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lees Retreat across the Potomac
THE FEDERALS DAY TOO LATE.


Special Dispatch to the New York Herald
al JAMESTOWN, Nd, July A.
At twelve o'clock last night an order
was issued by Gen. Meade directing each
of the corps commanders to push forward
division of infantry, with artillery, and
feel the enemy. The order was day too
late. The movement was made before
daylight this morning, but it disclosed the
fact that during the night, and under cover
of the storm, the willy enemy had stolen
away. His long line of rifle pits was de-
serted, and not a gun, caissOn, or a wheel
remained in our hands as trophy.
AS soon as the fact of Lees escape was
made known, the whole army was put in
motion, and before s O'Clock our cavalry
had occupied Falling Waters, captured the
rebel rear guard, and at 10 o'clock the Sd
corps was in POSSESSION of Williamsport.
taken, together with section of artillery;
but the entire rebel army, with the exec D
ton OF their small rear guard, cut off at
Failing Waters, have escaped.
1t need scarcely be said that the news
OF Lees getting across the Potomac was a
surprise to u.s. The tone of his address to
his army, promulgated on Sunday last
his strong position On the heights beyond
Hagerstown, made still more tenable by
the earthworks he had thrown up-and
the impracticability, as we supposed, of
his getting his troops over swollen river
in a single night, led US to anticipate a
struggle in Maryland as severe as that in
Pennsylvania ten days ago. But it is now
apparent that his address was blind, his
earthwOrks were sham, and the very.
strong front which he had opposed to us
for the last forty-eight hours was hum
bug and a delusion. The rats and fiat
boats which he has been for several days
constructing, and the material for WHICH
he found in the floors of cabins and clap
boards stripped from dwelling houses,
served to get the Potomac between HIM
self and us.
We were day too late. Had our for
ces made an attack yesterday there is no
doubt that it would have resulted most
disastrously to the remnant of the rebel
army on this side of the river There was
conference of corps commanders at the
headquarters of General Meade ON Sun
day night, when this subject was discussed.
Our forces were then in position, and
fresh troops were hurrying forward with
all rapidity. The conference lasted till
midnight. Four of the Major Gene
rails were opposed TO an attack by
our army. One thought it very impru-
dent to risk by another engagement so soon
the great advantage gained at Gettysburg.
Another was of opinion that Lee would
himself attack us at daylight. Gen. War
rem, of the staff of Gen. Meade, was. am
told, most earnest in urging an immediate
advance, eloquently and at considerable
length giving his reasons why we should
wait no longer. The following morning,
yesterday, was dark and lowery, and moth
ing was done by either army. This morn
ing the golden opportunity is discoveredto
he lost
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END OF THE MORGAN RAID
In OHIO.
Unconditional Surrender of most
OF his Force, Artillery, and
Principal Officers.

CINCINNATI, July 90, 10 p. M-Morgan,
with about 1000 men, has been turned
back. He was moving this afternoon,
towards Gallipolis, closely followed by our
forces, squads of his men being picked up
hourly.
The Commercials Columbus dispatch
says, after the fight at Burlington, the
rebels moved up the river to Belleville,
ahead of our gunboats, and by threats
compelled the citizens to furnish flatboats,
by which three hundred escaped to the
Virginia shore, just as a gunboat hove in
sight. The remainder on the Ohio shore,
were attacked by our forces, and scattered.
Our men continued picking them up,
till only about fifteen hundred were left,
who finally succeeded in breaking our
lines, and pushed back in the direction of
Burlington.
At nine o'clock this morning they pas
sed through Jacksonville, ten miles north
east of Pomeroy, apparently exhausted
with fatigue.
CINCINNATI, July 81, 10 A. M.-The fol-
lowing has just been received at General
Burnside's headquarters:
HEADQUARTERS U. s. PoRCEs,l
July POP NJ.
Lieut. Cot. Richmond, 4. Il. G.:
We chased John Morgan and his COM
mand over fifty miles to-day. After heavy
skirmishing for six or seven miles, between
the Forty-fifth Ohio of Colonel Wolford's
brigade, which was in advance of the
enemy, we succeeded in bringing the en-
envy to stand about three o'clock this
afternoon, when fight ensued which
lasted an hour, when the rebels fled,
taking refuge upon very high bluff.
sent flag of truce demanding an i'm
mediate and unconditional surrender of
Morgan and his command. The flag was
received by Col. Coleman and other Off
GERS, who came down and asked personal
interview.
They asked an hour for consultation.
l granted them forty minutes, in which
time the command, excepting Morgan,
who deserted it, taking with him small
squad, surrendered.
1t was my understanding that Morgan
had surrendered, and found it was the
understanding of Morgan's officers and
men.
The number of killed and wounded is
inconsiderable The number of prisoners
is between 1000 and 1900, including
large number of Colonies, Majors and line
officers
I captured between 600 and 700 pris-
oners yesterday. l think I will capture
Morgan himself tomorrow.
(SigneD SHACKELFORD. Brig. Gen.
Morgan's artillery and about 1900
prisoners, including Basil Duke, are ex-
pected to arrive here to-day.
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HIGHWAY ROBBERY.-Ihe case OF the
three young men, Charles Stickney, James
Cunningham and John Kennck, charged with
committing highway robbery on John Don
lon farmer residing short distance from
town, was resumed yesterday at the Police
Court, before Justice StrOther.
The Counsel for the prisoners, Mr.. w. Ii.
Grant. opened the case for the defence.
At the conclusion Of the testimony Mr..
Grant addressed the Court for the prisoners,
and contended there as not q particle OF testi-
mony to prove that the defendants had stolen
the money from the prosecutor. He, Grant,
spoke for over an hour, and certainly presented
the case of his clients in the best possible light.
The County Attorney followed in his usual
perspicuous and trenchant style, and commended
that the offence had been fully proved by the
testimony of the prosecutor, and that the evil
dence for the defence was totally unworthy of
credit
Justice Strother said that he should hold the
prisoners to bail to stand their trial at the next
term of the District Court, in the sum Of one
thousand dollars each, in default of which they
were locked up.
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GENERAL HEADo'Rs, State of Minnesota,)
ADJUrAssr GENERALS OFFICE,
ST. PAUL. Minnesota, July 20. 1863.

