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fEESCU IHIEhf EKkS'r.

The New lr1s Heyutd is trembling over the naval
preparations oi france 1t thinks Il |. The duty
the Secretary OF tie Navy 30 iunk we'll ,s, our sea
coast defencrs. tiiat they put in order and to
hasten the completion OF the iren clad vessels now
III the course OF construction contracted 10y. and
to rec that none Of thsm viii prove fai!ure like
the Gasna. 10 bs pierced by heavy metal as readily
as If they were wooden wells Il he is not s;.tistieI
with the number, ei2e or Gality Of he re.>es now
hand let hin advise CODf-ress 70 that effect and
call for more or better vessels II war "it France
should find Us not completely prepared with = navy
equal that of Napoleon, the repeated uiru-
ingswe have had or the danger of European inter
vention, the country viii exac: from Secretary.
Wel;e, terrible reckoning. Tho best way to pre-.
vent a forsign war i. to be well prepared for it
II the ruler of France that we ara Ia Il condi
ton 10 repel his blows with interest lie will be vary
slow 10 attack and, If be should the nation VIII
have the satisfaction of knowing that Eas will
be borne triIiippaantiy throUph the battle AMI the
breeze. To be unprepared is 10 iDr,te foreig1 ag-
,refsion well a. domestic srrte. Had Gov.
eminent beer properly prepared, even viii, mil
tary force Of thirty thousand lnen and sufficient
naval arnalntnt 10 capture eild to hold Charleston
the rebellion would hsS been nipped IN the bud
instead Of being permitted to grow into such form
dabie proportions by delay that half million %.
troops are found TO be insufficient TO put II
down In point of land forces, when the three
hundred thousand additional men called for ~ the
President shall have been enrolled and organized
the Government will be equal to any emergency
Let the country be equally strong at sea- aud there
need be no fear for the result should the combined
powers of Europe assail the American republic. tit
palladium OF liberty and the hope OF downtrcddeu
humanity 10 the ends Of the earth In the struggle
# will have the sYmpathes of the democracy ot al
Europe if not their active aid by lighting up tbs
flames Of revolution.
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Affairs in Norfolk and Fertsmeuth.

A gentleman who made his escape few days
ago from Norfolk, and reached Richmond On III
items of affairs In that city and Portsmouth,.
Since the abolition Of the municipal government.
the Federal Provost Marshal takes charge Of The
entire police and military control Of the district.
Little, however, of any Importance, occurs to rem
der his duties laborous.
ON the Fourth Of July a little negro sbo shin In
Portsmouth, aaunted Union flag In the face d .
vonnx lady, who snatched Il from him and tram
Piled upon it. The juvenile eboshin Immediately
circulated the incident, and the young lady wa1
taken before the Provost Marshal. who reprinand.
Ell aud dismissed her. A similar incident with
similar result, occurred In Norfolk The people
generally remain loyal to the South and keep qui.
ct, but there are few Union men whs render
themselves ridiculous by the display Of their pecu.
atlng assnsation, they have Union 6sgs swung on {
ropes u street, here and there abont town.
for the particular tsntalizston Of ladies Of ascss.
sion proclvities. They are - arranged tha2 whsn
down. backwards and forwards, 20 that ~ Icy.
however agile Ghs may be In d0dginG. WIN o
length have to pass under Il.
All the negroes In the public and private 49,,
except the public jail In PcEtsznouth, have ben ~
leased, and many Of them taken into ths Unse1
States service. There arc three companies q
"United States voluntsers," "cossisting Of runaway
negroes, daily on drill at the Marine Hospital
The whole military force stationed in Norfolk sad
Portsmouth Is about 200 men, consistlDg Of Wis.
cousin and a Psnnsyivania regiment Of six haedssd
men each. There are ! two va re- rsginsnss' about i.soo
AL Of the material left by ths Confederate amy
! in the Navy Ysrd has been removed - TossseGs
/ Monroe or the North. The bombproofs on Craasy
! Island have been burned, and al the guns thak
/ could not be removed buFsted
portion Of the Delaware regiment, stati0ne4 ~
Portsmouth, before the recent dsfsss Of McC1llan.
mutinied because they .ressivsd nasehang oeden,
/ Imprisoned The regiment however, was only ssnk
to suffolk, when the u,utinserS rstuSned anA Wof1
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TH! BALTIM IRE

