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DiTO. fB rtorRirroii,
TEtMJ OF THIS ririCtorirtAJIm
. at uuniqi. 41 .ngicnpuii rceia for
toarrr lint, ( pnieat v,
f . ,f il'
tRtX4 OF iTr.TISIC 8 per 'o.r
fcr tht flnt ifiMMion and fl prraquaru foraaek
absrarnl puHcaiion.
ThoM teHdin; atltrtiomn(a,' will Im at4
ia money lo pay fur Ihi-m. Nuiicea 4 4
vordi or will cort f Air the firat, aad ft
far each additional publication. Nuticta of
largar aiia. iu lha aame pnipoftiua. -
TELEGRAPHIC.
alJ aja Grant wlia liw y unltd WaJjitig-
ton fell lwMtfBlWr
intimate tliat Granl wauti llai fw
lr will U fsxrtlary uf war.
- A
IVRBC, Aoj. 14. A
Tiiafeitaro? crooned adtruiunof cava!-!
it and H5iliM aoiiie iofHOlrjr 00 tbe forth
aide otjaa-f rrer- WaTtgUITnijKaieJ
onlj a demoDtiration, wltiktha real blow,
ifanjr u lalefided, will be ttrocc aom
wliere'elfte. " CaiioonadTiij tieard"befafuf
the laallwdrdaja f-roofwdrd frorB an eo
gaeoiant betwveO our rivr UatUsriea, abd
naiiiy'a gun bnaia. 'l'ba aoeinr atteni,l
ad to cut a caual acroa Dotcb Oap .or
Turkey lod teotv m1la below Itkb
noudata jilaua wbara.tha.rifer ia tbraa
and a quarter inilr wide. Our rivr
WterUa opeowi ujhjO tLa eoemjy work
lag partitra, and tltra gafl boat repouUod.
The object of ilia aitftnjr ' 10 tutting the
canal waa to fl.k avoitt ofoor baiu-rtt-a
naarCbalBiia tiiuS, 00 tli north aula of
Jamc ri r,ln frott of .Pvtrrtburg. ' Srnti
I ittle cabnonali( aud picket firing, ital
Urt oooiaiatrvly juitL .'
1 ,' Eichmojcd, AaglJ.
Orel's ditibioA of CJtvalrj advaocel on
New Market road yrlerda. Our firi"
occupying ttciiiitj uf. Dwp nollohi, tbe !
anenj . r. pulsed wltF wsijrbl oaa ;
Ooniedtiraia m amalL A. '
- r. Atlkt4, Aug.' 15,
At late houra jretlerdnj eveoing eneibj
atUtnpud to diivo ia oar picket on lbj
centre and tftxr a kiraiib w'aJa,lvpa,aed.
FirtnAaJ: iig tlie licts tiirougbua tp-dny.
But few Brieil thru wo in city, some "had
acripturo qnotatiuna iu Hebrew pasted 00
them. A body of enioy" cavalry dantied
into I)ciur tliia et ening and moved MO
direction of Colii' Mill. A, mail irce
of inuntry rH,,mis.l p Ueeatur n4 tiieir I
action inuicatea aqotiier movement on
bur right. Lwv dklrrhisbiog. going on
in the c-nUt-. This evening everything
looks bright anu inor bojifuj than at
any time tiue t tie seige tigan. ' '",
JCa noxBs A.og. 15.
Baltiniiwe pspors of lSlh reci-ived-
Notliiai; i .'finite from Shenandoah Valley.
' a a i -' I
tli iL.' i"l I'.uy r returning Detore
superior foic(;s udvanrinff on hitn.
1 eie-
a
grains iro:n ur irjxjris vUO vnjuwu .
V V ..I. .1
and deatruiiiion of oi-veii v'css-ls aUul 6(1
mile aouthoal of Sandy Hook, by the
new (JoptvJvraU . Rt' aiiief Tallahassee,
The arrival l" la. N w Orleans brings re
ports 0 t'i t'urifiMierle'a strong forcoout
ou!e of AI'vm more lorli'ying a position
with int-iit'iin of makit-g bae of operv
t:oni. (iu tii;Ixs for.iicuo very abti vein
Kentucky. Sunton hs not recigoed.
