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' —" BT r A ******** I C 0 —~ — i* ptiblith.*.! daily, (Sun.lays »'X -55'. . Mttl aaltlf** for twi'lve month*; otohti . •»* , f>)| . ..j, nnnlh«; Ifaa ta*llß* tot **■' v i% ' .'i or r*aaj not i ik* for one month-in ti * mi'"*"- > * h by m*>l arc nt the rirdr of those ,h A t.=**"""•"•• t MISCELLANEOUS. Tbi \*t i.v Ib.rABTMKxr, \ * Kiilim.mil, Aii'iust k, WA. ) . e RTIFH iTKSOP INIIRBTEDNESB i' „ A KINO «« l' K,t IKNT Vt:K ANNI M *.! , st ISO * »*■•»• K « OM TAXATION, fly -'■''• .... ~ 808 of tke *et ta. ie.liiae the aur- , . ihiuuv 17, lakt, tke kVe-afaay at , .. riuteorteetl t.. issu.' tke ai.,.*,. certb .„., v.-irs aft.-rtha-ratih. iti.wi a.f a 'nV*.** witktkeUaited Hh.t.s. Th.y eaa ; : ~-. only t" 1-e te**edtoi*a*k rwedi . nl > in aaillinn te receive the ' '~,,. nl id th. ii-.1. mauds. Th.-v niiisl also "'',, .' ir ,Uiough tia.-f.oui teaattea. '. a ,i purcbadag aajeate aad dteka** ;'„ ai ~ntlltaltt ts Call.*! lo till* class ....stas'* * tdaferiug pc, übar advußtawre* .' ,„ «!„.,,, tie supplies of the (ijlell.m. lit ' m v.l <" ' •** ,huu ' ll " v "' > " f t!l ""' eke* ks ■ ai'i , i-, up- n tke daapuMitarte* . ,„„... and mail.a.l Mtroa* the tecc . -~„ at. , ef iiulelit.4n.sv," ,v,n ba . mull ta-1* *'.m. .. | , hereby anthoriaed and required ;., |, i cilt.all. Hllvl to llt.lka- ~ppll X, a ist* r for supplies of ocrlih. atcs a . aoi. O A. TKKNIXOLM, ,' |_ teeietarj of teeasary. • ,»\\*s.'N niß SECURITY OF TU W ! ~\i I1UN1»KI U tdILUOH MX PKB ■v, Sn\ |'\XVMLK POM'S. IMiIK nil; ". n'hi' SKaTION »'l TIIK itT'.t-I.M V its -II «dl Bill iH'la.aiaa..! l.y the |A " ntv. A -in.! Ii i- ~t <-> >'- IVpo-«t H 0j,,.,,. a,,;!.,,,!,-., Aia^irMaSnai. iy, and c. ruin v.. i will teiaaaed .., iut... tal th. i «te ot tour per IHUIII, all.l 5,., llla-d IV the llVp.'thecalloll , |of tlie above tanda eqaal t" th. nua The I'oicP n> be art ..put bi tke .. md tbe piwjeeds, when Bold, appli.d ea tb. p.Mll, Bl .>t the I 11.l ■ 111 lti. t'e . ..:,., ,i,'l convenience atterded tetenka .lion-, and to tbe puhbc generally, : t. iop.iiarj iiiva-.tin.iit, aad the ef* . Measure, if ■ 1 ipted, in k..p , |1, a. Mithll.llla-!-. 1 ,ta IkiCII.Is, it is llal'Val • it to tke favorable conai ik ißttea of tile : 1 s.. in.- then■ pitiiupt a a>-'.>|Kratioii in tfect 0 A. TkENHOLM, Sa•! ia tatiy of tlie Treasury. ~. mosi , .Ida .'.', I*r**7>4. hu 22— lin Tbi *st hv DBPasnatMT, i CoSTIDEBITK Si an -ol Awvßlt.a, [ Un Inn olid. July 2s, ISM. J rpAXED TREASURY NOTES.—Ia or- I.• • . . imote, B* Iti a J pi-.i.-ticahle, the early 1 - .',. rl, Ti.i-uiy ..t th. OPI'MANOINO \!,!' SOlEd, th. 11< isurer, Assistant Treua , . ;. r,.. ■ in tbe difl'.-.i-nt States" arc Ito receive the said netea, except . . ■ . ■■ ; : ahtiun. on deaoeit. teaa of loan, upon byaotbeca ... i Tbi MUd certiti-ates to >v demand aftei thca-xpir.itioii ef ninety ,-• ; rthe sale of the above bonds ar. ... tke taxed note*, with .1, in i aynteiit j.d bond-, : ut the rat. of '•'.' i*er eentaaa. t. A TKENHOLM, In n . rct.ny of the Treasury. a n.Ni EDERATE *1 Al hiS OP AMEBICA, . I'a-I-, 111,1 l»l I'AKI MINT, * Un HMiNu, Aajtast IS, lmii.» rpHE PRESIDENT <'F THE VIKGI | ;*[\ CENTRAL ItAILKOAD having refaaed ntract for i arrying the . * - SEALED PItOPOaALS will be . • bureau id this Departeaent fSi-pt* ml er 1 .ih. ItKM* for conveying ■ ■ .-■! the! mfederab States from the bit day .i" i. t, lune a vii. in the state of ■ th, following roateaL connecting this d St uiituii: : !i:: Mo 2,706. —From Junction,by Hoel'e, Fivderick's Hall, Tul.-rsvill'e, Louisa irt-11 .'* and Meitaa'a, toOo**a*aa iiity null in,! I nli. Hun liasin a auk i.'Lll. No 2,706 A .- Plum Oor.lonsvilie, by !v sick .1,1 Shiiiai-ill, to Chailott.-Mille, , lw. n:\-Jiie linlc-5 .Hid bach, three times a »n-t • li Kioiu Ch ui..ttesaille, by ty of Virginia, lay, kfecbum's river, - -.. ivTiesboivngh an,! Fidrarovilte, te thirty -nine nob** and back, tkree times a i;,l!vi' i i Route No. 2,7.n. will propose acfaedulea ~- uiddeparture*, maknu' clo-c eoiiiicctioii ivalof t!i-ii.til train on the ltichntoiid, md Potomac Iteilroad attheJun.. --•; :• a speed of travel not less than four ; !in usccpted bidden ontbeotber ill 1 required te ccnloiin to the schedule-, un. ■ ti..n with the rentes faming .a 1 at the saune r-rite of speed in tbe trana ; ::.l-mails. JOHN H. KEAOAN, rbalißaaki Qeaeial. MAILS i>N THE VIRGINIA CEN lliAh BAELEOAD.—An ailiiiiliaiiMill of in . '..•r-iieii.-ral, in the Beaiimtl and Dtia dculatedte prodaee tho taifrrniiinii that nrony has refaaud to carry the mails. So ' ing the tact, h* has refused to allow . ith. hi. The company kaa ear tin' in iii, for in,,!, than twelve months without • from him or any oiMirten aa far as I know. 1 to pay anytking fortius service; r*, be has I n infoinied that the company .ntinue to • any them, being wilhng to li k ..t having jusU.c- dolle tin 111 at .some 'rrlc. • •■ • ~:• as for 8* practicable the serious pub :.. i,•••■ (rem this unreasonable_;uid extra .urw >.f tha- Postmast*T-<iuieral, notice is ..-, iii th it tbe ~-ompany will receive latter* 11 at th. ir ..inc.- in this city, and have them . L without charaje, at aarr vwa|-ae>tee on the id 0- : road. Letter* will be received in tbe it tbe different stations on the road. All in ted to Uiehmond, or pofnta K-yond, will in the Hi. brnand office. A box for receiving be la-pt ill the Sup.'iiiitendcut's office, i.i-li i- op.;, generally from !» A. M. to 9 P. M. ■i' may be sent without postage, but let • be pic-paid. .mli) .'. E. FONTAINE, President. tMNKiiai. I'liiv.in Orncij 111. IIMONI. .*M. Ll.lNVll.l X Kill HO.tll, | 111. IIM,-Nil, AugU.t It, 1%1. ) [MPffRTANT NOTICE TO MER- I • HANTS AM) OIHEKS All FREIGHT for U-youd IJi.a n-l.oio' luu-t be ni.uked and . Ito the care of aoaae commission house in ro', otherwise it will not be received at thi* T. J. SAMPSON, Oeneral Pretest Agent ■ 10! hichmon.i and Danville Kailroad. I><KKBKIDOE BATH&—Thi* WA 1| 1 EKING PLACE will la* open to visitors on ■ '•! the .".thJulv, iMil. ffu* Central cart now run through to Staunton, •' .. which point a daily line of stages (Sundiivs '"it-". Bill leave Staunton, arriving at the Paths II nam i. i'.t* -iija-rs l.y canaL Sah-m, and the Natural "ridge line, iU'COaaectum with the Virginia and In id, connect with the ate** line at Btaunton tor tbe Batk*. *u*s: board, per day, S-<'- WILLI AM JORDON k CO., I] - liv* Projinetori!. INGUSH MUSTARD. " *J I >■ Buine ttegbah Mu.-tard, Vcrj fine Pearl starch, tVwdered CantharideH, 1 ineture chloride of Iron, Solution Chloride of Soda, ■" luti n Chloride of Zinc, Extract of Logwood, ke., at _"' « :';l MEADE k bAKEIt'S Plug Store. | ARD OIL, SPERM OIL, , I J Ki:i<tislNE OIL, NEATSPOOT OIL 1 •' »~ itSXtth lor r.-ile at nOTTB S HAUVEY'S, No. 2.) Poiirte-itth street. <0 N DRIES. ' ' '""'■ ,'i....- loh.ttio, all a*r***aa, •'"• '■ •..- !>.a ftelt, ID bale* ll.av l ottoii, : " ''I'-l'-ttjlt Vain, '- I'C I can..,.; : ' i. -1,-lsCiudi.d Sui/ar, ' ' in. i m.i i„,iu- Hi ii aii nagar. ' : '• .... i- V.jy Jin*- Whir.L. >, ■ i k- superior Freack Bready, in 1.,.,.]- -u|«-.ior Jamaica bum,' 1,1 i bfhrel* superior bum and Wldskev, ,'"" i.v ha 1. Yellow P.-,.,, foraale by W li. JONES k CO. C l ** Vi.ii c v I LLB ROSIN OIL X WOEIOI. We aiv manufacturing UOSIN ' • w■'!■• cat, ie ,v,-ly tban it is made at any Other ''; "' U " < "i.lederacy. We cull make on.- hun ■-' tu.nty-iiv. baireU per Week, and have ' >' ml s. veral buudred barneb ready lor sale " I ''"I'liu-lit. ( .''•' -H'litioii ot (lovtn.iii.i.t ofh<er*, and the ' " '■'". .Uy, is tevttei to this Oil, a* it i« very ' '-'i r.i lvi. acting urniy wagons and all kinds, ;■'-' ■Iti* a good 0.l for mixing paints, it .., . \ UiU "' lurpcntilie lis a diyel , the bctst ... tjy i ''""Win it a*, aad )*• bsint aari latrgrhr bci'. ,"""'' ■ "ton.-*), steamboats, laanara and t _- '"•'- "i North caiolina. i, ~,'"' •' 'ci .1 s ttrslit tion. I itrth. r iiilomis ,,";•-' '• obtained teraa b Fvusa, E***, k*ka> ' '''l'"ia,..nt, hi, -hmond. .