he
commotion among the fleet ol Old Abe, consistng
of some two hundred steam and sailing cr.lt.
Btea<n wss crowded on gtiuboats and transpose,
and the sailing craft were quickly towed out of
the reach of the burning schooner. She ems
tinned to burn from halUpast one until the darn
of day, when only such portions as were behw
the water’s edge remained.
The schooner was nearly new, called the I,onus
Rives, and commanded by Captain John l.
Jones, of New York. She was lf!3 loos bunhei,
loaded with corn and provisions, and valued t
tS.OOO, exclusive o* caigo. Capt. Jones w.s
brought to, Petersburg and lodged in jail, wfcee
he now t unit nates on the daring of the rebel,
aDd laments over the fortunes ol war.
Just above the Louisa Kives, severalschoonen
were moored, but a gunboat lying along-side, i
was consldeted somewhat imprudent to attenip
to burn them. Another batch of vessels lay no
fur below the Louisa ißives, but a gunboat was
near these also. Between the destroyed vessel
and the Berkeley shore, the water was studded
with vessels, but the Confederate force was too
Btnail to venture in their midst
The light trots the burning vessel reflected
brightly od the notth bank of the James, and
far mi les and miles the tents of the Federal army
were distinctly visible.
Last Moments or rx-I'bksident Van Bites*.—
A despatch from Ktnderhonk, dated July 11»tb,
says ex-President Martin Van Buren was then
insensible and dying. He was in the S4th year
of his age. A letter to the New York Tribune
says:
Previous to the wandering of his mmd, and
onCe or twice since, when reason returned, Mr.
Van Buren has evinced the most lively and pa
triotic interest in the affairs of the country. No
longer since than Tuesday, when the day before
he was hardly expected to survive, be inquired of
Dr P-u* how the good w ork of crushing the
rebellion was gmnte on, and was-very particular
to Itart. if the public confidence in the President
and Gen MeCletlaa was yet firm and unshaken
as he thought it should be. *
He appeared much gratified when answered in i
the affirmative. He has continually denounced
the course of Buchanan’s aamioisiration from
-the first, but has expressed the utmost confidence
m that of Mr. Lincolu. The war, ha thinks, is
justly, aud vigorously as possible, carried on—
the rebels brought it upon tfiemselTes, and they
should he severely punished. He has all faith in
the ultimate triumph of our arms and cause, but
Act wiibdnt great expenditure of blood and treas
ure, as events have thus far demonstrated. He
has the utmost confidence in the military ability
of Gu n. McClellan, of whom he is an old and
warm 'personal friend, and if be is sustained and
aided bv all leva! people, the flag, our country,
ibe Constitution, and the great principles of
American liberty will he thoroughly and perma
nently rei-esUbtished throughout the rebellious
States
IV? The American Tract .Society have under
taken a new branch of publishing. The manas
gers have caused crackers to be baited, oc each
pf which is stamped a text of scripture.
From the Atlanta «?a.) Southern Confederacy July 31. I
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE FEOM GEN. 1
HUMPHREY MARSHALL'S COMMAND.
Abingdon, Va.,' July 25,1862* j
I telegraphed you last night tb£ whereabouts
of-Morgan.* A courier had just then arrived, j
aud I know his statements are reliable and cor* j
rect in every particular. In the flghi at Tomp* ,
kmsville Morgan’s-loss was two killed ana three }
wounded ; the enemy’s thirty-six killed aad tif'iy
feur wounded. Here it Was that a Georgia Colonel ,
was wounded, but I hdve been unable to learn his (
name. Tney then ptjshed’on towardk Lebanon, ,
Kentucky, aud when within fifteen miles of the j
place, near New Market, they found thfe Yankee ;
soldiers. A running figm ensued from there to j
the town, in which engagement the enemy’s loss I
was eleven killed,’ twenty-four wounded, and one f
hundred and five prisoners, five of whom wei ;
j commissioned olhcers. Ail of them were paroled, j
j When they reached the town they Icond at l«-a*»i ,
$500,000 worth of U. S. GwVeiomeui stotjes, and i
j five thousand stand of ai ms. All were committed
I to*the flames, except about four hundred r-fles, [
! which were retained from the fames, aud are now
Jiq the Lands of true men. The forces engaged j
j were Pennsylvania Cavalry aud two companies of •
j the 2dth Regiment Kentucky infantry.
