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Total between l6 and IS years, TIT
When cnssiiird into the respective corp,
"ad according to the ages specified 10 said
6e.oluti"ns, the result shows,
Between the ages of Is end 35, including
ssempIs, and volunteers sIacs order, 2i6
Deduct exempts b. the board, pro-
fcsSion employment and other causes, 3S
Liable 10 conscripiion act, l7S
Dednct volunteers who have gone tn
companies in service, since order Ui en-
rolnent, 28
Remaining subject to conssip,ion. $50
Between the ages Of IS and So. constiiu
ting The first corps, to be neId for active
service. whenever required by the State au.
ihouities, including rxempts, 27i
Between the sgrs Of so and IS years
o e,n,liluling the second corps. to be held for
the performapce Of Patrol and Police duty
aud for The intel nal defence Of the State, 22A
Between the ayes l5 and Is years,
like wise included in this corps. &c
Number Of second corps, 200
Soype Of the .nrolms1is we're made on the
l0lh hs others on the i2,h.o Of May
per.S SlolsVsro allowed until i7th to select
their respective companies and volunteer
therein. u 10 believed that several have
volunteered since, who are not reported and
inelpded in The dedvetsd--,his ~ill further
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Notice,
NOTICE.

GUARDIANS, Executors, aud Adninis-
~ traitors, who manage estates in the Or.
dinnry's office, are respectively notified to
make their returns on, or before, the lst Of
May, next. p. Il. HAMMOND, OLD.
March l2lh, lS62-4tf.
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Last Notice to Tax
Pavers

y -
A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIE TAX
IA ES Of this District 10 vet unpaid
must make my return in about two weeks
! VIII have to carry the money with me, or
issue executions and leave them with IN,
Sheriff, take his receipt and deposit il with
the Treasury. would be glad il was n
tir to do as | have generally done before,
Cndvance the money foi defaulters) | bor.
rowcd money laat year, to advance for 9th
erS' which has not been paid back 10 me
vet; but have TO pay what ! borrowed,-
TN. preve's me from being able TO advance
again this y.nr.
"'.I be- at the Court House on the 26,b
INST 10 receive what is yet unpaid. After
that time ! will be- compelled to issue exc.
tons.
J. r. HUNTER, T. CID.
Lancaster E. H. Nav Ia, 1861. Ih,f
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The Latest from New Orleans-Inci
dents Of Yankee Rula

dents Of Yankee Rule
RICHMOND, May I3.-The following is a
copy OF "a despatch recsived by the Secr.,a'
! ~ of Stato to-day:
CAMP MooRE, La May l3.
To Hon. J. L. Benjamin: Gen Butler, on
the ii'h inst, took f"icible possession of
the Office Of the COn-ulate vf The Neither
lands IN New Orleans, searched the per,up
OF the Consul, aud took from him the kew
OF his vuuit, where $500, 900 had been tran, .
frrred by the Cilzen'- Bank OF Louisiana
10 the credit Of the llorEs Of Amsterdam,
IN order 'h", they might pay The in crest on
the State Bonds. Butler also took unsse..
sion Of the offices of the Frenca and Spnn.
i.h Consul' IN The old Canal Bank building
corner OF Camp and Magazine streets, and
! placed guard there. The French Consul
~cnI on board the French war steamer Mi.
ian, and bad not returned up to Sunday
morning. il i, said that the guard has since
been removed from the Offices oftLe French
and Spanish Coasuls. Butler has seized
the Canal Bank and Sam Smith g. Co.'S
Banking House on Camp street. The Yam
Kee G~Ds'ai has ulso issued an iEfamrnalo O.
~ proclamation, designed 10 mcite the poor
against The rich, by promising TO dislTibut.
amongst the poor 1000 bbls. of beef and
sugar, robbed from the citizens. Yank, O
recruiting Office. have been opened in the
city. The poor, it is said, will So, II he s,ar.
wing. The enemy have sent fore. to Bon
net Care, marched through the swamp aud
destroyed the trackof the New Orleans,
Jackson and Northern Railroad.
From Richmond.
ENGAGEMENT ON JAMES RIVER
RICHMOND, May l6.-The following is
BulIeti"ed ty the Press Of this city, this
morning:
The Federal Gun Boats (supposed to be
the Monitor aud the Galena,) opened upon
our batteries At Wilton about s O'clock
this morning. at distance Of five hundred
yards.
Tho enemy fred with great rapidi,y and
violence.
Our batteries replied de eIiberately.
l O'Clock, l.. M.-Ws have just fred the
GaleRa and SIZE has retired with the other
gun boats, down The river.
Our loss 10 four killed and eight woun.
ded.
The Galena was on fire when she retired.
Our troops are in high spirits aad eoof.
dent Of svo,sss.
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5000 POUNDS IRON.