TBE BALTIMORE AND one RAILROAD
The Washington correspondent o: the New York
Ns~eL ef recent date, says That The Federal
Government has determined upon q complete pro.
.e.liou # Northwestern Virginia aud of tie whole
# the Baltimore s1d Chic railroad. "a. Z means If
r"hmlnicaiaon between the capital and the 10y al
s-'rs Ct tie West that must, under all circunl
''-1ees te ken' oPeu, The military authorities are
="i-a. Hai any eloft that il.ay lie made by the
t7n5-1erat~s 20 interfere with this line would be
= 'he TRINITY Of Msrtinsbutg or Harper Ferry
Erh view Ia he always prepared Cor any raid in
BIS direction, il IL urgei by many Ia Wa.hingi On
La 'i1 proposed camp Of instruction for $4,000
FEDERAL troops should be located the Eastern end
a the Valley Of Virginia accessihle equally from
lie sea board and the West and where sabss.enc.
is plentiful and protection always needed
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WESTOEER-

Tli- elegant estate. on the north side ot James
;veI. belcw Richmond, now polluted by the pres.
str- of She remnants IF faukse army was for
many y~ars he Residence Of The Eyrd family whose
game : i1er:i"el with the earlier history of yir-
fnia Colonel William BYRD, the second of the
-7n,s R1d iitts, inherited Westoyer from his father
snd greatly iufrcved and eGbeluoiIed the place by
ts 'e-e, IL hal e valuable library, adorned with
'F'"ndd collection Of Portraits of his friends AMI
'-4aanance- among The Engiish nobility anI gen.
~. ty the first artists Of the age. He lived IL
teuiiy style. and dispensed hs polite and iospita
- etten'ons % large circle of guests aud visi
-. Coorel Byrd died h, his residence on the 10th
"a August, Iii IN the 7is, YEAR of his age, and his
rp,r we buried IL the garden where up to a re-
cent period Inonunyrnt OF marble served TO inGi
cate Ms grave.
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goes cn very slowly The Press says "tliere seeus
to be withholding Of support the part Of tlts
public Journals There II .,ot tina: unity nf Effort
srnopg newsp3pefs Throughout tho forth which
sielled such gratifying fruits year Ego Cnder
these i3irctmstances, II Ia intmntsd that drafting
may haye to be raso.ed to for tIe purpose ef n-st
lag the exigsnres of the 0ovstaIne.:. In financial
cycles there Il, moreoysf gre excitement. Stock >
and public securities are becoming seriously uufe.
.led. Gold advanced yesterday ~ seventeen and y
hall 5r cent, aud tbs rate for bills ~ Exchange
Europe went ~ iifoser.lonetly. The news from
Europe may possibly have trti cncthing TO do
with this extra1dinary monetary pcftthation.-
The English Journals are strenuously urging upon
the Government the necessity of taking some
steps thst might tend to put eieedy end TO tiis
var.
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DEAD Dabney Cosbey, an architect, died At Ra-
leigh n. G. few days since. lie was 81 years old
and native Of Virginia. The Register says:
Many etleess monuments II his skii and ln,las-
try, may be seen In Virginia aud this state. Mere
than sixiy years ago NJ. Co.sy, uhtaa ycang
man, worked on the Uaiyessity u v.,s saa, nu.lex
the d.rccticn aud supe erintendelee " Mr i.trrso,..
We have often heard him speak OF bis raiions
received sfrom him In architecture and the Art ot
max ing brick. Mr. C.shy leaves nuassrons descen
dants Ia Virginia aud this State. A few moAths
since be had ten grsndsens tn tAs Confederate Ger
yse Ia yirgh,A
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Il Diseoray-The military police. throagh -.
rustiess ssrnisas3 by .Acsns loldlaFs arsais4 ~
drunkenness msde . dssesat ngday = q -
In rear Of Lumpkin's jail, and 0Essstsd Negfbk
free negro named Moses Tsylor, md Thoratoa, .
slave Of Mr.. Lumpkin, Oh the charge Of sslline
liquor. They were locked up On ssarching. ths
guard found q barrel Of whiIkey and barsst
Of brandy. The whiskey the parties declared they
paid $3.50 for, and sold for IS cents per drink. -
Five hundred deltMs worth Of punder frum the
battlefield, consisting Of blankets overcoats koap.
sacks cartridge boxes. shirts, drswers (nsvsr
S., were also seized and carried OF
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TIE En<miss WcxnAed-Ths wounded men lslf
Dy the anSee army during their hasty ex3 fIVse
before Richmond continue 70 arrive kere IN sr,ai
parcels, being brought up ~ fast n meano a
transportation can bs furnished thsm One han.
dred and sixty-four arrived on Saturday, iaclud.
Ing the following oficers some Of whom are hoA.
~ wounded. viz; 6eorge A Woodward Msior o.
the I'd Pa; Edward Dennelly Surgeon Of tie "a
Ia; Fred T. Pset, I'd 1t II, LIST U Rifles; WIN =
Adams, Capt r, 10Th Pa; Alfred Reed, Caps X, Y0sh
Indiana, VIM Bryan, Capt X, I'd Pa; 8 Matthew'S,
Capt L, 9Th Mich; T. Chamberlain, Capt r, ssh
Mich: l. B Calwell I'd 1t =, 6Ist Y; VIM VA.
ton. I'd 1t, 3ith Y; John H Costar Cap. r, lM N
Y; w Werner, Capt X LIST n 7; Geo l. NsavlIle.
10th Pa; WIN Faxen, I'd Lit I. lst Conn.
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TO be sent Home.-A list of the Yankee Surgeons
now here has been made preparatory TO their bsrg
sent home. This will be done during the present
week. There twenty surgeons In atteodancs
on the Yankee wounded at SavaSes Station alone.
These not included in the list to 90 home: only
those are embraced who may b. in this city. An
OF them who may desire to stay with their wounded
nlsn will be permitted to do so
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Dischayged-An examination before the Nrlitssy
Police yesterday. proved the innocence Of one Ann
gan, resident Of Rockets, who socused her Of
breaking open bis trunk and taking theref.om 80
worth Of jewery. Ann said that her sharsotsr
on the person of frail humanity In gansral and
Mr.. Reagan in particular. So the accused ives lot
of. and the parties concerned went their several
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attack Upon Wfe.-Ths connubial bliss Of
Michael Heran aud his wife, Cstharins il tale of
days gone by, that at the present time has not len
even an echo In the heart. This was shown yestsr-
day by an affidavit made by the said Cathariue b.
fore one Of the officials Of the Military Polios she
was once u "bonny Kate, hbut now sadly altered
by sorrow. She alleged thnt Michael. after lone
continuance OF brutal conduct, had added " othsr
indignties assault with Q chair, striking her
violently upon the head. A guard was dispatched
to capture the beiligereut husband, who hyes nsar
Tyler's row, in Rockets
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dE WAY TROPHIES ARE PRESERVED
PY TIE' N4NKEEs

