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I’EWK CO.WEMJOIi AT bVIU! I>:‘, >•'. V 'She tkivi-j* noi-uu.K t-jbe c-nnWXi.d U> an <ir Mr. VaUandvfhwu ad Frnavh Wood. The Maas i’eacc Convention met in Syracuse. New Vcrk, Aug- 15. There was a large atten dance. The most prominent men present wer* Vallandi-ham, Ex-Governor Weller, of Cali fornia, Fernando Wood and Judge Omimdunk, and a number of others. After -piriied speech* cj from Valiandigbam and Fernando Wood> the Convention adopted the following address and resolutions : TUB ADDRESS. Fellow-Citizens —The State Central Commit" tee, appointed t>y and rep resenting the Peace Democracy of the State, which met in the city of New York on the 3d of June, l.sffii. beg leave to Teport that they have djecharged the duties imposed upo nthem, hod ask to be dis charged. They cannot, however, relinquish the trust without congratulating the Peace De mocracy ot the State upon the change which lias occurred in public opinion. Although we have anticipat 'd that the merits of the cause would speedily vindicate itself, we were not prepared for such a general and wide spread recognition of this fact as is now becom ing apparent. Two years ago, when we first took the grounds against the further i rosecution of this war as repugnant to fraternity and Christianity, and as tending to certain di. union, we did so amid the taunts and actu.-a tiocs of former political friendand with haz ard of life, liberty and property. We were denounced as traitors. Ot iers who participated in our view were likewise classed with theonymises of fhers country,,aud the few public men who upheld our position were pu sued with an unrelenting partisan bate and the inquisitorial prose-rip'ion ot a fanatical, benighted and intolerant iidmini.: ratian yet in the face of all this the cause itself continued to advance in the he u ts and the patriotic affec tions of tho Northern people. As our armies * failed of success—as the expansive territory in dispute became anew deluged with the blood of our noble countrymen, shad in a fruitless •«tfortat eoercbn—as the South grew more de termine lin proportion to the growth of dis union fanaticism in the North—as our resourc es of men and money alike approached deple tion under the mal administration and imbe- cility of those in power—as the burdens and oppressions incident to civil war began to be seen and felt, and as I lie returning reason ot the American people of both .section;; b-gau to enable them to realize the character of the awful abyss into wlyeli they were plunging, it. was now that the blessed angel di peace began to be welcomed as the only saviour and hope of our distracted land. Reproaches and mis lepn .'.Liitations of our motive,; h ire now near ly ceased. Those who but yesterday charged upon us a design to divide the Democratic party, arc themselves now loud in demanding a recognition Os our principles as a part of the national platform; while sonic of “the loyal/' wbo have heretofore sustained this Admin s tration, now cease to‘uphold that tottering dynasty in its refusal to listen to peace proposi tions from the Month the grounds for severing all connection with tlie faPing fortunes of the powerless despot whose throne is thus seen to ei uiiible to decay. Wo do not pretend that by our exertions tin ; t hange of opinion bas been effected. It is to the truth and justice of the cause, and return ing good sense and patriotism of the people that it may be inainiv attributed. led it be the mission of the Democratic organization to con solidate tjiis sentiment and m ike it effective at the polls. Let every man who loves his coun try urge on tbi n cognized leaders of this party the impolicy of furthering a continued prosecution of the war. Let the Democratic party be tine to itself and return to the rever t'd and time honored principles of which it, was otiginally founded by the great J. (fa-son. Let it respond to tiie preventing belief that this war cannot and should not ho longer waged against sovereign States—and that it is only by conciliation and assent that a noble people, “who kii' wj their rights and dare maintain them,” can lie kept within those political bonds.Avtliewere made for “domestic peace and. tranquility,’’and not for domestic war. vi olence and bloodshed. W’a oiler the following resolutions as further expressive -of our senti ments. RESOLUTIONS. Rosolvcd, That tiffs country ha? been paus ing through one of those fearful political con vulsions bo frequent in when violence attempts l>y force to undo the work ol sages and patriots, and thus, by resort to brute pow er of physical compulsion, subvert the funda mental principleß|of free governments, created I>V divine inspiration aud acting through the genius of man. Resolved. That it is with deep and heartfelt gratitude to God that wo now behold a visible subsidence of the excitement and passion which has accompanied thisconvuls’on; that we think we see that the political and moral tempest which has swept over our beloved land with such devastating cllecls lias about exhausted its power, and that a sea. on of returning calm and love of country is about toTrepiace it, in which it will bo the duty of the patriot to build up anew the splendid fabrick which suieklaljghauds have attempted to destroy. Unsolved, That with these, feelings and in tliis spirit we call upon the American people, irrespective of party or complicity iu the dread ful past, to aid us in our efforts to take ad vantage of the lull in the storm to obtaiu a per manent suspension ofliostilituS, and for the initiation and perfection of some mode of con ciliation which shall again unite our country on a lasting basis of peace, prosperity and fra ternity. Resolved, Tim), speaking for the many thousands hero assembled, gathered together from every county of the State of New Ymk, wo believe that it is the duty of lh« coming convention, to meet at ('hi.-ago on the 29th of August, to give expression, to this benetieent spirit of peace, and to declare as the purpose of the democratic party, if it shall recover power, to cause this desolating war to cease by the calling of a national convention, in which all the States shall be represented in their sovereign capacity, and that to this end an immediate armistice shell be declared of stiiii cient duration to give the States and the peo ple ample time and opportunity to deliberate upon and finlly conclude a form of Inion. Resolved, That if in the platform and can didates of the Chicago convention the now per vading peace sentiments of the country shall be disregarded, and that body shall place an other war candidate and platform before the people, making a third party of this character entering the canvass for the Presidency, there will be no real issue to decide at that election. Each party and each declaration of policy and principles will be alike on the fundamental question of the day, vis: Shall it be peace or shall it be war.' Theretfre, we eujoin upon that convention the folly of aiming to obtain a portion of those who are already war pledged. The candidates already nominated represent all who cling -to the war, and it i:< sound policy to gather together under cur banner all who entertain the opposite : ■nriiueiit, and re iu favor of restoring the country to its former condition of prosperity and happiness, only to be obtained by the election of a peace IV i dent, pledged to the s"ppoit of a p.