New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-25
MsIoritie,. ........52,067

The financial prospect OF the "Coniederacy still
continues tobe alabsorbUg theme Tor the disquis
tions Of the Southern editors.
The GalresfoH Ncps of the 9th inst. contains quite
lengthy account Of two attempts on the part OF the
bloc kadng fleet to she'll the cfty-tte frt by the
schooner Dart on Saturday, the ID doug damage;
the se oud by the steamer South Carolina Monday,
the 5h which resulted in the killing of one man, the
wounoing of two three slightly, and the damaging
Of several dwellings,"
Tie for this movement OF the eet q thus ln-
Qebiousy although candidly, stated by The Ne'rs'
The Dart came sailing down ia font Of the bsttei doubt
10 draw their ire but this Of avail The stesTs
hsd now almost TO stsndsiiL She was Sun within
rnugo and ,eeed dare attack She had not long % walt
Coiorel Moore sighted No. at her and In moment after the
white smoke above the bes,two'k. sns the snndeng
report ths SHOOK the -at ard hed the air announced 'ns she
Then follows the bypocritical whine:,
,,tcni.hmeut ard guston Ito fire shcs the city,
TIE article next states that two consular hags-one
the Bitish-were flying bat were not respected oy
"Gooa ,pdes hiuk that CsptsiG Alden made his bet edon
III pocson. TO show hi, power 70 trars our cy iheso
are Il sry Of on opposite opinion, however"
rHg RFBEL OFFICIAL REPoRT OF TBE HAFAssA'
BATrLr.
Although the official reports of the various CON-
auders engaged in tho battle Of the 2lst uit, nave
been .eceiyed In BichmoDd, the Rebel Secretary oil
War AaS g;rca Y,sire inSiract,OHs 10 suppress her
rifE IiPBgsrIsSTs ~ VIRGINIA.
Under The psocismnon of Gov. Letcher, OF the l9th
.luly is de rendezvous were selected, al Hncf.
.,he grated Iuiua Of Virginia 70 assemble Rich
,opd City il 10 coutIibu,c 2,i29 men, and Augusta
Couniy 2l57. Warwick ccntnbutes only % men, be-
ing 10 pes cent OF the population Of that county
SAT-.
Ibii article s :eOg si 81 to 81 dolars 10 Richmond
AT present.
A FIRs IuTAvE.
AFife Iouavt, recently from the Pi,on depot, made
~ surssrance on Twelfth street yesterday, in cusiody
Of Confederate soldier, and had crowd around hiul
ia a short tine. Hs Was AJAX II he was one oil Eiis-
worth Zouayes and he replied that be was no.; bat
thst he was ono Of the Fire Iouaves OF New-iork,
originally commanded by Ellsworth. He 'said ne was
Fortnan of Hook ard Ladder Company No. 10 Of
Nsw-York, aud had held that petition for ton yeas
iR-olmond whs.
RIofors n,BaLs.
We regre, 70 learn tSst he iith Alabaris Regiment,
C5. tr, encamped nesr tho Reservoir. has teen in-
iurhe private Iropery IN the neghborhood to an I'M
partsi.d extent. We yesterday ssE a petition TO
ioagP.s iroSn one of the snerers asking redress and
representing the damage sustained by him to be not
s than S2OCo ihe attention oi tie S secretary as Sf
Ln. not ySt cen sppliej. kichu,ond Wbig.
rESgEssTi. zoCtvfs.
We are happy 10 announce that regiment OF Hol.
avss is now being formed in ths State for the army Of
the Coliederate States, 10 serve during the war Inc
r,on en il he armed with rifles and saher tayonets
ami Uniformed in tho regular Zouave costume OF the
Fr.cL. II is 10 be commanded by Col. 1. t An
,de who wss for several years connected win thnt
seryico in Europe, and Ia one OF the most thofogn
military sci GLARS in the South, and brave and chiv-
arous Gentleman. lie has been connected with sew
era OF he military schools "a the couLtry. ana was
Professor in the Western Military Institute IN this
sny when the war broke out.
