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1t is believed in Washington that perfect nm
Outstanding exists between the generals in the
field and the Executive as to the future conduct of
The war, and that vigorous action is to be imme-
tietely tnaugurated. Nothing Of importance is
reported from General McCIellan's army. From
two intelligent deserters from tie rebel
army came within his lines or Sunday
evening. They left Richmond two weeks
ago. and state that great distress prevailed in
the robel camp; that Gil the soldiers were living
on nothing but fresh beef and -four, with no salt
sugar nor coffee; that the regiments would not
average moro than 800 men each. They also
pretend TO have overheard prominent rebel officers
say that their condition was more desperate than
II had been at any time during the war.
We publish today q map Of the positions Of
Generals Mcclellan and Pope, which are destined
soon to become the great battle ground in the
rebellion. Accompanying the map will be found
detailed description Of the localities occupied by
the Union and rebel generals.
nolia, Lieutenant Commanding W. Budd, from
Charleston, S. c., st this port yesterday, having
under convoy the British steamship Memphis,
Captain Cruikshonk, which she captured on
Charleston bar, while Attempting to rl the block.
ade OF that port, We learn that on the 3lst
she made the British steamship Memphis.
Captain Cruikshank from Charleston, S. c.,
bound to Europe with cargo Of cotton, size iav-
ING run the blockade the evening Of July q, and
put prize crew on board and accompanied her
60 this port. The Memphis il fine propeller Of
about eight hundred tons burden. Her cargo con
ssts Of $40 bales OF Sea Island cotton worth
about million Of dollars.
Our correspondence from the West and South
today is very interesting, that from Key West and
Memphis particularly.
The lates. news from the Southwest il dated
August b and comes from Hudson, Missouri. It
states that Pcrters band Of guerillas crossed the
North Missouri Railroad on Wednesday, and on
Thursday night crossed the Hannibal aud ST. Jo.
seph Railroad on tkr way to the northern
counties. They were pursued by Colonel Guitars
forces. Porter had between six hundred ond
ssven hundred men. Bands Numbering ten.
twenty-five, City, &C., constantly joining him.
Poindexter, another notorious marauder, with
about an equal number Of men, was marching on
Glasgow the day before, where there are less shan
two hundred Of our troops con centrated.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Tie loss on both sides in the desperate struggle
Of Moores Mills, near Fulton, Missouri, was as
l0lIows:--
Killed Wounded.
Union. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l6 80
Euerillas. Observation-Disclosures 81 100
The following IL the efcial report Of the number
= sict ana wounded soldiers in the military hospi
Als 10 and around Washington on the 2sss Of
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The Monster French Transports.

The building Of the large aud move! military
OF France already spoken Of Ia tho HgaAip. com.
menced about the middle OF the year 1860. by orde Of
The Emperor Napoleon, 1T Bordeaux and Brest Four Of
thom were laid tho stocks first and as the work
progressed the vesses attracted no extraordinary
ton, be:ug regarded only as saunch and roomy NOR
clantue1. Whom two three Of them completed
L YVES found that the ships left completely without
httinys or furniture extra buikheads divisions
anything calculated 10 diminish their Space and also
that IL ordered that they should remain in that
condition. Each vessel 1t should be said, had three
decks-an upper under the buwass, a middle deck
and lower deck. doorway rlnain. the bold
The two lower decks divided into stalls, compar
ncnis Ike cmsran ship If is sleeping bsrths werc
takon out.
After some time Il was rumored about TIA, these ships
intended military transports, calculated md do
signed the conveyance OF large bodies Of troops With
their and equipments, on short voyage during
which ,hoy would not require siLhor 10 cook ratloss
lay down for seep The "invasion az Engand'
the word, and tbs itea became popular in France.
Napoleon was not ccmmittstto this any form. Tho
ships ordered for purposes and govern
ment bad not Informed any what these purposes
In the early par, Of 1881 Captain Elliott. Of the Royal
Navy made visit TO the dcckyards Of France. II was
semi.oicsl mission from England; but the French au
great facilities of examining svogy thing With the exeep-
tion OF the Q! preparing tic iron and cgrs It
into plates tho igoncad vessels. captain Elliott
tie wooden ships referred to- ard likely made note 81
them for aftes his return to England Lord raInerson
Commenced the extensive plans Of coast fortiacaion
which has engaged the attention o. his Cabinet and the
country SINCE ~ such grea. cost
At that time Napoleon knew ttat bis iron clad navy
success and he Immediately directed tho c0nstruc
ton 0. twenty Of the trsnvpore. They
I1 out 81 Bordeaux Toulon, Ies mi Other ports o.
less nots They completed, and make the trans
rcFt Gest twenty -four In number.
