eral Heckman.-THE case of the British prize whether they will elect the Confederacy or the ship Peterhoff, was opened before Judge Betts, United States, will form the first of the 'consitting in prize court at New-York.-THE caval-ditions.' Kentucky and Missouri are already ry battles of Hagerstown and Williamsport, Md., were fought this day.-(Doc. 32.) -KNIGHTS of the Golden Circle entered the depot at Huntington Indiana, at an early hour this morning, and seized and distributed among themselves a quantity of guns and ammunition.A LARGE amount of money and other necessaries, in aid of the wounded at Gettysburgh, was raised throughout the loyal States.-Ar New York City a conspiracy to resist the draft was discovered, and precautionary measures were taken to thwart it. members of the Confederacy, and, upon the hypothesis of confederate success, must remain members of the Confederacy unless their people determine otherwise. With their future destiny the United States can have nothing whatever to do, and will not be permitted to exercise any authority or exert any influence upon their people. "The navigation of the Mississippi, though lost to the United States by the trial of battle, may yet be theirs by the 'conditions of peace.' Its advantages are reciprocal, and will be readily yielded to the United States. "The return of all negroes deported by the other of the 'conditions of peace.' The laws of war were violated in letter and spirit by the running off of these negroes, and the destruction of the property of private, unarmed citizens-payment will be a condition of peace. be it is impossible to speculate upon. But as they are mutual in their advantages, and exist by treaty between all nations, they will doubtless arise, despite the animosity engendered by the war. -So much of the order, issued by BrigadierGeneral Emory, at New-Orleans, on the third in-Yankees, or payment of their value, will be anstant, as prohibited peaceable citizens from being out after nine o'clock P.M., provided that they are not in parties of more than three, was rescinded.-GENERAL LEE's army was in full retreat, the Nationals following rapidly. Hopes were entertained that the whole army of rebels "Trade relations will also form a part of these would be captured.-Ar Frederick, Md., a rebel conditions-what their nature or character may spy, named Wm. Richardson, about fifty years old, was hung this morning. He was captured yesterday at Oxford, Md. He had been previously captured, and made his escape. He admitted the charge, and said that he had been in the business a long time. Important communications between Lee and Ewell were found on his person.--MAJOR-GENERAL OGLESBY resigned command of the left wing, Sixteenth army corps, army of the Tennessee, in consequence of the effects of a severe wound which he received in the battle at Corinth, in October last.-THE Richmond Sentinel published an elaborate article, setting forth the plan of General Lee for his movement into Pennsylvania. The "most important part of it was to quit the defensive and assume the offensive toward the enemy." July 7.-The Richmond Enquirer, speculating upon the probabilities and terms of a peace, continues: "With such conditions of peace accepted by the United States, in what particular will they have sustained damages by separation which justified this war? "The people of the United States have been kept in ignorance of the real demands of the confederate States; they have been taught to believe a pro-slavery propaganda, involving the conquest and conversion to slavery of the States of the Union, to be the purpose and designs or the Confederacy. "The conditions of peace that the victorious confederates will propose are simple, and we believe will, in the course of time, prove advan tageous to both nations. "The confederate States, when victorious and "The people of the confederate States believe about to propose terms of peace, will have noth- that their future destiny can be better accoming more to demand than they would have pro-plished in separate nationality than under the posed before the fall of Sumter, except indemni- Federal Union. fication for those outrages committed by the enemy against every law of civilized warfare. "The acknowledgment of the independence of every State now in the Confederacy, and the free choice of the people of Maryland to determine "To attest the honesty of this belief, they have maintained a war which has desolated much of their territory, sacrificed many of the bravest and best of their people, and endured all the privations and cruelties inflicted by the enemy. The attack was made just at picket was captured after a They have demonstrated their determination Captain Loomis. never again to live in union with the people of daylight, and the the United States; and they have illustrated slight resistance. The rest of the company made their power to defy the enemy's efforts by a a stout defence, until they were surrounded, series of victories unparalleled in the annals of when some escaped; the captain and twenty of war. Their conditions of peace will involve no his men were taken prisoners. The rebel loss humiliation of the enemy; no loss of power ex- was two killed; the National, one slightly woundcept such as is incidental to our separate nation-ed.-THE Sixth regular cavalry, under Captain ality. Chaflant, made a reconnoissance near Boonsboro, Md., and had a sharp fight, in which they lost eight or nine men.