-s ■ po,vy Resolved, That we otter our solemn protod against the usurpation and lawless despotism of the present administration as subvet-d-. of the constitution and destructive to the liber ties of the people. It hits denied to sovereign States n'l constitutional lights, and thereby ab solves them from alf allegiance. It has tram pled down a nation that it may install a mili tary despotism upon the ruins of constitutional liberty. It has and is still a aging a® ly and relentless war ter the avowed purpose of rxter uiiuating eight millions of freemen from the homes of their fathers, and blotting from the American constellation one half of the Slates of the Union- it has sought to arouse and en list the most wicked and mal : gn \nt ; .rrsions, reckless of all ends, if iv bnt subvert the ex isting government and immolate American cit i.:>ns It lias struck down freedom ol speech aud of the press It has stiipped from the. American citizen bis panoply, aud consigned him to Ute bastile without process of Jaw, with out charge and without theopp cLufftvof t r > and It ras, br'military, vic e• - *nppv- »s- the ire- limit the In lot ard diet- ted elect i at the |«in* of the bav. net. 1; ha- annulled eve.y cor. titutioual guarantee ft.r tite j rou itou 1 ; the citizen, and’ subjected him to n irresponsi ble tyranny of military violence. Resolved. That to the end that such wr ; in. v be redressed and evil removed, and the ! iibertie i. people under the Cons’ itutiop I le-estabiisl: -d ; : tat a free canvn. s end a free ! aud unrestricL 1 election is not only a means j of preserving tin e e>- .tia! r'. fits be. is the 1 very end IJr which g •wrument i elf i? in stituted aud must be preserved at all bazar Is : 1 and we warn ibis ad ni.ff-tralion to and« : t in it aicroachnients upon the tights ’.ml i.o •: of tile citizens of our-’’ate, and resolve that we : will not toloiato the rule of martial la v. ol i military iuterlereuce with elections, or any more arbitrary arrests of our citizens, to c e maintenance of which we pledge our lives, our lor I ones and our sacred honor. Resolved, That the reply of President Lin- j coin to Messrs. Clay and Holcombe, that any i propositions look ng to the ealabhdimen: oi . peace on tbe basts of ibe integrity ol ilk w .'*£ j Übloß Burnt, as a coßxliwrw- { ;rt leaf, W •c-ompanied by the entire abolition of slavery before the v can be > utertohJed, is au official avowal that Lie object of the war is net for the restoration of the Union, but the destruc tion of slavery in the Southern States or per m merit separation, and furnishes unmistakable evidence that the party now in power have deluded the people into the granting of un limited means und money for the purpose of preserving the Union, which vbey have used and are stilltfsing for the base end of over throwing State institutions, advancing party interests, and establishing them in permanent despotic power. Devolved, That it is our bonnden duty, and will be <-ur glonous privilege, to hold in last ing rep , ’.lection those tearless men who, in the national cdwncils, in the press or in popular assemblies, v/ere violating no law of the land, but, in defence of imperilled liberty, have stood up tor the peouje’s rights and declared for peace. We-shall also not tail to remember those glorious men who, imprisoned in bas tib-s, driven into exile, subjected to gross in dignities or suffered injuries, reproaches or the loss of liberty or property. And the Demo cratic parly hereby solemnly pledges it; faith and honor that all such persons—and their families, should lheir own lives he sacrificed— -ball lie distinctly remembered and abundantly rewarded und honored in due time. And we now most distinctly announce that such sacri fices in defence of imperilled public liberties, in this eventful crisis, wilt, first of all, be con fid- red in the day, which wb trust is not dis tant, when the great Democratic party shall he reinvested with the reins of national gov ernment. Resolved, That to the en yhat the opinions and principles of the peace Democracy of this State. :>b expressed herein, may be represented at the Chicago Convention, and rnay bo prop erly urged on that body for consideration and adoption, we hereby appoint the following named gentlemen a committee pf one from each Congressional district to represent us for that purpose, and, wtfile we disclaim any intention to dictate or to disturb the harmony of that body, we, at the same time, claim our right to make suggest ions and to pieseut views in favor ol correc t principle and sound policy. Mr. Valiandigbam was the principal speaker on the occasion. JJis speech was strongly for peace. Referring to the war, and contending that, pecue could never come by the sword, he said; War hn ; been tried. The President has had all the men and all the money he demanded; ,Never was there such an example of submis sion by a people. Nothing has beeifwanting that constitutional power conceded or that au dacious usurpation could take lioin the people. Win! L the result? With more battles fought by the* three greatest conquerors of the world *iu any live years of their power, is the Union restored? No. A' single State brought back? No. Is the constitution maintained or observed? No. Are our liberties respected? No. Have we had a tree press, free assemblages, the right of habeas corpus or arrests liy due process of law? No, no. How is it iri a material point of view?' A debt of nearly four thousand millions, a daily expenditure of neariy live millieus, and a curiiney worth about tlmtyeightCentsonthe dollar, which two months ago was worth one hundred per cent. mo r e than it is now, and y.ltioh two months since will bo worth one-, hundred per cent less. impend mg; and now in the fourth year of the war, what, better is the prospect of success by wai? We failed in 1801 and 18i>2, not for want of courage; lor no braver men ever went to battle. The campaign of 18fi.‘>jopened under more auspi cious circumstances, and wo were tohl that tlia the rebel lion would be speeedily crushed out by force of arms; but the end of that year found in but little advanced. Thecampaign of loti I opened with the largest armies the war Bad yet seen- those armies, composed largely of throe years’- veterans—and concentrated for attack on two or three vital points, and with what result? Let the record of earn ago and blood answer. Having tried war so long, shall we now try some other means? He was for trying con ciliation and compromise. We submitted to a nocer-sdty. You have had your trial. You have tried war for four years ; now let us try our plan. To-day it is not a war for the Union or under the constitution, and the eyes of the people are being opened to this fact. Hence it is that through ail the States the cry for a cessation of hostilities is being loudly uttered. He re .garde,l the call for five hundred thousand more men as a confession that the war is to be pro longed through 18(15. If you send more men demand that the war shall be successful and conducted to the eml for which alone it was inaugurated, lu June last, in his Philadelphia speech, Mr. Lincoln said tlife war would con tinue at least three years longer. Elect him and you are committed to that policy. There is hut one way of avoiding such a calamity, and that is by a change of President through tho ballot box. At Chicago we propose to nominate a can didate who will inspire the confidence ot the people ; a statesman imbued With love of lib erty and respect for the constitution aud all its guarantees and reservations. He expected that the candidate would be committed to a sus pension of hostilities and a convention of tho State; that is what a vast majority of the dele gates of the Northwest are committed to. As to men, we have no special choice Let, us he united, disregarding all personal aud minor considerations for the sake of the cause, and if successful we wilt have rescued the constitution and secured to ourselves and our children civil :ukl political liberty. Arbitrary arrests, mili tary trials and tho suspension of the writol habeas corpus, as well as of the press, will close forever in lire United States. He believed a reunion of the States possible. ’Hie South has proposed, t hrough her press and through agents, to meet us to see it we cannot agree so that ( eaceund prosperity will he once more restored to the country. They, too, are tired and-weary of the war. They, too, want au armistice