military service, and the money paid for the substitute, and as a reward to the agent, will be confiscated to the government. The offender will also be subjected to such other punishment as may be imposed by a court-martial." and use any property within the rebel States which might be necessary or convenient for their several commands; second, the order issued by General Pope on the twenty-third July, directing commanders of army corps, divisions, brigades, and detached commands, to arrest all rebels within their lines, and such as would not take the oath of allegiance to the United States to be sent South, and those having violated the oath to be shot, and their property seized and applied to the public use; and third, the order issued on the thirteenth July, by General Stein -THIS evening the Yankees infesting the waters of James River, landed at "Maycock's," the elegant residence of Mrs. Dr. Wm. Cole, and set fire to the dwelling and all the outhouses, which were completely destroyed. Mrs. Cole and her children were absent at the house of a neighbor, but her comfortable home, and all the furniture it contained, has fallen a prey to Yan-wehr, directing five prominent citizens of Page kee madness and malignity. The dwelling at Maycocks was one of the handsomest specimens of cottage architecture on James River, nearly new, and cost some fifteen thousand dollars.-orders it was declared in that now issued by Jeff Richmond Enquirer, August 5. —Sıx hundred Union troops crossed the James River at Harrison's Landing, and destroyed all the houses at that point. After accomplishing their object they returned to the Landing without losing a man. The oath of allegiance to the United States was this day administered to the employés in the Government Navy-Yard, at Brooklyn, N. Y. A few of the men refused to subscribe the oath, and were dismissed from the service. -A FIGHT took place at Newark, Mo., between a company of the State militia, under the command of Captain Lair, and a superior force of rebel guerrillas, under Colonel Porter. The fight lasted about two hours, the Nationals taking refuge in the houses, from whence they killed a large number of their enemies, but the rebels threatened to burn them out, and they surrendered. The rebels captured about one hundred guns, a large number of horses, a quantity of commissary stores, a number of tents, and eight or ten thousand rounds of cartridges.—(Doc. 166.) County, Va., to be held as hostages, and to suffer death in the event of any of his command being shot by bushwhackers. On account of these Davis that Generals Pope and Steinwehr were not to be considered as soldiers, and therefore not entitled, in case they should be captured, to the benefit of parole of prisoners of war, but that they, or any commissioned officer serving under them taken captive, should be held in close confinement so long as the above orders of the United States should continue in force. The order further declared that in the event of any rebels being executed by virtue or under the pretext of the above orders, whether with or without trial, or under the pretence of being spies or hostages, or any other pretence, it should be the duty of the General commanding the rebel forces to hang an equal number of the Union commissioned officers who might happen to be prisoners of war in his hands. August 2.—A woman named Belle Boyd, who had been acting as a rebel spy and mail-carrier to Richmond, from points within the lines of the Union army of the Potomac, was captured near Warrenton, Va., and sent to the old Capitol prison at Washington.-Gen. Butler transmitted to the Secretary of War copies of a correspondence between himself and Gen. Phelps, in relation to the military employment of the negroes of Louis -A SERIES of skirmishes occurred along the Rapidan River, in the vicinity of Orange CourtHouse, Va., between a reconnoitring party of │iana. National troops under the command of General -THIS morning at daylight a band of one hunBayard, and a force of rebels, resulting in the re-dred and twenty-five rebels attacked seventy-five treat of the latter. National troops at Ozark, Mo. The commander -YESTERDAY Jeff Davis sent a letter to Gen- of the troops, Capt. Birch, having been apprised eral Lee, of the rebel army, inclosing an order of the meditated attack, abandoned his camp and dated this day, which recapitulated, first, the withdrew into the brush. Soon afterward the order of President Lincoln, issued on the twenty-rebel commander called on him to surrender, but second July, wherein the commanders of the received a volley of musket-balls for a reply. armies of the United States were directed to seize | Upon this the rebels fled, leaving most of their arms, their muster-rolls, and correspondence.