Morgan, although nearly a week. in the saddle, j
j was nut yet ready to yield to the enemy, who whs •
j Qow pressing him haid on all sides save the front, i
.Onward he pressed—deter mined to strike the i
centre of tpe State, or forfeit all. Passing spring- '
held and lyto, be tell upon Harrodsburg, stain*- '
peded the Union citizens, recruited his men and !
jaded steeds with a few hours rest, and moved on I
towards Lexiugtoo, at the same lime threatening |
the Capitol and capturing ‘Danville. He crossed
the Kentucky river 14 miles above (south of) !
Frankfort and arrived at Versailles, Woodfotd !
county, on the evening of ibe 14th, having been |
oht from Knoxville just ten da>B.
During tlfiu lime he destroyed $2,000,000 worth ]
of stores; captured 500 prisoners; marched over j
‘BOO mile:?, aud doubled his forces by recruiting.
The enemy jby ibis time had concentrated 5,0u0 I
troops in Lextugton, barricaded every entrance
the city, so us to completely prevent Cavalry j
from charging, and placed artillery so as to sweep !
the roads. At Fraukfort, clock mounted guus j
showed their grim faces from every hill that’ sur
rounded the place, and 2,000 troops were there
covering them; But on Northward Morgan went,
between Frankfort-aad Lexington, crossing the
Louisville and Lexington road at Midway. Tuis
pomt is midway between Lexingtou and Frank
fort. Hereby completely demolished the road by
tearing up the track for miles and blowing up a
large culvert.
Then dashing onward he reached Georgetown,
(id Scott county, twelve miles north of Lexing*
ton,V in time to capture fifty “Home Guards,”
(ail of which be paroled,) audio releave sixiy
prisoners who were confined tn the Court House, i
These men immediately mustered into the ser
vice of the Confederate Slates for during the
war. The men and horses were almost com
pletely exhausted, and rest and refreshment were
now an absolute necessity. The men were all
comfortably quartered, and provision soon fur
mshed by the citizens, in abundance, for the
men and iheir horses, and they rested over
uight. The next morning a parly stHI moved
down the Covington and Lexington Turnpike,
due North, towards Covington. Another party
moved .North east, down a road to**
wardkCynthiana, m Harrison county ; and u
third party made a demonstration upon Paris,
iu iiouibyo oounty, due. .Bast from L**logton,
which was by this time in the rear.
The party that moved towards Cvnthinana soon
struck the railroad to Cincinnati, which they
completely demolished by burning a halt dozen
large bridges, blowing up the masonary, and le
moving the railing and throwing it down
bankmtnts in many places into ihe river. The
pany that moved towards Lexington and Pans
captured 100 government horses, (these horses had
all just been stolen from citizens *o the vicinity),
and a large amount ot sicres, which were burned.
This was on the morning of the 17th. Os the
whereabouts ot the cotumaud since then 1 cannot
inform you.
The policy that Morgan is carrying out in*Ken
tucky will do more towards revolutionizing the
State than the Richmond victory, But be can
not maiDtam bimposition without reinforcements.
He must have 2b,U00 soldiers, not raw recruits,
and they must be with him in the next twenty
days. Several Yankee regiments are moving
from Cumberland Gap Northward. Louisville
has five or six regime ns around her. Frankfort
baa half as many, and Lexiugtot more than
either.* - The only thing thht can be done to sus«
taiu Morgan at present is to send hi in cavalry
force enough to eustain himself against the ene
my's cavalry. He can evade tLe infantry for
months. Probably, before this, h* has (raptured
Cyntbiana, moved on towards Covington and
Newport, apiked the artillery that is planted
around those cities, and chteked the nuv:gution
on the Ohio river above CincmcatL
Gee. Jackson, with a heavy force, is within
eigtfl miles of the enemy at a certain point.