INCLUDING Plow Iron, Plow Steel, Sc
lFor salo At JONES CRO-KETTs.
Fsb Is te6i-1i0
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The Destruction Of the VIRGINIA

News Vi The deslfuciion vi the i,on clad
steamer Virginia, which was u tower OF
stength within herself. and which il was
hoped would contest The entrance OF il.e
enrmy's gunboa,s into the mouth Of jaime,
ri'er' reached this city yesterday morning.
We need not say That tins intelligence rrsa
led profound sensation, aud that il was
received with feelings Of unn,ingled regret
by our people. We give such incidents
connected with her d-struclion ~ W.. huve
been ablo 10 obtain from The most reli.b q
sources. On Saturday, orders were r..
ceived by her couinanIer 10 run her up
Jane" nver, II practicable aud il not, 10
evacnate aud blow her up. A consultation
Was had with her pilots. who thought f
she Was reduced TO an ls feet drauyhi that
they could bring her up AS far as City
Point Her draught was accordingly re-.
duced, but II was found that this brought
her Vulnerable parts above the wa..r'. edge,
aud exposed her wooden keel to the en-
M lire. To attempt an engagement; un
DER these circumstances aud in this rupai.
uon' would have reckIes,iy hnzard.d tLe
lives of hei gallant crew, all Of WHOM, w.r.
willing and nhxiour to cling to her TO the
last, aud even desired that she sbuuId n,
run out the Roads by Fortress Monroe,
and engage the enemy wherever found
Against this, however, strict orders had
been issued, and as her plots had conclu
oed, after ma ure consideration, Tint IL uns
impracticaGo to make the pas.ap. of Ia.
James, ho alternative was left her officer,
aud crew thau TO nrquiesce in the stern aud
painful necessity for nrr desI, uclion
Ih,s was done. however, deliberately,
aud without precipitation. She wa, bred
about II o'clock on Saturday night, and ex
Ploded at daylight on Sunday morning.
From the amount CT Ammunition in her
magazine II Is certain that her destruction
Was Thorough and complete. mad that scarco.
ly a vestise is now LEI. OF the proud..t a
chie' ements Of naval science known 10 the
worlds history. The explosion of her mag
azfno was distinctly heard ut distan;e oi
twenty i've miles. Before the torch was
applied she was beached near Clancy |,
land, rDd her crew landed. Nearly all If
her Objects and crew arrived in this city
yeslsrday.-Richmoad Dispatch
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FOR RENT

TIL e HOUSE AND LOT in Lancaster.
VILE, known "a tho Methodist Par.onnqe.
n'pP'yt !" A. MAYER.
Nav 81, 1862, ~ =,
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Another Victory.

NOBLE, May ia special dispatch 10
the office Of The Advertiser. dated Coric III
May -. says:
The enemy is drawing nearer our night,
centre and left. as If ior II general advance
upon our position.
The weather ia dry and hot,
Ga the 9th inst, .,.o. Woodward with
The LIST Kentucky Cavalry aud derach:
ment Of Texas Rangers. attacked ,ha Fed
erals al Elk River, killing several and cap
turing two Captains, two L-u'enan,s, forty
three prtvates and eight negroes
The Confederate loss wa, live killed. in.
GLIDING Capt llaui,, Of The Texas Ranper.
Seven were wounded.
The above is official.
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2lst Regiment 8. C. Militia.

