The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1861.

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT JULY MEETING.-THtiRSDAY.

The meeting made a somewhat dismal end of it. The
sport to-day was very uninteresting, and it was witnessed
by a very limited number of spectators, who appeared to
regard the proceedings with the utmost indifference. Rain
fell with little intermission throughout the afternoon, and
everyone appeared dreary and discontented. Still the offs•
cials laboured hard to render things pleasant, and so far as
the business of the meeting was concerned, matters were
conducted satisfactorily enough. All persons, however, ap-
peared to agree that the meeting at this period of the year
was a mistake, and a very injudicious innovation. Still, the
fields were larger than could have been anticipated, but the
racing was witnessed almost exclusively by professional
speculators.
In the course of the afternoon some important movements
were made relative to the Goodwood events. For the Stakes,
Balham was in great force, and was rapidly advanced from
20 to Ito 100 to 8, taken freely. Thormanby received much
support for the Cup. The list of quotations appended to
our report will indicate the nature and extent of the business
transacted. The subjoined return of the racing requires no
comment :

caught, and won in a. common canter by six lengths. A
good race for second place resulted in favour of Nosegay by
a head. Harriet was a bad fourth, and Cumberland a
worse fifth.

The Ladies' Purse (selling stake) of 3 sovs each, with 20
added, for three-yr-olds and upwards. Heats, one mile.
Mr. Walker's Philomela,. 1 2 1
4 yrs, Bst 121 b
(E. Harrison)........
Mr. Osborne's Zachariah Taft 3 yrs, 7st 61b
• (Challoner) 2 1 2
Mr. Clarke's Maid of Lyme, 4 vrs, 7st 1 llb (Page) 3 3 dr
First Ileat—Betting-6 to 4 on Philomela, and 2 to 1
agst Zachariah Taft. Zachariah Taft and Maid of Lyme
alternately made the running to the distance, where Phi-
lomela came out, and won cleverly by half a length. There
were two lengths between the second and third horses.
Second Heat-2 to 1 on Philomela. Zachariah Taft
came right through, and won in a canter by three lengths.
Maid of Lyme was a bad third.
Third Head—No betting. Philomela waited on Zacha-
ziah Taft to the distance, when she headed him, and won
easily by four lengths. There was no advance on the
entered selling price of the winner.
The Altrincham Handicap of 15 sovs for all ages. Six
furlongs.
Reed's Cumberland, aged, Bst 41b .... (Smethurst) 1
Mills's Kinnaird, 3 yrs, 6st 41b.. (Noble) 2
Wright's Twinkle, 3 yrs, 7st (H. Taylor) 3
Tittenson's Lady Grosvenor, 4 yrs, 7st 81b(Johnson) 4
Johnson's Melody, 2 yrs, sst 101 b .. (Bar low) 5
Jones's Garibaldi, 2 yrs, sst 71b.... (T. M'Cormick) 6

Betting-6 to 4 agst Cumberland, 7to 2 agst Twinkle,
and sto 1 agst any other offered. Cumberland obtained
several lengths' advantage at starting, was never approached,
and won in a canter by two lengths. There was a neck
between the second and third horses.
The races terminated about six o'clock.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
THE GOODWOOD STAKES.
100 to 8 agst Balham (taken freely)
THE GOODWOOD CUP.
7to 1 agst The Wizard (taken and offered)

WOLVERHAMPTON MEETING.—Auo. 12.
Acceptances for the Wolverhampton Stakes (handicap) of
20 sovs each, with 200 added. Two miles.
Age st lb Age st lb
Joskin
Weatherbound .... 4 8 11 r East Stanley 3 6 11
Light
Rupee ... 4 8 0 Calpe
Lysiscote
Wildman
Borderer
Bevis
Sir William
Von Stroom
Doefoot
Danae
Lady Clifden 3 7 1 Milverton
The Lawyer 3 7 1 Mont du Po
Voltella 3 7 1 Black Lily 3 6 0
Syringe
Volatile
The highest weight accepting being Bst 71b, it has been
raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 25:

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vices to the 13th.

