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Vine I'HEMOUiT B rr.WIK.W UEWH I »«i;V<£ MOVEMENT'* The following latter from out worthy • K ” President, Jlofl. A’. H. Stephen*, giving his views upon “Peace Movements, ’ will be rea-l with great interest- I*- in answer to a letter addressed to him by several gentle men in the interior of the State : CBAtVFORIIVJI-tE, Oa Sept. 22-1. 1' -4. r,mm.mes : -Von will please exm-» rn- for answering your letter of the 11th instant, sooner" r have been absent nearly a week on • visit to my brof-er in . parts, who has been #»«i > i.ut of hee.Uii to some time. Tour lat'er I found here on my retain home yester day*- The delay of my reply thus occasioned I regret. Without further expiration or apology, allow Ut*'* now to say that no jffiipoii living can possibly feel a more ardent desire lor sin end to be put to thin unnatural and meuNlesf war upon honorable and just terms than I do. But I really do not see that it is in my power, or yours, nr that of any number of pt-rwns in <ar position, to inaugurate any morfemont t*■ »t will even tend to aid in bring ing about a result that wo and an many more so iifiich desire. The movement by our Legis lature at ib> last session, at the suggestion of on this subject, was by authori ty pVopciiy constituted for such a purpose. That’movement in my judgment was timely, ‘pidiqjous, and in the right direction. Nor has H hetn without results. The organization of thatVarty at, the North to which you refer may jastlj be claimed as a part ot the fruits Os it Theiw H is to tie hoped will be followed by others of a more marked character, if all in both sections who sincerely desire peace upon correct terms will give that movement thus inaugurated all the aid in their power. The Resolutions of the Georgi* Legislature at its last session, upon the subject of peace, in uty judgment embodied and set forth very cieiifly those principles upon which alone there can bo permanent peace between the different peel ions of this extensive, once hap py and prosperous, but now" distracted coun try. The easy and perfect solution to nil our present troubles and those far more, grievous ones which loom up in prospect and porten tously threaten in the coining future, is noth ing more than tho simple recognition of the fundamental principle and truth upon which all American liberty Is founded and upon the maintenanW of which alone it can he preserved; that is, it*- sovereignty— the ultimate absolute sovereignty of the States. This doctrine our Legislature announced to the people of the North and to the world. It is the only key-note to- peace—permanent, lasting pt-Ace—consistent with the Security of public liberty. Tito oid Confederation was formed upon this principle. The old (inion was afterwards formed upon this principle; and no Union or League can ever be formed or maintained between any,States, North or South, securing public liberty upon any other princi ple. -Tho whole frame work ol American In stitutions which in so short a time had won the ad miration of the world and to which we were' indebted tor such an unparalleled career of pros purity and happiness, was formed upon this principle. All our present troubles spring Irom a departure from this principle—from a violatloh of this essential vital law of our political organism. Ln 177(1 our ancestors and the ancestors of those who are waging this unholy crusade against us, together proclaimed lire great and eternal truth for the maintenance of which •they jointly pledged their l:y-s, their fortunes and their sacred honor, that ‘■Governments are 'instituted amongst men deriving their just pow ers from the consent of the governed and that‘‘whenever any form of Government be comes destructive of these ends (those lor which it was formed) it is the right of Mm people to • -alter or abolish It and to institute anew Govern ment laying its foundations on such principles and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safe ty and happiness. ’ It is need tees here to state that, by ‘‘people’' anil -governed” in this annunciation i?. meant tom nHinttiei and bodies of men capable of organizing and maintaining Government not individual members ot society. The “con sent of the governed" refers to tho will of the mass of tho community or State in its organized form and expressed through its legitimate and ‘properly constituted organs. it wan upon this principle the C’oloniwLstocd ’justified before (ho world in effecting a wparti i,to|i from tho mother country. It was upon this principle that the original thirteen co equal and co-sovereign States formed the Fed oral compact of the old Union in 1787. It is upon the same principle that the present co equal,and co-sovereign States of our Confede racy formed their new compact of Union. The * idea that the old Union or any Union between any of their sovereign States consistently with flits fundamental truth i an bo main'iiinod by force is preposterous. This war springs from an attempt to do this preposterous thing. .Sit - perior power may compel a Union of some eorf, but it would not be tho Union of the old Constitution or of our new—it would be that sort of union thaLyesults from despotism. The subjugation of the people of the Mouth by the people of the North, vtould necessarily involve the dee l ruction of tho Constitution and the overthrow of their liberties as well as ours. Tho **ncn or party at the North to whom you refer, ••whofavor peace must be brought ton lull reali sation of this truth in all its bearings liefore their efforts will result in much practical good ; for any peace growing out of a Union of States es tablished by force, will be as i unions to them 5i9 to us. The action of the Chicago Conven tion, so far as its platform of principles goes, ■presents, as I have said on another occasion “a ray of light which under Providence may prove the dawn of day to this long and clteeih s .Bight, 'ihe first ray of light I have seen from ■the North since the war began. This cheers . Jhe heart tlhd towards it 1 could almost have Melaimed “HoiLhcly '.ight* offspring Rsavcn lit .st born Oroftheerermi' ooctenifu J tsptess thee vuttlamcd ? since (tod it, t. M lndeetl 1 could quite so have exclaimed but for the s:pl reflection that whether it shall bring healing in its beams or be lost in dark and ominous eclipse ere Its good work be done, depends so much upon the action of others who may uot regard it and view it as 1 do. Uo at best it is but a ray—small and tremulous ray—enough only to gladden the heart, and quicken hope.’’ The prominent and leading idea of that Con vention seems to have been a desire to re.teh a peaceful adjustment of onr preacht difficulty and strife through jhe medium of a couv MU lion of the States. tT.ov propose to suspend bostUjties to see what can be done, if anything, by nljjtiatlon of some sort. 1 his is' one step in the right direction. To such a convention Os the States I should-have no objection as a .peaceful conference and interchange of vu ws between equal and sovereign Powers—just as the convention of 1787 was called and a rein "led. The properly constituted authorities at Washington and Richmond, the duly authorised Representatives of the two Confederacies of states, now at war with each other miaht give their ascent to such a proposition? Good might result front it. It would be an appeal on both sides from the sword to reason and justice All wars which do not result in the extinction •or extermination of one side or the other must *>" «nded sooner or later by some sort of negotiation. From the discussion and iak-r --rlmnge of views in eu h a convention, the histo ry ns well as the true uaturo of our institutions and the relation of the states towards each other and towards the Federative Head won hi doubtless be much better understood general ly than they now are But I should favor such « proposition only as a peaceful conference us the Convention of 1787 was. I should la? cu posrd to leaving the questions at issue to the absolute decision ol such a body. Delegates •might he clothed with powers to consult and agree if they could upon some plan of adjust ■tnent to be submitted for subsequent satisfac tion by the sovere-gn States whom it affected. Wore it should be obligatory or binding, ami then binding only ou such as should so min ty. It becomes the people of the South as well as the people of the North to be quite as watch ful and jealous of their rights *as their com THioti ancestors vrerft. The maintenance ot® .Liberty in all age*, times, and countries, when »nd where it has existed, has requited uot only j ■constant vigilance anil jealousy but has often iviyiiied the greatest privations and sufferings, i land sacrifice* that people or States a-e ever j .subjected to. Through such an ordeal we are jutp passing. Through a like and even seven er <n -j apceitors | nssed in their snuggle fur j which ft has devolved upon us I has to defend and maintain. But great as our ; i,miterings and sacrifice-., have been and are to | which you allude, the, are as yet, far short of t 1... p);,» suffering? aiid sacrifices which our fathers bore with patience, courage, and forti tude in the crisis that ‘ tried men's souls - ' in their day. These are the virtues that sus tained tlrem in their hour of need. Their il lustrious and giorious example bids us net to underestimate tire priceless inheritance they achieved fcfor us at such a cost of tieasnre and btood. Great as are the odds we are strug gling against, they are cot greater than those against which they successfully struggled. In point of revelsos, our condition is not to he compared will* theirs. Should Mobile, Savannah, Charlton, Augusta, Macon, Mont gomery, and even Petersburg-and Richmond fall, ourjeondition would not then be worse or lc o hopeful than theirs was in the darkest hour that rested on their fortunes. With wis dom on the part of those who control our destiny in the cabinet and in the field, in hus banding and properly weitding our resources at their command and in securing the hearts and the affections of the people iu the great cause of Light aud Liberty for which we are struggling, we cmild suffer all these losses and calamities, greater even, sad still triumph in the end. At present, however, Ido not see, as ! stated in toe outset, that you, or I, or aDy number of persons in our position can do any thing towards ii migurating any new move ment looking to a peaceful solution ot the present strife. The war on our part is fairly aud entirely defensive iu its character. How long it will continue to he thus wickedly aud mercilessly waged against us, depends upon the people of tire North. Georgia, our own State to whom We owe allegiance, bes with great unanimity proclaimed the principles upon which a just I and pei inunuit peace ought to besought and obtained. The Congri.vs of the Confederate States has followed with an endorsement of these principles. All you, and I, and others in our position therefore can do on that line at this time, is to sustain the movement thus al ready inaugurated and to the utmost of our ability to hold up their principles as the surest hope of restoring soundness to republic mind North, as the brazen serpent was held up for the healing of Israel in the Wilderness. The chief aid and encouragement we can give the i’3itce Party at the North is to keep before thorn these great fundamental princi ples aud truths which alone will lead them and us to a permanent aud lasting peace with the possession and enjoyment of Constitutional Libeity. With the.se principles once recogniz ed Hits future would take care of itself. There would be no more war so long as they should be adhered to. All questions of boundaries, Confederacies and Union or Unions would naturally and easily adjust themselves accord ing to the interests of the parties and the exi gencies of tin; limes.JMlema lies the true law of t!ie buluuee ot power aud the harmony of .States. Yours Respectfully, Alexander If. Stephens. Fremont’s Letter of Withdrawal. —The following is the letter of General Fremont, withdrawing his name as a candidate for the Presidency : , Boston, Sept. 21, 18G4. Gentlemen : i feel it my duty to .make one step in.nr in the direction indicated by letter of the 25th of August, and withdraw my name froth the list of candidates. The Presidential question lias in effect been entered upon iu such a way that the union of (lie vepbulican party Ims become a paramount necessity. T'lie poFcy of the democratic party signi fies either separate < n or ie establishment with slavery, 'llie Chicago platform is simply scfiuntion. General McClellan's, letter of ac ceptance is re-establishment with slavery. jbe Republican candidate, on th* contrary, is pledged to the re establishment .of the Uu ion without slavery: and, however, hesitating his policy may fie, the pressure of his party will, we may hope, foveo him to it. Between these issues, 1 think no man of the liberal party ran remain ill doubt ; and 1 bo liwe I am consintent with my antecedents in withdrawing, not to aid in ttie triumph ot Mr. Lincoln, but to do my part; towards preventing the election of the Democratic candidate. In repaid to Mr. Lincoln I continue to hold exactly tho sentiments contained iu my letter of acceptance. I consider that his administra tion has been politically, 2 military aud finan cially, a failure, and that its necessary eontiu tinuauce is a cause of regret for the eoM|try. There never wan a greater unatiisiny in a country than was exhibited here at the fall of Sumter, and tin South was powerless in the face of it. i’.iit Nir Lincoln completely-paral yzed this generous feeling. Ho destroyed, the strength of the position and divided tlie North when he declared to iho South that slavery should he protected. He has built up for the South a strength which otherwise they would have never attained; and this bus given an advocate iu the Chicago platform. Tho Cleveland convention was to have been tho open avowal of that condemnation which men had been freely expressing to each other for the past two yearn, and which had been made fully known to the President. But in the uncertain condition of affairs lead ing men were not found willing to make pub lic a dit satirise lion and condemnation which could have rendered Mr. Lincoln’s nomination impossible;.and their continued silence and support established for him a character among the people which leases now uo choice. United, Uie‘Republican parly is reasonably rdfc'c of success: divided* the result of the Pres idential election is, at the least, doubllul. I am, gentleman very truly, your?, J. C. Fremont. To Messrs George L. Stearns and others, a committee. &e, Thk I’liKsiDicsT in M.uox.