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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-02
DUB CAMP DAVIS CORRESPONDENTS.

CAHr DAVIS HEADQUARTERS I
NEW yoRs N,STB, July 30, 1857. {
The Quarters Of he Ninth Neo Yo,,k State Miiiiia--
Ihe First Nso Hampshiye Volunteers Near TAem--
Departure Of the 7teJM Nt~ York State Maaia--
The Seco.1 Massachusetts Occupy Mayyand Knights
and Hnrpers Ferry, DE-
Last night your correspondent CHARTERED With the New
York Ninth Iie tho recipient of especial favors at
the hands Of Ieutcnants Dairy nipple and Andrew Of Com
pany A, and Lieutenant Draper Company c. The camp
is named after Capt, j. w. Davis, of Company d. II
is pleasantly situated upon OF the hills which
constitute secondary range Of the Blue Hills,
and commands fine view Of Pleasant Valley
and the mountains above and around. First Lieutenant
John Hendricsson yesterday elected Captain OF
papy g. vice Captain At,erbury, promoted 10 majority.
Second Lieutenant Joseph D. Wickham succeeds Captain
Hendrickson IN the first ieutenancy Of Company c. He
formerly foreman Of Amity Hose Company, New
York. The Ninth look well after their arduous service
the line of General Patterson Their spiritual welfare
Is well suporniended by Chaplain Phillips, and their
worldly condition is thoroughly taken of by Mr.
David Reyes, the sner, who sends into the enemy's
country FOR fresh meat and provisions and has just had
quantity OF butter brought in from bolivar on the Vr
gna side for which he paid but twelve per pound
There soldiers there
The First New Hampshire regiment, Col Mason W Tap
pan encamped in field adjoining the camp of the New
York Ninth. Col Tappan, who is in command Of The bfi
gadc lately commanded by Co.. stone. addressed the
Hampshire TROOPS tniS forenoon lhey unanimously aC
cepted his propositions and will return Friday their
old clothes. The in the State House yard Concord
N. H., when the New Hampshire First mustered out
Of service Will be an interesting one. The First New
Hampshire have the sick list They have lost
six, Killed prisoners with the enemy.
The Massachusetts Second, Col Gordon, retired with
their main force from Harpers Ferry last night They
arc in position on Maryland Heights leaving three
ones to take Of what is worth taking Of in the
Ferry.
Gen Sanford and STAFF returnedto Washington day,
81 The request Oh Gen s. and with the consent Of Gen
Banks.
The Twelfth New York State Militia, Col Butterfield
leave to-day. Everything happy and enthusiastic in Gen
Banks command
KNoxyulx, Nd, July 30--2P. NJ
Gen. Sanford and stan got board the ears at this
place, >, route for Washington,
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MISCELLANEOUS.

rAUTlON.-T0NlCS MANUFACTURED FROM COMMON
~ whskey, raw alcohol and such like abound in this
market. If you wish TO be healthy use SrEINFTIDS
COGNAC BlITERS. If you sick them. Keep them
always In your family They Cholera Cholera Nor
bus Darrhoa Dysentery, Yellow Fever, Bilious Diseases
and Bowel Complaints and Invaluable tonic for
common use during hot weather They are manufactured
in France from pare Cosnac brandy and are imported and
sold by sTElNFED 70 Nassau street, sole agent for tho
United States
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THE VOLUNTEER RELIEF FIND

Howard Lodge No. GO, OF the O. @ T., yesterday pur-
chased 81 600 worth of the scrp lately Issued by the city
for the support " ;he farnes Of the volunteers This
SHOWS charitable disposition on the part Of tho mem.
bfs 81 t6e LodSc, and gives example WORTHY 10 be
ioo"ed ~ other societies orders thai may have sny
gum u n9ncy at their disposal,
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l,IINR0ATS.

