The New York herald., 1862-08-23

Tennessee ..... Isham q. Harris. Rebel.
Andrew Johnson, military. Union.
Texas. Frank X. Lubbock. Rebel
Virginia. John Letchar. Rebel.
Francis H. Pierpont ..... .Union
Two hundred and ten young ladies of Syracuse
and Onondaga county have published their names
and residences under pledge to take the places Of
the clerks and statesmen in the county who will
list for the war.
The old New Hampshire regiments require two
thousand and twelve men to fill up their ranks.
The democrats of Philadelphia are called upon
to meet en- ,aasse. this afternoon in Independence
square, to express their firm purpose to stand by
the maintenance Of the National Constitution, and
to declare hostility to the policy and measures OF
all who seek to prostitute the country to the pur
poses OF abolitionsm, and to express the intention
Of the democratic party to do, az it has always
hitherto done, viz:-to support the federal
government in the exercise of its constitutional
powers and to defend it, at whatever peril against
the insidous and reasonable teachings Of aboli.
tionism.n
The First Congressional district of North Caro-.
lima embraces the counties of Currituck, Camden,
Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, BERTHE,
Hertford, Northampton, Halifax, Martin, Washing
ton and Tyrrel; and the Second district contains
the counties of Wayne, Edgecombe, Green, Pitt,
Lenoir, Jones. Onslow, Carteret, Craven, Beaufort
and Hyde. These are the two districts in which
Gov Stanly will order elections for members to the
United States Congress.
Five privates deserted from the Quebec garrison
on the 18th inst. and came across to the States.
The Third New York regiment will be filled up
from the Twenty-ffth militia, whose term will ex.
pre on the 2sth inst, and the proper credit will
be given to Albany county, from whence both re-
giments hail.
Six hundred government employees at the Water.
vet Arsenal have taken the oath of allegiance.
Five refused to take the oath and were dis
charged.
The government has decided to razeel and cover
with iron the steam frigate Niagara, now lying at
the Charlestown (Mass.) Navy Yard.
The United States Marshal paid 5000 900 yester.
day into the Sub-Treasury on account of prize
vessels and cargoes sold under condemnation.
The Attorney General Of the United States was
In town yesterday, and had an interview with
Judge Belts in chambers.
City Judge McCunn has lately been interfering
with the action Of the Justices of the Court Of
Special Sessions, by releasing prisoners on bail
who have been sentenced by them. Two cases
were moved on during the past week-in one the
been passed, and in the other Judge McCunn issued
writ of certiord'i. and afterwards discharged the
prisoner on bail. District Attorney A. Oakley Hail
has taken the matter in hand, and will in future
prevent Judge McCunn from interfering with mat
ters which belong to the Supreme Court. The
District Attorney has moved that the two parties
who have been Illegally discharged by Judge Nc
Gum be rearrested, and serve out the term of i'm
prisonment to which they were sentenced by the
Justices of the Court of Special Sessions.
Tho stock market yesterday rallied depression
Of the past day two, and prices we're y ~ per
higher. Cheerful rumors freely circulated and the
tone Of feeling was much better. Money abundant
per cent Exchange l27 u. gold about II5H at the
close.
The cotton market frnier yesterday with fair do
mand The sales embraced 900 bales, on n basis OF
ioc 46 for mddlng uplsnds. The breadsuffs mar
ke; was unfavoraby affected by the rise in freghts and
the prospective large receipts Flour dull and droop-
ing Wheat qIiet aud prices rather easier.
Corn heavy, while the demand was moderate. Rye
quiet. Oats aud 1rm. PORK was active
and 6rm Sugars dull, and the sales 275 hid
and IS boxes. The public sale Of coffee passed of A.
steady rates FOR Rio, but Santos showed decline.
Frcights were decidedly frmer, with only q small
supply o. tonnage Immediately available.
The Impc nding Struggle In Virginia.
Great and Dccisivc Events Close at
Hand.
We are on the verge Of tremendous and de-
cisive struggle with the great rebel army of
Virginia Between the rear guard Of General
Pope and the advanced columns of General
Lee this struggle may have already COM
menced. II may be ended before the expira-
ton Of another week; and If SO, we have every
reason to believe that the crowning result will
be the substantial extinguishment of this re-
bellion.
Carefully avoiding any information calcu-
lated to be useful to the enemy, we have some
facts to give upon this all important subject
which may be- useful in Strengthening our own
cause. At the beginning of the late .seven
days battles in Fl mt Of Richmond" the rebel
army there mustered not less than 100000
men. In killed, wounded and otherwise disa-
bled Its losses in those seven days were between
thirty and forty thousand. But intelligent Wit
nesses VINO were In Richmond so late as Friday
last inform us tina; by the Petersburg Railroad
alone these gaps had been filed up by new re-
cruits to the extent of forty thousand men.
FROM Tue saiic aud hoHi Vshci oouiccS VIC me
informed that some days ago, stretching from
Hanover Court House to Gordonsville, and
thence across into the valley Of the Shenan-
loah, the advancing army Of General Lee
numbered two hundred and fifty thousand
men.
This movement of the rebel army Of Richmond
began very soon after the beginning of the
work Of the evacuation of Harrisons Landing
by General Mcclellan; but the designs of the
~bal leaders to crush the army Of General
Pope by an overwhelming force, and to move
Onward upon Washington before tho army Of
Mcclellan OF our new volunteer regiments
could be brought forward to tho rescue. were
thoroughly comprehcnded by General Hnleck