—\Yo hazard Hi tie in saying that the speech of the President at Macon i* not, such as (lie public had a light to expect from-Mr. Davis at this critical juncture of our affairs. ’1 he least the President says about the late cuuipain in Georgia—about the deep disgrace of permit ting .Sherman to penetrate toe interior umill he crossed the Chattahoochee river, the better. He has shocked tlie county and the army already enough by what has transpired imdci his direction, to spare them a defence of •fiL policy. The evidence accumulates, that had Johnston been retained in command of the Tennessee army,.AllauUi would not only have been saved, but Blieriuan's hosts would h%ye been destroy oil lu the very pinch of his cam paign. in the very vintage time of victory, the President, without one word of warning or re monstrance, removed “that, old and skillful General”, from the army, ami substituted one more “bold aud rash.” Sherman iu his report ol idl operations before Atlanta, presents tlie reader with the sequel. i hese periodical interfere!} ccs*of the Presi dent are fast bringing us to grief, sapping the confidence of both people and army in his wis dom, encouraging our etietqjes anil paving the way tor what we shudder to reflect upon. His to the West are usually she preludes of disas ter. . His consultation with Bragg and John ston in I still, ending with his Ordering 12,000 ? toksburg against the protest of these Gen erals, lost us the buttle of Murfreesboro, and the destruction of Kosncruns' aanty. llis visit in 1m.;; divided Bragg's army in front of Grant at Chattanooga, by sending Longstreet with 25, (Hio men Jou a strategetiejerrand to Knoxville, pm petrated the terrible disaster of Missionary Judge where the army ot Tennessee came nigh being annihilated. . ' ihe President isagaiu on his travels'! r“con •er with the Generals. May God deliver ns this time from the dispensation which the past teaches us to anticipate.— Montgomery Mail. Ihe Georgia Mir.ivii —We understand it is expected that the Mmtia when they return to camp at the end of their furlough, will be useii in future lor the defence or Augusta. Ma con. Mdiedgeville, Columbus, or Athens as the one or other may be threatened by raids or detachments from Sherman's army Thev nave already rendered distinguished service at r-?e,!V’ aml wiU ,Ul 'ioubt do their duty faithfu.ly m the new held to which tlu-v may be assigned. - , : t j‘ e eu d ot the furlough extended to • ncm, they are all to re assemble in this city (Macon) and await developments. t •>!. M. Ixjw'.s Clarke has been appointed In spector General of artillery and ordinance of the C. S. army: lion. B. L. Hodge, member of Congress trom Louisiana, died recently in nhreveport. l.i;i 1, It FROM Mc-tSLHV TO LIM OI.rV When McClellan was in command of the army of the Potomac, he wrote a letter to I,iu ,-oln. in which lie laid down his ideas in regard to the conduct of the war. The document is now being used as a campaign document by hi friends iu the present Presidential canvass. Here it is : Heap i'es Arviv or the Potomac, Camp near Harrison's Lauding. Va , July 7th. 1802.—Mr. President: You have been lutly informed that the re!>el army is in our front, with tire pur pose of overwhelming us by attacking siiiou or reducing us by blockading our river communications. I cannot but regard our po sition as critical, and I earnestly desire, in view of possibie eontinsreneiep, to lay before your Excellency for your private corned-ration, my general views concerning the existing state of the rebellion, although they do not strictly re late to the situation of this army, or strictly come within scope of my official duties. These views amount to convictions, and are deeply impressed upon my mind and heart. Our cause must never be abandoned ; it is the cause of free institutions and self-government. The Constitution arid the Union must be preserved, whatever may.be the cost in time, treasure or blood. If secession is successful, other disso lutions are to be clearly seen in the future. Let neither military disaster, political faction, or foreign wftr shake your settled purpose to enforce the equal operations ot the laws of the United States upon the people ot every State. The time has come when the government must determine upon a civil and military pol icy covering the whole ground of our national trouble. The responsibility of determining, declaring aud supporting such civil and mili tary policy, and of directing jbe whole course ■ of national affairs in regard to the rebellion must now be assumed and c-xe'cised by you, or cur cause will ire lost. The Constitution gives you power sufficient even for th*3 present terrible exigency. This rebellion lias assumed the character of war; as such it should he regarded ; and it should he conducted upon the highest principles that are known to Christian civili zation. It should not be a war looking, to the subjugation of the people of any State iu any event. It should not beat all a war upon population, but. against armed forces and po litical organization. Neiiher confiscation of property, political execrations of persons, ter ritorial organization of States, or forcible aboli tion of slaveryshould be contemplated for a moment. * * In prosecuting tho war, all private property and unarmed persons should he strictly pro tected, subject only to tlie necessity*;! military .operations. All private property taken for military use should be paid cr receipted pillage and waste should be treated as high crimes ; all unnecessary trespass sternly pro hibited, and fh-nsive demeanor by the mili tary toward citizens pnflhptiy rebuked. Mili tary arrests should not be tolerated, except in ' places where arrive hostilities exist, ami oaths net, required by enactments constitution ally made, should be neither demanded nor received. Military government should be confined togj.hu preservation of public order and the protection of political rights. Military power should not be allowed to in terfere w.bh the veta'ions of servitude, either by supporting or implying th# authority of master, except for supiffftjug disorder, as in oilier cases. Slaves contrsumud nndei tho act of Congress seeking military protection should receive it. The right of the government to ap propriate permanently to its own service, claims to slave labor should be asserted, and the right of the owner-to compensation therefor should be recognized. This principle 'might be extended, upon grounds of military neccerily end security, to all tlie slaves within a particular State, thus manuin ssinn in such States : and in Missouri, perhaps in Western Virginia also, and possibly even Maryland, tile expediency of such a measure i? only a question of lirfffr A s', stem of policy thus constitutional and conservative, and pervaded by the influence of Christianity and freedom, jvouid receive the support, of almost all truly loyal men, would deeply impress the rebel masse-; and all foreign nations, and it might be hainljy hoped that it would commend itself to i.he favor of the Ai - fii Friily. Unless (.he principles governing