„.. MOubE, CASH WELL k CO., • ' 10t * PayettcvikV, S. C r | THE POTOMAC—Partie* wiahinj? **fV*M |Q **&*** the lim** to the POTOMAC ,' i,' ,,u ** 1 ' ''c'-uinmodaU-d with conveyance, on ►tiTl I . Ulru> . •* »«y bteble*, on Kighteenth M*_s*a% ptapm pawporU. *v li-*. DUKE. .-*»-•*■***■ -aw -r-~~ - Z_± f|l < DAILY DIS PATCH* *'" '*" **~ " - I*B»**ljS bWBWMMMbwM ' " **~ tf— jf> ' .- ____ -- __________________, VOL. XXVH. RICHMOND, VA.. 24, 1864. NO. 48. |Ui:|imonti Disptclj. The Dni.v Disi-at. n is told to Mean IXaler* nt * waa vi < km!* per oamj. City eaaaraa* are aattkar i»T.*<l to ch.-ire-e ..Nu; i...ii.*h am. tiny arsis per w<. k lo n-gular subscnU-rs. WPDNEMDVY MOHNINO AUOUST 21, lnfrl. THE WAR NEWS. There i- n.d much B*WB this niviniing from the various points thrtsitened by the enemy. Yesb rday B***al oft iptietly, without even a rumor of niag liifiis-iit aia tori.- or ali-isirous defeat". Tke pc-.ple, kavteg K.iiiiiiiielicaiwltlifull.icouitt vi fteaiaj** bittle on the \S.!,ion inilron.l, B*o*Bß* satislicl tha* v waa H.'t ■*~ teal ■* they h.i.l BaaaktMed, and aaa and all look a nioie i*b.*erful view of the r.tu.,tioii lv -hilt, ev.lits settleal alown iuU. their u-lell lUllellt, aad aaek iaavrkiaal aataaaa, aat*Ta«te*fcad by "war** .i.*rrii-=," pursued his eaawaaary aimallaa with l In* BW*t ju-rte, t ...Itli.lente as to the vc.-ult of pla's* •ellt IllllttUliy IlloVi in, nt-.. IKO.M PETEHMiPHf} Nothing of impoitanae has .«..iir.,l -ince the h.ittl. of Sun.l.iv list. The enemy still iii.untßUM bis ciittltr iille. oil ialaal v , ~,.s tlu . Wel.loli I r,il 1, iia> fuithi r iitt.-mpt I, ivnitr baea aaade at bt* ,lt 1,..l - iiienl. lb i ; , still inirrt'.val in his works having already assumed formidalde Bfraperitei] I'he Yank.'. ; show n„ diapaidtiaß teal, p tit, but are rather endeavoring t'. n.ta.iii..' th. ii lm,-: and ap proach aa aeat Peterabarg as pnaalblo Tbe oeen pitioiiot the; rot.l, it cannot be denied,ia an un. fortunate I'V.nt, chivlly BB anount of lb* in i-.'livetiieiiee to which lt Babfocte the Oovellllllellt aad tke paapte; batUwbebeved tkat matt, i will -li.itia a- unie B more BTfimifling aspect. In the tkree reeead Battle*, ihur-day, Friday and Suii.bay), the «iieuiy's teas, iniluding mteoe***, ca.uld not hay.' been less than right thousand ; pro bably ■•***. Our loss has not yet bt*en stated oili eially, but we sic assure! that it is much less than that of the en*my. The Petersburg Esprtat relata's an, incident ot Oeneral TTagood, .n Sunday's tiaht, whi. !i adds an other to the lauii'is previ.iiislv won by that gallant otalcer. Dariag the tliickest of the fight an !!.,- Vaa*-kaa |*ad a Tfankee rroloael i*aptea*ed one of Ik* colors af his coiiiiiiuu.l. General Bagood,wit liessing: the act, .md not wishing to lose even one of Ik* Bags wkteh bad been borne so nobly and val iantly on many bloody fiebte, coafronted tke tfan kee oilier and aVaaanded it-; restoration. A refusal aa-.is ffiven, and the two officer* became engaged in a hand-to-hand enaouiiter, tlu re-ult of win. h at a that Oeneral BagOOd slew his oipolient and bore off the Hag in triuniph. A sou of Oeneral Finnca'.in, of Florida, avas woaaded in thi- eatgaajtanaafc The following is .a md of caanalttea iv the sixth reeiuient Vnginia infant.y in the engaajeaamt of Friday, the 19th instant: Wounded—Fir-t Itergeant William Baea, eeanpaay I. slightly in arm; private* ltichard Faqaa and R. ,!. Sadter, of the aaaac com pany; the lirt savercly in licial and tlie tetter sbgktly. Mi sing—Private-; A. Ajskbm*y r company B; L. Fredcricka, erotrnpanyC; E. 11. ibadleyand William Pasr, company D; Jn*i:i!i Joym r, com. pnny E; A. Ei-dl, company P. Wounded 3, mi--uur 6; total 9. Th.-regular train from Petersburg kad not ar. rived Bp to a late hour lsst night; but passengers by tke amhnlaare train, wkick got in nt 3 o'clock reported all quiet at the time tbev left. THE REPORTED RAID. Nothing more kaa been beard bom the i tiding party aaid to have started out from Grant's army mi Monday. Tbe report that tbey had stratk the Danville railroad, ac freely riajpateted yesterday an lining, was without foundation, GRAKT REFUSES A PA**s TO THE FRENCH VICE-CONSUL. We are reliably inform.'l that Grant aaa refused a passage down the James to the representative of the Comul of France at Ri« hmond, with ih.-patibei for the Freack Mini-ter at Vaskingten. it appears that on Sunday the Vict-Cnsul proceeded to Vari ni, ami in accordance with a privilege heretofore treet* aecotdod, aecared his pannage bytbefiag-of truce boat, wan assigned a gtate-TOOBtt, and made' every arrangemeiit for the journey. At Bight me boat was visited by Grant iv person, who, without tin- kiiowl.-.lge tif the Viti-Conrul, had an interview with Major Mulford, and instiucted him to refuse a p.-israige ill the boat to that ollicial oj any ol.e else. Tte* conaequeace wa-that tke Vice-consul bad to retain te Rictenoad with his dfepatekea. Weafre utterly un-tble tooomprehend thi proceeding on lie part of the Yankee Tafakiißßt fliiiiiial He migkt be tranying on some opeaattea* down the river that he wished to conceal, it is true ; but that aloes not excu:.c an act ol ahsaoiut. sy toward a representa tive of tbe French Government, aad we can only a-count for it by the supposition that Grant bad mdalged ratker toe freely m old Bourbon on Sunday and beeaaaa vindictive under its etketn. PltoM GBOBOIA. The news from Atlanta relates ektetfy to tke ope ratioiis of a raiding party, under Kilpatrick, sent out by Sherman te destroy our railway ct/iiiniuiiia tions. There is a wide discrepancy between the two dispatches, tlu first e.-tini,.tiiijj the raiding force ;;t twenty-Are to thirty thousand, mul tke second at tavai thousand liv>- hiilidic-.1. Tho tetter is, doubt le-s, ru-arcst the maik. l-'aiiburn, the print iit which they met with soliia' success, is OB the Atlanta and West Point railroad, nineteen mile* from the former place. Lov.-Joy's, on th.r Macon railroad, ia tweiity-nmtr miles, and Jollesboro' twenty-two i,„l, fioin Atlanta, between the- c taa'o points the nii.1.•..-. sr-i-ui to have been routed and driv.-n oft, tlmugh. 'rem the email number of killed and wounded on ail her sidi', we infer that the lighting was not very desperate. Late Northern papers inform us that Sherman considers it of the highest importance to gain a foothold on the Macon railroad, as by that menus, it is added, tha- investment of Atlanta would be t-oinplete. Faibng iv that, he undertakes, as Ike next best thing he trail do, to de.itroy tke load, and has made B miserable failure. Wheeler is undoubtedly operating successfully in the enemy's mir, though the accounts of his move ments are vague and uncertain ; as the Yankee pa pers, nay, they are " all in a muddle." We hope, however, soon to have a clear and concise statement of his doings, such us will make Sherman wish In had never sat himself down in front of Atlanta. Wi: ark under obligations te Captain Dowry, af the Petersburg railroad, ami to Mr. P. Jacchcri, lor copies of Petersburg papcis of yester ,y. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYEH.S IH THE TENTH niS'J'lUvT. All persons in thisdi tnct who have not yd paid their 808 sabs tax for the pact mnvter Bte hereby li.ililied that I have t.L --t .Hied from the Beeper authority a abort eateasion ajf the peiioal for Saj doiiiu. 