A. Dalton and Walter Harriman, passed through -A WAR meeting of the wholesale grocers was held at New-York City this afternoon, for the purpose of raising an enlistment fund. Mr. Wm. McKenzie called the meeting to order, and nominated G. W. Lane, Esq., for chairman. Dwight Townsend was appointed secretary. Mr. Lane, on taking the chair, made a few appropriate and introductory remarks, after which the following resolution, presented by Mr. Wm. McKenzie, was offered and unanimously adopted: "Whereas, the grocers and the trades connected therewith in the city of New-York desire to aid the Government in suppressing the present rebellion against our Union and Constitution; we do therefore Resolve, that a committee be appointed by the chairman, who shall have full powers to collect money and expend the same in procuring men to enlist as soldiers in the army of the United States, in such a way as shall seem to them most suited to attain the object for which the meeting has been called." A committee of fourteen was appointed to carry out the object of the resolution.-Bloomfield, Mo., was recaptured by a force of Union troops under the command of Col. Boyd. -FRANKFORT, the capital of Kentucky, was occupied by a large force of rebel cavalry under Gen. E. Kirby Smith. He issued a proclamation, informing the citizens that they must fight for him or against him. He also organized a city government and appointed a mayor.-N. Y. Times. -THE attack upon Harper's Ferry, that position being completely invested by the rebel army, commenced this afternoon in a skirmish with the Union troops upon Maryland Heights, under command of Colonel Ford, lasting until sundown. -(Doc. 120.) September 13.-The military excitement in Philadelphia, Pa., continued. A large number of armed citizens were leaving for Harrisburgh.— The Mayor of Harrisburgh issued a proclamation, forbidding the citizens to leave town under penalty of arrest. —THE rebel chief Porter, with about five hundred guerrillas, made a descent on Palmyra, Mo., this morning and released forty rebel prisoners. He held the town for a while, but withdrew when he heard an engine from Hannibal whistle. He did no damage whatever.-A force of rebel troops, under the command of Gen. Loring, took possession of the Kanawha salt-works, near Charleston, Va-Richmond Dispatch, Sept. 20. -AN important debate took place in the rebel House of Representatives at Richmond, Va., upon the propriety of an invasion of the Northern -THE rebels continued the attack upon the States.-See Supplement. Union forces on Maryland Heights, who held the -THE following commands in the army of Vir-place until three o'clock, when an order was ginia were designated by the War Department: received to spike the guns and remove down the First corps, Major-Gen. Hooker; Second corps, valley to Harper's Ferry. Major-Gen. Sumner; Third corps, Major-General September 14. The entire National army Heintzelman; Fourth corps, Major-Gen. Keyes; moved from Frederick, Md., at daylight this Fifth corps, Major-Gen. Fitz-John Porter; Sixth morning, taking the route towards Harper's Fercorps, Major-Gen. Franklin; Seventh corps, Ma-ry.-Ripley, Va., was occupied by the advance jor-Gen. Dix; Eighth corps, Major-Gen. Wool; of Col. Lightburn's troops. Ninth corps, Major-Gen. Burnside; Tenth corps, Major-Gen. Mitchel; Eleventh corps, Major-Gen. Sedgwick; Twelfth corps, Major-Gen. Sigel. -Jons Ross, chief of the Cherokee Indians, had an interview with President Lincoln, at Washington, this morning, with regard to the rescue of his nation from the rebels. -THE Union army under General Burnside entered Frederick, Md. A slight skirmish occurred between the Union advance-guard and the rear-guard of the rebel army, in which there were several men killed and wounded on both sides. Great enthusiasm was manifested by the inhabitants, on the appearance of Gen. Burnside and his army.—(Doc. 202.) -THIS evening the stockade fort at Bacon Creek, Ky., was surrendered to the rebel cavalry under Colonel J. J. Morrison. The garrison consisted of Sergeant Ellis and twenty-eight men of company D, Fifty-fourth regiment of Indiana home guards. The regiment had been posted at different points along the railroad, and this squad at Bacon Creek. This afternoon, about dark, Col. Morrison made his appearance, and, while sending in a flag of truce, planted his artillery so as to destroy the fort. He demanded its surrender, threatening, in case of his refusal, to open upon it with his artillery. Sergeant Ellis consulted with the rebel officer, and represented their position to Morrison. It was agreed that the party should be paroled, not to take up arms ernor Tod.