Mr. Wright said he did not come to talk about | ments. Apparently suspecting that something parties or political platforms, when the institutions of his country were assailed. He had nothing to do with them. The Constitution must be preserved and this great rebellion would be put down. He would sustain Mr. Lincoln and the Administration in every effort to sustain the Government. He would never agree to a division of this country. We must be one people. He was for his country first, last, and all the time, and for the prosecution of the war to a successful termination, and for such a purpose would put forth every exertion. -Buffalo Courier, September 9. -AT Louisville J. S. Jackson issued a spirited call for a regiment of Kentucky cavalry, under authority of the United States, for three years or during the war.—(Doc. 39.) -A UNION meeting, called by four hundred men of all parties, who believe in a vigorous prosecution of the war and sustaining the Administration, was held at Danville, Conn., this afternoon, About fifteen hundred persons were present. Strong resolutions were adopted, with great cheering. A prudential committee of ten was appointed, Speeches were made by Hon. R. Averill and Samuel T. Seely, D. D., of Albany.-N. Y. Times, Sept. 9. -AT Newark, New Jersey, Edward P. Wilder, engineer, aged forty-five, was arrested to-day and sent to Fort Lafayette. Intercepted letters exposed him. He was making a rifle battery to send South, and expressed a willingness to fight the horde of northern abolitionists. -Newark Mercury, September 9. was out of joint, she stood off, when the Fanny pursued and gave her a shot at long range which did not have the effect to bring her to. At the suggestion of Colonel Hawkins, a secession flag was extemporized and let fly from the Fanny, in answer to which the schooner ran up the Palmetto flag of South Carolina, and at the same time tacked and came round. Soon after, however, seeming to smell a rat, she altered her course and stood off again, and tried to haul down her flag, but did not succeed, on account of its getting tangled. Perceiving that she was making off, Lieutenant Crosby let her have a shot across her bow, whereat she came round and made directly for the Fanny. On coming up, Lieutenant Crosby went aboard and directed the captain to follow the Fanny in. While on their way, Lieutenant Crosby had the following conversation with Captain Ireland: "Is that your flag?" asked Lieutenant C. "Yes, that is the flag I live, fight, and hope to die under," replied the captain, and he added, "we have cheated the Yankees this time." "I have to inform you," said Lieutenant Crosby, "that on the 28th day of August the American fleet made its appearance off this place and commenced to bombard Forts Hatteras and Clark, while a land force landed; that Fort Clark was silenced that day; that on the day following Fort Hatteras was bombarded and captured, with more than seven hundred prisoners; that both forts are now occupied by Federal troops; that I am a United States officer, you my prisoner, and your ship a prize. It is all right, is it not, captain?" The captain instantly collapsed, and took to hard drink. To-day the Hamet Ryan, Captain Wm. Nixon, appeared off the inlet, and finally stood in. Lieutenant Crosby, with the Fanny, went out, and took her in tow. She proved to be from Halifax, bound to Washington, N. C., with an assorted cargo, previously purchased in New York, consisting of one hundred and forty dozen army brogans, hats, caps, army supplies, and camp and garrison tools, for the rebels. Important papers were found on board, disclosing the extent to which this sort of trade is carried on under the English flag, and implicating certain leading New York houses in it.—(Doc. 394.) September 8.-Yesterday, at Hatteras Inlet, N. C., the schooners Mary Ward, of Edenton, N. C., Daniel Hayman, Captain; the Ocean Wave, of Washington, N. C., Adam Warren, Captain; the Susan Jane, of Plymouth, N. C., David Ireland, Captain, all from the Island of St. Martin, were taken prizes. The Ward and the Wave came square into the inlet, and were boarded by Lieut. Crosby, to whom the captains unsuspectingly committed themselves as being in the illegal trade, and by whom they were taken prisoners and their vessels secured as prizes. They were loaded with salt and molasses. The Susan Jane was seen in the offing standing off and on suspiciously. Lieut. Crosby -MR. GEORGE W. ALEXANDER, who, being