The conscription bill has been rigidly enforced
in South- vestero Virginia. General Floyd’s com
mand has moved beyond Jeff rsonviile into Me**
Dowell county, and in all probability the com
mand will be immediately thrown forward upon
the enemy. If sudden, unexpected aud* dashing
movements be made now by Marshall’s, Floyd’s
and Lonng’s Brigades, the enemy will be willing
to retire, and leave Eastern and Western Virginia
1 in onr hands.
1 The “Northern Army ’is now demoralized, and
' does not number over a quarter of a million of
effective troops, although seven hundred and fifty
' thousand men have be*n mustered into the ser..
* vice The daily expenses of the Federal govern?-
meDt amount to at leapt three and a half millions
-if dollar* J The deaths caused by sickness and
casualties on the field, since the battle of
fhilob, have amounted, on an average, to
' iimoat, if not quite, a icgimtnt per day.
| “bey are low harassed in the rear, and defeated
«»d whipped in front. National credit has sunk
t> rise no more. No nation that e er existed has
plunged into war as headlong as the United
-Hates,and no nation was ever known tg extricate
Uelf with the burden of debt that now baDgs <
ux*n its skirts.
The Union is gone, and in its stead stands a
n&rped government, covered with gory portals
ard bloodier deeds. Lkxjngton.
1 his dispatch never came to hind. VVe suppose the nul.-
tar restrictions over the wi ea h oppei it on the route. Wc
- wil take Ibis occasion to -ay that ei'oc.al telegrams to us
1 aw b’aen stopped at Knoxville and ChatTanooga in sever at
lnabnces.— Jtufl. t.on ed.
Lincoln’s Futoue Policy,— The notorious For- j
ney Secretary of the Yankee Ben-tt«, in address* (
ing .he “People’s State Convention” at Harris- j
burL last Thursday, is thus reported :* ,
“le announced that President Lincoln had told
him.before leaving Washington, that henceforth ;
his policy should be as stringent a* the most eu° j
tbusastic could desire. { Loud applause ] That f
herjtfter there will be no restriction in the em
ployment of all men to put down ‘he Rebellion.
(Lo»g and loud applause.] No more doubting
aboit the confiscation of Rebel property. No 1
longer need the Northern people be frightened
will the cry of Negro Equality and Emancipation. 1
He bought it proper to put arms in their hands '
to save the lives of the He thought he 1
might as weh terminate the war to-day if it was 1
not tc. be fought with the aid of the colored men I
of tbeSeuth. Gen. Washington, >n the Revf-lu- <
tionary War, used lhem, and at the battle of Red i
Bank, 1777, near Philadelphia, a Rhode Island 1
regirctn*. of blacks blacks turned the fortunes ol t
the dsy V
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING AUG. «, 1862.
From the lotion Times July s.
Tlte LOHDOK TIUKS OK THE EIGHT OF
SECESSION
The present state of the campaign in America
has been expected bvevery reasonable observer
o* tbissideof the oe«£u. ' The event may prove
to the Northern people that the English are not
such piejudiced judges aad such ignorant com
memators as has been asserted at Washington.
Ever since the beginning of the unhappy conflict
the crowning victory which was to restore the
South to Federal has always been dan
cing like a will-o*-the-Wusp before the eyes of the
Northerners, it hashed them through a bound
less waste of bjoodand money; it has caused them
to stir up* hatreds which a century, perhaps, witl
harrily appease, and ftnow glimmers before them
as deceptively as while they are sinking
slowly but surely inttfihe slough of disorgamza
tion and bankruptcy, y
Tbissta'e of * affairs must cause deep reflec
tion among meo oi. e*fry class both in England
and America. Happilf the people of this ceuii
, rv. with the excephoif of an iusignificant mi*
noi lty, hare long fornald their opinion of the
war. '■•’bey can see ibit if the South is *to be
j subjugated, and held force of arms, this con
summation mustb* preceded by the most savage
I and coutesl in the history of mank.nd.