Uo sart havittif solicited and accepted
lTie,-t1rtt:it vstaaiJviirfflnishfiira
tion circuUur.K' i 'iiio and other SlatQN
requesting itoMj orK 'ni-nt of draft until au
attempt by aeg .ti ition to secure peace,
ba.ed on the Coutitutkti of the Union.
The llernf.i tr j - nme has arrived
when 1
-m, on behalf of j
advantageously
jien r
tioti f
criil i:
Tafi-. jr"
oia.- 'i of
... t,
.re an i Coo ven-j
adviiHs LinetMO to
era to Kichmohd.
re jinri6uncevc0B-
I"
. -..een Gerru.iDy aud
T:i Ti o inoWn. Cdnfeder-
hsnciuj. United Slil-s
it' lulll x-?!
t'uMC Mill
r ii. : re.-vi;d.
IfKuiMOxa. Anir. IS.
!'pi.,i! to 'A
, f.om Peteftbarjtto-dar.
ii- r liuiii'i l.i t4 ll.h h'j
ll nl itl J-
. .im"'(Al. opalalon lheiHnJ .mrwi,aleJiajTr . ' A 7. " '
Tha HeraU trf the lltb wotaia fiya o4l4olhteglW waraflfca.; TGCik"&r
ealuinna a tern Rlaaa mwliajf.. Aid a fafarg of wet gun an. aro.ll urmi . vVV. WtV-v
CIUua for lVe.idaU , v0u4 pf both partw. after a raia IrticVpaa L ATtt Apjf.'lO.
buodrcd luouaaaJ pro,,!, prpu Tta of er lia city, a M ; , vUliA ' ' r "'V'7 , T ' v? "
Qan of LaglauU arofa'tiisf IVBmaai , j , .: A" Vf '''.iTht lH JiHay'airj tbat oaaal
to declara ourooan wf br gx vera went to '"'.''"""" 'i- ' ' "'" tu'routfli Decator laat avi iiag, aftef nmt-bv
aid ber to uauiraJilr 'Duller. 1W llr- .i''i v 1 'V' " .Kicomosik An 16. - f.) f off VMa " If ilia, retar4 .at'' DiirhL :' It
.fuil,ioifr ortbe. :-iW.tJpwjlt
, City J oinU "-Says ' wk wasn'ioit
v terrible of.lh kindf by guo-'powuVr. ' Xo
if fcit of iiniin'niiioa f rm'rUiu
kinda vn moored Cur Toiol '(.!
owwn ro atoms, whb m iiw ruoifin oo.
it . - i ' j. i it i-
k" tJl ! MMnliit, Imiit-d in all lirwxun
It i- '
war ; botta; fiv fciBdrv.l ft ' loiiff
.l1 '1- t'..:i l!l J' '.i 1 - V .
mrnia. yiaam .irnt oiix aiiinibiinr
i'l a r
aJo JrojeA. F,ft W irt, li W
. t - ,rM,B0Vnavl ,1
About auc ocJock evtmipj; conkJ
C4. Moal.y frort, .ofikially, tbat ha
J. 1 ... ...
JJaiC
tie Carittr ajlJ0,troTediwVMHT -
6' loaded wagbna, fakfng over (wo hun
rd prfaoaera, inolading at-vera! ' 'officers,
anibjrLwenjpu r andii Jiundr
n(i.multtaand- upwarda' of two bttudfHl
head ofvcattla and nmnf otiier valuable
atorvf. A considerable number of tbe
. . ,1
enawiy were killed rand wwanded. - Maabj
lust two killed -and three wounded.
"'! MCCOIfD UJSPAltJH.
A! Kicbmokd, Ang. 18.-
' A duel ocearred "litis morninj nar the
city between Daail, editor of the Ex
miner ana umore. Treasurer ' of the
Qnilederate States, Daniel received' if
6eh wound above tbe ankle; The afiVir
fjrew out of a correpalenre paUUbed
ia the local column of the Kxttnintr- on
tbo 'is: inst on tna-'Ttgniof: a detective
to soppresa certain facts injurious to tbe
reputation of official, in tbe Treasury De-
p&rUnent, , .