11l all cast-, of fathiiv t.J tempi* with this teat notice the law will be rigidly enforced. Peal estate owners are also ivquire.l lo call at my adlice and elite! tlieii lists With one of the AaaCßßß**, who eaa always be band theie during office limns. The Aaeeaaavß an also now ready to maka' ass* uieiits for the thirty pelc nt. piofit tax, to avbich the most prompt attention is required. CHAIU.ES J SINTON, 'Tenth District Collector, au 23 3taw2w ' Office, 71 Main stra.t. CtHOOOLATE. / baker's CHOCOLATE. HAKDINES, iiiiHi-tei- and half bon*, • English Ml.'S'l'A p |>, * li.lmont's i'ANUEES, Ateßß/a AAE, Old Martel bKANDY, Madi-ini, SheiTy an! Port WINE, ke. Ju.it ice. ivial and for *mle at L. YERbY'S, No. 5 Twelfth street, »outb ot Main. nu 23 -eodlw* INOTfiUCTION OW THEPLA.NO AN 1> OUITAb- A Viiiig lady of cxjK'Heli.e in teaailuiig desmn to give Ib'STItUCTION oil Uu* PIANO or OUII'AU. Would alteiid scholars at their owu homes if preferred ; or she would like il situation as Music Teacher in a suhool ill the city. It. I* reiict-H given. Apply at Mb. J. W. UANOOLPH'S Bt*>kstore, au 23—eodlt* 121 Main street. SALE, a OOPPfiB STILL*, -with WOUM, ke. | capacity twelvegalten*. Can be sveii at No. II Main street. au 22—51* ADDITIONAL NORTHERN NEWS. We are indebted ta> the ciurteou* officers of the Ev.hnns-e bureau for flies of Northern papers of the 2nth iii-taiit. We gave v summary 6f the new* of that date y.slerday, and to-day add a few items of interest: TtlF. MOVIMINTS 1,1 obant'h aiimv. A 1.-tt. -r from the Army of the Potomac, dated last Wednesday, nay* j The «., ..nd c..ifa, having been unsuccessful ,n the attai k on the enemy on the north si.le of the Jam.-s river on Sunday, fell back «., a safe p.,,,i0,,, Xh they ...-.. upi.,l until yesterday, when another assault was determined on und canted isucceisasiully, the enemy having teen driven from Ui.ir w,,ik"s with h...\\ loss in killed ,u,d wounded Bad s*verul hun dred piisoners WkosftU into ma h in,K. The S..Jond ems also captured a few heavy aaaa* which the eiiainy had not time to carry eat bt sides a ,|M.i.it.ty ..! small nmis. Our loss was .mite severe. Our troops still haild the position they gained. ll.t cavalry un.ler Oeneral Oregg had an engage ment with the r.bels, and drove" them from soin, works iie.u-tkeNew Maik.t road, but they rallied tioiu tbe different points in the vicinity and finally la.ia, 1 th.' . ivalry back upon the infantry supports Colonel Gregg, commanding the Second brigade, S.-...H.1 division cavalry corps, was severely Wounded in the ciik igiint-nt. 'Ihe Washington Republican has' the following ~!•.,ut th.' movements aster to the Beavare of the Wt Idea i,.a.1: • l.y this strategic movement across the James river. General Grant compelled Lee to extend his Inn- t.. tl.at degree tkat there mint Ik- aoaae weak points ja it, avhieli Grant aaill probably find. Th. iim held l.y our fon.*; is already entrenched -~-11,.1,1-ly that th.y trtniiot Ih. driven horn them by tlu- ia bete. There ia a eoaj.l deal cdaavtkiag and ciint.-iiii vi bing Of divisions, and it hi evident that ..me important rnoveanrat ia on foot Bear the Capi til of Dixie. Bar ly ya-sti r.lay inoniinc; the rebelsin front of Ufa Ninth imps made a desperate assault on our works, probably under the impression that the movement up James river bad obliged Grant to materially w.-aken his lines in front of lYteraburg. The posi tion a of the other corps were also assault*'.!, ami for several h,>ius a tierce battle rand, the cannonading i, >ing t-Tiitie, interspersed with musketry on either ■lie. I iie enemy did not catch us napping, and they were finrilla i cpiibcd, lea vitij.* their dead and wouiial.tl on the Held, between the two lines. The rebels are represented us having lost heavily. AKKAIRS IN BWW VOKK. A New York letter, dated the 19th, in the Pliila tielphia fnquirex, says : The i lty delegate* to the Syracuse State Conveu tioii have returned with aore heads. Tla-y say Pcr naiiaio vYood and his gang were coinplutelv out-gen eral. .1 hy tlu' peace men from the rural districts.— Fernando* programme was to have an advisory committee authorized t0g..!.. the Cldcago C'oiiveii tiou, there to dictate term-,. Fernando expo, ta i t., lead this delegation, and, by virtue of his position, to he able to procure, it not a pteee on the ticket at Chicago, then his rcnontinatiuu lor Congress iv New Yoik. But, us 1 have mid, tha- expectation wan cruelly ilbappointcd by the voting down of the reso lution appointing the committee ; and so Fernando come* home, feeling, fertile first time, that theie are smarter men even than he in tho har 61k iegbißß The " sensation" Washington telegram* to some of the morning paper* about a ].roposition far an armistice Boon to he made by the (ioverumciit to the rebels, are attracting same attention, but it is pre sumed tint nobo.lv but the very green place any faith in them. Indeed, there is a strong suspicion that these "telegrams' never came over tbe wires at all, but were manufactured in this i ity by i > rt.iii. paiti, to promote Bchcmea of their own. As tre* "postponement ot the draft" is coupled with the "armistice," the substitute broken say that {trices tbr recruits have fallen from twenty-nVe to thirty percent. Perhaps it was io accomplish this ***** thing that tin- "special telegram--" were conerocted. initial Stata-s Coliililisrioll.'l O-thil lie this mollling i- ii.-.l a warrant, at the instance of the United states. Distn, t Attorney,for the arreatol Mr. John Mul lah,-, editoi .in.l proprietor of the Metropolitan Re cord, for hiceiialiary and seditious articles in that journal, counseling riot and resistance lo the draft. Ip io hoi ~', !,„ k Ibis afternoon, kowerer, Mi. Mul l.ii.y could not be {band. Tke process against him i-. i , i. .1, not a military ..n,-, aa m the case of >■« r t .if, New Jersey editor* arrested recently tbr like otafenccs. ihe grave-digger at Calvary mid OreedwoodCem a tei i,- hava itiin 1; lor higher wage*' l.\ h ! Secretary Fessendea is in town. He will leave for Washington ta,-morrow. During the day he ha* la. an 111 tree consultation with the baitkeis, hut tke result of their conference has not been divulged v- TIIK. (.I'KMNO UN H.UT Molla, IN. The sie.unei- bate Date, from Port Games, Mobile harbor, arrived at New Orleans on tlie 11th instant. Admiral Parragut had prepared bis fleet for ,-v tion and baaed orders to attack Fort Mor gan at eight o'etoek A. M. the next day. It was to receive an enfilading tire from the fleet; and the tend force in its rear have inverted it wherever there •aaa foot of ground to stand upon. The rebels have destroyed nil the out-building* of the fort, and also burned their only vessel, la ing under its guns. Everything about the fort indicated a determination to contest "the battle till the last. The chamu Ito Dog river waa unobstructc.l. The naval iron-clad force was confident of su, ta . At a lite hour last night we heard that Admiinl Parragut bad demanded the unconditional wuren derof the fort. Admiral Fanragut'a demand for its surrender, made on Tuesday, waa refused, the , oin niiiii'ter of tke fort saying that he had six months' provisions and fighting rations, and woald resist to tke last nioineiit. Before this, Genera! Granger** force iii the rear had cut the communication* of th.r fort. The lam Tennessee was in the attack on the fork Admiral Farragut was confident of reducing the fort. The tltig-.-hip Hartford was badly injured. We held nil the channels to the buy. The Tecumseli settled almost immediately after the explosion of the torpedo. Theie was no evi dence of the torpedo team ihork at ranse, but the va --al mnk so rapidly that the berth aleak was soon submerged, aad two acting masters, who escaped from the top of tbe turret, afe pin-d dira'ttly off inta, tbe water. Tliey were fired upon by musketry shots from Port Morgan while struggling in tke water. The pilot baal a very narrow escape, Captain Cra ven having caueht him by tbe 1.