- ran for their encampment at Sycamore Church, a (Doc. 167.) distance of two and a half miles, where they again formed, but were again put to flight, leaving be -THE bark Harriet Ralli, the first French vessel captured since the commencement of the re-hind them all their camp equipage and commisbellion, arrived at New-York, from New-Orleans, where she was seized by Gen. Butler a short time after the city was occupied by the National forces. -Large war meetings were held at Lancaster, Pa., and Pittsfield, Mass. At the latter a bounty sary stores, which the Union troops gathered together and burned. The rebels had six men wounded and two taken prisoners. The Union loss was one horse killed. After scouring the country in that neighborhood, the Unionists reof ten thousand two hundred dollars was voted. turned to their encampment on the James River. -THE Norfolk, Va., Union newspaper was this August 4.-Gen. James H. Lane, having been day suppressed, for publishing a burlesque pro-appointed by the Government to raise and organclamation, calculated to bring Commodore Golds-ize an army in the Department of Kansas, issued borough into ridicule. a proclamation from his headquarters at Leaven—A SHARP fight took place at Orange Court-worth City, calling upon the inhabitants of KanHouse, Va., between a reconnoitring party of sas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Dakota to aid him in the work by volunteering into its ranks. Union troops, under the command of Gen. Crawford, and a force of rebels, resulting in the flight of the latter. The Unionists had four men killed and twelve wounded.—(Doc. 168.) August 3.-General Sherman, commanding United States forces at Memphis, Tenn., issued an order directing that all able-bodied negroes who might apply for work on Fort Pickering or other Government work, should be received and employed by the proper officer in charge. Such negroes would be supplied with rations, necessary clothing and tobacco. An account would be opened with each individual, and his wages would be charged with the value of the clothing and the tobacco; but no wages would be paid until the courts determined whether the negro was slave or free. -In England an important debate took place in the House of Lords, on the propriety of recognizing the Southern Confederacy. -GOVERNOR SPRAGUE, of Rhode Island, issued an order calling upon the colored citizens to enlist into the Sixth regiment of that State, then forming. The regiment was to be composed entirely of colored persons. -A SKIRMISH took place near Sparta, Tenn., between a small party of Union troops, under the command of Col. Wynkoop, and a superior force of rebels, resulting, after a fight of nearly an hour's duration, in the retreat of the Nationals. (Doc. 169.) -ENTHUSIASTIC war meetings were held at Providence, R. I., and Erie, Pa.-Great excitement existed in the Union fleet at Port Royal, S. C., in expectation of the rebel ram Georgia making her appearance among them. -THE British propeller Columbia, with a cargo of twelve Armstrong guns and equipments, several thousand Enfield rifles, and various other munitions of war, was captured, after a chase of seven -AN order directing "that a draft of three hours, off the Bahamas, by the United States hundred thousand militia be immediately called steamer Santiago de Cuba.-The town of Alexan-into the service of the United States, to serve for dria, Mo., was this day entered by a band of rebel nine months, unless sooner discharged," was this guerrillas, who pillaged the Union stores of all day issued from the War Department.-(Doc. their arms and ammunition. The schooner 170.) Aquilla was captured by the United States gunboat Huron, while attempting to run the blockade of Charleston, S. C. -In order to provide for the suffering poor of New Orleans, Gen. Butler issued an order assess ing the secessionists of that city, who subscribed -A RECONNOISSANCE was made by a force of to the rebel defence fund, and the cotton brokers Union troops, under the command of Col. Aver-who counselled the planters not to bring their staill, from the James River to within fourteen miles ple to market. The amount assessed was three of Petersburgh, Va. When about five miles from hundred and forty-one thousand nine hundred and Cox's River, they encountered the Thirteenth sixteen dollars. The Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, Virginia cavalry, drawn up in line. The Union which subscribed three hundred and six thoutroops charged upon them, when they broke and sand four hundred dollars to the defence fund, was assessed seventy-six thousand six hundred should furnish the shoes, and her glorious women dollars.