took the Fanny, with Col. Hawkins on board, implicated in the seizure of the steamboat St. and went out of the inlet to watch her move-Nicholas, was detained a prisoner at Fort McHenry, made his escape last night. He was, about four weeks ago, taken from a cell in which he had been confined and placed in a room within the walls of the fort, near the guard-house, on his parole of honor not to attempt to escape "at night." The following is a copy of the parole, in his own handwriting: "I, George W. Alexander, Lieutenant, prisoner of war of the United States, at Fort McHenry, Md., do hereby solemnly pledge myself, upon my honor, that if allowed to occupy the guard-room at night, instead of the cells, I will make no attempt to escape during that period. G. W. ALEXANDER, "Lt. V. A. C. S." In consequence of this dishonorable abuse of a privilege granted by the commander of Fort McHenry, it is ordered that in future no access or communication whatever be had with other prisoners by their friends outside.-National Intelligencer, September 11. -AT Baltimore, Md., this morning, A. Williamson, a coachmaker, was arrested, charged with treason against the National Government. A few days previous it was ascertained that he had been engaged by certain parties to make a wagon with a false top and bottom, to facilitate the transmission of contraband articles south of the Potomac. The accused, after being closely watched, was arrested in the said wagon with a pair of excellent horses, just as he was about leaving his shop. At first he protested his innocence, and invited an investigation. The police soon demonstrated that they were better acquainted with the secrets of his wagon than was supposed, and quickly drew from its secret recesses ample evidence of the guilt of some one. The vehicle had a false floor, and as the police quietly removed it the accused exclaimed, "My God, I am a ruined man." The articles found embraced among other things some twenty large-size navy revolvers of superior quality, a quantity of gold lace, red flannel, and a package of about one hundred and twenty letters, addressed to parties in Petersburg, Richmond, Norfolk, and Fairfax, some from several first-class business houses in Baltimore. The letters and other articles were sent to Gen. Dix, at Fort McHenry.-Baltimore American, September 9. —G. L. Bowne, of Key West, Fla., was arrested at Cooperstown, N. Y., on a charge of treason. A large number of letters were found on him from the South, as also other papers of an important character. After the arrest an effort was made to rescne the prisoner by about one hundred of his friends. The resolute behavior of the officers, and their expressed determination to shoot the first man who persisted in the attempt, prevented the accomplishment of their purpose.-N. Y. Commercial, September 9. September 9.-The Richmond Examiner of this day says: "A few days ago Col. Albert Rust, commanding one of the regiments from Arkansas, and now stationed at Monterey, proposed to execute a most daring feat, which, but for untoward circumstances, would doubtless have proved successful and stamped him a hero. Calling for volunteers for his enterprise, he accepted the services of eleven hundred men, and with two days' rations, and stripped of all superfluous clothing and accoutrements, he took a circuitous trail, intending and expecting it to bring him out in the rear of the enemy at Cheat Mountain. His plan was, so soon as they hove in sight of their camps, to fire but one round from their guns and then to close with the foe and to use the bayonet and bowie-knife. General Jackson was to cooperate with him by menacing and attacking the enemy in front so soon as Rust should develop his arrival in the rear by firing. Unfortunately for the success of the enterprise, the trail had not been previously explored, and, instead of carrying Col. Rust to the enemy's camp, took him six miles behind it, in a direction which rendered it inaccessible, leaving them no other resources but to execute an immediate retreat. So confidently was success counted on that Gen. Jackson drove in the enemy's pickets, and waited nearly half a day for the signal of Rust's arrival in the rear to commence the attack in front. -THIS morning a serious revolt took place among the New York Rifles, near the camp at Willett's Point. An entire company, as far as it had been made up, attempted to desert en masse, at the instigation of Captain Cresto, their commander, in order to join another regiment in New York. They were stopped by a special patrol en route, and ordered to return to the camp, and on refusing they were fired upon by the patrol. Two men were killed on the spot and five were severely wounded. Captain Cresto and several of the men were arrested, and the affair was investigated.