The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1863.

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No. 22,221.

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8, OXFORD STREET, W.
THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections
from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE and Ilalevy's
MUSKETEERS (first time in England).
Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs.
Green, Bernardi, finish, ac., with full band and chorus.
Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans.
Flute Solos by Drew Dean &c.
Comic, by UNSIVORTH ("or any outer man"), Eugene,
'l%. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson.
Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his
wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHE6TRE, contain-
ing a full band of 40 instruments.
The HALL hqs just been newly Decorated and Ventilated,
and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis.
Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Cd. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ;
private boxes, los. od.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Oldminster at the same time, having improved his position,
ran up the front as they came past the half-mile post, and
followed closely in the wake of Mr. Hunt's colt. At the
rifle butts Duleif ella headed Dr. Syntax, who shortly
after dropped awaj beaten, and on their fairly entering
the straight Hubert was added to the beaten division,
leaving Lord Stamford's mare in possession of a decided
lead, which she improved as she came on, and won in a
canter by three lengths, Drummer Boy defeating Blithfield
by a length for second, the latter being a neck in advance
of Oldminster, who was fourth; Knowsley was fifth, Hu-
bert sixth. The others were pulling up and did not pass the
post.
The Revival Plate of 100 soya in specie, for 2-yr-olds and
upwards. Weight for age; winners extra, with maiden
allowances. Red-houso in.

the date of his promotion until 1830. He became
rear-admiral Nov. 17, 1853, and vice-admiral March
7, 1858. The deceased admiral married in 1863
Robina Mary, sister of Sir David Dundee, of Beech-
wood, Midlothian, and of Dunira, near Perth.
The following promotions, to date from the 12th
inst,, will take place consequent on the death on the
11th inst. of Vice-Admiral of the Red Henry Dun-
das :—Vice-Admiral of theW bite Sir Henry Byam
Martin, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red ;
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Hastings,
K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the White; Rear-
Admirals the Hon. Arthur Duncombe, Robert Fitz-
roy, and Charles Henry Swinburne, on the reserved
list, to be Vice-Admirals on the same list ; Rear-
Admiral of the Red Joseph Nies, C. 8., to bo Vice-
Admiral of the Blue ; Rear-Admiral of the White
the Right Hon. Lord Clarence Edward Paget, C. 8.,
to be Rear-Admiral of the Red; Rear-Admiral of
the Blue George St. Vincent King, C. 8., to be
Rear• Admiral of the White ; Capt. James Paterson
Bower to be Rear-Admiral on the reserved list;
Capt. Frederick Warden, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral
of the Blue. Retired Rear-Admirals William
Hamley and John Drake to be retired Vice-Ad-
mirals.

Lee's army out of Pennsylvania, and I think can ultimately
drive it out of existence, but no paper compromise to which
the controllers of General Lee's army are not agreed can at
all affect that army. In an effort at such compromise we
would waste time, which the enemy would improve to our
disadvantage, and that would be all.
A compromise to be effective must be made eithor with
those who control the rebel army, or with the people first
liberated from the domination of that army by the success
of our army. Now, allow me to assure you that no word or
intimation from the rebel army, or from any of the men con-
trolling it, in relation to any peace compromise, ihas ever
come to my knowledge or belief. All charges and intima-
tions to the contrary are deceptive and groundless, and I
promise you that if any such proposition shall hereafter come
it shall not be rejected and kept secret from you. I freely
acknowledge myself to be the servant of the people, accord-
ing to the bond of service in the United States Constitution
and that as such I am responsible to them.
But, to be plain. You are dissatisfied with me about
the negro. Quito likely there is a difference of opinion be-
tween you and myself on that subject. I certainly wish
that all men could be free, while you, I suppose, do not.
Yet I have neither adopted nor proposed any mea-
sure which is not consistent with even your view, pro-
vided that you are for the Union. I suggested compensated
emancipation, to which you replied that you wished not to
be taxed to buy negroes. But I had not asked you to be
taxed to buy negroes, except in such a way as to save you
from greater taxation to save the Union exclusively by other
means. You dislike the Emancipa'ion Proclamation, and,
perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconsti-
, tutiolial ; I think differently. I think the Constitution in-
vests the Commander•in-Chief with law of war in time of
war.
The most that can be said, if so much, is that slaves are
; property. Is there, has there ever been, any question that
by the law of war property, both of enemies and friends,
may be taken when needed ? and is it not needed whenever
taking it helps us or hurts the enemy ?
Armies, the world over, destroy enemies' property when
they cannot use it, and even destroy their own to keep it
from the enemy. Civilized belligerents do all in their power
to help themselves er hurt the enemy, except a few things
regarded as barbarous or cruel. Among the exceptions are
the masacre of vanquished foes and non-combatants, male
and female. But the proclamation as law is valid or is not
' valid ; if it is not valid it needs no retraction ; if it is valid
It cannot be protracted any more than the dead can be brought
to life.