The recent enrolment of this Regiment,
under The resolutions Of the Go,ernor and
Council OF the 2itn April, exhibits the fol.
loving s'rensth Of each beat compnny End
OF the entire ngiment-of all male, BIZ.
tween the "ges Of l6 and 65, no, in service:
Beat No. Upper B,t. I@ut Po,,erl a
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WAR NEWS.
Later from Corinth,

CoSMrH, Mny Capt. Cross, Of the
la4'h Tennessee, has just come in from
Bethel with three prisoners.
They report the rnemy's force at ninety
thousand, and that Fremont. division has
come up The enemy is hard ut work on
the roads, and ar. furnished " i,h ready bull,
bridges and are throwing up works Of de-
frrcs ns they advance.
The prisoners also report groa, disaffsc,.
lion in The Federal urmy, thut the Western
men refuse to fgh, against the South to
put The negro on n par with the whites.
There has been considerable skirmi.Linc ~
between the pirhcts in front To day.
II IS reported that the eneu:y il throwing
mp entertainments, uinking plank rouds. and
building bridges over the swamp. and ditch
ss nv he advances
All is quiet in front
Generals Benuregard md Polk were SER
ren"drd last night by Gen. Prices excel.
lent Land. The former made speech. in
Which he a"id he hoped soon TO ,, in nos.
session Of som. Northern cities To comma,
safe Tor the loss Of New Orleans
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From Pensao cola.
Especial Di,patch 10 the Mobile .4dre,fi

Especial Di,pdtch TO the Mo6:!e .4dreriiser
PES.AcoLA, May lO-At ,w.l,. o.,l,.k
last night the Pensacola Navy Yard and
Forts were set on fire nnd DESTROYED
F"rt Pickens, when the enemy discover.
ed what WAS going on, opened rurinu,
b"mbntdment, which was kept up during
tie condrngration, bat without doing dam.
nge I" any body II, Pco-acola.
All The public pronerty. excep,irg IN,
Custom house, incapable of being moved
was burnt; but nil mov-ubl. Copfrd.rot.
property hns been saved.
The Railroad track leading ou, of the ci.
'y towards Montgomery Was torn up this
morning.
a Federal vessel Will. flag Of true.
came up to the city TO day, demanding irs
Surrender. Mayor Bobe refused to comply
with ii. demand, bat stated that nil "a.
military forces had left and he had no DOW.
er to oppose the Federa!s. The Federal
officer replied that they would occupy the
city TO morrow, bnt that the inhuLi.auts
need not be alarmed
The national Republican., 1862-08-11
rhE SANITARY COMMISSION AND r,, o.
GOVERNMENT.

Inc Government, for reasons which Il dosb
less deems sufficient, has determined to Al.
pense with the services OF the Sanitary Com
mission IN the care OF the sick, and has taken
upon itself to be responsible for the manage.
menI Of all the hospitals and depots for tho
ailing and wounded soldiers. The bospIta,
ships, bedding, supplies, ETC., heretofore allow
ed to the Sanitary Commission and other vol.
nnteer organizations, have therefore been
placed under the exclusive care of the medical
department Of the army.
The Sanitary Commission, however, IA not
quite dead, but "siill lives,' merely as an sd
Visory organization, which will amount to no
thing, as its advice will never be asked or
thankfully received
The New York Word hopes ut will con.
tlnue to exist If for nothing else than the col.
lection Of statistics such as have heretofore en-.
riched lIs reports"
II is true that the Sanitary Commission was
most excellent In collecting statistics and mo.
"ey' but not quite SO good Ia telling the public
now their vast sums were expended.
The national Republican., 1862-08-11
The War in Arkansas.

