at Philadelphia.-LIEUTENANT A. L. SANBORN, of treat of the Nationals with a loss of four hundred the First regiment of colored volunteers, was and fifty killed and wounded, and two guns. killed at Norfolk, Va., by Dr. David M. Wright, a prominent rebel physician of that place.-A ter to Major-General Grant:

GRAND torchlight procession took place at NewOrleans in honor of the capture of Port Hudson and Vicksburgh, and "to celebrate the redemp tion of the South-West from treason and rebellion."-VERNON, Indiana, was visited by the rebels under John Morgan.-(Doc. 47.)

-THE rebels evacuated Hagerstown, Md., last
evening, but returned to the town again to-day.
A SHARP engagement took place on the Hagers-
town road, resulting in the defeat and pursuit of
the rebels to Funkstown, where a strong rebel
position was found.-WILLIAM MCKEE, one of
the proprietors of the St. Louis Democrat, was
put under arrest by order of General Schofield,
for the publication of the letter of President Lin-
coln to General Schofield, explaining the reasons
for the removal of General Curtis, and for re-
fusing to state in what manner such letter came
into his hands.-THE rebel forces under John

Morgan reached Vienna, Indiana, at one o'clock
this morning, and burned the dépôt and bridge
belonging to the Jefferson Railroad at that place.
(Doc. 47.)

-PRESIDENT LINCOLN wrote the following let

"MY DEAR GENERAL: I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburgh, I thought you should do what you finally did, march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition, and the like, could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks; and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I thought it was a mistake. I now wish to make the personal acknowledgment that you was right and I was wrong."

-THE funeral of Brigadier-General Samuel K. Zook, who was killed at the battle of Gettysburgh, took place at New-York City.-GENERAL GEORGE G. MEADE issued a proclamation in reference to depredations committed by citizens, or rebel soldiers in disguise, and announced the punishment therefor.-A RIOT was threatened in Newark, N. J.-D. H. HILL, the rebel Major-General, was appointed Lieutenant-General, and assigned to command by Jefferson Davis.-WILLIAMSTON, on the Roanoke River, was bombarded by four National gunboats under Captain Flusser, the bridge across Gardner's Creek destroyed, and the rebels driven entirely from the river.-THE case of Clement L. Vallandigham was elaborately discussed in the New-Yord World.-FORT Pow

July 12.-This morning a portion of the fleet blockading the port of Wilmington, N. C., ran a rebel vessel on shore, close in by the edge of Smith's Island. While trying to get her off, the rebels in Fort Fisher despatched a steamer with a battery on board to prevent it. She had been at Smith's Island but a short time when a fire was opened from the National fleet on the eastern side of the shoals. At the same time a party of rebels was discovered approaching with a piece of artillery. Upon this, the fleet on the western side of the shoals opened fire to pre-HATAN, on the James River, Va., was taken posvent the reënforcement of the rebels, and finally session of by the National fleet under Admiral succeeded. The firing was continued until four Lee. The rebels had removed the guns before o'clock, when the Union fleet returned to its evacuting the Fort.-THE draft was resisted, and station.-THE blockade-runner Emma was cap-a riot broke out in New-York City. The offices tured by the Union transport steamer Arago. of the provost-marshals were burned, the maHAGERSTOWN and Funkstown, Md., were occupied chinery for the drawing destroyed, telegraph by the Union forces after a slight engagement.-wires cut, railroad tracks torn up, private houses (Doc. 32.) sacked, the Colored Orphan Asylum burned, and a number of the police force badly injured, among them Superintendent Kennedy.-(See Supple ment.)

-NATCHEZ, Miss., was occupied by a detachment belonging to General Grant's army.

July 13.-A fight took place at Donaldsonville, La., between the rebels and a force of National -THE rebel army under General Lee crossed troops under the command of Brigadier-General the Potomac River at Williamsport, and escaped. Dudley and Colonel Morgan, resulting in the re-(Doc. 95.)