->;s as be came out ot tbe top of the tenet into tke water, and the two struggled some tllili' together, when the pilot fillall) extricated himself lioia tbe Captain and saved him self. MIS( KI.I.ANKt.I'S. There are twenty thousand wounded at the Wash ington hospitals. Suits for libel, to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, are i*i'iicliiii< against tke Chicago Tkaes. The New York Tribune expresses tke opinion that n,.t ~ne-thiid of the journals of that city tire paying current expen«es, and add* : " lt is notoriously true that th.' capital invested here in Bewapapem is pay ing no profit whatever." A Pari* COl la-spa .nda'llt of a New Yoik journal ra— {crsto the prevailing mania among the iantiiniial'Jc laahcs of Paris for coloring the hair red. M LSI E LLANEO DI ITEM S. Ex-Govcnior J. Brown Francis, af lthodc Island, alieal on the luth instant. The Mississippi river has become a dry and hard road to travel on account of the drought. Several steamers are aground above Cairo. Sa.me of the Rhode Island nulis have recently heirun wolking "erolin," or flax wool,, with (rood sua ess. They .say it is a great deal better than shoddy. Many French literary men derive munificent in comes from their labors : Ulbach, tho novelist an*' play-writer, ba* an annual income of $ 11,0**0. — 'i'liir-i, however, is nutliing compared to the revenue of successful dramatists, who make their $ 30,1)00 and S 40,000 a year. Brigadier-General Clinton B. Fisk, commanding Department «f the Missouri, telegraphs Major-Ocn erai kteaecraaa that recruiting in that lagtoa is moving ateag Unely. buchanun county appropri ated 112u,000, and other counties will respond lib* - rally. Our cott-mpuraries [am the Philadelphia Inquirer J in the Ctiiiibeilaiid Valley have lettered more or less hy the raid* ol the enemy. Those establishments which have not been elitirelv alt strovaral by fire ar* depopulated by the demand for man in th. itimy ; and noav mo: t i,l Ihe journals come to US printed oil half sheets. Ihe New /..aland Times of May IH, just re eeiveal, gives a full and mt,-resting account of the disastrous encasement of the British troops with the rebel natives, and furnishes evidence that several of the British s*»ldia-r.s wa-ie tomahawk.)*! and dccitpila ted by the sua ages, and their bodies eaten by the cannibals. The Pacific railroad will be oiieued lo I,awmice, Kansas, on tlie l**tli of tlie present month. Oriiud preparutioii*> are beiii% made to eatekcate the event. Tke coiuniittaa- of aiiaiigemrtits have called for con tributions of all kinds fish, Henli and fowl, fruits and llowers, vegetables and hn adstutl's, fioiu the -aiiToiinihiig country. The Boston Adreitiser has a singular statistic tl article, showing that Mansiu-hust-tts lias onlui v il> in.,a ■ than her shait; of wouieii, and that now, through tha- withdrawal of men into the army, there iiiu»t be in that State one hundred thousand utore women than ln.n 'Ibis reiiiHikabl.* ."UipluM is regarded as uiil.iaoial,;. to th. nioials of the coinmuuity. Due ol the aewtaa* af the Missouri Republican re cently made a tour through .the i-ciitral poitloii of that State, including the counties of lUndolph, Howard, Boone., Audrain, Callaway, Monroe, bloat (iajiiiety and St. Charles. Tbe harvest, as a general thing, is short, owing to the excessive drought. The cultivation of cotton and sorghum is rapidly iiiereris iug in these couuUes. It is also observed, as an effect of the present high prices, that the ancient regime of houie industry, tke loom and spinning wheel, were heard in almost every bouse. Quite an excitement pre vails at the Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, in lcgaid to the question whether white or black waiters shall be employed. The St. Louis Democrat say* :—" We und. i- itand that tbe proprie tors of the Lindell Hotel have diwhiiajed most of tlieir white waiter* and employed black eae*. Tbi* change create. 1 a sensation among the chamber maids, who talk Htronglv of ranking and demanding the return of the white boys. As St. Loots ii a Southern city, we can see no objecUon to the em pi- j in, nl of colored waiters in the hotel, here." The people of Maine are suffering terribly from. the fire* raging In that State. A correspondent says:-— '*The State minis shrouded in a heavy pall of smoke. We are cut off from the light Ot the sun. We hear that in our towns and cities the people are rarally preparing to rice before thi* worse than rebel be. Many homes have already been destroyed, uiany fruitful fields swept over by the flame*. In one insbmce, when; a member of thu family hod just died, the tire came so swiftly that there was not time to remove tin- dead to a place.of safety, and the wretched family were forced to have it to bo burned." The boston Gazette has just completed the fif tieth year of its existence.' . The Late Campaign on tho North Side of the James. Il*' CaMl', .Vol, 1 II SIUF. OK TIHrSjAUES, I August l.!,telil. j To the Editor of th" Richmond Diipntch ; l'reparations have been actively niadd fair the last tew days to open a moHar battery upon the enemy's pontoon bridge near Deep bottom, unlit was an nounced everything would be in rea.liu|s<-. by 10 A. M. Our four guns i Third Kichiiioiidjllowitzers) were posted on New Market Heights, wrlre wchuve . been on picket for the past Weekj Two ten-inWP 1 mortars were sunk a short distaiiae iirfroht of our battery and at the base of the hill on v.hiah we ware posted, whil-ito ear left, and about aight hun dred yards iv our iiont, tour eight-inch sea- aaa* howit...rs were placeal, to be u:,e,l as mortars. Near thi' village of New Market, and several hundred yards to tlie left and front of the sea-coast ltoW.t/.,rs, a section of Hater Starke's Local Pefente Artill.iv (Parrots) were lasted as a protection to th<*4roiit anil left of tha' mortar kewiteera. Our maiu line of en trenchments w.-re anty a short distance in front of our company, but a strong line of rifle-pits have been thrown up on a line with the mortar howitzers. We opened with the mortars at 3 P. M., and the peat, huge .shells were sent whirling over towards the enemy's lin.', taeniae, ; little confusion in their camps. The mortar bo* itzers and Starke's Parrot guns joineal in the fracas. Pretty soon a gunboat came steaming down the river, and leisurely " heaving to. " commenced an accurate Ore upon our lines. A slow fire was kept up during the day, but nothing of importance was accomplished. Sunday, August 14th. -lighting at and near New Market Heights. Major-General Field is in command of our line, com*>osed of brigades. The morning dawned with never a (loud upoh the horizon, and tor a time un unusual quietude prevailed; though during tha' night tbe trump of Federal soldiery eraaakaj the pontoon bridges was distint tly lieaid. The enemy have a pontoon bridge above, and one below, Deep Bottom ; thcrctbiv, to appear onour right, they are compelled to cross the upper pontoon, not being able to move to oil! 1, it aaithout II I llßißllg the alamea or passing inmwdtetete in front of oui- bat tel ies on New Maik.t Hill. A splendid team band on oar rigkl strikes up that holy hymn of ancient days, "Old Hundred." dear ie through the i aim s.it,hath morning's aireoaaeatbe soft melody of that Heaven-born hymn ; and as those notes rise higher and higher yet upon the* iiiorniiig brce/.e, th.-y aeeai carry inir an invocation upward to the Throne of Grace to aidus in thecom ing struggle. Hark ! the Boene chani'-es ; a short alis tenceto our right, the sharp, ringing notes of the skiiini-her's rille w.uns us of danger ahead—and men hurry to gather up their implements of death. The skirmishing on our right increases, and loud cheer* or* heard in the woods; in breathless sus pense we await the issue; presently our men come running across the licit!; and now it is evident that our .skirmi h line (a very strong one, protected by rifle-pit*,) has been driven from its position anil forced back to the main line. This so exposed the right Hank of the line protecting the mortar boavit zer battery that it was compelled to fill back to the entrenchments running acm-s NYw Market Heights. There baing no horses ta. the battery, it wa* impos sible to save it, and for a time we tbxmght Starke'* Parrots w.iltld "go up;" but finally succeeded in -I tting them on tha- lull. Par away in our front we could plainly Bee tke enemy naming heavy column* uf intentry to out* left, an,! in the wood* we could distinguish the ■j\. Hoiio; ~t muskets iniiiiinerfljle. Skirmishing on our left coiniiulices ; the situation becomes