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(REUTERS TELEGRAMS.)

NEW YORK, August 17, Morning.

fences.

QUEENSTOWN, Friday.
The Royal mail steam-ship Arabia, from Boston
on the 19th and Halifax on the 21st, arrived here
at 8.30 p.m. to-day. She brings 109 passengers and
14,209 dols. in specie.

After having landed all her mails and 20 passen-
gers, the Arabia proceeded at nine p.m. for Liver-
pool. All well.
(Per the Ai abia.)

The Baltimore correspondent of the New Pork
Herald says that General Lee has been reinforced
by old troops and conscripts, swelling his army to
150,000 men,
It is officially announced that the draft will re-
commence in New York on Wednesday next.
General Dix has issued an address to the people
arguing the constitutionality and justice of the
draft, imploring them to offer no resistance, and
to preserve order. A revision in the enrolment will
prevent the possibility of personal injustice. Mr.
Lincoln has promptly consented to test the consti-
tutionality of the Conscription Act, but while the
tide of victory is moving on and treason flying
before it, God forbid that the State of New York or
its authorities should attempt to stay its progress
until the judicial process can be consummated. If
renewed attempts are to be made to defeat the exe-
cution of the law ample preparation is made to vin-
dicate the Government authority. The first exhi-
bitions of disorder or violence will be met by prompt
and vigorous measures for their repression.
The Provost Marshal General has replied to the
Judge Advocate's statements concerning the inac-
curacy of the enrolment. He claims that the en-
rolment was honestly and effectually made, and in-
sinuates a want of candour on the part of the State
authorities. The small results of the volunteering
since January last show there is a necessity of
another mode of raising troops.
The New York municipality will pay an exemp-
tion fee for all firemen and indigent drafted men.

The New York national committee will meet in
New York in September, under the presidency of
Mr. August Belmont, to appoint the time and the
place of the next National Convention.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (Evening).

Federal advices from Pharleston to the 14th inst.
state that the Monitors were all prepared for action
upon the evening of the 13th. At daylight on the

14th the Federal batteries on Morris's Island
opened fire, which lasted for an hour or two, when
they ceased. The Monitors did not fire a shot. As
soon as the batteries ceased firing the Monitors put
up their awnings, and the bombardment was post-
poned till the 15th or 16th.
The New York Tribune says :—" Officers from
Charleston assert that Fort Wagner can only be
taken by assault, and if Fort Sumter falls it cannot
be occupied, as it will be battered to pieces. If
Forts Wagner and Sumter fall other forts will
have to be overcome, and the Confederates are
erecting batteries all along the route to Charleston.
The Federal land force is deemed insuffi2ient and
must be largely reinforced before there can be a
decisive result."

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (Evening).
Charleston was bombarded on the 15th.
General Lee has made a demonstration on the
Federal left.

The draft recommences in New York to-morrow,
but no disturbances are expected.
The Government has received advices from Ten-
nessee that the Chattanooga Rebel reports an awful
bombardment of Charleston upon the 15th. The
firing from the land batteries and Monitors was
chiefly directed against Fort Sumter. The Iron-
sides, all the Monitors, and numerous trnnsports
were inside the bar during the engagement. The
fight continued.
Gen. Bragg is at Chattanooga with 25,000 men.
Gen. Johnstone has 25,000 at Brandon and Enter-
prise. Large desertions from Bragg's and John-
stone's armies are reported.
The Governor of Alabama has issued an address
enjoining the impressment of negroes into the
Confederate service.

Gen. Lee has made a demonstration on Gen.
Meade's left, the cannonading lasting some time.
Gen. Lee is said to be moving in a south-easterly
course, abandoning the region around Culpepper
and Gordonsville.

Articles urging peace in the Raleigh Standard
are said to have received the sanction of the Confe-
derates of North Caroline.

Yv
Southern papers assert that the French Consul at
Richmond has informed the Confederate Government
the Emperor Napolecn had desired him to transmit
his very warm thanks to the Confederate Government
and the Charleston authorities for the assistance
rendered to the steamer Renaudin. The Confede-
rate Secretary of State replied that the Govern-
ment was gratified at the opportunity of testifying
to the sentiments of cordial regard the Government
entertained for the Emperor Napoleon and the
French people.
The New York Herald asserts that the owners of
the ship Nord, destroyed by the Alabama, have
filed a claim in the State Department of 80,000 dols.
against the British government, alleging that the
Alabama is a British vessel.
Deserters assert that 17 large steamers lately en-
tered Wilmington with enormous supplies for the
Confederate government.
The governor of New York has prepared a pro-
clamation warning the citizens against disorderly
conduct during the draft.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, Evening.

(By Telegraph to Halifax).
Advices from Charleston to the 16th inst. state
that a grand attack was appointed to take place on
the 17th. It is intended that the Ironsides should
engage Fort Wagner whilst the Monitors and shore
batteries engage Fort Sumter. The wooden fleet
should engage Fort Moultrie.
An impression prevails that the Confederates are
evacuating Fort Sumter. They have strong works
on James Island.

The Savannah _Republican expresses an unfavour
able opinion of the strength of the Charleston de

The New York World says Many troops from
Gen. Meade's army have been sent to Charleston.
The offensive mission of Gen. Meade's army is aban-
doned, and it is now held safely for the defence of
Washington."
Gen. Halleck has officially ordered that General
Lee and Captain. Winder should be executed imme-
diately upon information being received of the exe-
cution of two Federal officers in Richmond. He
says :—" The United States will retaliate for every
similar barbarous violation of the laws of civilised
war."

Gen. Grant has permitted persons having cotton
or produce not required by the army to bring it to
any military port in Mississippi to be disposed of
according to the seizure regulations.
The Conservative politicians have held a meeting
at Rochester to organise the next Presidential
campaign• Their platform opposes secession,
abolition, or " nativism" of any kind favours the

suppression of the rebellion, the maintenance of the
Union, the adherence to the constitution, fidelity to
the Government, and opposition to foreign inter-
vention. They uphold that the rights of property,
including slaves, is exclusively within the jurisdic-
tion of States, and that the people cannot be de-
prived of them by Federal authority except for
public use or compensation for crimes of which
they are constitutionally proved guilty. The sole
end for which the Government has the power to
carry on the war is I o suppress the insurrection, and
to compel the people to obey the laws of Congress.
The New York Herald thinks that this party will
carry the Presidential election.
Drafting was continued yesterday and to-day