DONCASTER RACES—TUESDAY.
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deed, since an improved regime in the administration o
affairs has caused us to forget the failures of the past, our
task has been to record success. To tell of crowded trains
despatched in quick succession from King s-cciross andl Eu-
ston-square, of the little town being thronge to an a most
fabulous extent by bipeds and quadrupeds, of the equally
fabulous prices demanded by its thrifty inhabitants for ac-
commodation for man and beast, and of the daily gathering
on the beautiful moors f all that the north can boast of in
rank and beauty to gre the scene. These conditions pro-
mise to be fulfilled to the letter this year. Doncaster is
as full as apparently it can well be, though, doubtless, like
the carpet-bag so often quoted, it will expand itself to late
arrivals, and some nooks and corners be still discovered at
"an alarming sacrifice." A great number of horses have
arrived, the weather is magnificent, and the ground in
splendid order. Can we say more ?
The rooms were inconveniently crowded last night.
Avenger was firm at 5 to 1 at the commencement of busi-
ness, but went back half a point before the close. The
Ranger was backed for a little money at 10 to 1, but he
saw a better price before midnight, as 8 to 1 was offered in
our hearing. Lord Clifden was, as usual, considerably
knocked about, and unfavourable reports of his style of
going that morning were circulated-10 to 1 was his
latest quotation. Queen Bertha, who was said to be look-
ing magnificent, was installed first favourite, and left off in
force at sto 1. The Serf was mentioned, and Borealis was
backed for a good deal of money at 12 to 1.
The morning dawned brightly, and, after the usual male
of stock by Messrs. Tattersall,three lots of which,belonging
to Mr. Sutcliffe, were unfortunately destroyed by their
stabling being burnt on the previous night, an adjournment
to the moor took place. On the first day the attendance is
never very large, and there was no exception to that rule
on this occasion.
The Fitzwilliam Stakes proved an easy victory for the
favourite, Carnival, and the Doncaster Plate was a no less
easy thing for Col. Towneley's Newchurch.
The meeting of Fille de l'Air and Linda in the Cham-
pagne was looked forward to with much interest, the latter's
performance at York having stamped her as one of the best
fillies out this season, The French mare had slightly the
call in the betting, 5 to 4 being laid against Linda. The re-
sult was one of those surprises that tend so much to show
the uncertainty of public running. Linda appeared to be
winning opposite the Stand, but died away to nothing on
Aldcroft bringing Ely with a rush to the post, and Chal-
loner not persevering, Fille de l'Air defeated her by a net
for second honours. The Yorkshire Handicap brought 16
to the post, eut of which number Blondin and Dulcibella
were most fancied, Lord Stamford's mare winning a very
straggling race with the greatest ease.
The issue for the Handicap had the effect of sending
Avenger still higher up in the Leger betting. More than 4
to 1 could not be procured against him after the race. 7to
I was cffered against Lord Clifden, and Queen Bertha was
slightly on the decline.
The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 5 soya each, with 100 added, for
all ages; weight for age, winners extra; the second to
save his stake. One mile. 13 subs.
Mr. R, C. Naylor's Carnival, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (in. 41b ex.)
(Challoner) 1
Mr. Gordon's Johnny Armstrong, 4 yrs, 9st 41b (includ.
4lb extra) ......
Mr. Henry's Lady of Coverhato, 2 yrs, 6st llb (includ.
41b extra) .. (Carroll) 3
Mr. G. Bryan's Welland, 4 yrs, 9st (Fordham) 4
Lady de Trafford, King of Utopia, Minis), Entremet,
and Bathilde also ran.
Betting—Even on Carnival, 3 to 1 agst John Armstrong,
6 to 1 agst King of Utopia, and 8 to 1 agst Welland.
After a couple of failures, the flag was lowered to an indif-
ferent start, in which Minie and Lady de Trafford were left
at the post. On settling into their places King of Utopia,
next the rails, made play, closely attended by Carnival, who
was followed by Welland and Bathilde side by side next,
Lady of Coverhamand Johnny Armstrong lying next.
King Crossing the road of Utopia died away, the lead being
taken up by the favourite. Half-way in the distance Ba-
thilde and Welland were in difficulties, and were headed by
Lady of Coverham ; and in a few strides further by Johnny
Armstrong, the latter in his attempt to get up on the out-
side had to pull off, and at last succeeded in going through
next the rails. At the enclosure Doyle made his effort
to reach the favourite, but failed, and was beaten easily
by halfalenagitihk,ethdrisetealneenegtthhes
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thirand
finished fifth, and King of Utopia next. The others
trotted in.
Match for 300 sous, 100 ft, Bst 101 b each, both 2-yr-olds.
T.Y,C.