-(Doc. 32.) "If the enemy are unwilling to accept these conditions of peace, so let it be. The war is and will remain in Pennsylvania, and further North." -THE ship Sunrise, commanded by Captain Richard Luce, was captured and bonded by the privateer Florida, in lat. 40° N., long. 68° W. -A CAVALRY expedition sent from Newbern, N. C., on the third inst., under Colonel Lewis of the Third New-York cavalry, returned to that point, having successfully accomplished their mission without loss. They destroyed (twisting rails, etc., by General Haupt's plan) two miles of the railroad at Warsaw; also, for five miles more, all the culverts, as well as the telegraph. At Kenansville, an armory was destroyed; large quantities of small-arms and quantities of commissary and quartermaster stores were burnt. About one hundred and fifty animals, and thirty prisoners, were captured by them; and some one hundred men and about three hundred women and children, negroes, followed them in.-General Foster's Report. -A BATTLE took place near Fort Halleck, Idaho Territory, between a party of Ute Indians and Union soldiers belonging to the Fort, under the command of Lieutenants Brundley and Williams, of the Seventh Kansas volunteers. The battle lasted two hours, when the Nationals, led by Lieutenant Williams, charged upon the Indians, who fled to the mountains, and gave up the contest. The Nationals lost one killed and several wounded, while the Indians'. loss was twenty-one killed, and thirty-nine wounded.SALUTES were fired, and celebrations were held throughout the loyal States, in honor of the victories at Vicksburgh and Gettysburgh. — THE rebel army of the Tennessee, under the command of General Bragg, on its retreat before the army of General Rosecrans, reached Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tenn. July 8.-An engagement occurred at Boonsboro, Md., between the National cavalry, under -THE Twenty-seventh regiment of Maine vol- Generals Buford and Kilpatrick, and the rebels, unteers, Colonel Wentworth, passed through under Generals J. E. B. Stuart, Hampton, and Boston, Mass., on their return from the seat of Jones, resulting in the defeat of the latter.— war.-THE steamers Alice Dean, and J. S. Mc-(Doc. 32.) Combs, were captured by a party of rebels, at THE brig W. B. Nash, in latitude 40°, longiBrandenburgh, Kentucky. - COLONEL WILLIAM tude 70°, was captured and burned by the rebel BIRNEY opened an office in Baltimore, Md., for the recruiting of negro troops.-AT Washington, the victories at Gettysburgh and Vicksburgh were celebrated with great enthusiasm. Speeches were made by President Lincoln, Secretaries Stanton and Seward, General Halleck, Senator Wilson of Massachusetts, and Representatives E. B. Washburne and Arnold, of Illinois. -THE expedition sent out from White House, Va., by General Dix, on the first instant, returned. privateer Florida.-AT Louisville, Ky., a meeting of the citizens was held to take measures for the defence of that city, then threatened by the rebels, supposed to be under Generals Morgan and Buckner. A resolution was adopted: "That all male citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-five be enrolled into companies for service, if required, and that all such who refuse shall be sent to the North." --GENERAL BURNSIDE, at Cincinnati, Ohio, isCOLONEL RODDY, with eleven companies of sued a general order, giving directions for the rebel cavalry, made an attack upon a "corral for conduct of the military affairs of his departconvalescent horses and mules," near Corinth, ment in cases of habeas corpus.-A COMPANY of Tenn., and succeeded in carrying off over six General Stahel's cavalry under Colonel Wynkoop, hundred animals. The "corral" was guarded on a reconnoissance near Hagerstown, Md., sucby one company of the Thirty-ninth Iowa, under ceeded in capturing a rebel company, consisting children, and other non-combatants, to leave the city as soon as possible." of two officers and fifty men, who were sent to Carlisle, Pa.-Two rebel schooners were destroyed at the Rio Grande, Texas, by a party of men, This was followed by two other proclamations, belonging to the National gunboat Scioto.-A calling on citizens to close their places of busiDETACHMENT of National cavalry, under the com-ness, and ordering the arrest of all free negroes mand of Captain Greenfield and Lieutenant in the city, as they were wanted to work on Kelley, of General Kelley's command, captured a some unfinished defences on Morris Island. train of fifteen wagons, sixty mules, two officers During the day some five or more transports apand twenty men, with their horses, at a point peared off the harbor, and the National gunboats four miles from Williamsport, Md.-THERE was in Stono River were occupied in shelling two a heavy freshet in the Potomac River, which, it points on James's Island. was supposed, would prevent the crossing of the retreating army under the rebel General Lee.GENERAL DABNEY H. MAURY, commanding the rebel department of the Gulf, at Mobile, Ala., issued the following to the citizens of that place and its vicinity: "The calamity which has befallen our arms at Vicksburgh has a peculiar significance for you. Mobile may be attacked within a very short time, and we must make every preparation for its suc cessful defence. -CORYDON, Ind., was captured and plundered by the rebel forces under General John Morgan. -(Doc. 47.) -A SHORT engagement took place at Aransas Pass, Texas, between the gunboat Scioto and the rebel batteries at that place, without important results or loss of life.