-GENERAL THOMAS's corps of the army of the Cumberland, following in the rear of General Bragg's retreating forces, reached Elk River, and encountered a portion of General Buckner's division of infantry and artillery together with a part of Wheeler's cavalry, whom they dispersed

-YAZOO CITY, Miss., was captured by a com-use all the power necessary to restore the peace bined naval and military National force. Rear- and order of the city."-(See Supplement.) Admiral D. D. Porter, hearing that General Johns- -A RECONNOISSANCE was made from Donaldton was fortifying the place and gathering troops sonville, La., down the La Fourche River by the there for the purpose of obtaining supplies for his National troops under Generals Weitzel and Groarmy from the Yazoo country, and that the re-ver. The rebels were met in strong force, and mainder of the rebels' best transports were there, the Nationals were obliged to retire with the loss consulted with Major-General Grant, and deter- of one section of the First Maine battery.-RIOTS mined to send an expedition to capture and occurred at Troy, N. Y., and Boston, Mass., both destroy them. The Baron de Kalb, National, of which were suppressed without much trouble. Renwood, and Signal, were despatched, under (Doc. 128.) command of Lieutenant Commander John G. Walker, with a force of troops, numbering five thousand, under Major-General Frank J. Herron. Pushing up to the city, the Baron de Kalb engaged the batteries, which were all prepared to receive her, and after finding out their strength dropped back to notify General Herron, who immediately landed his men, and the army and navy made a combined attack on the enemy's works. The rebels soon fled, leaving every thing in the possession of the Nationals, and set fire to four of their finest steamers that ran on the Mississippi. The army pursued the enemy and captured their rear-guard of two hundred and sixty men. Six heavy guns and one vessel, formerly a gunboat, fell into the hands of the Union troops, and all the munitions of war. Unfortunately, while the Baron de Kalb was moving slowly along she ran foul of a torpedo, which exploded and sunk her. There was no sign of any thing of the kind to be seen. While she was going down another exploded under her stern. No lives were lost on the National side.-Admiral Porter's Despatch.

July 14.-At Indianapolis, Ind., while the Twelfth Michigan battery was marching through the streets, a caisson exploded, instantly killing three soldiers and the driver.-THE draft riot continued in New-York; business was suspended; loyal citizens were called upon by the Mayor to enroll themselves as special policemen for the restoration of law and order; General Wool issued a call to the veteran volunteers to tender their services to the Mayor; severe conflicts were carried on between the rioters and the soldiery; Colonel O'Brien was killed; negroes were hanged and burned; travelling was suspended, and the operations of the railroads arrested; Governor Seymour made a speech to the rioters at the City Hall, and issued a proclamation calling "upon all persons engaged in these riotous proceedings to retire to their homes and employments, declaring to them that unless they do so at once, I shall

after a short skirmish.-THE rebels under General Morgan reached Miamiville, on the Little Miami road, this morning, tore up the track and committed other outrages.—(Doc. 47.)

-JOE HART, the rebel guerrilla, was killed near Chillicothe, Mo., by a detachment of militia under Lieutenant Gibbs, of the Fourth Provisional regiment.-THE cavalry belonging to General Meade's army occupied Falling Waters, having overtaken and captured a brigade of infantry one thousand five hundred strong, two guns, two caissons, two battle-flags, and a large number of small-arms.(Docs. 97 and 104.)

July 15.-Foreigners of every age and sex crowded the office of the provost-marshal, in Richmond, "anxious to get passports to go North, by way of the blockade. The Jew, whose ample pockets were stuffed with confederate money; the Germans, with hands on pockets tightly pressed; Italians, with the silvery jargon; and the Irish woman, with 'nine children and one at the breast,' all beset the office and wanted passports to leave the country." This was on account of the late conscription proclamation of Jefferson Davis. "It is not fair," said the Richmond Enquirer, "that those who have drained the very life-blood of our people, should be let off thus quietly, and not made to shed the first, at least, if not the last, drop of blood for the Government which protected them in the collection of their hoarded pelf."-VallanDIGHAM arrived at Niagara Falls, Canada West, and issued an address to the people of Ohio.(Doc. 129.)