, and followed by a political condition to which
| even war might be corteiiered preferable. To
impress this on the minds of the Northern peo
! pie has been the obji-ct of the English press
from the begmmog, and the unanimity of Ena
j glish opinion may at length produce some effect.
;We have been right and the North have been
! wrong in so many things that our opinion is, at
1 any rate, entitled to consideration. We would
then once more raise our voice against the in*
; definite prosecution of tb’s horrible war.
While the scorching is filling the tamp with
■ fever and chofera, waife, the youth and strength
i of the country are being hurried to tha common
| frontier in preparation fur a new least of blood in
I ihe autnmn, while the North is burdening itself
1 with a debt concerning which even its rulers
; tear to speak plainly, and while the great staples
I of the South are Joeing given to-the flames, we
would ask the Federate, with whom the whole
! matter really rests, where is their conscience,
! where is their common humanity, or their beast*
ed worldly prudence? They are in arms to en
force on men of their own blood submission to a
rule which the latter detect. Although for
months after secession,, the eminent man
among *bem, including the late President and the
present Secretary of declared that subju*
gation of one part of the Union by anoiher wap a
scandal not to be thought of, and that
separation, though deplorable, could never be
opposed bv arms, yet the North now talks of
conquest and confiscation, and military colonies,
with all the readiness of an American command- ;
ant. What becomes of the famous Declaration,
of Independence? What becomes of the tßeory i
that government derivts its power from the coq-’i
sect of the governed, if the population of seven*'
or eight great States which, rich and poor, bond
and tree, white and black, are proved by events
to be ail of one mind, are now to beAhvaded,
c mquered ar.d keM.down by a standing^my m
thenajneof reput iicun freedom ? ThtsaMhings
| must at last bee r. e apparent to the American
people. Thev art not so unlike the rest # mac
Kind, so unlike the former selves, as tq iiispute
wbut is clear to the whole world. /Tsat the
Mouth, if it wise ■'2% should bedllowedtQ
depart « only polictv which
agreeabf«fTo "jirsfice sn'J wisdom. Unless the
North can learn to see this, it most bring evil*
untold on itself, on us, and on every European
people.
We clip the following paragraphs from
the Richmond (Va.) Dispatch, of July 80 :
The Enemy’s Fleet—Movements or McClbli
lan’s Army.— The daring exploit of a lew mem
bers of the Prince George cavalry, ou James
river, opposite McClellands camp, last Saturday
morning, has led to greater watchfulness on the
part of the enemy, who seem to fear for the safety
of their fleet ol transports. All the vessels have
b» eu drawn up as near as possible to the Northern
short cf the stream where they are protected by
gunboats. The belief that a considerable portion
of McClellan’s army ig being withdrawn for the
purpose ol reinforcing Pope, gains strength daily.
Information has reached us within the past week
that large bodies of Federal tr. Kips were quietly
Wossiug the Cbickahominj and marching down,
the Peninsula towards Fortress Monroe; but bes
fore giving currency to this report, we preferred
to await further developements.
It is now asserted that observations from th 6
opposite side of James River show that many of
the enemy's tents have disappeared, and it is also
uoticed that the vessels in JrOnt of the camp fre
quently diminish in number daring the nighi.
That some important movement is iu progress,
seems to be well authenticated; and the utmost
Ciution is observed, with the view of preventing
the Confederate authorities from learning its ob«
ject. It is presumed that McClellan, nnwillmg
to hazard another advance towards liichmonh
from below, wiil hold h g present fortified posi
tion with a sufficient number of men, protected
by gunboats, while the business of conquering
the “Rebel Capital” will be entrust d ’ to Pope,
the idol of the prftffQt bouj ip Ywkeedom, who
is to havfe all the men and means nCßesaarr
make “short work” of the enterprise.
From thb Rappahannock.— Our inquiries have
failed to elicit anvtLing new with reference to
operations on the Rappahannock line. It is
pretty well ascertained mat Pope’s army is beinu
heavily reinforced, and an early engagement in
that quarter is confidently anticipated.