Ikey are each Of about FIVE ttous nj Tons bur
are 10 he used thus:--oL the mid,;ls and
lower decks VIII TO placed regiment. Of infant
ry nel close, by companies, ia regular ordsr. On
the upper deck win Re placed the knar.
sacks tsns tent poles, and other material for march
and camp required by the Frsnchmen of gooi
Judgment think that by resiapal aud division arrange
ment each ship could carry from ten 10 twelve thousand
men shcrt voyage easlyin fact bs floating camp
-ta mon, ~ tho call az the trumpet marching from
below to the top decg ane equicpng themselves with
their knspsaeks, tents and camp furniture IN very
short time presumed Mat ths soldiers carry
their side ard muskets when standing underneath
rwn;yforr vessels % lllsc, esch carrying ter thou
aand men, would sweep frcs Of two hundred and Atty
thouears Trenrh soldiers over the Chsnnsl but say
Thea only half them val out The Emperor vouie
have one hundred and twenty bot sand men.
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The Navy.

wARAsu--ferty guns, steam rigass, o. RI. Rodgers
commanding -saisd from Philadelphia on saturday for
the blccsading squadron She has bean thoroughly over
hsuIed. Annexed is list Of her ofnces;-
Connai,utey--0. r. P. Rodgers.
L,ese,,unls- Thomas o. Corbln aud John Irwin.
Acting L,cti>nont John 8. Darles.
Acfi.S vcfunt.,r Lisut.nan1-wm N. West.
Actnq Mds,rs--Townsend stiles, John H. Rowland, !.
p. Robertson
Fiez S;u,son--Gecrge Cymer
Asrs-ton, stsoeons--Eaward Stein, J. Il. MoArg.
I'avmast<y--John 9. Cunningham.
CAdylr' -tsoovgs w. Dorrancs
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The Demonstration which was aads at the Navy Yard
Ihookyo on Saturday, BY those vhn would ros slhscrbo
TO the oath q allssiauCe, bs caused quito conmcsou
aucss thoee who have not been There eye q
gres, pspy speculatons " 10 What certain suptcted
parties WIN DO tosy bus te general belief ths. the
will ssaew the oath, In ordey 70 save SSr bread and
butter The sslrtsry ieszon which ~M given eatuY.
day, BY immediately dischsrging al who did
not take the oatk, hW bad tho snnct Of aDo,.
ing many who were oArsless IN making sy.
prees!cns decidsdy ssceah, and quito q number
have become exceedingly guarded VI what they say
IAtls knots could be sepsrs>te in the ao,ghSor
heed Of the yard yesterday eagerly discussing he cues
iop fvo asd CON- but, strange 70 say thoss WHO usee
mix and water expressions before were The unson
loving people yesterday strict investigation into The
loyalty number Of the employees Of his station should
be made We feel assured that Captain Radford ~ eaua
10 the task but many u the gentlemen question
slippery ths. would take old Nick himself 10 detect
them. some rich Developments may be looked FOR 70
day.
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Cxrrmxp 10 DxArH.---An nquest vs. hold yesterday
upon the body Of lad named Thomas MsshAn, residiAe
al No. Oil Eas, twelfth street, who Was crsshsi 70 dss
between two heavy logs. Dsceased was cimous ssN 9
pile OF timber when QUE Of the pisecs sppsd ana npe
upon him, crushed hiln 70 . Jelly siness;
Dsowxxp wRns EaraTo.-J. ,. Wash, aksa tseuu
years was drowned "A tho foot or Fifty seventh street.
