New Library of Congress · 2017. 12. 21. · REBEL NEWS-jgENIUUb LEE'S REBEL ARMY. Its Composition, Strength and Commanders. Probable Movement of Lef'» Forces. Tho Reported Plan
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REBEL NEWS- jgENIUUb LEE'S REBEL ARMY. Its Composition, Strength and Commanders. Probable Movement of Lef'» Forces. Tho Reported Plan of the Pall Campaign of the Bfbsl*. THE THREATS Of THE REBELS, Ac*, kfii Mi Our Hrbil Ocapaichc* front BAltin*r*« RtLinoKK, August 31, 1888. TK" La v Hopt of the tiebeUum. VektiUl Salemmi of Uu Army at Gtneral Let.Of What Troty* it u Oemptued Antic; fiat ions of an Karl jr Vp:nutg if the fall Cam . IWl.ll, o e. ! bar* tfee pleasure of presenting to A« Humid Itw Arm aud tin mily complete statement of tlisr force* com- I 'ruing General Lee's army that has aver txvtr published It will be soen that U embraces every regiment in tlttt army namely , one hundred sod forty-tlvo regiments 01 Iniaatry, 0rto>1h squadrons of cavalry and forty -etor bat-* torlaa of artillery. I am act at liberty at prfleedt t»> stater' bow I cam* Into possession of tbli remarkable doc '.went, {J the original of whi.'b la al present hi the office of Ito A<1- Jut int General of tbe rebel army, at Richmond; buV the otlier facta m this letter o» the mw subject are derived Iroim the sources Indicated In my latter of August 6, a»d from Litho is equally direct and of were recent date. \ ;.o.(h.x General Leo nor the om«n aod men eomprlV tng bla army hav,< Kpeut thsfcaat fo'ir vmefes In ingloriou «as«. A few days after nrrrylnif at their present position on the aeotl. of tbe Kappaliaonocl, were devoted' *.i that re-it and rocuper.nuon which* they all raw* needed after their loajf and anlucne camp ilgn He«nsvlTanin; but this did rut extend- ovar any longer .^uice tb.is the time between *ie 26'h of Ally and tho %8t of August. During the whole of the prownt month all the ooergiet> of t'.eneral Las biara lieen baoOto the task f second in, -«lho-<e of the rebel government in preparing Ins army for an energetic and vi^orou* lMi> campaign. All the regiment*, owuiif to the arrival of new recruit*, a-e now ovor oix hundred strong, and a lew tk*re nearly hovihi h'indrc.1 in-n in each. A thorough inflection has llm.ii iimu!c of r.U the iiiuakotj a id accoutrements. which Hiav all been put in perfect order, those tint were worn out having been replaced by now ones. To mcii) of the rocimonis new mm or ins have been distributed, and now ali o* liavt) b-<en supplied to ibo whole army. But the greatest attention has been pa d to tbe two arms of tlio cavalry and artillery. 1 bavo given you »im" details on thu oint before. It is only necosairy to say now that, uV.tvsmv ttrorm ition is entirely at lault, tbo next en counter between our army and that of General l.ee will show that the cavalry and artillery of tbe Utt- r havo tieen greatly ugmcuted in numbers and vastly improved in e lici .'tvcy t.ince tbe last great battle. Wltho-.H further preface, therefore, 1 proceed loenumo- fate the forci-a composing the MCHKL AKMY OK KOKTHKRN VIRGINIA. QICKKKAL KOBKRT K. LKK, COMMANDING. US 1B.1A.NT GBXIOUL nraix'l CORI-M ii'ahmhe. .Mnjor G nrnl ICirly t IHnnon. Tour batteries of artillery, or six guns In eacb,4<t0 men. .6th Georgia regiment ] lotii Georgia regiment i Oen. Gordon's 16th Georgia ro.iment | brigade. 23d (li-orgia regiment J Mh Georgia regiment 1 13th Georgia regiment f Gen. Wrlg£t'» 12 hGeoigia regiment f brigade. 1st Ioulsiana r -glment J 2Wi North Carolina regiment "I 2Mb North aro'ina reimnent.... iiiHh North Carolina regiment.... 30: U North CurollDa regiment.... 3d I/Miisiana regiment 4th ljouiai ma regiment 14th c.eor^ia regiment 0th Louisiana regimeot....> S'reng'k of Ike Divition. I Infantry Ai tiller ^ 480 Vital 10,080 ^ . * Major Gmrral JoXntnn't Division f our battcnes of artillary , of tlx gnna la each, M0 men. *»d Virginia roglmeni 1 - ST'.b Virginia regiment I Taliaferro a iTtb Alabama regiment f orlfada, 48 h Virginia regiment J 1st Virglola regiment 1 ___ _ Slat Virginia rogimeot I Ge».OMB»U« 42d Virginia regiment f brigade. 41th Virginia regiment J 1Mb North faroHna regiment 1 jnth Nortb Carolina regiment Gen. Hoke's 48th North Carolina regiment [ brigade. 44tb North Carolina regiment j 4th Virginia regiment. 1 Mb Virginia regiment ] Gen. Jones' 2Aih Virginia reglmont V "Swnewall" 27ih Virginia regiment j brigade. 3Sd Virginia rnglment j of tX* Dwiticm. Infantry 10 ,400 Artillery 600 Gen. Ransom's brigade. Gen. Grimes' brigade. T>*tl 10,000 Major G-ierui HktxU*' Ditittm. Vivo bnltoriai of artillery, of six rioi In each, 000 men. 1st Tmmmcq rag iniftit tth Tennee^eo regiment 14'h Tonnoeaee rejHm«nt 19 li Georgia regiment lllli *aalli ('amlina regiment. ... l.'th SOulh Carolina regiment. ... ISrb South Carolina regiment..,. 14th South Carolina regiment... 2d M»t»lana raclmeot 9f li |/»niuaua regiment 10th L "Wliua rogimeut llih f/iui«lana ragiment Tth N irlli Carolina regiment. . lllli North carol iaa regiment. Isih (ieorgia roglnionl rollna Offl. Archers' brigade. Gen c.regg'a brigade. Gen. Wiiliama* brigade lion iAne'a brigade. Ittth North aroliaa regiment. .. . Slrttij<A of tXt thvition. Infantry 9,500 Artillery .. <100 Total 10,100 Total m Iwatt'a aarpa. 31 ,oho ur Taxam nt*xiut. UiKMlwr't mat* p'uim. Ml JOT fit D'TOl //mvf'j DiwiM. fo' r b itones of artillery, of en giiaatn each, 4*4 man. lat Nurlb Carolina regiment 1 Tib flaorgla rag ionent Gen. Anderson *t I'h He rg'a regiment [ Slh i.eorgit regiment J ItdCaorgia regiment 1 l«h Goouia ragiBaot f ITili Co-rgla reg'ment j .nib Georgia ragunnu J i«t Alabama regimott ) »lel Alabama rcjiraci' f 39th Alabama regirnrnt. I »t Georgia ragluant J »1 Tern" reg'ment ) brlga'Oe Can. Penning » brigade. 0«> Maxey'a brigade SI Ten* regiment bih Tata* regiment. Gen. Field 'a, formerly Geo. H"Od'a bih Tea i- regimen' [ wen. none «;b Taxaa regiment J teiaa brigade. AfMfM of Uk Ihritim. luf entry #MX) AMI'lcry 4X4 Total 0,9*4 Mnyr S<»»il V' /.im' Dirititm. Foar ballerina .< artillery of six gittia la each, 400 men. Ittb *l»a««ippl rtgimeel I lith Miaiiaelppl regiment Qen. TUrVadale's llih Mlritasippt reflmenl f brigade .lat llttalaaiapi rrg Maat j tin Alabama rag meat ) IJth Alabama raglnKot iGao. Wollbrd'i lat Miaataainpl regiment r brigade flat Alabama regimeat J In ¦Vmib Carolina regiment. . . . * *o«nh Carol' ua regiment. ... 4tb rtrtinb Carolina r<gltaMt... 3-1 Iter Ida regiment td Alabama regl merit » b Alabama regiment. aih Alab >m regiment .<i4 Teoneaaae regiment ¦nfh ,f (k* Dim Htm. Infantry 9,400 Artillery 490 total 9,aw Major i.tv- ral pwkM'i Diritvm. fMfbaltei ie« ot artillery, of all gun* la each, R12 wen H*! Virginia regiment 14tb Virginia regiment .Tth Virginia regnnr-at .Mb Virginia regiment #4 Virginia regiment till Virginia regiment Jfth Virginia regiment .Mb Virginia regiment »T»«ai reglm nt Virginia raglment MB Virginia regiment I lib Virginia regiment Oab. Kershaw's brigade Oea. Warran'i brigade Gen. Arm l*tad 'a brigade. Gea Kamper'g brigade. -emrna* b'lgade. -.vO Georgia regtmeat :l »8ih Geurgi* r*guueut v . . A °*1- 4th North Curiam* ri'glmeet :':E[ 4#th North ( aroiiua regitneal StrtngUi of tlH Dtntim. Infaotif Artillory 10,SU ToU! ia Lougitli eel'* S0.6M i-uimcM.Nt uk.tut u. a r. mu.'a oornn d'ahium. Major (ietural Henry Iftth'l Ihvitim. four bntiariN or artillery , of «U gun* in each, 640 mea. l.'iib Virgn it n'gimeat 4Wih Virginia ro<|uif»nt '.rid Virginia regiuioiu 58th Virgin!* regiment .Jl*t North Carolina regiment. ...... .JJJ North Carol In* regiment 21st Georgia regiment Otli LouUiaoa regiineul Tlh-iiO usiana rtglmaat. 8th (xiiiLiaoi logmimt 14Ui Louuiau* egmnot l'-tli Liiwiani regiaiaat 07 th Louisiana rofiwont 3d Virginia regluieat lOih Virginia regiment. !Mih Alabama regtmont.. S rtngt* of tht Dtttui ». In f an try 10,200 Atlillerr 640 Total 10.T40 Gen Colijuit'a brigade. Geo Trimble's brigade. Gen. Hue1* brigido." Geo. Cotatoa* brffale. a' AtHl> rmn't Di -Uitm. r> . of six guad ,a each, 610 meo. Oon. Wilcox's brigade. Major (in* to>\r batter lea of a'li r> 4th Alabama re*im< «.... 8th Alabama regirtumi 9tb Alabama. regimeot. . ... iptb Alabama regiment .... > 37th North Carolina reirirnnnt Ulb Alabama regiment I Qen. Malione'i lltb 'Georgia regiment f brigade. 15Ui Virginia regiment / 2d Mi8siralpii regiment 10th MiMi8sip.il regiment 13th Mfcwlssippl reglBMMit Jtlth Mia.iisoijvi regiment 3d Georg a regiment .... 4tb Georgia regiment .... 2.M Georgia regiment .... 4t>tb Georgia regiment .... 0«a. Posey brigade. Gen. Perry'e brigade. Strength of the Divititm. flnrentry a an Artillery 61» i Total.. .. a 1MW Major Qenrral render's Dirition. trmr batteries of artillery, or six guns in o«cb, 512 men. 7th North Carolina regiment 1 17th Virginia reglmout I General Thotnaa' Itrigade. 18th Virginla regiment. 334 Jfertfc Carol ii^^B J Genera* Walker's br'pxle. Ina regiment 1Mb N<»»b Carolina rogtracnl 22d North Carolina regiiwuat 34tb North Uirollna reginwut... 3Kih Nonh Carolina regiment TJJh Alabama regiment. #)th Alabama regiment 1st Florida reglmont 2*1 South Carolina regiment ... hi Alabamn- regiment ..rrr^.. Tib Alabama regimout .... 3th Alabama regiment .....*. ... ItHh Virginia regiment Strength of IMe Cimtion. Inffentry 9,TOO Artillery 512 Gen. Mcftewaa'a brigade. General' Baw'a brig«4k. Jbtal 10.212 Total In Hill's rwpt 31 ,440 Additional ArtHkry. Twolvo new batteries. or six gwis in each, 72 gaw and 1,M0 men. Cavalry PMtr Major Clmtrai J. K. B. Stuart Fifteen squadroo*, of 1 ,200 men la each IS <000 Kairm Luatii. Total. artillery aAove, 2JM guns, ami men 6,880 i Total cavalry aitove, fifteen squadrons 18.000] lotal infantry ulievev Bine divisiooB 88,f>T2 Tital number M man, includiafoOcerg 112,452 TBis is probably the utmost strength of General Leo's arisp propor foa tho (all campaign, although It is poaslble that tho arrival »C more conscript**.for they oontteue to come In dally . may swell the- total number t->125 ,000 men. With the above army, however General lite is now ready to cimaaence tho lall' oam|>aign and; ia a few dajrs.probably by the time Uim meets the eyes of the readers of the Hbkald the operations Indicated in my 1 utter of Auguat 4 will have ceaaosenced. 8*1.' TIMOR!, Sopi. t, 1808 More Capture* of Tenth on th* KajfahannojU.Oeneral !.