The Central train yesterday afternoon brought
down forty-three Federal prisoners from Stauns
ton, who were captured at Harrissonburg shortly
after the battle or Port Republic Most of these
prisoners—ntarly all of whom foreigners—
were wounded in that enlargement.
Arrival op Elated Prisoner*. - George Val
entine, a privutetrsaian. who effected his escape
from Fort Delaware on the morning of the lftrh
inst., arrived in this fcity yesterdav.accompanied
by a South Carolina soldier, who was tortupete
enough to get out of the Yankee clutches at the
same time, and elude the vigilance of the
pursuers. The party originally consisted of
eight, but the larger portion were recaptured and
carried back to prison. Valentine repregents
that in swimming the Delaware river, (a mile and
a half in width.) ho encountered such a strong
current- that the task occupied upwards of five
hours, but he finally got over safely, and made
his way to Newcastle, where he met many sym
pathizing friends. Through their aid, and that
of others whom he subsequently met on his
route, he was enabled to reach Virginia, where
he finds himself much more agreeably situated
than within the walls of a prison whefe the
Abolition Government held him as a pirate.—
The South Carolinian, whose name we have not
learned, has, we are informed, already gone to
rejoin his regiment.
No Applause. —The Washington Star says that
the other evening at the serenade of Gen. Lew.
Wallace. Mr. Porter, in hia speech urged volun
teering upon all as a sacred duty. It was the
duty of all meo to protect their country. I Ap
plause-j Fathers mu9t be willing to give up
their children, [cheers,] and those we love must
be sent to the field of carnage. [Applause. J The
Government must be supported, [loud applause,J
and the * fhee holder in Washington ftboald leave
bis desk and do his part. [No applause whaU
ever] Mr. Porter looked around him: “Ah, I
hear no applause to that sentiment.” [Laughter.]
From i he Richmond (Pa ) DWpatch, of July 31.
LATER FROM THE NORTH-
We have received late Northern papers, includ
ing Philadelphia to the 25th, and Baltimore pa
pers to the 26th inst. The following is a summa
ry of the news:
pope’s ARMY
. The following order has been issued.by General
Pope :
Headq’rs Army cf Virginia, )
Washington, July 25.
General Oider9, No. 13.
Hereafter bo guard will be placed over private
houses or private property of any description
whatever. On'y commanding officers are re
sponsible for the conduct of the troops under
their command, and the articles of war and ihe
regulations of ifie army provide ample mean* tor
restraining them to the fall extent required tor
discipline aad efficiency. Soldiers were called
into the field to do battle against the enemy, and
*t is not expected that tbeir force aad energy
shalFbe wasted in protecting private property
of those most hostile in the Government. No
soldier servmg in th'd army shall be hereafter
employed on such service.
By command ol Maj, Gen. Pope.
(Signed,) Geo. D. Rosgi.es,
Col. A. G- and Chief oi Bi.*ff.
A dispatch from Warreuton, Washington,' says
that information has been received, gnat a Geu.
Jackson is at Louisa C. H. with 24jjpffine'n/and
Gen. Ewell at Gordonsville with snjjjjßeut men to
make the entire force 30,000, His intention, it
was thought by the Federate, was to break their
lines and march on Washing.on.
. AFFAIRS IN BALTIMORE.
The reports of proceedings at the late called
session of the Baltimore City Councils have
been heretofore published in the Dispatch. Since
the demonstration made on Wednesday after
noon, the members of the Second Branch have
declined to attend the chamber, and Friday,
alter an interview by the President of the Branch
with Gen. Wool, nine of the members addressed
to that officer the following note announcing
their resignation. The response of Gen. Wool is
annexed :
Baltimore, 2>th July, 1362.
Mai.-Gen. John E. Wool, U. 8. A.:
Dear Sir—ln a construction of your views as
expressed to two members of our body, that the
interests and peace of our city will be promoted
by our resigning our position as members of the
Second Branch ot the City Council, we respect*
fully inform you that we have accordingly ten*
dered our resignations to Mr. Job? Lee, Chair*
. man. ex officio Mayor. , * £
.We a«e, General, most respectfully,
J Baser, President, ,13th and 14th wards;
' H Miller, llth and 12th wards: Win
* vjK a n, Ist and 2d wards, Jesse Marden, 3d and.