Among tie u,uske;s captured from tia T 4nkees
:" a.e esecuiing their grand strategic NOV ement,'
-as ons Ill The stock butt of uhieh vas found a
-I-1ca toctt. The hQtt Plate he'd been removed
hnle sunk n the end Of he stock, wherein the
tooth "as PLACED, and the plate again ser-~ed On.
an rendering the loss OF the trophy iInpossi-
r;'fy IL the opinion Of the cute Yankee who in
Fehied this method Of Preserving relics Of the hat
u" field The -tock and tooth are IN the possession
q Vi. Adams II. A, g. y Arinorv.
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TIE HEAVY GUNS o| ~ CLELLA>S ARMY
His now believed that large number Of siege
gus designed 10 have bean planted around Rich,
fses5 were NJ tbs White House whsn The Yankees
s,stus:si ms: pi',e. snd tha: they Teere thrown
n.o =. FananAey river. Everything tha. has
susAf fe: siu-e .,>s stsRiiids ef M.Claiiaa's army
oNes .l&i arrangements were nearly per ected for
- Immediate adyauce upon the capital and the
rarpose undoubtedly was 10 pursue the same sys
:4,a 4 gnehlizri warfare that has marked the
--efs ct the aukees clSey-aese The blow
s'rack by tie Confederate forces wes timely cue
B-yopd the frus;raiion oi scherie initiated I'M.
rliat,y atar the battle Of Manassas 1t oecasioned
be distraction of war material go vast III extent
ia, lie Federal oeneore ere driven to the subter
IL - of fa,seSood IN order 10 conceal ths value in
j, iLars and cents. by which the popular camor al
,h- North II ~ sons extent silayed.
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rus ntrsurte fcs THE .gsy ARMY.