.. 1 ,
TU1RD DisraTctu
" 7 t ' - " HtcHMOND, Aug! 1 sr
The enemy's carry advanced on the
Charles City road l6 morning to WbTte
Taw seven toiles bvhw tbe city. Con.
federate cavalry engaged 1 them and a se
vere skfnoisb coutioned until afternoon
ben they drove the , Yankees back sev
eral miles.' further particulars.'
. . rocrr'it ltispATCH.
YanVees unolually demonstrated on
New Market road below tbe cilv to dav.
U m reported that they are attempting a
flank movement which will probably lead
to active operations in tbat quarter.
1
A ; RtcuMOKn, Ang. 18th.
- Thn Baltimore oorrespondent of the Naw
York Post says Wjnterthms has written
a eall for a national convention to be held
at Buffalo ta Septembcf to nominate a
candidate for PreaidenL
T!ldaMf lvrianni un Si ia rnortal
j that Jue Taliahassee is commanded by John
"vr y .
TbeNaw York Post sin the McClellan
meeting did not express the approbation
of the leader of the Democratic party or
neither leadernor the Democratio masses
prewecU . - A .. . .'
lodianna troubles Intba North-west ire
ef increasing magnitude.y .
Great excitement in Constantinople in
tbe li-t month in cohqneneettf the sup
lesHion ot 1 roiosiaui eauDiiabraeou Dy
arm'
Mobilk, Aug. 15.
This evening two monitors and five
guulTsicrlwsed, lTg 11 iver bar-ooTfitng"
up within two niiles of: the obstruction
Land opened fire oa tbnw houses and oil otir
la ..'' a a V a
Ualleries and gnu boat oomg no i
Our cur. bonti repllbd hamlsoine!
sonset the cnitny hsuled otL
' A pciar to tn.'1 J.i'jiswr, ducd i.HWd r
Angut 14th, siys t'haliners daslicd-into
Abbevi imd whrojfd thu enemv cir'-
luring wify-firo prisoner and f jl Uk
foirr n fir. The enemy at ncl-d v J .
jere
I and t
d '
land twenty rivA wounl J. Tiie
Hosa'fiv kHIed-'Miiltrt h'un!tea and fitly .'.
j nqiil.. nil uvij' piitiii?is- j
J..ll L . I - . I: .
In
ifl ?lr'M,l? f eard ''
. i .-
'direclioo
Ur I ti
rrun Mttfgtto ' nrteri;oo.
-.-: ... " .' Richmokd, (An if.
. J ... . I .' .
: ,. .
, Cirlrcily ro4,ai)4i
.
, viww cii j rvau, auo, at, uo
. ' ' .
fVso.id. A' -V,: ;!?A
. . t
,a,itl. Mjf UBf
aiuci n oar. iimwi aiw rur
v. . . . i
1 . -'--1
i'l '.t
'vnwa iwiiwi, ima tuna va
Ira
1. UfmaS lav!
wo milt?
acruM
aaaaulU. liurnvja iifi-o Wn fdinir
lh4 vhkHK Slaar hter f Dcrroaa vsWaliN
l iha croas at P-uraW a ' ib4 S9ib
waa kapiHe4 to le uol J n rrconitoiaaneir.
Awotlivr wlilvb inoed siaiultaheowilj frorii
horni.UlHirf ami Lirii 111 Ui'lia.k ii.
sryen places, they lh;nithdrew threej,, wfflc5ar biid bveii reivtW.
inik-e aiid went into cirm Forces varw
ousiy es'tiiuatttd at froin "llio iofive thou.
.
t.:. ..lA7.il.: "Tf . .... :
uuiirwua mv mtn anvacu w fun to cvirwi
qiiencn of promnity ' of eiiemy. -'v Last
Might and to-day unusually qn'uet alonjc tbe
liuea., :The , enemy V jriJerylreiiV''kabIy:,
quiet A few shells were thrown into tbe
Riemaoypf Ang. )1.7
Acting Brig. Gen. (iirardy commanding
Wrighfs brigade was killed in the , balllo
yesterday, lie was shot through the head,
Ilia boly was brought Iter and will bo
snfto Georgia fiepiilinfaa
ltrc0MOV Aug. IT. ,
The Herald of the 13th renews the sug -
gesiiunof pe'ai comiiiisii)D4sto llich-
mond and says 'we have -arrived at that
state of exhauolon in tbia wr wben every
oouaideralioa of widiV palriotisin aad
humanity suggest pro ierly a m4gnaoU -
mobs and boutt fid iilovement on the part
of l be Adiuinwilation, jn behalf of
The Herald ao Bounces that iu ,aily
issue will be four eema. a copy. Ii ex
peeled Fesaenden would reform the finan
cial affairs, but instead bas plungml deer
into tb sea of paper money. National
finances now more nneettled tbsn ever.