MEMPHIS, Aug, s.-Col. Hovey's regiment
when twenty-three miles south of Hele5a. had
'krmish on Saturday. They had one Killed
and one wounded. The rebels had several
killed.
Is reported that hght took place on Sun.
Day between two companies of United States
uoops, actihg as an escort to provision train
or sixty wagons, and large BODY of Teran
rangers. at The mouth of the St. Francis river
Ihe former were dispersed, many Of them can
tured, and the wagons destroyed.
Inc same day, 80 United States troops, af
lssn miles above Helena, were surprised, and
oil killed or captured except two. '''
Coi. Daniels, OF the First Wisconsin cavalry.
has arrived at Madison.
Inc 81 Francis detachment OF Indiana troops,
under Col. Fitch has been sent out on ihe
Jacksonport road, from Helena, to iptercent
night. "r W ''''
The national Republican., 1862-08-11
THE GUERILLAs In MISSOURI.

SPRINGPIELD, No., August AT daylight on
the morning Of the I'd inst Colonel Lowther
with 1875 rebels, attacked Captain Birch's com
maud Of rs United States troops at Ozark.
Birch responded with o volley OF MIME balls
and emPtied several saddles, when the rebels
broke and ruu, leaving most Of their arms and
q portfolio containing the muster rolls and cor
respondenos.
The rebels retrestsd forty miles from For
a on the White Fysf 81 er Ehsfe se.bnS s1Sh and .ss
oies OF the Men. About two hundred Ietters
we're taken, including the original authorize
from the war department Of the confederats
states OF America, authorizing Colonel Low.
sner 10 organize q regiment of partisan rangers
nois. "A" I'LL
There Is An excited state of feeling. and
deatn TO the guerillas is the motto. seven
suar,Iias s;.;n were nung In one day by party of
citlZsns who Joined together for fox chase
The time for resort to law has o"na H.
and the loyal citizens are determined to tsis
the matter In their own hands, and rid the
country OF lawless marauders and bandts
ST. Louis, August 8.-Gen. Merrill has com.
menced active operations against the reb.,
guerillas In the Northeast, and will call ali the
able bodied loyal men TO his assistance and
subsist bis command off the secessionlsts.
HUDSON, Mo-, August 7.-Col McNsils foroes
came up with Porter's guerillss a few miles
north Of kirksvilIe, Adair county, Yesterday
morning and followed him skirmis6ipv into tbe
town, when general fight ensued, in which
The rebels lost fifteen killed, forty wagons of
supplies, and ten wagon loads of arms Por.
tsrs forces are scattered.
81. JOSEPH, August 5.--A gentleman from
Leavenworth reports that the guerilla leader
euantrel seized u descending steamer on Sun.
lay evening, and crossed 1900 men to this side
y the rivel. The military authorities Of Fort
.eavenworth, hearing OF the capture, and not
Intercept him-all Of whom be captured, and
marched on, capturing Liberty.
oolonel Penirick had previously evacuated
nat place, escaping with bis command.
An additional force of four companies. with
oauery OF artillery, was despatched from Fort
gainst Quantrell.
The national Republican., 1862-08-11

ROBERT DALE OwEN.--This gentleman, who
declares himself to have been always Demo
oras and always opposed to interference with
the Institutions of the South, now addresses
letter to the Secretary Of War, In which he de-
oiareS himself satisfied that there can be no
soha ana enduring peace until slavery is
"no''y apoi'shed. lie doubts, also, whether
even nominal peace can ever he reached ex-
oept by the same means.
IL Is said by persons here from Indiana, where
Mr. Owen resides, that this letter will produce
marked effect in that State.
In reference to the conduct of the Adminis-
trstion, Mr.. Owen observes that while It /. uu.
wise to go In advance Of prblic sentiment, II Is
still more unwiss to lag behind 1t.
This letter Of Mr.. Owens is published else
where In this paper,
The national Republican., 1862-08-11
THE Army IN GOOD HEALTH,
YELLOW FEVER AT KEY WEST.