*¦'» Aortfiward Movement Commenced. /Cm* from Charlefon. Keeuont for tk* Delay in Taking He City. Union Pn tonert Remove* from RuKmorul to Charlet- ton.How Innocent People w Maryland an» Compelled to Pay for the Depredation of Criminal t~3forU of Mr. tie oar tOf^mfel Jvthci to be Done.IS teerdy Johnson'I Vindication of General Wilt John Portea^dc. The fi oquent captures of Union veteels. by lb* robe',a to, I bo Rappahannock rivsr, which bsvs recently tulam place, u» is th* Mghsst degree diegvsoetul to lh«ad» miBletraltou, bscause If the proper precautionary mea sure* had been taken they would cot have happened. lm addition to the capture of the MaMn Reliance and sa¬ tellite, the (chooser* Coquette, Golden Rod &ad Two Brothers were all captured in th* Rappahannock river by the rebels on the 9Atb ult., and taken aa prises to Wilmington, aa one aooount states, and certainly to some rebel port in North Carolina. The latter three Teasels were all unarmed, and of course fell an unresisting prey to their captors, Unlaas a suitable naval fo/oe is sta¬ tioned at the mouth of the Rappehaaaock river, It must he expected that thess captures of Union vessels will oon- tioue'to be cf frequent occurrence. 1 have no direct intelligence In regard to the reported crossing of the Rappahannock at Port Royal by a portion of Geo. Ie«'a army; hut tbe whole tenor of my informa¬ tion during tbe last three or fonr days is such ss to war¬ rant me in my log that, If be hae not already done ae, be will do so to the course of this week, although th* cross¬ ing may not be at the apot indicated above. If the report, however, should prove correct, it is the premonitory symptom of tbe movement Indicated in my letters of August 21 and SI, and that movement may be regar.ded aa commenced. It should net be forgotten that Geo. Lee Is perfectly swsrs of lbs condition of Gen. Meeds s army, and of tbe atats of affairs between Washington and lb* line of the Rappahannock. Tbe recent raids of Mosby's men near the Chain Bridge, tbe reoent skirmish near Falrfas, the recent captures of srmy msils between Ooco quan and Dumfries, have a meaning beyond what appears on tbe surface. In svsry ons of these affairs a vsst deal of ralusbie Information was obtained, all of which wss communicated to General Lee. That officer knows ex¬ actly bow many of the regiments of Gen Meade's »rmy srs now in New York , and bow many troops are be- tweon him and tbe capital. If, in oonaoquenoe of the luformatl"n thus obtslued, General I«e believes himself to be st the huart of a fores three times as strong as that opposed to him, and precipitates himself in enn-e pienre upon the weak point in lb* defences of Washington, the admiuiatration will be directly responsible for tbe result 1 have soma news from Richmond to rtsy in r >gsrd to rbsrleston which fsrnUhe* an answer to the question I *. Ubi is tbe fall of hsrieHtou delayed »" propounded in [ tbe 1Isksu> yes'srdsjr. It Is to tbe oflbct thatthe deVnce ! of Charleston d< e* not riepeud upon Kort Sumter at all. i That tort, or rather th* -round upon wbtnh it stands, m.iy l>e taken, but, when that la done, tbe nark of taking Charleston will only have begun. Besides this. It I' aisled thst the military for e* under ftsnersl Beniressnl are sii|>ertor In number to tiiose under nene'sl tiillmore. I and quite siiftleisnt to repel any assault upon the works sround the city. It is also stated that over s thousand Uritoa prisoners were sent trom Richmond to t Itsrlestnn «u the 2*th snd 30th of August, in order ihat the taot of 'heir being oontinod m < barleston might deter General lln n re f-<>m shelling that city. Among tbe mimbsr sent down to Charleston more than four honor*! were officers. Mv lettsr of August 26 oontsined s itatsment of the extremely Injudicious couri>e which his be<*n pursued by tbe military aatfcoritlss in thi- .'tale m regatta to levyn* 1 *. «sa*mstits U|x« lnm«ent people to pay lor pnpsrty | deetroyed i<y scouodrels and bid chaiacters, wblie no sttempt la made to ferret out the latter or lo bring them to deserved punishment. A nt lit mors aggrsvsted o»se bae ust been brought to light by II*. Mr S«ar, mumber of Tonsres* from Virginia H seems that ame time ago a ligbi house on the shores of Northampton musty, in this military departmsat, but in tbe HUts of Virginia, not thirty miles frt.cn Fortress Mi n roe, wsa destroyed by a strong detachment of rebel troops. This isrt I* not denied Vet the ralll- tsry authorities here b«t I the Innocent Inhabitants of rtlnmpton county responsible for tbs act, although they were not even cugmisntof It, snd aa assessment has been laid upon them by tbs military authorities hers sufficient to cover the vslue of the property do. atroyed. Mr. Mljer is st present la Washington, and hsa laid before th* War Itpartment evidence which prove* mt'only thst the |-*opl* upon whom this assessment is Mi l wvre perfectly tmoMat of sny connection with the afrstr.but also thst the Inrhth' uss might have beea saved bad thsra been a small military force .latk^ned there for its protection The fsllars U> pmtsct an l save tbs light I b'uss. tbersfors, rests with ths mtlitsry suthnrMts* h*re, end the «aa»sam*st ought to bs Is d ui«m them, and them *!<«* It is probable thst the efforts of Mr ft^sr wffl ssve th* infliction of this injustice nron innocent pentde. and that ths ordsr for tbs assissment will ha rev se t but It is toe in u eh t« hope that the will bs Is id u|«« tbs responsible parti** Ih* istter are known ' to favor " the poller or fb" admlnlstratmn la the Oooduc* of the srar aad that ooveia s m iltltixle sius. A few weeks sgo tbs cnlerpri-iog publishing hones of John Murphy It Co.. of thtl rlty. leaned. In s neat pamph 1st of slgtity Sight pares, "The \ indication of Ms)ar (tetters) Fits joke Inner, s»d * Keview of tbe I'ortsr Court Martial by iloo Rsvsrdy Jokaaoe " of the cha racter of this work I need not speak It is a triumphant vindication of a gallant ofllcsr. wb«a tl provsa to bsvs been the victim of partisan mslsvoleiioe No great eter linmm wore takaa to circulate the work yet ao great has been the dessand for It a I srsr th* conntry, sod particu¬ larly h> H»s large cities of iho IA*t. thst ths shots of th* i flret sdltl s ta eibausled. au-l s sec<«d Is now ia i<rsss. i.snersl I'orler I* not yet ritingu shel Tbs cotn.'ry will ' hsve need of htm yet. snd s grste'sl psnpie wilt reverse I tbe nnjust dertatoe of his political eesmtsi BtLHUMM. AJtgWi 11 . IMS Ptam of Ukt CM for {h* ^*H Cmmfa-^n . /»r»iw( ftywptyii tf «wt iwn ow § *m4< ^ **'«. Uumd'ai AmiiiU Bi||i-n<| Mm BgtrJf Sxgkt HwtnA 7%uiaw< Kn at Arm 8:41 im Meter*-. TV Mm «r nrMMMCMO^Mw «*W u fiwtrfM hr. Important Memmunt of Omerot It. He mil Sjon Attack Qmcral Mmd* wtih Smpervfr tore*, ana Mom on Ctnir^nlU, untA ITaaAMiofaNi m rtew, A' It te ay duly as * faithful correepoudeat Id or ituU tbe fMU which bare mom to my knowledge tortng the last feir daya do not wwraot lbe indulgence M tM bop* that Ikt ww m yet iNr ite UrmmaMoa. The facia which I present below ahow Mttt the n Hilary power of the rebels ¦* atill formidable, «d that, although the rebel force* now In lb* tjld only auiouat to throe hioJred thousand troe pa, still that their prep.u-ationa aud the meaoa at their disposal for carrying on the war ere such a* to forbid ue to hjpe that they will be speodii y subdued. It la well known bare that Ujm whlchgtvoa tbe rebel government tin gr.U«at oacouragootont aul keepa up their hope* or Aaal eecoeas u tbe faot lh«t t be war oa oar part la conduclotl not by soldiers, but by two lawyer* at Washington, awl that the adminis¬ tration doe* Otf pretend to oooduct it oa military principle*, hut solely with political end* in view. The rebel leaders beliere that a war tfcua con ducted b j politicians can nerar be altooiled with final suceesg, particularly as the war oa thai* part M conduct¬ ed by soldiers an* on strict military principles. K Geee . nil McClellaa sbouM btf ropUoed by tt» President as the successor of OeperM Hcett, and General Banks «»ade Secretary of War, aintf ifoeers JHlleck aad Btantoa soul back toOalrfornia, it wvuld dispirit tbe r«t>els mora than tbo low or both CharleMMr aad Richmond ' I have some lata news fo-lar from Riclnaand la regard to General Lw'i army. It fe of such a uturui warrknts ms ia Bay lag that unions ttoradministfttioa W&otonnin od to make General Meade ftitrf the role ia wIMch Pbpe distinguished himseir Just a year ago, and valete May wish to aae tbe Army or the rwvjauai routed and- floeiug to the capital, tbey will IntOMrtRsMly either rMBfbrcw General Meade wtlbdfly thousao 4 veteran troop* or slew order blm to Ml back to ths heigtrtsor Ceotrevinh: If Ibis a not done within a week itotmlMi or Ccnlrovlila trill be la rail pisisssdlBu of Genera* (**'» army by toe kt oT September. Several Lee's pleas- for tbia morem int arc fhlly matare l atid will very soscbn-put iat > exeat- paj 4 1 fffpat w Pbaittvo lntelilgsasr bea boon received at Rlcbmonll troiw Washington, to*tho- effect tbat Eb-iMes army will nM> reinforced this rail, accept by ooserlpts, ana General Lea eetim itee'ihe utmost streagtfror thil army now at seventy thousand mea. He will, therefore, in accordance with the general plan of MM- etunpaigu as .UledUvelow, very soon- asaumo the oflferslvw with one bundhrtaod twenty dvr thousand or on»- Hundred and irty Mwmsand troone, with the Intention* or defeating General Meade, or of getting between blm and Waablng- ton, or aT minomvrlng la such m inner aa- to compel General' Meade'a army to rafcrnat, not to CenttevtUe, but to Washington itself. ir hria successful in ertteer point, an attaoMoa Washington will Immediately follow. According to my information, the rebot military* leader* believe, In view of Mieir rocont reverses on tbe Mississippi, snd 1° vlow of itm-fact that the iotonso heat will prevent any operations osv Mobile for th» next six weeks, that tbe vital point of the war now Is It** round in the defeat of Genoral Meade's army and aa adwance oa Wishiagton; and that If General Lee succeed** In either one of Itle-three points above; they need not fool at all * concerned about the loss or Wkshur* , or the thunder or Genera* G.llmore's cannon at Charleston. Theyrtnve In arms now-only three hundred- thousand troops, and they do not- intend in future to have more than three -hundred thousand' troops in the Held' st ooce. But thooo troops are Mr veterans. The rebel- military leaders boheve this number oT troops sufficient fur their purpose If property handled t and arrangements- have been made to keep their armies up to this llgnre. Their ability to do this rac.be rsaJlly seen. They nave not yet c tiled into the fleldi one-hair or their nan capable of bearing artna. Alfl Ibo Southern States together have as yet- only fur nlsbed seven hundred tbaesaod aaea, and thoreare eight baodred thousand more, between tbe agee at eighteen and forty-live, enrolled in tbo respective State*, and who will be ceascripted and wrought into tbe fleidiao Ihey are AOVtiod. Ttaearmy as at preaea* organised corslsts-of four han- drod regiments of infantry, of sis hundred mea In each arty regiments or cavalry, af one thousand .