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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18

ident of the United States. We can make no
ovcrtures to tho Rebels If they want peace
all they have to do is to lay down their arms"
Finally, however, he stated Gin clear direct
way. the terms he would give the Rebels,
portion of which have since been included in
the Amnesty Proclamation" And ho added
.yo, can write whist say TO General Rosecrans and he
can communicable as much Of 1t lie thinks beat TO Colons
Ia but the Colonel must not understand that he has
those terms from We want peace but make no
for the Rebels They already know that the country
would welcome them back aud treat them generously and
nagnaninously''
Gen. Rosecrans was Immediately written to.
and within ten days Col. j. was on his way TO
the South. At Fortress Monroe he was allowed
to smugglo himself on board flag -of-truce boat,
whence he entered The rebels line, still in his
uniform. $50 where you please and stay as
leng as you like" said tho Rebel officer, who
first met him. The narration c0ntinucs:-
ANY one can see the great risk he lie bad creden
,ials nothing to show who he why he csme and
there were ten chances that he would be taken
But what wa. that him lilo about lis MASTER work.
and lila trust In the MAsrER which "wboover runs may read
in his face. carried him safely through.
He went to Petersburg and there they came to him As
Nicodemus TO the great PRAcgMAEER 30 tho Rebel
,endor. came him. by night Dssusrd and under false
Names they sought him to ask the way to peace
Lay down your arms back to your allegiance and the
country will deal kindly aud generously by you be sad to -
Of them,
From all he had the
ave are tired Of the war We willing TO give up
slavery. We know is gomez but 80 long az our Government
holds out we must stand by It, We cannot botrsy II and
each other"
Col. Jaques remained at Petersburg several
weeks, and then returned to Baltimore. He
wrote 10 the President relating the result Of his
mission, but received no reply. Months later,
Mr.. Gilmore learned that the letter was never
received. But Col. Jaques was now anxious for
another visit to the rebels, proposing, this time,
to see the arch-rebel himself Leave of absence
was again granted him by Mr.. Mncoln's order
In a few weeks he joined Mr.. Gilmore at Balti-
more but on going to Washington it was known
that unexpected obstacles were in the way Of
his further progress" What these were is not
stated, but they could be removed by Mr.. Gil
more's accompanying him. Accordingly the
two gentlemen started, and were passed through
the lines by Gen. Grant. 81 went to Rich
mond," continues Mr.. Gilmore, "because /
thought l could render material aid'to Col.
Jaques, in paving tho way TO negotiations that
might result in peace" How they Jared in that
mission, what Mr.. Davis said to them, and what
they said to Mr.. Davis, will be found in the
account which we publish in another column.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
TIE puRsrIT OF TuR TALLAHASSEE.

Mr.. GUrDER's TORPEDO BoAr.-our readers may
remember an announcement some three months ago
that hulk would be blown up by submarine tor
pedo boat in the Waabout that tho experiment
was not made, and that some reports were spread at
the time that the boat was made for rebel use. We
are informed by Mr. Ginder that these reports were
spread By parties interested against his inyeniion
that his boat is loyal boat contrived to help save
the Union and is safe and effective still and that
he desires nothing better than what he has already
sought in vain, viz, an opportunity to prove what
his submarine boat can do without expense to Gov
eminent, in some rebel port.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18

deemed q good school Of discipline even for
white men. To the black, with his uneducated
instincts, with new future before him. with
new habits to be acquired, with the knowledge
of obedience to other restraints than the lash
needing to be implanted in him, its lessons can
never be so appropriate as to-day, and never
more indispensable to bis welfare and that Of
the Republic of which he is to become a citizen.
lie will acquire more than education; he will
acquire the means of starting again in life and
of building up secure support for his family.
The bounty and pay, amounting to three or four
hundred dollars at least, by tho time he leaves
the service will have given him homestead,
and made him independent of that public charity
which, for so many thousands Of blacks hurled
into free existence the essential conditions OF
which they but family understood, has been
necessarily called upon. For his sake and ours
were but his just rights as soldier secured to
him, we have all reason to desire that the negro
should find his way out of Slavery even through
the smoke of battle. and if need be by years OF
toilsome service in the armies of the Union.
Gen. Sherman's opinion to the contrary is due
to a narrowness of view for which partly his
circumstances in the field and partly his volun-
tary isolation from ordinary means Of intelli'
gence, are responsible.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
"PEACEv DRaiOCRACY.

