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Correspondence Of the Cineinust Commercial
FRANKFORT, Ky, August l5.-The leeisls-
turs met to-dsy, and Magof6n's Packsnifian
message was read and accepted with compassion
ate smiles; You viii perceive Bsriah IS AFFLICTED
and conscientious
A resolution TO refer that portion Of It inviting
inquiry into his excslleney's civil conduct 70 q
special committee, was good natUrsdly with
drawn as superduOus.
Senator Miller, of Jefferson, elected, vice Pen
nebaker, resigned was qualified, Leslie COnbs
swearing him powerfully.
A variety Of miscellaneous business was in
trodueed, but the majority seemed 20 object to
any but war measures. These will be considered
quickly.
The house adopted a resolution that drafting
in each county shall be in proportion to the vOl-
untesrs. Clark county was authorized 10 levya
tax to pay q mounted company Of home guards
during three months service.
Mr. Sparks introduced q resolution expelling
Mr. Ash, Of Anderson, from the house for rebel
lion.
There are about twelve seessh sympsthizsrs in
the house.
The temper Of the assembly indicates that the
governors military power VIII be defined aecU-
rately, and eurtailed still more.
Adiutant General Finneli reports the six ragf-
ments OF twelve months cavalry for the defense
of Kentucky, and 1000 more men have y0Iun-
teered, and that the Federal quota Of 2 800 IN
fantry for three years viii volunteer before Sep
teInber.
General Halleck tslegraphs that volunteer a.,
tilleTy companies VIII not be accepted,
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The Northern papers have the following dis
patch of tie state Of affairs in Mexico. The
dates from Vera Cruz are brought down to the
second inst
Gen. Ortega, with seven thousand men, had
joined Gen. ZaTagoza.
The Mexicans, on the I4th ult. occupied Sum
nit Hill commanding Orizaba, where the
French troops On the same night, surprised
and routed them. On the 25th the Mexicsns
commenced an attack on the French, but with
out any decisive result. General Lalave was
slightly wounded.
Some FIVE thousand guerrillas have been at
AteIieria and Vera Cruz. Tie gates of the lat
ter city were found closed, and no one dares to
20 out The dead, Of which there are many
from yellow fever, are buried in the city.
The army trains of the French were attacked
by the Me1icans on the 30th ult., and fifteen
wagons loaded with ammunition and five OF
-four were taken and destroyed. Twenty-Five of
the escort of the train were killed and the rest
taken prisoners. Only six wagons OF ofprOvisions
reached Orizaba, and for sometime the French
troops were actually starving. Some seven hun
dred mules were also captured from the French.
Three French bearers of dispatches were taken
prisoners, and some dispatches intended for the
generals were published in the city of Mexico.
A French brig-of-war captured small Mexi-
can schooner, laden with corn and lard, and the
crew were imprisoned at Vera Cruz.
The Mexican steamer Constitution had been
manned and sent to Alvarado to force the gov
eTnor to declare for Almonte, but the inhabitants
refused and drove the steamer Off TIE same
results were had at Elacotalhan. The French
man-of-waT L'Eclair went to Campechy on a
like errand, but met with similar response.
The French maR-of-war Lyonnaise visited Ma
zatlan and ordered the governor to declare for
Almonte, which was refused, and she left.
A SLAYER has been captured and taken into Key
West.
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Anot,,er RnnI. Cn.e.

From the New Orleans Delta July 26l
In the provost court, yesterday, a case was de-
cided of considerable importance. J. F. Pepin,
resident of France, brought suit against the
Bank of America, in the sum of $50 900, al
legged to be due and owing him. 1t appeared
that Mr.. Pepin is stockhOlder in the CONNER
cial Water Works, and empowered Mr. Labstut,
president of said works, to draw check for she
above sum, and it is ale ged the bank refused to
pay over anything but Confederate notes. The
counsel for the bank objected to the suit on the
ground that the payee of check or bill of e1-
change must bring satisfactory proof Of the gem
uinenes5 of the document, if he is not himself
the deposit0T of the funds That Mr. Labatut,
the present payee, had not taken the oath of al
legisnce to the United States, and that his os-
tensibly giving the check to a French subject
was an attempt to evade the requirements Of
General Butlers order
1t was an attempt Of the wster-works to do
indirectly what he could not do directly-that is
to say, to draw money out of the bank without
taking the oath of allegiance. Furthermore, it
was denied that payment had been offeredin Con-
federate notes. Judge Bell said he did not con-
strue the order of General Butler to mean that
secessionist could not pay debt to loyal cit-
zen; that Mr.. Pepin, being a resident of France,
could not be required to take the oath, but must
be considered toT all practical purposes, loyal
citizen that unless collusion to eVade the re-
quirements of the order was shown, it must be
deemed bona fde proof of an intention on the
part of the president OF the water works to salts
fly just debt.
The counsel for complainant then introduced
the check signed by Mr. Labatut, in favor of Mr.
Pepin, for 800 600, and also the pass-book of the
company, showing a clear balance in its favor of
more than the amount drawn for The chief
point raised by the defendants was that it was
not Mr.. Pepin, but Mr.. Labatut, who had cause
of action against the bank, as the drawee of the
check had not accepted the same, or under GER
tain conditions-the receiving of Confederate
notes in payment. A conditional acceptance,
not agreed to By the interested party, was, in
effect no acceptance at all. Counsel for plaintiff,
Mr.. ROselius, then entered into an able argu-
ment to prove that the bank was liable both in
law and equity. The case is held under advise
ment
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FrustratiOn Of Attempts to Evsde the Act.
The Baltimore Anserioan, Of Saturday. SAYS.