the future conduct of our struggle shall be made' known and approved, tlie effort to obtain requisite' forces will be fruitless. A declaration ol radi cal views, especially upon slavery, vvili rapidly disintegrate our present armies. The policy of the government must bo sup ported by concentration of military flower. — The national forces should not be dispersed in expeditions, posts of occupation, and numer ous armies, luf should be mainly collected in to masses, and brought lo bear upon tlie armies of tlie Confederate States. Those armies thor oughly defeated, the political structure which they support, would soon cease to exist. In carrying out any system of policy which yin may form, you will require a comnuuidcr in-chief ( Irant) of tho army : oae who posses ses your confidence, (Grant) understands your views, (Grant.) by directing the military forces of the nation to. the accomplishment of the ob jects bv you proposed. Ido not ask Shot place for myself. lam willing to serve you in such position as you may assign me, and I will do so a* faithfully as ever subordinate served su perior. , ! mav be on the brink of eternity, and as I hope for forgiveness from my Maker, I have written tin's letter with sincerity towards you aud from love of my country. Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, G. B. McCi.klt.an, Major General Commanding. 11 is Excellency A. Lincoln, President. Rains. —We regret that a portion of our peo ple stiil get frightened about once a vveek,.somo times twice—Tuesday and Saturday—with ex travagant stories of approaching raids. This tiling of manufacturing raid stories iias be come a great nuisance, and hope the Comman datit of,tke Post will order the originator of Ilia next false alarm to stand about four hours in that elegant contrivance ia the corner of the College caui pus. There is no danger of a Yankee raid here at present. If it is true that the Yankees are so thoroughly pouted as most persons believe ihey are, they know that tin re is umv- tttt.ip.duce ftient to come here, and they are not going to attempt to harpoon ‘‘sardines” while “whales'' are nearer at hand. Let timid persons, there fore riisinis their lean:, for tlie present,^least. T'lie Yankees may attempt to come here some day; but if we succeed in getting Sherman stated on that big Moscow retreat spoken of by .President in his Macon speech, their army will never be seen in these parts.. EefAret). —Three men who were confined in the L military prison here, on the cliatgo of partici pating in tin; murder of Capt. J. H. Craven, of White county, (an account of which we publish ed in our lust Issue) escaped on Friday night last. We do not know whether they have been heard from since they left.— Athens Weclch-. ■man. The Georgia State Troops. —We regret ’ex ceedingly to observe a disposition oti the pert of some of our contemporaries to ridicule the •Georgia State troops, because they were per mitted fu furlfiugb. The cause assigned for the step taken by Gov. Brown was not only a val id one but it was as evident then as it is now that there would be no urgent demand lor their service during the period tor which they were furloughed. The enemy was too badly crip pled to move ahead—his tioops needed rest as much as ours. ' And we would add that the goon conduct of these men under the severe service they were called upon to perform dur ing theseige. excited the admiration of all, and secured fpr them not only The praise of their own vdteran commander, Gen. Fmith, but al softhat of Gin. Hood, as was manifested on sev eral occasions. Wien >he Georgia State troops again t ike the field, they will be found lacking in but few of the imaldles of the true soldier.— J lonl'/omery Appeal. A-noLisuiKG Provost •Gfitqes.- Gen. Dick Taylor has done one thing for which he ought to be thanked it he n«ver ; does another.— He has abolished all the provost ollices in the district;, of Alabama. and Last Lou-, isiana. over which he presides. Caps. Taylor, former Pnwost Marshal at this place, b-is been ordered to report to Forrest, and th» em ployees in his ofliie to Maj Jones, Command ant ot this post. —Montgomery Advertiser. \(»UTHK»I.V NBWS. A number of vessels which sailed from New Orleans for Mataiguvas, with cargo for Corte uas, or a general laarket, have been seized by tlie French at the month of the Rjo Grande. Fesse Men has determined to resign the Yankee Treasury Secretaryship. Chase is to be invited back. Isl ease be refuses, it is to he offered to Robert }. Wicker. Confederate ve becoming very troublesome Mr the . vicinity of Alexandria, Va. The. Ne.w York paperS*l=tate that the fall trade is not turning out as well as expected. Only pnrehasesdor immediate wants are made. Only eleven thopsaad votes were cast in Louisiana for Lincoln’s freesoil constitution. There has been sobft-qnarrel between Fre mont and his editor GTuseret, of the “New Nation,,’ and the Tapin'has seceded from the paper and set Yip ahOHiel - ’with the same name, which has been sujjjnessed by injunction of the Supreme Court of New' York. One hundred and. fifty-two men have been discharged from the NfVYark Custom House thirty of whom were tx'headed for corruption. One of the.- transparencies borne in a Dem cciatic procession-lately iu Washington bore thje motto, “A Freeßaikaior a Free Fight.” The Northern pape«|Hsve same returns of their sham ‘-election'’ in Louisiana. The vote cn the new “Constitution” in the city of Ifcw Orleans was live thousand four hAdred and forty-lhree in ail ; for the Censtilution, four thousand < »ht hundred and seventy-five; against it, five hundred end sixty-eight. What a farce 1 And yet the Northern papers pro claim in a shout of exultation, this “places Louisiana the Union as a free State forSVer.'' The result for Congressmen is not yet known. A New York letter writer thinks the Peace men will suppoit McClellan when voting time comes. Edward Everett and \Jhiting Griswold are the Lincoln electors lioin Massachusetis, at large. - ' p Every Democratic paper in Ohio—and there are some eighty or ninety of them—is giving the Ciiicago nominee's a eordial support, with the exception of the Columbus Crisis. Northern prpers think that Confederate Gen eral Shelby intends to move into Missouri. Recently in Baltimore, were sold at auction the personal effects oi the ever memorable Charles Oarrojl, of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. They consist in part oi* splendid china diuner set, of 2*o pieces, presented to the illustrious patriot as “a birth-day present; rich and costly desert, tea and coffee >et, oi heavy gold lined china, the desert set having been ouce owned by Sir Charles Vaughn, and many otlier splendid spec imens of the mechanic arts. Some idea mav be formed of the extent of the effects, when it is staled that the goods invoiced tilled nine hog bfikis and fifteen large boxes. The cotton crop in Louisiana is said to boa a failure, from the ravages of the aimy worm, which had made its appearance as high as Vicksburg. The Democrats of Connecticut are very en thusiastic for McClellan. ’ Gov, Andrew, of Massachusetts , has been re nominated by the Republican convention. George H, Williams, an unconditional Union man, has been.elecled U. S. Senator from Ore eou He is a native of