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PURSUIT OF THE GUERRILLAs.

KANSAS CRY, AUG 96 Gen. Ewing has iust returned
from the pursuit OF Quanrels rebel force t esmaed
that he did not have three hundred men at
The guerras reached the head waters of Grand rver
Cass county about noon the day the buro,ng of
Lawrence and there divided into quads Of forty aud
nd scatt red IA various directions Our troops wer. half
n hour behind and were also divided and continued the
pursuit.
detachment, ordered from Lexington met mart Of tbe
r-bei frce near Pleasant H killed seven and recovered
considerable amount of the goods taken from
report has just been received that M4or Plumb and
NhJor Thatcher overlook company Lafayette county
nd killed thirty of them
The total nambr of the Querrllss killed sccorano N
the last rrts, between sixty aud seventy Our de-
tachmen's are sal in pursuit.
sscertain-d tnat Quantres whole force c,pssted
or hundred selected men, who ass+mb ed from La
ayette saline Clay johnson, the bo de coun les on
Ihursd y noon, a. be head Of Middle Fork Grad river
niteen miles ir the Kansas line and on { e came day
arted Tor Ksnsrs Q,antrels men t,ld m nv p.r.ons
tore reschnR Lawrence that they were going there a
stroy the town but by some strange fnta NY the pe-
p- along the route, who might easily got wor to
wreuce, did not try. messenger sent by Capt Cole.
mhn 10 nouy the people OF Lawrence of Quantrri an
pro ch failed to get through.
Qunhtr Obtain ed suppy Of fresh orses at Lawrence
'Lich enabled him to oustrp ard elude pursuit Of ur
/" dlrrs who's borses we're rly exhausted when
g 'chrd hun six miles south of Lawrence The ci,iz.,s
wh" lond In the purs t able 10 Keep up with rh
n-Dy and ten compelled bm to halt a. torn in line
OF battle but the Idle scould force their IN hor.es
:" Rallop for rgr AID the pursuit went on effectively
At night Qusntt-ll broka bis trail Pao, AID our
roops wees delayed al night in finding it.
n" damtie was done BY Quantrel from the tine our
rces c'me up With him until he got out o Kaosas he
pu SUIT wss 70 close that he was compelled t abandon
m st OF the hor es he leading and the goods stolen from
Lawrence.
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INTERESTING TO DEsERTERs.

Provost Marshal James, of Chicago, Illinois. has re-
ceived the following letter Of instructions concerning those
who have made themselves liable to undergo the pense,
for desertion from the army:
OFFICE ASST PRovosT MARSHAL GENERAL
Illinois. Springfield, dHgnst Is, 1868.
Capt William James, Provost Marshal, &c, CHICAGO.
CAPTAIN: / am instructed by the Provost Marshal
General to say that deserters voluntarily surrenderng
themselves to the proper hores will undoubt tedly be
dealt with enenty, and restored to duty, with probably
only the forfeiture of pay and allowances for the time
during which they may have been absent from their
regiments"
You are authorized and instructed to make such uss N
this information will, in your judgment tend 10 secure
the return of the largest number of desertsrs to their
regiments.
In ord TO carry out this and generous po;cv ~
the Provost Marshal General you will bereaffer bao
this class of teseIters present themselves t
forward statement of the CASE with the Recommendation
that they be enlenty dealt with to the commanding ON
Ger OF the military station to which they are sent
It's believed that this policy, if prudenty managed
WI lnduce large numbers Of tempted and misguided
to give themselves up and voluntarily resume those duties
whIch they have a. solemnly sworu to perform
am captain very respectfully. your obedlent servant
JANIS OAkEs
L. Col 4th Q, 8. Cavalry, A. A, r. NJ Gen.,
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The Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR, Postmaster
General, left the seat of government on Thur day
evening for the purpose of joining bis family in
their usual summer sojourn at the Woodbury. Man
sion, near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he
will spend a few days. The powers and duties of
the Department consequently devolve, for the time
being, upon the Hon ALEXANDER w. RANDALL,
First Assistant Postmaster General
A. N. ZEvELY, Esq, Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General, has left New York for Fort Bridger,
Rocky Mountains, on the Great Central Overland
route, to remain there some time, in quest of health.
The Postmaster General has appointed s. Newton Pet
ts Esq temporary Special Agent to reopen and take
charge of tbe post Office at Nstchez, Mississippi.
IRA Cook Esq, for several months past an able aud
popular third cass clerk n the Appointment Division OF
the Post Office Department has resigned that position
with Wow to other business in the State of Iowa. The
appointment (by promoton) TO fill this vacancy has been
conferred on Mr. MELVILLE b. HoxrE Of the state.
Mr. THOMAS PUGH of Pittston Pennsylvania. has been
appointed to temporary cerkshp in the Dead Letter
Office, in place Of John Mather, resigned
Mr.. N. H. 0wNGs, second class clerk in the Finance
Division Of the Post Office Department has received an
appointment Commissary Of Subsistence in the u g.
Volunteers, with the rank Of captain.
Mr.. WILLIAM A. CLARK has received temporary APP
pontment in the DcadLetter Office, vice W. W. Jinks,
resigned.
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IMPORTANT FROM GEN. RosEcRANs.
THE ARMY AT CHATTANOOGA.