-neo in each, and flee hundred pleeeaoT ield artillery, trganized into eighty batterii-s.and manned by ten thousand' artillerists. Theroare, besides throe hundred and forty-Wvree guns in VosittM In the forts around Richmond, aad ftve hundred and seventy -Ova guas-liv the forts around >Har)aaton. The present dlalriboMoa of their torces is as toilows:. Uader General l<e», oa tbe liae of the Rappatoannock . for the de'enco or RMtmond and for operaMoaa against the I'atoa Amy or tbe Potomac, troops . 160,000 Vader Gen. Bsanregatd, at Cnarteeuja 60.000 Vndsr Gen. Bragg, at t baltanooga end beet Tenn. 60,000 I'n^r Gen. Jobaaton aad at Mobile 60,000 Til lbs detschaacala of troops recsaMy scattered at va rtous points have bean concentrated at eae or the other or tbe above roar grand theatres of operations. Tbe plan of operations sgrsed lapen by tbe rebel dW- tary leaders, for the campaigns of the remainder or the summer and the ensuing fall, is baaed upoa the following estimate of the Union forcea aad the manner la which they will be employed . Tbey believe that tbe I'nioa forces consist, or wilt soon consist, of about TOO ,006 men, of whom MOvOOO are disciplined troops, sad the remainder will be conscripts aad negroes; sad that it wit! be If seal- ble for the North to obtain mora than 200.000 oenacrtpts. they believe tbat 80.000 traope trill be kept st WMbiag ton. 30,000 on the line or lb* Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; 30,000 under Burnside in Kentucksy, 30,000 ta New York; 10,000 st Fortress Munrce, York town, Gl >a«sster Paint, and otber ptaose on tbe peainsula 10,0u0 at Norfolk aad in North Carolina that it will be neeotsary to keepSVOOO under Ranks at Nsw Orleans; 10.000 io Arkaasas and Mis¬ souri. and i.oOO io Klorida; and tbat tbe garrisdba at Vicksburg and I'ort Hudcon will require 26.000 troo; s also tbat MfiOO will be sick ia bospita s, that 2LOOO will be scattered at various detached points that 26,000 will be used in guarding hospitals and medical stores: and Anally, that *6,000 will be absent oa leave or aa deserters. All these amouat to 330,000 men. Tbey suppose ibat Gen Moade (wliom they now understand t have *0.000 men) will be reinforced to an amount Ibat will civ# him 160 ono, th it Gen. Olllmire has or wt.l have at < harlesion '.iO.Ooo that Gee Grant baa so ,000 for o(>erati >n« in tlie We.-,: and tbat Rosecrans bas r>o,ooo for n|<cr*tl"ns in Tenncssov The last four bodies amount to 360 000 troops, making s grand lota) ol W0,000; aad ibis tbey believe will be tbe utmost number of troops tbat tbe North cat posaibly have in tho fle'.d between now and next spring. Tbs 330,000 first enumerated above they regard aa beiag vtr tually nut of tbe way; and they believe that they can keep them at the poinu named by tbe «u-V>rmeM ot a lew thousand guerillas or lK>me troops st Uaa respe<Htve localities. Thus, Mosby's gang Is tn prow) around Wrah- ington, ss tbey have been doing for lbs past two weeks, during which time, it will be remembered, tbey have captured several sutler's wagons and small supply trains near Kslrfa*, ard have even bad ibe ltoldnese to cross into Miry land and carry off the telegraph o|>erator at I'ooleaville This is merely an eiarople of what tbey propuse to do In Arkansas. Missouri, Kentucky, along tbs Misa-seippt <» the peninsula and In North t arolina. At times, supported by t-ortl us of tbe regular rebel army which happen to be In the vlc nlty, tb' se r ids will assume the appearance of a threatened Invasion oT Ohio, Indiana or lYnnsylvanla, or sn attack on Norfolk Cincin¬ nati or loulsviile Tho defensive policy however, has been agreed upon for their operations during the ensuing fall, except so fsr sa regards General f/>e aad this, because a is easier for Ho rn, sr.d S» much the inoro oab.tustivs to the North Tbey behove tbat tbo last name 1 three h indred and flfly IlKiusai.d northern troons will be r»ally .ill ihat they will have lo contend against, and tbelr dispositions have been made lo tarsi and repel tbetu st ibe punts where tboy sre expected. For tbs reasons set forth in my letter of Angus! IS, they believe that rharleeton csnnot bo jjtkea as long as Rich »< nd sad Norib Caroliua remain in thoir posfei-ien. Yoi m y depend u|ion it. the North has been greitly dsluded in supposing 'hat tbe fsie of rhar'e«tos depends npoti Kort «u«nter. and that when the latter is knocked to pieces Charleston must fall. I'nless 1 am totally mis informed, Kort S .niter :orms a very m considerable |*rt of the defences ot Charleston, and after It H red>iesd tbe work of taking c h irlestoo will only have begun. Tbs harbor will suil be inaccessible, and arrangements has s b -en made to ralnf- rr« General ReiOregard with as many troops as be may used to rspsi a land attsek. Tbe detenoe of <%arleston indeed, soasll . tute« the first aad moat proaiinai.t object in the plan of tho campaign on the |*rt of tbe rebe's. But they believe thay dsfend Charleston by d«fendm Ricbmond And tbey believe that tbey defend Richmond by Ureal euiag Washington, and hy menacing with destruction the army u|«o which the defence of Washington depends. In IbM Ihev are un<ju»*llooebly correct Will nr-t the I administration at Washington laarn wisdom from the eii>»rience of tbe six sampa-grs srainst Ri. hmond th it bars already been itndi'riaKeD,> As long aa tbe overland route ft per* 1sted In. disaster will altsnd our arms. But let tbe plans af General Met lellan be carried out; let a peninsula campaign against Richmond be organised, and II will break up and disarrange Ibe plans of the rebels aa<l will reaalt, aet la lbs < apt u re of the rebel oapllal alone but in the fall of ("harlesion also, and to the sbao- lute sffaty Of Washington during the rrtaalader of the war. Bai na tas, Kept. 4, \va WathinfUn (. U Again Brlrtywryl. What th' R i*U K-rv^t I" Arrtmpluk (hit Fall.liow ffenertl Km pert* la Mom om fr.uhington.^oit^Hm.:'! of Ptrt Making m I'tntntHi* Afomi Rirhmvind /ecreassd Hailrmid /ociiilkei Untrtrn Xrw I'ert arvf H'aJ\in#refi . 4c. For ssore than a moath past ins whi^e tenor of my Information oa the Subject has been lo ibe effect that It is the tntaoltoa of tbe rsbd military leaders to bring shout during the present fall and the coming winter lbs same stale of affilra ss sxialed during the fall and winter auc owl tag u»« Oral battle of Bull run. Thai la i t say they intend during this month sod (Vlobsr t,> regain peases stun of the Pa timore snd Obi llaMroad, to re establish Ibe blockade of tbs Pt>toai« rl»er to drive Gsaeral Meade's arnt la Mm ehatlev of the Wmklmgum forte. I and, If thsy 4o oot tUtoi the capital Itastf, M las it (It* to Washington Um aspect of a Mawimd cHy, with . hoattl* M>f, 15«,0«0str*ug, at itegsts* V mf+t at their diapoeal for dotag this were ait forth la mjr lef teraf August It. loleUtgouoe baa keen received here to the eCsct that General l>>e . oainpaiga igiM Washington, now aooo te be undertaken, will he made bjr the moot direct route bf which that city can be reached. namely, br crossing the Kappahanuock below Krederickaburg, m<nU( up tbe right bank or the Potomac, and crossing to* huter aome dinarce below Alexandria or sbe crossing the Potomao at a poiot atill lower down, and aorta# up ttie left beak OT that stream, and. In ett^pr ereot, movtag upon Blv densburg flret, and tlieu outer lag the c ipital from tbe north. In order to maak this movement and conceal it* real character, a feint, in tbe atkpA of aa impoaiaf da moiiHt ration, will be made by aom« lea thousand oar airy .nil one hundred pieces of luht artillery, supported by infantry, under General Stuart, on the left of General I-ee's line. The great obstacle in the wmr of this awe moat Is at once nean to bo the width of the Lower Poto¬ mac, which cannot be lane than a mile across, although the depth at certain places ia not great. BiiVlhM obata cle, it is said, General Lie has found the mows* of aeu training, and it is said that be regard* it aa a reach lees serious obstible than the great length of Ms route in Juno last By tbs route which ha proposes to take Ibis time, Ceoeral I<ee will oaly havasigty naKss to march, trom where Ms army is now, in order to reach the capital. By taking this rout*, too, fee aa;oys the mm .freetageewtoiefc we would have iu a paniasula campaign against Richmond, bat to a far greater rfagree. Hi* flsok wilt be constantly piOfsatod by the Pafcxaac flrer; aad be am reach Washingtow loog before any troops can he coucewtrated there for II* defeoce. H Is MM, too, that he ba» MM msaagrsn Ichors the batteries oo the Lowtr Potoma? re established at lb* tiine that fee- makes tills motoment, both la order ts> protect bis crowing and to prevent b* troop* from belay aoooyed oa iMrtr march artrr they Have crossed An# t« to Mid , flaaUj£ftst the rebel goverameet experts thar by tbe time Genera* lee u ready to matte Mi movement , or Im or Mnr aew Iron-clbd steaatsrg, which built for ttmln England, will Have arrived at WllmSogtoo , and «rt§ Mil sp the Potomeal* company with AeMral I zee's army, such , acoordUUrto tbu InWrmatioa' chat I bare lutleotl i *bn morning, » (he- danger that mw menaces tbe'oapi- toi. Such if tMa> lufw luation be Nm«t( la tbe pooalty which the admi«tmio« will b»ve 1**0*7 for not orgaal* In* :> peninsular campaign sgatosl Rkhwend betters-tbir emt of July. If btflr liad been due If (Jen Meade Had' bw a allowed, an tw\*lBt»sd , to more stTRinftmond by w*r ' 01 the peninsula, a» mm. as I-ee's alftty bad roaotsd' tlx) Hue of tbe Rappah»t«Bock.the rrtrel capital would . now-be in our peefl ¦Hog; Washington <MM be safe, aed> I there would be Bnnt4pHHWHIIIf of oar Ml>( able filial^ ; to reduce Chirlestoav lb is because rMmras not doae tiisl) our capital is now in dinger, while Uiebmond aarji CEbrleaton are both ccMBpairtlvely safe. 9br, on accouct" at he reasons apt rertb- ib my letters eT July 29 and' h«'jm 18, ' hartosioa.caanot be taken, wflUe Kicbmoo^' rsntetror to the posseaaiofrw tbe rebels If Mi* rabelm succoed* (Ins fall in ajpi!» destroying tha>-OMtbnore and obrt- R u»r*ed, and in klbrkadlftg >». Lower Potomac, Washington wM b) cut oIT from all 00m nrwiicaWon with tbe rest or tbe world. o»««pt by tho sliH ie lino of railroad tstiwaa tbU my an I'the cipital. II' (Ms cantmgeney lho«M" happen tbe railroad iscilitles between these two citios w4R'b«macb greatemhan they were In (he winter of 1861^2; Tbe Baltimore and Obio Railroad' ban now constructed) a double tr&clrt 1 believe, over tfao entire itistaoce, wttbssusb eumerous slings and in nonts tbat several trataa can be running bt>;b ways at the urns ttme, while the rsod'iBto excel lent ->*ii»anaeea that collisions or acoldeaiB-of any kind are irapoeaible. In order h> meet the increasing' business of tkvroad the com paey bavo also mamrnatad a new wing 10 tlxi depot building at Oaaidea station, at the ccr or of Rutaw street wfcisb, when cmplnied. will be- nearly n large as tbe original Molding, while It will harmonise w'th'tbe- latter In arcbttectnral appeananoo. The President street depot. w'nare tbe liacis for New York arri» i--a»di depart, has atao been a eitiyenlarged and improved during the precsM sum¬ mer, soew wing having been built, two hundred and r >vecty feet long. This will greatly facilitate tbwpessen gcr tra.Ho- between New York^stx* Washington, aad will uieailT- promote tbe comfort aad convenioncc-af the t< a veikaj public. While I am o® ibis topic. 