Rapid progress is being made at the ship yards Of this
city and vicinity the construction of gunboats for the
government fhe nearest approaching completion is
at the ship yard of Mr. John lngs foot OF Tenth street
East river The keel laid the 1st day Of July and
it is panked aud partially cauked, aud will be ready
for launching in the ur fifteen to twenty days.
She 1853 feet keei 10 feet deck u feet
feet breadth Of beam IL feet hold and 500 burden
She will be schooner rigged aud her will con-
sst Of six 80 Founders and one swivel gun
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BUFFALO, August /, 1861.
Flour steady. Wheat quiet and parties apart. Corn
key nominal at 15il Canal freights weak 10tsc. on
corn and wheat 70 New York Imports-2 400 bbls
Hor SIS 900 bushels wheat 80 900 bushels corn 81 200
bushels oats EXPORTS 600 bbls -four 90 600 bushels
wheat 17s 600 bushels corn 5000 bushels oats 5000
bushels barley.
BrrFAIo August !, 1861
Flour unchanged Wheat dull only sale $500 busiifp
red winter at 95c. Corn shade easier les .rtSe de-
mand: sales Of So 600 bushels at ale st. other.
grains ou'et and no sale:. Whisky nsm,nal. Canal
ryE5la dull: fo1c. on SSan, ii,sc on wheat, New
York lake imports--S2O0 bbls. -four, 1000 bushels
Wheat. 5000 bushels 81 900 bushels OATS Lamar
expor.s-5OO bbls -four SO 900 bushels wheat l6S GOO
August I-659 s56 bbls -four. 1877 Ss4 bushels wheat
453 bushels corn, 9Sf 20S bushels oats, ioOl
bushels barley, 1913 ,40S bushels rye Canal exports
for same time-16O ,4S6 bbls. Hour, ,1396 $40
bushels wheat 1884 3l5 bushels corr, $50 Al bushels
oats Oes bushels barley, 1871 400 bushels rye =.
OswEGo, August l, 1881.
Flour unsettled sales al 81 % 81 % for fancy from
spring wheat. Wheat duh and supply light Chicago
spring No held at s5c., with buyers at Soc sales
Corn and market quiet Canal freights dull flour
imports-s300 bushels wheat 600 bushels corn Canaf
exports--l6S00 bushels wheat, 3S 600 bushels corn
Lake imports for Iuy11 15e bbs -four S4 1878 bushels
wheat 0s7 052 bushels corn So 260 bushels oats
bushels barley 80 020 bushels rye Imports since opening
of navigation TO August 1-7G,30e bbs -four los $50
oats A 500 bushels barley l i03 bushels rye rs 302
bushels peas, az GA GOO feet lumber.
CHICAGO, Aug. !, 1851.
Flour quiet. Wheat 1kc higher, 6S1sc 69c. for No
l. 65c 66c. for No. in store. Corn quiet: 25c for
mixed afoa Receipts 500 bbls -four As 900 bushels
wheat 16s 900 bushels. Corn--shipnents 4ee0 bbls
-four. u 600 bushels wheat 133 900 do. Freghts
steady. Exchange New York unchanged
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Tim ,caio,,,,, - -, ,,o.., an rusno,,his Fire You
,ycs gt,'y VI wiu'n poinhs" h'ar a great variety
or ,,,s.. VIZ h"ns 'hOii,, r,h, 80 nan,s and
bh,e issa, Ghe ehow, WIN ps h E",rtecntb regi-
rocrt ~ NJ YOU ,s ne oeohRea 20 sn -, nn5ed In The
m,rt horr, na si'.a, my ,gornd" had received
,ur,nten,ion ,h. ,us, anu ~ .oN aha condition
,r,; s,, sney were IN Tny p',au'o w .h ,hcv
b,a "; . having run vi anu oesei w. 'aars re.
o1 . wy niu JUST where thc' nuet zee snoans
ha;n rn r th VIZ oy our troops, anu ua nnndcd
,hi ca"es er" a Sny a.onae 10 oi uW Fer thoi
arri,oi IN ,bis c;,,S Pc go sha, n
rho ,o,yer n o. .ieht haa ss his ,s
hon IA H%e'ri , o''e iehow naa oo.n h's "Ss
yoa ,a r ~, Aa ole ies orohen oho ~. t w.
hod , 49, a'Js msaiu spee,ace tc n
, h 49, - $500 o"o" III, ukns eye Hs whoie ace anu
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THE PRIZE BRIG HERALD.