Washington letters of the 12th state that the
Committee of Ways and Means had had under con-
sideration for several hours the question of the
modification of the tariff, but came to no definite
conclusion. They would continue their sessions
daily until they agreed upon some general plan.
The chairman, Mr. Stearns, was reported to be
decidedly opposed to any reduction of the duty on
iron. Congress had appointed a committee to in-
vestigate the contracts which had been given since
the commencement of the war. Gen. Scott had in-
terdicted the despatch of war newspaper gossip
from Washington, on the ground that the enemy
were benefited thereby. A number of officers at-
tached to the Federal army in New Mexico had
sent in their resignation. The President, in reply
to the request of the house for the correspondence
touching the annexation of the Dominican Republic
to Spain, stated that was not deemed:advisable to
communicate it at that time. The President had
approved the bill remitting or refunding duties on
arms imported by the States, to be used in suppress-
ing the rebellion.

In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr. Clark offered a
resolution, that as certain Senators engaged in the
rebellion did not advise the Government of its pro-
gress, therefore—
" Resolved,—That Senators Mason, Hunter,
Clingman, Bragg, Nicholson, Sebastian, Mitchell,
and others from the seceded States be expelled from
the Senate. Laid Over."

The Senate's resolution No. 1, approving certain
acts of the President, was passed with the follow-
ing amendment :
" Nothing herein contained shall authorise a per-
manent increase of the army or navy."
Mr. Polk spoke at length in opposition to the
resolution, characterising the preparations for war
as monstrous, and arguing that the President acted
unconstitutionally, .

The bill authorising the employment of volun-
teers for the suppression of the insurrection was
considered and amended.

bilol npathsseenth Mr. Fessenden reported the House
Bill for the payment of the militia and volunteers,
with an amendment making the appropriation five
and three-quarters of a million instead of six million
dollars. Td .he
i‘aimr.encdlamreknteawllaesd augpretehdetoreasonlduttihone
relative to the expulsion of Mason and other trai-
tors from the Senate. Mr. Bayard saw no reason
foranym
fororeth chargingan
declaring their seats vacant, but
saw reason
Mr. Clark said he wanted ttohdeemny openly any right
of secession. He wanted the mw ei
nth who
conspiracy.
turned
t
guns on the nation to be expelled from its coun-
cils. Mr. Bayard claimed that the action of States
was no ground for the expulsion of senators Mr
Latham moved to strike out the word ,6 expel.a
Mr. M`Dougal said that no man had the right
there to a seat who espoused the cause of treason,
which entitled them to the axe instead of the halter.
The amendment was disagreedlto, yeas, 11, nays 32.
The resolution then passed, 32 to 10. The nays
were Bayard, Breekinridge, Bright, Johnson of
Mo., Johnson . of Tennessee, Latham, Nesmith,
passed,
,weol ylh enassou
voting
Polk, Powell, and Rice.
On the 12th the Force Bill was taken up. After
considerable discussion Mr. Saulsbury moved to
refer the Bill to the Committee
6°0::
nays 6—Messrs.
offered a resolution
.1
eics serns:
in the negative.
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Bright,
measures.
proposingnßerdeye k, i n ri
Polk,dcgo em, a
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compromise
Representatives,ovvp
Force Bill, authorising a loan of 500,000,000 dols.
passed by 135
MrTl.nhSetahßueilHislbowuurasyse,
ofo f Delaware,
registerwhen the edicts of the
on these bills
the house had
andtn 1 toth.oe raising
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discussion
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President it was time to abolish it, and made a
speech hostile to the President's message. He said
the message was but a vindication of' the President's
policy, which had precipitated a bloody and terrible
machineaid ttoh a t
revolution, and that the President had usurped
powers which had been expressly conferred on
Congress. Mr. Vallandigham said he was for a
speedy, immediate, and honourable peace.
According to these Bills a letter from Washing-
ton of the 11th says :
" The Army Bill for the year ending June next,
which ;assed the house te-day, approximates about
161,000,000 dols., including the pay of the army
nearly 4,000,000 dols. ; three months' volunteers,
507,000 dols,; three years' volunteers, 55,000,000
dols. ' • subsistence in kind for regulars, nearly
2,500000 dols. ; subsistence in kind
for three years'
volunteers, 23,024,000 dols. ; supplies of quarter-
master's department, over 14,000,000 dols., and in-
cidental expenses thereof, 7,500,000; for the pur-
chase of horses (84,000 in number) 10.500,000
dols. ; transportation of army, &c., over 16,000,000
dols. ; gunboats for; the western rivers, 1,000,000
dols. ; for the fortifications of N.w York, Maine,
Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and California,
645,000 dais. Appropriations are also included for,
arrearages for the year ending in June last. The
Navy Bill appropriates about 30,000,000 dole:, of
which about 8,500,000 dols. are for the repair and
equipment of vessels; 6Q0,000 dole, for the comple-

tion of the steam screw sloops Luthorised last
February ; 91,400 dols. for the completion of even
steam screw sloops and side-wheel steamers ; nearly
4,000,000 dols. for the charter of vessels, their
purchase, fitting for war purposes, and reservations
due on existing contracts for fitting out the ships
of war."

