afternoon, and met with an enthusiastic reception. Broadway was thronged, and vociferous cheers greeted them at every crossing.-N. Y. Times, July 27.

-TO-DAY, in Virginia, Col. McLeod Murphy captured three rebels in uniform, while out scouting on his own account. He saw three of them getting water, while their arms were leaning against a tree but a few feet off. Col. Murphy rode up, and, without firing his revolver, collared the crowd and brought them camp.-N. Y. World, July 27.

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-IN the Mississippi Legislature Mr. Harrison presented a series of resolutions, expressing the gratitude of the Senate of that State in the late brilliant achievement by the Confederate arms on the battle-field at Bull Run, which being amended by Mr. Drane, were adopted.teers from Savannah, passed through Charles(Doc. 126.) ton, S. C., on their way to Virginia.—Charleston Mercury, July 27.

-A fight occurred at Lane's Prairie, fifteen miles from Rolla, Mo., between a party of sixty-five rebels, and fifteen Home Guards from Rolla. The Guards were surrounded, but they made a determined stand, and after a few volleys dispersed the rebels, killing their first lieutenant and mortally wounding three others. One lieutenant and two privates on the National side were slightly wounded.-N. Y. Times, July 30.

-THE Fourth Regiment of New Jersey Militia, and the First Regiment of Rhode Island, left Washington on their return from service.Phila. Press, July 27.

-SINCE the disaster to the national arms on Sunday last at Bull Run, the State of Pennsylvania has thrown forward, to meet the requirements of the National Government, ten full regiments of infantry. On Sunday night, July 21st, the Governor was urgently requested to push on his forces, and his response within the ensuing four days was a magnificent army of nearly 11,000 picked men, thoroughly uniformed and furnished, and having most of them been regularly drilled in camps of instruction for two months.

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-BREVET SECOND LIEUT. CLARENCE DERRICK, of the Engineer Corps, Brevet Second Lieut. Jas. P. Parker, Fourth Infantry, and Brevet Second Lieut. Frank A. Reynolds, having resigned just after graduating from West Point a few weeks since, were dismissed from the service of the United States.-Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27.

JAMES H. OTEY, Bishop of Tennessee, issued a pastoral letter to the clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in his diocese, promulgating a prayer and service to be used on the Sunday preceding the day of thanksgiving fixed by the "Confederate Congress," and suggesting to the clergy that in the prayer for the President of the United States, and in the prayer for Congress also, the words "United States" be omitted, and the words "Confederate States" be substituted in both places.-(Doc. 127.)

-A CORRESPONDENT at Fortress Monroe, Va., in a letter of this date, says: It became apparent, early last evening, that the rebels meditated an attack on Hampton. Gen. Butler determined to abandon the town in case of a formidable advance, and at seven o'clock the order was given for families and goods to be removed. Within one hour, orders were also issued to burn the town rather than have it fall into the hands of the enemy. The General well understands that the possession of Hampton by the rebels will be of no particular importance.

Great pains have been bestowed by the State authorities upon this fine army. It has been organized under the supervision of George A. McCall, long an officer in the regular army, through all the grades of which he has passed with distinction to the rank he now holds in it of Brigadier-general. The State has also an A stampede of the colored population took artillery regiment and a regiment of twelve place all night, and to-day the road has been hundred cavalry nearly ready for service, both lined with refugees to the fortress, and army of which have been accepted by the Secretary wagons, and carts bringing in goods from Hampof War. To the foresight and wise energy of ton. The road has presented a most remarkGovernor Curtin is chiefly owing the ability able appearance; nearly 1,000 contraband men, of the State to contribute so promptly and effi- women, and children must have come in durciently to the national safety in the presenting the last twenty-four hours.-N. Y. Times, emergency. Philadelphia Press, July 27. Aug. 1.

July 27.-Major-General Robert Patterson, | roof, some of them entering a lot of empty barof the Pennsylvania Volunteers, was honorably discharged from the service of the United States. (Doc. 106.)

