The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-17

THE SITUATION.
From Fortress Monroe we have news that will
interest the whole North in general, and New York
in particular. C1loaol Michael Corcoran has at
last been released, ani is by this time in Wasllin
ton. After an Imprisonment of thirteen months
this martyr for the Union cause has once more re-
turned to his home. We need not say he viii meet
with welcome of the heartiest kind
Colonel Wilcox, Lieutenant Colonel Kane and
several other officers have also been exchanged
under the cartel.
Our special despatch from Nashville gives US
the Intelligence that the rebel Morgan has again
made q raid on Galatn, driven out our forces in
that place, and set fire to the houses OF the Union
ists, whom they threatened to hang.
despatch has been received stating that Gen.
Burns!de's forces had reached Cu'perper. There
is, however 10 truth ii the stntement.
twill be seen that ~ General Order No. Is .
modification Of General Pope's noted order no.
has taken Place. General Pope states that his
former order '.has either been entirely misinter-
preted Or grossly abused By many Of the officers.
AMI soldiers Of bis command" lie further states
that "such acts 81 p.llasc and Outrage arc dis
graceful to tie army, ana have neither been con-
tcmplatcd aor authorized BY any ofloer what
ever and il futrrc any one sornd guilty Of such
offences VIII be considered pillagel and treated
accordingly
It is reported at Washington dat the advance Of
General Pope command il at the Gapidan.
The news frcm Key West is interesting. The
United States steamer Santiago de Cubs has sue
ceedad ia capturing tie Columbia, another Anglo,
rebel steamer, loaded with arms anu munitions Of
war. The British government must acknowledge
the efficiency Of our blockade; at least the British
rebel sympathzels help to pay its expenses.
The news brought ~ the steamship Saxon at
this port, from New Orleans on the 5th inst,
states that The negro brigade controversy between
Major General Butler and General Phelps was still
pending. Several communications, in addition to
those already Published, had passed between those
officers, copies OF which appear in to-day's
HERALD. General Butler seems determined to
pursue his here ofore goahead constitutional poll
cy not turning to the right or the left TO expert
mcat with negro brigades.
- Quite melee recently occurred in New Orleans
TbetT cen band OF armed runaway negroes and the
military and police, which resulted in the victory
,of The latter over score or more of the former.
The trade of New Orleans is commencing to show
respectable dimensions.
The direct news of the late battle at Baton
Rouge is still confined to the two dispatches Of the
rebel General John c. Breckenridge to his master
rebels at Richmond. The former claims victory;
but his dispatches incoherent ard his sub
sequent conduct in retiring from the city SO incon-
sistcnt with successful generals movements,
d.at we are led TO believe his alleged success,
when tho facts become fully known, win prove to
be a severe check, If not total defeat
FIsCELLANEoUs NEWS
We have received San Francisco papSs Of the
800 uit., from which we learn that stampede oc-
cured IN he state prison in Sacramento which
resulted ID The escape Of two hundred prisoners,
portion Or whom were subsequently rearrested,
but not until Elk Of the number were killed and
twent5-six wounded.
Tie United States steam transport Mississippi,
Captain Baxter, arrived last night from Fortress
Monroe in twcnty-six hours bringing S25 sick and
wounded soldiers from Cen McClellan's army.
When the rebellion reached Virginia, and Sc
duced the OH Dominion from her allegiance TO
the government ale had done more TO establish
than any other State in the Union, there was,
we believe but one loyal journal ID the State, and
that was printed At Wheeling Now we can emu
merate the following
Ravenswood Chronicle Middlebourne Plain.
Wheeling intelligencer dealer
Pafkersburg Gazette, Kanawha Republican,
WellsbHrg Herald, Itchie CouEty Press,
Paramount National, Clafksburg telegraph.
Point Pleasant 2egister, Fredericksburg banner
Alexandra News Wheeling Press.
Norfolk Union,
The Chicago Board Of Trade Battery, for which
about seventeen thousand dollars have been sub.
scribed, contains one captain, four lieutenants,
one orderly, one quartermaster, one ordnance
aud six othor serseants, twelve corporals and
about two hundred prvates.
Two thousand two hundred Of the rebel pri-
soners in Camp Douglas, Chicago, have pgetes ted
against being exchanged, THY begin 10 like The
Yankee mode q liyi1g.
Some days ago the Assistant Adjutant General
or Illinois announced that tic quota OF that state.
on both calls, was more than fun end that there
would be no necessity for draft; but on closer
examination it was found thst thg requisite num-
Der Of companies had been raised; but as some
contained as low as fifteen men, and few exceed.