ti ll t 1 !. ? I .1 l.'.l
iue ueram says n is evwewiy tpat ..a..
the news papers orlhe country must foou
stop publication. V .
A KicHMOXD, Aug. 17.
Baltimore Gazette of yesterday received."
Buroside relieved of the command of the
18tb Corps, and is now. ia Baltimore.
Wi'coi 4einporarily coqimauding' Corps,
federal loss in killed and wounded in
the action at Mobile ' bay is 'estimated at
two hundred and forty. No particulars
of tbe surrender of Fort Gains on ' the
10ttV . ; "fc's -'- ;.'.;
Sherman ia within one mile of Macon
road, and at every step has fortified bis
position very strongly. f s
A "rinlitratA fi kriw.' rf Im tKAiiaanil
men are in the border towns of Indiana
Gen. Harrington has made a requisition
on Gov. Moigan for twenty-five, thousand
men. ' ' 1 ' ' ' .
Various captures by tbe Tallahassee re
ported, including ships Adriatic and Wil
liam Bell. r --,
Nothing definite from the Shenandoah.
Valley'."- ' t
Dispatches from Grant's army unim
portant. ---'' "
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PKTKKSBUROAug. 17.
Darters., find prisoners brought in to-
ay report mat Uaneoclt s corps operating;
on tbe north side of James river.
Advices from bead quarters here confirm
n.:.-i vi me tiKini ! V1..' 1
trrdayNneay Wiritar:Taveig
s0e of , jfhje e James river. Our loss not j
verv lar-TO-KATnonirOur losses are Gens.
tlV .l..r..t r.l. ilh HvK, r wr.m
- - vmciat -aovteea vnncy e
partment wceited up to yvie?day, np to ,
thav Uuie Bt4;flerl tiigat-mfrthat;ut.u
.plaje. NUhiug . ( iuU.t .irWnrii'g.
tall;ar i-vt-ry J.y. ti " wihen
mot rralilviu ' to i.iau tud beai
Atlanta, An;. 1 1.
Tho.cnbmy's cavalry retired from the
if :UmtVii TarbiVrn, ' rrti.n croiaii.ff UmT H-JT "w o ihr
I twniiil.; 1 1wBrtny arc baail flgftl , , ; , k-i-.. -, A '
oat a faI..aaa bh..L Mian a.irttutijl tjt iA Kail
1 V - .4J
i'ff aiL, fciw- t TlRr.
1 cii w aruiM as 111 va v m aa. auinjurru mi in aaaaaw
' kMlt akhl nuluo io kiJIinff
1 ... 1.. 1. i.. v! n r. 1: ;j .1..
, ew peraoo m jgtuvrwi vtovw iuai
porivm of our cfIry on tlie (4ihf NfW
fr.n tbatrqMarUr.U nuaptcioIi ;loyke
fFtM?Krjf" ,A, '"
A . ATLAataT Ahir.HI'i."'
UTy.SnM Wan at . U M
r - I '
on tb b-ft Aid cdtre.'aud continued nmil
two: oVJ.u k ' withont ' anr ' resnli. Tbla
immiing tbe artillery, of Si" art' cot pa
opeTRKl vn th Viemyr"Tbir bauerie ra
piiend feebly.; -Finnic wka tery heavy and
iHotlucei eoiiieraalio aroonif Ihc enemy )
arnaoaera reptir uiai uur avairy uwi i.ny
lured a larVe number of beeves at Kings-
ton a few days siueo, i,
Name'ronsreiHiita are ih circulation in
regard W lb-lf imr'alionn, but "beyond l"he
fact thaV tbey bad ent the ' road at 'Ack
worth 'and' were defttroj'W' the. trmk
brtWonu utotViih &iiu 0ntriii!m fKrfa STid
tlma far! had "b-n entirely succesafut.