: ahh wards; Asa Higgins. 19th and 20th wards;
\ Swjndell, !7.th and 18ih wards; Joseph
l Robb, 15th and 16th ward** Francis W AP
ricks, 9th and 10th wards; Johu W Wilson, 7th
' and Bth wards.
* Approved, with the assurance to all the meLpv
‘ bers that it will at all times giv# me great piea
' sure to them and their interest the
' perfect protection, believing that their resigns*
lions proceed from no other motive than the
5 promotion of the best interest ot Bahimore and
8 the country in general.
John E. Wool, Major General.
* Une hundred and mck a’id
8 woundea arrived iu Baltimore Friday. Dr.
* Richardson, formerly of the U S. Navy, has
1 been sent to Fort. McHenry for usinfe treasonable
language. An election for new members of the
i Council has been ordered by the Mayor.
RIOT AND EXCITEMENT AT NEW ALBANY, IND.
The ill feeling between the whiles and black*
which has lately been exhibited at Toledo, Colum
i bus, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois,
has also begun to ripen in Indiana. We find the
following in the Louisville papers ot Wednes*
day:
An affray occurred in New Albany, Ind., on
Mouduy between u party of whiiemeo and some
negroes, in which J»#ho Locke was killed and
Charles Langford was wounded in ihe leg. Both
were while boys. Four notorious negroes, named
Johnson, Himms, Peil, aud Pricl, were arreared,
charged with being connected with the shooting’
A good deal of excitement existell Id New Albany
on Tuesday, which grew out ol the affair, and
two of three innocent negroe9 were assaulted on
the streets by white men.
It was rumored that an attack would be made
on Tuesday night oh a settlement of negroes
about a mile back of the city, called West UnioD
or Dogtown, and unless prevented, the only ie*
suit would be a fearlul story of death. We bid*.
cere I y trust, for the fair fao.e ol our sister city,
and the welfare of its people, that the officers oi
the law will piove themselves vigilant and efli* j
co ni,and pieventany more outbreaks
P. 8. We Darn by passengers ou ihe mgbi
tram froth 8t- Louis that, as they cume through
New Albany, about P M.the ettv was full of
excitement, men runmg about eftuuk, adding all
ibe.v cop Id to the alarm, causing gieat fetus of
further rioting. The negroes are said to have all
deserted the setliemeni back of the city, not a
son! beiQ£ in R. No noting bad taken place
at the time the panseugers came through, though
ihere were serious fears that there would be.
FROM MSMI*HXB ENFORCEMENT OF a BRUTAL ORifBK,
Major General Sherman assumed command at
Memphis on the 20th inst., aud proceeded to en
force ihe following order of his predecessor :
qRNKKAL ORDER, MO. 1.
Headquarters U. 8. Forces, i
Western Teuu., Memphis, July 17, 1862. [
I. Traitors and rebels whu refuse to comply
with the laws and support the Constitution ol
the United States should not b<» permitted to re>
main within the camp lines of the Federal army.
At this tinle the corporate limits of the city ol
Memphis are within the lines of the United States
forces, and all male residents or sojourners with.-,
in the limits of said city, between the ages of
lg*»nd 45 years, who are capable of hearing!
Hrrns, are hereby required to take the oath of al
legiance to the United 8 ates, or leave ihe limits
of said city within six days after the publication
of this order.
11. If any person within the limits of said city
shall hereaf er publish, speak or utter seditious
or trensonuble language towards the Government
of the United S'etts, the Provost Marshal, shall,
upon proof of the fact, banish every person so
offending to the Stalp of Arkansas.
111. Any person who shall violate 4 .fce provisv
ions of the first section of this order *bali he
deemed spies, and, after conviction, treated ac
cordingly.
IV. I’ersons leaving the eity, under the proviso
ions of this order, will not be required to take
any oath or give a parole; but will receive a pass
from the Provost Marshal. The oath of allegi
ance hereby required must be substantially in the
following form.