The s'Peace" Democrats of our city hold n
Mass Convention to-day, at Syracuse, whereat
Valandigham is to be the lion, while Fernando
Wood, Judge Niven, +. c. Dininny and C..
Winthrop Chanler are expected to be present
and potent. We suspect that the aSsemblage
will not be very numerous, because an impress
sion has been widely diffused that the 'Peace'
managers are neither so intent on party tri-
umph, nor so likely to secure it as their more
ambiguous and polite competitors for the con-
troll of the Democratic Party. The men who
engineer this "Peace" movement have never
yet run the Democratic machine in our State
and are not likely to get hold of it this Fall.
They. may compel the Regency Gas they did two
years since) to give them sundry desirable NOM
nations and to lend some indirect counte-
nance to their broader aims but they must not
essay q higher flight or they will fail. We pre-
sumo they will ultimately be content with the
Vice-Presidency and trimmings, knowing that
if they bolt they are likely to have even worse.
The gathering of to-day will develop some
harmless sheet lightning, but little more. Lin
coin" will be loosely handled, and 'the Adolf
ltionists" will receive more than one exemplary
dressing; but Dean Richmond will WELD the
vote of New York at Chicago. and will cast it
so as to please Wood and Valandgham necr a
time; and so it will be at our next Democratic
State Convention. The peace" leaders
have a large following, but they are not yet
masters of the situation. McClellan's West
Point doctrine (Which is that of Woods Grafton
at Scranton) is far more acceptable than theirs
to the controllers of the Democratic Party in
our State.
In mass meetings the "Peace" managers are
apt to be strong. They had great convention
recently at Peoria, Illinois, and they appear to
have had full swing in the recent convention
called to nominate candidate for Congress in
Eastern Maine. They have a majority of the
Opposition votes in the U. S. Senate, but were
rather weak (apparently) in the late House.
They are not likely to rule at Chicago, though
they may possibly secure the platform by giving
way on both the candidates. If their friends
Lee, Hood and Early, should win victories this
month, they may do even better than this
Crushing defeats to Grant, Sherman and Averill
might give them the President. So their pros
poets are by no means desperate, and they DO
well to keep moving
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18

FUNERAL OF CAPT. SIMs-Onc Of the nobest of
soldiers and purcs of patriots buried yesterday
from the Elm Place Congregational Church, Rev
Dr. Bartlctts, in Brooklyn. Captain Samuel H..
Sims, of the 5lst Regiment N. Y. Veteran Volun-
teers shepard Rifles fell in the fight at tire mined
fort in front Of Petersburg after having led his com
mand in many of the principal engagements of the
war.
He had fought under Burnside at Roanoke and
Newburn, under Banks at Cedar Mountain under
Pope ut Manassas 2nd, under Mcclellan at Ante
tam, under Grant at vicksburg, sndcr Sherman at
Jackson, under Foster at Tennessee, and shared in
the victories Of the Wilderness and Spottsylyania
and survived to give his life at Petersburg as the
crownng evidence Of his devotion to the whole
country, and his attachment to liberty. His love
for the stars and stripes was both tender and heroic
and led him into danger when others thought of re-
pose. The Brooklyn Thirteenth, and the Free Ma
sons, and various distinguished personages took
mart in his Obsequies.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
THE RUmoRED ARMIsTICE.

