, 1861-08-15
FROM WA8RINGT0N.
WAsn1fareH, August u, 1851,

4 proclamation tor Na*ional Fast on the
lsst 1hu1sday In September hes been signed
BY the President 1t is 81 follows:
A PROCLAMATION
BIZ THB PnEsDKNT or THE United BATES or
AMERICA.
Wazaz4s, 4 So1nt .s Committee m #! 2. both HOUSES
5ay ot Fabe Prayer I q sad d'fSas Fastins
to b oeseryed hy ths People ef fhe gntted States
vent aupFlications to Aluushty God ior he safety
and welfare Of these Slater, His blessing on theif
sRssez E L aas 6sso1E q il all
pie at all times to acknowledge and revere the
Supreme Government Of God, to bow in humble
deplore their sins and traEeg1eeaions IN tie M fan
conviction that tie fear Of tbs Lord 1s the be-
ginning q wisdom, and to pray with alI ter7or
ienses, and for q blessing upon tleif present and
1akd Eas,sa:. When our beloved country, once,
hsppy, b w 1 Is nov aficiea viii faeioa md civil III
war, It ts peculiarly fit for us to recognize the
hand Of God in this visitation, and IN sotrowfal
ton and as indiYiduale, to humble ourselves be-
fore Him, and to pray for His mercy..to pray
that we. may be spared further pnnishment,
blessed and !nade edectual- for the re-establfeh-
Ash1nent Of 1aW, order and peace throughout our
6 aaae1 R2s1 e. sy
and blessing By tie labor and snffaFinxs Of cur
fathers msI bs restored + ~ y eE1Kt9sl excel
1dent Of the United States, do appoInt the list
Thursday IN September nsxt as a day OF HumII-
iation, Prayer and Fasting for all The people Of
Tie people, and especially to al Ministers ana
teachers Of religion OF al denominations, and to
all heads Of fandhes-to observe and keep that
Of worship II all humility, and with ali religious
.eo1en1nity, to the end that the united prayer Of
the Nation may aEcena to the Throne OF Grace,
and bring down plentiful blessings upon ourowa
N testimony whereof ]. have hereunto set my
h 6and a1d .caussd the, greas VT seal Of The United
>. 1851. and Of he independence Of he United
By the P1esident: ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
-. THE PRATE SUMTER.
The Navy Department has adyiees Of the
through Achatalaya Bay. The JEFF Davis is
the only rebel var vessel known officially to
be outside, as the Department is not apprised
Of the escape Of the McRae Fast steamers
are on the way to make the blockade Of New
Orleans edectua1. Fonr pirates have been dis
Ressd ot-the Savannah captured, the Petrel
theced and sunk. the Yorktown beached and
burned, and an unknown vessel driven ashore
by the transport Rhode Island. OF the last
exploit there are no official advices.
TIE PURCHASE OF STEAMER
Commodore Vanderbilt sets the value Of tbs
steamer Vanderbilt nt 100000, The Navy
Department offers $500, GOO. It is not timpossi-
ble that the Baltic Rnd Atlantic will be pur-
chased BY Government. The terms Of sale
are get to be alrauged. 49,.
THE AUSTRIAN MISSION.
Mr.. Motley's appointment to the Austrian
miesionds understood to be due to the efforts
OF Senator Sumner, who pressed him for the
Hague. and that falling, for Vienna, for which
tie other prominent Candidate Was Mr. John
jay, OF New York. Mr.. Motley can pursue
his studies quite az we'll at Vienna as at the
Hague. The libraries Of the Austrian capital
are rich in documents relating to the Thirty
Years. War, the history Of which he proposes
to write. Massachusetts nov has three first
class Ministers.
CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS.
The following ConsuIs have recently been
aprolnted:
R. B. Read, Annoy, Chi ( Pieree, Mataneras.
na, r; L:Rohertson, Mazat-
ws1p: J. Hoatb. Moscow.
+ 4 r Wei. Bssle Frank1in Webster, HI
{;5saRE, 5E Helisst: s. Whitney, Nassau, W.
Q. Da7isson, Bordeaux r Moran, Para. Peru.
a. Boernstefn, (editor Of C. E. Golston, Port El1z.
st. Louis Azzet2z)s abeth. Cape Colony.
zSsE Es$sstsa $s:ss css e.. asS3: q
Hay1ten. Porto Rico.
isSs Smith Dundee Scot Ct: R;,2 vlsad Santos
]. II II. Neil. Kingston. y. :. Rice. spezzia.
r. Il. walsh, 1eghorn. y ning". L: o. 'asu' o. oo'
]. Leslies tsthef q lie J. I. Arnold, ST. Peters,
E y .5ss PsesE5sss see sss*sas
[ pointed to the ssnle ney.
| poBi), Lyons. G. Uogg, Trinidad,
4 n Iord, Manchester, T. cofalsius. Viefns.
England. ST.. John s. Prettymhn, ,Glas
| j. G. Bowman, Matan- gov.
The only Consulate of importance remain
ing untitled is Liverpool, vacant by Mr. Little
johns resignation.
aAR1BALn1's REPLY.
A letter from Minister Fogg, states thai
| Garihaldi said to hiul-aIf Yo1r war is fQl
Freedom, I am with you with Il, 600 men."
Especial Dispatch to the New York Herald
ARREST OF EK-MN15TER FAULKEER,
The arrRst of Chas. j. Faulkner, ex-Ministel
to France, for treason, VAS effected today bj
detachment Of the Provost Guard, who fol
That purpose repaired to his hotel. He wa
conveyed to the jail, under orders from th;
military authorities through the War Depart
ment. He is not permitted to hold corre8
pondence or conversation with any of his
friends at present. As to the specific charges
under which he is held, they are, SO far a. ths
public is concerned, mere matters Of specula
tion; but eomethiug has been said about biz
having commission as q Bdgadier Genera
in the rebel army. a formal examination
into the case will, however, soon take place
His treason, It is alleged, was chiefly per
petrafed in France while he Was holding !
ccmmiesion under the United Statea. !: HI
aided agents Of the rebels sent out to pur
chase arms, and used his influence With th'
leading statesmen Of France to hare TIL