and a convention. The next speaker was Hon. Fernando Wood. He reviewed the history-of the Government for the last four years, referring to the over tures for a cessation of hostilities as made through himself two years ago,, the effort, of Vice-President Stephens to get to Washington, and the recent conference of Greeley with the rebel commissioners at Niagara Falls, as evi dence that the South is tired of the war and wants peace. The North, ton, wants peace, and this, he said, would be attained through the succeeds of the Democracy this fall, followed by an armistice and a conven tion of all the States to consider and reconcile the differences existing them. Ex-Governor W-Her, of California, also spoke, lie reviewed at some length the histo ry of the administration, denounced as arbi trary and unconstitutional many of its acts, uel expressed himself in favor of au armistice and convention of the States, believing that tiie people of both sections want peace, aud are determined to have it. lie was followed by a number of others, when the meeting ad journed. FROM THE COAST. The following is a list of the names of _c‘fi ,••• :i: of Mclntosh c unt v, who were kidnapped fiy tli enemy on tbe 13iii inct., at Ebeuezer Court House, where they had assembled to or ginize for borne defence. Admiral Dahlgren proposed to exchange them for navy officers, prisoners of war in our ppF.scssiou, which Gen. Jones very property declined : Messrs. Wm Donnelly. Win D Roe, Charles Bennett. ‘Wm Siitete l.iiiii Slater, Geo Young. John Chap nn’.n, John Hendricks, (5 W Johnson. Funnel Lane, William Summer]iti, W Townsend. Ghana L Johnstone, Wm Thorpe, Samuel R J Thorpe, B la suer. Josepy SDurant, .lamesl)McDonald, (.‘onversa Rarkmust, Wm ,1 ( , ann...ii, McGregor Blount, W B Nelson, John Blount, Christopher Tn-zani, T R Webber. We hive pudfi.du and a brief statement of the late cavalry surprise at South Newport, Melu ti'Gi county. We Irani that about one hun dred of the enemy lauded about seven inllea ' : raps, and a*J van ( and up >-iv i q-: comid. i-: iii’-: üby jurprisc. ■ne ■ i Luvd y mren men'. tosretLer "■i’.h fchtir her-. - -mi a-.oalrt meats. Two of I the enemy ' .vi • i.v,p;u ed, Tim cavalry were Taxep Tiu.isn.Y Notes.—The Secretary of to.' . roasnry has issued tlie following order in | regard to taxed Treasury notes ; 1- to promote, as far as practicable, she early i 1 ion, by the Treasury, of the ou’-' ualing taxed notes, the Treasurer, Assist ant ii•.•'-surer and Pay Depositaries in the dis fc.cut States are Ik riby authorized to receive i f e si -I notes, except the sluo notes, at 6t;j per centum, on deposit, issuing for same Certi ficates of Lstan, upon hypothecitiou of non tax able bonds, ine said certificates to be pay able on demand, after the expiration of ninety d.ys. And all agents, for the sale of the above bonds are hereby authorh. I to receive the Fixed notes, with the rxe ptioa a.rave named, in poameut U bonds, ni.-a sold at the rate of U'fij per (jcptuui. • THE ( OTTOS SUPPLY IY EVGL AND. I-’rom the reviews of European Journals for the month of June, we learn that the supply of cotton compares equally in amount with that of the same months of the past two years. This is a most disagreeable picture for us to look upon. It exhibits to us that our permis si on to speculators, to export cotton is a most suicidal operation on the part of the Coutede racy ; for so long as the ports continue to nearly supply English mills, we cannot enter tain the slightest hopes that that nation will swerve from its selfish policy of complete isola tion and non-recognition. We discover that the English cotton supply Association have put forth the utmost energies to secure ent're independence of American production. The increase of supply from Greece, India and other countries whoso soil and climate are favorable to the growth of the staple, gives flattering hopes to the manufactur iug interest of thenition. Meantime our own country continues to permit shipments to the ports which will materially assist to supply the deman, 1. until the system of production can be made advantageous and sufficient for their .purposes. Cotton however, are very high priced, and the riwmateii.il is rating at increasing fig ures. The principal reason, however, for this is the depreciating value of the United States currency, which is the currency by which American sales and prices are rated and regu lated in Europe. The position that Englaud has declared in the Danish war. has materially affecle 1 prices. The national policy of nonintervention hav ing been determined upon, loosed tho springs of trade and a great deal of activity in the market. The representative press of the manufacturing interests, a l refer to their safety of supply, and the healthy condition of the commercial and manufacturing interest. George Frazer & Co's circular, Manchester, says : “Oar market remained inert untilthe inaction policy \vas determi icd upon by her Majesty's Minis teis, in both Houses of Parlia ment. When it became known that the Gov ernment counseled the maintenance of „ur previous policy of non interference, and that t:e utmost to be expected in the immediate future, was a cor Act of parties at, bourn, in Par liameut, or plirnaps on tho hustings, instead of naval and military operations abro id, a visible relief was experienced throughout the com men ial community, and the cottou market has been improved since, though with not so much buoyancy as we expected.’’ ‘•The actual changes now in our quotations, as compared with those we gave a rno-o are an advance of about Id. p higher classed yarns; of 3d. U ! in 7-7tlis and !) Bilis printers; o in luadaoollams (India quulitie Ud. to 3 1. per piece in jaeconc per piece in.mulls. There has b> of id to Id. pev lb. ii fire lo Tunis, and of 31. to4|d. per piece pri of low und common makes of h 1 certain classes of T cloths; 'whilst, li the l etter kinds of longclothS - an'* have kept steady,or haveimpi'ev. •Ji,e gi at mass of India shirt, out material change nomiim' sales have occasionally b days of liatueas, and UK looked for, whilst, the mains dull, and the a°p so undecided as at pres Wilimer & Smith’s . erpool, lias t he following for tho month of Juno a J lily: For ten days Riicceei’ing report, we bad a good di-i lira:’.il, and Egyptian, whici lb., half of which was los week. -When it became km ol the Conference on the L this country would adhere st trine of noil intervention, tin active for most descriptions ; i ol intelligence from New Y< American had advanced to 150 equal io 117.',d per lb sterling—a furthei Ins was given to prices, which have im since our last report 2d per lb on Am* 1 J-ff on Egyptian anil nearly all kinds m India, with the exception of llengal aml ( i: i which are only ',d d**arer. Midtiling Oi ••a*** now command gold—a price never obtained during the last three years, aud all kinds are moving upwards. Sales .of the last five weeks Coached ."SO.SCO hales, of which spinners have taken 207,250 hales, exporters 85.910, and speculators -hi.(170. In arrival, cotton sales to a moderate extent only have been effected. Fair new Merchants Jiroacb, Dliollca, and Oomra wutta. March to June sailing, all worth 23,\d, Bengal 17. J■ 1, China ltd, first Remain and Raraiba 30Jd, lair Mar anhaui 110 I, fair averag Maceio 20(1. fair Egyp tian. July delivery, 22. PL August, 29.V1, good fair Smyrna, November, December and Janua ry, 2ld to 21H. Tlie growing crop of Turkish cotton prom-, ises to be three times more than last year. Late accounts from Alexandria quote prices there Id per lb above the currency of this market. Slock iu all Egypt about 100,000 cautais, equal to 20,000 bales. 