The World first started the report that the
President contemplated an Armistice, and had
proposed, or was about to propose one. This
rumor it made the pretext for vehement attack
on the Administration and its supporters as dis
unionists. Next day. it contradicted the rumor
without recalling the attack. Yesterday, 1t re-
turned to the charge. alleging that
1.-THE nation has nothing to nope. and everything to
fear from an armstice such Mr. Lincoln IL making
Of the peace sentiment 10 enable lin TO effect we say
this because Mr.. Lincoln means Peace and Disunioa
TIE World and the Democratic party mean Union any
how and Peace If possible
Now we long ago resolved to say nothing that
might even seem to embarrass or obstruct the
establishment Of peace. We will not therefore
affirm that under no circumstances should or
would disunion Peace be accepted; for being
at war involves the possibility Of defeat, and the
defeated must do as they can, not as they would.
but this we say, with perfect knowledge OF its
truth that there is no man living to whom a.
Disunion Peace would be more revolving than
10 the President of the United States-not one
who would make greater efforts or sacrifices TO
avoid it. Any and every assertion that the
president desires such peace, and is Scheming
aud working to that end, is calumny so gross,
SO mischievCas, so wicked, that its authors ears
should be nailed to the pillory Of public execrG
.tiOp.
: The Democratic party, by the outright re-
bellion Of half its members and the aid and
comfort given thereto by most Of the residue,
has brought the country to the brink Of ruin.
H. d. h.
Unpopular majority in the last Presidential Elec-
fJon, eleven proceeded to plunge headlong into
Che gulf of rebellion with the hearty concurrence
t,f a majority of the Democrats in two or three
uthers. Of the fifteen Democratic Governors in
office at the opening of 1861, eleven became
outright leading traitors, while the Others have
followed in their footsteps as nearly as they
dare.
This rebellion was not prompted by the Re-
publican triumph Of 1860; on the contrary, that
triumph was connived at contrived, engineered
by Democratic leaders-memberS Of Democratic
Cabinets, Senators, Governors, &c.-in order to
give an impetus to the Rebellion. There were no
original conspirators for Secession outside of the
Democratic party, though some Wings have
since been bullied and badgered into joining it.
Even so late as the Winter of lS60-6l, though
there were Democrats in Virginia and North
Carolina who were not Secessonists, there was
mot known Secessionist who was not an inveter.
ate Democrat.
The Democratic party of the Slave States
znade the Rebellion; the adhering Democrats of
the Free States have too generally justified and
upheld it. From this city, &wo Democrats hold
fng important and lucrative offices abandoned
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18

Our dispatches give some details Of further
movements by Gen. Birncy during Tuesday,
which brought the most advanced part OF bis
hines within six miles of Richmond, q mile
nearer than at our latest previous advices.'
Gen. Birney skirmishiDg forward from the line
previously occupied by Gen. Hancock, over
ground mostly thickly wooded and through the
oppressive heat of summer forests, gradually oc-
Cupied line extending from the Charles City
road, almost sonthwardly to the New Market
road, and cut midway by the Central road.
These three roads run within two miles Of Rich
mond, nearly parallel for some ten miles, mile
or 80 apart, toward the southeast. The rebels
sought once during the day to check our adj
vance by an attack on Gregg's cavalry, which
was on our right, but they were promptly driven
back by an attack on their right flank from our
center. The line finally taken up for the night
was carried also in the afternoon by steady
and spirited charge, in which four negro regi
giments from Florida behaved excellently
They were the Seventh, Eighth and Nintl
u. S. Colored Volunteers, and the Twenty
ninth Connecticut.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
News from Vicksburg.

CAIRO. H., August lf'
yicksburs adviccs Of the 10th say, that the
steamers Cheek and Atlantic No. = while on COT
ton expedition up the Yazoo River, are reported 10
have been captured by the rebels.
1t is reported that force of 1900 rebels attacked
a Union force guarding plantation in the vicinity
Of Goodrich Landing, and that the rebels we're held
a. bay until our troops were reinforced, when the
rohels were driven back with considerable loss
The steamer Marietta, from New Orleans on the
10Th instant has arrived here. She was not molested
on her way up.
An attempt was made to blow up tho gunooa'
Lafayette, in one of the bayous, few DAYS ago.
with torpedo, but it failed.
Gen. Hurlburt has arrived hero.
Can PAYNE has returned from his expedition
after the guerrillss in Tennessee.
The railroad from Paducah to Union City is 70 DC
Immediately repaired, and citizens along inc Inc
will be held responsible for future damages.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
FROM GEN. SHERIDAN.
Our Correspondent Caught by Guerrii'as-
Runs Away-Thc Muncuvering as strs"-
burg-Longstreet Probably with Early.

Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Aug. IL, 1864.
We have just arrived from the Shenandoah val
ley, having left the front early Tuesday morning
We were captured by guerrillas, but made our
escape by running the gauntlet duxing fight after
ward with squad of Union cavalry, Of whom three
wore killed, including DR.. Curtis, First United
States Cavalry. OF the rest three escaped, and the
remainder were either captured, Killed or wounded.
There were ten in oil. Gen. Sheridan's dispatches
were with the party.
fear that previous dispatches to TIE TRIBUNE
have suffered tho same fate. Considerable skirmsh'
ing had taken place for two days previous to the fa
inc hack and both armies had their advance several
times in succession in Strasburg. One Of these
charge. was worthy of mention, but having lost my
note book cannot describe 1t accurately our
cavalry had been scouting on the left towards the
mouth of the I.uray Valley and the fords Of the
Shenandoah near Front Royal, and on the right
towards Snyder's Gap. The enemy had taken up
very strong position beyond Strasburg a. flsner
Mountain.
On Monday q detachment guarding one OF our
signal stations on a mountain near 6trasburg was
captured by tho enemy. Five hundred men sent up
afterwards had not been heard from at last accounts
1t was reported that Early had been reinforced BY
Longstreet, and that he was moving down on the
west of the North Mountain to flank us ct WIN
chester.
Whether this be true or not, friends OF tho Reb'
81, were informed at Mddletown before they re-
treated that Iongstreet would be at Woodstock
on Sunday and they promised to return again on
Tuesday. Our rear has been invested with guerni,
las supposed to be the same as those who captured
the train few days ago. Tho burned remains OF
Gny of those were seen in Beryvilie IS we passed
through. The mules were carried sffand some
prisoners taken including Paymaster.
j. q. II.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Aug. Is, 1854.
TAXES ON COACHES AND yRHICLHs.

The following regulations concerning the assess
ment and collection of the tax in tho gross receipt
of stage coaches and vehicles issued to-day BY
Mr.. Harrington, Acting Secretary of the Treasury:
By Section l09 of the Act Of June 80 1904 every per
son. trIn. company corporation owning or posses
sing having the caro- and management OF any Stage
coac OF other engaged in the business Of trans
porting passengers property for hire or In transport
ing the mails OF tie United States Is sub
iect ~ duty OF two and one.haif per centum upon
The gross receipts Of such stage coach or other vehicle
but the mode and time Of assessment and collection OF
such duty are not provided In accordance with the
provisions If section 40 Of the said act 1t Is therefore
prescribed that any person firm Company or Corporation
owning possessing. OF having the care and manlgeHsal
of any stage coach other vehicle engaged aforesaid
shall within ten days after the first day OF each anc
cry month make return to the Assistant Assessor oi
the district stating the gross amount Of their recep
Cor the month preceding, which roturn ShAu
be verified by the oath or affirmation OF SUCH own
or posscssor. managor. agent or other propes
officer IL the same manner and form hs proScdneo
in the case of the returns Of Rail Roads steam Bats
and other vessels and shall also. ON or before te an
day of the month pay the Collector OF Internal hese
nue. the full amount OF duties which have accrued On
such receipts for the month Aforesaid
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
FROM WARRINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The n. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Aug. IL, nd
SUPPLIES PoRR BBRL PRISONERS.

Special Dispatch to The n. Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, wednesday, Aug. II, fB6
SUPPLIES PoRR BBRL PRISONERS.
A circular has been issued by the Commits
sary of Prisoners to the effect that no sup
plies of any kind will be allowed to prison.
ers of war from their relatives or friends,
except in eases of Illness when near reStons viii
be permitted 10 send them such articles of food
as the Surgeon Of the Hospital may approve. The
articles to be addressed to him. Necessary clothing
furnished by relatives to destitute prisoners must
be subject to the approval of the Commanding OIL
Ger of tho post where they are confined. Outer
garments must be of gray or dark mixed color and
of inferior quality. Only one suit of outer
clothing and change of underclothng will
be allowed Suffers are TO bs permitted TO seu
the following articles only writing materials postage
stamps. tobacco. sugars pipes. Matches combs. soap
tooth brushes, harbrushes scissors thread and nee.
dies. handkerchief towels anu looking glasses Prs
oneTs Of will DO allowed tn receive clothing or
other articles from relatives and friends residing beyond
our lines hen forwarded by flag Of truce. long an
the prisoners Of held at Richmond and other south
prisoners permitted to receive the same articles
in the same from relatives aud friends IN the
loyal States.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
NetpTlprk DAILY Gribn,rs
THURSDAY. AUGUST Is. 1864.
The Tribune.