OATH OF ALLBGIANOS.
I solemnly swear that I will bear true aHe» j
giaitce tw the United States of America, aud suu* j
port the Constitution and the laws thereof; that •
I denounce the.so-callled Confederate States, 1
and pledge my honor, nroperty and life to the 1
sacred fulfillment of this oath, hereby freely :
taken, admitting that its violation will be illegal ]
and infamous.
The oath must be subscribed and 3Worn to be-*
fore the Provost Marshal.
By order of Altix P. Hotev,
Brigadier General Commanding
John E. Phillips, A. A. G.
VOL. 14,—N0 31
This order created great consternation in the
city, and resulted in 400 persons taking the
oatb, and 130 receiving pa.<Bes to go South. A
dispatch from Memphis, dhted the 2‘2d, gays that
the Provost’s office that (lay was thronged with
person getting passes for the South.
* From the Hevj York Herald, July 24.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS NORTH.
Thursday. July 24—6 P. M.
The money market is without material change
to-day. Loans on call are quoted at 6a6 per
cent.; first-class commercial paper is done at
abopt the same rates. The Urge deposits made
yesterday and to-day with the Sub.-Treasurer at
our pet cent. Indicate a Uudency towards lower
rates. i* "
T ore%u exchange is lower aguiu in sympathy
with ihg lull of gold ; the quotations are quite
irregular, and fluctuate wun the board prices of
the p’eocojt metals. We quote at ihe close to«
day oank*;is’sterling bills at 129a12?%: traces
4 35. v “ .
The feature of the stock market to-day is the
great fall in jfold, and the large transactions at
» tie ddebae. Opening at 118% at the morning
board, it sold to 118 at the close. Between
the bo trdsit was again lower, and at the second
board trie transactions were principally at 11
Just fore the close of busness, targe sales were
made at 117 regular, and mere was offered on
buyeia' option at the same price. Altogether the
transactions in gold to-day probably exceed those
of any da/ since the suspension, the printed sales •
at the hoard alone looting up nearly a million of
Treasury notes, old issue, are 107a107%. -jjft
The market for railway shares and bonds is
better, with butw limited amount of business,
Speculation seems almost at a stand still, and an '
active market is hardly looked ter until we have
further news from ..Europe. Governments are
steady at an advance of %(g% per cent. Treaan- ■**
ry notes, 7 S 10 per cent., sold as high as 102%. 9
and closed at 102% bid, an improvement oi % '*
per cent., as compared with yesterday. One Year
indebtedness certificates are in demand at &&(£
28%, wmch is also an advance on yesterday’s
once*. State stocks were quiet, but Steady at a
slight advance, the sales being quite limited.
All classes of bonds are better. Chicago and
Norrh westerns advanced 1 a 1%, the general
share rose %a %; Central rose %, Erie %, pre
ferred %, Michigan Central %, Galena— which
Hells dividend off—%, Southern old %. Pacific
Mail is about steady. The market closed sieady,
the followiug being the last quotations: United
States 6’s, registered, 1881, 98% a%; do. 6’s,
1 coupon, 1881, 98% a %; do. s’s, 1874; 86 a%;
Treasury notes, 7 S-10 per cent. 102% a %; Ten
nessee o*B, 50 a%, North Carolina 6’s, 66 a 68;
Missouri b'a, 46 a 47; American gold, 117 a%•
Philadelphia, July 24.