Massachusetts, and was formerly Judge of the lowa Supreme Court. The supporters of McClellan feel fully confi dent of their ability to carry Missouri. They assert that the conservative Republicans, oi which the Union is-the organ, will support him. and that the paper will soon declare in his favor. They count o i the whipping in of the peace men as sofln as they get over their present “miU” and have themselves out. Furthermore, they are looking for Fre mont's withdrawal, and are certrain many Ger mons iu the State will vote for McClellan in preference to Lincoln. If these hoped tor events occur, the McClellan ticket will certain ly cany the State. There is strong ground for believing thatsome if amt all, of them will transpire. Gen. McClellan has resigned his commission in tlie Federal army. There is a report that Admiral. David D Por ter, who is now in command of the Mississippi river l iver squadron, is under orders to relin quish that position aud assume command of the West India Bquadron, for the purpose of clear ing oiu the Confederate ctnisei's from those wa teis and effecting serious ipteilerence with the blaokade running business. A telegram, from Port Royal says that Gene ral Foster has ordered, a draft of all the “color ed citizens# iu his department. Avery extensive blockade running has bee carried off across the Potomac. Lost week a force of seven hundred cavalry wero sent in to Charles comity, Maryland, who, in conjunc tion with the gunboats, destroyed some twenty boats, and captured a number of the bfocka ders. Mst of them engaged iu the business are deserters IToni the Confederate army, and Marylanders, who are avoidiug the draft. ■ According to all aeftounts Missouri's full of Confederate guerrillas. It is stated that the Yellow-Fever has broken out among the Yankees in North Carolina. A large number of idle negroes have been sent iiom Newbern to Geu. Grant to work in the trenches: Under tho new Federal Treasury regulations parties who produce cotton, naval stores and other; products by thier own labor in North Carolina, are now allowed t 8 ship thb same to the Northern markets through an agent ap pointed Try the government. No sales or bar tering in tlie same by private parties is allow ed in the department under any circumstancee whatever. At 'lie MeClellan meeting in New York Hon. A. Oakev Hall said : “He hoped God would forgive him for voting for Lincoln, whom he now meant to prosecute as the greatest crimi nal in the country.’’ Cotton at Pagdan, Mexico, is worth forty cents per lb. Groekbttoks are worth thirty eight cents on the doliai. The main portion of the Federal army at Morgansia, La., have left. Destination not made public. • It has been ascertained that a large pronor tio» of the, persons already drafted in Wash ington have skeiladdtßt to parts unknown. The question haj been raised whether the num ber is to be made up out of the exhadrafted men. J The Massachusetts Democratic Convention adopted resolutions endorsing the nomination ol McClellan and Pendleton, andape roving the platfoim of the Chicago Convention, as embotly inur the only effective way of restoring the Union and securing' a permaadut peace. Colonel Sherer, Chief of Staff to Major-Gen ' oral Butler, has resigned bis commission and will go North immediately.,- Ills resignation is generally regretted throughout the com mand. The Herald says Pendleton ought to write a letter defining his position. A meeting of the military friends of Gen Mc- Clellan is called for Friday evening, at No. 534 Broadway, for the purpose of formmg a vigi- J-auce committee to secure his election to the Presidency. • - An order lias ’ been issued prohibiting the practice of branding substitutes and recruits, whiaii had been indulged in by some surgeons. The Cincinnati Effifuirer announces officially that Yal!andigham-“will vote for McClellan and Pendleton.” Nineteen prisoners of State have been con veyed from the old Capitol prison to Fnrt Warren. Boston harbour. SoTue of these pris oners w< re arrested in Loudoun county, Vir ginia, for furnishing information of our mili-, tary movements to the rebels. Anew and splendid hotel, to be run on the -European plan, is going up in the Fifth Avenue ijew York, Among the grounds on which the Superior Court of Indiana divorces is “general mi-conduct,’ ’ Discontented husbands will take notice. . . _ The workman engaged in reparing the Bal timore and Ohio Rrilroad beteen Harper’s Fer ry and North Mountains, have been withdrawn, and the#.ok will not be renewed until it has boon decided which is master of the Shenandoah Valley. Gen. i «fcut now announce* that he Is sore of Richmond. NORTHKK.\ NEWS. On the oceasikn of the raising of -a Lincoln and Johnson flag across Pennsylvania avenue, near Ninth street, Lincoln made a “iqicech ” It was short —very short. It was to this effect: that he had made up bis mind not to do much talking, as he had observed that some persons had lately injured themselves very much by plain speaking. Hon. It C Wintbrop, of Massachusetts, is making speeches in support of McCTbltun and Pendleton. Great excitement continues to prevail iu the North, owing to rumours relative to the iuva sion of Missouri by Confederate troops from Arkansas. # The Louisville Journal says : Tlie memders of the Kentucky State Government stand as a unit in favour of McClellan, and are working as a unit for his election. The Herald ways : The withdrawal of General Fremont from the field reduces the Presidental problem to a con test between President Lincoln aud General McClellan. The Black Republican papers allege that Governor Seymour, of New York, was renomi nation by a trick. His friends secured the no mination as a‘‘compliment,’’-with the under standing that it would be positively declined. The dodge succeeded, and Gov. Seymour ac cepted. 4 Brig. General Page.is to be “court martialed’ bv the Yankees tor “spiking tho guns of Fort Morgan after the surrender.' ’ » A handsome monastery has been erected at West Hoboken by the Passionisl Fathers, an or der ofi-the Roman Catholic clergy. It is said to be the largest monastery iu the United States. The building is more than three hun dred feet long and two hundred feet wide, and is constructed of bluestone. T here are live floors, with basement aud attic. It will be called St. Michael’s Monastery, and was deui . cated Sept. 28. An anvil, weighing seventeen alula half tons, was recently cast at Dundas, Canada. It is in tended for the roiling works of the Grand Trunk railway. The work- on the Pacific Railroad is being rapidly pushed Toward, and a few months will see it completed and trains running direct from St. Louis to Kansas City, aud even fifty miles beyond upon toe liue of the Union Pacific Railroad. Postmaster General Blair resigned in order that there might be unity in Lincoln’s cabi net. Hoyi. Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, says the Memphis Argus, hiving offered to - bet half a million of dollars that Sir. Lincoln will lie elected, the wager has been accepped by Mr. Bartley Bugg. Green was a poor man before the war, no wonder he wants Lincoln re-elect ed. A Yankee judge, by name, John T. Miles, gives, in a letter to the press, an account of the recent inverview with Lincoln, in which that functionaryJs made to say, what briefly stated amounts to a declaration, that if the United States Government were to lose tho services of those black negroes who form so iarge a part of its armies, arid rely upon the lighting capacities of its own citizens alone, it would be compelled to abandon the war in less than three weeks. FROM TEXAN KUO.VITBK. The New Orleans Picayune ol Sept 18, give the annexed news from- tTio Texan frontier : We have reliable information that by the latest arrival from the llio Grande of the gun boat Clinton, it is ascertained that Gorlinas has crossed the river with his whole force- of 2,000 men and sixteen pieces of artillery, and j occupied Brownsville, driving out the Confed erates under Col. Ford. He has hoisted tho United States flag, and has offered his services, through the United States commander at Bra zos, to that Government. The cause of this movement is said to he this: A Col. Fisher late of the Mexican army, who is a Tennesseean by birth, had abandoned the service and gone into that of tlie Confederacy. When Cortinas levied his forced loan on the people of Matamoras, Fisher had attempted to interpose between them and Cortinas, and tie proposed to tlie French commander of the Boca to unite in expelling Cortinas. The French commander being weak, arid not desir ing to unite his fortunes with those oi the Con federacy, declined to do so. Fisher, it seems, was not contented with this, but visited Cortinas with a message that if any attempt was made to levy this forced loan on French or Confederate citizens the Con federate force would do as General Dana did some time ago - cross the river and remove their funds to a place of safety. Certinas, aroused by this, determined to take the initiative.* He accordingly left quietly dur ing the night, leaving a small force of only SOOigen in Matmoras, and went to a point be low, where he crossed his whole force and six teen pieces of artillery with which he marched upon Brownsville, driving out the force of Col onel F«rd, wh ch is composed of cavalry only, without artillery. Cortinas then hoisted the United States flag, and declared that as lie was born on the Amer ican side of the river, be was a citizen of the United States, and would hold Brownsville for that Government. He immediately notified the commanding officer of Brazos of his pro cecdings, and offered through him to Iris Gov ernment his own services aud those of his army. It seems that tlie small French force at the mouth was so alarmed at the advance oi Cor tinas down the river, that they took to their ships, but returned when it was found that was the object in view. FROM FLORIDA. Acoounts received from Mosquito Inlet Flor ida, of a late date, state that several parties be longing to Major Dickinson’s cavalry made a concerted move ou the inhabitants living near the seaboard and captured a number of them, the charge being that they had taken the oath of allegiance to the United States Government, and had been in the habit of trading with the blockadingtvessels on that station. One object of the raid was, however, to supply their ranks -with conscripts as well as the punishment of those who have been in open and friendly inter eonrsewith the’Yankee'forces. Among those cap tured were several deserters from the Confed erate army, who, until recently, bad succeeded in eluding their vigilance by camping m the swamps contiugvous to llieir residence. FROM MIBBIBBIPIM. The Braadon Republican says that “jay hawkers” and deserters have been lately in Perry and, Marion counties Miss., taking off negroes, horses. S,-c., in open daylight, with impunity, as the citizens are' not able to resist them. A correspondent of the Mobile Advertiser says that during the last raid of the Yankees in North Mississippi we heard of atrocities were committed upon the women and children. FffUM NOIWTH CAROLINA. It is said that a large number of deserters in North Carolina are taking advantage of the proclamation of she Governor and the order of Gen. Lee, and returning voluntarily to fleir posts. ‘ . . Gentlemen from Newborn state that the yellow fever is raging badly at that place among the Yankees. FROM TRAKB-MIBBISBIPIM. A gentleman just from the Trans-Mississippi Department gives a highly satisfactory report of affairs there. The people were never more united in opposition the Yankee Government, or more hopeful of the final result, Our ar mies are daily increasing in numbers, crops are fine and provisions abundant. The President's Speech. —We lay before onr readers this morning the President’s speech delivered at Macon. We make no comments uppn this speech ; but we cannot refrain from expressing our profound regret that such a speech should have been said to have been de livered by the Chief Magistrate of the Con federate States, for we cannot make up our miDds that bff delivered it. We hope speedily to be able to deny its authenticity.—Charles lon Mercury. We published a report a Bhort time since that Generals Nichols anil Hayß had been captured enroute for Trans-Mississippi. We are glad to learn that the report was erroneous. They have been heard from at Clinton, La., at which point they crossed the river in safety, and are, ere this, at their posts of duty. Gen. Taylor’* head quarters will'be atSelma, Ala. PROM GIAKI.ESTUA. From Saturday night at six o’clock, until' Sunday night at six o'clock, eighty ; ix rim's Vere tired at the city s>ud twenty t i.v at Fort Sum ter. The enemy, on Monday night, opened on the city furiously from anew gun ou the point of Gregg, throwing two hundred pounder Parrott shells. The firing was cohtmned from throe guns Tuesday. During Monday night twenty seven allots were tired at tlie city, and thirty three up to six o’clock Tuesday cvitatag. The casualties were one white man killed and one white woman seriously wounded. Fifteen shots have been tired at Fort Sumter since last report-. • The enemy's wagons were still employed hauling ammunition to Batteries Gregg ami Wagner Tuesday. The Yankees nave finished a strong palisade .of timbers planted vertically against the sides' of Gregg's West face, as a protection against the high tides which are observed to coutimi ally was!) away the base of tin ir works. Rand bags and gabions, are treely used iff the rear of their traverses ami chambers. The enemy’s observatory on.the lower end of Morris’ islan is also reported finished. Anew rifle gun, believed to be a two lmn ilred pounder Parrott bearing directly on Fort Sumter, was mounted iu Battery Gregg Sat urday. ’ Fifteen boxes of clothing, &c., were sent to the Y akoe prisoners by flag of truce ou Satur day * ,he enemy's working parties since Friday ,iave been busily employed on on the battery braving, cu the city. A small squad has also I con ai work on Gregg. Their wag ons are still engaged hauling ammunition to Gregg and Wagner. The enomv’s work on the Long Island bat tery opposite Secessionville is also reported in creasing. The Yankees are st ill at work on their now observatory on the South end of Morris’ island. The Confederate prisoners were guarded by some twenty sentinels outside the pen. The bombardment of the city Wednesday was unusually severe, tho enemy firing from three guns in rapid and constant success. Du ring the twenty-four hours ending