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rurRsDAY AUGUST II, 1864.
THE NEWS,

From Mobile, and still. by rtbel sources,
we have advices Of still further success by
Admiral Farraeut, Fort Gaines surrendered
On Mondsy last. This is very strong work
on the eastern extremity Of Danphin Island,
q casemated forttdcat:oo mounting some
sixty guns, and garrisoned by six hundred
men. This is terrible blow to the rebels
who are greatly dsgusted, Tor the fort WAS
believed to be able to hold ont tor months,
against siege. Thus our success has
already disarmed the rebel hold Of the mid.
Gle channeland the passage Of the bay. All
is goipg on well and Fazrsgut is q trump.
May We may not imagine that his Eot very
ephomous name is corruption of the
Gtrmanic t'very Eoot-'' That is what he Ia,
anyway.
4 very full and comprehensive statement
Is elsewhere made Of the public debt, and
the state Of the Treasury. The former is
stated to be little in excess of eighteen
hundred millions. The statement elsewhere
comprises q resume Of the loans authorized
ard yet available.
From Grants army nothing new is report
ed, save the minor incident Of the bio wing
up ot al ordnance boat, with no loss Of lives
however
Phil. Sheridan is on the war path down the
She1andoah, and bids fair to trouble the
-sharyest home'' Of Early. Ourcayalry force
is now very powerful, md will give good &C.
count of ITSELF
Our home rebels will not be disposed OF
without come ood-letting, and It should be
promptly administered. These wretches that
harrass the homes Of our soldiers and officers
In the field, these maEaudere Of rural, loyal
homes, must be s1ept away and hunted out
as farmers hunt wolves. And to take these
banditti prisoners and put them under bonds
and oath is only a mockery. They will be
safest under the sod, and their fate should
be exemplary to deter Others
L New York dispatch esys the Little Mac
demonstration Yesterday MAS an imposing;
affair, and numbered 1'y thousand. Thst Is
nothing. In Gotham they gaye full that
number to Japanese Tommy, and filled
Broadway when Thumb took wife A tor
Little Mac, however, he has faculty Of do
ing less with great collections Of men than
any person known to the present age.
Gov. Morton, the Republican Union caudi-
date for reelection, and his Copperhead
competitor Mcdonald, are stumping North
ern Indiana together. discussing the topics
OF the times. Our dispatch from Laporte
chronicles one Of these occasions yesterday,
whereof VIC shall glvea fuller report By mail.
Indiana Is LOYAL to the core, and Gov. Morton
will be elected as eure as the day for voting
comes round Hoosier Coppcrheads have
made themselves stencil in the nostrils O.
loyalty.
From Memphis We have advices that Gen
4. ]. Suiih's expedition had left "(or p4rts
unknown" to the unauthorized. The CON
mand Of the whole riye. has been we'll vest
ed in Gen. Waelburne, whom the rebels haya
come to greatly dread. The dispatches sa,
the rebels are seeking to bring all thei
troops to the east sid: Of the river, aban
doning the west side to Its fate
We give elsewhere the very full and com
prehenBfve Proclamation Of Cor. Yates
touching the quot. Of Illinois under the ne +
Gull, and the Kindred topics Of enlistment4
2nd recruiting. What the Governor urges
can easily be done. Illinois c1n supply these
sixteen Thousand men and save the draft
There il no dishonor either to States or ipdi
viduaIs in the draft, but the prestige Of ILL.,
nois, Of anticipating and honoring in advance
n! drafts on her loyalty, is too good IN one
cot to be observed now.
The propeller Racfue from this port for
Buffalo exploded her boiler and was totally
destroyed on Lake Erie, with loss oftwelve
lives. The dispatch Is very meager and un-
satisfactory.
' ht!sn1a d nas as oeen msoe :, scsy strong ey the
has been sent d3wn from Richmond to rein.
roas.t ~ ,nss~4 .,.a-te5a a>s.e.a,a o.A' .eeums VI
s .oo.e0 encr ~ 4eo!s Apens'se
'nT ~ sa"iasu n, 'nue .as nas oeen 70 tne seoels.
4ne o"s.at e.4tesponusace IL Puonsoep
.'nA,1ns tne coueoioa'1oa o1 me out'
.e'v aAu A1aNs 4"'on @au 1ne asaou A'o"s
1'a.a"sss.
.ne oepeeuse oiEPa'cneo 1n 1ne packet
sn'p f.elol,a ,.om 1pslaoa 70 re" 1ork'
neao ffaneps Munet' aecasea OF Inc railway
"uroet' u 1n'ea we nave gwen an account
aLu w u4o ncu IL san1oe vessel has ar
NV .,e ~ te" 1o1H' NV escu,eo 'ne co oPef'
''!ou VI @no ainef'can oeNcl"es'
e.sle tt!a' very Important
sApeo!'lon' unocr 'en: e. .. emltn, has aetf
-ne'npnls' gong MO Nei1nern mississippi
ne oee.'na.'on IL contiaoana. 1ranspofta'
NV -, a"n 4aaone ~ 9ut1c UP "eFe 1ahea'
n' ot. .es'nsn' anahee PIT VI tnls 3Pedl'
~. Auv ~, .@l1'Aa 10 of'eneo no" ~ HOLY
"!eo'
au''cee '.oin sps'"ene4a "''aln Tue LAST
t'ns or TWO from ci11zens o. faSel1e county,
,=fatc that ali ~as qu'et az kamsey aud III that
TlclMt3. ahcf report toat Cnngmah ana has
Ittrl ca1:e had lei ...e vicinity. and that the
t.it,ze,,s who had been with hI n had re.
turned to their homes, promising not to re-
new the laTless dep1edatioas upon Union
n ct. Where Cllpgman has gone Is moi
stated, The prompt show OF force and de
termination on the part OF loyal men anoucsc
in these home rebels discretion which has
fur this time eaved them.
1u the inside Of thls lesue We give capl
thl suMnarJ OF Lofopean ne"e IN our rams
Letter. We append tnereto an extract from
Il letter to the New fofK 1faoa"e' glslns
very Important ana enc ou1aelbg e2molt o.
the h"1d Of American securities upon toe
confidence OF Inc cool ana cautloae o'e1a
t"1s of'he German boa1ee' 1hese men ness
poFebel self nta 10 ecs7e' 'ase nol plotIuK ~
cur nationsl ovefthfo"s anu consequently
flcm purtl II buslnees po1n1 o1 view, set In
Federal loans down ae good enough To-
Trankfort-on-the-Ma Maine.
From Iudiarapolis comes the authentic
report that rebel rnid into Indiana from
Kentucky is contemplated, and is being pro
yided against, With the ordinary stage o
water in the Ohio, our Light draft gnnboatl
IRE an effective river guard, and 1t would no
he casy for rebel force to cross, but a
present the wateris Mt the lowest ebb know
for wears. ard there are very numerous ford
cut Of reach Of our river f1otilla. This ctr
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