1 » <1 state tliat tho-Y'htladolphia. Wilmlngleu »ad Biltimore thllroad Cninpcayr ire tusking such asr&agvuicQU in regard to tral ¦» and croeeiu,' tbe Itolaware and Rnsquebeana mess- aa will greatlv shorten >lh;v running time between New York and \Yiubingtoc«-a consummation iSvouily w sbel by all wbo bavo occasion to make the Journey, u* whahae nut' HEWS FROM YUCATAIT. Rsmom of the Revsiatlsa-A New Ratev live Power,.«e. Wobave news from Yeoatan to Uw 25th of July last. Tbe revolution which broke out in the city of lutmal ea tbettth of May baa- beea cesapletely successful, and IbS'late Governor, I. lu.goyen, escaped to the- aaigb- baiting State of Campeaoby. rh» pronutvuidot occupied Ussida, the oapitaV ot the »4 took pesaaseion of tba citadel, w bleb aapiUi lated after three daya' storming. All the garrlae* were parked. Tbe Executive power has been conferred on *1 Junta ttibetnaliva, compaaed ot flvo yarsoaa apiwlntedi by tbe following districts.Juan Jotm lleodi-z and Aitdree I). Maldonalo, Merld*,: Roberto Riraa, Valladolld Rafael V<llamie, Isamal; Joee I). tti.Jact ., I ekax. lbe uuttoo barnast m the Kavt of tbe State waa over twenty-live million pound*. Tbe following vessels ware taking In ctrgoes at Sisil-. Brigs Troibadoer. .Sarab Fiagg and schooner Cafltor. fir Now York; scbeooers I.oulsa, Dritisb Queen and al>op Kamouat'>, fcr Betl/e steamer Mejiei> and brig Ja. Cantlnem, for Havana. A decree has been published in favor or Maria RoMr- soo Ksq. , oC this city, grantee for the conetractloa ef s railway between Merida sad K1 (Yogreeo, eftteodiag tbe time al.owe<l him for itaeomi>letioa to tba 1Mb day ot January, »64. The decree begins:.'.Felipe Navarrete, Comman Jer in-Cbier ot the Divisioa in th* State of Yuca¬ tan, to We fellow citiieas," Ac There ts no other news of moment. NEWS FROM BRITISH HONDURAS. Oar Bel I me C*rr*ap«nd«m««. Hum*, British Honduras, Angost IS, 1843. Deterioration ef Ihf. Mahtgany S'apt* .Cot'rm Orowing . The Gual<mala Compan 1 Ftmlrer Knginter on <1 S ierI (fie Ramfxipr . Wtn'knr.Hint Sd«w Soldiert an<i Worlmen. Arr.'ra' ot a Ret el Cotton Lailm SrM'tier. dr. Mahogany, our great stspie, is down. logwood our noxt dependence, Is faat ftlltar- Our efforts to make sugar pay have not been successful ss every pound of sugnr made here up to this time has cwt more tbaa it has brought. Pitch plno has been extensively tried, and, from pre¬ sent appoarauces, tbat will not do, as tbe wood is harder, more brittle and more sappy tban what has usually been cut in tbe Southern Slates. Kilbrls are now being made to giilber lbe plno gum, but unless It will bring from 920 a barrel, with our labor, that wilt not pay. What are we to do witb our rich and bountiful soil? Planl oot- toa is lbe ready annwor on all sides. Very well wi 1 tbat pa} * A yeir or two will solve tbat question; for it ts oslimatrd ll at we h«ve from rix thousand to leo thou sand acrea now planted with cotton. We wait and hope tbat tho downfall of tbe Southern States and the eman< pati n of tbe cotton laborers will build us up, and enable n< to cuitivaie cotton too eaa'ully and profitably in this col ny. The Goatemai* Company have flm bed another slenm»r; ttioy are pro# a Mug succeaafally with lbe t anal, and Mr. I>e Br.'inae l>as become <juUe a II n Our darkey popula I loll are xtill lost m wonder at the doings of Mat Yan kee." ''Him dig dirt, him drive bitaus, bim saw wood, bun paddle l>oat with tire bim must be devil's brother ' Th is -'aid one who b is closely wetc.be I his progress Mr. Hodgs, tbe manager of lbe Kritir-b Honduras r. m. pany (llnnl>!d), baa returned to Belize Irom bis recent trip to Waabu gton. t cannot Isarti that he was sccccsa fill In his rff rit to secure contraband laborers. M .ny Nuftl em men have rome here frnm the f'nlted Staiee to plant cotton 1 bey have made several planta nous in vnrtot s |>art- o( this colony, but I roar their «uc cess is not promialog, ss our labor is so dear that ll will leave 00 pro!'. Another cotton oomiieny has been brought Into exist¬ ence. got up in your city. called lbe '. American Cotton f. mpany. Its proapeclua bsa been circulated here for the Iart two weeks. Wo have bad very warm, windy, dry weather. No rain, 00 iloode.no mahogany or logwood, and,-what is botter.no vassals hsvs yet arrived to take this year's cuttings sway. Arm ST 1».U P. M. A fearful riot took place bore this evening between some of tbe soldiers of the Third West India regiment and a number of workmen n w engaged in building a road from this town to the "Haul Over Ferry." Oee police man waa slablwd in tbe abdomen and Is in a vary danger oaa condition ; a (a ib wsa slabbed through Ib* right arm aad In tbe s»ali of lbs back sad several others have been slightly pricked with tbe btyooels ot lbe solders. Ii'is thought that all the wounds ware made with the bayonet, feveral gentlemen who were endeavoring to (top the riot war* mured 1 believe none seriously. Edward U Rhys, tbe contractor of the 'Haul Over Read," 00 bearing '4 the row. started for tbe purpnee of aealating in quelling It. Oo bis way up a parly of soldiers came behm-1 bim and struck bim a violent blow 00 tbe back of the head, felled him to the ground, and then beat him severely II N. Kuaeidorf and J. ft Paber were both allflitly Itftnrad, aa were some others whose names 1 could not kern All Is quiet now. Another aeoeaaKw rotton a. hooner. with one hundred sod sixty balsa Of cot¬ ton, has come in, tins not known. flora Misas is Casana. Thsrs la a great rash to lbe goM mines la lbe couaty of Beeure, about thirty Ira nu'os Irom tjuebei lhere are about a thousand |<eraont at lbs "digging",' which are said to b« exce-dieglv rlob. lbe gold district sue ds over a distance 01 Bftr miles, part of II running through the .-aburbs of Quebec 8ome Ada nuggeta, weighing nearly aa ounee of pure gild, haft b«N<o found and it is stated thai lumps macb larger la mm bave basa washed out. ; THE MOfffTOt IROIkPiADS. y, V* $. B4tUr jt lh« Har*M. Nswiu. M. JT , ttopt «, IMS To the high peraoaage who doa* om the honor of reply- lot, to your MM of Uuo dale, u carta* goasip of dim .boot the itm-oMi aad tbeir comm.dara, eoataiaed It a letter from Washington, published Of you last rttire <.*7. 1 1*7 the ouriM homage of my vary dialinguiahad considerattoe. For my inexperience la Btllari naval and military I tender to him profound apologies- I coafaas aiyaaif ta newspaper cootroversiea. a mors neophyte; aol, never lufioi been ia aay position of command, m j style una voidabty licks that authoritative, not to nay dogmatic aad dictatorial, too* aa pteaaaotiy ooaspiouoo* to Km oruabiaf rejoinder of the high parsonage who baa done ate the honor of making ma Mi antagootst. I do omfees that hit wall knows aad thorough totlma- «y with all the Iron clad inventors and oontrsctor* gives him an advantage over ma fa> aatlmatiag the nhe of th it class of ships. Ha has had the instructive privilege of having seen Ihem built aad paid for, while I bare only teen than light, or rather try lo fight, at Porta McAllister anl aatolar. Be haa aaan tbeiu christened in cbtmpagna as they w^blad dowa from launcbiag stock* into the water, while their oofjr baptiain under my obaerratioo haa been one of ateel-polutod shot, Whit worth bolta, aisvao-incb permission aboli and the oocaatooal explosion ander their keeto of a torpedo. If, aa the hl«h peraooaga teams ta tfaiok, the object of .ach veasala be le> secure the safety from boat lie misallee of the three oocupaata of each pilot bous« aad the sixteen men for in lag the practical gun erew la' nob turret, I deferentially admK Chat, aa nearly as a Wf hoinaa ma- dbtuery can, they approximate perfection; aad this mora espeoiaJly wbewlteid at aa avera«a distsmto of two Chausaaf yard* from (Be enemy's advaae*. WHS* nam TOOK THE KBOtttK, Wilbur four hundred yards of Sumter bis efifp «u riddletJ and sunk, and w&oa George W, Rod|t» rao wlthhr oa) hundred ao4 flrtf yards of Wagner ibe penalty of bU raab gallantly *u paid with his We. The only uafortunate poiae in regard to the two iBwn ¦and yardb safety theory la' Utto. that tin diatanra named convert* the coatcet on both sides ifrtb vwy much of a'nttnan battle, a sort of child's bargHb."You don't hurt Kxrasd I won't hurt jrou." When Wortfbn ttrst steamed up taFort McAI'ilstbr, on tbij ugeocbee; eke men and odbara turongod our on th* 'ramparts of that sraaB evthwwk to ace what otr Iron eiad »aa Ilka.' Wordeo himself directed one of Bis guns and bant a stiwr Immediately over their heads. iTtorewy killing Major Birstow, aecond U'ooamwnd under Colenet Anderson, and'wonnding severattof thymes A Hot this be opened a st taffy bombard meat 'of the work, in wHVh be was Joined three other Modrors.dnd tbo bombard- went lasted satoraf days and nigJW.Tour, if I remeisbbf rightly. WWII WHAT RS-Wtl? Not another stow of tho garrison ws» killed, thoiWfc'' onw waa hurt by » ptne spltotor .Tom cbo frame of a bombproof. Not a gun waa dHmo<imed, and wben ttfe- iroo nlads. dUcoRYllterf. steamed awajr, thefort wis Juat' iaw (Wrong and auMtaosMly aa uninjiwetf ae when tbe a* laek com ruonced. The high personage; while assuring us that no one bso- !POB*m to exalt tbaoxpfmts of tbe present can man ter of the-90'ith Atlantic squadron at tbe erpenae of Admiral llnpeot, coolrndicts'lftiuoeir (If he will pinion ma the Utterly of calling the- aetootion to tbe fact) .contradicts btmself, I repeit . wtMaown very uditvlrolMe letto'. In War letter, even, be umi language ...ehioti, to common row. Bust ap|>ear rtapraciutlvo or tbe iaic o ¦mtaender of lite aiuadron, ina«t»ecti-ae he insists tLM> l>up«nt d d not knew the state of liiwwn ships, and Ledtoo id 'a what cveref the Injuries .iMiiatail by his lire upon Korl Sum- t*.