11KVIAW OF TUB PAST SIX MONTHS. Notwithstanding the complication of Conti nop.tal politics, which have had the tendency lo check business transactions since tiic open ing of tbe war, and an import exceeding The corresponding per cent of last year by more than fifty per eent., such has been the healthy state of trade in the manufacturing districts* of the country, that our own spinners have con sumed at a rate in excess of the iucreasedi m port, aud paid on the average prices Gd per lb on .American, Brazil, and Egpptian, and 3d to I 1 on Surat and Bengal, more than t-ho average o: the same time lust year. The demand for the better descriptions of manufactured goods Iroin all parts of the globe appears to be pretty general, and a very gen eral opinion gains ground that we shall soon <ee much higher pries. Imports, ho far, this year have exceeded the last by 386.300 bales, being an. increase of 50 per cent Os American we have received near ly three times as much, or 71,000 hales. Egypt and thi.- Brazils have each supplied us with 30 percent more: East India with 25 per eent. more; Turkey and Greece with, li.-tween twice and three times as much; China and Japan with double the quantity; and all miuor places with nearly three times as much. THE STOCK OF COTTON The stock of cotton continues fobo well maintained at Liverpool, in spite of the largely iifdVeased consumption. Thus the weekly flueluatio: s during the present quarter com pare as follows' with those fertile correspon ding period of 18G5 and 1862 : I'SCL 1563. 1862. Bales. Baks. Bales. Week ending April 1 205.330 383,000 455,950 “ “ 8 278,000 363,510 429,730 “ “ 15 365,100 350,780 389,530 “ “ 21 413.330 364,980 397.670 “ “29 366,480 ’309,580 367.270 ‘■ May 6 256,010 328,100 318.420 ’• 13 321 ‘230 335,790 305,880 “ . “20 450,180 339,840 57k, 950 “ “ 27 341,610 316,450 370.330 “ June 3 325 955 271,120 325.590 *• “ 10 297.484- 335.150 389.630 “ “ 17 304,724 359.600 260,220 “ 24 311,551 362,970 218,010 This result lias been attained with an average weekly delivery from Liverpool to the trade this year of 32,850 bales, as compared with 22, 150 bales in the corresponding period of 1863. and 80,210 bales iu tlie corresponding petiod of 1862. Tlie Levant Herald says: The Belgian Minister of Foreign j Affairs has received from M. Max, consul of Belgium at Athens, au account of the proceeds of cultiva tion of cotton iu Greece, from which it appears that tliis years'erop will amount to between 14 and 16 m-llions of killogrammes. A correspondent writes Irom Mostar, on the 10th ult., that Djevdet Eflepdi, the imperial commissioner, has distributed in several dis tricts of Ueizegovna 500 okes of cotton seed. The distribution of cotton seed last year in this province was on a very small scale, but, tri fling as it was, the result was very promising, and these is even- reason to believe that, with propper encouragement, the cultivation of cot ton would prove a great element of prosperity In this poor section of the empire. Ax Invitation to Desert. Adjutant Gen Cooper has just issued tlie annexed order, or in vita’iou to disaffected Yankee. soldiers to de- St n: It having boon represented to the War De partment that there are numbers of foreigners entrapped by artifice aud fraud into tbe milita ry and naval service oT the United States, wlio would gladly withdraw from-farther participa tion iu the inhuman warfare waged against a people who have never given them a pretext for hostility : and that there are many inhabitants of the United States now retained in that service against their will, who ate averse to aiding in the unjust war now being prosecuted against tlieConle lei ate Suites ; audit being also known that these mm are prevented Irom abandoning such compulsory service by the dfficulty they experience iu escaping therefrom, it is ordered that all such persons coming within the lines of the Cona derate armies, shall lie received, pro tected and supplied with meat sos Kubs[sU j jK'o, until such ol jfceia as cl. sire it can be forwarded, to the n.Ltot amveuiaft points on the border, where all facilities will ‘ a fUtafdedUtSß to tu ■' - ™ 'Z *i lUZ OPKIt YUOSis AUGEND FKTEIUBUnU. In the "Petersburg Express we find au inter esting account of the operations around that city : * The operations of Thursday, wore of a high ly interesting nature. For several days pt"- t'ously it ha,l been’uoticedjhat the enemy, af r having contracted his lines temporarily on elett—our light—was engaged in extending them. The object was not distinctly under stood—at least in official circles—unt>l Thurs day morning, when the enemy in strong force rapidly pushed forward around our right, aud struck the Soihern railroad, at (he old Yellow Tavern, four miles from the city. ybout nine o’clock a. m.. the enemy in heavy force of iufantiy aud cavalry, appeared at Guriev’s farm, about six miles south east of the city, and ib.ice miles east ot the railroad, and. throwing forward a strong line of skir iflisheis. advanced at oner. tow. ids the road at the Yellow Tavern. They soon encountered the pickets of Gen. Hearing's cavalry Drig ade. Vho fought them as they retired iu the di rection Os the Tavern, where Gen. D's reserves wore encamped, Gen. Hearing deployed his men in the most skilfu’ manner, and checked the advance of the Yankee troops, but finding himself opposed to very large odds, was com pelled tq give back gradually. His troops be haved in the most gallant manner, and fought in a styje'higkly creditable. From !> o'clock until 2 p. m'., he engaged the enemy, fighting them, step bv step, all the way from the Tavern to Davis'farm—two miles nearer the city. It was during this period that a portion of ■ his command made a gallant and successful charge .upon the Yankees, and brought otY neariy two hundred prisoners—among them one lieutenant colonel and eight commissioned officere. Aout two o'clock- the enemy, in their ad vance towards the city, had reached a point just beyond Davis’ house, and thrown their skinn !V >ers forward through the cornfield, abo' ndred yards beyond. They were be’ ’Tearing’s cavalry until rein s. Tho enemy were occupied J >ad—their left extending t Is to the right ot it, and t y off to the left of, amidst tl. Odergrowth. | some four or five hun dre if the field occupied by the Yan finest of spirits, and with steps. willing as though they were a east, our men stiode for ward ti The enemy’s skirmish ’"ly driven back upon Which in turn was ‘heir second line, .>’ 'cessiug still lor roar of intis - broken, and keo force— mantled by win person, of a mile, •eater, and '•ad would ' -♦that ~os osider _■ 'hundred ..capitals, and or five hundred, .. .a me aggregate, tlie enemy lost about two hun ,;u<l nr commands about, thiit.y. !: i o'clock a brisk artillery fird v.as the enemy by our . batteries at which was vigorously replied to. e: -hells cut several of Mr. Davis’ i . , u trees down, and injured his resi dence considerably. This .shelling was but the prelude to a charge on our part, in order to dislodge the enemy from a position to fhe left of the road, considefed important to us- The work was entrusted to one of our best fighting brigades, and executed in the most brilliant manner. Subsequently, tlie enemy charged back, but yvere repulsed. Skirmishing, wkiclhut times luoke out quite lively, continued until seven o’olo.ck, when it subside ! into a mcuoUmohs picket tiring. DAMAGE TO TIIK 110 AD. 4 From tlie best information wo are enabled to gain, tbe enemy has torn up from one and a half to two miles of the Weldon road, com meueing at the Yellow Tavern, and coming tliis way.* What they have done, or may do, beyond that point, it is impossible to say. THE BATTI.E ON FRIDAY —GLORIOUS RESULTS. -In tlie engagement of Thursday afternoon, two and a hall miles South of the eity, tlie en emy was ilrven back from bis advanced posi tion on tbko Weldon -railroad, for the distance of nearly one mile. A severe chastisement was iutiieted upon tho foe, and hundreds of his killed aud wounded fell into our bands. Night dosed farther operations, und the enemy re mained in possession of the railroad—his left extending across in the direction of the Boyd ton plaukroad, and lits right eastward to the Jerusalem plaukroad. At this point breastworks bad been thrown up, which were greatly strengthened during tho night. Ollier lines iu the rear of this po sition were constructed, and the enemy were busily employed all night in fortifying them selves against an apprehended attack on Fri day. For reasons unnecessary lor us to state, our troops fell back to a more eligible position, nearer the city, on Thursday night, leaving only a picket line in trout pf the Yankees, which was also withdrawn at a later hour.