Cr.ANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order
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fessor Pepper and Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral
Illusion, " THE GHOST," from the Picture Gallery to the
Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected,
affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal-
cony, and bady of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr.
A. Stivester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im-
provements and effects), REPREShNTATIONS EACH
EVENING, at Ten o'clock.
All the other Musical and pictorial attractions as usual,
including. Operatic Selections, &c. ; Unsworth (the modern
Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, &c.

Captain Christie's br m Lady Clifden, 5 yrs, 9st 91b
(G. Fordham) 1
Mr. R. Buckley's b m Tattoo, 5 yrs, 9st 21b ..(Aldcroft) 2
Mr. J. Carey's b f Mother Carey's Chicken, 2 yrs, Est 101 b
(S. Adams) 3
Mr. J. Osborne's b c Lord Adolphus, 2 yrs, 6st 9113
(Whiteley) 4

J. Grimskaw weighed for Persuasion, 7st 11b. Shortly
after Mr. Phillips requested the number to be removed, as
the lad had no instructions to weigh.
Betting-3 to 1 on Lady Clifden, who made her own
running, accompanied by Lord Adolphus to the bend,
where the latter dropped back, and Tattoo became second,
but without a chance of reaching the favourite, who won
easily by a length—a bad third.
The Filly Stakes of 30 Boys each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old fillies,
Bst 101 b each. Red House in. 15 subs.
Lord Zetland's Saragossa, Bst 101 b ...... (A. Edwards) 1
Mr. Watts' br f Gondola, Bst 101 b........ (J. Snowden) 2
Captain Grey's br f Syren, Bst 101 b ............ (Doyle) 3
Polonaise, Chalybeate, and Clairvoyante also ran.
Betting-6 to 1 agst Syren, 4 tea agst Polonaise,. 5 to 1
agst Saragossa, and 7 to 1 agst Chalybeate.
Polonaise, with Clairvoyante, made play to the turn into
the straight, when Saragossa came out and won easily by
three parts of a length, half a length separating second and
third. Polonaise was a bad fourth.
The Glasgow Stakes of 30 save each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old
colts, Bst 101 b each. Red House in.
Count Batthyany's b c Midnight ,saw Mass olb
(A. rds) w.o.

A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
Cie These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter
Season. They have been entirely redecorated.
Musical Director, Mons. Jullien, of monster concerts cele-
brity. The band )5 selected from the Crystal Palace, the
Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty.
Doors open at 8 o'clock.
Admission, Is.

By the promotion of Capt. F. Warden, C. 8., to
flag rank, a good-service pension of £l5O per an-
num is placed at the disposal of the First Lord of

,he Admiralty.

Manager—M. GRENET.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Sebastian Gassiot
to the Gibraltar; Lieut. Charles S. H. Bliss to the
Pelorus ; Lieut. Atwell P. M. Lake to. the Marl-
borough; Edward C. Du Bois Phillips, promoted to
master ; and George Glasson, chief engineer, to the

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The
GHOST ! The Polish Giantess, Countess Demoloth,
will be introduced in the Ghost illusion this Week—The
beautiful FAIRY FOUNTAIN—Grand Divertissement by
Twenty young Ladies—Operatic Selections, by 3i is s M'Gregor,
Mr. Albert, Vernon Rigby, and Signor Georgini—Band and
Chorus of 60 Performers.
First appearance of RAPHAEL DE SOLLAq. the Infant
Tenor, and LANGLOIS VELOCIMAN, the Great Indian
Juggler, THIS DAY (MONDAY).