The ent-iny sm to be ijfnorant of the 1
i maj;niUioV of the operations in their rear
pt-diliin ' uii'fr Kitatr"ick,',hHd reiidex
vouaed at Set VVater preparatory to
aiartiag, whicti was b"lieved had been re
oalied - yrftWday -to go in poriiiit oT. our
Vmy- I avL' ' . ,-lL..L..
j , '" Mobilk, Ang.17.,"
General Prank Gardener awnroid
command of the diatriot of the Gu'if tS-
4: Ie people are much nleased' with
j luw ppoinneaU A , , . L-. L.;L,,
Ywterday evening tha enemy ia five
$ffy fired npM tbVm , kitting -'two aod
V wounding. settaUJbn fiMttiy ftitei"laai4j4;,
'ni - rbt. . ;... , , -J
j Mj. Oarrol, agentor 'thjl., exclange of
' prisnera at Jtli point, retnraed from tbo
' eueinvV fl -et afier sending off ' letter ..and
package for Dauphin. Island prisoners, and,
' a bo js entertained for an 'exchange :at
an eaily day. A force of the enemy froin
IVpsacula; ' two, tbuu-ianc! j stJOng,' crossed
j IVrdido iv-r t wUenJay and are aurancing
towarc's Mobile Bay. All quiet in Ute bay.
FliOU RICHMOND. . ,
Richmond, Aug., 18. Between' 5 and 7
o'clock, this morning, heavy cannonading was
, b"- th of the citViu the direct
j -. - . . . A. . a , , Aj
! HOD Ul ilia oailiu-ueia 01 aucsubj auu uia-
' tant, apparentljniO or 12 miles. Cause yet
I not known. r .A
.A i' '4iiwoJtJ AngJ.iS,. ;
An official dispatch from Gea l.'M. Jack
son, idated Lake City, 19th, to Gen. Jonw,"
fttya'Captaio Dictinson and his company ca-
; guged the enemy's cavalry 342 Strong, at
tiainesvuie, yesteraay, wnpieieiy; rouwnj
jthem. He captured 150 prisoners, one piece
of artillery besides ' five hundred ' stolen "he-groea-
Among the ptisoncre are a-captain,
twe Lieuts. and a turgeonjJTie' wbole'coro-
mand would bare been capturedr vf Captain
? Pickioson's horses bad not been worn out.
The XeV. York Herald, of the 16th iays in
its editQrtal columns, ."we are satisfied that
in casting about lor Jtbose great under-cur-rents
of public opinion which always Indicate
the diift" of political events, we were' never
nearer the mark than .in ' our ' addi essing a ,
special cptumissioa from Washington iu be
half of an armistice and coiivnntion of all. the
States, to consider and deviscways and means
lor peace.
The Afraid Catls nport the merchant prin-
r r' F T
wonang-meo, ryZT?
z f? , ,uA wnrt
.r. . . .
btiuginc to'cllicr a gianu, moenenuem. cui-
p,Tia object of oprjbmtiog a coma:ii1ee'ol'50v'
rcMfiH'ni alive citiiens to wait upon Linoola
jt -Ka auothcr editorial tbe' tfar-O he
; ' "-
j;. ' . '
. irw y In' -'" a"" 4l"" 1
tin 'i ?v.iKif ' a, gfdi'Qf llio Jatfifs'n'yaf. t'racf
Nid .deaiia nt v,,,', "riiii'-JUiparr.
iny nil liif u.-riii ku.'s. la Kj-oiucky, i-u the
3Uih. umie cav'alrj- dea.u)ej lurea atentuors
1 .
1 fenna 'Aj
TWreMaara meraaaiwff UKrntueW. A
a a ww aaaaai r' . 1
fl-Hai, wra.. cimhw.,-
wr -7.
u r, Kport4 that 100 Ci.afadrraUa, aa-
Hin wwlart preparina;'oaatack Maaat '
i'- - ""f dif . -,
" Vwliat Mm wiy. WhilwDa,- .'.'?
pahwe apeech, demMinead Liacoln, in ,
. : .