North river, % Saturday svsslSg, While Aashiss
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TIM New YoEK COMMITTEES AND rHs PRKsr-
DENT. Tie self-constituted committee Of radi-
Gals from this city which recently visited Wash
ington for tue purpose Of securing tho endorse
ment, by the administration Of some OF their
schemes have returned, and are busily circulaL-
ing stories in regard to President Lincoln =
opinions Of onr army officers. Their statements
are nothing more nor less than the views OF the
radical members OF the committee: and their
efforts to palm them of as the assertions Of the
President are on a par with the impudence OF
Wilson ana his lies about his speech ia the SEN
ate. They find, however, that those who be-
leve aud assist In circulating these stories arc
thus having depressing effect upon the
people, destroying public confidence. having a
deleterious eject in Wall street and r,tarding
enlis.ments.
The President should understand that this
committee does not represent the sentiments OF
the city Of New York, but simply faction OF
radicals. The views of our people were or
pressed a. the great mass meeting at Union
square, and this attempt Of u seltconstitutsd
committee OF radicals to force upon the Presi-
den. their sentiments as those Of the citizens Of
this metropolis can have no other than ali In
furious effect. Like the course Of Wilson,
Chandler, Wade and Company. II il misclievous
in every respect. We understand that these
radical committeeman are DESTROYS Of making
. complete change In the Cabinet, and to place
men of their own calibre in power, SO that their
peculiar views may be adopted a. the war
policy Of the government. But in regard to
their statement that DIR. Lincoln holds Mcclellan
responsible for our reyerses, the idea is per-
fecly pycpcsterous, and contrary to oil OF Presi-
dent Lincolus known and expressed views on
thai subject ns we'll ~ 10 the real facts of the
case. We know that the radicals throughout
the country, like Wilson, are endesvoring to
lie themselves out Of the responsibility Of bring
ing on our sdvsrses; but since Wilson and
Chandler have been convicted out of their own
mouths, The public viii know just how much
crsdence to place upon their false statements
Mcclellan, with bis army, was approaching
Richmond; he was given to understand that
Fremont and the forces 10 the Shenandoah val
lev would take care Of Stonowall jackson, and
that at certain time Mcdowell, with forty
Thousand mon, would join him (McClcllan)
al Hanover Court House. Had these events
taken place Mcclellan would have gone into
Richmond, the Army Of the Potomac achieved
complete victory and the head Of the re-
beIlion demolished. But instead Of that the
strategisis at Washington planned the rout Of
Bsnks, for the purpose Of giving Fremont en-
opportunity TO prove himself great warrior.
Fremont took the wrong, road and allowed
jackson TO escape; and, whilst he was consult
ing tho contrabauds end preparing to resist Tue
attack which The contrabands informed blu.
Jackson was about TO make Oh bis lines, Jack son
| made bis way TO Richmond anG pounccd co, !,
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THs BLACK LOGIC or TEE TRBUNE.--The
Tribune says that there are three times three
hundred thousand abolitionsts, who have never
yet smelt powder, ready to fight for the govern.
ment If it will hoist the black flag Of emancipa-
ton and arm the negroes. Now, how do we
know that these treacherous men, Of conditional
loyalty, would fight in such numbers after the
government committed itself to their policy,
and lost thereby the border slave States.
and perhaps the hearty support Of a
large class Of men at the North, whose
aid is as essential to the success Of
the struggle as that of the radicals2 But il
every abolitionist in the land joined the army
on such conditions, and hundred thousand
blacks besides, the question would still arise
whether this would be sufficient compensation
for the loss Of the white men Of the border
States TO the cause, and the loss of the enthu-
siasm and active assistance OF millions OF con-
sentative men at the North, together with the
union, as one man, Of the whole population OF
the rebellious States against The federal govern
ment.
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THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE BOuNrY.--Most OF
the three hundred thousand men recently called
for by the government will undoubtedly come
from the rural districts. With the pay and the
bounty, from the national and State govern
mcnts, the agricultural laborer who volunteers
will, at the end Of the war, have money enough
to purchase and stock a farm.
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Hon. J. w. BonIgroy, q NOV UTIOsus, stopping q Tie
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Ca,tain G. L. Brown, L, Davenport and H. wires OF
Teanesrce are among the arrivals Of the Metropolitan
.iol0l.
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The Yazco river IL nov the base OF operations
Of TIE rebels In tho Southwest Their whole force,
naval and military. With the exception Of the bush.
whacking partisan rangers seems TO be cen.
teriag on the banks Of the Yazoo. We havs rslia.