Rrustrafion OF Attempts 90 EYEde she Aef.
The Baltimore Americaa Of Saturday, says:
| On Thursday evening about the time Of start
ing of the seven o'clock train for Philadelphia,
the President street depot was thrOnged with
women and children, who had gone thither to
bid sdieu to their husbands; brothers and
friends; who were leaving this city in antieipa-
ton of being drafted to serve 10 the Federal
army. In all, there were over two hundred men,
of whom nearly all were Of Irish descent In
formation was transmitted to Philadelphia by
telegraph Of the fight Of these parties, who, on
the arrival of the train in that city, were, it is
learned, roughly handled by an excited crowd
that had gathered to receive them as traitors.
Sixteen of the number were 30 badly beaten as
to render it necessary to carry them to the
respective stations TO have their wounds dressed.
A large number of Germans have, within few
weeks past, also left this city in vessels for Ger
many some of them offering two or three times
the usual amount of passage money in order to
get off in time
OF those who wentto Philadelphia on Thurs
day, large number, after receiving the atten-
tons referred to, were again placed in the cars
and obliged to return to this city their faces be-
ing considerably bruised a large number en-
deavored to get eff last evening in the seven
o'clock train for Philadelphia, the depot present
ing as crowded an appearance as on the previous
evening. The publication in the papers Of the
orders issued by Secretary Stanton increased the
desire to escape from the city. Deputy Marshal
Lyons, however had large force OF police, with
the detective officers, at the depot, and sue
ceeded in stopping near one hundred Of those
trying to get away. They were placed in a
large car in the depot building, where, notwith-
standing the intense heat, they were obliged to
remain until tho train left for Philadelphia, when
they were released, with the promise that if the
attempt was renewed they would most assuredly
be sent to Fort McHenry. As usual in such
gatherings, there were many lUdierouS exhibit
tions of fright and passion on the part Of such as
were prevented from leaving the city in which
hitherto they had gained their livelihood.
Large numbers of male citizens have already
departed, many of whom are now in Canada
Many have already engaged passage in steamers
for Europe; and there is no doubt but that a still
greater number have the most earnest desire TO
leave, in order 10 escape enrolment, but the or
der of the Secretary ofWar has disappointed their
expectations, and great ehagrin and morti6cc-
tion were apparent in the resort of the disunion-
lists.
Yesterday morning, previous to the departure
of the river steamers all the passengers were
either required to take the oath Of allegiance to
the government or else remain behind. Several
who had made arrangements for leaving in
them, retired after seeing the order vigorously
enforced.
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A GOOD HIT. - While the Yankees were
quartered in Hanover there was a repartee made
to one of their officers by a member of my
church which is too good to be lost The per-
son was fine old mother in Israel, full Of good
sense, and abounding in biblical knowledge
The Yankees had been troubling her good deal
otealing her corn, potatoes, and shooting her
hens until she was very much exaspered. One
evening very gay looking officer was swsg-
gering about the yard, cursing and swearing,
insulting the family and making great boasts
about taking Richmond and eursing the rebels.
The old lady took it very eoolly, replying to
him with frmness but politeness. At last, think
ing to destroy all her hopes Of our success, he
said:
Why madam, we have seen Richmond
From our balloon we can see the very streets.
"Yes,' replied the old lady, very cOolly, "and
Moses climed Mt. Pisgah and saw the promised
land, but he never got there"
1t is needless to add that the Federal vented
his wrath in oaths loud and deep, and then dis
appeared rather chagTined by the se[iptqral sllu-
sion. T. w. IL.
[CEristiaa Observer.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
rOFFICIAL.l
EEADQUAETERS-IsT DISTRICT. DEPART :
MENT 10.
r1aEGrns nsr17aa D Tr-f. -oro
General Orders No. 9.