'T.X -K
Daria ii nuking a call fr a vouTrutkirt ia -inale
fabdidatea fin Prrndrat and Viea Fraai- "
neat, GuM ia New York 256.
" V L . Pctersbtbo, Aof. 19!
i The enemy's force engaged to-day consist'
ed of three biifrsdes of the 5ih corpf, with
eighteen pimtsftof artillery aod an uoa-'HfrUufl- '
ed.'Jorce of cavalry, commanded by General
j Warrert Tbe , enemy enjraged our cavJry
of tb town, dnviqg them in some four raijes,
when ouc infantry came, into ectioo about 2
oV-lock, driyjng the enemy back eotne'three-
Anert of r!1 INiht cl't1ieencrare
ment, witli tbe 'enemy .holding the Waldos
railroad at a point about three aiJes below
the city. . - A '
. : A force of the enemy'a cavalry is reported
and believed to have punn ori.a , raid in' the. '
waioaof the t3ontfaidVmknaii,'- '; : .
The enemy's loss to-day is nnascerta'ned.
Ours is not heavy. Among the wounded are
Colonels' LyeH, ofVa,and Blair, of Missis-
. . va a a-.
sippL . About two DQnarea pruoners were
captured. ;- ( ' '
BI005B DI8IVtTH.Jt !i.-
' - PrraiisncBa, Ang. 19,
This morning, about I o'clofefcyit being bet
lieved thaiftriie enemy were massing in our
front,' 'onr artillery r and mortart opeoed a
teavy fire npon them, to, svhich they res-,
ponded. frebjy. The.fii?ng .wa,kept pp for
twodiouiK breaking up the enemy's inten
tion, it. he had any, , ot caargmg onr njreast-
l morning, , alter ores asi, a neavy
wason train was seen movme to the rear.
;'- The enemy still' hold the Weldon ralrosjdj
about two aod a half miles .south of -.tbia
place. ..' ' .ii ; '.V ';i,f ,yA-!
Our losses, in tbe ...fijrht of yesterday eve
ning are estimated at 350, that of the enemy
was much heavier. ' ; v'A' .,-VJrA
THIRIT DESPATCH. " ' '
; , " PmRSBPRO Aug.
About three o'clock this .evening, the ar
tarigement beingcompleted, onr forces at
tacked, " in front 'and; flank,. Varren'"5th '
Yankee corps, which bad made a temporary
lodgment ort the Weldon railroad, two miles
below here, driving, them back" upwards of
two miles, and captoriog over 2000 prisoners,
iac'uding Brig. Gen. Hayes, and a number
of-standd of colours.
Gen. -Early 'e; operations in .tpe'
Valley Lare. getting to be very en-,
conraging to the mechanical inter
ests of . the North. , We learn, from
a private letter, dated Auguet 1st,
that Geo. Early's command made a
sudden'' descent upon the magnifi
cent railroad bridge at jVIartinaburg,
and, for the second time this season,
completely destrdy ed' itv The enemy
employed nearly three, thoasajtd
workmen to rebuild it, since Gen.
Early's first visit into Maryland, and
had Just completed it three days,
when Jubal came along inquiring
"VTho's ben here since 1 berr gauef"'
and went to work to encourage trade
in that locality.
The army are enjoying themselves
hugely on 'the abundant rations
furnished from the fat fields of
Pennsylvania. . ' .
. . .
The-New York Express says the
clergymen of Xew Jersey ana New
TklAaia sgjma pgtitjog Ja
Washingtan asking exomptiou from
the draft. To comply with their re
quest would be the height of iijns-iice.JLliey-&re,
in a . .Lyrce,
the authors ot t to -v-
have been iond! in '
.'...'. they
r : r its
" i'uirly
r vf he-
ot'raft-
Ikitile,
e'wry at
worke. - It
continuance.
bowled for bloc'l. i";t
intj exempted they o. J;' '
ed and put ill tliQ fn :.i
and tliey should lead i:
tttk upon tho feiiomy'ri
is mcaa and cowartily of
fl.t in t
csk r.if -exem;:ijn - wuiiO tney are
artxknis. to soe every one u!ie dratted
and shiughtoTed.- Cincinnati En
quirer -' , ,
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