interesting and precarious , a fan* pas an.l the'day will be lost. Oeueial Field rapidly masses his troops to meet the enemy, an,! our whole line is in commotion. On our right and front the enemy*a -■kii'iuish. is pre** alosa* to our hue.,, and our intentry have all moved to the left. We are without protee tioii, and vat- must fight hard or else tha- bill is lost. We open a rapid are upon the enemy, and, in the meantime, withdraw our "right section," under the command ol 'Lieutenant 11. C. Carter, an.l sen,l it off at ll "alouble-quick "to the left. Not 01IC 1110 --iiieiit too soon did it arrive on the left, for th>- loa-my were pressing us closely. Ooing into position at the Pussi'l House, mar "where the Darbytown road crosses bailey's run, this section opened a destruc tive lire ujioii a column ol 'the advancing enemy, and broke them at the first round. Pive Yankee Latte ries replied, but our boys held their ground, and the. enemy were effectually checked. I herewith make B few extracts from tlu* Phila delphia Dnjuirer of the LSth : "The enemy fell buck to a strong position, and the Sea"olid division, Second corps, was drawn up in line of battle beyond where Hancock Captured the lour guns two weeks ago. (Tlris would bring the Yankrv line just where the li.trbevtown road croasea bai ley's run, near Pus-el's null.) Hem the Fiivt l.ri ga,te, under Colonel Marry, toaik the lead and charged across a corn-field, "over a hill and d,,\vn into a ravine, where they came to a swamp with a stream (Bailey's mn) an the other side ; the ground covered with lnipeiiatrable brush on the margin. " Imiin j -all this time they were exposed to a heavy file from the rebel artillery, which did a great deal of damage. It was fouiitl im*>o.ssibh: to cross tbe ravine, and the men were halted and lay con cealed as well as possible until dink, when they wen withdrawn. Colonel Many had bis ba.rso shot under hint, and mounting Oeneral Barlow's horse, the animal became unmanageable und full on the Coloiiel, Ijii.lly bruising him. "The division lost at least three hundred men in the eng-.iga'ineut. The Pirst and Third divisions, which were in suppoit, lost about two hundred and titty nun from the eaVeta of the rebel artill.-ry." In referring to tha'shelling on Satuiday, the LSth, the Inquirer says : "The Agawam, (gunboat), while cngauiiur ■ rebel Lattery, received a shell, width eaptoded, killing tkree men and wounding eight others." This "rebel battery " was a "section" of Hurl's battery, Mcintosh's battalion, Lieutenant Pa-rrell commanding. Towards night the enemy charged our skirmish line on the right with a heavy una of battle, but were held iv chivk. Our loss to-day was one man : private E. N. M.i boney, wounded" in tbe arm.. Several others Were struck; but Hot disabled, among whom was Corporal S . His ".suspender" was cut in two by a shell. After dark our right section returned to the " heights," we having naar reinforced by Ihe r> maiiig companies of our battalion, Lieuteiiant-Colo ii*l K. A. Hard away comman,liii,r August 16th.—All .niie* to-day saw occasional picket skirmishing. August Mill.—The enemy charged on our la-ft, in front of Wright** brigade, and for a time held pos session of our works ; but they were finally driven out with great slaughter, the poor deluded black being the chief suifeier. Iv our front the fighting amountcil to nothing more than very heavy skir mishing and an extremely unpleasant shelling from •land batteries, gunboats, Ac. At one time during the day it became necessary te move one of our guns some distance "by hand " and in the very teeth of the enemy. This was done under ii terrible mus ketry fire, during which privates M. 11. Oarduer and' William M. Manii tell, both painfully wounded. August 17th.—All quiet to-day. August lath.—Our troops on tlie left made a re aonnoissaiiee in force, the which amounted to finding the eneniy still in force and strongly entrenched.— Shelling and skirmishing pass«"il up and down the lines, but none of our company were hurt. August ltlth and 20th.-Our skiiuii-vhers have ba. -e**Bß quite amicable with the enemy's sluti pshooters, anal everything is quiet. Suiiil.-y, August ttete* The enemy have ;dl re tin ii,-,! to the south side after BB*, teg B*c*B*r pli heal yah.it ' tlij_- capture of four iron hoaait/.err: arid the loss of fully one thou-tntl men for each gun in killed, wounded and missing. W. 8. W. Fob, thk bn.Ni.iiT hi Soiiiii:h.n ■Saaaamaß.—a fair for the benefit of Confederate prisoners of war at the North is to be lieldiu Lotnlon, Knglaud, iv Oc tober, under tho patronage of Her Imperial High ness tlie Princess Murat, tlu.* Marchionesses of bath, Lothian and Aile&bury, Countess of Chesterfield, and other distinguished ladies, lt is suggested that the ladies of tlu* South may send to this fair specimen* of their handiwoik for sale. Such coiltritjiitioiis may bo sent te the Mercury office, Chailesteu, South Carolina, aftd they will bo forwarded to Loudon. 111a,n PmrnVMU run Touacio.—O.vusionul sales of tabacco iv tlie warehouse* hero are made, und at prices which the generation* who com. alter us will 1,-gaitl a* peifectly fabulous, fttickt r.v Hammer, *B Taeaday and yesterday, sold several hoesheuds lor R Iwnd 11 vine, of Ci.iupl.ell count), t*»r the following handsome price*: Lug-, itß per hundred weight; leaf, on*.: hogshead, at $115; one at »IOO; one at % 280; and one at S 21.5, per hundred weight. They also sold two hoi sin a,ls for W. A. Trent, of Appo inatto* , one at *>'•••. 'Uld one at *> 130 ; an.l for other pera>ns, various hogshead* at j67, rs7s, §80 and $120. Theie figures ahow that the weed ia "no drug "in the Lynchburg market, and should admon ish those of our country friends who have their crop* on hand to send them in at once. It in baldly pos sible that prioes will get better, and it doe* appear they should he amply sutudied with tbuae we have given ohyvv.— Lynchburg (fa.J RepublimH, - ' / The Wa» ix Alabama—Governor Watt* ha* issued a proclnmation expcUing from Alabama all foreigners who refuse to take up arm* in defence of the State. From a flag-of-truce received at Mobile it is learned that not an officer, and only five or tax men in Fort Onines, had been killed or hurt beioro the surrender of that post. The foUowiug occur rence*, which may be called the cemmeneemeTit of the siege, took place on the 15th instant. The Tribune says : " Prom the movement* of the Yankee vessel* in the bay, we have been expeutiiig every moment that they would commence operation* on our defence* below the city. Yesterday afternoon, br-tween one and two o'clock, seven of Uicm, namely : two doubb turrctted iron-elads, two monitors, one propeller, the captured Confederate gunboat Selma, and iTside wheel steamer, made tlieir way over Dog River bar, and came up to within three or four miles of the place where our little iron-cladsTuscaloofwiiind Iluntsville are anchored. Oneßf thedouble-euders "opened" on them and the Sclrua followed suit. After they had sent in t.'.is aUreetion a few shots, our gunboat Morgin, which was lying near the city, put on steam anil went out to take a part in the affray. As soon as she made her appearance, oiu* of the Yankee iron < li.ls and the Selma directed their attention to her, which was rosponda-d to by a shot from her after gun. The firing was kept up by the enemy forsome four hours, the Morgan alone, it is understood, re ■faada*** Our iron-clad* and fixed shore batteries kept quiet. The firing was very blow, only some ■ thirty shots b.iving been thrown by the enemy.— The Morgan, we team, returned seven or eight.