New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-12
VARIOUS WAR ITEMS.

THE PRHsIDKNT's PROcLAMATIoS AND TIE CATH-
o11c DGocEsE OF BALTIMoRE.-Tke Archbishop Of
baltimore has issued the following to the clergy with
in the diocese Of Baltimore:
"His Excellency, the President OF the United
States having appointed the last Thursday OF Sepem
Der ss q day Of humiliation, fasting and prayer, and
recommended its loHs Observance, IN order " O0'
tain Divine aid and the of peace and pros pey
tbe Archbishop Of Baltimore directs that the collect
Pro opQcaa0ne frtbaiQti0he with the Lltany OF tDe
Saints and tie prayer for the authOnies, De reeed
on that day Ia all tie parohia churches OF tis do
cese ct the hour which the respective clergy N Charge
shall appoint In ORDER TO establish uniformity 10 the
public Offices of the church. be also directs hat the
aforementioned lhich was framed by Charles
Carroll the venerated fOIpoer OF the American hler-
Srcby ana prescribed IN TIE FIRST Synod o Baitl-
more, held il the year l|5l-to De recEed On az pun
days al the parocbis mass and which is entirely ire
epective Of al political and personal eonA0efaions
kiaIl be bsuceforw;Td read on each Sunday ar has
been hitherto generally prGetieed, in all parochial
churches, without addIti u, dimiuUton or change.
BY order O me ~''' N'''j "T6os FOLEY, scclesIy"
low. CoErEREYcE RFPOgT.-At the late meeting
Of the Iows Conference Of TIE NJ. Z. Church, CON-
rittee was appoiuted TO whom referred the sab
feet Of our Iie.eut National affairs The 70 lowing
patriotic resolutions were reported. They have the
srue ring:
their rebs log sg inst the United Sta az Government
Rs,olSed Tbsi tteir shond be established
more s variance With civil snd esous liberty than Gov
eminent that existed and IL this OF tbs world would De
tt ths Pesr. Government Of hs Usi,sd s,sis;
should be sustained by Auercsn and every redet oi
the United sny expense and money n P'oseeu-
ting this war to fsvoriele issoe.
Rsosed That i, the duty Of all citizens Of these United
State, confess repent Of AID rsske National ss and
then ooE The Almighty Go alone iOT fav0isbe iens-
tOn OF cur present Netion dihcpiss.
Resolsed Tha the people and the preach
sy s e. 'P: Pss5 dy Of tr on and tbs;
God himself w2ud undertake or National cAuse sn'-'n the
government and bring victory f and then peace to oa nd
n
ITALIAN GoyERSMEET.-Nessrs Roosevelt 81 Joyce
have Just laid the keel for new 200 tun neTehan, pro-
peIer.
William H. Webb, the shipbuilder, ia in Europe
The following, contained in letter 70 TIE Nerark
hdpertise from Paris, wa news to the foreman, who
Is not yet informed BY his employer Of the lacts
nentioned
The Italian Government has entered into a contract
with Messrs. w. ii. Webb a. Co.. shpbuilders of
New-York, for the construction Of two ir0n-elsd
fgses, both Of which TO be completed in eighteen
months. TIE Per3per0Azd, of Milan, contains a
paragraph 70 the effect that the contract first drawn
up, had been modified as follows: l. A reduction Of
two per cent has been assented TO on the prices dfs
stipulated which is 6,657 O0J lire or about 53 400.
g OF the two systems English and French, az repre-
sented by the Goire and Warrior, the preference
has been given to the French system. The ships are
90 be finished st the contractOs risk, n two and halt
years instead of eighteen months, as stated by the
EiVed.
LETTER FROM MAJoR.GES. AxDLRsoN.-The Ex-
scutve Committee Of the Illinois State Agricultural
Society, having determinedto award premiums for fire.
Arms exhibited at the approaching State Fair selected
hsjor-Gen Anderson Of the Commission 10 make
Che awards The following s the patriotic response Of
chat faithful soldier:
CARSON, Pa, August 20 1851.
JOHS REISC[Ps esq. Corresponding secretary Illinois state
DLAR SIR: have the pleasure to aeknowleseo the
receipt OF your favor Of the h ins found here on my
return IRON Washington City. ana on the eve OF NV
departure for my Military Departmep and nm reIncf
antly compelled TO decline the "sppointment on the
Committee TO make The awards on tbeest Of firearms"
conferred utOn by the Executive COMMITTEE al onr
Society. This matter is just now OF peculiar inort
snee and rejoice that your Society has given lie az
tentiOn toi
Were il possible for me TO do co. it would afford me
the greatest pleasure 10 attend the Fair, bu in the
present unfortunately disturbed condition Of our be-
loved country, when Dangers threaten the existence Of
eur Union, apology is needed from one whose SER
vices are required. trust that some great good will
result from the attention your premium st III excite
iuoug the Ingenious manu- faeturers OF our land.
Again regrettng my inability 10 be with you, and
thanking tie Executive Committee for the honor they
ave conferred upon me by placing my name upon the
important Commission in question.
ieH 81, very truly, your obedert servant,
EN6oY Bnoes.-A son Of Ex-Goy. Briggs COM
City:
nm. eaf hther was terribly Injured yesterday about
% M c,Gek p M by the accidental dischargeofa shot
~6 ~1ise "a carried away the night upper and lower
isnsS SC lseerated his face and neck He sus
hoursl v;,h pressing Of the wounds two and half
Shs h.sa, g1eai iortitude; but at ten clock D. M.
s'cIoek tL5 ,soOnneneed, and continued until three
ovistss s,d h hnOnIlog, when he slept by the use Of
iSr. %Dr.. IcS cSISs Iss SSI'sSsdng S'S was sloppad.
night vbile he s. a 1oe think he would survive the
"vre possibility Of his reeovsrv' .'NON" "-' 'N'''
With n. ~ o'srwneimed; bot God is with bim and
ss' i. s ns writes on The slne 10 mother T. has
!" ''a ana know shss sn God lie hs, tie