six o’clock. Wednesday evening eighty-eight shots were, reported lied at the city. A number of casual ties occurred, but mostly flying bricks or splin ters. Mr. A W. laud was severely and danger ous* wounded in the. left shoulder by a frag ment of shell, which exploded iu the building where he was writing. Three other young men in the same room and building as Mr. Lard, very narrowly escaped- injury. The slid! pass ed through th» desk of one (Mr. C. J. I’orcher just as li« had risen to clone a shutter of the window against the heat of the sun. It thou went under the desk, pissing -through the legs of Mi. W. Lambert, breaking the leg of tlie chaiijand leaving Mr. L. with only a light bruise, on the ankla. Another shell, which exploded in a build ing, wounded four females of tlie family of Mr. John Burekmyer; one of them seriously, breaking her collar bone, besides inflicting several slight bruise?. A man by Hr.; name of Collins, a laborer, had has leg taken off Wednesday evening by tlie explosion of a shell in the building in which he resided. Tin: enemy’s rapid firimupen the city Wed nesday night suddenly etisased about leu o'clock. Our lookouts at (lie different.posts and liie guard boats repeat a very heavy explosion at that time on Morris Island, which was unac companied by a shot, and is believed to have been the bursting oi one of the enemy's big guns. A young man who counted -the number of shots during the heavy firing of Wedue-riay night reports one hundred and ten tired from live o'e’ock in the evening tv tho hour of clos ing at tea o’clock. The ol>Ser\-atory reports from six to ten P. M. fifty-seven shots. The enemy renewed their fire upon the city rather leebly Thursday morning. Some thirty three shots were tired up to six o’clock* T'iiiiv.-:- dav evening. No further casualties were’report ed, but fjevcral vsqy leorow escapes ipa-'e. In one houseilnjfamily but’ a hilment prev ious to the enlei ingot a shell had retired to the dining room, when the sitting room was struck, making a complete wreck of the room and contents. A prayer book on a side table appeared to be the only article that' escaped destruction, it was opened at. Psalm forty ninth, commencing ; “Deliver me from mine encodes, Omy God; defend me from them that rise up against tno. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity and save me from bloody men” Nothing of interest occurred during the day on the Island. The enemy seem to have almost abandoned operations against Fort ,Sumter, onto linen shots having been tired at the (qrt since our last, report. Captain Soule returned by the Savannah train Thursday afternoon, from a flag of truce” communication with the enemy, held Wednes day afternoon at Port Royal Ferry. 110 was. met by Ooi. Woodford, and exchanged letter* and official documents. Major Lamar Fontaine of Gen Rodney’s staff captured ou the 11th of December, lsiil!, was released on parole for special exchange, and accompanied Captain ,Soule to tlie city. He has been paroled to affect an exchange of Cap tain Hurry White, €7th Volun teers. Major Fontaine, since his capture lias been confined at Columbia, Teun; Nashville Penitentiary; Louisville, Ky; 'Cincinnati, Ohio; Camp Chase, Ohio; Fort Delaware; from which last named place he was sent to Beaufort, South Carolina,.and arrived.lliere on the 28th August. He states that about five hundred and forty eight of our officers are confined on Morris’ Island, forty, at Beaufort, and twelve have made their escape. CtfptoiG Henry Bulat, and Lieut. A. W. Burt and LieutoKutighmao, es South Carolina, are among the prisoners on Morris Island. We learn Uial the exchange of naval prisoners will take place at Variua, and that one hundred and seventy two naval prisoners leave here this morning for Rich mond. Two suspicious personages grviDg tlseir names as Henry* Buckley and Henry Tiiliurn, were ar rested Wednesday night by the ITovostGuard. They were taken at,Deignam’t; ship yatd at a late hour. They*re believed to lie deserters trying to makfi their way to the Yankee fleet. It is staled thatgaii the Yankee prisoners now in the city will shortly be removed.— Courier r Sept. JO. — ’ KUiUOKJA HUMS. Fiance is just ah.,at to throw out another link of connection between hersoil and the tra'ns-oeeanic world. Already new lines of steam communicaHoifftu<: inaction and success ful operation to the East by Suez and the Red <6ea to India and China, anil westward to .Bra zil, tlie West India Lies anil Vera Cruz. On the 15th uit. another now line w»s to be n augurated from Havre to New Voile, by the departure of the Grand Transatlantic Ccm panv’s steamer, the Washington, 5.000 tons and 950 horse power, to be continued toit nigiitly. The enterprise is backed, as m-md, by the government by a heavy subsidy, which binds the company, however, to onerous con ditions, and makes ita vessels almost as much the property of the state as ot a private associ ation. ■ ’ The salary of the Governor-General of India, which is the highest iu the gift of the English crown, is thirty- thousand pounds sterling a year, exclusive of ail allowances, which may lie estimated at ten thousand pounds—in ail two hundred thousand dollars a year. From intelligence lately received from the Iledjaz, it appears that Mecca and its environs are ravaged by typhus lever, which is ariiibufr cd in a great measure to tlie unusual influx of pilgrims this year. Their number is estimat ed at'2oo,ooo. The city has already-been aban doned by a great number of its inhabitants, among whom is the Governor General, who has retired to Surat with his entire staff. Anew Confederate cruiser is said to be afloat in English wateis. . , ' ~ It is stated that at the taking of Alsen, the Prussians massacred four hundred vanquished and wounded volunteers. It is said that the Emperor of Austria recog nizes the Kingdom of Italy. Napoleon’s health is failing. ‘Ay The King of SwedeD, who is a member of a society of engravers in Paris, lias lately sent to them a very splendid line engraving, which he executed iu his leisure moments. Capt. W ,H. Smith has been appointed Su perintendent of army records for the State ot Mississippi. FROM VIRGINIA. 1 lie 1. S. flag truce steamer New York '-'lived at \anna, \ a... ou Tuesday, at noon, irririgirg about, one thou-and Confederate prisoners, mm.ng whom are Brigadier General Walker and twenty-five other olliceis. Gen. Walker, it will lie remem!