--THE Odd Fellows' Hall, jail, and four other buildings in Hampton, Va., were burned by the national troops in apprehension of an immediate attack by the secessionists.-N. Y. Times, July 30.

-Ix Confederate Congress, at Richmond, Va., documents were read which show the cause of the late flag of truce from the Confederate lines to Washington. One of these was a letter from Davis to President Lincoln, with the threat of retaliation if the privateersmen taken from the Savannah should be hanged.-(Doc. 128.) -THE Sixty-ninth Regiment N. Y. S. M., arrived in New York from the seat of war.N. Y. Erpress, July 27.

rels on the roof. Two or three shots passed through the bulkheading of the texas, and one of them took effect in the head of the cook, who was asleep in his berth. It struck him on the left temple and passed around the skull, making a severe flesh wound. Another passed through the leg of a cabin boy, in the same apartment. No other damage was done to either the crew or passengers. Among the latter were about fifty soldiers, belonging to one of the Illinois regiments at Cairo, on their way home.-St. Louis Republican, July 30.

-THE privateer Gordon, of Charleston, S. C., captured and carried into Hatteras Inlet the brig McGillery, of Bangor, Me., and the schooner Protector, from Cuba for Philadelphia. The privateer Mariner also captured a schooner, and the York captured the brig D. S. Martin, of Boston, Mass., with a cargo of machinery.-N. 0. Delta, Aug. 1.

--SENATOR JOHNSON, of Tennessee, spoke in the Senate in favor of the joint resolution to approve the acts of the President.-(Doc. 129.) —A DETACHMENT of two companies of Col. July 28.—At Savannah, Ga., the funeral ob- Mulligan's regiment and three companies of the Home Guards sent to Hickory Hill, near Mount sequies of Gen. Francis S. Bartow, who was killed at the battle of Bull Run, were celebrated Pleasant, in Cole County, Mo., were fired on from an ambush near that place, but no one to-day in most imposing style. There was an immense military and civic procession, comwas hit. Col. Mulligan's men captured twentyprising all the companies in the city, with de- eight rebels, among them two captains of Jacktachments from the several garrisons of the son's forces; also, forty horses and two teams. neighboring forts and batteries. The cortege-National Intelligencer, July 31. started from Christ Church, where an eloquent funeral sermon was preached by Bishop Elliott. The entire population of the city was present, and manifested the deepest sorrow. The bells were tolled and minute guns were fired during the march of the column. A salute of three rounds was fired by the infantry and artillery over the grave.-Charleston Mercury, July 29. -LAST night the steamer W. I. Maclay, Capt. Conway, bound from Cincinnati for St. Louis, Mo., was fired into at Cape Girardeau. The Maclay had landed at Cape Girardeau to discharge freight and passengers, and had no trouble whatever with any person or persons at that place. It was late at night, and very few people were seen. The officers discovered a number of tents, presenting the appearance of a camp, above the town. Soon after the boat had left the wharf to continue her trip to St. Louis, between two and three hundred shots were fired at her from shore. The shots took effect in the texas, pilot-house, and hurricane

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-A FLAG of truce came into Newport News, Va., this morning, with a proposition giving the national troops twenty-four hours to leave, and announcing that in case the place was not vacated they would force them out. The gunboat Dale, of twenty guns, at once went up from Old Point. The Albatross and Penguin were also stationed there, while the Minnesota and seven gunboats at Old Point are ready to assist should Newport News really be attacked, Baltimore American, July 29.

-THANKSGIVING DAY was celebrated in the "Confederate" States, "for the success of our arms and the deliverance of our homes from the menacing hordes that have hung upon our bor. ders like wolves upon the outskirts of the forest. We are pleased to be able to state that the day was generally observed in Memphis in accordance with the spirit of the resolution, and we believe that every pulpit echoed the thankfulness that fills the public heart."-Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal, July 30.

