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MISCELLANEOUS.
DESPATCH From GEN
JACKSON.

The following official despatch from Gen.
Jackson, IN regard to his late brilliant victory,
was received in this city Yesterday afternoon
FlEApauAKTsRs VALLEY DisrRlcT.!
August II. IL 4. NJ.
LoLGnLL: Va the evening Of tho 9th inst
,:od blessed our arms with another victory.
The battle wss near Cedar Run about SIX
miles from Culpeper Gonrt House. The enc
nv, according 10 the statement OF prisoners,
consisted OF Banks 3, McDowell's md Sci
::e's commands. We have over four hun
,:rei 2riaoners, including Brig. Gen. Prince.
Whilst our list Of killed ~ less than that Of
tie enemy. sci We have (" mourn the lass 81
some Of cur best officers ana ncn. Brig.
Gen. Charles S. Winder Wac mortally wound
ed whilst ably discharginE his duty at the
head of his command, which was the ad-
vance Of the left wing ofthe army. We hare
collected about $500 small arms, and other
ordnance stores.
ar, Colonel, your ohi' sfrv't
T. j. JAcrsoa, MAJOR General.
Gil. ?. II. CHIFFON, 4. a. G..
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IhiFGFT4ET FROM LRE.E-.s.
CAIRO, Friday, Aug, /, lsG2.

b5tRu; Itiha(, aug l, lE'S.
The ram Mngo, from Helena, reports that
on Saturday scouting party OF - Unionsts
were surprised by 500 Of Blindman's Rebels,
and badly cut up, only % having saved them
selves and escaping.
Forty Of Jeff Thompson;s men were cap
tured while attempting 10 cross the river near
the town Of Austin.
The recent publication Of Gen. Pillow. let
ter to his brother, in regard to the slaves u
the former, renders interesting the fact that
General Curtis hiss freed sll the negroes in
question, 2i5 in number.
Pillow has three p!atations nsar Helena
On which all his mo1esble property WAS con
tiscatad
Gen. Curtis has fSsei at Helena about = 100
slaves, chiefly those who worked in Fnrtz
Pillow snd p6nelsOr
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uavs.Irn7s or SrAsrRsLi's "UhRhIil's,

ST. Jo=Fpii, Tuesday. Aug :, loo1.
4. gentleman from Learenworth reports
that the g,lerris leader QnantreIi @sizsd 4
descending steamer IN Sunday evening, AID
crossed 800 Inrn to Ihi% side ri the rIver.--
The military sulhortita OF Fort l.ra'an-
worth, hearing Of dir capture, ami nnt
knowing Quantrell's strength. sent Ion hem
to intercept hm-all Of whom he csrt"rr'!,
and marched on, capturing Liberty.
Col. Penirick, had previously ryacuafr'i
that place, escaping with his command.
An adtiiIionH force 81 ieur c"mpani.", with
h battery Of srftllery. was despatched from
Fort Leavenworth Yesterday morning. IA "br
rate against tuantrtli-
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.MEs :. NEEIEy.

ID lEuhICl wen !.
The arrest. which Immediately took place,
caused great excitement. A large number or
gentlemen called upon General Ncgey, many.
| regret to say, beng loyal men, and impor-
tuned for his release. But the General in
formed them all that he would transgress his
duty should he release so vile traitor, and
that, as he had deliberately announced that
he Was prepared 10 tnEe all the couse-
nuences before he would take the oath. he
must eStricate himself h6norahIr and secure
liberty in no other way.
In the afternoon, Of the dav olhia arrest the
traitors wife called upon Gen. Negley, and
asked permission 10 take her husband a pill
low and some food.
The General informed her that he would
permit no such thing; that her husband was
prepared for the consequences, and he must
take them
But" zsd tic lady: where Is he cor
fined :"
4" In the e1lard-h"uss. madam. With snl-
der who has been imprisoned lar etrsling,
was the Generals answer.
This enraged the lady, and she Vrhrmentlg
inquired Of the officer If lie meant To compare
the crime OF her husband To the petty trans
gressions ofa low hlackenard III 4 soldier -
1" Madam rejoined the General, YOU ask mr
direct question, and | am not IN the least
inclined To svade MI answer: but y"n must
not consider me- indicate when inform you
that your husband deserve hanging; and that
III my estimation, there Is no crime 90 enor
nous aS treason II the United States fioYrrn,
ment."
She immediately bestowed upon the Gen
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DIED.