Governor Cnrtin, of fenusy yl,anse, writes +" tt >
Philadelphia Rp!iia that the absence of the nsns'
of Governors Burton, of Delaware, and Kir wood
at Iowa, irom the late address of the loyal Gov
einoi5 :. 'e" President, ir consequence of ina
biity to reach e,tt@r If those gentlemen by tele-
graph when the incmoT.Gi vvss prepared Both
those gentlemen well as Governor Sprague, of
Rhode lland have sine. authorized theft haues to
be affixed TO the memorial
G'-CIsNArt, July s-~Governor Morton's .ai In
DIANA cE Fcr es"yen additional regiments and six
batteries of ariei :, si.hougi, only published yes
terdav morning, has been itsscndsd to in the most
hearty and confident manner By prominent and in-
iuental representatives from oves thirty counties.
GOV. Morton and the Hon 81. W. Thompson "a
dressed a large meeting at indianapolis last night.
The organization ot new Ohio regiments VIII
commence immediately. Camps are being estab-
Siied i'll different parts of the State toC their re-
ception.
Recruiting has materially improved the last few
days Over eight hundred priyates furiousii
have reported at Camp Chase and more are coming
in every day.
Governor Buckingham, Of Connecticut, has called
for six additional regiments from that State, III
planee with the presiIe at's re.luisitiou.
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ncLELLak's Address 10 HIS TROOPS.

\ letter 10 tho Philadelphia IaGuirer SAYS no
proclamation like that Of Mcclellan to his troops
has been issued since The palniy days of Napo-
leon Il add,:
II created tns greatest and fuo-t untounded
thueiaem throughout the entire army. The men
tossed their caps into the a aui hurrahed again and
again uuti, they were hcarte with .ubiiation. Tbs
sentence, 'on this our nation s birthday, decare
10 our foes. who rebels against the best inter
ests of mankind that this army shall enter ths
Capital of the so.called Conteisracy; that Ma
t,oual Con Dstttltion shall prevail, aud that the
Union which can alone ilsure Internal peace aud
external secarty to each State, must and shall be
preseryed cost wha, ii may in time, treasure, and
blood" called forth the Iost rapturous deinonstra
tiaus Tile BOYS Say Little Mac" has got his back
mn nnxy and means 10 .',o In" This saits them ex-
;,ctIy They have never enteEtained ali idea that
they were whipped, but with supreme reliance on
McCie,lan's gexeraishp they have fought aii Their
battles, aud felt that in every oas they were the
yIetoTs.
gentleman Of high standing. and one who has
had every advantage Of aseeririning the mofo!e OF
our army within the last few days, assures us that
II feels able and willing 10 meet the ensmy at any
and all times II has enjoyed comparative rest. II
has been we'll purged of all towards, and 10 day
MeCieilai gathers around him an army OF veterans
not inferior ia courage and purpose to The old Iu'
periai Guard vi the Empire.
At meeting in Philadelphia il was
Rssoie.d, That we mean to stand by the Admin.
istratf0n OF PRESIDENT i4ncoiii, 6hd o5r pairot hr
uies and their commanders in the field (applause
and sustain by all ths lBsans In our power every
measure that may be necessary for the malnte-
nance of the Government the great object of oHf
soeifude and the exposure OF every loyal citi.
gen.
RfsoieeJ, That eorstiaisy aopi the patriotic
sentiment Of Msor.Generai Mctleiian UeTihc ap-
,iaus, and eheers1 expressed In bis rrcent address
TO his tpyincible nrsny, that those who are now
wagnr war against ths Cnifed States. are rebels
agsnvt the best interests OF mankind, aud that our
Natiouai Constitution shall prevail and that the
Triton. which can alone insure internal peace
aud external security to each State, as. aud shall
Ia pre serysd cost what 1t may ia tlns. treasure,
and blood Cheers and sppianse1
rHE CONFEDERATE IOssRs.
letter TO Northern journal ssya thai Hieh-
,aoad viii b. In ascisilAa's hands In week The
CouisAesats loss way tremendous
m es>aey kspe ks3 tb<tr tst 80 gtcss
Tksy tays lsst the eowsr q their weeRA ypss1
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fag EFFECT OF The NEWS IN WALL.
STRkEI

Notwithstanding the efcits OF the s.rk.- s;nss
,eslm of upon the people sh@ saigsat Of M.Cls,
'.p below Rich,acpd - mastery stra,arIc n,xa
no.af wsh street Is little crednlcus- ana ~, ,hs
81 astsai there ~ns rise in the prica ct cold 10
e.A,en snd = quarter premium, and of f,,-,s, nv
eAsngp 10 oa- hundred and twenty two anil /. s.,-
Bennett, attributes 'his rise 10 The late ...s...v a.
,rslalA End sdis 'ha, ~ IS now eviaen. ira, ,,t,
vsfrnusi la, A. 'ess' nnctheg reet Sc tia, Az
.sr. aore u sipr~essns ne :ebeliion in pi,.,.
(. nc. shared by Bennett and the Wall stre., hr..
TAe F-sa further says that foreign ''m.ds,i,, e.
;s:asr, Intervention, ~. iamif'ea; srs ,bst ..;,
;.ga'er 81 expenses must now be S,uurred 80 .,s
predicts thai II this ~sr should cop:inua ,,,,
years longer gold vii! be ct twenty or t,y,n.,-
fer oea'. premium From this s.imss;o, - 49,.
tg a:erei That the fullest confidence is no, ,I, -
'3e rev Government currency. "rao.. who
,sasei The Virginia disasters haze espssa III. ,,so
= sA i.s.s.3tei' s9ss.ass. ih~ -, -
- --.- 10 re. ur5h The toufafe-
.ta o'cers and soldiers. tor they ware unques,iun-
soly ,h- caase cf ;hs Virgins disasters to the
F.5,vsl arms.
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Jurisdiction Resioved-By recent decision of
the military authorities. the jurisdiction Of the
functionary will hold court for the trial of sueh
on each alternate Thursday. This will bring into
play the energies OF the High Constable, who II q
very important adjunct In enforcing the demands
of The Lave
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HRlIEII,tN

p leopie II ii.s .contsdsrate States will h.
F@ilaed to sarn that ths Government, ep,recia
ing hs distinguished sgrvicef has conferred upon
id 9iolewa!l' the rank OF flll Gepersl tAo high
t-t Known 20 tie Confederate service. This il q
nl7 riohiy meri,ed by an officer v al bas shown
h.1la-l e. I'll times active, vigdnt, sDd skillfuL
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Arrests.-A number Of arrests were made BY tAe
city police yesterday. including Martha Morgan.
for keeping house of LII fame and Hiram, alave
of Capt. James Sheppard. for stealing horse bs-
logging 70 Capt. g. McGee, Of the 2lst Mississippi
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Belx I.h.-Already over 3,dOo Of the Yankee
prisoners have been conveyed 10 this saluhrious
and pleasant spot. Included in the nuspbsF were
100 and odd hitherto confined In Barretfs factory
on Main street, who were removed yesterday.
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Common Council Tho regular monthly meeting
of this body takes place at o'clock this evening,
at the City Hall. Business Of Importance Will o.
cupy the attention Of the members.
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Hastings Coavt-The Alderman . HustingeC Court
~sits today at IL o'clock number OF criminal
eases are 10 be acted on.
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MOVEMENTS or THE ENEMY.

f,ssised ,hst party cf The enemy. tn wha,
,,o,e II Is nc said, went IL Hersdes station, In
,sIeerer, shoet two O'clock yesterday morning
esefuying NJ thsries is;hrs,p. the telegraph oper
..sfgsere & is nirtaer ststea that hey rut,sea
,s,rsopseiilo yesterday evening
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The Raleigh Standard says that Col. Martin and
Lieut.. Graham visited Newbern last week under y
flag Of truce. They had an Interview with Lin
coin's Governor, Stsnly. when the subject turned
upon the Union sentiment which Is alleged to exit
In North Caroiila, ssd which Yves affirmed by
6taniy to exist beyond all doubs and to large ex-
tent Col Martin told his Yankee Exceliency that
not thirty men In the State of any intelligence
r.spectabity, had any regard whatever for the old
Union, looked forward 70 iss reconstruction but
with feelings OF horror and contempt. Mr. Stsnly
insissod th., Col Martin was greatly mistaken in
the s.rtinenss of his fellow sHt address
Ing himself to Lieut. Graham, he told that officer
ta, ne had learned FROM source nearly ~ respect.
able. hig! and influential as that Of bis (I.ieut.
0rahas - father that majority (or large portion,
wa can, say which, OF the citizens os the State
were Ia favor of the Union
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CApTrkE OF AYANKEE GUNBOAT.

Information having been received Of the passage
Of several Yankee gunboats up the Santee -. c.
river, two companies of sharpshoo.ers were placed
in ambush the banks to intercept the arauders.
Upon their near approach, our men fired upon
them and in attempting to turn aud retreat, one
OF the boats got around and was captured, some IS
or 100 men on board being killed few jumped
overheard aud were either sho, drowued. The
other boats escaped The gallant exploit has pro-
baby saved the North Eastern Railroad bridge,
and given the base Yankees merised punishment
for their villanous raid.