-*. points perlecily vevetiled, bowevor. to high |>er- HonaKeut Waabtngtcmby his ciufidentia* newspaper cor- rnupjiident, aud ilu* officer, whose jMiem-nts have slnae-feeen made the sabject of a o lurt jf in yniry . i)Ut> tbe high personage betrays him.seif tbn mask is dropped in one statessoal. He says thut afajr the first reptike ihipont "not >*tly did not renew iheassanlt, as was ex woted, out daring the week* K>!Kn«rii»g in which b> rennined in omnxwdhtf tho squadron .lAfaiied to make any iRiggesilous or sr.bstiit nay plans looiir^tn tbo acoom- pl siinseat of tho grealtwirk which wom ouinwted t ib ni." To whom are the seciet ''auggoaiions' aid '"pirns" oi' an aimirel in command automated.' What ordinary news|>a p- r<aorres|K>udotit dire uauko Ibis statement*1 No Kna'.ish foAtmater ever star tad with a clearer soant of the game t tat* lay befi>re bim. I it iog the o ise of t ia Atlanta .an ord !wj> commercial slaeiaer, awkwardly an<t rapidly convert :dt with old rail ri «l iron, into son.» semblance of a trail if ad war ves- Ko>«-can furnish no parallel to the vaat uadTtat iron-clad ti igulo* *nd line oi Tfcltle ships now bota® built by the Kimertiraents or ...*»nte ami Kngl-.ad, and u|>on wifiah all tbo ingenuity and reaonrcae- of those two great countries ara» being Itvlgbeil. The Atlanta wns oauKht in a coeuer, wbere hor r ao/ erlor sjieod couM give her n.^aihraotage except far retreat. Her ounamander was a, rash fool, who ha ardbd every thing ami loat his vessal , rather th in endura>tbe mortification ot tnrulng t~i 11 In I'resoace of tbo disttogtiMied ladies on beard the river atoawcr.ladles, by ,lta» way, who bad oome down In no sapoctation of seeing paear saare of our itora, but to see the Atlanta cottar* or destroy ono II wooden giobnat ahlch lay In Warsaar Souud How abe Wpflhiwken and ber conaort happened to arrive se tn>poriuneljr is m pnmt not yet explained In any navy texpatcbes thai !m» b -en published; Accustomed UJook ror, and, whea..fe«nd, highly to at-, proclale, every araia of comfort ir. (be- tMnbela ofofflciai.' tbalT almost da^Qt paared out upon u* in these disastrous times, I thank the very higWfiwsnaaga far his assurau* that the Navji Pe)iartn eut Is not Insaasible to tbe h > that Iron-platadifrlf ktes are noedod* to meet and fight th* same class of vesaris on the high snax " And, agtln taa- derins to all who sre In authority tke assurance of nay most pecqlia* caneldoratlon . I he# the H. I*. who has- given rise ta tikis reminder t . believe me ever his nwA obedient andithnee bumble servant. Oat Mwistlcello Corsetpoadance. Mo*ncsiu)v N. T , Sept. 6, lttUk A Srtdimrt' Aid F*»r, 4c. Last Ihursday evening a lair- was held In this piaoafor tho bensOt of the sick ant ie«uaded soldiers f>s» ibis county the main part or ttoe aflhir was the wsrk of the little awiis of tbs place, who, by their eflhrte, have rslseaover one bundredi Mbn. Tbe litUa bmvos who are eMit!ed V) ihe credit of prosecuting tbe good work, under the direction of Mae. C. Bleecker, are .JMas .Tennle Rioeeker, Haltie and Hannah Oakley, 9au» and Tlllis Hortny, Lucy Mcklnsoa, Agnes Clark, Aduto Pond and WVanie Royce. Mrs. Rleeckor is tha widow of the lato I.ieutan int W. W Mueckor, who was hut in tbe lll-lnleii sloop of war Albany, and is the daugbtor of (*aota» Osonr Rullus, of the navy, who eonman<l* tho naral *c«idw/-rnus In your elty. I.utle Jennie Rleeckor is the oephaa diUKbter of thn I tie l.ie itenaol. and was one of IV> prime movers in this patriotic aMrir When rhildroa thus uke up ths lalerest of our soldiers liftimes like theee it evidences tbe d^ep feelings wb'ch pervade tbo urbote community. Saob promptings of tbo hearts of nor little onea shouM be nourished and en conraged. The soldiers who are to be the recipients (if ths good things this uioney will purchase will no dooM ever be grateful for the thoughtful attentions of tho e hi- tie ones. Aerial Navigation. TO TBI RDITOH or THE HKKALD. Pmrn Amsot, N. J. , Sept. 1WI Will you have the goodneos to publish, for the Informs- tl n of cclentlilc men, the fact that the twenty revolu¬ tions made by my aerial ship fn her spiral clrclo of a half mile dl tinnier were made in the time of fourteen and a half minutes. To mo tbe most astonishing thing wss that the siaterlal of which she was constructed with¬ stood the resistance of the sir at so (real a velocity. It wss. however, prepared for It, by being brought to a point at the bow ondsof the thre> cylindroma over oonical piece* of cork Ave m hen in diameter at tbeir bane ntrong cord secured these points to the apox of light strlia of wood sttending along ths sides of each cylin- drold, and meeting together at thit point. Yonr reportnr has snoketi within tnuuds aa to tbe rate of her speed The Orst eleven revolutions were mail t tn «even minutes and a fsw second*. The last three rov. la tions were mide in three and a half mii.utes. A gradual diminution of velocity was a matter of course. The clr- clea did not-dtmtnish tn .liameler, for they appeared larger to tho view aa she ate n led. anil tbey must have lacreaaed lo sire irom her slower movoment, owing tna diminution of motive power, ss well aa the rarer air acting upon ber rudder. Hence tho calculation made by your reporter on the whole number of revolutions, in the a bole per nd of time before the was loot to view in tbe upper strata of cloiids. falls fsr short of ber greatest velocity It must have been over two hundred miles per hoar is the early portion of her spiral movement Very reepectfully, yours, PnUilloN ANDREWS. A I.*nv Ri*r.;tw rao* Ttwas Mrs. De tamsrand ar¬ rived at St. I/ei is on tho «ih instant from Onnlc, To* as. having been driven away bv the cruelly of the rebel*. She savs ber pereol* moved from Ill no s to leva* several years ago, where 'h»V both died Her hu«band, loel F. lie l.amerand. waa born ta H. I /mis wsol to lbs Mexi- oan war, and when the army wss on Its return he stopped la Tsxaa, wbers the twd were married. Tbey were living In Cook county when lbs r bcUioa broke out. Many per sons were arrested, tried andetocuted fbr treason . Her husband was condemned to the penitentiary for life While be was In Jail she managed i furnish bim with im plenents with which to make his eaeaps He told ber tb come North, while be made his way Into MexHso she bas never heard from bim sloce For ths oftonoo of con¬ niving at the eecape of ber huobaad Ithe waa threafeaod by the secetb till rbo thought heal to leave tbe caitntrv, which she did la company with a Mr York, driving his two borss wagon for bim he having soM her last horse to obtain moans of suhalsiencs. Mm baa oae small child. firs at No8r*|or, Istija. MrBsaooe, Iowa, Rapt. T, 1M3. A destructive Are nocorred bore last night, which con oosied property lo the amount of 1*0,000, half of which only is Insured. Tbe fellowtag Arms are the principal losers Hits Me Donald, Case, Bailey, Van Valksabnrg, Haigbt jdlyaa, Hammerslough. Gutataa k f/mnan, Buck k nick noli and SumtaerReld A On. flame law offices wore destroyed Aitoui The ateamer fhaeneWor, at fit. I/>ula from Memphis, baa sa board a thirty alt loooder that was ca|>tured ia IMd la Mei loo, by tbe failed States force*, sad waa agata recapiared from tbe rebela at VMfbarg , on July 4, IMS. The gua was made ia France , NoflisH X. ITtKt. It is a»w alaety lre years otd FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Tuaaaar, Sept. S.. P. M. Money jrftrfcftd ntucU aaaiar to day. Urgt sum* have been eonnug into the street far tempo¬ rary employment within the past day or two, mi tliia afternoon the supply at 7 per cent waa fully equally to, if not slightly in eicesa of, the te¬ rnand. On government*, New York Central wad track choice securities money was offered at 6 pet cent. Kren the banks, which at the clone of last week were unwilling to lend their money at aap prioe, aow admit that tM rate bid* fair to fall ta 5 a 6 within a few days. It it aettled that the new legal tender notes are to bear 6 per cent iutere^ payable semi-annually, an4 to run two yeara in- att-ad of one. Mr. Chase propdsad to pay tfta Interest once a year. By payiftg.lt semi annually he render* the aotea more likely to circulate as currency; for tfcey will be worth nothing more than their face at two perioda in eneh year. We learn that the (tart payment on aeeeont .6 pat cent, $1,750,000 waa made to-day. - Gold fell to 132 this morning, and etckange ta 145. At fire P. If . to (fay the price of goM waa 138 The bnll movement in gold appears tv have ex¬ hausted itself, and we any look for another down¬ ward turn on the receipt of good news. The large European orders for Aamrican securities; were forwarded from the Beetia by telegraph \ naturally have their effeel apou the exc market. The stock market waa active and prices better (his morning. There was no violent in stock*; but tke whole list moved steadily sp ward, wirt a firm appearance. Erie roae front 105X laaf evening to 106 at the drat board. TU price in London, which Is not predicated on ear highest (flotations here, ia cotnudbrably above 106, and, unless they had V psalo theea as severe as owrs, the proapect ia goal that the shipments of Erie to Bmrope whiofc have been made within the peat" week wiH pay a fair profit. At the first board' Qtoickailver rose y%. New fork Central x/%, Hwiden V/%, Har¬ lem 6. Reading-^, Southern old 1}£ Illinois Cam Iral 1 y%, Pittob'urg T/9 Galena %, Hock Ialaaf 1%. Prairie dir CMao 2, Port Vtkyne 1%, Chicago and Alttm 4. The cheap- Weatent stacks suffered iiss in proportion tbaathe mora high priced HCflOrttles Airing the resent panto, and now exhibit considerable recupera*fr& vigor. Ttiijre ig quite sa active- fnqniry for Rttftburg, SonOhern old, llioago and Alton, Terra Hnate, clpe.r Ac. Misso wts were- better to-dsyv with m fair business. \fle regret to learn tlkt that negotiations whl'*'were-e» foot some fitaiei f6r tbe rescue of'' the State credit Mai present positioa of disgrace have* through. The det m? rapt&y accumulating; aa the border warfare to which: the State is a* prey destroying its resoiwres. Governments were lira At the close of the .ttatbaant the market wa .strong-. At the one P.''M.' cart of the pubRc ;ht' olttrcU of the inoroaaed supply of mouey &$K. All the broke.vrappemvd to have thkmaeives with meaa*', and all were eager*to bay. Central roae 1, Krie vf.okl Southern 3Mbg Hbrlem 5, and so on throughout the list. JK t iVxovood board th > market" continued fi.UR- Hb ciHv? Mail rose to 222; Nfew TTork Central roae flm 134, falling back to 133; Harlem rose to 1S^ H(Mlien> old to 92 ym Reading to 117, Pra4rie «s ' tii«n to 76, and AltMkaadi'Obvre Haute to-3XT Ite uftlhwin* were the '(losing: n(notations: . U*O'8s'»t,r«ir.l0S1|{ a Barton pref.131 a« . Ufid s^l^ou.lOa^a ftwdinj 116Y-+ IW :TB K*,.'74,cou. W5* a. 05' Mich Central. .12031 % M 7 3-10 a, Apfcoiofl;; a IMV Mien Southern 91 *-a .» r 8-IOn .K*Augl05>i ¦ I0B\ Ntofc guar.... 126 a 1» UEa's.Jtye.ldldlOl a lOl/'i rwima 180 > IM (VOtiklyc.lcur 9» (-«' a M(j. ril ( ootral. .. 