-General Abner DOUBLEDAY published an order, returning his thanks to the Vermont brigade, the One Hundred and Fifty-first Pennsylvania volunteers, and the Twentieth New-York State militia, for their gallant conduct in resisting in the front line the main attack of the enemy at Gettysburgh, after sustaining a terrific fire from seventy-five to one hundred pieces of artillery.-MR. WOLFF, a candidate for Congress in Kentucky, was arrested in Owen County, and sent to General Burnside, at Cincinnati, in consequence of the following words, used in a speech to the people of Owen: "This is a John Brown raid—a war against slavery, and he hoped every true Kentuckian would rise in arms in opposition to it. He was for secession, separation, or any thing against it."— THE National troops marched into Port Hudson, "Reports of slaves for labor on the defences may be made to Brigadier-General Leadbetter, who has made arrangements for their good treat-Louisiana. ment while in his employ."-PORT HUDSON, La., was surrendered to the Union General Banks, by the rebel commander Frank Gardner. (Docs. 38 and 89.) July 9.-Charles Macbeth, the Mayor of Charleston, S. C., noticing the preparations being made by the Nationals for the attack on Morris Island, issued the following proclamation to the citizens of that city and its vicinity: House of Commons, requesting Mr. Roebuck to July 10.-Lord Palmerston, in a speech in the submit to a postponement of the debate on the question of the recognition of the confederate States, declared anew his hostility to the policy of recognition, and the unchanged sentiments of "Her Majesty's Government" on the subject. His language was: "It is not likely, I think, that the House "Whereas, the enemy by land and sea have would agree either to the motion of the honorappeared in large force on the islands and neigh-able and learned member for Sheffield, or to the borhood of the city, and in consultation with amendment which has been moved to it; and, General Beauregard, he expressed the opinion indeed, I think it very disadvantageous to the that an attack upon our city is imminent, and public service that any such resolution should be with the concurrence of General Beauregard, I adopted. Therefore the discussion, as far as any advise and earnestly request all women and practicable results may have been expected by 29 those who are in favor of the motion, would manding General confidently relies on you to have no important effect. I can assure the sustain his pledge, which he makes in advance, House, whereas now it is plainly acknowledged and he will be with you in the good work by every body, that the wishes of the Emperor even unto the end. of the French to find a fitting opportunity for advising the reëstablishment of peace in America are not changed, that, on the other hand, her Majesty's Government do not see that that opportunity has arisen.” -THE expedition under General J. G. Blunt reached Cabin Creek, fifty-five miles from Fort Gibson.-THIRTY-ONE battle-flags captured by the National forces at Gettysburgh, were sent to the War Department by Major-General Meade. (Doc. 92.) "The vice of straggling' he begs you to shun, and to frown on. If needs be, it will be checked by even the most summary remedies. "The telegraph has already announced a glorious victory over the foe, won by your noble comrades of the Virginia army on Union soil; may he not, with redoubled hopes, count on you while defending your firesides and household gods to emulate the proud example of your brothers in the East? "The country expects in this, the great crisis of its destiny, that every man will do his duty." -THE siege of Jackson, Miss., was commenced this day by the Union forces under General Grant. It began by skirmishing on the Clinton General Johnston ordered all pillagers to be road with musketry and artillery; shells were shot, the guard to shoot them wherever found. thrown into the city, and several persons were -MARTIAL law was declared at Louisville, killed and wounded.-Mobile Advertiser, July 18. Ky.-THE letter of William Whiting, Solicitor -AN artillery and cavalry battle took place to the National War Department, to the memat a point on the road from Boonsboro to Ha-bers of the Fremont League, was published.— gerstown, Md., between the Union forces under SALEM, Ind., was visited and sacked by the Generals Buford and Kilpatrick, and the rebels rebel forces under John Morgan; the railroad belonging to the army of General Lee.-(Doc.32.) | bridge over the Blue River was also destroyed -MAJOR-GENERAL SCHENCK, from his head- by the same parties.-(Doc. 47.) quarters at Baltimore, issued an order regulat- -GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, at Jackson, Miss., issued the following battle order to the troops of his army. It "was read along the line amid deafening shouts :" "FELLOW-SOLDIERS: An insolent foe, flushed with hope by his recent success at Vicksburgh, confronts you, threatening the people, whose homes and liberty you are here to protect, with plunder and conquest. Their guns may even now be heard as they advance. -THE National forces under the command of General Q. A. Gillmore, at five o'clock this morning, made an attack upon the rebel fortifications on the south end of Morris Island, in the harbor of Charleston, S. C., and after an engagement of over three hours, captured all the strongholds in that part of the Island, and pushed forward their infantry to within six hundred yards of Fort Wagner. The attacking party was gallantly led by Brigadier-General George C. Strong. It landed from small boats under cover of the National batteries on Folly Island, and four monitors, led by Rear-Admiral Dahlgren, which entered the main channel abreast of Morris Island, soon after the Union batteries opened. The monitors continued their fire during the rest of the day, principally against Fort Wagner.