In the money market there is nothing -tiew of
* interest. Capital is offering m excess of the de
‘ mand at 6 per cent, on short loaus and transac
tions are being made at 4. Gold is weak, and
1 late in the day could hardly be quoted above 117-
The fluctations m the latter are the foundation of
, real deal of the speculation in the streets, and
to one who watches the irantactions of the Bulls
and Boars in it, and marks the comparative ease
‘ wiib which a change of one or/.wo per cent, can
' be made in its market rate, the absurdity of a.I
■ reaso’uing m reference to prices upon the
idea that i'ery advance .n gold a notes, correa*
. pbndtw* in currencyiry
m-Mfict. »
r - The New Tork Hernia of the 25th says:
s The high premium on gold iq tbit city has
e stimulated shipments of the precious metal
e California. Tbe Aapmwatl steanfer that ai’. lVj ..
yesterday brought 1887,000, and by te'.egnpb
Irom Sau Francisco we learn that 'ie steeuier
. which left that city on the litn mat., hug on
i. board $930,000, and the steamer ct the 21st has
i sl,ll4,ooo—making a total monhblv shipment
e ' of nearly three millioDa of dollars Poneik' le * w
. this city. The next month may * oe expecten t**
produce a jnill greater iDcree;. e; Sn thut,the p:e
, cious metal will soon tied , ts level. llle malkel
> being flatted, and the supply being in excess cf
I the wants of commerce.
I A YANKEE VIEW OF THE PROBABILITY OF
INTEHVENTION
The Paris correspondent ot the New York
Times writes thus, July 7th, about intervention :
M* de Persiguy, who was at Flaiurduy'a council
for the first tune since his return from England,
and who came home so thoroughly secessionist,
it is said, us to recommend boldly und without
htaiiutiou to the Emperor a recognition of the
{ioutb, farmed the increase of the expedition,
and laid down the theory that the North was s»
tired of the war, and so far away from the end
ibey had set out to attain, that if France, with 'a
■ formidable force in Mexican waters us a menace,
i would recognize the Souih, the North would seize
ibis as a pretext to voluntarily relax the blockade
so lar as to allow the exit of cotton, and perhaps
eveu to makepeace with the hioutli.
Now, althongh it is almost impossible that so
sensible a man as M. Ptraigny could advocate
such an insenate policy, it is yet a fact thal the
lour papers which the Government controls— the
Monlteur, toe Constilutiounel, the Patne, and the
Faya—have recommenced, by order, the piepar
ation of the public mind for uolonked«lor i vents
iu America. The Moniteur talks, for the first
lime, but in a mild way, of the alow progress of
the Union arms, and ufthe probable impossibili
ty of subjugatmg the Souih; the Patrie has taken
up the mediation question again, and treats the
question laboriously, and with its usual want of
truth; the Consiitutiounel, the especial organ of
M. Persigny, fairly boils over with malignity,
falsehood, and unfair citations; the Pays follows
iu the wake of the Consututionnel, ol which it is
only an appendage, and from which it differs
only in its greater ignorance of the questions it
treats.
Now it may be that the French Government has
come to the conclusion thal the Government of the
Uuiied .States is weak and exhausted, and that,
while professing to be neutral, they can bully us
! through their official sod semi-official j .uruals—
i for here, where the press is a responsible agent, tt
1 is quite another thing from the press in England
or the United States—and that by the monacea of
iheir piesf, or by 6 recognition of tbe South,
they can manage to open tne cotton poris; but 1
do not belieye that they have gone farther ihau to
fix upon this as an eventualily that may arrive in
the future, and for which their fleet u d army in
Mexico will be ready in case of ntsd. 1 have
Dever believed,"for a moment, that there was uny
danger of the intervention of France between the
two contending sections in the United State*,
and find it difficult now to admit that the Em
peror and M. Thonvenel have any idea of an
intervention ; but M De Persigny's known hos
tility to the North, taken in connection with the
singular manner in whioh he is trying for a few
days past to shape public opinioo through the
press, and tbe change us programme in Mexico,
! if this 'alter should turn out true, are sufficient
I to create uneasiness and put one on the alert. It
i is hardly possible that the Minister of the In-
I terior would show such an active zeal all at onco
i in the direction of tbepreas on Mexican matters
1 if it were not to conform to a programme of the
Government. * _
A Victoby Evear Surr-Six Hours—The N_
Y. Post savs that, since the hrst of Febinary.
and np to the capture of Memphis, the Union
armies have gained 58 victories over the rebels.
The storming of tbe enemy’s works on White
river, makes 54. This is at the rale ot one vic
tory every 60 hours for nearly four months past