-GENERAL JOHN G. PARKE, with a body of Na

tional troops, was attacked by a legion of South-fully accomplished without casualty.-JACKSON, Carolina troops, near Jackson, Miss. After an Miss., was evacuated by the rebels. (Doc. 98.) engagement of half an hour the rebels retreated -THE Steamboat Imperial arrived at New-Orwith a loss of three hundred, leaving the Na-leans, La., from St. Louis, Mo., the first boat betionals in possession of the field. tween the cities for more than two years.-THE

-THE draft riot continued at New-York City. rebels made an attack on General Terry's briMayor Opdyke issued a proclamation announc-gade on James Island, S. C., but were repulsed. ing that the riot, which for two days had dis- The monitors and mortar-boats kept up an al graced the city, had been in a good measure most constant fire upon Fort Wagner all day, subjected to the control of the public authori- but most of them withdrew at night. ties.-DRAFTING commenced in New-Haven, --A FORCE of National troops visited the salt Ct., Springfield, Mass., and Philadelphia, and works, near St. Mark's, Florida, and succeeded in passed off quietly.-THE National cavalry over- destroying them completely, besides carrying off took and engaged the rebels on their retreat, fifteen slaves.-THE rebel forces under General near Charlestown, Va., and captured near one Morgan passed through Piketon, Ohio.-THE hundred prisoners.-A RIOT broke out at Ports-Colored Convention of the State of New-York, mouth, N. H., but was suppressed without cas-met at Poughkeepsie, and issued a manifesto and ualty.

call to the colored population, defining their position.--THE draft riot continued in New-York.A SHARP cavalry fight occurred near Shepherdstown, Va.-(Doc. 145.)*

A PARTY of rebel cavalry entered Hickman, Kentucky, and pillaged all the stores in the town.-JOEL PARKER, Governor of New-Jersey, owing to the excitement consequent upon the July 17.-J. J. PETTIGREW, of the rebel army draft, issued a proclamation calling upon the died at the residence of Mr. Boyd, at Bunker citizens of the State "to avoid angry discussions, Hill, Va., from the effects of a wound received at to discourage large assemblies of the people, and the battle of Falling Waters, Va.-THE attack on use every effort to preserve the peace."-GREAT Fort Wagner, by the monitors and mortarexcitement was caused among the rebels in Cen-boats, was continued.--AT New-York the riot tral Mississippi, by the movements of General was suppressed, quiet was restored and business Sherman, with the National forces. Large num-resumed. PROVOST-MARSHAL GENERAL J. B. bers of negroes, cattle, horses and mules were FRY ordered the enforcement of the draft in run across the Tombigbee River, at every ferry.

--JEFFERSON DAVIS issued a proclamation calling out, under the rebel conscription act, all

white men between the ages of eighteen and for

ty-five, to serve for three years, under penalty
of being punished for desertion in case of dis-
obeying the call.
They were offered the privi-
lege of joining volunteer organizations before
the enrolment. The Columbus (Ga.) Times esti-
mated ninety-five thousand, three hundred and
twenty-four, as the number that would be ob-
tained under this proclamation.--(Doc. 39.)

New-England and the Middle States, by the aid
of the military.-EDWIN HIDES and Henry Light,
at York, England, were sentenced to imprison-
ment for counterfeiting the circulating notes of
Kansas, was fought this day, by the National
the United States.-THE battle of Elk Creek,

General Cooper.-(Docs. 100 and 109.)
forces under General Blunt, and the rebels under

-THE cavalry battle near Shepherdstown, Va., was fought this day. (Doc. 1454)-MAJOR-GENERAL STANLEY, in command of the National forces, entered Huntsville, Alabama, without opposition, capturing six hundred horses, July 16.-MAJOR-GENERAL DIX, preparatory two hundred of them having contraband riders.— to assuming command of the Eastern Depart-MANY of the most prominent and influential ment, relinquished the command of the De-lawyers of the cities of Brooklyn and Newpartment of Virginia, to Major-General J. G. York, "sensible of the wrongs inflicted during Foster.-GENERAL HECKMAN returned to his the late riots upon the colored inhabitants of quarters at Morehead City, N. C., having been these cities and vicinity, offered their professionabsent four days on a reconnoissance toward al advice and assistance, free of charge, to aid Swansboro. The objects of the expedition were I such persons in recovering compensation for the VOL. VII.-DIARY 3