1H '< p JMftg AmsrtcaDxnld.13-2^' a. i®5» «W * Pitta.. Hif a W TonDcmee 6's. 64 V a. 84 >4 ilalena k Cbl 10»X a leg* Virginia 6's... 56 at 3S Slave * Tol 1 IT a llfjc Utanonrl 6 s 71 * 71 *4 «hl * Rk Int. .109^$ 1«a« 1'aclOc Mall...»i2>.' » 8» Prairie du Hi. K- a TtjZ N.Y < 'antral. ..133 al«3^ *Y»:entfl|<bs 105J< f laatf ¥». lo.V; *loe RrtaS<t m«b».110 a. It* Kj-i*i roferr®d.lO:JV a 104 MlcbCS'n.lsimim-. a in ifttolmo River. 140 %J4t » Oeal>>i,7'*.Ua a.lCT HartKio 144 a 144%, The first steps. .a lb*- establishment et. the Ka- J Banks arc- baiag- taken, and the«e« ia naafc debate ia finer**! oiartes an to the chanoea aft their success, treading editorials by ear>osads»» poraries, we fMy.ans devoted to a diaoassia^t the probable oftwta ef the new iytwi By»rtt old banks. lit is t&e universal opmiaa. that tta two system* oannoft eaexist, at least for- th* par- poses of a aarreney. It Is quite as -flfnaraBy be- lieved that tin new svatem will ha of iBBmeMa advantage to the commercial Intonate ef tha country. Tbwarihi "its speedy estaWiahanent aad the assurance of its stability everything is being done, evMythiaff will be done, wuich caa legally be done *o forw ard these desirable oruia. NotMaff could tsore conduce to this thaa the akngatioa off the oki baahs, which will he remembered aa favorite*, hat as favorites which hare oftea turned: upaa and disappointed their aaeet stcaJjasfc friends. It is fortanate that this, whieh seoam sa desirable, is alealawftsL Indeed, after bribgiag adequate legal skill to bear npon ft* qse«tti<M>, it seems to us iassitaMe ia law that th* old hanking system must soon be one of theaa dead institutions of oer caaatry which, aftea doing their part well, and enhancing its prosperi¬ ty, sleep in honor, but still sleep forever. Thee* is ground for believing that this waa the reeaft contemplated by tha government and its chief Jinancial minister ia devising even the law wMelk gsve birth to our now currency and made ft legal tender fer most of the obligstions of our ooaasea- cial world. It b a matter of history. a part ef the records of ear national financial legists tioa . that, to place the matter beyond a prrsdventare, it was even proposed by the chief oflkarsoftha Treasury to mention in that law, la so many words, Slate bank bills theretofore issued as an exception to the obligations which might be psid by the money about to be created, deuralng that good faith with the holder* of theee Mile required this and nothing leu. Congress, bring¬ ing to besr upon this point the very high order of legal talent which distinguished the commlttea which perfected that law, suggested that ia tha limitations upon bsnks and their right t« redeem in anything else than specie. contained in the State constitutions, and especially In the coastita- tion of the State of New York, thsa which, aa 'being operative at the commercial centra of tha Union, no instrument deserved more considera¬ tion . waa to be found full and perfect to the people upon this pointj^that there corporations were absolutely prohibited psying with paper what their had promised to pay in coin, ami from makiag conse¬ quent exaggerated speculations upon tha commerrisl exigencies of the natioa. Tha proposition of the Treasary Depsrtment was die- tsted by a desire to protect the interests of tha people. In concurring* with the Congresetoaal committee It did not abaadoa the belief that goad faith with the holders of theee State bank hille. and the snccese of its nesycheme of national banks, both Imperatively demanded that the old bsnks should make their premises good in specie. We have positive and reliable asenrawe that this still ia the belief of the Treasury Department, and that the federal government will be gratifted by any action either of the executive or Judicial branches of our State government which will cea- duce to this end. The State t>snk« are state la- stitutions. The federal gorernment, therefore, leaves their fats to the Jodictsry and the exeentivea of the States. At the same time the federal gar. emment. snd especlslly the Treasury breach of It, in wide swake to what Its own interests require at this juncture H» reference to these banks, snd that la thst they be held to perform whet they promised. Ws ere told that In the recent argvmeat ef tha legal tender clau«e before our Court of Appeals, counsel, possibly in the Interest of the beaks si
jgENIUUb LEE'S REBEL ARMY.Its Composition, Strength and
Commanders.
Probable Movement of Lef'»Forces.
Tho Reported Plan of the Pall Campaign ofthe Bfbsl*.
THE THREATS Of THE REBELS,Ac*, kfii Mi
Our Hrbil Ocapaichc* front BAltin*r*«RtLinoKK, August 31,
1888.
TK" La v Hopt of the tiebeUum.VektiUl Salemmi of UuArmy at
Gtneral Let.Of What Troty* it u OemptuedAntic;fiations of an Karljr
Vp:nutg if the fall Cam.IWl.ll, o e.
! bar* tfee pleasure of presenting to A« Humid ItwArm aud tin
mily complete statement of tlisr force* com-
I 'ruing General Lee's army that has aver txvtr publishedIt will
be soen that U embraces every regiment in tltttarmy namely , one
hundred sod forty-tlvo regiments 01Iniaatry, 0rto>1h squadrons
of cavalry and forty -etor bat-*torlaa of artillery. I am act at
liberty at prfleedt t»> stater'bow I cam* Into possession of
tbli remarkable doc '.went, {Jthe original of whi.'b la al present
hi the office of Ito Armn't Di -Uitm.r> . of six guad ,a each,
610 meo.
Oon. Wilcox'sbrigade.
Major (in*to>\r batter lea of a'li r>4th Alabama re*im<
«....8th Alabama regirtumi9tb Alabama. regimeot. . ...iptb Alabama
regiment .... >
37th North Carolina reirirnnntUlb Alabama regiment I Qen.
Malione'illtb 'Georgia regiment f brigade.15Ui Virginia regiment
/2d Mi8siralpii regiment10th MiMi8sip.il regiment13th Mfcwlssippl
reglBMMit
Jtlth Mia.iisoijvi regiment3d Georg a regiment ....
Strength of the Divititm.flnrentry a anArtillery 61»
i Total.. .. a 1MWMajor Qenrral render's Dirition.trmr batteries
of artillery, or six guns in o«cb, 512 men.7th North Carolina
regiment 117th Virginia reglmout I General Thotnaa'
Ina regiment1Mb Naign and; ia a fewdajrs.probably by the time
Uim meets the eyes of thereaders of the Hbkald the operations
Indicated in my1 utter of Auguat 4 will have ceaaosenced.
8*1.'TIMOR!, Sopi. t, 1808More Capture* of Tenth on th*
KajfahannojU.Oeneral!.*¦'» Aortfiward Movement Commenced./Cm*
fromCharlefon.Keeuont for tk* Delay in Taking He City.Union
Pntonert Remove* from RuKmorul to Charlet-ton.How Innocent Peoplew
Maryland an» Compelled toPayfor the Depredation of Criminalt~3forU
of Mr.tieoar tOf^mfel Jvthci to be Done.ISteerdy
Johnson'IVindication of General Wilt John Portea^dc.The fi oquent
captures of Union veteels. by lb* robe',a to,
I bo Rappahannock rivsr, which bsvs recently tulamplace, u» is
th* Mghsst degree diegvsoetul to lh«ad»miBletraltou, bscause If the
proper precautionary measure* had been taken they would cot have
happened. lmaddition to the capture of theMaMn Reliance and
sa¬tellite, the (chooser* Coquette, Golden Rod &ad TwoBrothers
were all captured in th* Rappahannock river bythe rebels on the
9Atb ult., and taken aa prises toWilmington, aa one aooount states,
and certainly to somerebel port in North Carolina. The latter three
Teaselswere all unarmed, and of course fell an unresisting preyto
their captors, Unlaas a suitable naval fo/oe is sta¬tioned at the
mouth of the Rappehaaaock river, It musthe expected that thess
captures of Union vessels will oon-tioue'to be cf frequent
occurrence.
1 have no direct intelligence In regard to the reportedcrossing
of the Rappahannock at Port Royal by a portionof Geo. Ie«'a army;
hut tbe whole tenor of my informa¬tion during tbe last three or
fonr days is such ss to war¬rant me in my log that, If be hae not
already done ae, bewill do so to the course of this week, although
th* cross¬ing may not be at the apot indicated above. If the
report,however, should prove correct, it is the premonitorysymptom
of tbe movement Indicated in my letters ofAugust 21 and SI, and
that movement may be regar.dedaa commenced. It should net be
forgotten that Geo. LeeIs perfectly swsrs of lbs condition of Gen.
Meeds s army,and of tbe atats of affairs between Washington and
lb*line of the Rappahannock. Tbe recent raids of Mosby'smen near
the Chain Bridge, tbe reoent skirmish nearFalrfas, the recent
captures of srmy msils between Oocoquan and Dumfries, have a
meaning beyond what appearson tbe surface. In svsry ons of these
affairs a vsst dealof ralusbie Information was obtained, all of
which wsscommunicated to General Lee. That officer knows ex¬actly
bow many of the regiments of Gen Meade's »rmysrs now in New York ,
and bow many troops are be-tweon him and tbe capital. If, in
oonaoquenoe of theluformatl"n thus obtslued, General I«e believes
himselfto be st the huart of a fores three times as strong as
thatopposed to him, and precipitates himself in enn-e pienreupon
the weak point in lb* defences of Washington, theadmiuiatration
will be directly responsible for tbe result1 have soma news from
Richmond to rtsy in r >gsrd torbsrleston which fsrnUhe* an
answer to the question
I *. Ubi is tbe fall of hsrieHtou delayed »" propounded in[ tbe
1Isksu> yes'srdsjr. It Is to tbe oflbct thatthe deVnce! of
Charleston d< e* not riepeud upon Kort Sumter at all.i That
tort, or rather th* -round upon wbtnh it stands, m.iy
l>e taken, but, when that la done, tbe nark of
takingCharleston will only have begun. Besides this. It I'aisled
thst the military for e* under ftsnersl Beniressnlare sii|>ertor
In number to tiiose under nene'sl tiillmore.