-General Order No. 55. the yarn-socks. If possible, he would like every white woman in the State to knit at least one pair of socks for his army. While I make this appeal, I think it is proper to add, that I do not ask a donation, but am prepared to pay a liberal price for both shoes and yarn-socks. I shall be pleased to contract with tanners and shoe-manufacturers for shoes now on hand, or to be made hereafter; and will be obliged to any person who will let me know where I can make contracts. -A FIGHT took place on the White River, Mo., forty miles from Forsyth, between Col. Lawther and his band of rebels and a party of National troops, under the command of Capt. Birch, of the Fourteenth Missouri State troops, resulting in the defeat of the rebels, with a loss of three killed and seven wounded. "For socks, all yarn, white or colored, of good size and length in the leg and foot, I will pay seventy-five cents per pair. They may be sent to August 5.-Recruiting for the old and new regiments under the call of President Lincoln for three hundred thousand men was carried on with the greatest success throughout the North, the citizens of every loyal State vieing with each other in their endeavor to support the Govern-me or Dr. France at this place, where they will be paid for, or may be left with the station-agent ment.-The War Department ordered, that the use of the telegraph-lines being required for mili- of the nearest dépôt of any of the three railroads now in our possession, and some time soon I will tary purposes, all persons actually employed in call or send an agent to get them and pay for constructing and operating telegraph-lines at the them." date of the order calling for three hundred thousand men, be exempt from military duty so long as they remain in such service. -THE battle of Baton Rouge, La., was fought this day between a large force of rebels under the command of Gen. John C. Breckinridge and the Union forces under Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams. The rebels made the attack at daylight, when a severe engagement ensued, and the National troops were driven from their position; soon after, however, they rallied and compelled the rebels to retreat, leaving their dead and wounded on the field.-(Doc. 91.) -A FIGHT took place at Malvern Hill, Va., between a reconnoitring force of Union troops under the command of Gen. Hooker, and a body of rebels stationed on the hill. The fight lasted for nearly two hours, when the rebels retired, taking with them their field-pieces, and leaving the Nationals in possession of the position.-(Doc. 171.) August 6.-Col. Thomas C. Johnson, aid to the rebel Gen. Price, at Quitman, Miss., issued the following call to the people of that State: -AT Point Pleasant, Mo., a skirmish occurred between the citizens of that place and the State troops, on account of a difficulty growing out of the enrolment act.-A large war meeting was held at Scranton, Pa., at which speeches were made by Galusha A. Grow and W. W. Ketchum.—A skirmish took place near Montevallo, Mo., between a force of Union troops under the command of Major Montgomery, and a small party of rebel guerrillas, resulting in the rout of the latter with great loss.—Springfield (Mo.) Journal, Aug. 11. -W. D. PORTER, commanding a division of the Mississippi gunboat flotilla, with the gunboat Essex, attacked the rebel iron-clad Arkansas, at a point about four miles above Baton Rouge, La., and after a short engagement succeeded in destroying her.-(Doc. 91.) -CHARLES A. CARROLL, a rebel colonel commanding North-west Arkansas, at Fort Smith, issued general orders compelling all persons in the counties of Benton, Washington, Madison, Carroll, and Newton, between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five to attach themselves at once to the companies raised by him, and declaring “that the oaths administered by the Federals were without "I am in your midst for the purpose of procuring shoes and yarn-socks for Gen. Price's army. Some of his veterans-men who have been in six or eight pitched battles and twenty skirmishes-legal authority, having no binding efficacy with are to-day destitute of these two articles, necessary even in camp, but indispensable when the army takes the field. As this army now guards the gates to the entrance of the Mississippi, preliminary to driving the enemy northward, Gen. Price desires that the patriotic men of this State any civilized people; and a citizen who would think of regarding such iniquitous oaths would be as infamous as those who administered them; and any such would be dealt with as they deserve, understanding at the same time, that the confed. erate officers everywhere would protect citizens |