STEVENSON, (ALA) AUGUST 93-Ths advance Of the
army of tho Cumberland appeared in front of Chattanooga
on the 2lst instant and opened fire upon the city The
enemy replied from nineteen guns mostly small ones do
ing little damage, and also with 80 FOUNDER which
swept the opposite shore.
Our fire very destructive and every battery which
opened upon disabled Lilly throw shells with great
precision into the embrasures of the enemy.
The works Of the enemy the river reported to be
very strong The parapets not less than fifteen feet
WIDE Several water batteries, level with tho river
have been discovered
Moored at the wharf were two steamers and opposite
the city ptntoon bridge of foryseven boats The larg
est steamer sunk BY fire aud the smaller dis
abed The attempt to destroy the pontoon bridge was
frustrated by the rebel sharpshooters.
Forty prisoners taken and two rebels killed and
several wounded train of wagons and the mules of one
battery, grazing on the river, were captured.
Our advance reported two divisions at Chattanooga and
Hills Qate Hardees corps along the railroad in tho d.
ecton of Bridgeport.
Contrabands report that Johnston arrived with troops
the Goth instant, supersedng Bragg who has retired
to Atlanta This last statement corroborated by citizens
No rebel infantry north of the river Storms brig
sde of cavalry is in the vicinity of Smiths Cross Roadr.
Forrest is at Kingston preparing for raid.
Eleven deserers from the First Loui.ana came into
Negleys lines last night. They detailed lately as
for the rebel steamer Point Rock; they abandoned
the steamer Tuesday twenty miles below Cha atsnooga
they report A. Hills and Polks corps at Chattanooga
They say the generalization of the rebel army complete
Three thousand deserters in Lockout Mountain wait
ing advance. These report hundreds Of loyal
mountaneers engaged in plotting deserters through the
mountains. The First Louisiana (BragRs headquarters
guard is reduced by deseron to less than hundred
men. They say the remainder Of the deserted the
steamer Point Rock at the time. The steamer
disabled
Furloughed men Of Pemberton's command coming into
lines say the army be got together aga
Seven deserters of company came il body on the
Goth instant Bragg's army will 60 to pieces If again
| attacked
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FROM EUROPE.
ToHs SMITH, Secretary.