GENERAL. HEADo'Rs, State of Minnesota.)
ADJUrASr GENERALS OFFICE,
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 20, 1868.
General Orders No. Al, from these Head
quarters, dated July Eth, 1868, is hereby modi-
fed so as to read as follows:
The continued outages of the Sioux Indians
in the big Woods" and in the rear of the
United States out-posts for the border defense,
render it imperatively necessary that extraordi-
nary measures should be adopted for the more
complete protection Of our frontiers, and the
extirpation of the savage fiends who commit
these outrages: 1t is therefore ordered that a
corps of volunteer scouts be organized imme-
diately for sixty days, unless sooner discharged,
to scour the "Big Woods" for the purpose of
DISCRIMINATING all hostile Sioux Indians to be
found in the rear of our out!posts. 5lt
This corps shall be composed of one Captain
and sixty men, who shall be divided into squads
of not less than five men, under the immediate
command of their own chosen leader, subject
to order of Captain of Scouts. n
All squads desiring to enlist or having re-
ported for enlistment in said Company of
DCOutS, VIII IcpOTG db OuCc lOT IluSlcT uIO
State service to Brigadier General E. Munich,
M. S. NJ, at Monticello, or such other place or
places as he may designate and no person will
be accepted into said Company who has not in
person reported to General Munich before the
first of August, 1868.
Squads of the Company of Scouts will be
mustered in for pay as of the date when they
entered into active service. Men volunteering
for this service will have to arm, equip and
subsist themselves at their own expense. and
will be paid for their services at the rate oftwo
dollars per day. An additional compensation
of twenty-five dollars win be given to any men,
Der of the Company of Scouts for every hostile
Sioux Warrior killed by him, the same to be
paid upon producing at this office satisfactory
proof of such killing.
None but experienced hunters, scouts or
marksmen will be accepted. E
A reward Of seventy five dollars will like
wise be paid to any person who is not mustered
into the service of the State or of the United
States, for every hostile Sioux warrior killed
by such person within the State upon the pro-
duction of the proper proofs at this office.
All persons proposing to act as Independent
scouts for the above reward Of So, and with
out any other compensation, will report their
names and places of residence to this office.
By order of the Commander-in-C Chief.
OSCAR MALNIROS,
21-l3t-w1t. Adjutant General.
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" TELEGRAPH.
NEWS FROM VICKSBURG.
YazOo City Captured-..Prematu At
tack and Repulse at JacksOn.--
jackson Invested by Gen. Sher-
man...Rebel Losses at Vtcksburg.