— The enemy did not discover our disappearance from their front until'Friday, when they iui media'ely threw forward their lino of skirm ishers, and au vanccd their left to the battle field of Thursday, in Davis’corn field, throw ing up, as they advanced, two liner of breast work:-. Their right was extended in an ob lique direction, to the northeast of the rail road, and batteries were placed at favorable poin's along the whole line. This occupation o' duo es our main lines of communication with the South was, of course not to he permitted without au effort to dis lodge the enemy. Accordingly, all'arrange ments having been completed, General A. P. ilill, commanding Mahoue’s aud IJelh’s divi sions, attacked them between the hours of three and four o’clock. General Malione com manded the troops to tho left of the railroad, and General Heth those to tho right. The at tick was opened by Mahcne, and was speedily responded to by llelh on the right, and tlie battle raged furiously. Oil the light, Gen. Heth, with the gallant, brigades of his divisions—Davis’, Walker’s and Archer’s—struck the enemy’s picket line in the corn (it id a short distance beyond Davis’ residence. These wero quickly lorced back upon tho first lioo of breastworks, held by a formidable force. With a cheer the Confede rate Loops bounded forward and swept over all obstructions, pressing the Yankees back with severe loss into their second line, and charging omvaid fotceil them thence with an equal lack of ceremony. Beaten from their works and defeated iu their every effort to re turn them, the Yankees retreated to their main line of entrenchments, into wh’ch they had been 'driven on the previous evening. This line having been greatly strengthened, proved too strong to be stormed, and our troops were checked in the face of .the slaughter which threatened a farther advance. In the meantime, Gen. Mahone, with Gling mau’s. Colqnit’s nnd his own former brigade, had struck the right of the Yankee liues aud captured eight hundred prisoners. Pressing forward with his usu-d eneigy, he drove the eu ewy before him, successfully charging them wherever tlmy made a stand. Finding them strongly entrenched, however, ia the thick woods opposite Davis' farm, it was determined to dislodge them by a llhnk movement. Clmg mrn’s and Mahon,-’a old brigade engaged them m front, whiie by a circuitidus route. Oolquit s (Gt«rgia) brigade' was thrown on their n ink. The movement proved a brilliant success, and caused sea reel v any loss to <rar troops. Colquitt’s men were unon the Yankees al most before they were aware of each close prox imity’of tlie rebels, and surrender or fighting under fearful disadvantages was the alterna tive. Crawford’s crack division of Warrens (sth) corps, here fell a*helpless victim to rebel strategy, and the greater part of two brigades —numbering over two thousand men —tareaf down their arms and surrendered. The pris oners v/me quickly placed under guard aud sent to the rear, where they w. re formed into line and marched to Gen Hill s headquarters. The battle thill progressed successfully until the eifHny was driven bark to the position from which ho advanced in the morning. At dark cut lines were close up to' his works, and occasional volleys of musketry showed still fmther fighting: _ • Among* the prisoners taken is Brigadier General Hays,,cf Massachusetts, several colo nels, and other tfeid officers of less grade. Gcu. Hays was brought into town last irqjlat-. * t- I WI .Wttto of men—taken prisoners, but we understand, they wore afterwards recaptured. The success which followed the attack threw our men into the best spirits, and every soldier wore a smile of satisf ictiou upon bis countenance. The result of the attack is highly satisfac tory to the officers in command, ami is viewed iu the most favorable light. The enemy has b-en materially weakened by tho loss ot three thousand of his best troops, taken prisoners, anu several thousand killed and wounded. —He is demoralised by his defeat, and though ho may fight haul, yet to hold the position he has gained, his prestige is gone, and he will not offer the front he has shown during the last few days. The weather wasTainy duri’g the day. and especially so during the afternoon. The light iug was douo amidst a series ot heavy showers, which not only incommoded oar men, but ren dered the ground heavy and slippery. Most ot the fighting on our- left was done in a dense growth of unde.brush and words. Our artillery did most excellent service aud too much praise cannot be extended to the iu fantry for the part they played. We can form no eitiqa&t! of the Yankee less, other than the statemeiWm officers that it was very heavy. Many of their dead and wounded fell into eng hands. Nor are v.e able to term an idea of our own loss, as up to night but low of the wounded bad been brought from the field. The great majority of those we saw, were slightly wounded. We regret to stale, however, that General cTingtnun was painfully, though not seriously wounded. On Friday night our forces fell back on the line of Railroad, and the enemy as soon as they withdrawal threw forward their lines of skirmishers, anil again occupied the field beyond house, east and west of the road. They at ouce threw up breastworks, aud at the same time continued to stieugtheu their main line line of works on the hills be yond Davis farm. SATURDAY. Saturday pasted without any fighting be tween the armies—save a little shelling and picket firing, but it was generally thought that yesterday would be an evontful day and every body was prepared to hear the opening thun ders of battle at early down. A heavy tight did oc'ur, blit the the battle for the possession of the railroad is yet to be fought, and the signs are that it will be a bloody one. THE ENGAGEMENT ON SUNDAY. Early Sunday forenoon, our line of battle was formed east and west of the railroad, and an advance ordered. The troops, as Confed erate troops always do when going into battle, moved forward in beautiful order, and the finest of spirits, Jo the wmk before them. Over ground on which they hul twice fought before, they fought again, and with like suc cess, driving the enemy out of their front lines ol breastworks, back upon their main line, and capturing three hundred prisoners. The enemy did not retire without giving battle, anil tho ground was hotly contested for the space of an hour or two, before they were forc -1 back, lu the meantime, the enemy’s ar - ‘Ui-fwing shell aud canister at our cries irt die rear were reply urn that a number of our v, 1 wouudeil by our own in of the line. The en«- .lie railroad were adjudged and our troops therefore, ad line of entrenchments. , .atime, a more important move ..tarted fowanls the enemy's extreme aout one mile west of the railroad. A ..oay of our troops, acting in conjunction with others, was sent down on the \ aughan road, some three or four miles from the i ity, to re connoitre the enemy’s position in that direction aud ascertain their strength there, with a view to further movements. The expediion was entrusted to a most skill ful and gallant officer, with men upon whom be could depend. It was discovered that the Yan kees had extended their tines west to the Yauglian road, in the direction of Poplar Springs church, and were rapidly fortifying An effort, wc learn was made to turn their Hank aud dislodge them, which did not prove suc cessful.