The New York herald., 1862-08-07
THE SITUATION.


under General Hooker, went out to Malvern Hill
and White Oak Swamp, in the direction of New
Market and Richmond, and encountered some
large bodies of the rebels, whom they succeeded
in driving in towards Richmond, after fight OF
three hours duration. The cavalry under General
Averill pursued the enemy hoty. Nearly two
hundred prisoners were captured. Our advance
went within ten miles of Richmond General
Mcclellan was present at the scene Of action and
had not returned at last accounts.
The particulars of the great war meeting in
Washington yesterday, in which the President
participated, are given in another column. They
furnish cheerful evidence of the feeling of loyalty
to the government existing in the national capital
Affairs in the Southwest present stirring
aspect A severe fight occurred at Newark, Knox
county, Missouri on Friday evening last. About
a thousand guerillas, under Porter, approached
the town an hour before sunset, and were met by
parts Of two companies of State militia, under
Captain Lain numbering seventy-fye men. The
guerilas charged on our troops and were repulsed,
when they dismountcd and drove Capt. Lain into
the town. where a severe struggle took place, re-
sultng in the capitulation of forces, who were
was four killed and four wounded. The re-
bells acknowledge seventry-three killed and
a largo number wounded. Porter's gang car
ried OF all the and camp equi-
page Of our troops. On Sunday the State forces of
Colonies Guitar, Meigs. Clapper and Caldwell
passed through Newark in pursuit Of Porter. On
Saturday evening band Of one hundred guerillas
took possession OF Alexandria, Missouri, They
then seized all the arms and ammunition they
could find, and did considerable other plundering,
after which they abandoned the town.
Some extraordinary developments OF latent trea-
son have been made in Indiana. 1t appears tie
Grand Jury for the United States District Court Of
that State, at indianapolis, have Just presented
secret organization called the knights of the
Golden Circle" whose purposes are declared to be
reasonable. The Grand jury show that there are
l5, 900 members of order directly in league with
the secessonists Of the South. They have plans
to avoid or defeat legal proceedings against them;
they are sworn to resist the collection Of federal
taxes and go armed to their meetings. The In
dianapolis Journal states, this latter point that
during the late Copperhead Convention no less
than five hundred revolvers were sold. Sixty oi
these men have been indicted sixteen Of them for
treason.
Our extracts from the Southern papers which
we give to-day will be found very interesting.
The condition Of affairs in Richmond. arising from
sickness 10 represented as fearful The latest ac-
counts from the rebel capital. which we publish
In another column, comprised In the statements OF
two refugees. are exceedingly important, and will
put our readers in possession OF . good deal Of
valuable information touching the state of things
Ia rsbeldom.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
To-day the annual State elections will take
place in Tennessee and North Carolina. In the
latter State the canvass has been very animated
over the candidates for Governor, and great deal
OF bitter feeling has been created on both sides.
One Of the aspirants for the Executive chair is
IL
the " conservative war party which has a strata
of Unionism undertaking thin covering of forced
secessionism. On the question Of taking North
Carolina out IL the Union the party whose stand
ard bearer is NJ. Vance cast ~ .269 Union votes
against ASST for secession but the State was ne
vertheless turned over to Rebeldom by the Conven-
ton. against the wishes Of the people. Mr.. Vance
represented the Eighth district in the last Con.
gress, and was then termed . Southern opposition
man, or Know Nothing. He was on the rebel side
In the battle Of Newbern, ssd Is now with the
Twenty-sxth North Carolina regiment. which he
conmsT's. forming . part Of the defence Of
Richmond. His party will pro bably succeed in
Che present contest. The other candidate Is Will.
liam johnson, President Of the Columbia and
Charlotte Railroad Company. Mr.. johnson is O
msn who has not heretofore been much known in
politics, but is m unsompromising foe to the fe.
deral Union. The platform OF principles upou
which he hopes to ride into the gubernatoral chair
In thus set forth by the partisan journals in his
train" An unrsmi;tng prosecution Of the war;
q the war TO the last extremity I" complete in
dependcnce;" eternal separation from the
North;" no abridgemeut Of southern territory
:" no diminuton Of southern boiniAarics.'
There will be lively times In this CITY next week
The regiments in Maine, Massachusetts, Connecti-
out and Rhode Island are now about full, and
aearly ready for marching orders. Next week
tlcy will be passing through this city, each
headed by tsspirit stirring drum corps.
We have thus far seen but one journal that ia
frightened at the recent order to dlaft men fo, Il :
array, and that Is the organ Of the bulitrnpt +,
m5tracy I'm Hartford, Connecticut.
I The oities Of New York md BrooElfr. el.
together form less than o6eti.ird =, population