CAIRO, July 20.-From d. F. Parker,
who left Vicksburg on the 10Th, 1 learn
the following:
Yazoo City which was held by about
800 rebels, was captured by the Federal
forces under Gen. Heron on the 18th,
25O prisoners captured, one gunboat,
Dekalb, which accompanied the expedition,
was blown up by torpedoes, and sunk in
shallow water, and will be raised. No lives
lost. re
The rebels burned three transports lying
above the city. Some eight or ten steam
ers are up the Yazoo.
Gen. Lauman was removed from his
command by Sherman, it is stated for dis
obeying orders and prematurely attacking
Jackson. He made attack on the Is, and
was repulsed with loss of 800 killed and
wounded.
Sherman is besieging j oanston at Jack
son, who is supposed to have 10000 men.
1t is said Johnston cannot escape. hrf
A Steamer was loading at Vicksburg
with rebel sick and wounded for Mobile
by way Of New Orleans. A large feet of
transports conveyed by gunboats, had
gone up Red River under command of
Gen. Ransom when he returns he is to
take command at Matches
Our forces at Milliken's Bend and Lake
Providence are said to be suffering consid-
erably from sickness.
CINCINNATI, July 21.-The GaseHe's
Vicksburg correspondent says during the
campaign of ga days, ending with the cap
ture of Vicksburg, the rebels lost in
killed and wounded and prisoners, 43,70O
men; about II, 900 stand of arms taken
including nearly $4,000 Enfield rifles in
their original packages, which were inten-
ded for the rebel army across the Missis-
sippi; about 23O pieces of artillery.
At meeting of the Cincinnati Chamber
of Commerce last night, thirty three men,
~bess were expelled for not taking the oath
of allegiance. ..t-.
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THE. CoNscRIPTION Law,

I d WAR DEPARTMENT,
PROvOSr MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE, :
Wy n ~ I,Yly 1Qfo

fr = WAR DEPARTMENT,
.PRovos'r MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
- WASHINGTON. d. c., July 9, 1868. }
INSTRUCTIONS RELATIVE TO MAKING THE
....... ..... DRAFT 1851.
J. Provost Marshals will cause the name of
each person of the first class enrolled, to be
written on a card as soon as the enrolment
lists are completed. These cards must be uni.
form in size, shape and color. ...
II. The cards are then to be assorted by
sub-districts, verified by comparison with the
enrolment lists, and placed in an envelope
marked with the number of the sub-district
and the number of cards contained in it and
sealed.
I'LL After all the sub-districts have been
thus prepared, all the envelopes will be put
into one, and sealed up, and put away until the
day of the draft
ssIV. On the day of the draft the Board of
enrolment will open the envelope in presence
of any who choose to attend and take the
envelope containing the cards of the first sub
district.
These cards will be counted as they are
placed in the box, and must agree with the
number on the envelope.
The box should be about one foot wide, one
foot deep. and one and half long, with lid
securely fastened on, and hole in the lid large
enough to admit mans hand.
V. This being done, the commissioner will
announce that the draft for the first sub-district
of such district of such State, for so many men.
will commence.
VI. The provost marshal or some trusty per-
son selected by him, will then be blindtolded
and draw from the box a single card, which he
will hand to the commissioner, who will read
aloud the name on it. The clerk will imme-
diately enter this name on q list previously pre-
pared, Opo lite No 1. Thus the draft will con-
tinue until the required number of names are
drawn, when the cards remaining in the box
will be taken out and counted, SO as to verify
the whole number originally put in.
VII. Great care must be taken to enter
names on the roll exactly in the order in which
they are drawn.
VIII. The remaining sub-districts will be
proceeded with in like manner.
TX. As soon as practicable, persons drafted
will be notified.
JAMES B. FRY,
S. ff.-N -E Provost Marshal General
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Exemptions of Drafted Men.

We should judge from the following
paragraphs that the draft was not furnish
ing great number of recruits to the army
in the localities named:
From the Providence Press, 18th inst
Drafted men in the Sd and 18th Wards of this
city reported for rendezvous, in Railroad Hall,
on Tuesday. Of the 1853 men ordered to report
on Tuesday, but ia were before the Board,
want of time rendering it impossible to attend
to the Others, who are ordered to report to-day.
vi these ia drafted men, but one was enlisted.
There were rs exempted for various causes
~ furnished substitutes, and paid the $500
communication. Of these exempted. A were
Tor physical inability, II were aliens, were
OF unsuitable age, were only sons of
widows, were from families which already
had two members in the service, 1 was
in the navy, 1 had two motherless chill
dren under twelve years of age Deepen
dent on him for support, l had been con-
Vlcted OF felony, l was nonresident. and |
brought a certificate from parents dependent
on him for support, electing to exempt him in
a case where two brothers were drafted. The
drafted man who enlisted received pass which
permitted him to 60 home and report at flu
ture day. The substitutes were sent to the
barracks at the head of the Cove. About one
half of the men who were offered as substitutes
failed to pass medical examination.
From the Boston Pos, 10th.
The examination surgeon of the Fourth Dis
trict, DR.. II. l. Bowditch, examined about
eighty persons on Tuesday, of whom four passed
muster, three paid the $500, and seventy were
exempted, some of whom were aliens, and
Others physically incapable. number had
papers from the British Consul, setting forth
that they were subjects of Great Britain 1t
was expected, however, that those who have
good reason for exemption would come up at
an early day.
In the Sd District ten drafted men paid the
$500, three presented accepted substitutes, and
"A were exempted in consequence of mental
disability, absence, &C., &c.
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Wool in Michigan.
From the Detroit Free Press, of the 14th.