Liverpool.
The undermentioned gentlemen were yesterday
nominated to naval cadetships :—J. C. P. Vereker,
George Toler, James C. Johnston, Reginand R.
Neeld John S. Murray, Walton Drake, and T. W.
W. Wells.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great
Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR
NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every
Evening.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.
The Duncan, 74, old sailing ship, which is being
broken up in No. 3 dock at Chatham, will be out
of the shipwrights' hands by the end of the first
week in October, when the dock will be entirely
cleared in readiness for the reception of the iron
paddlewheel steam frigate Recruit, 6, 150-horse
power, which is once more to be docked in order to
discover the locality of a leak, and for a few slight
repairs. Since she has been lying in the harbour her
bottom has become very foul, and is largely en-
crusted with weeds and aniraalculaa
Admiralty instructions have been received at
Chatham Dockyard, directing that all launches shall
in future be schooner-rigged, according to the plan
recommended to the Admiralty by Admiral Elliot,
instead of the old system of lugger-rigging them
adopted in the navy since 1841.
Her Majesty's iron paddlewheel steamer Blood-
hound, Lieut.-Commander Stokes, from the West
Coast of Africa, was yesterday paid out of commis-
sion at Woolwich, and will be docked for repairs.
She sailed from Ascension on the 4th day of
July, and called. at Goree, Teneriffe, Madeira,
and Vigo, and on account of the fearfully bad state
of her boilers and machinery, and the accumulation
of barnacles, on her bottom, she was two
months making her way home. The officers and
crew were all paid off in good condition.
Her Majesty's steam storeship Fox yesterday
went down to Woolwich Dockyard to complete her
cargo of steam machinery shipped at the Victoria
docks, and will sail to-day for Pembroke yard.
The Monarch, target ship, was undocked yester-
day at Portsmouth, and placed at the practice moor
ings in Porchester Creek.
At Fort Cumberland the Royal Marine Artillery,
under the supervision of Col. Alexander; at Lumps
Fcrt the Royal Artillery of the 6th Brigade, under
Col. Longdon's supervision ; and on board her Ma-
jeety's ship Excellent the trained gunners, under
Capt. A. C. Key's directions, have been engaged in
making a series of experimental rapid firing courses
with shot and shell from the new " wedge" Arm-
strong 40 and 70 pounders. Similar experimental
firing is taking place at other out-stations under
competent officers, and each officer engaged in con-
ducting the experiments, will, at their close, for
ward his own report, independently of all others, to
head-quarters. The guns now under trial are the
most perfect form of the Armstrong breech-loader
extant. The whole of the experimental firing has
not yet been concluded with all the guns under
trial, but it has proceeded sufficiently far to enable
a correct judgment to be formed of the gun's power
and its suitability for service on board ship. The
70-pounder wedge gun under trial concluded its
course yesterday, after firing 200 shot and 50 com-
mon shell (Armstrong, but not built in segments).
The target was placed at 2,000 yards' distance, out
on the Horse Shoal, seaward. The charge of pow-
der used for the shot was 101 b., and for the shell
91b. ; the latter containing 31b. of powder as a burst-
ing charge. Two different targets were used for
shot and shell, that for the latter being built up of
nine-inch oak plank, as the shells were fired with a
pillar fuse, and therefore required a resisting object
of some solidity to strike again to cause them to
burst. The practice made throughout with this
gun was magnificent. Yesterday it was much inter-
rupted by vessels crossing the range, but on the pre-
vious day, when the range remained more open, 65
shots were fired in 471 minutes, and the target was
struck 36 times. This was the longest period of
firing at one time to which the gun was subjected,
for the " keybolt" gave out on several occasions, and
the gun became disabled until the armourer had re-
moved the pin and repaired the damage. The
Armstrong armourer stationed at Portsmouth being
present, examined the bolt by Col. Longdon's direc-
tions, and gave it as his opinion that it was made
from a similar metal to the gun. He suggested that
he should be allowed to make a new steel bolt. To
this the colonel at once acceded, and yesterday the
new bolt was tried, and 64 shots were fired from
the gun consecutively 'without any burring up of
the metal on the wedges or any serious damage to
the bolt, beyond the indentations which might be
expected on the side of so small a piece of metal.
The firing from the 40-pounder also under trial is
not yet concluded. One of the 70-pounder shells
burst at the mouth of the gun yesterday, but that
was the only instance of the kind throughout its
firing, and no cause could be assigned for it. With
all the wonderful accuracy exhibited by both the
guns, there was a great eccentricity of movement
observed in the after course of the shots, and the
general opinion which has been formed thus far of
the wedge gun is that it is not in its present state
at all fit for sea service. As the present trials have
been ordered to obtained a simultaneous testing of
the gun under officers of known skill and experi-
ence, it is very possible, as before observed, that
their reports of the trials may contain such valuable
information and suggestions as may render the 70-
pounder a serviceable main-deck gun for our ships
of war, so far as its calibre and the weight of its
shot will permit its being so.
We have to record the death of Vice-Admiral of
the Red Henry Derides, second son of the late
Right Hon. Robt. Dundas, of Arniston. Lord Chief
Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland,
which occurred at Craig Royston, near Edinburgh,
on the 11th inst. The deceased admiral, who had
attained the age of 64 years, entered the Royal
Naval College in February, 1813, and embarked in
Sept., 1815, as a volunteer on board the Niger, 38,
on the North American station. In July, 1817, he
was made midshipman of the Leander, 50, flag ship
of Sir David Milne on the same station, awl, after
a twelvemonth's subsequent attachment to the
Liffey, 50, was promoted to lieutenant, Dec. 7, 1819:
As lieutenant he served in the Glasgow, 50, and
Euryalus, 42, in the Mediterranean, where he was
promoted to the command of the Rose, 18, May 16,
1823. He obtained post rank Feb. 9, 1825, and
commanded the Dartmouth, 12, and sapphire, 28,
on the Ismaieti end werlerln stations from