IANGIPAHoA, La, July y, 1852.
General Orders No. ..
Z TIE Provost Marshal of tbe county or perish
= where any slave may be arrested, together with
three resident slave owners 20 bs by him eeted aud
E1mnoned. shall constitute special II b1nal for TIE
trial ct saves charged with ofenses against military
Jaw and Tor minor oensss have power 10 inct such
oorpore1l puais Infnt as they nay thiuk proper
a. Every slave who she'll enter or attempt 10 euter
the tines Of the enemy, without special permit from
District HeaiqEarters. who shalt from within
the lines shall be skot receive such Corpo-
lesi pun .shnent as this tribunal may dec rmine.
III. " here snv slave has been csndemred to death
BY tee ribuns herein established the execution OF the
es1enee except IN where the vicinity cf the
ny nay rec lire Immediate action, viii Dc suspended
Until the Sentence has been approved bv the command
iDg General OF the Dis rct ana an order issued fo- the
erecutirn
", lu parishes cornties in which Provost
arshal has been appointed where from other cir
slaves arrested cannot be brought trlaL
they r taken before The nearest Provost Marshal,
VTho is Authorized anG required take cOgaizancs Of
the Gaze and proceed II al respects as though ihe ar
reEt tad beer ma1s N bis own parish county.
Y. Wheaever II Is prs7tics6Is. and fas oWrer. con
seats % e. puzs1ne De- fcsd uaol slaves under the
prorisens If ths ori=r vii be inflicted up the plan
tati0n 20 which they becng or are attached, and in
Eres-ncs Of Ihs other sisves.
II Provost kiaf halls ere auihor zsd TO the jsls
Or prisons of thssr respective counties ns ar
hes. for the coudasui=ut of slaves. hs Keepers Of
these es sbishs8ts VII be allowed The usual fees fer
4heir naiataasnee.
WI All persons oEniuz slaves or having them il
chsrse required 70 r5sd this order 20 them least
onao month.
By eoIamsnd Of Br'g-cen. RUGGLEs.
Z =. eANDlDtfE, g. s. A.,
jy222tawfT q 4. srd InSDeetor-9enersi
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Contemplated Hnvasion of Ekenruczry.
In addition to the authentic information that
Humphrey Marshall aud Williams have return
ed 20 Piketon and Press0nburg, and the pres
ence Of John Morgan on the line Of Nashville
railroad, We have other evidences of contsm-
plated invasion Of our State simultaneously
from several points accumulated upon u.s.
vety close observer, of military experience, whs
IS attached 10 the 7th division of the army Of
the Ohio, now at Cumberland Gap, writes thss
Morgan has left Knoxville with two thousand
men, and this IS fully confirmed By the events
Of Tuesday. Eis tells Us, too, that rsbel forces
are concentrating both on the right aud the left
Of the Gap, one object doubtless being 70 cut of
the supplies which are being sent forward from
the Ohio river TO General Morgan Eight or ten
days ago two long trsins Of cars passed over the
Knoxville road trom Virginia, and al the rebel
troops in that vicinity are without tents aad re-
quiTe but little transportation. Indeed our IN
tormsnt hears that they have laid aside their
tents almost entirely, to be ready for quick and
active movements. These are not m5re camp
rumOrs, but are derived from men who have
been within the rebel lines fer the purpose Of 0b-
tsining information. AL concur in tue opinion
that Kentucky is to be invaded at once. While
most Of this intelligence is from the movements
Of the CCnfederates II East Tennessee, south
west of the Gap, something from the opposite
or northeast direction indicated to our core
spondent that Kentucky was to be threstsned in
that quarter also; and this suPposision is ike
wise confirmed by the information given By rs
by citizen of Piketon, who was driven Gus
from home by the guerrillas. What our infor-
msnt deduced from the reports Of scouts and
the known active movements Of the rebels be-
comes plain matter Of fact from circumstances
transpiring within our knowledge. It only re-
mains that those in authority should make al
necessary preparations to repel these new raids
with which cur State is threatened Let them
call upon loyal KsnuckiaH5 for assistance, snd
there win be a noble response to the eaI--L0A-
iSclie Journal
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The Way Gen, Prince got Quarters in the
Exchange.

