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Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
SECRETARY STATIONS BULLETIN
onditioBal Surrender OF Fort Gaines
MAsHNoToN. Aug. ls 1870 a. m.

Unconditional al Surrender OF Fort Gaines
wAsmNoros, Aug. ls, 1880 q. m.
Major General Dir, Nev York
The following Official report OF the surren-
der Of Fort Gaines and the abandonment of
Fort Powell. dated New Orleans, August OH,
has Just been received from Mej. Gen. Canbyi
Fort Gaines, with SO commissioned officers
and eight hundred and eighteen enlisted men,
with It's armament, % guns intact, and proyi-
sions for twelve months, has surrendered un
conditionally and was occupied by our forces
at O'Clock, yesterday morning.
Fort Powell was abandoned; It's garrison 0s.
Gaping to Cedar Point. Its armament, is guns,
is in condition for immediate service. General
Granger will Immediately invest Fort Morgan,
having garrisons in Forts Gaines and Powell.
A telegram from Gen. Sheridan's command,
dated August 14th, at Cedar Greek, was received
this morning. 1t states that, excepting Mosby
and Whites guerrillas, there is no enemy this
side Of the Blue Ridge; that sheridhn's trains
are all up and his army Ia in fine condition.
Gen. Sheridan, In dispatch Of the 1lth inst,
reports that the stories OF plunder taken from
Maryland by the rebels are all humbugs. They
have very little-just enough to subsist upon,
no more; most Of which has been taken from
the Shenandoah Valley. In another dispatch,
dated 18th of August, he says Gen. Early's
train is a very small one, not exceeding $50
wagons, and stories of accumulated stores
from Maryland are untrue.
The Department has received au unofficial
report from Fortress Monroe that movements
were being made in front OF Petersburg, but
owing to the telegraph line being broken, no
information from Headquarters has been re-
celved.
The Department is without any recent intel.
ligence from Atlanta.
The latest rebel papers received here say
nothing about Mobile since the capture Of Fort
Gaines. Z. N. STANTON,
| Secretary of War.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
FROM THE FRONT.


Movements on james Rfver-H-nosck's
R,conpoissspco Oppossts prury's Biun
FosrRsss HosRon, Aug. l5.-The hospital
steamer Geo. Leary arrived this morning from
Point of Rocks, with 3i2 sick and wounded.
They are to be sent to Philadelphia.
The United States frigate Minnesota, aud the
Epgiish frigate Challenger, saluted the French
Gag to-day noon In honor Of the birthdsy oi
Napoleon.
The hospital steamer Hero Of Jersey, Capt.
HsncoE, arrived this p. m. from Deep Bottom,
james river, with 100 wounded, In charge Of
Surgeon A. G. Barlow. These were wounded
yesterday after landing on the north side Of the
James river.
The Hero of Jersey took away all the wound
ed of the 18th army corps up to Ave O'Clock
yesterday p. m.
Artillery and musketry lighting had beer
kept up all day, and continued when our In
formant left.
Our forces drove In the rebel pickets early
Sunday morning, and during the day had sue
ceeded in carrying two lines of the enemy's
earthworks; the outer one being about seven
miles from Richmond.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
NOTICE.

The proprietors Of the NATIONAL RkrUBLI-
CAN and Evening Star, compelled by the uu-
precedented rise In the cost OF publishing news
papers, have to announce that on and after
Monday next, the 18th OF August, inst, the
charge their Journals served from their Offices
to subscribers will be l2l cents per week; to
ncwsboys 10 sell again, and to persons served
over their counters, three cents per copy. The
cost ofpaper has increased $50 per centum since
the commencement Of the war, and all the other
expenses OF their Offices have increased from
one to three hundred per centum in the same
time. In making this change Of Iates, we
have but followed in the footsteps Of nearly
every other publisher in the country, and trust
that the course of military events will soon en-
able us to return to the good old standard Of
prices that ruled before the war.
W. J. MuRTAoB & Co.,
Proprietors of the National Republican.
WE. WALLACE,
Proprietor OF the Evening Star.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
Iudian IIos,IIIt'es on the Plains,
New York stock List.
By the Peoples Telegraph Lines,
Oniees-5ll Ninth street aud corner PennsylvkniA
avenue and Sixth street.
TuEApAY. AuoURr l6-EIRsT HOAnn.