PmLADnPHIA, August I, 1861
The prize brig Herald, with cargo OF naval stores aud
tobacco from Beaufort s c., bound 10 Liverpool and
which captured by iriga,e ST, Lawrence on the
10th Of July has arrived here
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FASHION COURSE, L. l., TRuTrNo Thursday, August l.,
purse and stake $3.50 mile heats, best three in five in
harness.
H. Jones named br. h. Robert dillingham;. 2 1
s. Mclaughlin named Or. h. Bellfounder $500. 2
7. Voorhees, named b. h. Abdailah Chief. dist.
Time 2:33--2,34I 4-2:33t 4-2.34A.
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IN
The steamer Metropolis, from Fall River for New York
got disabled last night after leaving Newport by
accident 10 her machinery She met by the Bay
State with the Eighth regiment board and lowed back
to Fail River The accident involved danger whatever
to the passcnEers.
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OUR MISSOURI CORRESPONDENTS

HsApouAtrgss TinHrEEATH ILLINOIS REGIMENT
CAMP RollA, No., July %, 1861. J
AccOia Of StiraiSh Beareen he R,beis and he Tic,a
Antimoss Regtm n'Tae Loss on Both sidesThe Regiment
Aocig TO Sprtnofed-AriraI cf Prisoners end Stores,
de-, &c.
Quite little skirmish took place at Lanes Prairie
town twenty miles from this point on Thursday after
neon.
party or about fifteen Of the Home Guard living in
that vicinity had been to camp day before
secure arms aud their return had cncped part TAX
ing position in a field, and part in house adjoining
While there they were attacked by body of seventy
rebel troops, under Captain l. Johnson.
brisk fire kept up for about half hour, during
which time the rebels lost man, Lieutenant
and had several wounded The rcbes left Lieutenant
Rae upon the field and three badly wounded. But
taey were Seen apparently dragging bodies into the
bushes and it is supposed others killed. Finding
they getting tho worst of the light they Withdrew
and at last accounts Two of companies
their heels in sharp pursuit..
Saturday morning at day break six horsemcn of the
Home Guard rode into camp, bt nging five wounded
men in wagons; two Of these belonged TO the Tome
Guard and three were JohnSou's One OF the
latter shot through the leg, and yesterday the
limb anputated. He had been nearly forty
hours without having his wound dressed and there
is some fear that he may not recover; but. he is
under the most skilful treatment in the hands Of
our surgeon Dr. Phmmer and everything has been done
to promote his recovery yet little synpathy be felt
for loss suffered In such cause as this man
gagged in.
On the other hand, Of the Homo Guard had his
arm badly shattered by musket ball, and il
puitcd just below the shoulder He is brave fellow.
He said to few moments after the operation "Wel
I've got one arm left to nght the rebels WITH and as
suredly think that il there shoDd be fyht here the fell
low would Go his best TO handle muskst in the Of
his country.
One Of the wounded rebels was formerly
cnionst, having taken the oath and Join
cd the Home Guard, but afterwards desert
Cd and in this fight the side Of the enemy
he would get better than his deserts il halter fol
lowed his hospital experience.
-Four companies er our regiment move TO Springfield on
Monday or Tuesday to guard train OF one hundred
wagons, loaded with supplies. This detachment viii. soon
after be JONES' by the balance OF the regiment We will
probably be schcd 10 Lyon IS command.
The men vii We rartly glad to be in notion especially
rs thore Ia a dhsase for fight.
P,H-l&ter returns show FIVE killed and fifteen
wounded on tsf vatt Of the rebels Our expedition has
just returned twenty prisoners % many hol ses
and four cOntrab and elavns
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THE SAFETY OF THE ADJUTANT OF THE
FIRST MICHIGAN REGIMENT.

Mr.. N ID. Fairbanks, brother Of j. d. Fairbanks, Ad-
jutapt II the First Michigan regiment requests US to state
that no received note from his brother yesley stating
that he was in Baltimore safe and sound HIS friends and
relatives will be glad 10 hear and know the fact
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The NatfOnvI Mozart HsnD Democratic
Republican General Committee.