The case of the British bark Winnifred was
before the We w York Prize Court.

The .21.eiv York florald, speaking of the distress
in New York, says
" A large delegation of women, relations of Volun-
teers from this city who are now at the seat of war,
paid us a visit yesterday to complain of their desti-
tute and needy condition, the result of the absence
of their fathers, brothers, and husbands from the
city, and consequently from their accustomed em-
ployment. They declare that the families of the
Volunteers will starve unless some relief be imme-
diately rendered them. They state, upon informa-
tion given them, that there is still a large sum of
money in the hands of the Union Defence Commit-
tee, and which they hope will be immediately
applied to the relief of their urgent necessities. The
condition of these poor people really demands in-
stant attention. It will never do to allow the fami-

lies of our patriotic Volunteers to starve because
their friends have taken up arms in defence of the
country. Whatever moneys have been appropriated
by the authorities for their relief should be applied
at once. If they cannot afford to give them a whole
loaf, why le,t them have half a one, and at once. It
is stated that the Supervisors have made an appro-
priation of money, which the Comptroller cannot
pay, not being authorised to do so. The only party
competent to act in this matter is the Common
Council, and it is to be hoped they will look to the
increasing necessities of these people, whose claims
are so strong and pressing. The committee appointed
at the meeting of citizens of the 21st ward are
also doing their best for the benefit of the dis-
tressed families, so that we trust soon to know that
their sufferings have been abated."
The following is General M•Clelland's report of his
encounter with the Confederates near Rich Moun-

tain, Virginia :
" Head-Quarters, Department of the Ohio, Rich
Mountain, Virginia, 9 a.m„ July 12.
" Colonel E. D. Townsend.—We are in possession
of all the enemy's works up to a point to the right
of Beverly. I have taken all his guns, a very large
amount of waggons, tents, &c.—everything he had.
A large number of prisoners, many of whom were
wounded, and several officers prisoners. They lost
many killed. We have lost in all perhaps 20 killed
and 50 wounded, of whom all but two or three were
in the column under Rosencranz. which turned the
position. The mass of the enemy escaped through
the woods entirely disorganised. Among the pri-
soners is Dr. Taylor, formerly of the army.
" Colonel Pegram was in command. Colonel
Rosencranz's column left camp yesterday morning,
and marched some eight miles through the moun-
tains, reaching the turnpike some two or three miles
in rear of the enemy, defeating the advanced post,
taking a couple of guns. I had a position ready for
12 guns near the main camp, and as guns were mov-
ing up I ascertained that the enemy had retreated.
I am now pushing on to Beverly, a part of Colonel
Rosencranz's troops lacing now within three miles
of it. _ _ _

" Our success is complete, and almost bloodless.
I doubt whether Wise and Johnson will unite and
overpower me. The behaviour of the troops in the
actionfand toward the prisoners was admirable.
"G. M'CLELLAND, Major-Gen. Commanding."

The bearer of despatches from Colonel Siegel had
given the following account of the engagement at
Carthage : _ _ _