H:c-. - =. :tn io5t., CARRIE AN:iE. ta1so'
ic-crh t. aad C.r,is {. Tor-s, eyed JssE, : Ei"-'
a-a II osys-
pryp, IN haapi;at. - ;cis iH=, Aoad.y, ,IiF -. -
Ef,;u.Et y,r.ista Volunteers, as-c . y-ai=
The DEC. a.ed va ps,:Ts Of AoDe .Iuhdel ."e."
Md He YEAS arnons the hr-t TO volunteer fI tie
~ vi,g,pt. hAviuy enlisted IN Alexandra 81 the
,pbl Issi Il, has oaxa wii! o.. -"giEru' - bo'h ~.
battles uslr Man k@ sfh tGr :ist lniy lie
OF Williamsburg snd the battle II SsvIu Pine' IL -
la,t-the blootie.t Of them all DO teo-!ssd
which resulted III hi- heath H. sleeps Low, "he Oh
country. usrtyr. aud he hss left example Of PSI
ism aud sallsruY Of which his friends :Eay 20.
proud, and WHICH his eoua;EJIea ~'i delight" I'''!
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TIE VIZ Z: :E;Tiit::Er.

aNoTHkR INVASION ~ NOHG*H
louisville. Aug. 1.-The "J"uria. pub
fishes rumor OF Morgan's advance nj"
Kentucky, and his capture of BurkSvIII"'
with an increased force Of cavalry, express
ing determination to march to the banks
Of the Ohio. Military circles here dishelieve
the whole story.
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! DRAFT ORDERED.
The f5llawiDg order calling ffr militia
fran The ,rvsrsl STATES hiss been issued:
W,D rrp,prNrET
WAR DEPARTNEHT, Z
= .sHis1ToH, AUGUST !, l5U2.


u .sHE:1To:', August !, 1862.
Ordered, first-1'hat draft Of three hun
dred Thousand militia b. immediately called
into the service ii the United States, To serve
for nine months. unless SOONER discharged
The Secretary Of war viii assign the quotas
to the States, sHd establish regulation for the
draft
Second-That ii any. State sbsll ret BY
the 18th OF August furnish it, Quota OF the
additional three hundred thousand volunteers
authorized by law. the deficiency OF volun-
teers in that State will also be made up by a
special draft from the militia. The Secretary
Of War will establish regulations for this
purpose.
neutrality-suspicious. wiz. be prepared by
the War Department, and presented TO the
President with the object of securing the pro-
motion CT officers Of the army and Tolun-
teers, for meritorlous and distinguished servi-
ces, and Of preventing the nomination and
appointment IN military service ofincompeient
o.. unworthy officers. The regulations will
also provide for Kidding the service of such
incompetent persons as now hold commits
sions. BY order of the President.
1 EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary Of War.
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ssIRAlSH IT POINT PLEASANT, no.

CAIRO, Thursday, Aug. !, l:622.
A skirmish took place. yesterday near Point
Pleasant, Mo-, between the citizens and State
troops, in which it is reported that several
were killed on both sides. 1t seems that the
citizens bound themselves together to resist
the Enrolment Acts. Troops were sent from
New Madrid to enforce the Law and hence the
collision. 49,
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orr,rrss DISMISSED rsSM THE sRMY.

By. direction OF the President, the follow
ing name.i oficsr6 are dismissed from the
service II the United States :-Captain Amos
st,lea, Eiehty-trst Pennsylvania; Lieutenant
alopzo 5jiiIer, Sntv-irst Ohio; Lieut.. Jas.
". dunlap, Thirv-sighth. New York. Lieut..
Jos. Is. Clark, Thirty-eighth New York; Sc
cond Lieut.. ". e. lIutchins, Seventeenth Wis.
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YANKEES CAPTURED.