-N. Y. Herald, | The crowd was so immense on the outside that September 11. several meetings were organized. Judge Lord -IN the Senate of Kentucky, Mr. Whitaker addressed the gathering in the Hall in a patriintroduced a series of resolutions declaring that otic strain, saying that all the hopes of humanthe peace and neutrality of the State had beenity, civilization, and Christianity were bound up wantonly violated by the so-called Southern in the present contest. Resolutions in support Confederacy, and calling upon the people to rise of the policy of the National Government were and repel the lawless invaders. Governor offered by William C. Williamson, and enthusiMagoffin transmitted to the Senate despatches astically adopted. Letters from Robert C. Winfrom the confederate General Polk, in which trop, General Butler, and others were also read. he proposed that the national and "confeder- Both in the Hall and the vast outside gathering ate" forces should be simultaneously withdrawn the most enthusiastic patriotism was evinced by from Kentucky, and that both parties stipulate the dense masses. Such a demonstration Masto observe the neutrality of the State.-(Doc. sachusetts has not seen since the days of the 40.) Revolution.-(Doc. 41.) -ANOTHER fiendish attempt to destroy the -THE Richmond Enquirer of this date has the following: General A. Sydney Johnston lives of the National soldiers was made a day has, as we anticipated several days since, been or two since on the North Missouri Railroad. assigned to the Department of the West, and The timbers of a bridge near Sturgeon were put in immediate command of the operations partially burned, in expectation that a train now in progress on the Upper Mississippi. A laden with troops would be precipitated into better selection for so important a command the creek below, but the design of the villains could not have been made. being known, the train stopped at Mexico, and the troops encamped at that place, where they remained until the bridge was repaired.—Louisville Journal, September 13. -DR. ROBERT OGDEN DOREMUS, the celebrated chemist of New York, has made an invention that promises remarkable results in the use of gunpowder. It is made into the form of a paste and is affixed to the Minié ball and becomes hard as rock, so that it can be thrown any distance and not break. The powder is made in the form of a cannon ball, and can be carried in any form that a cannon ball can be. It is also made impervious to water. Experiments have been made, and the matter satisfactorily tested at West Point. A great saving is made in the quantity of powder used, as none is wasted, and the whole is as cheap as common powder. -THIS evening as a Government steamer was conveying prisoners from Lexington, Missouri, to Fort Leavenworth, she broke her rudder and was obliged to land, when the boat was seized by a body of secessionists, the prisoners liberated, and forty Federal soldiers captured. -Baltimore American, September 18. -AN immense Union war meeting was held in Faneuil Hall at Boston, Mass., this evening. The "Old Cradle of Liberty" was packed, and every arena leading to it. Thousands were unable to gain admittance to the Hall. Hon. B. F. Thomas presided, and was assisted by the Mayors of numerous cities. All parties were represented. September 10.-President Lincoln, Secretary Cameron, Governor Curtin and suite visited the Pennsylvania regiments to-day. The President introduced the Governor and Mrs. Curtin, Secretary Cameron and General McClellan, who were received with enthusiastic cheering. A lan cordially greeting officers and men. Each hand-shaking then took place, General McClelman had something cheering to say to the General. One man said, "General, we are anxious to wipe out Bull Run; hope you will allow us to do it soon?" 66 Very soon, if the enemy does not run," was the prompt response. At last Captain Barker, of the Chicago cavalry corps, composing the escort, appealed to the troops not to crowd the General too hard, or shake his hand too much, as before he slept he had a long way to travel, and much