July 29.-An engagement took place at rangements for the relief of the soldiers woundAquia Creek, Va., to-day. Four vessels of the ed at Manassas. Gen. W. A. Elmore presided, Potomac flotilla opened the attack by firing shot and Rev. Dr. Palmer spoke. Among other and shell at a new battery which had been things he said that he did not believe this would erected by the rebels. Several of the shells fell be a protracted war. Protracted wars did not and exploded into a camp of rebels near the prevail among the great civilized nations of the battery. The rebels returned the fire with con- earth, but only among barbarians. Such a war siderable vigor from rifled cannon, but caused would bankrupt any nation in one year. Even little damage, as their range was too high. The England, in the war of the Crimea, found herengagement lasted three hours, during which self pressed and worried to the extreme in furtime the flotilla was struck but by one shot, nishing her army with supplies. For what duwhich, however, inflicted no personal injury.- ration of time could the North hope to sustain N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, July 31. 400,000 men? As to the issue, the enemy -CAPTAIN WM. P. ALLEN, of the Eleventh might as well throw their millions into the rivOur cotton Massachusetts Regiment, E. P. Doherty, of ers as to expect to subjugate us. the New York Seventy-first, and Orlando Wal- gave us immense power. The millions of Eudorf, Second Wisconsin, arrived in Washing- rope depended on it for their bread. As for ton city, having escaped from Sudley Church, the blockade, we laughed it to scorn. Va., where they were detained as prisoners. The war must soon terminate, or the civilized nasentinel fell asleep, and they leaped from a win- tions of Europe must become engaged in it; dow and escaped to the woods. They reached and he predicted our independence would be the Potomac, which they forded, fourteen miles acknowledged before the first day of next year. above Washington.-N. Y. World, July 30. But we would carry on this war until that end -THE Memphis Appeal, in urging planters the New York Tabernacle, at which it was declar was accomplished. He alluded to a meeting at to keep their cotton at home, says: "Shoulded that the war should not end until Slavery was the usual quantity be brought to Memphis-say driven from our soil! But he felt it must con400,000 bales-and be stored in our warehouses tinue until every nation on earth should recogthis fall, the temptation for the enemy to essay nize our independence and our institutions. He its capture would be extremely great, particu-spoke of the imbecility, usurpation, and tyranlarly as cotton will be very scarce at the North next winter. It would be tantamount, indeed, to offering $20,000,000 for invasion of the Mississippi Valley, and for a successful invasion against Memphis."-N. Y. World, July 31.

-THE House of Representatives, at Washington, refused to entertain a motion of Mr. Cox (Ohio) to appoint a Committee of Conference to report on amendments to the Constitution of the United States, with a view to the reconstruction of the Union.-(Doc. 130.)

-THE first regiment of the Polish Brigade, under Col. Sulakowski, left New Orleans to day for Virginia. The second regiment of the brigade is rapidly filling up, and will be in Virginia long before Lincoln, Scott & Co. make their second attempt to dine in Richmond, where Gen. Tochman now is drawing up his share of the bill of fare which the Polish Brigade intend serving up.-N. O. Crescent, July 29.

-A LARGE meeting was held at the Merchants Exchange, in New Orleans, to make ar

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Charles I. He would have said that the North ny of Lincoln-unparalleled since the days of was almost unanimously against us, if he had not heard Vallandigham's voice. (Tremendous cheering.) But he felt there were many brave men at the North, who strongly sympathized with our cause. He felt the certain success of our cause, because right and truth were on our side. Not till the crush of worlds would our country be subjugated.

A series of resolutions were adopted, of which the following is the first:

1. That we recognize in these victories on the side of liberty, against tyranny and oppression, the hand of the same just and righteous God who guided the armies of the country when lead by Washington in defence of its liberty; that our hearts are filled with gratitude to the most high and mighty Ruler of the Universe for that signal interposition on our behalf, manifested in the strength and courage given to our soldiers and the terror which seized upon our enemies.-N. Y. Times, August 6.