New YORK, AUsusT 0o-The steamer Persia arrived
here at ten o'clock this morning from Liverpool the
18th and Queenstown the 10th instant.
There ia little said American affairs The Army and
NAVY Gazette draws attention to the fact Of the Federas
pushing forward the construction Of powerful scagoipg
Monitors.
Three Brtsh steamers we're recently sold at Ply.
mouth to London compsny. They were suspected Of
being intended for the rebels.
Lord Clyde died at Chatham on the l4th instant
Nothing decisive 10 known as Macmillan, OF Austria,
accepting the Mexican crown Rumors from Paris point
decidedly to his acceptance bat Vienna journal says the
assertions are premature. The Memorial Dplomatqne
announces his acceptance.
The replies Of the three Great Powers have been all
sent to St. Petesbugh to be delivered the 17th and
forthwith published Each Cabinet replied TO the argu-
ments addressed to ITSELF but terminates with identical
paragraph eshiyng the uoity Of their views
Lip~pcsi, Apgusi ls-Cottoo is firm, and ha. sd-
vanced ~. Breadstufs declining. Flour dull aud %.
easier. Provisions Arm. Lard buoyant Consols est
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THE CAPTURED NEGRO SOLDIERS.
What the Rebels Propose to do Wath Then,

1t appears by the following letter to the Charleston Mer
curry Gen Beauregard that the Union negro soldiers
who taken prs at the time Of the first attack
Fort Wagner held subject the orders of the State
authorities to be dealt with by those authorities under the
laws of the State BY the laws of the s-called Conede-
acy they are to be treated criminals and prison.
of war; but the delay of the State authorities in de-
mandng them indicates that there practical dic ues
in the way of disposng Of them the laws of the rebel
Congress direct The notice given to Gen Beauregsrd
that any treatment different from that the laws of
thorzed towards these prisoners will be retaated upon
rebel prisoners doubtless caused the rebel auhorties
to hesitate about putting their threats into execution
HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA
Charleston, Is. CO. Angua l2 1863.
Col r. d. RHETr, Jr., Editor of Mercury:
10 the Mercury Of this date yn appear to have written
under rebenson of the facs connected with the
present Of the negroes captured in Morris
and james Islands, which permit me to state foows:
The proclamation Of the President, dated December "a
1862 directed that all negro slaves captured in arms
should be at delivered to the Executive author
ties Of the respective States to which they belong
dealt with according to the laws Of said States.
An informal application was made by the State au-
thortes for the negroes captured this vicinity but
OF them 10 appeared had been slaves Of citizens Of
South Carolina they not turned to the civil
thoriy for at the moment there was official nforma-
ton these headquarters Of the act of Congress by which
oil negroes and mulatoes who shalt be engaged in war
taken against the Confederate States shall
give aid comfort to the enemies OF the Conf derat.
States directed to be turned to the authorities
of the State States In which they shall be captured
be dealt with according to the present future laws
such State States"
On the 2l.t July, however the Comm .nding General
teegphed to the Secretary Of War for Instructions
the disposition be made Of the negroes captured on
Morris and James Isands and the 22d received reply
that they must be turned to the State authorities by
virtue Of the joint resolution Of Congress in question
Accordingly, on the Goth Of July, soon as a copy of
the resolution or act received, his excelency Gov.
B,nham was informed that the negroes captured were
held subject to his ORDERS TO be dealt with according to
the laws of South Carolina
On the same day 20h july Governor Bonham request
ed that they should be retained In military custody until
he could make arrangements dispose Of them and in
that custody they still remain awaiting the orders of the
State authorities
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
THos JORDAN, Chief Of Staff
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LATER FROM LAWRENCE.