" The State toops were posted on a ridge in the
prairie, with five pieces of artillery, one 12-pounder
in the centre, two 6-pounders on the right and left,
cavalry in each flank, and infantry in the rear of
the artillery. Colonel Siegel approached within
800 yards, with four cannon in the centre, a body of
infantry, and one 6-pounder, under Lieutenant-
Colonel Hassendar, on the left; Colonel Solomon's
command, with a 6-pounder, on the right, and a
body of infantry behind. The centre infantry and
Colonel Siegel's left opened fire with shrapnels,and
soon the engagement became general. The rebels
had no grape, and, their artillery being poor, their
balls flew over the Federals' heads. After two
hours' firing, the enemy's artillery were entirely
silenced and their ranks broken. About 1,500
rebel cavalry then attempted to outflank Siegel and
cut off his baggage-train, which was three miles
back when a retrogade movement was ordered.
The train was reached in good order, surrounded
by infantry and artillery, and the retreat was con-
tinued till a point was reached where the road was
passed through a high bluff, on each side of which
the enemy's cavalry was posted in large numbers.
By feint, as if intending to pass round the bluff,
Siegel drew the cavalry in a solid body into the
road, at a distance of 150 yards from his position,
when by a rapid movement of his artillery he
poured a heavy cross-fire of canister into their
ranks. At the same time, the infantry charged
at double quick, and in ten minutes the
State forces were scattered in every direction.
Eighty five riderless horses were captured,
and 65 shot guns and a number of revolvers
and bowie-knives were picked up from the ground.
Colonel Siegel did not surround Carthage as re-
ported yesterday, but attempted to reach a piece of
woods north of the town, and after two hours of
desperate fighting, in which all the forces on both
sides were engaged, and in which Lieutenant Tos-
kin thinks the enemy lost nearly 200 killed, he
succeeded in doing so, and the rebels retired to
Carthage and Colonel Siegel fell back on Sarcookie,
whence he proceeded next evening to Mount
Vernon. Hewetz and General Sweeney's command,
five miles, and Colonel Brown's regiment, 16 miles
from Mount Vernon, were pressing forward to rein-
force Colonel Siegel. Lieutenant-Colonel Wolff
was not killed, as reported."
The following telegram claims another victory
for the Federalists :

"St. Louis, July 11, Evening.
" T. H. Bowen, agent of the Hannibal and St.
Joseph Railroad, just from Hannibal, reports that
about two o'clock on Wednesday morning the camp
of the Federal troops under Colonel Smith, of the
16th Illinois Regiment, near Monroe Station, 30
miles west of Hannibal, embracing 300 of the 3d
lowa Regiment, 200 of the 16th Illinois, and
about 100 Hannibal horse guards, was attacked
by 1,700 rebels, under Brigadier-General Harris.
Although the Federal forces were surprised,
they repelled the attack and drove the rebels back,
killing four, wounding several, capturing five pri-
soners, and seven horses. Harris retreated to
Monroe, where another skirmish occurred and the
rebels were again repulsed, Smith then took up
a position and sent messengers for reinforcements
from Quincy. Smith was afterwards surrounded
by a large force, but it was thought he could hold
out till reinforcements reached him. The most
reliable troops were mounted. The 12th Illinois
Regiment, Colonel Marsh, left the arsenal yester-
day for some point down river—supposed Cape
Girardian. There are now (ibout 1,000 Federal
troops encamped in the vicinity of Pilot Knob."
Colonel Smith was subsequently relieved by the
advance of a body of Federalists, who formed a
junction with him at Monroe. The result is related
as follows :
" The rebels, 1,200 strong, were grouped around
over the prairies, out of the reach of Col. Smith's
rifles. They had two pieces of artillery, which
were brought to bear, but the distance was so great
that their balls were almost spent before they
reached their lines. Colonel Smith's artillery, of
larger range, did considerable execution. The fight
lasted until dusk. The last shot from Col. Smith's
gun dismounted one of the enemy's. Just at that
moment Government Ward, of Illinois, fell on their
rear, with the cavalry sent from Quincy on Wed-
nesday, completely routing them, and taking 75
prisoners, 20 or 30 of the enemy were killed, but
not a man of the National forces was killed,
although several were severely wounded."
The Charleston papers contain a telegraphic de-
spatch, dated Richmond, July 5, which states that
the blockade of the Chesapeake had been broken by
private persons by permission of President Lincoln
and General Butler; that the facts were known to
Lord Lyons, and that trouble between the United
States and England might soon be expected in con-
sequence. The corporation of New Orleans had
offered a reward of 500 dols. for the detection and
conviction of any person who might be engaged in
furnishing provisions to the blockading squadron.
The Confederate Government at Richmond had
ordered Colonel Bowman and another prisoner of
war into custody, and had given notice to the
Government at Washington that if any harm was
dose to one of the crew of the Savannah it would
'be immediately followed by retaliation, even to
hanging. The privateer Sumpter, which had
escaped from Charleston, was heavily armed, carry-