From the Detroit Free Press, of the 14th.
The reports from the interior relative to
wool. seem to indicate general decline OF
about 10 cents per pound in the prices
paid by the purchasers. Agentleman who
has been out on the line of the Michigan
Southern road as far as Jonesville, states
that in that place they had been paying
ashigh as 70 cents, but that now the high
est rate was 80 cents. At Hillsdale, as
high as 70 cents had been paid, but only
60 cents would be given TO: the best feec-
es. At Adrian, where, as high as 70
cents and over had been paid, buyers were
unwilling to give over 90 cents. At
Monroe, as much as sixty-eight to
seventy had been paid, but no price
higher than 5sc was paid at the time of
our informant's visit. The general i'm
preston seems to be at present that more
wool will be offered at the low price than
when it was higher. We do not advise
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REPORTED EXPRESSLY TIE SAINT PAUL PIONEER lid
CORRECTED OWN REPORTER
WHEAT-75@Soc5 = bushel.
RYE-50c y bushel.
BARLEY-S0aS5c y bushel.
OATS-G0@G5c q bushe.
CORN-52a5Gc e bushel
TIMOTHY-S2 90 e bnshel
EGddRRSSRMn Es fl e.. ss . extra $500
BEANS-White, Z bushel, 50 1OCe2.f.
MESS PoRK-Clear, . bbl SIS; Mess, s14.
MESS BEEF-8 Dbl, $12@l3.
BCTTER-Firkin, = IT,, 12G15c country, in
rolls, 1502Gc
4, IiAMS-sugar-cured, ga 15c: canvassed, 1O@12N;
plain, S(99c; shoulders. 55IaGc
DRIED BEEF-13Cd15 e H.
LARD-9@121gc Z ID.
SUGAR-N. O.. 1lC@13c q H.: refined A and c,
l39@142l Cuba, refined, 13@14c; loaf crushed
and powdered, 16CT1G1c.
TEAS-Black, ,5c@ $50; Green, 95cf9$1.50.
COFFEE-Prime Rio, . b., 33634c; Laguyra,
35c; Java, $50 40c
RICE-9a10c q ID.
SALT-Salina, $3.IJG4.00 z Dbl, firm.
EGGS-T dozen, 12d1215c
FRUlTS-Green Apples, . Dbl. $500 Dried, z
H., SIC: Peaches. 9e12Hc; Cranberries, = bu.,
$l5591.1 70; Rasins So 25a5 80 u box; half boxes,
$2.l5; Prunes, 1S(G20c; Currants, 1G@1Sc; Almonds
1S(0 Be
FISH-No. Maclerel per Dbl, SIC; No >. s18;
Dry Cod, per cwt., $s.5ot9S.Go Scaled Herring, per
CANDLES-Mould Tallow, 11@11Ec per H.;
Star, 1Sl9lgc; Adamantine zee; Sperm 4OIg5Oc.
LIQUORS-Rectifed Common per gal, 81 1000:
Monongahela, 50C@.5c; Old Bourbon, $1.O0c3.O0;
Cider per Dbl, Sl50CtS.00; Tierces. $1,000.
TOBACCO-Pug. 55CaI5c; Natural Leaf. 9ocas1;
Fine Cut, GO@S0c; Smoking, 1562Oc.
MEATS-Beef on foot 30 &c; Pork 5a3%c Mutt
ton, 10J@l2c per h. Poultry 10G12c.
POTATOkS-Old 50GGCc.per bushe
ONIONS-$3.0 GO per bushel.
OiLS-Carbon, by bbL, zoe: Whale, S5a90c
Neatsfoet, $3.50; Lard, S1.0o; Linseed, 81. 4@ Lob
1urpentlne, 50. 0O Sperm. refined, S.. 30
WHITE LEAD-$l0(o12 per cwt.
MOLASSES-PlantatiOn per gal, 63@7Gc; Sugar
House, GS(al3c; Golden Syrup, 1JaSOc.
LEAD AND SHOT-Pig, &C; bar, 10c per 10;
Shot 50. G5.
POWDER-Per keg, 80.
LIME-Prime Point Byron $500; Alton 1928
SOAPS-tamiy, 654c per d.; Palm &c; Ger
man, &c: CASTLE, 25c.
GLASS-American Window, Sx10, 1918: 1Gx12,
$40; 1Oxl4 $3.50; 10x1G to 12xlG, $40: 12x1S
to Expo So. 2519G00.
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OPERATIONS ON JAMES RIVER.