writing to do with the hand they were shaking. He promised if they would fall back the General would say a few words to them. They instantly complied, when the General, removing his hat, spoke as follows: SOLDIERS: We have had our last retreat. We have seen our last defeat. You stand by me, and I will stand by you, and henceforth victory will crown our efforts. -THE Eighth regiment of Maine Volunteers, | Second Kentucky; Major John W. Potter, of 1 under the command of Colonel Lee Strickland the Thirty-eighth New York; Rev. G. W. of Livermore, passed through Boston, Mass., on Dodge, Chaplain of the Eleventh New York; their way to the seat of war. The regiment Rev. H. Eddy, Chaplain Second Connecticut; musters about eight hundred men, recruited from Surgeons Griswold, of the Thirty-eighth New all parts of Maine. They are uniformed in the York; Grey, United States Army; Stone, Unitregular army uniform, a dark blue coat, lighted States Army; Connelly, Second New York; blue pantaloons, and a black felt hat. They marched in excellent order, although they have had but little opportunity to drill, as yet. They were without arms, but will receive them at the camp.―Boston Advertiser, September 11. -THE gunboats Conestoga and Lexington left Cairo and reconnoitred down the Mississippi River to-day. They encountered a battery of sixteen guns at Lucas Bend, on the Missouri shore, and two rebel gunboats. They silenced the rebel batteries and disabled the rebel gunboat Yankee, and would have captured her had she not been supported near Columbus. One of the Conestoga's men was slightly injured. The loss of the rebels is not known. Twenty national scouts were to-day driven into Col. Oglesby's camp by two hundred rebels. There are no less than fifteen thousand rebels in camp at Columbus, and they were largely reinforced yesterday.-N. Y. World, Septem ber 12. Harris, Second Rhode Island; Captains Dow- Gordon, Second Dragoons United States Army; but is not sufficiently recovered from his wounds men of the detachment detailed from the Hadi tobacco factories in which they had been con-AT Philadelphia, Pa., William H. Winder, fined, to the depot of the Petersburg Railroad, a brother of John H. Winder of the rebel army, in double files, guarded by a detachment of was arrested, and all his correspondence and fifty men from the Jeff. Davis Louisiana Batta- · effects seized. Some of the correspondence re-lion, commanded by Lieutenant C. W. Brocket, veals the way of thinking in the South, prior to of the rebel army, who are to accompany them Mr. Lincoln's election, showing conclusively a all the distance to Charleston. Twenty-five foregone intention to disrupt the Union. Others detail fragments of conversation to which James Buchanan was a party, and exhibit a general looseness of sentiment in the presence of that functionary which might, at this time, be construed into treason. Winder was the Philadelphia correspondent of the New York Daily News, as copies of his letters were found pasted carefully in blanks, with notes and interpolations. Philadelphia Press, September 12. -ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX of the Union prisoners, selected chiefly from among the members of the New York, Massachusetts, and Michigan regiments, were sent from Richmond, Va., to Castle Pinckney, in Charleston harbor. Among them were Colonel Wilcox, of the Michigan First; Colonel Corcoran, of the New York Sixty-ninth; Lieut.-Colonel Neff, of the son (La.) Infantry, marched ahead of the prisoners, the rear being brought up by twentyfive men of the Natchez (Miss.) Rifles. The party embarked in three cars specially provided for their accommodation, each car being guarded by fifteen Southern soldiers, very fully armed. -Richmond Examiner, Sept. 11. -A BATTLE took place about three o'clock this afternoon, near Summersville, Va. General Rosecrans, after making a reconnoissance, found General Floyd's army-five thousand strong, with sixteen field-pieces-intrenched in a powerful position, on the top of a mountain at Carnifex Ferry, on the west side of Gauley River. The rear and extreme of both flanks were inacessible. The front was masked with heavy forests and a close jungle. Colonel Lytle's September 11.-Six rebels from Memphis, Mo., some of whom were identified as having served under Green, were arrested to-day near Salem, Iowa. They had with them a drove of one hundred and eighty cattle, which they said was for Chicago; the men were held as prisoners at Mount Pleasant.