- The outer works were carried, but the inner wore found lo he of such great strength, and so heavily armed with artillery as to ren del their capture a matter of dontbt, without great loss of life. So»e advantages were gained we learn, at a considerable cost in kilted, wounded, and missing, which were subsequent ly yielded. The loss at this point will prob ably reach several hundred. The brave General John 0. G Saunders, of Alabama, was killed here while leading his men in a charge. He was one of the most promising officers of the army, and has been conspicuous tor his gallantry on many iields ■the position of the enemy, us near as we are able to judge,.is about this: Their centre rests upon the Weldon railroad, about ttoeo miles from the city, their light extending across the wooded country Id the Jerusalem Plank road on the easl,Jand their iclt to the Vaughan road on the west. Along this whole line they have strongly fortilieil themselves, and works of great strength have sprung up-like magic.— in their rear, on the liue of the railroad, anil on both sides, they have thrown up heavy woiks to provide against tlanlc movements.-- At the Yellow Tavern ai'id the Gurley house, heavy batteries of guns are planted. At ev ery point open to attack they are strongly for tified. Warren’s corps, which (list occupied the railroad, have been heavily ruin lorced within the last two nights. Hancoqk’a (2d) and Burn side's (9lh) corps have reached the road, and uow confront our troops, numbering iD the aggregate fully 30,000 men. The Yankees have been busy iu destroying the railroad, and reports say that the track is torn up to and beyond Reams’ station—a dis tance of ten miles from the city. Parties from the rear, who arrived in town Sunday state that the Yankee cavalry under the notorious Speer were engaged in destroy ing the track one mile beyond Reams’ yester day morning. We learn that in addition to tlie strong char acter of the fortifications on the enemy’s lett, which were assaulted by our flanking column, one of tlie main causes of the repulse was tlie giving way at a.very critical moment of a brig . ade, which caused considerable confusion and gave the enemy great advantage. Our troops were compelled io retire after capturing a line of the enemy’s skirmishers and reaching their strongest works. Colonel Lamar, of Florida, was mortally wounded. DEMONSTRATION ON THE LEFT. About 11 o’clock Suuday morning, the cn» emy made a- strong demonstration _ on our left, on the City Point road, with a view to ascer tain the strength of our forcea.at that point. The firing of artillery and musketry was very rapid for half an hour. At tlie same time a heavy shelling was opened by the enemy all along the lines in Prince George, but nothing was accom plished. ON MONDAY. Hostilities were suspended Monday forenoon. The ejtemy had strongly fortified his position, •specially his left flank, which is now well de fended with both artillery and infantry,— About three o’clock yestr-day afternoon, a cannonading commenced. No general engage ment, however, was anticipated. SFADES AGAIN TRCMIS. Since the active movements of the past week, fulminating iu the engagement of Sunday, matters have remained comparatively quiet, on the line of the Weldon road'. Artillery and musketry have, time, ceased thtir roar and rattle, aud given place to the more quiet work ot the pick and spade. On Sunday night the Confederate forces aban doned the ground which they gained aud held on Sunday morning, and fell back much nrarer the city, all of our wounded having beeu pre viously brought off' the field, and the dead buried. The poai'iou iu front of the Yankee works to the west of the on tho Vaughan rdad, was also yielded. The Yankees were not slow in discovering the absence of any strong Confederate force in their immediate front, and at once, and for the fourth iirne, advanced their skirmishers.—Du ring Monday they occupied the battle field of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, they threw their pickets forward to Johnson's farm some distance this side, and Davis’ farm—the soene oi tiiree battles, in each of which tho Yankees were driven back—is now within their lines. Thence, Westward across tire Vaughan towards the Squirrel Level Road, their liues are undis puted. A fair opportunity has been gr anted them to bury their dead who lie thickly strewn through the woods and fields behind them, which, it is to be hoped, lias ere tliis, been done. Trve u> their instinct and habit, the Yankees at once commenced to digjaud„throw up eaith vorks as last as they advanced, and but a tbin piece of woods at this edge of Davis’ farm, their fort fications might he seen from the fartheicst limits of the city. As it is, their pickets, though not themselvez visible, cast their longing eyes upon our southern suburbs. The enemy have strongly iortified themselves in front, flank and rear. They have left no available point unstrengthened —not even from tbe point at which they first struck the railroad, and thence around to the Jerusalem plank road. They have left nothing undone that skill rou'd accomplish, ami the rest they in tend to leave to their artillery. OsJii.T OF lUH ENk“V. The object pf the Yw»k®«s, alter they sbalU hare rendered their present position sector, will be to raid upon cur railroad communica tions, and gradually extend their lines iu that, direction. They would, if possible, invest the city of Petersburg from the east, south and west, and -compel its evacuation. The left of their line, as they would have it, should rest upou the liver above, and the light upon the river below the city. It is Ja tine plan, and would probably half starve the poor of our city, if allowed to be successful, but Grant has to consult someone else before he carries it out. It is our opinion that no further advance around the city will be permitted. If Grant persists he will find powerful obstacles in his patli, which wi'l make him pause, if not retreat . Iu common with the entire community we have abiding confidence in the skill and statergy of our noble generals, and, when the proper mo ment comes, we feel that we shall be relieved of the presence of the invaders iu that quarter. FtlOM SUKRMAVS HEAR. A correspondent of the Macon Intelligencer, who has been with Wheeler’s command, and returned to Cartersville, writes thus from that place, under date of Aug. 17 : I have just arrived here from Calhoun, hav ing left our cavalry commmd destroying the culverts and bridges along the State road. We have been unable to attack the larger and well fortified bridges ovc Etowah and the other streams between Dalton and Atlanta that are defended with triangular lunette forts; but we have torn up the road, burnt the lies, and cut and destroyed the rails so that they cannot be used again’ and so that Sherman will not be able to repair it for some weeks. The destruction of the road lias been very complete thns far, anil our success is very great. We do not iiud any opposition from the small garrisons aloug the road, and have captured large numbers of prisoners and stores without any material loss to ourselves thus far. A great deal of captured property, cattle. &c, has been sent by a safe route, under a strong escort, to ■the Army nf Tennessee. A large portion of our command has gone northward, ■and by this time must hive destroyed communication be tween Dalton and Nashville. The work is ex pected to be thoroughly and well done this time, as daring officers and picked men are on the expedition. It is expected that a strong cavalry force is after us, but no fears are entertained that they will do our array damage or show fight. The destruction we have effected on Sherman’s line of comiiiimication, and the stores and trains we have destroyed, cannot ho repaired and re placed in a long iime. We are hopeful that it will force the jArmy of the Cumberland to re treat, which when they do, will he one of the most