ltwas rsmored that the yellow fever pre-.
vailed at Key West. - Of
General Hunter and Admiral Du Pont are
making preparations to receive the Savannah
ram.
The Gag ship Hartford, with Admiral Farra.
gut, toge her with the frigates Richmond and
Brooklyn, and gunboats Oneida, IroQuois, and
the remainder Of the feet, arrived NJ New Or.
leans on the 2sth ultimo.. anohoring of the
city. ..,...lt
:. The steamship Philadelphia had arrived from
New York.
A reconnaissance by two gunboats to Man
choc and CoviDgton found every thing as Col
Kimball had left II. No bridges rebuilt. or
other indications Of the presence Of the en-.
emy.
The steamboat Ceres, after landing some
three hundred negroes, who had been en-
ployed near Vicksburg, some distance below,
was fred into BY the rebels on shore, eight shot
striking her. Captain Brooks, Of the Seventh
Vermont was killed BY shot which went
through the cabin. The vessel arrived at New
Orleans on the 10th uit. lr'
The national Republican., 1862-08-11
Loss of Steamer Golden Gate.
Additional Particular.

SAN FnAXosoo, Aug. 6.-The steamer Golden
Gate sailed hence on the 2lst ult., with IS
cabin passengers and l47 second cabin and
steerage passengers and 95 In the crew. She
had 81 400 900 10 treasure.
On the 9th ult., at 4 45 p. M, when eighteen
miles north Of Mapzanilla, while the passengers
were dining, the alarm Of fire was given. The
head Of the steamer was promptly headed for
the shore, three and q half miles distant, the
flames meantime making fearful headway. At
quarter past o'clock the upper deck fell In,
and soon after the steamer struck the beach.
and the passengers and crew who had not got
into the boats jumped overheard aud endeav-
ored to swim ashore. About one hundred, in
cluding FIVE children, swan or were washed
ashore alive.
The chip burned to the waters edge and
soon disappeared. Those who reached the
shore made their way to near Msnzanilla, on
the 29lh instant, as the steamer ST. Louis
arrived up from Panama. Some four others
escaped to Manzanlla in boats. One boat with
thirty persons on board had not been heard
from, Anu probably made the shore south ol
ManZanilla
The national Republican., 1862-08-11
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Latest Foreign Nsvvs.
France. Rslsis. anl EasIaea p Nsse-
tiatlng . P1an of Media1o1.
n Brtstsh Essc0v to be Sent "a
W,0shtNSt0N.

sr. yoHNs, August l0.-The steamship Scotia,
from Liverpool on the I'd instant, passed here
yesterday.
The Indpesdencs Beige asserts that France,
Russia, and England are negotiating q plan OF
mediation. The two first named have submit.
ted q plan to England, which has not yet re-
It is rumored that a British envoy is to be
sent 70 Washington to urge President Linooln
to take initiative peace measures. To avoid
mediation, Lord Russell recommends striot at
tention to the Queens neutrality proclaim alton.
General Pope's orders, to snbslst the United
States troops upon the enemy, is construed a.
the adoption OF q system OF rapine. ~
Gen. Forey left Cherbourg on the 10th for
Vera Cruz. Troops are also being rapidly en-.
barked. "a
The Tusoarora left Queenstown on the even.
ing Of the LIST. Her destination Ia unknown.
The French have ro.ocoupisd the Roman
frontier. ~ ,.r.. s.'t o.
Garibaldi has issued proclamation for vol
upteers, to assemble at Sicily, saying the
time tor action has arrived" The destination
Of the expedition IL unknown. .I .r
THE MARKHfs. .H Dob.
Cotton.-Saturday sales often thousand bales
including seven thousand TO spectators. The
markets closed hrm, with an upward tendency
Brsadstuiis steady. Provisions dull.
Consols s3ta93i..' a.,
Eptess from .HtsC Orleasss, No.
The national Republican., 1862-08-11

