, 1863-08-15
Late Eastern News.
Dates TO August 9Th.

Morris Island correspondence says: Our
entire loss in the late assault will not fall
short, according to the official report, of
,517 The rebels claim to have buried
$50. This extraordinary proportion of
killed could have only been reached by in
discriminate slaughter. The officers and
men of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts,
(colored), who were captured, will hot be
given up. Unofficial reports say the ne
groes will be sold into slavery. The Off
GERS were treated with unmeasured abuse.
In fact all the wounded left in the hands of
the rebels were treated most barbarously,
amputation being performed by rebel sur
geons in cases of the slightest gunshot.
The National Intelligencer of this eve
ming contains the following announcement:
The President has authorized the issuing
of an order that it will be the policy and
intention of the government TO retaliate in
kind for every case of i'll treatment of our
officers and men, black and white, by rebel
authorities, by hanging for hanging, shoot
ing for shooting, and Imprisonment in ev-
cry case where it is known that black men
in the military service of the United States
are taken prisoners and sold into slavery.
Our military authorities will be instructed
to select the rebel prisoners, and confne
them to hard labor in some prison, there to
remain until helblacks are liberated The
government maintains, and will exact
promptly and to the letter, that the Fede-
raj uniform, like the flag, must and shall
be respected.
Steamer from Vicksburg, with 500 reb-
ell prisoners, arrived to-day. They all tell
the same tale of dependency, and declare
their purpose to abandon the rebel cause.
Chicago, Aug. IA Wilmington Jour-
nal of late date says there is an organized
movement on foot to contest Congressional
elections in all election districts, and that
if the movement means anything it means
reconstruction and submission. 1t warns
citizens and soldiers that such is its nature
and tendency, and will be its reality if sue
cessful.
New York Aug. 1.-Advices from off
Charleston state that no engagement had
taken place since the assault on Fort Wag-
ner. Our monitors were occasionally firing
on both Wagner Sumter. The idea of ia
king Fort Wagner by assault seems to be
abandoned tor the present
A Baltimore correspondent of the Tri-
bune says Ex-Governor Akin has been in
carcerated in Libby prison for refusing to
submit to the tyranny of jeff Davis
Fortress Monroe, August 2d.-Newbern
N. c., dates reach to the lst. The Raj
eigh Standard denounces Jeff. Davis as a
repudator in whom no confidence can be
placed, and whose efforts to establish a
Southern Confederacy will be failure =
The Richmond Enquirer calls upon Davis
to suppress the Standard and Supreme
Court of n. c. The Standard replies that
Gov. Vance viii stand by the Supreme
Court and the Standard, and also if Da-
Wis attempts to use physical force to sup
press the paper, he will be met by the
same, and revolution in the State will be
the result. The paper says that North Caro-
lima has furnished $4,000 soldiers for a
causeless war 10000 of whom have been
killed or wounded. 1t urges that the State
send delegation to Washington immedi-
ately to see what terms of peace can be OBJ
tanned.
A recent Federal raid from Norfolk, to
Jackson, N. c., found the enemy strongly
entrenched at the latter place, which com
mands the approach to Weldon.
Buford's cavalry and supporting infan-
try force, crossed the Rhappahannock at
the r. r. station, thence with cavalry and
artillery Buford proceeded towards Culpep-
per driving Stewards cavalry before him,
when near Culpepper Buford encountered
a large force of infantry and artillery; a
fierce fight ensued, lasting until dark, when
he withdrew to Brandy Station-loss on
both sides is considerable. This reconnoi-
sance confirms the concentration of Lees
forces near Culpepper, and indicates that
his headquarters is at Strasburg, four miles
southeast of Cullpepper,
Corps of infantry crossed the Rhappa
hammock and are in position, to render Bu-
ford efficient support. According to the
statement of intelligent prisoners, the rebel
force is SO scattered watching our move
ments that no general engagement is iml-
nent at present. Spies were arrested en-
route for Richmond 18th maps of all the
fortifcatons about Washington, on thier
persons.
Port Royal letters state Savannah is de-
serted of troops, 1882 having been sent to
the relief Of VickSbnrg before our demon
stration on Charleston
Exemptions of drafted men, by surgeons
certificates in various posts of New Eng
land, since the commencement Of the Fed
eral conscription, amount to the enormous
proportion of 73 per cent of the balance !;
20 of the 27 per cent having fed to parts
unknown, leaving net results of about
men out of every 100 drafted, who will be
mustered into service.
Boston papers say so numerous are ex-
emptions in Boston, that the Government
recently sent one or more inspectors to that
city to ascertain if possible the cause of ex-
cessive debility prevailing there. In the
first district, the number of conscripts who
presented themselves to the Board of En-
roIlment on Tuesday were 65, of whom 40
received exemption papers. In the third
district, on the same day, 80 were presented
and 73 of them exempted. Various cases in
the fourth district ere exempted by the
Board Out Of 140 129 were furnished with
certificates of exemption.
San Francisco, August 9d'-To-day' dis
patches state that ten millions of Legal
Tenders were converted into bonds during
last week.
The Orizaba carried away one million
and sixty thousand dollars in treasure, and
twenty-five passengers.
European Intelligence.
New York, August 2d.-The steamer
American, with dates from Southampton
to July 22d, has arrived. The Times says
that the American news was received with
surprise, disappointment and satisfaction