THE ARMY.
Instructions have been received at the head-
quarters of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chat-
ham, directing the non-commissioned officers and
Sappers, selected from the depot companies at
Brompton for service in New Zealand, to hold them-
selves in readiness to embark for their destination
on the 25th inst. The detachment goes out to aug-
ment the 6th company, which has latterly become
very much reduced in strength.
Yesterday a numerous party of officers of Royal
Engineers left headqaarters,Chatham, to go through
a course of ball practice at the newly-established
Government rifle range near Gravesend.
Orders from the War-office have been transmitted
to the various commanding-officers of Royal Artil-
lery throughout the several districts, in which the
Secretary of State for War, in concurrence with the
Lords of the Admiralty, directs that Pettman's fuzes
be in future supplied for all 8-inch or larger nature
of shells, and that the existing supply of Moorsom's
shells be confined to 32• pounders and under, until
used up.

Some of you profess to think that its retraction would
operate favourably for the Union. Why better after the
retraction than before the issue ? There was more than a
year and a half trial to suppress the rebellion before the
proclamation was issued, the last 100 days of which passed
under an explicit notice that it was coming unless averted
by those in revolt returning to their allegiance. The war
has certainly progressed as favourably for us since the issue
of the proclamation as before. I know, as ;fully as one can
know the opinion of others, that some of the commanders of
our armies in the field who have won us our most important
victories, believe the emancipation policy and the aid of the
coloured troops, constitute the heaviest blows yet dealt to
the rebellion, and that at least one of those important suc-
cesses could not have been achieved when it was but for
the aid of black soldiers.
Among the commanders holding these views are some
who have never had any affinity with what is called aboli-
tionism, or with Republican patty politics, but who hold
them purely as military opinions. I submit ,their opinions
as being entitled to some weight against the objections often
urged, that emancipation and arming the blacks are un-
wise as military measures, and were not adopted as such in
geed faith.
You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them
seem to be willing to fight for you; but no matter, fight
you, then, exclusively to save the Union. I issued the pro-
clamation on purpose to aid you in saving the Union. When•
ever you shall have conquered all resistance to the Union,iif
I shall urge you to continue fighting, it will be an apt time
then for you to declare that you will not fight to free negroes.
I thought that in your struggle for the Union, to whatever
extent the negroes should cease helping the enemy, to that
extent it weakened the enemy in resistance to you. Do you
think differently ? I thought that whatever negroes can be
got to do as soldiers leaves just so ranch less for white sol-
diers to do in saving the Union. Does it appear otherwise
to you ?
But negroes, like other people, act upon motives ; why
should they do anything for us if we do nothing for them ?
If they stake their lives for us they must be prompted by
the strongest motive, even the promise of freedom, and the
promise being made, must be kept.
The signs look better. The Father of Waters again goes
unvexed to the sea, thanks to the great north-west for it.
Nor yet wholly to them; 300 miles up they met New
England, Empire, Keystone and Jersey hewing their way
right and lot t. The sunny South, too, in more colours than
one, also lent a hand. On the spot their part of the history
was jotted down in black and. white. The job was a great
national one, and let none be banned who bore an honour-
able part in lit: And while those who have cleared the
great river may well be proud, even that is not all. It is
hard to say that anything has been more bravely and better
none than at Antietam, Murfreesboro', Gettysburg, and on
many fields of less note.
Nor must Uncle Sam's web feet be forgotten, At all the
waters' margins they have been present, not only in the
deep sea, the broad bay, and the rapid river, but also up the
narrow, muddy bayou, and wherever the ground was a
little damp, they have been and made their tracks.
Thanks to all for the Great Republic, for the principle by
which it lives and keeps alive for man's vast future. Thanks
to all.
Pease does not appear so distant as it did.
I hope it will come soon, and come to stay, and so come
as to be worth the keeping in all future time. It will then
have been proved that among freemen there can be no suc-
cessful appeal from the ballot to the bullet, and that they
who take such an appeal are sure to lose their case and pay
the cost. And then there will be some black men who
can remember that, with silent tongue and clenched teeth,
and steady eyes and well-poised bayonet, they have helped
mankind on to this great consummation ; while I fear there
will be some white men unable to forget that, with malig-
nant heart and deceitful speech, they have striven to hinder
t. Still, let us not be over sanguine of a speedy, final
,riumph. Let us be quite sober. Let us diligently apply
he means, never doubting that a just God in his own good
.me will give us the rightful result.
Yours very truly,

AMERICA.

REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
(Per the City of London.)
QUEENSTOWN, Sept 15.

The Inman steamship City of London, from New
York on the sth inst., arrived here at 1.30 p.m.
She brings 281,400 dols. in specie, and 159 pas-
sengers. She proceeded for Liverpool at 1.40 p.m.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5, Morning.
The siege of Charleston continues. The position
of affairs has not materially changed.
It is reported from Washington thet the Ame-
rican consul at Frankfort hoisted the Mexican flag
on his own responsibility.
The panic in the stock market continues.
Admiral Dahlgren is reported well.
The confirmation has been received of Stuart's
raid into Maryland.
General Grant has left Vicksburg for New
Orleans.
Senator Jun Lane has made a speech at Leavens-
worth,Kansas,of a most bloodthirsty character. He
believed in a war of extermination of the frontier
counties in Missouri. If that could not secure
safety for Kansas people, all counties should then
be exterminated until they were secure.
The Governor of Kentucky's inaugural address
takes up the ground that the Southern States by
rebelling did not change their status. They can-
not be remitted to a territorial condition. All they
have to'do is to return to their fealty. He objects
arming negroes. Kentucky desired to preserve
the Union upon a constitutional basis.
The Missouri Republican state Convention has
denounced the military State organisation as pro-

Mr. J. Osborne's Prince Arthur, Sst 101 b .. (J. Osborne) 1
Duke of St. Albans' Coeur de Lion, Bst 101 b (T. Adams) 2
Betting-3 to 1 on Prince Arthur, who jumped away
with a decided lead, and won in a canter by two lengths.
The Doncaster Plato (Handicap) of 70 sovs, for 3-yr-olds
and upwards. Winners extra, One mile.
Colonel Towneley's Newchurch, 3 yrs, 7st 2lb
(T. French) 1
Lord Bateman's Despair, 4 yrs, Bst (G. Fore ham) 2
Lord Stamford's Knave of Trumps, 3 yrs, 6st.. (Loates) 3
The following also ran :—Calabria, Birdlime, Trump
Queen, Meriden, and Manchester.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Knave of Trumps, 3 to 1 agst Trump
Queen, 5 to 1 agst Newchurch, 8 to 1 agst Manchester, and
10 to 1 agst Despair and Meriden.
With the exception of Birdlime, who was left some dis-
tance in the rear, the lot left the post in close company,
Trump Queen next the rails having a slight lead, attended
by Calabria, Meriden, and Newchurch, Despair lying a
length or so in their rear. On entering the straight Trump
Queen dropped back, leaving Meriden with a slight advan-
tage, the favourite going on second, with Newchurch and
Despair at their quarters to the distance, where Meriden
and Knave of Trumps gave way to Newchurch, who came
on with a clear lead to the centre of the enclosure, when the
favourite coming again joined him, with Despair on his whip
hand, the three finishing a fine race home, Newchurch
winning cleverly at last by a length. Despair, who gotup
in the last stride, defeated the favourite by a head for se-
cond ; Meriden was fourth, close up, Manchester fifth, and
Calabria next. Trump Queen walked in, but did not pass
the post. Birdlime, in making the bend after recovering
her ground, struck into the heels of ono of the leading
horses and came down, but, fortunately, without injury to
Clement.
rr gEF Bst 101 b ........ (Aldoroft) 1
0 de l'Air, Bst 81b (Watkins) 2
The Champagne Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 2.yr-olds;
colts Bst Nlb, fillies gat Sib. The second saved his stake.
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Mr. H. C. Naylor's Linda, Bst 81b (Challoner) 3