New YORK, July 20.-The CONNER
ciol's Fort Monroe letter of the 18th, af-
ter referring to the capture of Fort Pow
haitian, On James River says, Admiral
Lee detached an Ensign and two boat
crews as a garrison while the fleet moved
further up the river. Shortly after they
had left, the rebels returned and gobbled
up the Insignificant garrison and decamp-
ed. When one of our dispatch boats re-
turned, the battery field pieces opened on
1.-THE fire was returned, and the rebels
withdrew.
The latest reports received here are
to the effect that Lee had attacked Fort
Darling, with what success, it is unknown.
A Richmond paper of the 14th, reports
that the Federals are landing in consider
able force at Brandon, on James River,
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a rush to market now that prices are
down, because it is probable that wool
will recover a little, and should any rush
into market be made, it would aid to de-
preciate the article still further. AT the
present time, however, farmers are busy
in their wheat and hay fields, and it is not
likely a very great amount will come for
ward before the month of August, which
will give full time for the market to settle.
1t will be seen by few quotations that
the foreign market is very steady and firm,
with high prices ruling on the other side
of the Atlantic. Still the prices are not
up to ours by nearly twenty cents on the
pound, which is more than equivalent to
the difference of exchange.
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WE noticed an importation yesterday at
the levee of fine furs. The importation was
made by Joseph Ullman of this city, direct from
Europe and consisted entirely of Russian Fitch.
The following books were taken out of
the Mercantile Library Rooms before they were
catalogued:
Wits and BeauX of Society.
First volume of Ferdinand and Isabella.
First volume of Hawtholne's Juvenile Stories1
Whoever has these books should return them
at once 10 the library.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

MEETING FOR A MONUMENT TO THE FIRST
MINNEsoTA.-A large number of our citizens
assembled at Ingersoll's Hall Friday night, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the
subject of the erection of monument to the
dead of the Minnesota First
Hon. j. C.. Burbank was unanimously APP
pointed chairman, and Lieut.. Hoyt was re-
quested to act as secretary. ~
Gen. German being loudly called for, adj
dressed the meeting with his usual eloquence,
in commemoration of the services of the gal
liant regiment which he commanded with such
distinguished credit to himself. He stated
among other things that while he was willing,
as were all the survivors of the First to contrib
ute their share to a monument for each of the
other regiments, yet he was DESTROYS that the
First should have separate monument to
themselves, no matter how humble it might
be-that without derogating from the merits of
the other regiments, the First had larger OPP
portunities to distinguish itself than any other,
and.that they had nobly improved it, as the
small remnant left testified. Captain Ackers
company CO lost more men than any other
company in any other regiment in the service.
The only regiments which approached the
First in their losses, were the Goth New York,
and the 18th Massachusetts.
Col. Miller followed Gen. German, and spoke
at length on the services of the gallant regi-
ment, and that he was in favor of a separate
monument. He said he was not strenuous as to
shape or location of the monument, although
he had his choice AS to its location, he would
prefer that it should be placed upon one OF our
most commanding bluffs, where the rising sun
should first look upon it, and its last beams
rest and play round its summit. He closed by
pledging the Seventh regiment for at least $3.50,
and he had no doubt for $500.
ID. w. Ingersol, 800; Pioneer Printing Com
pany for $50; l. V. d. Heard'for S25; Honest
john" S., and others for a large amount.
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SpoRTING.-Quite large assemblage of
sporting characters congregated on Saturday on
the Union Course to witness what proved to be
the best race of the season. The first was a
running race, the best two in three, and was
won by Major Cullen's colt. Time-Two
minutes. The next was trotting race. best
three in five. which was won by Andy Spencer's
bav stallion in 2:51, 1853, an0 300, the first
heat being taken by the dark roam mare, Crazy
Jane in DOB