At meeting OF the National Democratic Republican
General Committee held Mt Mozart Hail last evening, the
following preamble and resolutions adopted
Whereas, the relating to elections in the city Of
New York, the entitled "An act for ascertainng by
proper proofs the citizens who shall be entitled TO the
right OF Suffrage and 10 prevent fraudulent voting
passed April To- 1859 and tho other entitled "An act
to provide Tor the appointment Of inspectors Of cleo
ton and district cayassers in the city and county
OF New York" passed April 10, 1860, provide n
spirit tLat each political party shall be represented
in the Boards of Registers, Inspectors and Canvass
ers Of Election, thereby respectively authorzed and
whereas, the Supervisors having the power OF
selection have heretofore, in violation Of this Judi
cious PROV sion OF the law, ignored the Mozart De-
mocracy of this city and made their selections the
Republican and Tnnany parties exclusively and Where
as, The fammaty party have for two years
poled vote less by thousand than that po}ied
the Mozart party the general county ticket thus show
its inferior popular strength Therefore,
Resolved That it is the duty Of the Supervisors under
the law to give to the Mozart democracy Of hH city at
least onerd Of the Registers Inspectors and CanvasserH
OF Election and that Committee Of five members be ap
pointed by the Chair who shall be authorized behalf Of
this committee to make application to the Board Of Super
vsors for that purpose.
Resolved That inasmuch the Republican Central AZ
ISOLATION and the Tammany Hall General Committee have
heretofore controlled the selection Of these officers thie
committee representing larger popular vote than either
demand that the rights of those they represent shall be-
recognized and respected
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Coroner.s, Office.

FATAL BURNING CASUALTY AT CANTERBURY HAI.-Cp
Wednesday night accident occurred Madame Money
an attace at Canterbury Hall by her clothes catching
FIRE on the stage which terminated fatally yesterday az
ternoon at her residence, at the Smithsonian House.
The deceased appeared was taking the part Of Desdem0
in the buresque Of Othelo when she jncantousy APP
preached the side lights and set IRE her dress Every
effort mnde to her life by throwing wooler gar
ments over her person but before the flames could be
tingushed deceased fatally injured An ingoeat VIII
be held upon the body Of deceased to-day.
DEIlBERArE CASE OF SuIuDE.-~On Monday night an old
man. named Leber Schar residing at I6o Second street,
jumped OF the pier at the foot Of Delaney street. and
was drowned. The body d deceased was recovered
yesterday afternoon, when carpet bag containing two
hand He had evidently used these irons for the puY-
pose OF ebCtualy carrying his plaua and WAs
determined TO sink himself like Deceased Whe,
was native Of Germany, had been in bad health ~
self The Coroner notified " hold inquest upon,
the body.
FOUND DRowSKD.-lhe body az James Barton, Nd
who drowned while bathing at the Battery, Mon
day last, recovered yesterday at pier No North
river by firing piece or cannon the spot where the
accident occurred The remains were taken TO the late
residence Of deceased No As Greenwich street, where
the Coroner notified to hold an inquest
SUICIDE By DROWNING. Cornelius Ambrose, a native Of
New York. aged % years. committed suicide wodpes
day night by jumping overheard n pier 90 East river
that III health and want Of employment led to tho com
Of the rash act The body had not been
ed up to last evening but measures being taken which
viii probably lead to the finding Of the remains to-dny
Boy DRowNxD.-John Madden, boy about seven years
old residing at 269 West Thirty street drowned
taken to the late residence of deceased where inquest
will be held to-day.
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OPERATIONS or GENERAL BANKS ARMY.


Savoy Hook, Nd. 5u'y 81 1901.
she number Of troops is being daily augmented by the
arrival and woi disciplined regiments, and IN the
meantime the Commanding General and STAN are busy
engaged in organizing the army into brgades and dV
slons With exception OF occasional music by OF
The bands and the rumbhug Of The heavily laden army
trans, The camp is quiet country village ON
rainy Sabbath. Few incidents Iapspne worthy Of noce
Reconncerng parties and the alert III all
tours and is impossible for the enemy 10 arrive in any
force enough threaten without ing us timely
sotico.
To Comynissariat and Quartefmasers departments
smoonty Differed preparations progress
ing.
Captain hcmulIn's Rangers, whose term does not
till the 18th proxmo 9nartered in the orchard at
senera Ranks headquarters, and appear stand high
savor with the commander and his staff
Co,ne Goary's spiehAidy equipped regiment are abou,
hundred yards distant with Colonel Manns regiment
their left In tho Of these delightful grove,
aro the Union cavalry and the FIRST City Troop The
Ter are all well and in excellent spirits and expect TO
surn on the 18th of month. Some Of them win
enlist and Others have rendered commissions the
regular army.
Tho Rhode Island artillery, which fought at Bull run,
arrived here this morning with FUN battery. They
0st bong placed in position the headquarters.
The point formerly occupied by the Kentucky Rife regi-
Uent On the Maryland he'ghts opposite Harpers Ferry,
now gar isoned by our troops.
The works commenced by the former occupants arc
sow being completed and It's approaches are well iorti
sed. oobweb pyramidal observatory, say fifty feet
hwh, has been erected the pinnacle, surmeuDied by
the stars and Stripes.
There but few OF The three months' left
IN sls column but troops for the continue TO
N large numbers.
There is regular Post Office nj Sandy Hook. Letters
addressed TO the officers and Of the regiments
stationed here would reach them with greater certainty
by being sea; 10 Knoxville, two miles below us.
The raois Of the approach Of General Johnston towards
inesburg has induced General Banks TO keep up sharp
lookout IN Tint direction. From indications it is pre-
sumed his force of the extraordinary dimensions
arst reported.
Although il is presumabc that the rebel pckets range
the hills opposite us, they have not yet made their pres
manifest
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THE SEVENTY-NINTH( HICHLANDERs), NEW
YORK STATE MILITIA