Mr. Henry's Rouge Crosse, Bst tSlb (Fordham) 4
Betting—Even on Fille de l'Air, 5 to 4 aget Linda, and
10 to 1 agst Ely.
The Fine de l'Air was the first off, and came on with a
slight lead of Linda to the bend, where the latter got her
head in advance, the pair running together to the Stand,
where Mr. Naylor's filly stopped to nothing, Which gave
the favourite again a lead, but Aldcroft coming with one
of
his rushes headed the pair, and won in a cantor by two
lengths, a neck between second and third ; bad fourth.
The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for 2. yr_
olds and upwards. Weight for age, with selling allow_
(tH.loolrbim (0
stiaw) 3
allow-
ances. T.Y.C.
Mr. H. Joyce's Folly, 2 yrs, sst 111b'(£10)
(J. Grimshaw), 1
Count Lagrange's Daniel, 2 yrs, 6st (L 10) (11. Bell, jun.) 2
Lord Chesterfield's Disdain, 4 yrs, Bst
Mr. E. Brayley's Victoria Cross, 2 yrs, 64 (L4O)
(Mordan) 4
Mr. J. Osborne's Game Pullet colt, 2 yrs, 6st 111 b (E 75)
(Whiteley) 5
Mr. G. Solomon's Curie, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (D 10) (S. Adams) 6
Betting-3 to 1 agst Folly, 4 to 1 each agst Victoria
Cross and Disdain, and 5 to 1 agst Daniel.
Won cleverly by a head ; three lengths between the se-
cond and third ; a bad fourth. The winner was sold to
Mr. Fish for 81 guineas.
Match for 100 sovs, h ft, bah 2-yr-olda. Half a mile. '
Mr. Chancellor's Wee Aggie. 7st 71b.... (11. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. G. Crook's Dawdle, Bst 71b............ (E. Taylor) 2
Betting-2 to 1 on Dawdle, ;who, with a lead of three
parts of a length, made the running to the distance, when
the non-favourite came out and won in a canter by two
lengths.
The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and
only 5 if declared, &c., with 100 added. Winners extra.
The second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes.
St. Leger course. 86 subs, 53 of whom declared.
Lord Stamford's Dulcibella, 6 yrs, 7st Blb (A. Edwards) 1
Mr. Naylor's Drummer Boy, 4 yrs, 7st 51b.. (Challoner) 2
Mr. T. Hunt's Blithfield, 3 yrs, fist 12Ib .. (Thomas) 3
Mr. H. Wilkinson's Oldminator, 5 yrs, Bst 12!b (Doyle) 4
The following also ran :—Knowsley, Lady Ripon, Wel-
come, Change, Hubert, Dr. Syntax, Silkstone, Blondin,
Cachuca, Schoolmistress, Barter, and Jack's Alive.
Betting-5 to 1 agst Blondin, 6 to 1 each aget Dalcibella
and Cachuca, 10 to 1 agst Schoolmistress, 12 to 1 each agst
Drummer Boy and Silkstone, 100 to 3 each agst Dr. Syntax
and Barter, 100 to 6 agst Blithfield.
Several false starts were made before Mr. Marshall
could prevail upon the riders to keep their places. At
length the patience of the spectators was rewarded by
the flag falling to an admirable start. Hubert, with
Dulcibella, Schoolmistress, and Dr. Syntax, lying up, was
the first to show in advance, the others, headed
by Drummer Boy, Blithfield, and Jack's Alive, following
in close order, the rear being brought up by Change,
Knowsley, Oldtninster, and Barter. Proceeding up the hill
the leaders were joined lay Welcome, the rearmost horses
at the same time closing up, and as they reached the mile
post Schoolmistress gave way, and was passed in succession
by Dr, Syntax, Dulcibella, Drummer J 3 oy, and 131ithlield,

slavery.
The Union ticket has been elected in Vermont
and California.
A mass meeting of conscripts has been held at
Brooklyn, calling on the citizens to subscribe to the
municipal loan to aid conscripts. It is estimated
the conscripts will coat Government nearly 4,000
dole. per man.
The steamer Warrior has been captured north of
Sortugas.