BILE inforuation TO the sssot that thsy already
have on that river
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upon MoClellan's right flank. Fremont thua
falling to take care Of Jackson, and MCDOWELL
playing the part Of Grouchy, left Mcclellan
single handed to contend with the consolidated
rebel army Whoever is responsible for this
buDgle in the Shenandoah valley, and the fail
ure of Mcdowell to come to the rescue, is
responsible for the check of Mcclellan and the
present condition Of affairs. The efforts of tho
radicals to shirk the responsibility is conclusive
evidence that they feel the force OF these facts,
and are trying to clear their conscience by
lying. 1t needs no military strategist to see
that the whole blame rests with the Washing
ton managers, whoever they are, whether it was
the. Jacobin clique in Congress, under the lead
of Wilson, Sumner, Chandler and Company, or
some person in the Cabinet. There the public
place the responsibility, and the effort Of Scna-
tor Wilson to lie himself out of it, and of the
New York self-constituted committee Of radicals
to make Mr.. Lincoln say it was somebody else,
only intensiies this belief Let not President
Lincoln be deceived by them, but strain every
point 10 retrieve the prestige lost by the PERM
cious intermeddlng Of tho Jacobins, and all
will yet be well.
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BAREUMs AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway--Fal
In t5sED SEAL UArr9 FAMILY &c. At ali hours. TAI
AiLEGBAsA4s-NIP AND Tuck, afternoon and evening.
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cHRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE. 5ss Brosdway.-ErHIorrAs
SONGS DANCES, &o-ScHIxnEgHoRs's Boy.
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WOODS MINSTREL HALL 5l4 Observation-Disclosures
SONGS. DANCES, ac-AISr Cor TIAE 70 TARRY.
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AMU5EMENrs THIS EVENING.

NIBLoS GARDEN Broadwsy.-FogE L9vK.s-FLrIys
vRApRsw-TBL WBITss AND TIM BROWNS
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HlxoN's cRBMoRsE GARDEN. Fourteenth street and
Sixth ayenns-OpEaA, BALLET, PsoxkNApB CoHckRT AND
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new BowEKy THHATaB. Bowsry-HAxlzr-HIsu-
BywAYs
BowKRY THEATRE. Bowery-MAcARTHY, on TIE
rrxp O DAx--BLAcK EYED SUSAN.
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The following il the eficial report Of the number
sick ana wounded soldiers in the military hospi.
Als 10 and arsusA Washington on the 2ssh Of
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wALLACK's THEATRE. No. 50 Droadway.-rxA
DIAy0Lo-LoRp FLANAGAN.
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New York, Monday, August 4, Is6a.
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WINTER GARDEN. Broadway.-RoLlsp AND
0Livna-yxsaoHr W oeL DrALKR-IRrsR Lios-CsAAssSD
Ikusn
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tensible purpose of caring for their dead
and wounded. but for the real object of
making good their retreat to Van Beren.
The casualties Of the day l am unable to
stste With accuracy at this time, Is we
fought over twelve miles of ground. One
OF the rebel officers with the flag Of truce
stated to me that they had lost sixty in
killed, among them q Lieutenant Colonel
Ny loss is comparatively small. Among
the wounded are Lieut.-Col. Jewett and
Lieutenant johnson, Of the Kansas Sixth,
both Of them, I fear, moztally.
The enemy are badly whipped, and viii
probably not venture north Of the Boston
Mountains again this winter If this part of
the State is held. AS it is their reliance
for subsistence, and having eaten every
thing in the valley Of tho Arkansas, they
must soon retreat into Texas.
/ have sent for my transportation to come
up, and shall occupy position at Or near
Cane Hill.
The rebels have about ten days rations
Of bread in little sacks behind their saddles,
from which it is evident they intend te
make desperate effort TO force their way
to the northward. Very respectfully,
JAMES G. BLUNT,
Brig. Gen. Commanding.
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The other party should not suffer. To
maintain The integrity Of our State its
bonds to The amount Of $50, 900 must yet
be delivered under the contract with the
Secretary Of the Interior. On the lst of
July next the war bonds to the amount Of
$50, 900 will be due, together With the
interest on the same, and it will be abso-
lutely necessary to meet this Indebtedness
.nat the contract with the Secretary Of tho,
Interior be fulfilled.