The admission of the Yankee General Prince
into the Exchange Hotel, upon his arrival, on
Monday morning, was not owing to any intend
ed leniency, as the fact itself would seem to in
dicate. On the contrary, it was managed alto
gether by the general himself, whose impudence
and duplicity enabled him to come it over "
the guard who accompanied him to the extent
designed; but his blissiul situation was not per-
mitted to last loog. 1t seems that upon his ar
rival he requested to be permitted to proceed on
np to Gen. Winder's Office, alone with the guard,
as he was too sick to wait for the remaining
prisoners This was granted, and, upon reach
ing the Exchange, ne asked to be allowed to en-
ter for the purpose of washing his face. This
was also granted, the guard keeping him com
psny. But instead OF becoming refreshed by
sblution, he grew violently weary, and was per-
mitted TO take a ROOM the guard still remaining
in charge of hin. This was all be desired, feel
ing quite sure that his presence would not be
called for until it was convenient for him to get
up. But he was mistaken. Not long after he
had settled himself into a comfortable snOoze,
he WAS awakened by the entrance of the com
msnding officer of the guard, who politely IN
formed him that his duty was to deliver him to
General Winder, and not to the luxurious couch
which he had been pTesUmptUous enough 70
" report " TO. So the "weary" oficer-who
must have been very weak not to be able to
withstand what three hundred of his followers
could without q murmur-Was ousted from
his rest, taken before General Win6er and then
sent to prison Richmond Enquirer.
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Capt. maxwell in the nIl.sissippi valley.

By the kindness of Major General Upper to
whom the reports were made, we are enabled to
give the follOFing interesting intelligence of the
movements and exploits of Capt Maxwell 5
brave little band of State troops in the Missis-
sippi bottom.
The company is composed of forty brave men
of Panola county, a large proportion over fifty
and under eighteen years of age. They were
armed with double-barrel shot guns.
During the week ending Saturday, the 9th
they had captured three prisoners, which were
delivered to Col. Jackson at Senatobia, and
burned over one hundred bales Of cotton IN the
possession Of the enemy.
On the 10th instant, says Lieut.. Floyd in re-
port, " party was sent out to recOnDoiteT the
enemy He was found about one hundred and
sixty strong, guarding some four or five hun
dred bales of cotton on James Browns planta-
ton, about nine miles east Of Helena. Arrange
ments were forthwith made to attack them the
next morning, which we did about 81 o'clock,
A. NJ After brief engagement we succeeded
in driving them from their position, killing ten,
wounding twenty and taking five prisoners, be-
sides several horses and their equipments. Oar
loss is one man killed and Captain Maxwell
wounded.
I'VE delivered the prisoners to Colonel Jack
son, commanding the post at Senatobia, Missis-
sippi."-M MississiPpian.
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STORM IN New ORLEANs-The New Or
leans National EatelIigencer of the 3Oth ult.,
says: The Picayuns of yesterday evening
saves US the trouble Of relating in our own
words the account of Mondays storm, as fol-
lowe,
The storm yesterday was, for time, grand,
gloomy and peculiar" From all that we can
learn in relation thereto, we are inclined to sup
pose that the city was never more thoroughly
overAowed from the effects Of single shower.
All the principal streets, especially in the rear
of the city, could easily have been navigated by
skiffs and even by small sized steamboats,.
Wooden bridges were swept away in every di-
rection, and it will take some time to have them
repaired When the storm was at its hight,
the thunder and lightning were very violent. A
three story house on Bienville street, between
Bourbon and Dauphin streets, was struck by the
subtle fluid, knocking out several bricks, and
splitting the front and end walls. No person in
the house was injured. A tree at the corner Of
Delor street and Tivoli circle was also struck
and shivered into fragments but to the people
aud houses quite near the tree no damage was
DONE The action of the storm was altogether
eccentric.
Yesterday, again, we were visited by heavy
rain, and at the time we write there IS every
prospect for a wet night.
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FROM Ras. Tennessee.