ST. LOUIS. AUo pa special telegram from Leaven-
worth to, The Democrat says:
Gen Jim Lane has returned to Lawrence II. and the
citizns who accompanied him killed orty-one OF Guam
tris men He zng force ana SAYS he will 90
INTO Missouri early 10 September 10 pursuit of the re
manderof the guerra' The Chiefs of the Delaware Sac
and Fox Indians have offered their services to Gen. Lane
Martial law has been proclaimed in Leavenwortb.
One hundred and eghty-three bodies Of persoo, mur
dered by Quantrils men have been buried up to this
morning Seven more bodies have been found One hum
dred and eghtywo buildings burn.deiehty of them
brick Eighty five widows and two hundred and forty
orphans were made BY Qusntrl's raid All the towns in
thu State have sent in large of money for the eisf
of the sufferers
One OF Qaantrills spies has been hung in Lawrence.
report just received says buildings ir Cass oopntv
Missouri, are FIRE, and hurdred rebel svmna
thizers have been killed Perhaps in retaliation for
Quantrills urdsrs Gel
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A BRITISH STEAMER DESTROYED.
UNITED STATES STEAMER NIpBos,

UNITED STATES STEAMER NIPPON,
of N,n inlet, IN. C. august 10, 1863
Yesterday morning, about five o'clock, steamer was
reported coming down the coast towards New Inlet We
immediately went in cbase, and, when got her
she was run shore and deserted by her officers and
crew Our captain sent three officers and armed beats
to make arrangements for getting her of possible
il not to set her fire and abandon her She proved to
be the British steamer Hebe with assorted cargo for
the rebels. There heavy running at the time
sent boat to her. and the boat swamped alongside
the Hebe shortly after ofcers aud arrived
board OF her Capt Breck after receiving word that it
would be impossible to get her off, sent two remaining
boats, with orders to set her fire and bring officers
and men on board. The had by this time increased
much that IL impossible for the boats to get along
side of her. and boat when the beach, swamped
aid all who in her taken prisoners by the
bs who had collected 10 large numbers behind the sand
hills with field pieces and rifles and kept constantly firing
1T Alter the other boat had returned bo-rd aud
fic and men board the Hebe ia deserted her,
Captain Breck ordered guns to be trained her for
the purpose of destroy her. in which were asst-d
by the United States gunboat Sbokkokeep The rebels
all Ibis time kept firing brskly at as heard such
whizziup before the balls fell thick hail all around
u.s. and entered the sides and deck Of vessel
At III O'Clock the Hebe burst out in blaze and we shortly
afterwards left for station Singular state not one
Of our officers injured during the Ave suda
hall hours engagement
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coLoRED MISSIONARIES FOR THE SOUTH

On Tuesday committee OF coored persons representing
the First Baptist Missionary Convention, holding its
sessions at Of the coored churches in this CITY, waited
upon the Presdento ascertain what protection they might
have from the Government in sending missionaries on
Southern coil to promugate the Gospel Of Christ within
the lines of the military forces Of the United States
The President after addressing the committee briefly
sented the chairman with the following note Of authority
ExEcUTIvE MANSION,
WARRINGTON, AUGUST 81 1863.
To Dhom il may corcern
To-day am called upon by COMMITTEES Of cuered
Ministers Of the Gospel who express wish a. within
our military lines and minister TO Their brethren there
The obj s worthy ons and shall be glad for all fa
ctes to be afforded them which may not be-
with bindrsnce TO our military operations.
A, LINCOLN
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A PATRIOTIC HOPE.

We are always glad to find any point of
agreement with those from whom we are obliged
often to differ in opinion. We therefore take
pleasure in avowing our cordial concurrence in tho
both in the patriotic hope and the just preference
which it expresses:
1--WE certainly hope to welcome to Congress Senators
and Representatives from all the States but if
allowed any choice in the premises should much pre-
fer each and every of them by such
men John NJ Bolts, William Aiken, William b. Camp
bell, &c, than by original malignant conspicuous
s;onisfo
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EXPEDITION TO GRENADA, (MIss)
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF RAILWAY CARS.