A. LINCOLN.
The following is General Gilmore's reply to Gen.
Beauregard's communication, which has already
been printed at length
Headquarters in the Field, Morris Island, S.C.,
9 p.m., Aug. 22.
Sir,—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your communication of this date, complaining that one of
my batteries had opened on the city of Charleston, and
thrown a number of heavy rifle shells into the city, the inha-
bitants of which of oourse were asleep and unarmed.
My letter to you demanding the surrender of Fort Sum •
ter and Morris Island, and threatening in default thereof
to open fire on Charleston,was delivered near Fort Wagner,
at 11 15 a.m. on the 21st instant, and should have arrived
at your headquarters in time to have permitted your answer
to reach me within the limits assigned—viz., 4 hours. The
fact that you were absent from your headquarters at the
time of its arrival may be regarded as an unfortunate cir-
cumstance for the city of Charleston, but it is one for which
I clearly am not responsible. This letter bore date at my
headquarters, and was officially delivered by an officer of my
staff.
The omission of my signature doubtless affords grounds
for special pleading, but it is not the argument of a comman.•
der solicitous only for the safety of sleeping women and
children and unarmed men.
Threats of retaliation for acts of mine which you do not
allege to be in violation of the usages of civilised warfare,
except as regards the length of time allowed as notice of my
intention, are passed by without comment.
I will, however, call your attention to the well- established
principle that the commander of the place attacked, but not
invested, having its avenue of escape open and practicable,
has no right to a notice of intention of bombardment other
than that which is given by the threatening attitude of his
adversary. Even had not this letter been written, the city
of Charleston has had, according to your own computation,
40 days' notice of her danger. During that time my attack
on her defences has steadily progressed. The ultimate ob-
ject of that attack has at no time boon doubtful.
If, under the circumstances, the life of a single non-com-
batant is exposed to peril under tho bombardment of the city,
the responsibility rests with those who have first failed to
remove the non-combatants, or to secure the safety of the
city after having held control of all its approaches for a
period of nearly two years and a half in the presence of a
threatening force, and who afterwards refused to accept the
terms on which the bombardment might have been post-
poned.
From various sources, official and unofficial, I am led to
believe that most of the women and children of Charleston
were long since removed from that city, but on your assur-
ance that the city is still full of them, I shall suspend the
bombardment until 11 p.m. to-morrow, thus giving you
two days from the time you acknowledge to have received
my communication of the 21st.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Q. A. GILMORE, Brigadier-General Commanding.
To General P. T. Beauregard, Commanding
Confederate Forces, Charleston, S.C.
It appears that the Spanish and British Consuls
respectfully addressed General Gilmore on behalf of
the subjects of their countries in Charleston, and he
cheerfully suspended the bombardment for 24 hours

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO CAPE RACE.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (Evening).
Advices from Charleston are to the 3d inst. A
general engagement occurred on the let between
the iron-clads and Forts Sumter, Wagner, and
Moultrie. The forts were much damaged.
A renewed attack was to be made on Fort
Sumter.
The advance of Gen. Steele's army has driven the
Confederates, 7,000 strong, across the Bayou
Melorie bridge in Kansas, killing and wounding
100 and capturing 209. The Confederates burnt
the bridge. According to information received at
Washington from General Burnside, part of his
cavalry had arrived at Knoxville; others were on
the line of the East Tennessee and Virginia rail-
roads, north-west and south-west of Knoxville.

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LIVERPOOL, Sept, 15.
The Canadian mail steamship North American
has arrived, with advics's from Quebec to the sth
inst.
The following is President Lincoln's letter :
Executive Mansion, Washington, Aug. 26,

lion. James C. Conkin.
My dear Sir, Your letter inviting me to attend a mass
meeting of unconditional Union men, to be held at the
capital of Illinois on the 3d of September has been received.
It would be very agreeable to me thus to meet my old
friends at my own home, but I cannot just now be absent
from this city so long as a visit there would require.
The meeting is to be of all those who maintain uncondi-
tional devotion to the Union; and I am sure that my old
political friends will thank me for tendering, as I do, the
nation's gratitude to those other noble men whom no par-
tisan malice or partisan hope can make false to the nation's
life.
There are those who are dissatisfied with me. To such I
would say :—You desire peace, and you blame me that we
do not have it; but how can we attain it? There are but
three conceivable ways. First, to suppress the rebellion by
force of arms. This lam trying to do ; aro you for it ? If
you are, so far we are agreed. If you arc not fur it a second
way is to give up the Union. I tun against this; if you are
you should say so plainly. If you are not for force, nor yet
for dissolution, there only remains some imaginable com-
promise, Ido not believe that any compromise embracing
the maintenance of the Union is now possible. All that I
learn leads to a directly opposite belief.
in
The strength of the rebellion is its military—its
array. That army dominates all the. country and all the
people within its range. Any offer of terms niado by any
man or men within ita range in opposition that army is
simply nothing for tho present, because such roan or men
have no power whatever to enforce their side of a compro-
mise, if one were made with them. To illustrate :
Suppose refugees from the South and peace men of the
North get together in Convention and frame and proclaim a
compromise embracing a restoration of the Union. In what
way can that compromise be used to keep General Lee's
i army out of l'ainsylvaliia ? General Meade's army can keep

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24th July, states that the Japanese had fired into►
the British ship Medusia, and the American ship
Pemberton, between Ningaradi and Kanagawa

—killing several.
The American steamer Wyoming and the British
steamer Lavendale proceeded to the scene :of the
outrage, destroyed the town forts, and spiked the
guns.
The British lost 3 men, and the Americans 5.
2,000 Japanese were reported to have deserted
towards British vessels, bat it was thought they
would not pass within range of the British guns.