disastrous and teiriblo that ever befell the Yankees. We have comparative safety, scouting in the rear of the enemy, they being so thoroughly frightened and in such small force, except at the strong foils, that they do not venture out to look after us. The country we have passed through, and all through the country that intervenes bo tween Atianta and Dalton,is thoroughly deso late and devastated. The people have been driven away four miles on each side of the State road, and everything in the way of horses, cattle, forage, and provisions, have been taken away. Tho poor people are suffering very much, Imf as they have no place but their mountain -koines to go to, they arc obliged to remain am) suffer. The people are all hopeful, how ever, that the Yankees will soon he driven out, and say, (hat.a general impression pre vails amofigst the Yankee soldiers that they will lelreat before long. Our forces, in another week, will be in Mid dle Tennessee, aud even now have the start so far that they are perfectly safe, and will do an immense amount of damage to tho fore they are clucked, FROM SOL riUtKY UEOIMHV. A correspondent of the Savannah News, writing from Southern Georgia, speaks Ihus of an attempt to get up an insurrection in that portion of the State. The letter is dated Quit man, Brooks county, Aug. 22 : The men composing tho detail for the pur pose of overseeing the plantations, and keeping iu suboidination the negroes in our county, required by our Interior Court and appointed by Gov. Brown, have just detected, and, wc hope, broken up an organization for a very ex tensive insurrection. From the evidence.elicited, a white man by the name ot John Vickery, had induced by promises several negroes to adopt means to obtain such arms and ammunition as might bo ' found in possession ol' their masters, and to influence such other negroes as they could to join *hem, aud to steal all such nujfcrials they could get hold of as might be of service iu the prosecution of their purpose. An intclliigent and coufidcntal servant of Mitchell Jones, Esq, haj been influenced to join the insurrectionists, und was appointed to high office in command. One of Mr. K. A. Durham’s, one of Captain B. Elliott’s, one or more of Judge Morton’s, several of Col. Wil - liam Spain’s and others, hail •offices and high places to fill, and were assigned to duties. Mitchell Jones’, Col, Spain’s, Judge Morton’s aud some other families were to have been at tacked simultaneously in the night, and mur dered without reserve, except us will be stat ed. Then the insurrectionists wore to proceed to the Quitman Railroad Station and take pos session of what arms and ammunition might Vie lodged or in store there; then they were to burn and destroy Quitman and overcome all the obstructions which might come in their way, disregarding age or sex. Then they were to go to Madison, take pos session of the place, and return to Quitman with a force of deserters and hold possession of the country. These scoundrels liad agreed upon a plan to preserve the lives ol certain ones among the wives and daughters of our most respectable citizens, whom they were to take with them, and enjoy as them- wives. This notorious fiend, Vickery, ac-knowledeges to have selected and appointed to them re spectively fh,-ir wives. The detail have taken up a large number of such as had consented to join in this company and indicted usual negro punishment upon them, and they have now under guard and in stocks three who are the grand leaders, and with them the fiend Vickery, and the indica tions now are that the citizens en masse will take the matter into their own hands and in flict summary punishment.. T The county detail are now in pursuit of two white men who are implicated by strong testi mony, and it is beiieved that these rascals have an understanding witli the deserters in Florida, and perhaps the Yankees ou the cdasl. This whole plot was developed by a mere accident. A negro, under punishment for stealing and sundry other little negro crimes, diiclosed this astonishing plot, and gave names of other negros, who, on being brought, under the lash, separately and»privately made their confessions, corroborating each other most as tonishingly : Later advices state that the patrol In Brooks county have succeeded in arresting more of the insurrectionists, and that three of them, one white man and two negroes, were to be execu ted Wednesday. FROM FIAJU'DA. The annexed news about recent Yankee movements in Florida we find ia the Quincy Dispatch : Information obtained while at Tallahassee on, Monday, leads us to anticipate still more serif-" ous trouble from tbe invasion of the enemy or their raids into our State, a formidable move ment having just bet-n developed. During last week a Yankee force, repotted to humber 800, was landed at the mouth of the Oeilla river, and another force said to number 500, wa3 landed at Detidman’s Bay. These, points are respectively at a distance of about seventy five or eighty miles from the Pensacola aad Georgia Railroad between Tallahassee and Madison, and also from the Suwatiuee liver bridge. It is apprehended that tbe purpose of the enemy is to reach tbe railroad at one or more points, tear up and burn the track.. &c., and at the came time, if possible, to seize and destroy tbe Suwannee river bridge. It is also to lie remembered that, with Char acteristic cunning, the Yankees have lauded ie that portion of the State held by deserters from the Confederate service. Os bourse our Confedefhte and State author ities are making the best poF.sible.arrangements to meet and defeat these unexpected move ments. Among the number of volunteers who have reached Mobile, witii the intention of fighting it out to the last, is Colonel Jerv Austin, of Clarke county, Alabama, the only survivor of the celebrated canoe fight in tbe war of 1812. The heroes of tiffs remarkable engagement were General Bam Dale, Jim Smith, Jery Arts tilL and a negro named Cjesar. All have been gathered to their fathers except Colonel Aus tin, who, although seventy,years of sge, is now as eiger and ready for the fray as any soldier in the field. 3 The planters of Pontotoc Cos., Miss., are con tracting to deliver their wheat at tws^ dollars' per bushel. _ .r„ . . A .hock of sen Abbe- FROM THE it MPI VU I’llOY T. |H [> cud m. CO"".' ievi'i nci iti Ron !ii t imß JoNESEoup. Sunday, Aug. 21, In consequence ol too oueralteus of party ot Federal raiders. Atlanta his been , ■ off from the r, st of the world since night last for since that time we have had communication with the rear, cither by or telegraph. It was kuo vi! jn this city early Friday that the West. Point toad had been cut the pif| vions night, and that the raiders had on, in the direction of the Macon road; >dsH that active steps had been taken to interccpH them, and being anxious to obtain iutbrmutioM of what had occurred, and was still going oiH l took passage on a supply train ter the raiifl iug front early this morning, which speedibH landed its freight at the village—the principal scene of late operations. H The Yankee f6rce moved out from the crossl ing at Campbelltqwn, and consisted of tlnctl tuouranu cavalry, a brigade of infantry, witfl seven pieces of artillery. On reaching the Wesl Point road the cavalry pushedou, the infanlnfl remaining on the line of the load, which thevl cut at various places along a distance of teal miles, from Fairborn down the road. The gene tal impression is that this road will not he re paired at present. The infantry force then foil back to the river. On the route between the wo roads, a constant skirmish was kept up by Ross cavalry brigade, but Ids force was too weak to do more than attempt to retard their progress until forces could be moved down the road. Friday afternoon the main body of the cmemy entered Jonesboro, where they remained until Saturday morning undis turbed, conducting themselves as they chose, while another party