New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-29
LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.

anxiety Abont General
McCIcllru The Rebel Government He
buked- Ceuuierfeiting Of Confederate
Notes.
From The Richmond wig, Of Saturday morning
last, August %, We glesn the following 'HI' %
interest:
CAPTURE or BARPOURsviLLE.
CHATTANOOGA, Aup. q The following de'P"''"
was rec. ~ d al Kurxvi L. ',-'iay:
"BARBurksyIuh Ia ls.wr TOOK rossesson .. 80 ~
dsy and cyluI.d i've rm..'' Ds toward Cv
besnnd Ford seotfs Lsui Cavalry have o"puie1 '
gan Particulars Ofe'P''r ere not '": Col J. ri GRAM"
SURPRISE Al sr. HELENA ISLAND.
Cu,KtEsTos. Aug. 2l.-A force OF lou Son,n
Caruhuisns -urpri'ed lie enemy az uy ,isNs ms
Several Yafkees Including the lien,enaut CON-
msndne. were killed, AID ,bidy.si taken prisoners
Onr los, WINS six silC.tly and two raortai!y
wounded.
THE REBEL CONGRESS.
In fbe Senate on Saturday, n resolution WIS
adopted requesting IN. Preid'"t to uricae, a.
soon as practicable, ali ofhcL reports OF engage
meuts, the object hticg 10 give the Seuhte oppor-
tunity 90 vote resolutions a. tbsnks to officers who
have distiop nj he'd thea .eves.
The Committee on Military Affairs repOr ed a I'LL
prohibiting the employment OF substituted except
iOr persons skiil-d aid s'tuslly employed in come
mechanical pursuit l ortant TO the pnhiic interest,
where the person ir the only white male ADULT on
G farm or pl alton having thereon not lees than
so slaves- II tie Substitute deserts, however, the
person who employed hun is TO serve. Tie second
eectioD prvviors thai toe commanders oil hrgades
and divisions, uuder certain restrictions. MAY Oei2
20 any faru. or pl ntaIiou worked by slaves when
the owner is Ia trm-e Sofe, minor, or "a person Ia
che public service, enrolled private ior duty.
The bill was ordered la lie priuted.
The residue OF the session 1as occupied in the die
cuss On OF "a c-ys resotiIion 10 meke secret So
sions OF the Senate the exception rather than the
rule The resolution Was rejected.
ln the Hove, vote of than.s was rendered 10
COL Forrest Tor his recent victories IN Tennessee.
That portion OF JEFF. Daviss message relating to
the Increase OF the sruy taken up and discussed
Senator Fooe referred to the manner in which the
ConsCGiltiou act had passed. Its constitution
elty at tie lie of pas ge dOu tied and II the
plan d.lbeisled in Ii SnUOld be allowed 10 grow into
q system, il would be sHGvrrsve Of State sovereign
81 and pOpul r freedom. The necessity which wa
alleged 10 exist .ormc ly Tor tie present law no
longer existed, aud even thai necessl'y was ARTIFICIAL
having grown out of The f.iiure of the Provisional
Goyentuent 20 provl- ios expected deficiencies IN
the army in sea.ou. lie insisted that 10000 men
could BE- raised 10y QUESTION upon the States sooner
than in any other way. and would hot awaken dis
trust or alarm, o,cssion any collision with State
euthoritloe. IL tie new law recommended by the
Secretary Of War should be adopted, collision with
Virginia. Tenness-e aud al tue other Sia'es would
be inevitable, it would sweep into its vortex all
the militia now or TO be organized. Nothing but
military despoiism could Je tue result Singleton OF
mississippi aud Miles OF South Carolina opposed Mr.
EOOle views
Mr. Dargan of Alabama coutrssted the present
condition OF the army with the yass. lie thought
every nan hOud be subject 70 the call OF the Pfes
dent. 1--WE sad on ill sides worsted oar vinoc'ive
foes. II was useless TO call u EN- names. Tie vest
epithet would not I've sufficiently severe. Itey
would never become human beings unless Almighty
Power would reduce them to the on inai dust from
whence they sprunR, extract the viiiAnous matter,
and make new nleD OF trem.
Mr.. Bophau of South Carolina in favor Of
raising troops az was doue when We roasted Greai
Britain, and rs we dih III 49,
An extract was read by tie Clerk from the Inau
gural Address VI Gov. Vance Of North Carolina,
who Was IN the lat- eng geueIt at Malvern Hill.
Iu he apl eals TO The people OF the State 10 stand
by the Government until tie lat vest'ae OF thra-
dom Is driven from our Shores
skIRMiSB ON THE RAPIDAS.
A skirrnish took .lace 90 Wednesday, near Rae.
coon Ford. Our cavalry routed ihe rear guafo o.
the enemy, killing about twenty OF me 1anKees,
and capturing about fl " PRISONERS
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
The Wilmington ,ur.ai has posi i've information
Of the eueuiys having evacuated SwabsNoIo .
"going eastward, which would Indicate return to
Beaufort and Macon.
EXECUTED.
John Richardson, GlIas q Louis Napoleon" con.
yicted Of eieiliig Confederate Treasury notes,
was hung yesterday, Dear this city, in accordance
COMMODORE BARRON.
Com. Barron, recently 'eleased bss entered upon
the duties Of Comma dent Of the Naval Depot 81
Charlotte, in North Carolina.
FUGITIVE SLAVES.
number Of slaves hsve siamveded from Lynch
burg within the part few DAYS, aud are supposed 10
be making their way TO the Yankee Gnes.
FROM THE WEST.
All accounts f'Um Gcu. Braggs department re-
present affairs there AZ bright and brigh oning"
FOR our cause. II would spp'sr 10 he certain tina,
Buells position is highly precari0us, and will soOn
be untenaole vnd al 10 the event. now almost GER
TAIN Of his being compelled to retreat, be will have
bard road to travel, and will not be able 10 stop
short either at Nashville nor any other point in Ten
nessee.
Gen Bragg ID certainly in good spri.s. ard Of the
opinion tai thing. is woTkin" even more favor
able than cOnld have been expected"
GEN. POPE'S RETIREMENT.
SPEAKING Of the retirement OF Gen. Pope, TIE
TVhig says: II be continues his retreat, the fight
will Be tostponed for seveYal days uniers our nen
IAN succeed IN oyertakicg i'm. That b. will be
driven to the wall now, We have no doubt, aud we
have little doubt Of the resuls OF the fight begin
when 1t may
WHERE Is M'CLELLANf
Who can answer this inter- ogatOry Can the
Government Or Gen. Lee We hope they can.
We cannot, nor Gun the pubic.
Il il known that Mcclellan has again " changed
his base by flank movement" In this case, de IN
that OF tie Cbickaboniny, tie change effected
without the ii uey knowledge Of those who were
Get 70 wa,ch him At Berkeley, at tho White
House, large quantities oil valuable military property
DESTROYED 10y the fugitive General. Tie de-
ysurng flames from bis own cawps served TO light
hin OF, his retreat from the Cobfedera Capital.
But wbero has he gone and Why old he sbandoo his
Jsirce River base He took up the lire Of march in
the direction Of Williamsburg Gud Fortress Monroe
bot whether he j, still the Peninsula has gone
up u Fred rrksburgo or Acqula Creek, it were i'm
bic Ffeaerick sy WIZ his DIS