CHATTANOOGA, Aug. l2--Four Yankee "on.
risrs, with dispatches from Gen. Nelson, at
McAynnville, to Gen. Buell., have been cap
cured. The dispatches have been handed to
the military authorities. Nelson complains
chat his pickets hsbiturlly desert to be pa
rolled BY the Coniederates, and represent that
affairs, in his department, arc in deploraoic
condition
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GEi;. E0FERT M'cooK SHOT.

CINCINNATI, August 7: lsG2.
a despatch 10 the "Commerciap' from
Deckard, Tenn, says that Gen. Robert dc
Cook was murdered while riding in his am
bulance day before yesterday i'll advance Ct
his brigade.
&.sHvitLf, Thursday, Aug. :. $50"
ten. Robert McConk was shni hy psrY
Of gnerrilss, near Salem, Ala, yesterday,
while riding toward Winchester. Tenn, sick.
in sn ambulance His remaina reached here
this evening. capt. Brooks wac captured -
Our forces burned the house Of the Rehal
who led them into this amhuscsde.
The body will he taken (" The CAPITAL. H.
ordsr ~ Governor .Tchns0n.
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THE s,rFTT FIGHT NEE tIfriFHi-.

ihhHfHls; Aug :; l-C--
The fight on Sunday afternoon between the
Union accommodating party and the Rebels,
was smart affair. About lj0 Of the latter
were surprised in the vicinity Of Mooney
Creek and fled at the first fire. Six or seven
We're Killed, and several wounded.
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ER6M NlISSnIrRI

,loB,LE, August l5.--The "rribnnc'' has a
despatch from Grenada dated yesterday,
which says: Captain Maxwell, with forty
guerillas, attacked hundred Yankees. near
triar's Point yesterday, killing l. and cap
turrg siy. Onr loss was one killed. Capt.
Glsxwell was wounded.
Alexandria, Missouri, FIVE miles from he
us<uk, was taken BY our gnarillsf On the "c,
inst.
A letter from Cameron to ,s.e Missouri
Republican" says that Northern MissouIl
- literally full Q: organized bands Of rebels,
pnd citizens are iiocking to these bands by
hundreds dsily. and will soon have the whole
country in their hands. He says all Is dark
aud obscure, and every move of the Federal
Government makes mattersr--stiu "orss.-.,
Without Il military Governor, ne Sdis, we
will be completely overr,itsd hy the rebels
ia two months. Porter has raised over 2tO0
men, and they are hourly increasing, as ne
moves FROM place TO place.
The London "Times" anticipates general
uprising 10 The Border. States since McClel-
lan's defeat II says the Yankees are daily
receiving the conviction that the Confede-
rates can i:e"er be suhjugated
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FROM GEE. BRECkINRIDGE'S ARMY.
Jackson, Avg, l2-The Yankee troops have
taken POSSESSION of.HaFou Sara. General
Ereckinridre has issued congratulatory ad-
dress to his army. he claims to have gain
ID a complete victory, by land, at Baton
Rouge, the most essential fruits of which,
however, we're lost BY the failure Of the Ar
kansas to cooperate. An accounts agree in
saving that the Yankees wer- badly beaten.
Prisoners continue to arrive here.
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I,ifarI.rI nt'i,iG.. nj iIs'' al I'---if-th ii'si
aIF.ITS -s-iT. TED,