MEMPHIS, AUGUST 30 About two weeks since Major
Gen. Hur but asceraintd that there large amount
of railroad stock at Grenada which the rebels
deavorug to get off South BY making temporary repairs
the railroad. With his usual energy and Promptness
Gen. Hurlbu arranged expedition to destroy this stock
first sending request to Gen. Grant to make dve sinn
from the south to aid the enterprise. The expedition
started from Lagrange, Tennessee the 18Th under the
command of Lieut.. Col Phillips of the 10Th Illinois
mounted infantry, aud reached Grenada the 18th,
driving Gen Semmer, with two Thousand and three
pieces of artillery from the place They then destroyed
fifty locomotives upwards of four hundred cars the
depot buildings the machine and Blacksmihs ships, and
large quantity Of ordnance and commssary stores They
captured about fifty railroad and number of other
prisoners. After Col Phillips had thoroughly
pshed his work, Col Winsow, from Gen. Grants army,
arrived with from below The expedition returned
to Lagrange to-day. Great praise is due to Col Phillips
aud his gallant command for enduring the hardships
such march through Central Mississippi in mid August
and for thoroughly Gripping the remaining energy Of
the rebellion in the Southwest.
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THE BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
Correspondence Of the Journal Of Commerce

CUT7tsPVH"tHct y Ht J0hTHat oJ C0WWefte
ST. GEORGES, (BERMUDA,) AUG. 4, 1863
Vessels in port Br. steamers Gibraltar Bsnsbee, Har
riet Pnckuey, Gadatore Mail, Ella, spsuding and Juno
ships Pruss., Martha barques Mary Peters, Vulcan,
Harkaway, and Cruisers brigs Anna, James Milicient
Levant, Lzze Barnard, and Princess Royal; schooner
Kent; Am brig Foster repairing
The Gibraltar, formerly the SUMTER has two guns that
throw 720 4 pound shot These seven feet
eight inches around the breech. This ship will make
fue capture # watched close 1t is great pity that
armed vessels are down this way, there is only
entrance.
The following vessels under the Confederate Aag are
now in port steamers Lady Davis Eugene Advance
formerly Lord Clyde.
All the blockaders huug up for want Of coal The
English Government concentrating large quantities Of
coal and provision
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IDEAS OF THE oLDEN TINE.

An antiquarian friend handed Us yesterday a
copy Of the annexed proclamation of Sir HENRY
CLINTON, commander of the British forces in this
country, in our Revolutionary war, which is GER
tainly creditable both to the humanity and the
forecast Of the General. The history of our pre-
sent civil war would furnish many instances doubt.
less Of like respect for private rights on the part
of our Generals, as well as, we are sorry to say,
some Of an opposite character. But the humane
orders of commanders of invading armies have not
always either in old times or modern been strictly
observed or rigidly enforced; nor can they always
be, however sincere the wish to prevent infrac-
Ons
BY HIS ExcELLRNcy, Sir HENRY CLINTON, KB,
General and Commander n.Chef Of all bis Meesys forces
within the Colonies laying the Atlantic ocean, from
Nova Scotia to West Florida, inclusive, &c.
PROCLAMATION.
Protection and encouragement is hereby gwen to the
pos.sssors Of farms aud gardens to raise plentiful supplies
OF eraius, provisions, vegetables, and forage.
Whatever person or persons shall presume to take away
OF destroy any part of the cattle sockor other produce
Of any farm or garden do any damage to the habta
tons gardens orchards lands destroy or break dow
the fences SHALL upon proof thereof be most severely
punished Complaint to be made to the sommandant OF
New York. 10 the officer commanding the nearest post
OF his Maj s,y's troops
Given nnder my hand al Headquarters the eighth day
Of March, in the year Of Lord one thousand
seven hundred and seventy-nlne
BY his Exeelleney's command:
JoHs SMITH, Secretary.
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LARGE CAPTURE OF COTTON NEAR NATcHEz

LARGE CAPTURE OF COTTON NEAR NATCHEZ
CINCINNATI, AUs 20 "A despatch to lbe Gazette from
Caro- ssys that it reported that Gen. Pembrrton died
last we at Selma, Ala
Gen. Grant and staff and Adj Gen Thomas left Cairo
Monday night for NJ, mphis.
Over hundred Thousand bales OF Confederate States
oott n bss bee captured Natchez.
Gen Heron is on an eIpediti up the Red river.
There eight Thousand rebe troops at Monroe sixty
five miles OF Yckburg Gems Walker and Hebercese
command. Kiroy Smith in Texas Johnstons forcrs
are scattered in the Chunkey river country.
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A GREAT BANK ROBBERY IN KENTUCKY.