— What harm waadoae on the other side is not known. There ws.s no damage on this. "Towards night the Yankee vessels sheered off and fell six or seven miles below the city. We think it quite probable that they will recommence the expe riment this morning." BB i Tin: Puck Mkptino at .Svkacisk— The peace meeting at Syracuse, New Yoik, on the 17th, was a very large affair. The resolutions adopted call for peace, and present, in strong colors, the outrages of Lincoln upon the liberties of the people of the Unite! States. The following resolution contains the action of the body : "Resoleed, That, speaking for the many thou sands bar* ass,milled, gatlu red together fioni every county of the State of New York, we believe that it is the duty of the coming convention, to meet at Chicago on the 29th of August, to give expression to this beneficent spirit of peace, and to declare as tbe purj.ose of the Democratic party*, if it shall re cover power, to cause this desolating war to cease by the culling of a national convention, in which all the State* shall be represented in their sovereign capacity ; and that to this cud an inunediate armi stice shall be declared, of sufficient duration to give the States and tbe p.'oplo maple timo and opportu nity to debberate upon, and finally conclude, a form of Union." Valiamiigliam, Fernando Wood find others made strong speeclii-s for peace. A Bra**** K\i Hanoi:—Admiral Dablgren, off Chaib'oton, has written te General Sam Jones, com manding in that city, offering to exchange twenty five citizens that he captured nt a couit-house in Georgia for twenty-fivi. naval officers now confined bt Charleston. General James replied, refusing ihe exa-haiige, of course. Tn his letter he says: " You might, pel haps, without going as far as Ihe coast of Georgia, have captured men whom you coiilal, with propriety, have offered in exchange for your officers; but you would have found them anneal, and would have been obliged to fight and overcome before capturing them. You need not trouble the Navy Department with the question, as I do not ' feel disposed ' to aid you to profit by your own wrong by exchanging offia-ers captured iv bat tle for private 'citizens' captured so wantonly and at so little risk to the captors." KiaimuNU asij Uaxvii.ik Kaii.koaii, i SrrKiu.sTKKnKST's OvnCß, Hit HtliiNii, August 1"», ISOI. ) / kN AND AFTER TUESDAY, A**fraa4 \ I It,, IM-1, the KYPNING TRAIN on this load, leaving Ki.rhmond at i P. M., will be devoted eX a lusivciy to the transportation of *si. k and wounded -oMicr-, ,in,l no other paraoa* will be allowed on the train until all the soldiers are comfortably accom molated. CIIAKLKS (i. TAl.ctVri', au 24- ts Superintend! nt. rIENEBAL ORDEBB FUR 1864,4b.— J J. W. RANDOLPH has for sale General Order* from Jaaaaryte Jaae3o, 1804, $3. General Orders for l*it;2 and IWS, jjti. General Orders, lM,'2, $5. Army li«dilations tor lMtil, the only correct edition, £2 rju, §3 and *>5. ..Quarterm,ester's llegulations, J, 2. Cavalry; its History and Tactics, by Captain No lan. 5,3 50. Chisliolm's Military Surgery, plates, $12. Carey's Infantry Tin tics, $0. (ioldcn lungers, a Ibuuaiiee of California, S3. Map of the Pattle-G rounds of the Chkkuhomiuy, S3. Burrowee** Pteao-Ferte Primer, $2. aa 24—lt* Trkasi XV DKI'ARTMKNT, ( Uiehmond, Augu~t 22, ISOI. ) BUNDRED MILLION LOAN 1 NON-TAXABLE PONDS—Notice is hereby given that sales of the above llomls at the present Treasury price of Sl3.i and accrued interest will be discontinued after the 30th day of September next, or when the sales shall have reached seventy niil lioii- of dollars, if so much shall be sold before the said 30th day of September. The sales will be suspended to consider tlie expe diency of advancing the price ; and due notii'e will l►.■•given of their resumption and of tho price fixed tip.,ll the bonds. Tha- Beeietaiy of the Treasury deems it his duty to call the special attention of tax-payers generally, •Bid particularly tlie agricultural class, to this no tice. Thi., loan should be all taken up by our own peo ple. The payment of interest to foreign countries will be onerous and oppressive on the return of peace and low prices. * , And now that all agricultural products are com manding such high prices, by investing in the lionds of tlie Government tax-payers will beeeaM tha-iiisalves the receivers of the taxes collected for the payment of interest. O A. TRI.NIIOLM, BB 23—lit Secretary of the Tr.asuiV- Tf Olt S AL E, privately, a BUREAU, 1 SAFE, WAPDHOHK, and some more Furni ture. Also, a large lot of CROCK F.P.Y and OLASS WABB. Also, a tat HOG. Apply to GILL L' KAUPKIiT, Rocketts old field, near Fulton's Mill. Bag 3t* ' DANVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE, tGEOPOF. LA MONTE, A. M., President.) lrauville, Yirgiiua. The next session will onen Septenil>er Ist, lsbf, with B full and experienced corps of teachers. The location is safe and healthy. Terms moderate. — Apply eailv. The number of pupils is limited, jy fa 1 ailtlaatfaa* DANIEL K. WEISIGEB, Auction and Conmiission Merchant, Odd Fellow*' 11*11, Richmond, Va.. Will make sales of Real Estate* or Personal Pro perty in town or country. Also, Merchandise, Provisions, Flour, Grain, &a-., in store, and solicit* consignments from bis friends and the public gener ally, au 10— brttws&wlOt EOR THE LADIES.—I will open, on -MONDAY MORNING, a splendid lot of MS GOODS, dark color*, just suit.-.! for the present season, to be run off at only SEVEN DOL LARS the yard. Call soon and select thu handsome color* and patterns at No. 41 MAIN STREET, Just below the St. Charle*, au 20—eodGt Opposite side. FOR SALE, 25 boxes Hardgrove's bLACK TOBACCO, the best 111 the Coutedelate State*. AI»SO, 10 bores No. 1 TALLOW CANDLES. L. POWERS, Corner or Vrnuble ar.d Nineteenth ■tearte. aa 23—3t 13IGHT PER CENT. CONFEDERATE \ COL'I-ON BONDS for sale. SPENCER & VEXABLE, au 23—St* -dW Cary -.fleet. 17H)R SALE, two line WORK MULES ; 1 also, a COAL CART and HARNESS, com plete. Cm be seen at M.CARTHY k MITCHELL'S, Sixth and ba rd streets, on the C-aiial. au il H* IJfiARI) I NO,—Fifteen or twenty DAY I> HOARDERS can be ai.smuniKlated at the MON'IicKLLo HOUSE,Tab.*aMateatjaat Al*o, I'ItANSIKN IS, with l-o.i.d and lodging, au 23—St* IfQH BALS! SEVENTY THOUSAND 1 BRICKS, in fiir-t-iate older, almust ea*ual to new. Apply to R. ADAM, au 22 Mr No. 171 Mam street. If OR SALE, a young MILCH. COW, raised in Richmond, which give* three to four gallons milk a day. Can he aeen at JOHN Rr.IN IIARDT'S place, on the Meadow Bridge road, near Dr. Deane's farm. an as—flf SALE, t ruduced uictai, a lot of " fine BLACK SEWING SILK, by the pound or in smaller uuaubbes. Also, a few pound* of *pleudtd quality SADDLERS' SILK, CLOTHS nad CAS&I MERES, by tbe piece or single yard, au Itf-f-t BJiKKd * aVrXkUM. LOCAL ILATITO. Co.vrrnrnATF Statk* Dutbict Covbt- la Jiidaje Halyburton's Court yesterday tke following buai ness was disposed uf: Oeorge A rents wa* discharged from mibtary ser vice, under a writ of habeas cm-pus, he beta* a mail contractor before the passage of tbe couacript act. — The Judge rendered liis decision without hearing aiiy argument in the case. The balance of the time of tke court waa occupied in hearing tbe argument of counsel in tlu* habeas corpus pane of John H. Ijeftwich, who claims ex emption" from military service on the ground of be ing a mail contractor. This caae differ* from tke above, insomuch that Mr. Left witch did not receive his contract till two months subsequent to the pas sage ef the act requiring all persons between tho ages of eighteen and forty-fly* to enter the aeivioe. Mr. Humphrey Marshall act* ac counsel for the p* - titioner, and (Vlonel Thomas P. August and Juiur s **T.■«•-• vi represent the Government Colonel August will conclude the argument to-day. M a vor's Coi-bt.