-General Gillmore's Report.(Doc. 147.) July 11. This morning at daybreak the National forces on Morris Island, under the command of General Gillmore, attempted to carry "The enemy it is at once the duty and the Fort Wagner by assault. The parapets were mission of you brave men to chastise and ex-gained, but the supports recoiled under the fire pel from the soil of Mississippi, The Com- to which they were exposed, and could not be got up. Captain S. H. Gray, commanding two our case. They threw hand-grenades over the companies of the Seventh Connecticut regiment, parapet, and soon sent men into the flank of a gives the following report of the affair: After bastion, which commanded the front upon which the success of yesterday "we bivouacked for the we lay. They had us there at a great disadvannight under easy range of Fort Wagner. About tage. The question was whether we should surhalf-past two A.M., General Strong came and render as prisoners, attempt to carry the works, called the Lieutenant-Colonel out. He soon returned and said: 'Turn out! we have got a job on hand.' The men were soon out and into line, but rather slow to time, as they were tired with the work the day before. "The programme was to try to take Fort Wagner by assault; we were to take the lead, and to be supported by the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania and Ninth Maine. Silently we moved up to the advance-line of our pickets, our guns loaded and aimed, and bayonets fixed. We were then deployed into line of battle, (we had one hundred and ninety-one men and officers, all told,) reached and crossed the neck of land that approached the Fort, our right resting on the beach. We were deployed and ready for the start. Our orders were to move steadily forward until the pickets fired, then follow them close and rush for the works, and we were promised ready support. General Strong gave the order: Aim low, and put your trust in God. Forward the Seventh!' And forward we went, being not over five hundred yards from the Fort when we started. and to be entirely annihilated, (as they greatly outnumbered us,) or take the back-track and run the gauntlet for our lives. 1 "Upon consulting the Lieutenant-Colonel, he reluctantly gave the order to retreat. Lieutenant Phillips exclaimed: For God's sake, don't let us retreat.' As if by magic, the order was recalled, and although some had started, they returned; but the order had to be repeated, and down in and across the moat we went over the works. They had a perfect enfilading fire of small-arms for a thousand yards — besides, their pieces were giving us grape and canister. They fell on all sides of me, and I alone of four captains was spared, and out of one hundred and ninety-one officers and men that marched out to attack the foe, only eighty-eight returned safe to camp; and ever let it be said, to the credit of the Seventh Connecticut volunteers, that not one straggler could be discovered. Fifteen minutes after we got in camp, the roll was called, and but one man came in afterwards, and he was delayed in assisting a wounded comrade. "Met General Strong coming off, and with "We had not gone far before the picket tears in his eyes he said we had done our whole fired, and then we took the double-quick, and duty, and covered ourselves all over with glory, with a cheer rushed for the works. Before we and if the support had come in time, that 'we reached the outer work, we got a murderous fire should have taken the works,' and without a from the riflemen behind the works. A few fell-doubt we should have done so. But our loss a check in the line. An encouraging word from is great. We had eleven officers in our mess. the officers, and right gallantly we reached the Now we have but four. It is hard, but such is outer works; over them with a will we went; the fate of war. down the opposite side, across the moat-there being about one foot of water in it-right up to the crest of the parapet; and there we lay, anxiously waiting for our support to come up so far as to make it a sure thing for us to rise up and go over with a bound; our men in the mean time busying themselves by picking off the sharpshooters and gunners. We lay so near the top that one had to put his head up and point across the parapet to kill his man. "As near as I can ascertain, we were in this position from ten to twenty minutes, when both of the regiments that were to support us broke and fled, leaving us to take care of ourselves as best we might. As soon as the regiment in front broke and ran, they paid particular attention to "Our attack on the tenth July was a fearful surprise to them. They had but few troops on this Island. Had they five thousand infantry here, the natural defences are of such a character, that we never could have taken it." The National losses in the actions of yesterday and to-day, were one hundred and fifty killed, wounded, and missing. Eleven pieces of heavy ordnance and a large quantity of camp equipage was taken from the rebels, who lost two hundred men in casualties.-General Gillmore's Report. -AT New-York the draft was begun and carried on without any disturbance.-THE First National Bank of Pennsylvania announced business |