LIST OF THE KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING.
Mr.. John Cook OF The Engineer Corps Of the Seventy
ninth regiment New York State militia arrived IN this
city on Wednesday Afternoon, and handed the
following complete lisa Of the Killed wounded and missing
Of that regiment The total makes the loss 1884, The list
is arranged In the order Of companesxn
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slew his man. We regret 20 hear that the gallant Major
Wheat who ccnmsndSd the battalion, was killed This
officer WAS in ,he Mexican war; fought under Walker
Nicaragua, aud participated IN the trimean war. A
drawer rnH,l never drew sword.
The Y"a3S Of General Barnard I. Bee leave here 10
morrow tar Charleston The Of this officer deserves
plsce IL the highest niche OF fame lie displayed gal
antry t scarcely has parallel in history. The brunt
oil re mornings ostte Was sustained by his command
unit past twoo'cloc Overwhelmingly superior Numbers,
and cNopeed to yield before FIRE that swept every thing
before H. Gen, Bee rode up and down his lines cncoura
ing his troops by everything that dear TO them
to stand up and repe the tide which threatened them
with destruction At last his own brigade dwindcd to
mere handtul, With every field officer killed disabled
He rode Up to Gen jackson and sand, General, they
beating Us back
The reply was. sir, we will give them the bayone"
Gen. Bee immediately rallied the remnant Of his brigade,
and his last words to them were;-Tbere is Jackson.
standing like stone wal Lei determine TO die here,
and we VIII conquer. FOLLOW iae.'
HIS men obeycd The call and at the head Of his column
the very when the battle turning favor
be fell MORALLY wounded General Beauregard was heard
to say lie had never such gallantry He
INJURED at his suffering bat seemed TO be consoed by the
reflection that he doing his duty,
In the list OF the slain in the battle OF last Sunday
regrc, the Of Colonel Thomas OF MARYLAND
Of the aids General Johnston. Colonel Thomas he
longed family prominently and honorabiy identified
with the history Of Maryland for century past He was
areny attached TO his native state and felt keenly her
present humiliation Finding that his exertons in her
behalf under existing circumstances would be psweress
on her own soil he sought and obtained position where
he could strike the most effective blow her oppressor
He has fallen martyr to the cause Of the independence
part OF the command al Aqua creek under General
Holmes, moved TO the vicinity Of Manassas last week.
They reported not 10 have been in either engagement
getting there too late for Thursdays fight, and under
stood 20 have been on the right wing Of army
the battle Of Sunday. We sure the disappointment
great TO the gallant regiments under the command
Of Colonel Pagan, of Arkansas and Colonel Bate Of Ten
TIE NEW YORK. FIRE z0UAvrs.
From the Richmond Examiner, july 251
Two in this train appropriated The trans,
por.aton Of wounded Yankees twenty three N number
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THE NEW REVENUE ACT.

Congress at the recent session passed the rev.
enue act, which provides for the impost of direct
tax and internal duties to raise the sum Of
twenty millions as an additional revenue for
defraying the expenses of the Government.
This act is entitled can act to provide adj
ditional revenues for defraying the expenses of
Government and maintaining the public credit
by the assessment and collection Of direct tax
and internal duties," and the first section of
it reads as follows:
abe it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assemblies That direct tax
of twenty millions of dollars be- and is hereby,
annually laid upon the United States, and the
same shall be, and is hereby, apportionad to the
States, respectively, in manner following: