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Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-17
Second Edition
FOUR O'CLOCK. P. M.
THE MOVEMENT ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF JAMES RIVER.

We have some interesting news respeetlns
The late movement across the James river by
the ID and 10th corps. t. H.. 7
On the 18th tho rebel Notifications were
turned, and yesterday morning, when our forcet
advanced, they found that the enemy had fall
len back during the night and had thrown VI
defences in position naturally stronger than
the one they had been driven from.
The day was opened with brilliant pros
pect Of success.
Gregg's cavalry rested their right on th,
Charles City road, TO protect the right wing o
our forces, whose left flank extends TO tn,
James river. The front Of eur line was only
about six miles from Richmond.
Lee being thus held must at least allow tina,
much-needed Virginia internal improvement
to be accom- lished, the cutting Of the cana
across Dutch Gap, and II he should attempt "a
mass his forces on either side of the river The
exposed points on the opposite side will fall
into great danger.
Our losses on Sunday are estimated at about
four hundred In killed, wounded and missing
that OF the enemy somewhat less. on MONDAY
the loss Of the ehety was greater than ours,
owing to a more favorable position on our
side. afa % H. 1p
On Monday the firing was mostly with mus
kerry, after we had got on the enemy's flank
and turned him, but yesterday morning the
artillery on both sides was playing rather
briskly, o.! .....
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The Rebel Admiral Bue n .n.n.

It would seem, from The accounts Of the en-
gagemeDt, that the rebel feet was under the
command Of Admiral Buchanan, the most mis-
cradle traitor and peLurer Of the whole rebel
crew, and that he lost his ship, his leg and his
liberty at one blow. And here 1t may not be
out Of place 10 state fact or two that but few
persons are couversaut with, In regard to the
career of this thrice perJured traitor. When the
war broke out he was In ommand of the naval
station at the national capital, and claiming
to be a Marylander, and being fully conver.
sant With the whole secession scheme, and
anxious as usual for notorety, he deserted his
post aud ran away TO the rebels In Virginia,
anticipating that his State would go out OF the
Union In accordance with the programme.
He at once accepted rebel service, but fudlng,
In the msan time, that Maryland did not 20
out OF the Union, and fearing that he had made
q great mistake, he wrote q very humble letter
to the Government at Washington, acknow-
ledg.ng his errors, and begging TO be taken
back to confidence aud pledgiug loyalty. This
the Government refused 10 do, and utterly cast
him of as q double perjurer, informing him
that he must take the lot he had chosen; and
that II he could prove false TO bis oath and the
great trust In bis charge at the seat OF the Gov.
ernmeDt, as well as to the tebels,, all in the
brief space OF few months, he could not bt
relied upon by President Lincoln.
From that hour he devoted himself and his
poor talents to the rebels, and first appeared tc
public notice as commander of the MerrlmaC
In her celebrated contest with the Monitor
His career since then is well known. He is
man of third-rate capacity, who never saw bu
a few years Of sea service, but who, by infuen
| tial friends, managed TO keep ashore, and en-
gineer himself into the command of the Wash
lngton navy yard, place that he filled with
popp, fuss and feathers, 10 the disgust ant
chagrin of his more competent and deseTy. nj
superiors.-C -Chdr|estotCn Mas. advertiser.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-17

The peace wing Of the Democracy are very
out-spoken In their criticisms on General Nc
Clellan.. II is hardly possible that men who
talk and feel like that old wheel horse of the
Democracy, Sam Aedary. does, judging from tho
following paragraph taken from the Crisis,
can be Induced TO rally heartily to the support
of Little Maci
1t is well known that General Mcclellan has
not one spark Of pretensIons 10 the Presi idency,
except what he has made out of this war, un-
der Mr.. Lincoln. He never held q civil OIL GO
In his life, and was unknown to the public
when Governor Dennlson brough him forward
as military man. Yet, In three years as a
mere soldier, he rises to the demands of the
Presidency, TO head party which Is for peace
"A position requiring q statesman Of enlarged
views and a Btatesman's experience. II we
are to plunge into interminable wars, each
section or portion following Its military leader,
as In Mexico or South America, then McClel-
Ian might be proposed with some more show
Of consistency but, as II is, 1t would be the ut.
ter humiliation OF all constitutional politics
and wiplng out OF the Democratic organiLa.
tion. And for What That few men who
have got bis ear may get foreign missions and
home positions, at the expense OF the peace OF
the country, aud the lives Of their constituents
This Ia paying TOO dear for such whistles, and
for one We protest against It In behalf OF our
bleeding, ruined and distracted country. II
peace VIII not preserve order and preserve civil
society, war will not, and We are q lost people
anyhow,
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New YORK, Aug. 1G.-The steamer Asia ar.
rived this evening from Liverpool on the 9th
instant.
The Australasian had arrived out.
The United States steamer Wachusett and
the ship Onward were at Rio Janeiro July 9th
The United States steamer Niagara, after
taking in coal and provisions, left Liverpool
on the 9th; destination unknown. RumorG
were current on the ith That the late rebe
pirate Georgia had been seized by order of the
government as about leaving Liverpool, but II
turned out, however, that she was simply dc
tained by her owner. IL Is alleged that the
Georgia is now the bona flde property Of Mr.
Bates, by whom she has been put In thorough
repair, and 10 about leaving Liverpool for Lis
bon, under charter 10 the Portuguese govern
ment, to carry troops to the west coast OF
Africa and the malls between Lisbon and the
Azores. 1t Is alleged that the Niagara waited
outside the Mersey for the Georgia, but this Is
contradlcted.
The TmnS' city article saysi Advices from
Frankfort mention that under a pressure OF
some sales on American account, the prices OF
United States bonds gave way for some days
until the quotations were only two per cent.
above New York, but such 10 the eagerness of
the German public to increase their invest
lnents, that as soon rs the pressure of these
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The captures by Mosby's guerrillas, who
attacked Federal supply train two or three
days ago, have been exaggerated. Not more
thhn afty wagons and four hundred mules were
csptured. They also took q drove Of cattle.
The train was on Its way from Hsrper's
Ferry to Winchester, and Mosby came upon
our men through snicker's Cap.
There Is painful rumor in connection with
tEls affair to the effect that the guard for the
train, who were one hundred days men, threw
down their guns and STAN peded on the ap.
pr0aeh Of the enemy.
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Gen. sherman on Rec ruitips In the Rsbs
D statsa -

D. statss -
BEApe'rs MnrrArr p,viaoN,)
Mas ATISvrs, Ga, jpy q, Isa
J',n a sHos.sr' Ss A.y ., ~ c0"-On'''om q,
sIHi Yoprs from Chattanooga, July 2S, ID
received, notifyipR ne OF your appointment by
| your State as Lieutenant Colonel and Provost
Marshal of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippl,
under the act OF Congress approved July 4,
Isst 10 recruit velnn,esrs 70 be credited 10 the
States respectively.
On applying to9en. Webster, Of Nashville,
how'll grant you pass through our lines 70
those States, and, as 1 have had considerable
experience In those States, would suggest re-
cruiting depots "a be established at Macon and
Columbus, M,ss3 Selma, Montgomery, and
Mobile, Ala, and Columbus, Milledgeyllle,
and Savannah, Ga,
l do not see that tho law restricts you To
black recruits, but you are at liberty TO collect
white recruits also. II is waste of time and
money 10 open rendezvous In northwest Geor-
| gia, for | assure you have not seen an able
bodied man, black or white, there, at for SOL
dier, who was not In this army or the one op-
posed TO II. .-r-. r....
You speak OF tho impression going abroad
that 1 am opposed TO the organization Of
colored regiments.
My opinions are usually very positive, and
there is no reason why you should not know
them. O..
Though entertaining profound reverence for
our Congress, do doubt their wisdom In the
passage OF this law: ..',
l. Because civilian agents about an army arc
Q nuisance. --.
9. The duty Of citizens 10 fight for their
country is too sacred one TO be peddled of by
buying up the refuse Of other States.
9. 1t Is unjust TO the brave soldiers and vol
uuteers who are fighting, as those who com
pose this army do, 70 place them on par with
the class Of recruits you are after.
4. The negro Is In transition state, and Is
not the oqnsl OF the white man. p.
5. He Is liberated from his bondage by act OF
war; and thd srmies In the field are entitled TO
all his assistance In labor and fighting, In ad-
ditlon 70 the proper quotas OF the States.
O. This bidding and bartering for recruits,
whito and black, has delsyed the reinforcement
OF our armies al the times when such reinforce
| ments would have enasie us TO make our suc.
cesses perm amer ne G.. 81 80.
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~ Ms.iesn M..ts.E Linimsnt.-Th

~ Mexican Mustang Linimsnt.-Ths
parties In st. Louis and Cincinnati, who have been
eounterfsitins the Mustang Linimont under pre-
tenee Of PROFESSIONALLY, have been thoroughly e.
topped by the courts. To guard against further
Imposition, have procured nom the United states
Treasury . private steel plate revenue stamp,
which IL placed over the top OF each bottle. Each
stamp bears the Jsc amik Of my signature, and
without which the article IL counterfeit, danger
ous and worthless imitation. Examine every bot
tie. This IAniment has been In use and growing
In favor for many years. There hardly exists .
hamlet on the hsbisable globe that does not con-
tain evidence Of its wosderful effects It 10 the
best emolient In the world. With Its present Inn
proved Ingredients, its effects ufon man and beast
Ars perfectly remarkable. Sores arr healed, painn
relieved, lives saved, valuable Animals made use
full, aud untold Ills assuased. For cuts, bruises,
sprains, rheumatism, swellngs, bites, cahed
breasts, strained horses, ko., II 10 . sovereign
remedy that should mover be dispensed with. "
should be In every family. Sold BY all druggists.
fe7o-eosm d. 8. BARNES New York.
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HEADa'Rs PROVOST MARSHAL AND BOARD orr
ENROLMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, J
WAsHISoToE, D. c., June ,, 1854.
Tho Board Of Enrolment OF the District OF Co
lumbia will be In session at the ONCE Of the Pro-
vost Marshal District Of ColnmbiA, corner OF Four
tsenth street and New York avenue, daily (sun.
days exoepted), from II o'clock .. m. to o'clock
p. M, for the purpose Of hearing cases cferemPoH
nom draft for the following causes, viz;
AlienAge,
Non-residenoe,
UnBuitAbleness Of Age,
Manifest permanent physical disability, and
Two years. service during the present war,
either In the Army or Navy.
Citizens are requested to furnish informa alton A.
persons who are not enrolled, or who are trying
TO sVAdo enrolment, a. II 10 equally for the In
.erest OF each person enrolled to place upon the
" ENROLMENT List" all persons liable to do mill
tAry duty, 90 that his own chance Tor dtaft shall
not be unjustly increased.
J.!C. PUTNAM,
Captain ISt Regiment v. R. c., and Provost
Marshal District Of Columbia. my26-tf
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-17

IL order to prevent the numerous fatal accI.
dents occurring every year In the hot season,
from the bite OF venomous flies, the Prefect OF
Police in Paris has Issued an order that the
bodies Of cattle dying from disease, or OF rats
and other vermin which have been killed, shall
be buried before decomposition takes place. nd
there is gsod reason to believe that the poison
with which 1ies have innoculated so many bu.
man beings Is obtained from puLrid animal
matter.
Capt. Merritt, OF the AugeAn Brigade of our
city, deserves great creditfor doing precisely
the same thing. He has done all that mortsl
man could do to keep our city In healthy
state
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-17

10 Lyons Kathairon. - X sthsiron 10
from the Greek word KAthro," or "KsthairO,"
signifying TO cleanse, reuvenate and restore. This
article 10 what its name signifies For preserving,
restoring and beautfyins the human hair 1t Is tho
most remarkable preparation In the world. 1t Is
again owned and put up by the original proprietor
and 10 now made with the same caro-, skill and al.
tsntion which gave II sale Of over one million
bottles per annum.
II IL most delightful Hair Dressing.
II eradieates seurf and dAndruf.
It keeps the head cool and clean.
II makes the hair rich, soft and glossy.
II prevents the hair from falling OF and turnin
gray.
II restores hair upon bald heads.
Any lady or gentleman who values q beautif /
head Of hair should use Lyons KAthsiron. It lie
known and used throughout the civilized world.
DEMAs 5. BARNES CO.,
New York,
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The Pirate Tailahass.e Devastating the
Ocean-More OF Her yIctIms

YARMOUTH, \. s., Aug. l6.-The schooner
Sophia, from Turks Island, arrived to-day with
the crews of the following vessels, sunk by the
pirate Tallahassee, namelyi ship James Little.
field, OF Bangor, from Cardiff for New York,
sunk on the l4th, in lat. ~ long. &C; schooner
Lamont, Dupont, Of Wilmington, Del, sunk
Mercy, A. Howe, OF Chatham, sunk yesterday
lat. AZ long. 66. After the crews of the aboy,
named vessels were put on board of the Sophia
the Tallahassee sunk four other schooners, on,
OF which was the J. H. Howen, of Gloucester
Smoke from steamer was seen this morning
| in the direction of Seal leland.
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Port OF GEORGETOWN CUSTOM HOUSE,
SleArsd-sehr. NJ. Washington, for AoSomAej sohr
heM Cr0ueri lohr. Caroline, Tor Baltimorej sehr
GERRY stooei sshr. MAyhOWer, bF UhsrrystOnei
,lo0S streAker, for ST. nArysj sOhr. Betty ho lper
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a. Il, barnes, for New York; long boat ChSnes
ior NaiseInoyj lohr. Protector, Tor 81. mAry's
=. 9. King, lrsm PhilAdelphiai sOhr. Gen. Putnam
from Now York.
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covered. II changes the sun-burnt face and hands
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fashion. II removes tan, freckles, pimples and
roushness nom the skin, leaving the complexion
fresh, transparent and smooth. It contains no
material injuries to the akin. Patronized by Act
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Address all orders to
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POLICE REPORTS Second Preeinct-Martha
HaVeTty, drunk, military.
Fowh PTeeinet-James Gaffeny and MArgars,
Hughes, drunki e3j lanes Merriam, do. aIO. II
mulroy, do o. so. Thomas b. Young, DO o..
FVm Prettnd-FAnuy Norris, larceny; Jsil fol
court. Nellie Gray, petit larceny jaif iOr court
Julia H>wkins, street-wakingj 81 Il. J. johnson
violating corporation ordinance; %.
SiIih PreeiHa-Patriek Hart, drunki SI.60. IlaAt
q linn and J. W. Bell, violating corporation regu
lationsj as
Lighh Preeinei-John NAthans and Robert Clark
Tenth Precinct - Arthur smNllwood, throwisI
stonesj %. samuel Woodland, profanity e5
BenjAmin ClomAa, obstruetinE canal; s25. Michne
Mahoney, carrying concealed weapons; a2O 9I
Michael Wolfe, profanityi Sb9i,
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Sentenced TO be Shot.