I and quite siiftleisnt to repel any assault upon the
workssround the city. It is also stated that over s thousandUritoa
prisoners were sent trom Richmond to t Itsrlestnn«u the 2*th snd
30th of August, in order ihat the taot of'heir being oontinod m
< barleston might deter Generallln n re f-m shelling that city.
Among tbe mimbsrsent down to Charleston more than four honor*!
wereofficers.Mv lettsr of August 26 oontsined s itatsment of
the
extremely Injudicious couri>e which his beiesd tbework of
taking c h irlestoo will only have begun.Tbs harbor will suil be
inaccessible, and arrangementshas s b -en made to ralnf- rr«
General ReiOregardwith as many troops as be may used to rspsi aland
attsek. Tbe detenoe of As long aa tbe overlandroute ft per*1sted
In. disaster will altsnd our arms. Butlet tbe plans af General Met
lellan be carried out; let apeninsula campaign against Richmond be
organised, andII will break up and disarrange Ibe plans of the
rebelsaa regain peasesstun of the Pa timore snd Obi llaMroad, to re
establishIbe blockade of tbs Pt>toai« rl»er to drive
GsaeralMeade's arnt la Mm ehatlev of the Wmklmgum forte.
I and, If thsy 4o oot tUtoi the capital Itastf, M las it (It*to
Washington Um aspect of a Mawimd cHy, with .hoattl* M>f,
15«,0«0str*ug, at itegsts* V mf+tat their diapoeal for dotag this
were ait forth la mjr lefteraf August It.
loleUtgouoe baa keen received here to the eCsct thatGeneral
l>>e . oainpaiga igiM Washington, now aooo tebe undertaken,
will he made bjr the moot direct route bfwhich that city can be
reached.namely, br crossing theKappahanuock below Krederickaburg, m
lufw luation beNm«t( la tbe pooaltywhich the admi«tmio« will b»ve
1**0*7 for not orgaal*In* :> peninsular campaign sgatosl Rkhwend
betters-tbiremt of July. If btflr liad been due If (Jen Meade
Had'bw a allowed, an tw\*lBt»sd , to more stTRinftmond by w*r
' 01 the peninsula, a» mm. as I-ee's alftty bad roaotsd'tlx) Hue
of tbe Rappah»t«Bock.the rrtrel capital would
. now-be in our peefl¦Hog; WashingtonI there would be
Bnnt4pHHWHIIIf of oar Ml>( able filial^
; to reduce Chirlestoav lb is because rMmras not doaetiisl) our
capital is now in dinger, while Uiebmond aarjiCEbrleaton are both
ccMBpairtlvely safe. 9br, on accouct"at he reasons apt rertb- ib my
letters eT July 29 and'h«'jm 18, ' hartosioa.caanot be taken, wflUe
Kicbmoo^'rsntetror to the posseaaiofrw tbe rebels
If Mi* rabelm succoed* (Ins fall in ajpi!»
destroyingtha>-OMtbnore and obrt- R u»r*ed, and in klbrkadlftg
>».Lower Potomac, Washington wM b) cut oIT from all
00mnrwiicaWon with tbe rest or tbe world. o»««pt by thosliH ie lino
of railroad tstiwaa tbU my an I'the cipital.II' (Ms cantmgeney
lho«M" happen tbe railroad iscilitlesbetween these two citios
w4R'b«macb greatemhan theywere In (he winter of 1861^2; Tbe
Baltimore and ObioRailroad' ban now constructed) a double
tr&clrt 1 believe,over tfao entire itistaoce, wttbssusb
eumerous slings andin nonts tbat several trataa can be running
bt>;b ways atthe urns ttme, while the rsod'iBto excel lent
->*ii»anaeeathat collisions or acoldeaiB-of any kind are
irapoeaible.In order h> meet the increasing' business of tkvroad
thecompaey bavo also mamrnatad a new wing 10tlxi depot building at
Oaaidea station, at theccr or of Rutaw street wfcisb, when
cmplnied.will be- nearly n large as tbe original Molding,while It
will harmonise w'th'tbe- latter In arcbttectnralappeananoo. The
President street depot. w'nare tbeliacis for New York arri» i--a»di
depart, has atao been
a eitiyenlarged and improved during the precsM sum¬mer, soew
wing having been built, two hundred and
r >vecty feet long. This will greatly facilitate tbwpessengcr
tra.Ho- between New York^stx* Washington, aad willuieailT- promote
tbe comfort aad convenioncc-af thet< a veikaj public. While I am
o® ibis topic. 1 » lh;v running time betweenNew York and
\Yiubingtoc«-a consummation iSvouilyw sbel by all wbo bavo occasion
to make the Journey,u* whahae nut'
HEWS FROM YUCATAIT.Rsmom of the Revsiatlsa-A New Ratev
live Power,.«e.Wobave news from Yeoatan to Uw 25th of July
last.Tbe revolution which broke out in the city of lutmal
ea tbettth of May baa- beea cesapletely successful, andIbS'late
Governor, I. lu.goyen, escaped to the- aaigb-baiting State of
Campeaoby.
rh» pronutvuidot occupied Ussida, the oapitaV ot the»4 took
pesaaseion of tba citadel, wbleb aapiUi
lated after three daya' storming. All the garrlae*
wereparked.Tbe Executive power has been conferred on *1 Junta
ttibetnaliva, compaaed ot flvo yarsoaa apiwlntedi by
tbefollowing districts.Juan Jotm lleodi-z and Aitdree I).Maldonalo,
Merld*,: Roberto Riraa, Valladolld RafaelVop Kamouat'>, fcr
Betl/esteamer Mejiei> and brig Ja. Cantlnem, for Havana.
A decree has been published in favor or Maria RoMr-soo Ksq. , oC
this city, grantee for the conetractloa ef srailway between Merida
sad K1 (Yogreeo, eftteodiag tbetime al.oweletioa to tba 1Mb day
otJanuary, »64. The decree begins:.'.Felipe Navarrete,Comman Jer
in-Cbier ot the Divisioa in th* State of Yuca¬tan, to We fellow
citiieas," AcThere ts no other news of moment.
NEWS FROM BRITISH HONDURAS.Oar Bel I me C*rr*ap«nd«m««.Hum*,
British Honduras, Angost IS, 1843.
Deterioration ef Ihf. Mahtgany S'apt*.Cot'rm Orowing.The Gualas
become ear rtapraciutlvo or tbe iaic o ¦mtaender oflite aiuadron,
ina«t»ecti-ae he insists tLM> l>up«nt d d notknew the state
of liiwwn ships, and Ledtoo id 'a whatcveref the Injuries
.iMiiatail by his lire upon Korl Sum-t*.-*.points perlecily
vevetiled, bowevor. to high |>er-HonaKeut Waabtngtcmby his
ciufidentia* newspaper cor-rnupjiident, aud ilu* officer, whose
jMiem-nts haveslnae-feeen made the sabject of a o lurt jf in yniry
.
i)Ut> tbe high personage betrays him.seif tbn mask isdropped
in one statessoal. He says thut afajr the firstreptike ihipont "not
>*tly did not renew iheassanlt, aswas ex woted, out daring the
week* K>!Kn«rii»g in which
b> rennined in omnxwdhtf tho squadron .lAfaiied to makeany
iRiggesilous or sr.bstiit nay plans looiir^tn tbo acoom-pl siinseat
of tho grealtwirk which wom ouinwted t ib ni."To whom are the
seciet ''auggoaiions' aid '"pirns" oi' anaimirel in command
automated.' What ordinary news|>a
p- rudotit dire uauko Ibis statement*1 No Kna'.ishfoAtmater ever
star tad with a clearer soant of the gamet tat* lay befi>re
bim.
I it iog the o ise of t ia Atlanta.an ord !wj>
commercialslaeiaer, awkwardly an«-can furnish no parallel to the
vaat uadTtat iron-cladti igulo* *nd line oi Tfcltle ships now bota®
built by theKimertiraents or ...*»nte ami Kngl-.ad, and
u|>onwifiah all tbo ingenuity and reaonrcae- of those twogreat
countries ara» being Itvlgbeil. The Atlanta wnsoauKht in a coeuer,
wbere hor r ao/ erlor sjieodcouM give her n.^aihraotage except far
retreat. Herounamander was a, rash fool, who ha ardbd every
thingami loat his vessal , rather th in endura>tbe
mortificationot tnrulng t~i 11 In I'resoace of tbo disttogtiMied
ladies onbeard the river atoawcr.ladles, by ,lta» way, who badoome
down In no sapoctation of seeing paear saare of our
itora, but to see the Atlanta cottar* or destroy onoII wooden
giobnat ahlch lay In Warsaar Souud How
abe Wpflhiwken and ber conaort happened to arrive
setn>poriuneljr is m pnmt not yet explained In any
navytexpatcbes thai !m» b -en published;Accustomed UJook ror, and,
whea..fe«nd, highly to at-,
proclale, every araia of comfort ir. (be- tMnbela
ofofflciai.'tbalT almost da^Qt paared out upon u* in these
disastroustimes, I thank the very higWfiwsnaaga far his
assurau*that the Navji Pe)iartn eut Is not Insaasible to tbe h
>that Iron-platadifrlfktes are noedod* to meet and fight th*same
class of vesaris on the high snax " And, agtln taa-derins to all
who sre In authority tke assurance of naymost pecqlia*
caneldoratlon . I he# the H. I*. who has-given rise ta tikis
reminder t . believe me ever his nwAobedient andithnee bumble
servant.
Oat Mwistlcello Corsetpoadance.Mo*ncsiu)v N. T , Sept. 6,
lttUk
A Srtdimrt' Aid F*»r, 4c.Last Ihursday evening a lair- was held
In this piaoafor
tho bensOt of the sick ant ie«uaded soldiers f>s» ibiscounty
the main part or ttoe aflhir was the wsrk of thelittle awiis of tbs
place, who, by their eflhrte, haverslseaover one bundredi Mbn. Tbe
litUa bmvos whoare eMit!ed V) ihe credit of prosecuting tbe good
work,under the direction of Mae. C. Bleecker, are .JMas
.TennleRioeeker, Haltie and Hannah Oakley, 9au» and TlllisHortny,
Lucy Mcklnsoa, Agnes Clark, Aduto Pond andWVanie Royce.
Mrs. Rleeckor is tha widow of the lato I.ieutan int W. WMueckor,
who was hut in tbe lll-lnleii sloop of warAlbany, and is the
daugbtor of (*aota» Osonr Rullus, ofthe navy, who eonman prime
movers inthis patriotic aMrirWhen rhildroa thus uke up ths lalerest
of our soldiers
liftimes like theee it evidences tbe d^ep feelings wb'chpervade
tbo urbote community. Saob promptings of tbohearts of nor little
onea shouM be nourished and enconraged. The soldiers who are to be
the recipients (ifths good things this uioney will purchase will no
dooMever be grateful for the thoughtful attentions of tho e hi-tie
ones.
Aerial Navigation.TO TBI RDITOH or THE HKKALD.
Pmrn Amsot, N. J. , Sept. 1WIWill you have the goodneos to
publish, for the Informs-
tl n of cclentlilc men, the fact that the twenty revolu¬tions
made by my aerial ship fn her spiral clrclo of a halfmile dl
tinnier were made in the time of fourteen and ahalf minutes. To mo
tbe most astonishing thing wssthat the siaterlal of which she was
constructed with¬stood the resistance of the sir at so (real a
velocity. Itwss. however, prepared for It, by being brought to
apoint at the bow ondsof the thre> cylindroma over oonicalpiece*
of cork Ave m hen in diameter at tbeir banentrong cord secured
these points to the apox of lightstrlia of wood sttending along ths
sides of each cylin-drold, and meeting together at thit point.Yonr
reportnr has snoketi within tnuuds aa to tbe rate
of her speed The Orst eleven revolutions were mail t tn«even
minutes and a fsw second*. The last three rov. lations were mide in
three and a half mii.utes. A gradualdiminution of velocity was a
matter of course. The clr-clea did not-dtmtnish tn .liameler, for
they appearedlarger to tho view aa she ate n led. anil tbey must
havelacreaaed lo sire irom her slower movoment, owing tnadiminution
of motive power, ss well aa the rarer airacting upon ber rudder.
Hence tho calculation made byyour reporter on the whole number of
revolutions, in thea bole per nd of time before the was loot to
view in tbeupper strata of cloiids. falls fsr short of ber
greatestvelocity It must have been over two hundred miles perhoar
is the early portion of her spiral movement Veryreepectfully,
yours, PnUilloN ANDREWS.A I.*nv Ri*r.;tw rao* Ttwas Mrs. De
tamsrand ar¬
rived at St. I/ei is on tho «ih instant from Onnlc, To*as.having
been driven away bv the cruelly of the rebel*.She savs ber pereol*
moved from Ill no s to leva* severalyears ago, where 'h»V both died
Her hu«band, loel F.lie l.amerand. waa born ta H. I/mis wsol to lbs
Mexi-oan war, and when the army wss on Its return he stoppedla
Tsxaa, wbers the twd were married. Tbey were livingIn Cook county
when lbs r bcUioa broke out. Many persons were arrested, tried
andetocuted fbr treason . Herhusband was condemned to the
penitentiary for lifeWhile be was In Jail she managed i furnish bim
with implenents with which to make his eaeaps He told ber tbcome
North, while be made his way Into MexHso shebas never heard from
bim sloce For ths oftonoo of con¬niving at the eecape of ber
huobaad Ithe waa threafeaodby the secetb till rbo thought heal to
leave tbe caitntrv,which she did la company with a Mr York, driving
histwo borss wagon for bim he having soM her last horse toobtain
moans of suhalsiencs. Mm baa oae small child.
firs at No8r*|or, Istija.MrBsaooe, Iowa, Rapt. T, 1M3.
A destructive Are nocorred bore last night, which conoosied
property lo the amount of 1*0,000, half of whichonly is Insured.
Tbe fellowtag Arms are the principallosers Hits MeDonald, Case,
Bailey, Van Valksabnrg,Haigbt jdlyaa, Hammerslough. Gutataa k
f/mnan, Buck
k nicknoli and SumtaerReld A On. flame law offices
woredestroyed
Aitoui The ateamer fhaeneWor, at fit. I/>ulafrom Memphis, baa
sa board a thirty alt loooder thatwas ca|>tured ia IMd la Mei
loo, by tbe failed Statesforce*, sad waa agata recapiared from tbe
rebela atVMfbarg , on July 4, IMS. The gua was made ia France
,NoflisH X. ITtKt. It is a»w alaety lre years otd
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Tuaaaar, Sept. S.. P. M.Money jrftrfcftd ntucU aaaiar to day.
Urgt
sum* have been eonnug into the street far tempo¬rary employment
within the past day or two, mitliia afternoon the supply at 7 per
cent waafully equally to, if not slightly in eicesa of, the
te¬rnand. On government*, New York Central wadtrack choice
securities money was offered at 6 petcent. Kren the banks, which at
the clone of lastweek were unwilling to lend their money at
aapprioe, aow admit that tM rate bid* fair to fall ta5 a 6 within a
few days. It it aettled that the newlegal tender notes are to bear
6 per cent iutere^payable semi-annually, an4 to run two yeara
in-att-ad of one. Mr. Chase propdsad to pay tftaInterest once a
year. By payiftg.lt semi annuallyhe render* the aotea more likely
to circulate ascurrency; for tfcey will be worth nothing morethan
their face at two perioda in eneh year. Welearn that the (tart
payment on aeeeont.6 patcent, $1,750,000 waa made to-day. -Gold
fell to 132 this morning, and etckange ta
145. At fire P. If . to (fay the price of goM waa 138The bnll
movement in gold appears tv have ex¬hausted itself, and we any look
for another down¬ward turn on the receipt of good news. The
largeEuropean orders for Aamrican securities;were forwarded from
the Beetia by telegraph \naturally have their effeel apou the
excmarket.The stock market waa active and prices
better (his morning. There was no violentin stock*; but tke
whole list moved steadily spward, wirt a firm appearance. Erie roae
front105X laaf evening to 106 at the drat board. TUprice in London,
which Is not predicated on earhighest (flotations here, ia
cotnudbrably above106, and, unless they had V psalo theeaas severe
as owrs, the proapect ia goalthat the shipments of Erie to Bmrope
whiofchave been made within the peat" week wiHpay a fair profit. At
the first board' Qtoickailverrose y%. New fork Central x/%, Hwiden
V/%, Har¬lem 6. Reading-^, Southern old 1}£ Illinois CamIral 1 y%,
Pittob'urg T/9 Galena %, Hock Ialaaf1%. Prairie dir CMao 2, Port
Vtkyne 1%,Chicago and Alttm 4. The cheap- Weatentstacks suffered
iiss in proportion tbaathe morahigh priced HCflOrttles Airing the
resent panto,and now exhibit considerable recupera*fr&
vigor.Ttiijre ig quite sa active- fnqniry for Rttftburg,SonOhern
old, llioago and Alton, Terra Hnate,clpe.r Ac. Misso wts were-
better to-dsyv with mfair business. \fle regret to learn tlkt
thatnegotiations whl'*'were-e» foot some fitaieif6r tbe rescue of''
the State credit Maipresent positioa of disgrace have*through. The
det m? rapt&y accumulating; aathe border warfare to which: the
State is a* preydestroying its resoiwres. Governments were liraAt
the close of the .ttatbaant the market wa.strong-. At the one
P.''M.' cart of the pubRc;ht' olttrcU of the inoroaaed supply of
mouey&$K. All the broke.vrappemvd to havethkmaeives with
meaa*', and all were eager*to bay.Central roae 1, Krie vf.okl
Southern 3Mbg
Hbrlem 5, and so on throughout the list. JKt iVxovood board th
>market" continued fi.UR- Hb
ciHv? Mail rose to 222; Nfew TTork Central roae flm134, falling
back to 133; Harlem rose to 1S^H(Mlien> old to 92ym Reading to
117, Pra4rie «s
' tii«n to 76, and AltMkaadi'Obvre Haute to-3XT Iteuftlhwin*
were the '(losing: n(notations:.U*O'8s'»t,r«ir.l0S1|{ a Barton
pref.131 a«.Ufid s^l^ou.lOa^a ftwdinj 116Y-+ IW:TB K*,.'74,cou. W5*
a. 05' Mich Central. .12031 %M7 3-10 a, Apfcoiofl;; a IMV Mien
Southern 91 *-a .»
r 8-IOn .K*Augl05>i ¦ I0B\ Ntofc guar.... 126 a
1»UEa's.Jtye.ldldlOl a lOl/'i rwima 180 > IM(VOtiklyc.lcur 9»
(-«' a M(j. ril ( ootral. .. 1H '< p JMftgAmsrtcaDxnld.13-2^' a.
i®5» «W * Pitta.. Hif a WTonDcmee 6's. 64V a. 84 >4 ilalena k
Cbl 10»X a leg*Virginia 6's... 56 at 3S Slave * Tol 1 IT a
llfjcUtanonrl 6 s 71 * 71 *4 «hl * Rk Int. .109^$ 1«a«1'aclOc
Mall...»i2>.' » 8» Prairie du Hi. K- a TtjZN.Y < 'antral.
..133 al«3^ *Y»:entfl|osads»»poraries, we fMy.ans devoted to a
diaoassia^tthe probable oftwta ef the new iytwi By»rttold banks.
lit is t&e universal opmiaa. that ttatwo system* oannoft
eaexist, at least for- th* par-poses of a aarreney. It Is quite as
-flfnaraBy be-lieved that tin new svatem will ha of
iBBmeMaadvantage to the commercial Intonate ef thacountry. Tbwarihi
"its speedy estaWiahanent aadthe assurance of its stability
everything is beingdone, evMythiaff will be done, wuich caa
legallybe done *o forw ard these desirable oruia. NotMaffcould
tsore conduce to this thaa the akngatioa offthe oki baahs, which
will he remembered aafavorite*, hat as favorites which hare
ofteaturned: upaa and disappointed their aaeetstcaJjasfc friends.
It is fortanate that this, whiehseoam sa desirable, is alealawftsL
Indeed, afterbribgiag adequate legal skill to bear npon ft*qse«tti,
it seems to us iassitaMe ia law that th*old hanking system must
soon be one of theaadead institutions of oer caaatry which,
afteadoing their part well, and enhancing its prosperi¬ty, sleep in
honor, but still sleep forever. Thee*is ground for believing that
this waa the reeaftcontemplated by tha government and its
chiefJinancial minister ia devising even the law wMelkgsve birth to
our now currency and made ft legaltender fer most of the
obligstions of our ooaasea-cial world. It b a matter of history.a
part efthe records of ear national financial legiststioa.that, to
place the matter beyond a prrsdventare,it was even proposed by the
chief oflkarsofthaTreasury to mention in that law, la so manywords,
Slate bank bills theretofore issuedas an exception to the
obligations which might bepsid by the money about to be created,
deuralngthat good faith with the holder* of theee Milerequired this
and nothing leu. Congress, bring¬ing to besr upon this point the
very high order oflegal talent which distinguished the
commltteawhich perfected that law, suggested that ia thalimitations
upon bsnks and their right t« redeemin anything else than
specie.contained in theState constitutions, and especially In the
coastita-tion of the State of New York, thsa which, aa'being
operative at the commercial centra of thaUnion, no instrument
deserved more considera¬tion.waa to be found full and perfectto the
people upon this pointj^that therecorporations were absolutely
prohibitedpsying with paper what their had promisedto pay in coin,
ami from makiag conse¬quent exaggerated speculations upon
thacommerrisl exigencies of the natioa. Thaproposition of the
Treasary Depsrtment was die-tsted by a desire to protect the
interests of thapeople. In concurring* with the
Congresetoaalcommittee It did not abaadoa the belief that goadfaith
with the holders of theee State bank hille.and the snccese of its
nesycheme of nationalbanks, both Imperatively demanded that the
oldbsnks should make their premises good in specie.We have positive
and reliable asenrawe that thisstill ia the belief of the Treasury
Department, andthat the federal government will be gratifted byany
action either of the executive
or Judicialbranches of our State government which will cea-duce
to this end. The State t>snk« are state la-
stitutions. The federal gorernment, therefore,leaves their fats
to the Jodictsry and the exeentiveaof the States. At the same time
the federal gar.emment. snd especlslly the Treasury breach of It,in
wide swake to what Its own interests require atthis juncture H»
reference to these banks, snd that lathst they be held to perform
whet they promised.Ws ere told that In the recent argvmeat ef
thalegal tender clau«e before our Court of Appeals,counsel,
possibly in the Interest of the beaks si