—Continued indisposition of the Mayor prevented hi* attendance Re corder James K. Caskie administered upon tbe foi- ' lowing subjects: John Maxwell, white, waa charged with tres paaai*g upon the premise* of Jes*e Hutebeson and breaking the window blinds from hi* house. Max- t well professed entire ignorance ot the disorderly i conduct alleged against him, and asked hi* dis charge upon the plea of intoxication; but the testi mony given by officer Crone, who arrested him, i having proved that considerable damage bad been done to Mr. Hntehetson**, house, he wit* , to jail to await such time as the damages can be as seaed and the appearance of Mr. Hutcheson can be procured before tho Court. Thomas Quinn, charged with assaulting and beat ing Ann Riley, was committe.l, in default of seen- ' rity in the rjurn of S3W fur his future good behavior. Mary Riley, charged with using abusive and threat ening language towards Lucy A. Hefflev, was re quired to give security in the sum of 5100 for her future good behavior. Charlotte, slave of William Sutton, charged with stealinir one pillow case; and a small lot of butter, sugar arfd Hour, belonging to a servant in the em ploy of George W. Minnis, was agMin brought up for a hearing. Ibis case has bean continued for several days on account of the absence of a witness alleged to be important for tho prosecution. Said witness being again ab-ent yesterday, the Recorder declined further to continue it. and discharged the accused. A wliite woman, named Jane Wright, was charged ' with having in her possession a stone jar and five , pounds of butter which was stolen from Alexander R. Iloila.l.iy. Officer Jenkins executed a search warrant upon the premises of Mr*. Wright, and ' found the jar, about two-thirds fllh-d with ashes: but the sides and urn around the top were smeared with butter, which indicated that it had been re cently emptied of that article. Mrs. Holladay iden tified the jar a* one which had been stolen from her, filled with butter, some weeks since, at the time that her residence was broken into and ix.bl.ed of seve ral th, TV-.-111.1 dollars worth of groceries. Susan Wright, a daughter of tire accused, claimed the fur as Bern, and said that sometime siiit'e she l.eggcal it from a negro man for the purpose of putting oak ' ashes in, which it was her custom to save. Tho Re- 1 corder discharged Mrs. Wright. Jacob Gulden»tine was fined twenty dollars for : Irish potatoes in th.r First Hbukat to sell again. The potatoes Were confiscated and 01 --alcred to be sold for the benefit of the city treasury. , Arrivals by Flao a* Trick—The flag-of-truce boat which arrived at Varina from Forties* Monroe on Sunday fast brought the fulloning officer* be longing to the Confederate service, who have been confined as prisoners of war at the North : Lieuten ants K. M. Ware, Fifth Virginia cavalry; J. A. Mi-Arthur, Fifty-first North Carolina.; R.W. Belo, Fifty-sixth North Carolina; If. McKachein, Fifty first Noith Carolina ;,and L. R. Gandson, Twenty fifth Tennessee. The steamers A. 11. Schultz and William Allison took ten to Cox's wharf, a.n Monday morning, four hundred Yankee hospitat prisoners, who Were to be transported from thence in ambulances about two miles to Varina, where they embarked on board the Federal steamer in waiting there for Fortress ikoii roc. As soon as our city is emptied of tbe sicll and woundeal Yankee prisoners who are still remainim" in the hospitals hen*, an equal number of our-own pri-oners who are confined in Northern bastiles will be sent on to this city, in accordance with an agree ment entered into between the two Government's. Charged with BraaUßeOsßß.— h negro fellow, named William, slave of Cornelius Crew, was ar. rested yesterday afternoon by officer Granger on the charge of steiding one bushel of corn, belonging to West, a slave of Fanny Carter. When arrcstied, William was at a shanty occupied by himself, and was just in the act of shoving law coiu under th. bed when the officer entered. Recaptireu from the Enemy.—The following negroes were recaptured from the Yankees on the north side of James river by our forces yesterday morning: Reuben and Ben, slaves of William Beattey, of King William county, Virginia; and Nelson, slave of Edward Bcntley, of the same county. They seem much pleased at the prospect of airain being placed under the fostering care and pro tection of their owners. Tuansfeu ok I'ui.-oNKit-—Forty-odd Confederate and Yankee prisoners, committed to Castle Thund* r for various offences, were sent off this morning to Salisbury, North Carolina, to be confined in tie Confederate States penitentiary at that place. K.iBBERv.— Simeon Christian's store, on Eigh teenth street, at the foot of Streeker's Hill, was for cibly entered on Monday night and robbed of a few pounals of sugar, some tea, and about forty dollars 111 money, which had tteen 1, It in tbe drawer. The thief, whoever he was, left behind a small hatchet and a chisel, which instrument* it is supposed were used in prizing open the entrance to the store. X) KAL ESTATE FOR SALE, FIVE IV MILES FROM TIIK TOWN OF GREKNS PORO', NORTH CAROLINA, ANT> THKEK UUARTKRSOF A MILE FROM NEW GARDEN COLLEGE, SITUATED ON THE ROAD LEAD INO FROM OREENSBOKO' TO SALEM.—The iuiprovemi'iits are a two-story dwelling, nearly new, huilt in IS6O, has eisrht good rooms, all well finished. The ha.use is painted white, and believed to be one of the best houses in the county. The out-builtling* are two excellent houses for servants, with brick chimneys; a gooalsmoko-house; a very superior akd coniniodiou* Lam, built after the style of those in Pennsylvania, will acaxininiodate twelve horse* ; a corn-criß, built of Has a well of water not to be surpassed in any State. The laud attached ia Two 11 und red and Twenty-one acres, only about one thiid cleared, the rest iv original growth of oak and chestnut. On the place aud near the house is an orchard of one thousand fruit trees, of three years* gix.wth, of the choicest selection of Peach, Apricot and Apple. This place poasseases the additional at traction of being located an one of the healthiest portions of the State, and in fivo miles of the termi nation of the Danviile railroad, at Greensboro.— Th. owner, wishing to purchase city property, will sell the place for forty thousand dollai-*, new issue, or twenty-five hundred dollars in gold. Address " Box »«," laUlcigh, North Carolina. au 9 —2taw3w* MACHINE AND HARNESS OILS—I am prepared to sell MACHINE or HAR OIL at retail or wholesale, which I warrant equal to any found iv the market. My old custom ers and all in want of Oil will please call. JAMBS R. GALLAGHER, Druggist, No. 255 Main street, Between Seventh and Eighth street*. N. D—SAND PAPER, of superior quality, at wholesale or retail. ALSO, A fresh and superior quality o*f TURNIP SEED. au 19—6t* J. B. G. IL! OlL!!—The liivhmund Glue and Oil Works are still manufacturing a superior article of MACHINE OIL, which hu* been in cou stunt use in the various shops in tbe Confederacy for tlie I.lst tin >■«■ yean, aud which we warrant to work well. We manufacture, also, a superior article of AXLE GREASE, which we can safely recomuurnd. We keep constantly on hand a supply "of HARNESS OIL and DAUbINO, which wiU be found a* good as any to be gotten an a -where. Orders can be left with W. PETERSON k CO., or addresa H J. MAIGNE * CO., Box 1,077. ***** 12—12t« FIX) TANNERS, QUAKTEKMASTEHS I AND OTHERS—The Richmond Glue aad Oil Work* are anxious to purchase, in large or small quantities, DAMAGED RAW HIDES, or TRIM MINGS of tlie same, for making Glue. Parties haling such will pleame ship them to v* immediately, tor which we will pay fifty cent* per pound, dried, au ID-lit M. J. MAIGNE * CO., Buz 1,077. "vronoi is hereby ui'ven that ll .'ippli.-iiti.aii will be iiiad*.' for tbe renewal of the following CERTIFICATES aud BONDS, which were stolen from uu* on tbe tttb lusta"*: < ertiba»tes No. s, Ai I, issued to Kathanna Klein, tor 1200, dated July I*4, und No I.M, for f too, insu«*d to Henry Kleiu, dated June X.th ; two North laixdina coffpuu bonds lor 1400 each, No*. PJW and 'MO, betuing mx per cent, interest AU pel sour* ai c warned not to trade for tbe same. 11. KLEIN, Twenty-third atreet, Between Main and Pnuikbu streets, au 16- -ltowfiw ]VjWJCE TO FAKMERB.-I have on X\ Inu'd. and ter aale, GUANO, SUPKR-PHOaH PIIATE OF LIME .aad freak ground PLASTER Call early. Order* may be left at Mr. Robkbt tteira'a mill, *uutk akte af Ike Dock, op}*o*ito«ev esteentk Street brid**, aa 17-Sawtw* S. IL CHJMTMUON. /0J PRINTING NEATLY MXBCUTMD. mmmmmmm „■■ ■«' —*— m.»