IriF1rI..I nt'isiG-. nj iIH al !'---i'i"hh ti's'
.f:TTs -s'F TED,
- ..ni..rto., AuG ! THE efforts Dt iiosc
who i"'e the negro I'.'Tt lhsn The Union T."
Induce tie President (" swerve 'rGih h;i g.
labiishtd policy are nnarailinE. lie Nj
neither he persuaded IS promise nor irtirn:-
dated nv threats. To-day he was called upon
by two Z. 5. Senators. and rather nerciupto-
ry requested to accept the services OF two
negro regiments. They were fatty and une
quiyocally rejected. The President did no;
appreciate the necessity for employing the
negroes to fight The battles Of the country,
and fake the positions which the white men
Of the nation, TIE voters and sons Of patriotic
sirea, ghoHli bs fr"nd To occupy; there werr
rmoloylneIts in which tie negroes Of rebel
masters might well be engaged; but he wa-
not willing Co place them upon an equality
with our volunteers who had left h1iUe AID
jamily and lucrative occupation u defend tie
Union and the Constitution, while there were
volunteers or militia enough in The loEal
States 10 maintain the government without
resort . tins r1peiienl. Ii the loyal people
were not satisfied wiz tEr policy hr haa
adopted, he WAS willing 10 leave the admins
traton to other hands ,inr oG the Senators
who had preferred this request Was impH-
dent enough to tell the President re wished
tc God he would resign.
This interview between these spGstlts Vt
negro elevation and the President: has pre-
scented direct issue. Tie whole country
will rejoice that Mr.. Lincoln has expressed
his determination no; 20 degrade the gallan;
volunteers, who are now bleeding and dying
for the Union and the Constitution, by acc.d-
ing to the demands Of few fierce fanatics
who would pervert he var for the tEi"n
iun simple abolition raid
The decision oi the President IL this ':h"r
settles the question as 10 An admission OF he
gro brigadsa. unc al the Senators alluded
10 vas from Kansas, and thus the "Tritun=;s"
starry about jim, Lanes negro regiments Is al
once pro"ct bmrated bubble ditto Cree
lays red hrtechat negro brigade, and the ne
gro regiments shat have boon reported 10 hr
organizing III tL,5 district.
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CIDER Authorizing ATHEISTS CT PERSONS DIS
CorR,GlHG ESLiSTMEHTs.
W,R DEPARTMENT,
August Sth, 1862.

0RDERED:~
First-Thst ell United States S[arshals and
Superintendent or Chiefs Of Police OF any
town, city or district, be and they are hereby
authorized and directed to arrest and ill.,
prison any person or persons who may be
engaged by act, speech or writing, IN dis
couraging volunteer enlistments, or IN any
wav giving aid and cnlnfnrt to the enemy, nr
in mn other disloral practice against the
United States.
Second-That an immediate report be made
to Major L. c, Turner, Judge Advocate, in
order that such persons may be tried before
Ii Military Commission.
Thira--The expenses OF snch arrests ahd
imprisonment will be certified tn The Chief
Clerl; 81 the War Department Tor settlement
and payment.
Signed, F. NJ. sTsN70M
Secretary of Wsr,
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iivEnfu.i ..tInN fi.h,rI.

The sales 81 cotton ior hrs" l.;- s-:s
-, 900 Lales, nj whicl. il i'lu EaiJs "..a :.
spectators and exporters. III m,rEe: w..
'irmer, with an sdven'e Gt II ~! per u
and closed with al upward tendency. ,h''ii'
laore qhst, holder @'i!I i'm."t": al -
tuncr.
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LATEST FROM The NORTH
HIGHLY LnPORTANT NEWS
CITIZENS or. YAETEEpOM PROHIBITED FROM
LEAVING THE COUNTRY.
&c, &C., &c.

