The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-08-12 00:00:00

THE WA.R IN AMERICA.

"no 'teenier City of New York which arrived
at Liverpool cm Wednesday brings papers from
New York to the 26th ultimo. They fully
"'warm the telegraphic reports of the state of
.deepondermy and general feeling of uneasiness which
pervaded all circles. The recruiting languished, not
.oi4y in New York but throughout the North, and the
appointnient of General HaHeck to the command of the
army was but indiferently received. Idissouri State
wee showing unmistakesble sign" for a desire for sewer
Mon, and a plot had been discovered, in which some of
the chief inhabitants were tioneerned, to wile Bt. Louls.
on behalf of the Confederates.- • The governor bad, la
consequence celled out the State militia. The number
of guerilla basads.weye increasing in the date, as well Awe
in Keene:kr andjennessee.. In Baltimore all the
secession members of the municipality had resigned, in .
consequence, it may berpresunied, of the poising of he
Emancipation Bill. ,_ ,
ESTRIMARiI Pot Mk' Welt..—The Por(fund Menet)
Advertiser eonipleins of all men having "stampeded"
for Canada in one night to avoid the possibility et
"being detailed .or detached for the service of the
Union. The Sew York Fire Brigade are exempt from
militar7 ursine and it is stated that applications for
Memnon havebecome very numerous • so also are the
applliiations for employment in the fitherieg. A New
York paper estimates that there are 14,000 deserters
green the Federal Army scattered in the towns ancl
' Villages of the Weertere and Northern States.
DI&PATORILIS DY ?HI GIIMAT BAffegas.—The Great
&stern brings us intelligence, of oensiduable political
letting., bet none of a decidedly warlike oomplerloa.
The report with respect to SionewailJukson and Rita
being at or near Gordonsville, brought by the City of
New York, is reputed, and the shiest of Pb. demonstra-
tion there is said to be the withdrawal of troops from
M'Cleilen's army. If Jackson be at the place indicated
it is no doubt for the purpose of trying conclusions OM
General Pope, whe has been vapoerieMg in the Valley
of the Shenandoah for some time past, trying to ooeree
the inhabitants into loyalty to the Union. The Misspelt •
militia have been exiled out for the purlieu of snpr
pressing a "rebel" plot which had been discovered be
Mt Louis.. The emegare bad caused great excitement,
and, &e we have already semi, a great many had bets,
claiming oitisenship with Great Britian. in order to avoid
the dangerwas deity of bearing atiria There had been
quite • riot in the eity, bat weer. still in ignoranee as
to-the details of the affair. The loyalty of the State to
"thiptinien is obviously very doubtful. The. organ of the
ablitioniet party, the New Yore Tribone, has been
? migagely denounced by the Berald for having declared
Vilitelibe negro.* Osin alone save the RepuMio. The
. do not seem to manifest a great desire to strike
":I=gfor their own liberty. So far as can be gathered
• trent the little we hear about them they seem to be
contemplating the struggle against their nictoal opy.ires-
sus with that philosophic calinciem of spirit which is so
characteristic of their nature. &mho will not venture
within rifle shot, if he can help it. The Governor of
Ohio hae been giving proof of his loyalty to the United
States by Wallin to call a special session of the State
legislature for thejuirpose of voting a State Ninety to
volnateeta. Mr Ibdd fume to think that the people
of Oisier-aboeii--clefend their soil from Confederate
invasion for the mere love of it, and not for the sake of
filthy lucre. It is said that Mr. Secretary Seward has
threatened resipstion if the President is compelled to
adopt an abolition policy. It is also said that next
session Mr. Seward will go into the Senate, and
Governor Dix into the House of Representatives. The
Federal authorities have at last decided on the loss in
the recent battles before Richmond. It is nowntfici dly
stated at 16,000. Meagher of the sword Nod been
addreesing a meeting of Irishmen at New York i in order
to obtain recruits for the Irish brigade. It is not said
t
what mouse attended the
appeal. Were it a tuition
of
.fighting for Ould Ireland, or even for Saxon nglexid,
Instimen would respond to the appeal with ea esium.
Among the many virtues by Paddy • fondness
for fighting is not the least conspicuous, but wily should
be give his bones to fatten Southern swami* then he
- -no interest to 0" _ .. . . .
- hivited to
the Potomac
lelmigires P
leg the '
4readt I
- the

has-no lb._ _. J the cause for which he I.
risk \kings? The health of the army at the
was reported sr improving. The Herald der' , that
the Confederate ram Arkansas is superior ' Merri-
mac, and that a similar vessel is almost re for ac-
tion at Richmond. A despatch received by _ Times,
dated July 26, speaks of the continued preysience of
en uneasy feeling in New Yerk and continued inactivity
is-the reersiting marimiL The call for a dragght, it is
• said, was getting more clamorous in New York and
throughout the North.
A Queens)" roe nix eamicixuat or inn Ex-
CHEQUK R. —Couldn't every SpirilinaMst he pshatatted.
under the faciie Lows, for rsfisaing spirits wiatoul a
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