ADDITIONAL RrGrNrST.
Col. James T. Preston o. Washington County has
b,sn authorized by Gov etcber 10 raise additional
r.anent Of volunteers in the section OF Virginia CON-
poecd of the counties Of Lee, scott Russell ana Wash
ipglon OF comrahies IRON ether counties VIII
q .h,.ta NAN
i'm 10 the IcQ ion Of tho Governor have yet ~ tur-
pish ear two full regiments. Ihe sooner II IA done
corros ,SD PRODUCE LOAN.
Free Tae Rhlmos5 Dssatch n "a iJh i.n.
II will bt remembered tbat, at the last session. Cor.
gress authorized the Secretary OF the Isesury 70 ne
bonds, beiri0. eight per cent interest ana haSnk
twenty vcars 10 run in exchange for the proceeds al
sales of cotton and other produce military stores
and manufactured goods. III puraanet OF tis author.
ity cculsrs hay. been sent ont 60 all OF e States and
counties soliciting suen suoscrltions a,a AZ .Is io-
turns come in they mort gratifying aggregate
already syvelIs 10 many millions Of dollars, Gnd tho
work Is .curcely entered upon in several Oh he Ststes
The cott, intereste are espeeialy svish IN theif
oers In many cnses tho whole crop is pledged and
generally oue-ihird one-lalf Is odeEef. Several
Iauteis have subscribed ono thousand bales, ard one
geutlemen Judge Griiin. Of Washington County,
iss renders the prOeeeds Of two thousand hyo nan.
drod bales the value OF which would be one hundred
and twenty thousand dollars Thus with our people,
the sword and he pune 30 hand IN hand
rBr ARTIST OF THE nos. 7. A. n. NELsoS.
The CL0ttahoOga Tenn Gazette, announcing tbs
Arrest oi Thomas A. X. Nelson, Gays: Maps containing
a careful ana accurate deinedtion of all the mountalu
ma .es in East Tennessee, fiom Chattanooga TO Brs
toi were found IN his possesson ms rs no sensation
item; il is nJw known TO be true Had ne succeeded
IN passing through Virginia and reaching Narhlngtons
the authorities there would have been put IN possession
of full and accurate statement OF our srons andweak
uonts in East Tennessee, and every mountain pass In
The Cumberland range would have become known 10
scott and tho Federal amy. His arrest does seem like
timely inter position oi Divine Provdenee rs may
vet ave East Tennessee from being drenched with
The blood of our own citizens, and prevent our soil
from becoming the arena OF strife between tho North
ern and Southern armies
A LINCOLN GENERAL oEsyRs TO suERESDsR ma CON.
MAND.
IL NAV be comfortable for Lincoln TO know that
letter lns been addressed TO high officer IN the Con
iedtrate service by high oicer IN the United States
Army who holds very important poet, Offering to
Joan The of the South himself and surrender his
couimand into the hands OF our troops. Tue letter
itself will yoach for this statement.
BECOMING DIsousrED WITH THEIR Lti0ER'.
Fron, TIC Rieiaond Wig 81 ths sA
We see intimatiOns in some OF our c0teinporaiee OF
alleged schemes for creating parties. Ihe anslons
may be TO the proceedings Of Congress III secret ses
sion, Of which know nothing IL is SAID that gen
tenen from some Statee south OF us, ossalshed WIN
fonle of tho actions OF tho Government or some OF We
members are disposed TO form an opposition, with the
vie of nfsing more vigor into the existing Admins
traion, and 20 substitute different one az the next
election. We are not advised of tho particular CAUSES
of dissatisfaction, nor Of the extent OF H. we ox
infer that il grows out OF our altered condition. ana
has no relation whatever to the old dishaeuon "
Whig and Democrat s;,, 10 any,
Eor our part we have very great aversion 20 J my
thing like party In such crisis as this: wssssd lie
and Believed that the men in authority pnd Success
requisite ability for conducting ~ise, "a merifing
fuy the affairs Of the Government so or unSiyiasd
would i recsiys the hsary support 81 s0 sns'''S''
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