How U. 5. OFFICERS TREAT LOYAL BI.cz
MEN.-We have already referred 10 the shame
fnl conduct Of Gen. Williams, commanding our
land forces operating against vicksburp, in
returning the negroes who had been emp owed
upon the attempted "cut off," We give to .dav
the following version of the same affair from
the Memphis correspondence July 2s) of the
Chicago 7smes, u Democratic and pro. sl.v.rv
sheet:
Having determined to syacuste, tbs small
colony OF a thousand negroes which had bean
employed on the canal, by whose uni ed efF,r,s
tuat work or genius had effected level fve
ieet above the water.line, with 40 Ipcreasnn
ratio going on as the river fell, were disnossS
OF ny turning them loose into the woods a
Poruon were carried down the river and de
posatea on the shore In the nsighborhood of
Ineir homes, and the whole pack was thus got
rla OF. This was bitter pill for the BLACKS,
who were sure that Kingdom Come had arrived
when the Federals got there. They made n
.usn Tor the boats, and would have taken them
oy iorce had they dared. Tuey we're beaten
on and told to shift for themselves and tbev
nad no alternative except to take to the woods
70 s4rVe, until they chose to 20 home TO their |
masters. They went with the Federsis 30 will
Ingy, in many cases coming out Of the woods
where their masters bad hidden them. aud in
many more insulting them mos. grstuitossly
~ tne process, that they at present stand in |
oodi'y fear OF being killed the moment tbev
are caught, 30 that they live between the dan.
ger OF starvation and murder"
The national Republican., 1862-08-11
One OFFICER LOYAL TO FRErpox -Co,o

One OFFICER LOYAL TO FREEDOM, Colons
halosrt E. Paine, of the Fourth Michigan vol
unteers, now at Baton Rouge, was arrested by
order OF General Williams for disobe edience Of
ORDERS The General had commanded all ne
groes to be turned out Of our lines. Colonel
ra'ne wrote him note, stating that by act Ct
Congress any Officer aiding In returning fugi.
i've slave would be cashiered, and that this
excluding Of negroes from our lines was yir.
suaiiy restoring them, as their claimants were
ready to seize them on the instant. He there.
iore could not obey the order, and must abide
the consequences.
The national Republican., 1862-08-11

lien. kEARNEY.--The New York World pub
ilsneS an extract from private letter Of Gen
kesrney, In which he says that It is"uow no
longer time for hesitation" and that the Soutb
ern negroes should Unfortunately be re-.
ceived, If not seized" Gen. Kssrnev ,ssu,
determined to have them ut any rate. He doe,
not propose to arm them, but to use them 10
relieve our soldiers In various ways, which bs
describes. He says:
instead OF the usual twenty pioneers mar
regiment, would select nifty staiwart bIaoks.
Eve SM mem the axe, the pick, and the spade.
But give them high military organization We
want hands; give us twenty blacEs."again
mlItary organization. So, too, cooks for the
'mpanles, teamsters, even artillery drivers
70 NOT stop there-and always toithom arms"
n.sa Srgsalze engineer regiments Of blacks for the
iortncatlons, pontoon regiments of blacfs
oiacK hospita corps Of nurses.
r, KNOW the southern character Intimately.
IL u NOT truly brave. 1t Is at times desperaie
H,Iln'lhelole II successful-most dispirited il
.rS teVerse-lntlmidatsd At n distsnt idea,
Whloh they would encounter, II suddeniy
Drought TO them, face 10 face. This idea of
oIacK adluncts TO the military awakens moth
ing lnhumsn. 1t but prevents the slave. run
away saay or abandoned to us. from becoming a
moneyed pressure upon US. 1t eyeptusIlv
would prepare them for freedom-for snrsiyy
we 90 not intend to give them up to their rebs
masters. ~ In hne, why have we even now manv
oid soldiers on the frontier garrisonsf Sand
mere 6Iack regiment on rial-not at once.
1ut 11ut graduaily-by the process named aboye
y 70 TINS, and besides acquiring q strong proyi-
s,onat sn army, you magnify your present one by |
Gen. kearney says of himself that there |,
10 more Southern man at heart but be saws
'lso that 1t is time for us to deprive the enc.
ny OF their sxtraneous engines Of war;" Gen.
learney shows how these "engines NAV be
appropriated to our own use.