>eri and. was wounded in cue of the engagements with Beast Butler's * troops, above Banmub. Hundreds, in May lust. He lost a loot by a cannon shot-, and was cap tured by tho enemy. Several Quartermasters in Richmond have been crusted by order of Gen. Bragg. The enemy siiU continue to daily shell Petersburg vigorously. * Rubbery and arson appear to I*the order of t ilio day in Richmond. * It is a notorious fact that Grant lias, up to a very recent period, been giving Ids troops I'M ions of whiskey, and lias frequently carried them into battle uodev tlie inspiration of tliis “Dutch courage,” tearing to trust their natural qualities in this respect. We learn that he has changed his system entirely, and that an order has been issued’ positively prohibiting tho bringing within tho Hues of the armies opera ting against Richmond of auy spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, except such us are brought by the commissary or mediord depart ments. The Yankees are strengthening their garri son at Norfolk. Tho people in iho James river region me suffering much from the depredations ot Yan kee marauders. i L’.i)#es from Fortress Monroe aay that the Confederate guerillas have been imusually art toe nn the Peninsula dirt log the past few Weeks. One day last week a party attacked a , gang of twenty Yankee negroes employed in repairing the telegraph wire, and scattering Uie givml, captured the team, comprisieg four val uable horses. Tlie report that the bneray in heavy force, composed of inl#utry, artillery and cavalry— had made their appearance in Gulpeper county, proves to be an error. Versons earning from the enemy’s rear report that his cava'ry force has been greatly reduced during the past five or six days ,au«l the gen eral impression seems to be that they have crossed to the north side of James river. The same publics report also that the Yankee iu •ntry are tearing down the residences and outhouses of citizens of Prince George to build for themselves winter quarters.-.' 'i hrea hundred and ti'.ty Yankee prisoners, including eight, officers, captured by General Early's forces within the lest eight, days, reach ed Richmond Tuesday and were quartered at the Libby. Thejj wore bfoiight ‘out of Win chester just iu time to escape recapture, and, by way of keeping ahead of Sheridan, were marched fifty-five miles in t wenty hours, which may bo considered an instance of pretty “tall walking.” , In front of Petersburg, if a Yankee shows himself above tlie breastwoiks, i»r seeks to gratify bis curiosity by peeping through the embrasures, ids head is very opt to be pierced by a Cot;federate bullet, and the same remark applies as well to ohr side as to that of the enemy. Though matters continue comparatively quiet ou the lines, the situation about Peters- Jmng lias by no means lost its interest. Gram’s purpose,'in massing his troops to the left, is known to be the occupation of the Southside railroad, and thus to force an abandonment oT the position. This movement may lie inaugu rated any day, tad. its success depends veiy much upon Grunt’s ability to out manoeuvre a General more ,skillful than himself at the. head of *in army which has never yet known defeat. It is, thefefore, with feelings of the utmost confidence that the people awaitthe movement that shall-be tho .signal for the terrible trial of arms with which this bloody campaign will close. Tho Yankees are still laboriously engaged upon their canal at Dutch Gap. A deserter states that when it is nearly finished its 'com pletion •itl.be expedited by milling and blow ing out the ends with gunpowder. Sheridan's army lias been reinforced with picked men-dim bout fighters in the army of the Potomac. 'I he railroad bridge and jiestlys at. Staunton hi,vc neon iLm fey,a). The railroad bridge and building:, ni. Waynei borodjave also 'been des troyed. J'he. building* are said to have been very liue, and the bridge was a Boil man iron bridge, 200. feet long, and iudeMructibhi except by blasting. A patty of raiders are said lo be advancing towards Lexington, Another pajjly it is said are going towards Blue ridge tunnel. An officer in high position in General Ear ten army, utin Juts been in the whole Valley campaign, criirnafe.r D’n.ridan’ii foictr at be tween thirty and forty thousand. Cafsk ov era Djsnut in tur Vikuinia Vit bhv. A correspondent of the Savannah Re publican, writing frcmi Richmond slates toe following'as the reason of Eaily’s defeat in ihe Virginia*Valley : The Confederate arms have met with a In ah alisHstor in tin; Valley of Virginia. After his Iflefeat at Winchester on theUHh, Early retreat ed up the Valley to Fisher's. Hill, a strong po sition a short distance above Strasburg, and which, it was supposed, ho would be aide t.» hold. Not so, however. On the 22J, Sherid an assaulted him In this strong position,-turn ed his left, which soon gave way, followed by the entire liue. Wo lost twelve pioe.es of artil lery,, though but tew uMI. Buck is Early's official report to Gen. Eee. Tho Con federates wore retiring further up the- Valley towards Staunton. Do. you ask for an explanation o* tiieso rap idly occurring disastms in a portion of the State Where the Confederates, until Sept. Ifith, never suffered a defeat? it is simple and easily giv en ; We have two enemies to contend with in the Valley, one of whom has never been beat en since Noah drank 100 icue'i wine and lay in ins tent. These enemies are the Federal army and John. Barley Corn.. Sheridan lias been largely r. inforced, and the Valley is running with apple brandy. Here is the key to our reverses. MMlicevs ol high position— yes, of very higtr position— have, io use an honest English word, been dinnk too drunk to com mand tin msi tees, much less uu aroiy, a divi sion, a brigade, or a regiment. And,’ where officers in high command are in the habit of drinking to excels,.we may be sure their per nicious example will be followed by those of lower grades. Shall 1 call names? Not now. ’Thenames are known to the authorities, aud shall be to the country, unless there be a speedy reformation. • Let m; wait a little to see whether the guilty parlies wilt not reform their habits, and espe cially' vdietber -toe IV.jdevd, of Wm, Gen. Lee and Gen. Bragg will take hold of these men and punish them as they deserve. Just think of a drunken man in oommaml of a body of men in battle ! ThkStatu and the Exiles —W« were gratiii ed to learn through General Foster, Quarter master Genera! of tlie BtateJ*that provisions were rapidly being made by which the uufor tiir«:dc e,.- ilex from upper Georgia are to be col onized and provided for cut of the State Com missary stores. We are ••ad to know that the State lias taken this matter ia band. It was a duty it owed to .tie. exiles, and they could have been cared for so well ju no other way. It is now the intention of our Executive to colonize Uirse people in some convenient, healthy locality. Gordon has beep selected ax the pioet suitable and convenient place. There is plenty of wood and water convenient there, and it only remains to* make some pre parations. which may be made in a very few days, to have it ready for the reception of the exit s. Tents will be furnished for thu families until they .can be better provided for with coin fortable cabins, which wi»l lie done liefore the winter fairly sets in. 'This promises to be a much more desirable arrangement than vAj could Lave hoped for the exiles. 'I hey may live comfortably and have plenty to cat, until the time comes when they can return to their own homes.— Macon Confederacy. Our prisoners who wero returned from Nash vilte to Rqjigh'and Ready, state that toe South ern lad-ies in Nasbyille vveie very kind to them, but that they were closely watched by the Yan kee officials. Twelve Confederate guerillas, en route as prisoners from Smith land to Louisville, Ky , lately, oil the steamer Colossus, when near Casevilla, overpowered and disarmed their guards, killing two of three of them, and then compelled ti e officers to land the boat, -when they escaped, eai ryiug off the arms of the guard and alt the valuables they chose from the steam* er.