was operating farther down the road. The latter tore up a small portion of the road near Lovejoy’s station, and also at Lear Creek, r which latter place they also destroyed a con.v ction train, consisting of au engine, eleven phufoim and lour box cars. The main body at Jonesboro, in addition to destroying the track at. intervals extending over a mile, also burned a dozen buildings, includ ing tho depot, courthouse, three blacksmith shops, a warehouse, and some unoccupn: 1 dwell ings. Rut little government property fell into their hands. The citizens, however, were ex tensifcly quartered upon, the whole command, with their horses, feeding from orivate siippiiea which they were successful in finding in abun dance, Beyond their boasting, and contempt ible plundering of the dairies' trucks and ward robes, their conduct was not so reprehensible as on several other occasions that have tallcu under my observation. Tho concentration of our troops on Friday night oausod the Yankees to leave Jonesboro early Saturday morning, and during the fore noon their sqaltoied parties were united east of the Macon load, near Lovcjov station. Hero they were attacked by U -y.iuhl;’ infantry brig ade, and at. once put to lligh', when iu their retreat they suddenly lound Ross’‘cavalry brig ade in their rear. This force, only numbering some live or six hundred, was at ouce charged by the desperate foe, and literally run over ; i Lie conllicl tli it occurred being a Hand to hand tight, numbers on both sides being killed nnd wounded with pistol shots and sables." In this affair the enemy were in too great, a hurry to tarry long enough to use their strength, hut gladly passed along, and suffering the greater portion of little command that had endeavored lo intercept their retreat to escape. The retreating forces were pursued until af ter dark by a portion of our cav.-diy, in the di lection ol Decatur, aud when Hie pursuit was abandoned they wa re about folic miles north of McDonough on the road leading to the former place. As it is known there was no opposing force in their front, it was supposed they would he able to reach Sherman's leit without furth er interruption. is Kilpatrick’s first raid, we may look for loud vauntiugs in Hie Yan kee press, of his having committed incalculable damage to two railroads, made a complete cir cuit of our a; my, Kc. A whereas the truth is he accomplished hut little as a raider, and was forced to seek shelter by retreating in the di rection he did. A working force commenced repairing the Macon toad early this morning, and the an nouncement lias just been made—two o’clock, R. M.—that the last spike has been driven. As I write'our cavalry, four brigades under Gen. \V. 11. Jackson, is moving out of town, enroute lor the Hanks of tin: army at Atlanta, where they are needed more than here. For the protection of the road Reynold’s infantry brigade will be left, aud by keeping out efficient scouts, ami having a train always ready to transport the troops to any point threatened, they certainly should be able to prevent another successful raid. These interruptions, although effecting nothing as regards the fate of Atlanta so far as they have gone, are annoying, and it is abso lately necessary lo keep a lookout tor them or they may so damage the road as make a retreat from Atlanta necessary. In this inoi'cment the enemy’s loss is estima ted tit forty killed, one hundred and seventy live woxmdeil, ami eighty prisoners. Our loss is about one hundred and seventy five, all told. Wo lost one piece of artillery, and captured one regimental li.w. But the train is about leaving und I must off for Atlanta. Rover. A Letterii from Secretary Treniiole.—The annexed letter from Secretary Trenholm was written to a gentleman in Savannah : Richmond, Aug. 13, 1864 My Dear Sir :—I have received yopr let ter of the 4th inst, and read it with great interest.« Our views have been generally ot according upon the subject of the finances and I would willingly fallow now the course you recommend if ft were possible. But it is not; tlie recent measures of Congress are but partially ac complished; ami to arrest them half way, aud attempt to substitute others, would lead to a condition of things approaching financial an archy. Until tl>e regular session of Congress, nothing can be done in the way of legislation for the redress of present ills I shall do all hi my power by a prudent administration of ex isting laws, to sustain tho credit of the Gov - ernment, until Congress assembles- And hav ing given to their measures a patient, fair and deliberate trial, I sltall perhaps be listened to then with more attention, in suggesting mea sures of reform For what may take place iu the meantime, I am in no wav responsible.— But our difficulties ought not to he aggravat - ed by tliis short delay; and they can become so only in one way, viz: by the people advanc ing the price of supplies upon the Government. 'Die chief outlay now is for wheat, corn, fod der and meat; woolen and cotton goods ; and railroad transportation. For these Die Gov ernment deals with the planters, the manufac turer and the railroad companies. Nearly till its foreign supplies arc now impelled through its own .rgcucies,. and adds but little either to tbe Circulation or the funded debt. For the home purchase enumerated, and all other domestic expenditures, it is estimated that the outlay will nut exceed three bundled millions from the Ist of July to the 3lst De cember, provided that prices are not advanced beyond those of last year. 'These expenditures are thus under tlie almost absolute control of those three interests. And of these the plant ers are the chief iu number, importance and in fluence. They hold tbe entire supply of food for the soldier in the field and his family at home.—Will they advance the price of food and with an abundant harvest.’ I hope and be lieve they will]not. I’.e thut jib if. may, it is a risk that has been deliberately undertaken by Congress, in the arrangements of the two bills, and upon them the responsibility rests. The Virginia planters have nobly done their duty, in holding publlo meetings and opposing any advance of the schedule prices for their productions; and we must hope that their hrethern in oilier States will not display a smaller share of patriotism and wisdom. There is no class so deeply con cerned as themselves in keeping down the ex penees of the Government Th*-y are Hie great' property lioldersof the country, and upon them must at last rest the chief burden of the public debt , 't here can be no escape from its ultimate payment : even uw the bonds of the Govern ment in immense sums are daily psssing into the hands of foreigners, and coming more ami more under the protection of international obligations. AmLcmr people are fhus blindly allowing the only description oi' security that will maintain its present value on the return of peace to pass into the bends of strangers, while they themselves are employing the large sums paid them by the Government for domestic productions, to inflate more and more she prices of all descriptions of property, only to find their supposed gains swept away by the ruinous decline that will follow the return of peace. , If the planters saw their true interests they would be.first to insist upon low prices und pru dent expenditures. And the proceeds of every bushel of corn would -be invested by them in Government securities, that they might them selves become the receivers of the Oiture taxes. Yours most respectfully, G. A. 'lrxxhouj. A circular from the Nitre Bureau, slates that the prairie county of Alabama is now produc ing from 10,000 to 1.5,000 pounds of nitre per month. Three pi an (era of Monroe and Clarke Coun ties, Alabama, upwi hearing of the ttircaUniug condiiioa of ftflaifs in -Mobile, immediately took their hands, to the number of three hurdreu and fx-vPntr ttv«, and- tendered them to the accepted. Ano We ex i - -ta V-j