ATCuEsoN, August 15.-The Press has news
from Little Blue that the Indians on Sunday
last commenced the indiscriminate murder of
the whites in that section. The stage route
station.keepers aud settlers are all leaving, and
the overland mail coaches have stopped run
ming. .-.
The Dlkotah linton of the I'd says that every
thing in the nature of crops in the Missouri
Valley, from 81. Pierre to Sioux City, has been
ruined in tie short space of two days by grass
hoppers. 1t says that a supply of food must
be imported for the subsistence of the people
for the ensuing year.
The Democrats Fort Leavenworth dispatch
says that Indian ouIrages continue In North
ern Kansas. The people in the northwestern
counties are being murdered, their crops de-
stroyed, and stock driven off. Evidence ac.
cumnlates that all or nearly all Of the tribes on
the plains have banded together for war.
Gen. Blunt has Issued orders that no arms
or am munition be sold to them, and has notl-
fed all officers having authority over Indians
not TO allow them to leave their reservations
for the West, and that such acts be taken as
proof of hostility, and treated accordingly.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
Brilliant Movement Of
Grants Army.
Strong Reconnaissance on the
North Side of James River.
Capture Of Six Cannon, Two Mor-
tarS, and Eighty Prisoners.
HANCOCK'S CORPS IN MOTION.

On Saturday last Hancock's corps was put
In motion on the James river, and by a cir
cultous route reached the north side Of the
river, at Deep Bottom, near Dutch Gap, satur-
day night. Turner and Terry's divisions, 10th
corps, also crossed over to Deep Bottom on
Saturday night.
Fosters division, which had been for some
time posted at Deep Bottom, was advanced by
Gen. Birney, little after sunrise on sunday
morning, pushing the rebel line of sklrmlshers
before them for some considerable distance,
when the Gath Massachusetts, regiment, Colonel
Osborne, charged and broke the rebel line, and
captured seventy prisoners.
Meantime Gregg's cavalry had cleared the
roads for Hancock, and he got his (second)
New Market road, which leads from the vi.
cinity Of Malvern Hill directly to Richmond.
The position thus taken by Hancock is about
ten miles from Richmond.
Birney made au assault on his front, and
carried a line Of the enemy's works, which
guard the approaches to Richmond in that
quarter, captHripg six pieces OF cannon
aud two mortars. Some of our advices
state the number OF mortars at four pieces.
An important movement was going on, and
we forbear to indicate the pla1 Of Gen. Grant,
who, with General Butler, was on the ground
10 direct the affair.
The larger part of the prisoners taken be.
longed to Longstreet's corps, which would in
dictate that Longstreet has not reinforced Early,
as has been supposed by some.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
PERSONAL,

Mrs. President LINCOLN, accompanied by
h'r two son- lett he city last evening rouf, for
SArr rrtOEa springs II 10 Understood that . suite oi
tingu shed party.
JENNIE JUSE has sent Mrs. Lincoln an elab-
otattly bound copy of her new work, entitled
"TAlks on WUm-n's Topics" with note ex.
Tre'sive of her high appreciation OF the domestic
'rtues n the Republican Queen.
HENRY c. JARRETT, manager OF the Boston
1hcare, announces 10 card In the SatuI dGy peH-
lg Gas Tie that he will pay the sum OF ave hundred
dollars Tor the hest UrAm A'iZAtiun OF Alfred Ten
nyton's new poem OF "Enoeh Arden" The play
must be Of the "domestie drAmA school," in three
acts The character of "Fnaeh A DEM TO be es-
pc ally Aiapiedt the professional ability or sSls
Of Jrmes W. WAllscE, Jr.} that of Philip y" Ion
Nj. =. l. Davenport, and "Apnie Lee" for Mrs D
? b 'wUTs. sn come on, you Aspirant for drs
matte iHm'-shsrpen your goose-qnills and noun
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Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
A CONTEMPLATION LETTER TO
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.
Secretary welles has sent the following
ter to Admiral Farragut:


ter to Admiral Farragut;
NAVY DEPARTMENT, Aug. rs, 1864,
SIR Your dispatch of the 5th inst, stating
that you had, on the morning Of that day, en-
tered Mobile bay, passing between Forts Nor
gan and Gaines, and encountering the rebel
ram feet, / had the satisfaction TO receive this
day. Some preliminary account of your ope-
rations had previously reached US through
rebel channels.
Again 1t Is my pleasure and my duty to con-
gratulate you and your brave associates on an
achievement unequalled In our service by any
other commander, and only surpassed by that
unparalleled naval triumph of the squadron
under your command in the spring of 1862,
when, proceeding up the Mississippi, you
coming all distractions, captured New Or
leans, and restored unobstruGted- navigation
to the commercial emporium Of the great CEN
tral valley of the Union.
The bay of Mobile was not only fortified aud
guarded by forts and batteries on shore, and
| by submerged distractions, but the rebels had
also collected there a formidable feet, COM
manded by their highest naval officer, former
captain 10 the Uuion navy, who, falls to the
Government and the Union, had deserted his
country in the hour OF peril, and leveIed his
guns against the tlag which 1t was his duty to
have defended. The possession Of Mobile bay,
which you have acquired, will close the Illicit
the blockade, In that part of the Gulf, and gives
point and value TO tho success you have
achieved.
Great results in war are seldom obtained
without great risks. and II was not expected
that the possession of the harbor of Mobile
would be secured without disaster. The loss
of the gallant Craven and his brave COM
panions, with the Tecumseh, vessS that was
invulnerable to the guns Of Fort Mofgan, by a
concealed torpedo, was casualty against
which no human foresight could guard.
While the nation awards cheerful honors to
the living, she will ever hold In grateful re-
membraLce the memory of the gallant and
lamented dead who periled their lives for their
country and died in her cause.
To you and the brave officers aud sailors OF
your squadron who participated In this great
achievement, the department tenders its thanks
aud those OF the Government and country.
Very respectfully, &C.,
GIDEON WELLEs, secretary of the Navy.
Rear Admiral DAVID G. FARRAGUT, Command
Ing West Gulf BlockadlDg Squadron, Mobile
| Bay.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
Latest News from Richmond-Richm hmond
Papers Up TO the 12th OF August

Files Of the Richmond papers have been re-
ceived up as late as last Frlday-from which
we make the following summary;
The Enquirer takes hopeful view of the
situation. 1t predicts the defeat of Sherman;
intimates that Grants campaign on the PENN
sula is failure; and praises the campaign OF
the Valley, particularly its Accomplishments of
the burn ing Of Chambersburg, the plunder Of
Maryland and Pennsylvania, aud the gather
ing of the harvest of shenandoah Valley.
The Enquirer makes the following cheerful
suggestions relative to the Baltimore and Ohio
railrOadi
"The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad-the te-
terrima cauSd of the only inldelity within the
limits OF Virginia-is disabled, not so perma-
mently, we fear, as 1t should be. IL our corps
Of sappers and miners, instead Of exploding
their mines forty yards without the enemy's
works, could put ton or two of gunpowder
into the Klngwood and BOardtree tunnels-if
they could blow In the shafts, apply f0ugdSSes
to the arched masonry, and bring down the
whole Interior of these important works-it
must be many months before the road could be
repaired and reopened. II It could be perma-
nently closed, 1t would be some atonement for
the folly Of ever having permitted Its c1nstruc-
tion."
HOW GEN. HOOD ADDS To MS ARMY.
Not content with ordering 10 the front all the
able'bodled men detailed In the Commlssary,
Quartermaster, Ordnance, and other depart
ments of Atlanta, Gen. Hood and staff visited
all the hospitals In search OF what the soldiers
termed rats" and the result Of his strict In
specton was return OF 800 men TO the army
OF the West.
PURITASIsM AND RATIoNALIsM.
The SeHtRal Is exercised about the preva-
lencG OF rationalism at the North, which Il
contrasts with the uniform orthodoxy of the
rebel States. A correspondent cOrrects the
editor, with the Temark-which Is conceded,
though 1t would occasion a smile from any In
| tellgent Northern man-that 1.-THE Yankee
must be viewe1 as a people distinct from the
Purltans." The editor explains BY the follow
| ing remark
I'VE make the admission the more cheer
fully because 1t does not affect our general
position that the people of the North are ra-
| tionalists.
1--WE might have added to our article the
fact that Northern rationallsm and in6delity
received large aCCesslons and pat on darker
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
LATER FROM EUROPE.
American Dime ulty with the EgyptiI
Gaoyernnsent.

American Dificulty with the Egyptian
Government.
sFArHER PorSr, Aug. 15.-The steamship
North America, from Liverpool August 4, and
Londonderry August B, passed Father Point at
$50 p. m, to-day.
The political news Is almost blank.
The United States war steamer Niagara ar
rived at Liverpool on the Sd instant, and was
received with salute from the British war
steamer Majestic.
The Alexandria correspondent Of the TTmes
gives the particulars Of quarrel between the
American Consul and the Egyptian Govern
meut.
An American, In erecting steam engine,
partially destroyed an aqueduct for SUPPLY 9
the town with water.
The Consul, on being applied 10 by the ar.
thorities, stopped the works, but subsequently
permitted them 10 proceed. Tho Government
then forcibly interfered, and elected the work.
men. The Consul hsreupon demanded salts.
faction for the insult to the American flag. He
| refused TO accede to the proposal that each
party should send an engineer to inspect the
alleged damage, agreeing 70 abide by theii
Joint decision, and threatened to strike his col
ors unless satisfaction was given within
twenty-four hours.
Accordingly, after that time elapsed, the Gag
was hauled down, and a dispatch from tn,
Government, which arrived almost immedi atel
afterwards, was returned unopened. The Con
sui teegraphed 10 Constantinople, and tn,
matter rests.
OF the general European news there is ar
utter absence of anything OF moment.
The English Cabinet have all dispersed fol
the season. Lord and Lady Palmerston had
been engaged in the ceremony Of cutting tn,
first sod of a new railroad.
Nothing additional had transpired as TO the
peace negotiations at Vienna.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
More Depredations by the Pirate TaIIa.
haAsee.

BosToN, August l5.-The schooner r. z.
Packner, Of Richmond, Me-, from Baltimore
for Bath, put into Holmes Hole on the l4th,
having been captured by the pirate Tallahassee
at y. m. on the 18th, In latitude 40 degrees,
longitude II, and bonded for SIC, 900. The
Tallahassee also captured, on the 10th, the
brig Billow, OF Salem, from Calais for Baltl-
more, aud the schooner Spokane, of fremont,
Me-, from Calais for Philadelphia. The crews
OF these vessels were transferred to the r. f.
Packer and landed at Holmes Hole. The Bill
lows masts were cut away, and the vessel
scuttled.
The Spokane was SGT on fire. Both vessels
were loaded with laths. Capt. Sawyer, of the
Spokane, was on board the pirate for six hours.
He represented her to be about $40 to !, 900
tons burden aud very fast. Her olicerB boasted
Of having destroyed sixteen vessels in thirty
hours, and that they had captured fifty in all.
Providence, August l5.-Tho bark elena
loon, from Glasgow for New York, with iron,
was destroyed by the Tallahassee, on Saturday
morning, of Nantucka. Capt. Watts and
crew have arrived at Newport, having been
put on board a Prussian bark and then trans
ierred TO a cutter.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
Later from Atlanta-shermsn Making
Gradual Approaches.

PHILADELPHIA, August l5.-The Cincinnati
account of The action on the 9Th inst, in which
the 23i corps lost over 500 men In partially
unsuccessful assault on the enemy's lines. At
last accOunts, August Sth, our lines had ad-
yanced three miles northwest of Atlanta, and
within mile and a half OF the Macon road.
The Gazette has Atlanta advices to the 10th.
Since Gen. Schoheld's movements on the 9th
to reach the Macon Railroad nothing import
ant has been done. These movements have
been partially successful, and the right of the
line has assumed position three miles north
Of the last point, and about mile from the
railroad. The line thence extends north around
the city to the Chattanooga Railroad.
Gen. Sherman is making gradual approaches.
He is very near the enemy s works, with works
nearly as strong as theirs, though Hood has
received reinforcerhents.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
~ Y FL q l a l.

hEADo'Rs PRovosT MARSHAL AND BOARD OF
ENROLMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WAsHIsoTOE, d. c., June 3, 1854.
The Board Of Enrolment Of the District OF CO.
lumbiA will be In session at the ofioe Of the Pro-
vost Marshal District Of Columbia, oprner Of Four
teenth street and New York avenue, daily (sun-
days exoepted), from II o'clock q. m to o'clock
p. M for the purpose Of hearing cases Of exemption
lrop draft for the following causes, wis
AienAge,
Non-residenoe,
UnhuitAbleneBs OF Age,
Manifest perm anent physical disability, and
Two years. service during the present war,
either In the Army or Navy
Citizens are requested to furnish information a.
persons who are not enrolled, or who are trying
TO evade enrolment, as 1t is equally for the In
terest OF each person enrolled TO place upon the
" Enrolment List" all persons liable to do mill
tAry duty, so that his own chance ior draft shall
not be unjustly increased. ~
J.lC. PUTNAM,
Captain Ist Regiment v. R. C., and Provost
Marshal District Of Columbia. my25-tf
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
MeCook's Late Raid-His Captures and
Lossea.

LoUIsvILLB, Aug. l5.-We learn from Off.
GERS Of the 22d Indiana cavalry that In the late
raid McCook started out with 1900 men, en-.
tirely independent OF stoneman. He captured
and destroyed 400 wagons, over 5000 Jules and
horses, quartermaster aud cOmmissary stores,
destroyed the railroad and telegraph at Pal.
metto and both sides at Palmetto station. lie
captured 1000 prisoners, Of whom ~ were
com mmissloned officers, including Gen. Ross
and most Of his Tennessee brigade.
McCook was surrounded near Newman, by
Wheeler, Roddy, Jackson, and an infantry d.
vision-losing only about 500, and falling back
gradually.
Passengers arriving at New Albany, Indiana,
say that johnson, with rebel cavalry, is threat.
enIng Henderson, Ky. Our garrison there ls
composed chiefly Of negroes. Gunboats are
lay ing off the town, ready 10 shell 1t In case the
rebels succeed in getting in. Many of the in
habitants are fleeing north Of the Ohio river.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
ILLINOIS INVADED.
The Rebels Under Col. Johnson-They
Capture Three Steamers Near Shaw
neetown, Illinois.

heetown, Illinois.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 15.-The rebels. under
Col. johnson, estimated at fifteen hundred
strong, captured three steamers near Shawnee
town, ILL.,, on Saturday night.
The steamers were loaded with fat cattle be-
longing to the Government.
Forces have been stationed along the Ohio
TO protect Indiana.
At last accounts the rebels were ferrying the
cattle across the Kentucky river.
1t is supposed they will not attempt to cross
10 Indiana.
CAIRO, Aug. l5.-About 500 rebel cavalry,
under Col. johnson, crossed the Ohio river,
into Illinois, at Saline bar, on Saturday.
The steamers Nightingale, Fanny Brandon,
and Clara Hall, which were aground at that
place, were captured, with a large amount OF
stock aboard. The boats were compelled to
pay several thousand dollars each to save them
from destruction.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
Second Edition
REPORTED CAPTURE OF 70 az pAR-
LING
FOUR O'CLOCK. P. M.

LING.
The New York Coumdcidl AdVertiser (extrs)
5 report this afternoon, stating that Fort
Darling has been captured. go.
No news has been received hero conHrmato-
ry of this report, although It is possible that
the recent movement on the north eide Of the
james river may have produced such result.
So far as we are advised up 10 the hour OF
going to press, the report Of the fall of Fort
Darling Is premature.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
Fires In CoIs.ok,s, N. Y.

ALBANY, August l4.-About 10 O'Clock on
Saturday evening Are broke out In CoTsackie,
Green county, destrOylng three store. houses
nlled with hay, and a portion OF Mygatt's
lumber yard. The hay was fully insured.
barn, wagon house, blacksmith shop, and two
dwellings.
Both fires were works Of an iucendiary. A
man has been arrested on suspicion. The loss
10 not known,
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
Further Particulars OF the Depreciation
OF tho Pirate Tallahassee.

BosToN, Aug. l6.-Capt. Reed, Of the brig
Billow, before re ported captured by the Talla-
hassee, gives the following particulars OF his
interviews with the pirate captain: II was two
and half hours on board the Tallahassee.
She had one pivot gun three forward guns,and
one brass rifle gun OF large calibre on her hur-
ricsne deck. She had also several spare guns.
The captain, John Taylor Wood, was quite free
and unreserved In his talk to us. He said he
could steam 10 knots per hour, and had crossed
the British channel, 81 miles, in 72 minutes.
He would not fight, he said, unless compelled
to, and preferred to run, as his vessel was fact.
lie also averred that within one week he had
destroyed iny vessels, and within thirty hours
Of my capture, he said he had destroyed six
teen sail, namely: Three ships, two barks, aud
the rest hermaphrodite brigs and schooners.
One of the ships was the Adriatic, Of New
York, captured on the same day he took my
vessel. He added that he would slacken up
the coasting trade, so that Uncle Abe would
be glad to make peace. He asksd me about
the Nantucket light boat, and afterwards said,
recurring to his designs, that there were more
ahoat than the Florida aud Tallahassee, mean
ing, of course, Confederate ships Of similar
character TO his own, and that Uncle Abe
had better look out.
Capt. Wood appeared very sffable, and said
he was doing what was not pleasant. The
Tallahassee Is an iron vessel Of English build,
schooner rigged, and no yards or tOpmasts.
She lost her manmnst In q collision with the
Adriatic. She is a very long, narrow vessel;
burma son coal. She has about one hundred
men on board, who are subject 10 the discipline
and order OF q mRn-of.war. All her officers
are Southerners. There were three or four ne
groes on board who did not appear very Jolly.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
Boiler Explosion.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, August 1.-THE loco
motive Duchess, attached TO the Hudson Rlv or
railroad, blew up at Rhinebeck, Saturday
morning, at O'Clock. The engine house was
completely demolished. The explosion was
caused by the watchman leaving the blower
on. Nobody hurt.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
BRAHAM LIN join,
OF ILLINOIS,
GOLDEN sENTENcEs,

THE CRISIS WHICH THREATENED To
DIVIDE THE FRIENDS OF THE UNION Is
PASTn
81 SHALL NOT RETURN TO SLAVERY ANY
PERSON WHO Is FREE BY THE TERMS OF
THE PROCLAMATION, OR BY ANY ACT OF
CONGRESS-
"I PROCLAIM FULL PARDON TO ALL WHO
sOLEMNLY SWEAR To HENCEFoRTH FAITH
FULLY SUPPORT, PROTECT, AND DEFEND
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
AND THE UNION OF THE STATES THERE
UNDER"
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Daily national Republican., 1864-08-16
Conn.ctIcnt EIeetion

HARTFoRD, Aug. l5.-The vote to-day In
this State on the amendment allowing soldiers
to vote was small. The returns indicate large
ma ority In favor of the soldiers.
At the town meeting this evening the select.
men were instructed to fll the quota of Hart
ford, and hve hundred thousand dollars were
appropriated TO pay the expense.