The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-18

| the gunboats and fleets gives ms equal to haiti
million more, making the United States strength
equal to nearly two millions Of men, With such
force against il, the rebellion cannot possibly
stand much longer. W aM
The news by the Anglo-saxcn is one week later
The English papers are generally silent on Ameri
cen affairs. A scheme appears to have been put on
foot by Mason and Slidell to enforce arecognition
Of the rebel States from the European Powers;
but with what success is at present unknown.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The monster steamship Constitution, which left
New York July IA for San Francisco, arrived at
| Rio Janero in eighteen and half days. While at
Rio Jsneiro she was visited by upwards OF ten
thousand persons.
The Treasury Department has issued orders to
the Collector of Customs at this port that here
after all goods laden ON board vessels bousd for
New Oreaes and other open ports shall be under
the supervision of an Inspector OF customs, and
that before clearance shall be granted the inspes
tor having had charge Of the lading of said
vessels shall certify that the manifest presented
corresponds with the cargo on board. Vessels
arriving from said ports are under no more
restrictions than formerly, and there has been no
order from the department requiring an officer to
be detailed to inspect and make return Of inward
cargoes from said ports.
1t is not the intention Of the government to put
the last three hundred thousand troops in the
field Immediately, but to keep them as reserve
corps in the different States. The various rendez
vous will be camps OF instruction, in which the
men will have fine time for the remainder Of the
summer, receiving the same pay and bounty as
| those in the field
| JEFF Davis Confederate Congress, the members
| of which so ingloriously skedaddled from Rich
mond on the 2lst of April last, while the Union
| army was threatening the rebel works at York
town. having recovered from their fright will re-
assemble to-day in the city of hospitals
Gen. Ben Loan. commanding the Northwest Di-
vision of Missouri, has taken the field. He left ST.
Joseph on the 18th inst, at the head of a large
force, to wipe out the guerilla bands which now
infest Missouri.
war meeting win be held on Fort Green
afternoon at four o'clock, and all business opera
| lions in the city viii cease at that hour. The
stores win remain closed until after dark.
The Secretary of War has decided that every
person, whether a citizen not-that is, unnatu-
| in any of the States-shal be regarded as having
exercised franchise that subjects them to militia
ry duty. Every man who votes, if he is physically
competent, must fight.
Rhode Island has colored population of less
than four thousand from which to raise a negro
regiment and of these the able bodied men would
not number six hundred.
The Jews of Chicago held meeting on the 18th
inst. and resolved to raise an Israelite company
for the war Those present subscribed eight
thousand dollars to help along enlistments.
The first quota of Kentucky is FULL and enlist
ments, at last accounts, to fill up the second were
| going on at the rate Of five hundred day. The
Louisville Journal says:-"While other States are
congratulating themselves the patriotic energy
Of their citizens, point with pride to the posi-
| ton of Kentucky and the noble impulsiveness
which has filed her regiments in 50 very short
time.n
The new, large and powerful steamers st. Clair
and Brilliant have been purchased by the govern
ment, and will be Immediately converted into iron
clad gunbosts.
The Tenth New York cavalry, Colonel Lem
mon, left Baltimore on Friday last for the seat Of
| war.
Aman named Hoag, belonging to Sherman, Con-
necticut, purposely cut his hand with scythe, to
avoid being drafted. The wound bled profusely,
and he shortly afterwards died.
The banks of Syracuse have sent an order to the
government for six thousand dollars Of the postage
lamp bills.
The stock market 90 Saturday continued 70 exhibit
strength and activity Tho demand for governments.
railway bonds and the popular railway shares
active prices in many instances reached
Money easy per Gold opened ct lax and
sold up to lis. Exchange, l2e,l IT.
The cotton market less buoyant Saturday, and
prices somewhat nominal and sales made varied both
in quantity and quality widely exact ono
tations difhcult The sales footed up about 900 400
bales, closing the basis Of about 47c. 47c (some
reported low 4sc.) for middling uplands;
while holders generally demanded outside figures. The
-four market was quiet, and for grades rather
easier, though without change Of quotations.
while saiss were moderate. Wheat IVES less active
though without essential change in prices Common
grades were heavy and dull, while prime to
choice qualities were scarce. Corn was in good
request and prices nrm, with sales 1t sc.
. SIC. FOR shipment East, and u Soc. Q 6oc. for
seed sound shipping lots OF Western and good yellow do
at $50 Pork quiet but steady with saiss Of mess At
81 SIX, and prime ct - SIX ol0. Sugars were
firmly held while salss limited and confined to
about 200 hhds Cubss part fair 10 good refining goods
at sKc. Grocery grades varied from aye. 70 o. Mo-
nsses were steady Sales OF 600 hhds. Porto Rico and
Cuba was made on private terms. Coffee quiet and
steady sale Of 300 600 bags Of Rio reported at
g. Freights exhibited more nrmnoss though without
change in rates, while engagements were moderate
Whiskey was firm and active, with sales Of 500 bbls
at 3I1sc for State, ani at 32c. for Western.
The ONLY LIVE NEwsPAPER.-We have beaten
our contemporaries in every matter of inte
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contraband intelligence. which we could not
publish without afording important informa-
ton to the enemy. Our contemporaries
Tribune, Times and other journals--disrcgardin
alike the safety Of the army, the orders Of the