-N. Y. Herald, Sept. 13. -A LARGE party started out at seven o'clock this morning from the vicinity of the Chain Bridge, above Washington, under the command of Colonel Stevens, of the New Ohio Tenth regiment of Gen. Benham's brigade | brigade. General Rosecrans and General Benwas in advance, and drove a strong detachment ham, Colonel McCook, Colonel Lytle, Colonel of the enemy out of camp this side of the posi-Lowe, Captain Hartsuff, Captain Snyder, Caption, the site of which was unknown. Shortly tain McCullen Burke, of the Tenth Ohio, and afterward his scouts, consisting of four com- the other officers displayed conspicuous perpanies, suddenly discovered themselves in the sonal gallantry. The troops were exclusively face of a parapet battery, and a long line of from Ohio.-(Doc. 21.) palisades for riflemen, when the battle opened fiercely. The remainder of the Tenth and Thirteenth Ohio were brought into action successively by General Benham, and the Twelfth afterward by Captain Hartsuff, whose object was an armed reconnoissance. The enemy played upon the National forces terrifically, with musketry, rifles, canister and shell, causing some casualties. Colonel Lytle led several companies of Irish to charge the battery, when he was brought down by a shot in the leg. Colonel Smith's Thirteenth Ohio engaged the rebels on the left, and Colonel Lowe's Twelfth Ohio di-York Highlanders. It consisted of several derectly in the front. Lowe fell dead at the head tached companies of infantry, a company of of his regiment early in the hottest fire, by a cavalry, and Captain Griffin's battery. As the ball in the forehead. McMullen's howitzer bat- skirmishers advanced, the enemy's pickets retery and Snyder's two field-pieces meantime tired beyond Lewinsville, about seven miles were got into the best position possible under from the Chain Bridge. The troops, having the circumstances, and soon silenced two of the accomplished the object of their mission conrebel guns. The fire slackened at intervals but nected with the reconnoissance of the country, grew more furious as night approached, when began to retrace their steps, when a large force the German brigade was led gallantly into the of rebels, consisting of two regiments of infanaction by Colonel McCook, under the direction try and Colonel Stuart's regiment of Virginia of Adjutant-General Hartsuff, but who, after a cavalry, with a battery of four pieces, were furious fight of three hours, ordered the recall seen approaching from the direction of Falls of the troops, and the men lay on their arms Church, evidently with a view of cutting them within a short distance of the enemy all night. off and preventing their return to their camp; The rebel General Floyd fled during the night, and line of battle was formed by the remainder and sunk the boats in the river, and destroyed of their forces. The rebel battery then opened the temporary bridge which he made when he with shell, which was replied to from Griffin's first occupied the position. The turbulence and battery. Several rounds were fired on each depth of the river and the exhaustion of the side, when the National troops ceased firing for troops made it impossible to follow him. He about twenty minutes, in order to give the left his camp equipage, wagons, horses, large rebels an opportunity, which they would not quantities of ammunition, and fifty head of cat- embrace, of meeting them on the field-the tle. The National troops lost fifteen killed and rebels being for the greater part concealed in about seventy wounded, generally flesh wounds. the woods. The National forces, on resuming Captain McGroarty, of Cincinnati; Captain Mc- operations, brought into action a thirty-two Mullen and Lieutenant Snyder, of Ohio, were pounder, the shell from which soon silenced wounded, but not dangerously. Twenty-five the rebel battery. The gun was then directed of Colonel Tyler's men who were taken by toward the cavalry, which appeared on the Floyd at Cross Lane, were recaptured, and road leading to Fall's Church, and soon sent Floyd's personal baggage, with that of his offi- them flying, a number reeling from their sadcers, was taken by General Benham's brigade, dles and falling to the ground. The shells exwhich suffered most. It was commanded by ploded in their midst. The command was then him in person, and Colonel McCook led his given to withdraw, and the Federal column fell |