-The First Metropolitan regiment, until regularly exchanged or discharged from the N.Y.S.V., left Riker's Island for Washington. service. The men then surrendered. Morrison destroyed the fort and took about fifty guns. -THE battle of South-Mountain, Md., was fought this day, between the rebel army invading -MAYSVILLE, Ky., was evacuated by the rebels Maryland, under General Lee, and the National and taken possession of by the National forces forces, commanded by Generals Hooker and Reno, under Colonel Norton of the Twenty-first Ohio | resulting in the defeat of the rebels, who, after volunteers. stubbornly contending the whole day, abandoned —General Butler, at New-Orleans, La., issued the field of battle at night, leaving their dead and the following general order: "As in the course wounded in the hands of the Nationals. The of ten days it may become necessary to distin- loss of the rebels was not known, although it guish the disloyal from the loyal citizens and was acknowledged to be greater than that of the honest neutral foreigners residing in this Depart-Nationals, which amounted to over two thousand killed, wounded, and missing. Gen. Reno was among the killed.-(Doc. 119.) ment, "It is ordered that each neutral foreigner, resident in this Department, shall present himself, -THE attack upon Harper's Ferry, Md., was with the evidence of his nationality, to the near-continued by the rebels this morning in a vigorest Provost-Marshal for registration of himself and ous cannonading from Maryland and Loudon family. Heights, and from Sandy Hook; the Union troops "This registration shall include the following under Gen. Miles replying frequently. particulars: "The country of birth. The length of time the person has resided within the United States. The names of his family. The present place of residence, by street, number, or other description. The occupation. The date of protection or certificate of nationality, which shall be indorsed by the Passport Clerk, 'registered,' with date of register. "All false or simulated claims of foreign alliance by native or naturalized citizens will be severely punished." -GENERAL LORING, the rebel commander at Charleston, Va., issued the following order this day: "The Commanding General congratulates the army on the brilliant march from the Southwest to this place in one week, and on its successive victories over the enemy at Fayette CourtHouse, Cotton Hill, and Charleston. It will be memorable in history that, overcoming the mountains and the enemy in one week, you have established the laws and carried the flag of the country to the outer borders of the Confederacy. Instances of gallantry and patriotic devotion are too numerous to be specially designated at this time; but to brigade commanders and their officers and men, the Commanding General makes grateful acknowledgment for services to which our brilliant success is owing. The country will remember and reward you." -DRAFTING in the State of Ohio was postponed until the first day of October, by order of Gov -THE funeral of Col. George W. Pratt, of the New-York Twentieth regiment, took place at Al bany to-day. It was one of the largest assemblages ever seen in that city on a similar occasion. It was attended by the Governor and staff, the Tenth and Twenty-fifth regiments, deputations from Masonic orders, and a number of distinguished strangers from New-York and elsewhere. -AN engagement took place at Munfordsville, Ky., between a force of Union troops stationed in that town, under the command of Col. Wilder, Seventeenth Indiana, and a large body of rebels, under General Duncan, resulting, after a fight of seven hours' duration, in the repulse of the rebels with great loss.-(Docs. 121 and 207.) THIS evening the Union cavalry at Harper's Ferry, two thousand in number, succeeded in cutting their way out by the Sharpsburgh road, and while so doing captured one hundred prisoners, and the rebel General Longstreet's wagon train.-(Doc. 120.) September 15.-The rebels advanced again towards Cincinnati, Ohio, as far as Florence, and drove in the Union pickets. -COLONEL MCNEILL had a two hours' fight with Porter's gang of guerrillas, near Shelburne, resulting in the complete rout of the latter, with a loss of two killed and a number wounded. Col. McNeill captured twenty wagons and a number of horses and guns.-Ponchatoula, La., was occu |