> ■»»»»., wmmumm noLLAB amd nrrr c-airra per square tbr rack iaatr tinm tla-kt hteea (ar teaa) toaalitat* • square. larger adv*rb****ente ia exact preWttea. Adve*tt*eiß**te **ibli*tejdttUtorbid wtllbeef arged #1.40 per satmre ter every buerttea. ggBBBBBgg II 11l II I I'll I BY TELEGRAPH. [axroßTs or tb* raaa* amociath** J , Entered according to act of Congress in tke pear IM3, fry J. S. Thrasher, in tk* Clerk's ojjtce of the District Court of the Confederate States for tho Northern District of Georgia. FROM PETERSBURG. PrreßSßt-80, August 22 Ail quiet along tha line* to-day. There ha* been but little mortar •kall ing, and le** picket firing. The enemy still bold their position oa the Wel kin railroad, and * outs report that they are ton tinuing to fortify. ,»«,,ivn i.i-rn. v | PrTBBSBiBo, August 2.1— Since the fight on f*nr. lay the . iemy ha* been engaged extending l.v me* west of the railroad and towards the city— riie enemy now occupies the ground' on which tha utile of tho la-1 few days was fought, and bis pick" its are advanced some distance this side. The r'aughan road, one mile west, is also ocenpted by be enemy, who i* ntrongly fortified there. The country south of the city i* very legal, and he enemy's lines are in aigkt of tbe corporate imita. Both armies are strongly entrenching. Phere have been no offensive movement* on either tide to-day. and everything is consequently quiet. i aa i FROM GEORGIA. Atianta, August I*— There wa* heavy artillery iring on the centre last night. Thi* morning tha memy'* batteries in front of the city opened a heavy Ire, which exceeded anything yet witnessed. A "orty-two pounder Sawyer shell exploded in a house, rilling Captain .l.v son, of the Fourteenth Texas car dry. Two children and srverabladie", were Wounded. So further damage was done. Kilpatrick is moving after Wheeler. As is sup ■wsed, he turn.il towards tho Atlanta and Wait Point railroad, which hu struck at Fairbtun, where, having cut the road and telegraph, he has gone in be direction of tlie Macon road, and, it is supposed hence to Andersonvilie, for the purpose of leicnsing ;her>risoner«. His force is estimated at from twenty jve to thirty thousand. There are reports from the enemy's rear to tha ■fleet that Wheeler had burned the bridge* at Etowah md Resaca and Dalton, between tho up tunnel.— The enemy, then, is un.loubtedly on half ration*. 1 [sEcoMn mspatcb.J Atlanta, August 22.—Kilpatrick's raid, com. posed of twenty-fITC hundred men, crosaed the Chat ahoochne at Campbelton and strucb the road u t Fairburn at 3 o'clotk on Friday morning, de itroying it for six miles. The raider* then crossed >ver to the Macon road, striking the road at Love, oy's on Friday evening, and moving towards Jones. *oro'. The Federal infantry support which accom- Jitnied Kilpatrick's cavalry to West Point returned, md the cavalry proceeded along toward* the Mncon oad. Ross's brigade skirmished with Kilpatrick's ad vance, but Was unable to hold the enemy in check. Ihe raiders burned the depot and post-office tit foin-sboio', destroying all the papers. Saturday \ eiiing the enemy were surrounded, between Love joy's andJoiiesboro'.by Reynolds's intentry brigmla ml Armstr. ng's and Ross'* cavalry, and v sharp -ngagenieiit ensued. Kilpatrick, charging at the he,id of a column Of raiders, was completely routed. He theu ciiarged >n Ross's brigade and cut way out. Our loss ia ten killed. The enemy's loss is twenty-five. Th* raiders were then pursued by two Georgia regiment* jf cavalry. They retreated through McDonougb md escaped. Only one mile of the Macon road iv.is destroyed, wliich has been repaired. The city is very quiet to-day. There ia no shell ing. Tin* enemy deny the charge of shelling tha city, and claim that their shot are all aimed at our defences. Gerard's division of cavalry ha* disappeared front Dea atur. There is nothing from Wheeler. ( OFFICIAL. GENERAL ORDER. Navy Df.fabtuknt, CoxrrnitßATß Statm, I Richmond, August 6, l*t>l t> The report of the examination of Midshipman RICHARD S. FLOYD, now tarring on board tha Florida, and who was a member of the class of mid shipmen which graduated in September, 1M62, hav ing just been received and compared with the stand ing of the graduating class, he is assigned to rank No. 1 of that date, and the register number* of tb* a lass who are now second lieutenants will be changed accordingly. S. K. MAIXOKY, * Secretary of tbe Navy. 83T"Journal, Wilmington; Courier, Charleston ; Republican, Savannah, and Advertiser, Mobile, * copy twice a week for three week*, au 11—tewSw GENERAL ORDER. Navy Drpabtment, ConntnraATS St at**, I Richmond, July 90, IM6I. J The members of the Graduating Clas* of Midship men, in accordance with the report* of examining boards, will stand upon the official register in tha following order, subject to -the positions to be at sii/n,-,! to three of its members serving, and to bo ex amined, abroad : No. t. James 11. Dyke, Florida No. 2. P. 11 Gihl.es, South Ciobn-i No. 3. R.di.h J. Dea*, South Carolina. No. 4 W. Nelson Shaw, Texas. No. 5. C. F. Sevier, Teunensee. No. 6. George A. Joiner, Alabama. No. 7. Wilbam ti. Sinclair, Jr., Virginia. No. «. 11. 11. Scott. Virginia. No. !>. Frank C Morehead, Kentucky. No. lv Clareni c Cary, Virguiia. No. 11. Roger Pun kiiey, South Carolina. N... 12. George T. Sinclair, Jr , Virginia. No. VS. Daniel M. Lee, Virginia. No. 14. Virginiu* Newton, North Carolina. No. 15 T. M. berrten, Georgia. No. Hi. J. b. Ratchlfe, Virginia. No. 17. Thomas C. Pin. knev, South Carolina. No. 18. James W. Pegrum, Virginia. No. 11) J. U. Hamilton, Texas. No. 20. W. D. Qoode, South Carolina. No. 21. C&nsiu* Meyer, Mississippi. No. 22. Franklin B. Doniin, Mat-viand. No. 23. William F. Cteyton, Oeorgia. No. 21. William J Carroll, Arkansas. No. 2.V Ferdinand S. Hunter, Virgirua. No. .'i. Franci* M. Thomas, South Carolina. S. R. MALLORY, Secretary of the Navy. t^**Journal, Wilmington, Courier, Charleston; Republican, Savannah, and Advertiser. Mobile, copy twice a week for threr weeks. au 11—2»w3w *p ENERAL ORDER. "JT Navt Uii- a* r*» >• r, Qaa rrinatr Statm, I Richmond, July M, 1354 f. The report* of the examimitions oi Midshipmea Oeorge D. Bryan. O. A Browne, J. T. Ms* ... R. J. Mow.* and W. W. Wilkinson, now serving abroad, and who were member* of the *!**.* of Midshipmen which graduated in January last, having just been, received aud compared with tbe standing of thtn graduating clas*, they are assigned to ranb witk that, lass a* masters ia tbe line of prmuobaa, aa follow*: Mr. Bryan, No. 1; Mr. Brown*. No. «: Mr. Mason, No. 6, Mr. Mose*, No. **, and Mr Wilkin son, No. 12; and tbe present register number* wrdl he changed accordingly, and the ciasa will he borne upon the rcg.ster hereafter a* foltewa: No. 1. Oeorge D. Bryan No. 2. Samuel P. blane. No 3 W R. Mayo. No. 4. O A. Browne. No. 5. Daniel I). Coleook. No. 6 J. T. Mnaon. NO. 7 W. P lltlllllta,,. No. 8 J. c I^Mjg. Ne 9 R. J. Mose*. No. 10. If. 1. Vaughn. . » No. tl. J. M Pearson No. 12. W. W. Wilkinson. No. 13. II 8 Cook. Mo. 14. O. W. Spark*. No. li. W. J. Crate. 8. B. MALLORY, Secretary uf tk* Navy. kmW" Journal, Wilauugton, Courier, t tuule*toa ; Repuhbcaa, Savannah, and AdviatMer, -da-lilo, copy twice a week ter tkree week*. au 11 -2aw3w . ™ ' ■I' I I. 1 ,'.' ■ I s=ss_-ssssm, MRS. E. BRASELMAN, TetrlhetcJ. Pf-fJENIH and ENI.LIsHtKMBROIDKItr ia* Needtewwik, hitviu*- opened ker 6tea*via prepared to receive pupils at ker roouia, No. itl Main Stbkbt, tkree doors above the **|>o>tx-woc*l Hotel, un Mondays .and Tkur»*tey*, liulixn *tk*> hours ot 9 aad ll o'clock A. M. aifteiiauii aad terms made known oa appltoattou to Mia* Pi tela* seVuon, No. 111 Broad ata*H. a* lt»-T*kFier* IJ 10HARD 8. RLAmiVL, **^J~^ ***«t eoassaamtmU af CO***. WHbAT^ptoJjt t£ 4 **** mt kereaaja. tea. Libra*! adeaaaaa •aad* aa nuaaiawßßtii. au KJ-tewtw* ~ PURE \PPLB klia^DT-Fbatej;