All the materials used in tho publication Of
have largely advanced in price within the last few
,,onth. The white paper which we print The DAILY
costs than receive ffo the sale OF the
printed sheet sDd additional demand Tor the paper 50
- dded loss therefore compelled to advance the
s Of mi. paper which from and ser Thursday July FL
WIN be for single copy, CSrs or where delivered in tie
city By carriers "a CKSTsA WEEK The mail subscribers
to the Daily viii be charged so per Annum BY reference
70 our Terms" will be noticed that make no advance
on the regular subscription prices Of the semi"eey ana
Weekly but for the present must suspend s ci"o rates
aud adhere strictly regular yearly subscription p'ce'
An extra copy the paper will be sent to parties
subscribers and making remsnces as heretofore Remit
tances made before this notice reaches the parties VIII %
osiyed and the orders executed at old rate&
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
TIE ERIE RAILROAD

We have heretofore been compelled to advert
to the bad management of the New York and
Erie Railroad, in the hope that through the
force of public opinion, reform might be eli
fected. But thus far we cannot perceive any
Improvement 1t is true that, since we called
attention to the reckless running of trains
through Bergen Tunnel, across each other s
tracks, the Superintendent has caused all trains
70 come to full stop at entering and leaving
the tunnel Yet even this precaution, together
with the stationing Of farnen at each end OF
the tunnel have not suiiiced to prevent coils
ions. Witness Tuesday morning, when Nor
ris g. Essex train followed a heavy Erie
Freight train into the tunnel after 80 short
An inveryal that q collision took place
there. attended by the loss of much val
liable rolling stock, the suspension OF ell
business for several hours, and the manning OF
several persons more or less seriously. Wlthln
twelve hours from that time an up freight train
smashed into the rear of the 8 p. m. outward
bound emigrant train, near Turner'S, killing sew
en- persons, and wourfding many Others. TINS
was due to the negligence Of the cmigrant Con-
ductor, who, though his train got off the track,
failed to send d warning back to the freight
train, which he knew was rapidly approaching.
This criminal blunder cost him his life. Suisse
ouently the down milk train, to which no signal
of the disaster was sent in the other direction,
came dashing into the other end Of the unfortu-
nate emigrant train, crushing the locomotive
and cars, but fortunately not causing any fur
tier injury TO the passengers.
Thus three collisions took place in twelve
hours within 50 miles OF the chief office OF the
Company all of which were easily avoidable,
by the exercise Of ordinary precsuticn. 1t is
clear, from the frequency of these disasters, that
trains are run too close upon each other; that
the discipline of the employees of the Road Is
very defective, and that the Directors of the
Company must proceed ut once to reform its
management, if they would conserve the public
safety, and consult the best interests of their
Stockholders. Such management az we have
seen for the past three months is positively sui
oidal, and deserves TO be indicted by the Grand
Jury, fit is persisted in it will asSuredly drive
both passengers and freight to other and safer
routes.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
We are in receipt of numerous letters from

We are in receipt Of numerous letters from
different parts of the country, from compoSitors
in want Of work. As we cannot enter into cor
respondence with them all, We desire to say
to whomsoeyer it may concern, that our own
Office is rapidly filling up, but good, steady
workmen are still wanted, to whom we pay
liberal wages. Such men, we believe, will be
able to find permanent situations in other Offices
also in this city, at higher rates of pay than We
have any of us heretofore given.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18

them TO take part in the Rebellion. a Demo
cratic Editor absconded from q ncghboring city
to fulfill a similar purpose. From every city,
village, bsr-room, the voice of Democratic sym
pethy with this Rebellion has long resoundcd.
This essentially Democratic revolt has filled the
and with mourning, covering its soil with ashes
and ruins. And now the country is impudcntly
asked TO restore to power the party which has
lwantonly inflicted upon it these measureless
co1amiteS
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18

SOLDIERS VOTE IN CoNsEcrIcUT.-The returns
of the vote on Monday, come TO hand very slowly.
The majority in thirty towns which have been
heard from, amounts to 4076-twenty-thre towns
giving majorties in favor, and seven against tho
Amendment.