We received, at late hour yesterday al
tcrnoou, copy of the Maryland News
Sheet" Of last Saturday, the 9th inst, rom
which we make the following interesting Sc
ectlons:
ORDER FROM THE WAR DETACHMENT L" fREf t'' !
THE EVASION or MILITARY puTY--wRlT OF HA-
BEAs CORPUS SUSPENDED.
W,susGroa, August S.-The following
highly important order has Jnst been iSs''To
from the War Department.:
W,n prr.pr,rfhr, WssHIE"r"s Errf'
August :, ls62.
O,5,r Z, prsrent Tie Erasion q Military
Gnfy and rac lis Suppression Or D'st6FaS
Practices,
rirst-By direction nf the President al 'e
United States, il is. hereby ordered that' anu,
,,rtbar orders. no citizen liable to be drailed
;ntn the militia shall be allowed To 20 TO IL
i;oreinn country; and all Marshal4, Deputy
Morshals md military officers OF the United
States nre directed, and all police authorities,
espccially At the ports Of the Uhitrn Hthles VI
the saahoard and OH the frontier, are request ,
ed to see that this order is faithfully carried
into effect; and they are hereby authorized
and directed TIC arrest and return any person
or persons about to depart from the United
States in violation Of this order; and report to
Major r. {. Turner, Judge Advocate, nj
Washington city, for further instructions re,
specting the person or persons :" arrested
aui detained.
Second rsr*." lisble t." 1r'n y VINO a,
before such draft is made. will be arrested by
any Provost Marshal or other United States
or State officer, wherever lie may he tonnd
within the jurisdiction al the United States,
and conveyed to the nearest military posi- or
depot, and placed on military duty Tor The
term Of the draft, and the expense OF hls own
arrest aud conveyance Ia such post or depot,
and also the sum Of live dollars n reward
10 the officer who shall make such arrest
shsl be deducted from his pay.
Third-rhe writ of h0heas corps is hereby
suspended in respect to all persons so srrssted
and detained and in respect To all persons
arrested for disloyal practices
,Sirped.j E. II. SSrSFr"H,
Secratsry of War.
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FLAG OF TRUCE STEAMER FIRED INTO
SAvAsN,H, Aug. ll.-Thc pickets on VIII
rnington Island report that the steamer Gen.
Lee, OF Savannah, with dag Of truce was
ired On from Fort Pulaski and captured
yesterday. Capt Stuart, Of Gen. MERGERS
stan, and Capt q. 3. Frazer. OF Augusta, are
among the captivcS.
-
COOLING Ur.-The temperature, probably
daahed with distant nail Storm intensified sufficient
Oh yesterday to elicit complimentary expressions to
The state of the thermometer The skies were dressed
up N their petest blue with sossa1uer founces upon
. nisb,
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2AIitDmon0 Enqn11'cr*
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST - iSos.

sY TYLER, WEE E ALLEGRO.
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THE LATEST Sf"'.
LIVERPOOL. August !. 10

The United States fri:sts Tsscarora srri:Gj
al Queenstown on the 3fst ult.
Ano,h-r new steamer, presumed :"T II.
rebels, left Liverpool Tor Nassau.
The Bishop 81 Oxford has r-"oiaus7l
prayers u tie rcal IN his dice. lor Pea, -
America
The steamship k,"s-'c.. n.'"' ~" -
has arrived.
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ARREST OF THE HON. 4. q. r. .lcHcLSrr.

CoLtMsll, Tenn, Aug. 2. 1867.
Since the Richmond battles and evacuation
of Corinth there has been great tintter here
among the boldest Of the rebels in which eZ-
Senator A. q. =. Nicholson took ali srtiy-
part The following speaks for itself
IIs4psu.krERs UNITED STATES FnRCEs,
Columbia, July %, 1862. e.
Capt Brinklfr, Provost Marshal
Sir-Place in close confinement, eli SOL
dier's fare, a. q, P. Nicholson. sn showed
traitor to his country, and iar using the fol
lowing language: That he had been n eYm-
pathiser with the South, and was still SYM
pathiser with the rebellion; that hs had made
up his mind to take the consequences hefare
he would take the oath
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LATER FROM NEW ORLEANS