Private Frank McElheny, Co. +, cath Massa-
chusetts volunteers, has been sentenced to be
shot, by order Of Major General Butler, for de-
sertion to the enemy. The charges on which
he was tried and condemned are as follows:
Dlsrospect to sentinels; insubordination; In.
sultiDg and abusive language to a superior
officer; violation OF the ninth article Of war
reasonable language, to wit; " | amt goin (
to do days duty in the 24h regiment, IN
desert to the enemy first; am just the boy
that can do it;' and having been sentenced by
the General Court-Martial and dshonorably
discharged the service, losing all pay and al
lowances now due or to become due, and then
to be confined for aye years; and the sentence
having been commuted by Major General
Foster, commanding the Department Of North
Carolina, to confinement for tho rest of the
term of enlistment, and to be sent to Fort
Macon for the expiation of his crime; and
having been sent to Fort Macon, North
Carolina, and being there confined as q
prisoner, did escape and desert TO the enemy,
and enlist In the rebol service. This at or neal
Fort Macon, near Beaufort, n. c., on or about
the first day of Novem yer, 1888.
On July 10, 1864, Headquarters Department
Of Virginia and North Carolina, in the Field,
Col. Il. T. Sanders, 10th Wisconsin, Presi.
dent, he received the following sentence: "That
the said Private Frank McElheny, Co. +, cath
Massachusetts volunteers, be shot to death with
musketry, at such time aud place as the Com
manding General shall direct" within forty
eight hours after the order shall have beer
read to him.
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bhi ENNh UT thAHLhSION.
The successful defence OF Charleston, at q
period when everybody apprehended that ii
must fall under the new and terrible artillery
Of Gen. Gilmore, Is cited to show that Mobile
can and should be defended:
"The works there arc Of superior order,
and extensive enough at all threatened or as
ssilable points. Those works arc provided
with guns Of the heaviest calibre, such as have
been found in every instance at Charleston po-
tent enough to drive out Of action the Monitors
of tho enemy In very few minutes. The fall
of Morris Island gave TO the enemy batteries
within twelve hundred yards of Fort Sumter,
in easv range of our works on sulliyan's and
James Islands, and placed even the inner
harbor of Charleston under the guns from the
captured positions, and brought the heart OF
the city Itself within the range OF Gillmore's
Parrot guns. Nevertheless, steamers from
abroad have no difficulty In entering and leav-
ing that harbor at the present moment. Fort
Sumter is still in our possession; her ilustrious
walls contains formidable batteries fitted 10
play no Insignificant part should DahlRren ever
be induced TO emulate the venturOus Farragut,
that there is no difficulty in keeping up COM
municaLions with all our exterior harbor de-
fences.
GEN. GRANTS CAMPAIGN.
The Wig re-ochoes the words of Its North
crn friends in relation 10 the campaign of Gen.
Grant;
Inc northern nina mas reached Tue conclu-
sion that Grants campaign is failure and
that Richmond cannot be taken;' and we are
content 10 put that weighty fact In the scales
against Grants self-excusing and unsustalned
declarations.
"Nor will the desponding Yankees
fail to remember that Grants predecessors in
failure have been just as reluctant as he to
admit their failures, and just as eager to per-
suade the authorities at Washington and the
country at large that they would yet succeed.
Mcclellan was never 30 vehem ent In his assev-
rations that Richmond was doomed as when
his army lay painting and bruised and torn at
Harrison's Landing-nor did Hooker ever
swagger more loudly than after his terrible
scOurging at Charlottesville. Grants more
temperate braggartism means no more than
the raving which, with then, indicated delirium
and preceded dissolution. Looking to our
own interests, we fear that Grant is morbund. u
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PURSUIT OF THE PIRATE ETALLAHLssEE.-The
first Information of the depredstions of the
pirate Tallahassee was received by the Navy
Department on the 18th instant, after office
hours, when Secretary Welles Immediately
ordered the following named vessels to forth
with start In pursuit The JuuiaLa, Susque-
hanna, Eolus, Pontoosuck, Dumbarton and
Tristan shAndy. On the 18th the Moccasin, ,
Ostego, Yantic, X. K. Cuyler and Grand Gulf;
and on the 18th the Dacotah and San Jaclnto
were similarly dispatched, taking different
directions.
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BOsroN, August lj.-The bark Jehu, from
Palermo, reports that on the 18th instant, al
lO.l5 p. m, was in collision with the brig
James Crosby, of and from Bangor for Wash
ington, lumber-laden. The brig had her port
bow and side badly stove. Captain and crew
abandoned her yesterday morning, at which
time she had fur feet of water in the cabin
The Jehu lost jib boom and head-gear.
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LARGE number of workmen have been sent
out on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, TO re-
pair damages done by the rebels between Har-
per's Ferry and Cumberland. We learn that
the company expects 10 have trains running
through again to Wheeling and Parkersburg in
the course Of ten or twelve days. It's asserted
upon reliable authority, that Gen. Grant, on his
recent visit to Harper's Ferry, told John Gar
ret, Esq, president of the road, that he might
make his repairs permanent, as II was the last
opportunity the vandals would have Of inter-
might rest perfectly sure Of this fact.
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We learn that Gen. LedlIe, who commanded
the division which led the assault at Peters
burg on the explosion of the mine, has aban-
doned his command and disappeared from the
army In Suspicious manner. Brig. Gen.
Julius White Is In command of Ledlle's
division.
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n Y = l O l A L .
Wan DEPARTMENT, J

WAR DEPARTmENT,l
ADJuTANr GEHERAL's OFFICE,
WARRINGTON, March II, 1864.
All applications for leaves OF absence or per.
mission 70 visit Washington must be addressed to
Major General HAlleek, Chief Of staff, and must
specify the business for which the officer desires
the permission. kilograms addressed direct to the
Secretary Of War on this subject will receive no
attention.
BY order OF the Secretary OF War.
K. d. TOWNSEND,
m2i-u Assistant AdiutAnt General.