Though the State has been defrsuded by
dishonest and uupriueipled agents, it will
not do to repudiate its Indebtedness. Its
integrity must be maintained. We have
all confidence IN the officers elect. and
especially have We great confidence IN The
capacity, financial ability and integrity Of
our Governor, Thomas Carney, and believe
that be will bring our State out Of ;,s
embarrassment. He needs no enoomium
of praises from us. We shall look forward
to the incoming administration as the
brightest page in the history Of the State.-
Learenrorth Bulletin.
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THE STATE FINANCES.

In another column We publish an article from
the Lea: zen worth Bulletin, which will give our
readers pretty general idea of the condition of
our State finances. 1t presents q lamentsble
state Of affairs, and, in connection with the his
tory it gives Of the financial dongs Of our Legis-
iature, and the subsequent robbery by the State
officials, the most dastardly outrage ever perpe-
trated upon cor6ding people. In ordinary
times such An act, committed upon new people,
would be rough; but when committed upon
community just escaping the horrors Of q famine,
70 face heavy war tax, entities the perpetrators
70 the end of rope. 1t is humiliating 10 our
settlers to know that the first administration Of
the State Government resulted in its total ruin.
financially.
The Bulletin intimates that the result Of this
rascality may be to raise feeling in favor Of
repudiation, and urges the maintenance OF the
State honor at any cost. Two years is bad
enough, but we fancy that lPudiasion would
set the State back at least fftgs 1: is not to be
expected that. after the developments of the past
year, there exists much confidence in the integ-
rity Of the State of Kansas. The whole financial
conduct of the State Government has been such
- alone would convey such an impression-gen-
ezsl looseness and extravagance. We mean. Our
integrity must be re established on such basis
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Numerous recent events have served TO
inauence the. Richmond panic, sueh q
Lec's suddenly changing from tue offensive
TO the defensive; his telegiaphing daily for
more men to save the capital; petitions and
appeals of their army for clothing; give
Nx's capture Of their pickets on the Chick
ahominy; the discovery that they have lost
from 5000 to 10000 men the last ninety
Eve days, by battle, sickness, and desertion,
and indications Of slave insurrections st
Holidays. Burnside and Government are
believed to have full acquaintance With
these facts, and burnside regards his pres
ent force ample for the work before him.
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a. will inspire confidence This repudiation
will never do. And that confidence must be 90
firmly founded. that our State bonds will assume
that rank in the market. that the vslor of our
people holds in the sisterhood of States. -s
For the consummation Of this. everything looks
bright and hopeful. From the White Cloud
Chief, whose editor. Sol. Miller. was q member
Of the last Legislature, and we believe Chairman
Of the Printing Investigating Committee, We
learn the following figures relative to the item
Of Printing alone. Here are the proposals. for
last year and this, from which 1t will be seen
that the disposition to swindle is not such a. it
hns heen tts-t
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NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, Nov, Z6.
The situation is more problematical than
at last adyices. The enemy have been con.
centratibg aud demonstrating in q way
which affects the late statement that they
we're merely feinting to cover the removal
Of supplies and enforcement Of the con.
scription act
The weight Of military opinion is favor
able to the view that there will be no great
battle in Middle Tennessce-if there is it
will be between Tallahoma aud Winchester.
Considerable bodies of cavalry hover about
our front, but since they were vigorously
driven by Col. Kennett's cavalry yesterday,
they have been more cautious. A body of
1900 of them who were at Nolansville yes
terdSy, retired to Murfreesboro last night
Breckinridge's division of 5000, Cheatham's
and Wither's of 5000 each, are at MUIR
freesbo:o. Buckncr's corps is at and around
Normandy. Hardee and Polk are posted
from Tallahoma to Winchester, and part
of Kirby Smiths army has Joined Bragg
Gen. Negley thinks the enemy over $4,000
strong in Middle Tennessee. Other testi.
mony fixes their number at abou. 40, 900 of
all arms.
Early this morning Forests cavalry made
dash at Gen. Sheridau's pickcts, fired q
volley, hurt nobody and fed.
Gen. Rosecrans has issued a stringent
order touching foraging parties and the
treatment of citizens, which gives general
satisfaction.