CINCINNATI, AU0 20.-The Southern Bank of Ken
tucky, in Carrolton, Carroll county robbed half
past O'Clock this morning by about six ID
uniform, who represented themselves belonging to
Souts rebel cavalry They first discovered by Mr.
Crawford cashier, who lives 10 the Of the bank
whom thu fred, driving him back INTO his house After
removing all the money from the vault and burning the
papers therein they mounted their horses and started of
in the direction of Owen county The amount of money
stolen is Sl000 00U gold AM silver and $4,000 paper
money Every eorts beng made to capture the robbers
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THE PROSPECT AT CHARLESTON.

The news from Charleston is suspicious for an
early reduction of that place. The famous fortress
Sumter is disabled and silent, and the city of
Charleston was for short time shelled; it must
have been at very long range, however, as Fort
Sumter is three miles below the city, and our gun
boat. had not passed the fort, and must have been
half q mile at least below it. 1t would seem fit
and just consummation that the war should end
where it was first concocted and commenced, and
that the city the most offending should at last suf-
fer for its great cripe.
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Mrs Sawyer and her children went under flag oil truce
to Richmond 10 the husband aad father condemned
De hung on account of the shooting Of spy by order Of
Gen Burnside They heartlessly refused admission
to the prison. Last week baby of Mra Cunningham the
wife Of rebel prisoner at Camp Morton fell from window
at Indianapolis and was killed Gen Wilcox Immediately
sent for the husband aud father aud psroed him till the next
dag noon that be might comfort the beresysd mother and
attend the funeral Of the child,
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THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc,
TUssd0v Auguqf Of 1SS3

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FOTUMAC,
Tuesday, Aagua 25, 1853.
cavalry force under Fzhugh Lee crossed the Rapp,
hammock yesterday morning Corbns Neck, six miles
below fredericksburg but was speedily routed by the
brigade of Gen Gus is with loss in prisoners of three
icrrs and number of prvates yet uDspecfrd
n killed aud wounded before recrossng the river Our
own loss s not yet reported 1t is slightno officers
injured.
The positions the rebel army now somewhat thus:
Ewel lies Orange Court House. A. p Hill near the
Rpid Ann Station LoDgstreet stretches from United
States Ford to Fredericksburg and pckes the Kappa
hammock down to Port Royal Lees headquarters lie about
two miles beyond Orange Courthouse, the Gordons-
will
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CAPTURE OF A REBEL GENERAL

ST. LOUIS AUGUST % "A despatch from Gen. Fisk to
Gen Sobofeld, from Pilot Knob, CMissour) says Col
Woodsons Cavalry have made raid to Pocabortas, in
Arkansas routing several bands of gueras and capturing
about hundred prisoners among them Gen. JEFF Th mp
son and all his staff
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FIGHT IN TENNESSEE.

The New Haven Journal remarks; " 1t is well known
to many that there has existed our midst an aged pair
Of twlns-Lois and Eunice Trovbridge-who were born
May lS I774 consequently 10 their Goth year and
hoped that they might at least complete their Goth
Blu r. evidence has ordered otherwise Death has broker
the Ink in the demise Of Los they having never been
separated from each Others society before Tney were
born here aud lived here, and are mothers Qrandmotbrs
and grsatgranduothsn Of children who dspore the loss
and separation"