E1l. ?. II. CHIFFON, 4. a. G.
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on, down the rebellion lie would separate
the sheep from the enht, l!anghterl IN. persons
and property, and declare everything belong
ing To the enemy 10 be contra band, to he Used
against him. Ii there WAS one seed Of Iresson
in this city, as had been stated, let it be pluck
ed out, Ills remarks throughout were hailed
with applause.
1t haring been announced by Gen. Clark
that Gen. Shepley was the nan who hung
tIumford Tor hauling down the american
lag in New Orleans he !mmenss oSSembloge
qars th,cs cheers, btu Gen. Shepley said the
honor belonged to ten. Butler. and not. to
him.
General Shields shiI that Speeches and rsso-
lnrions, will never whip The SecessionistS and
PUT down the rebellion. We must do more
than this We must 40 away with old party
di3srnsinn9. and unite IN great common fause
against the men. women and children VINO are
smitten with The internal madness OF rebellion.
II We ran only throw one hundred thousand
fresh men into the field We can crush the re-
helIion now and forever. What We want, as
nad been said on memorable occasion during
the Mexican war, is "a little more grape. -
Excessive laughter and repeated applsuse,l
/ Hon. Robert j. Walker briefly expressed
his views The call for an additional six
hundred thousand men was an announcement
to patriots and traitors that "thc Union must
and shall he rreserv-d.'' tie considered this
the brightest day vet for the country, be-
cause this number of troops will certainly put
down the rebellion.
Hon. Richard ". Thompson, Of Indiana,
maintained that the obligation upon every
one. second alone to his duty to his God,
was to defend the Constitution and the Union
lie uttered encouraging Language se1hortinE
his hearers 10 sink party, at least until the
rebellion ahal be crushed, Of which there are
cheering prospects, and all unite in one great
and glorious effort to defeat the eneny,who i:
now striving to overthrow the Republican
! Government.
Senator Harlan, OF Iowa, said he was NO
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-02
From WASHINGTON.
Hoe cial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Times.
WAsuINGTnN. Dec.

Special Dispatch 10 the Chicago Times.
WAsnINGToN. Dec. 90.
Mr.. Ely contradicts unequivocally tie
published statements, attributed to him
that the South could never be subjugated,
and that he favored ending the war by
yielding their independence.
These stories originated from secession
sources in Baltimore
Secretary Cameron and Governor Curtin
Of Pennsylvania, reviewed Gen. McCall's
division to-day, making appropropriate
speeches 20 the troops.
Information has reached here that the
rebels haved removed the wounded Fed
eral soldiers at Leesbnrg to Richmond
The rebels have largely increased their
force in the vicinity OF Drainsvllo, the
scene Of the late battle.
The Senate has postponed, in executive
session, the consideration of the ncmina.
tons OF Brigadier Generals lately made
1t is not contemplated to do any bust
mes in Congress this week.
On Friday night the decision Of the ad
minstration in the Trent case was an.
nounced conjo:niIy to the Committees O.
the Senate and the House on Foreign Re
lations.
All approved it.
Leslie Coombs. in reply TO serenade
last night. predicted a great battle in Ken
lucky in few days.
Gen. Rosecrans made speech highly
complimentary Of his soldiers.
Daniel S. Dickinson is hero.
He approves fully Of the course of The
government in the Mason and Slidell af
fair.
The settlement of the Trent affair at
fords much qualification. all classes, what
ever their previous opinions, believing i
has saved us from war with Great Britain
and possibly with France.
Secretary Stewards dispatches are con
sidersd of the highest statssmanlike abil
ty.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-02
CONGRESSMAN ELY.

The Hon. Mr.. Ely, NJ. C. from the
Rochester, n. Y, district, who was taken
prisoner at the battle of Bull Run, has
been exchanged. and taken his seat in
Congress.
At the time Mr.. Ely was taken, he was.
according TO reports. in bibulous condi-
ton, and had lain his tired form at the
foot of a tree. when our forces commenced
retreating, Mr.. Ely's friends seeing 1t to
be the order of the day, also commenced
q retrograde movement, leaving the poor
gentleman. who was unable to follow suit,
TO the tender mercies of the secessionsts.
In short time dragoon rode up TO the
place of Mr.. Ely's repose. and invited
him to "get on behind" which, with the
assistance of the accommodating individu-
al aforesaid, he did Mr.. E. supposed he
would soon lie in Was hington,-h
friend being we'll mounted but, alas he
found himself the victim Of misplaced
confidence for the good Samaritan who
'took him in. belonged to the rebel army,
where they arrived in a short time. Mr..
Ely was taken to Richmond, and by his
fund of good humor. and easy way Of
meeting adversely, he succeeded in mate
rally mitigating the rigor Of his confne
ment. lie was the life and soul Of The
prisoners in Richmond, and vas presented
with an elegant wooden sword. of large
size, as a mark Of their esteem, 1t was
the work of an ingenious artifcer of their
number, and was presented with neat
little speech. Mr.. Ely accepted the sword
and responded in speech about an hour
and half in length-which was said to
have been one of his happiest efforts.