The East Tennessee correspondent Of the
Atlanta Eateliigencsr, writing from Clinton, un-
der date of the 18Th inst, concludes his letter
thus
The number of troops gathering here renders
this place of some interest. 1t is situated on
the Chnch river, twenty miles north of Knox
vile. The river, just opposite here, is narrow
and deep, but few miles il is much broader and
can be foTded. Three large public roads diverge
from here; one goes almost directly north to the
Kentucky State line, which is tbiriy-fve miles
distant another northeast TO Cumberland Gap,
passing near Tazewell, and a third westward to
Nashville. If you wish to know which one Of
these roads We are going to take, you viii have
TO apply to General Smith. So far as one can
Judge, active movements are in contemplation.
Cooking utensils, baggage and tents, have been
given up, and large supplies of ammunition are
being collected. There are no armed enemies
near US, except the skulking bushwhackers, and
they are getting extremely cautious in their
movements. 1t has been sscertained that some
of cur men know how to bushwhaek"
General Heth now commands the second divi-
sion, the one to which we are attached. He has
ordered all the women who have been following
bis army TO retire from it upon its next move.
By nc way, some of these women have been
following the camps so long that they have
developed decidedly Amazonian character. 1t
is said that when our brigade was leaving Knox
vile, one of them pat a haversGck around her
neck, q gun on her shoulder, knspsack on her
back, baby on one arm, pipe in her mouth,
and, sccoutred ss she was" marched the
whole distance to our present camp, twenty
miles
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NOTICE.

4 y fha mat iur Of tfe f1s settlement Of the estate Of
j Matilda Price. decd =. L Sgieer, Administrator Of
Ehe estate OF Matilda FrCe cecsassd This day ed aud
ressnfed bis accoun of tie rsceip and 5sbu ssens
On behalf Of said estate. sld moved Court to
f5eige ard allow tue nsl account Of his ad-
Iunisraficn FhereupOu in pursuance OF the statute
IN this behalf ID s. ordered By the Court that Ead Ad-
nisirztor give uotics % the preieuston Of his hnsl
account by pubiics1i5E Of ths In Tire Appeai =
uewspFpsr pubiilhsd il tho town Of Grenada in his
state t0r fur fuecess weeks and that citation issue
the hsrs OF ssd estate 70 forward and
how cause If any 5hey can why sad final acooupt
rslould not be allowed and ordered to record.
Issued July i t. l6d2.
J. T. SAMPLE.
i-yfgl fn-rfur 0lark
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HESDQUARTERs-Isr DIS TRICT, DEPART. J
MEl{T NO. J.
TsN6IPEHo. La July u b, 1862

LEEsDAl --lAs1--ael us lIlLAr DEFIANT ,
h6lfT 10. J.
TsN6pAHo. La. July l4 b, 1862. y
General Orders No =.
TIE co SJHIPTS in ihs parishes OF East and
\ West Fvlieisns ana EsB Bason Rouge, viii
lie without delay ct I've B-aneh, near Cliuton snd
rspcri 10 CO. Preston Pond, commanding camp Ct in
Eirueii1n
II. The eonseripts in ths par5hse Of St HeIens and
Washing On vvi assembls thour delay at TangipshO
91a report 90 Lieut-Coi. sam BOYD coInmsndi *.
III The conEcripts In the parishes Of 81. Tam many
aDi Livcgsron vii assemble without delay az Ponchs
t1lia st camp Of instruction, and report 10 Captain
hcRss
~ Ths Coumanding General Is sssursd that many
vko come under The provisions Of the consedrt Law
hs7e not hsd The opportunity # compliance vita its
reglrenents- and -oz rtat c1-ps ol Instruction SIS
FDecislv desig7s ed uEder c9mpete-t eoQUauders,
they V1 epair 80 t6ll a. cnce aud place themseveg
iu th5 front ranks Of their c1Cntry's defenders.
" lt however from uufoF5esn circumstances. the eE-
rz1rl1ay spec acs Shoulf present itseh the eyes
% he wo-d hai citizen soldiers % louisiana fail to
TaiV rolguta-Y 80 chs ieiense Il their liberties and
lirei g. commanders cf troops, provost srshals Of
Igri1-z. oaC rs Gt the militia, civil magistrates and
A. o;her ciFn officers erioined take prompt and
Effective measures % e8a5ls erqusnts 10 Teach their
gss1ec+iTe sncarlpmsnts.
By command Of Brig-Gen RUGGLEs.
L D. SANDIDaB, G. s. A.,
fy22 2sWfw A A arr ElsBe stOr- Gene raj
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Adnainigtrator'g Notice.

UTHEREAs, letters Of sdlni1strat.dn on the estate
w cf John CoIy, deoesEed, were grsuted 70 the
Court Of Yslohusha county State Ct Mississippi this
ras 7th o said month. this NOTICE IL therefore hereby
given requesting 81 persons having claims against The
them ezistered n the snner and within the time pre-
scribsd By law, or hey VII be forever barred.
GEO. w. C0NLY
FvIf-1pzrfr~ AdEainisfrrfor