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A TTENrION:-Ar 2l2 SEVENTH AVENUE. H no
IA SENBERG. the California and Western agency store.
large orders purchase worth Of Cast OF
Cloth pg These orders must he allied In . very short
time Ladies gentiemen. wish would take par
eusr notice aad look over your vssrooe sna see yo
have any cloth need For your satisfaction
will mention Of the prices Silk Dresses from ~ TO
$50 Coats from e5 to SIS. Pants from - 70 ~: Also
Wooden Muslin Dresses Carpets, Furniture. Jewelry
Xc, bv calling addressing H. ROSENBERG 2l2
seventh Ladies' ATTENDED TO By Mrs. Rossnbsrg IN
ando ut city.
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a sURRR PLACE-Af 2ss SIXTH AVENUE LADIES
"A and gentlemen win find the fair and honest 6cals! D.
NTNTZ 70 dispose Of their Cast or Cloth
ing Carpets Furniture and Jswely ~ 80 per cen, nss
than the city, promise the fol-
lowing prices Silk Dresses from IS 70 Ss5 coata SITE
SI8 Psnts 81 10 a. for WOODEN Dslsine and Mpsn
rpses the hahest cash price viii be paid cA Or meta
By post win puuctusy attended TO- Ladies attended %
by Ma nintx Remember the original b. Mtntk and the
number, 2sS Sixth eighteenth street, orders
from Brooklyn and Jersey City punctuaiy attended TO-
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AT THB NEW STORE. - CARMiNE STREET, La
"A dies and gensmen can rscsve ~ per c.nt more for
Cast on Csthing Furniture. Carpets and Jswery By call
Ing on or addressing II. HART - the above numo.r
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The Fourth New York Artillery.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
HEADQUARTERS, FOURTH NEW YoRK ARrILixRy,)
AR1,rlERY BRIGADE, SECOND ARMY CoRIs,
luna IL. 1854.
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= G G. OTIS, Corporal and Stewards Clerk.
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At SO BOwERY.-H RO6ENrHAL II AZ GREA
n desire purchase large quantity Of CAST ON Wesrna
Apparel vurniture Carpets. yswsiry 20 By calling On 2
value Ladies attended 70 bv Nrs Risen
thai Psass remember aod W SdS Dowefy, opposite Gree
J01es atrS8t
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casusleiss An the Firth Regimene Rew
York Volunteer Infantry, IN the Acc
~ nmA a
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Casu affiss I'm the Fortiesh New York,
from May co Jnne 10.
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Casualties Fifty-First Reg iment New
York Veteran Volunteers, Ninth Army
Corps, Second Division, First Brig adcs
May 9, Hattie OF the Wilderncsa.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
Banks, on the Arrest Of Negroes.

The following which We End in the Yankee papers is
Interesting. Tho DIR. L. Id. Pcrea addressed is an
ebon skin Of the blacklist hue, who for a number oil
years has been operating IN New Orleans an an agent
of The HaytPu Emigration.
Headquarters Department of the Gulf
New Orleans, Aug. II, 1864. {
Messrs. I. a. PoFee and others, Ne1c O,ieans:
Gentamen-ln answer to your memorial, which
have this day received haye the honor to cay that the
arrest of the persons you represent not only with
out ORDERS but against order, ald no intention has been
entertained Of disturbing the people Of this city by
any forcibe eniistments.
Some days since prominent citizens OF New Orleans
represented that there were many hundred negroes
without employment and without visible maans OF sup
port, in the sWaps and woods about the city, escaping
regular labor and nduging in the propausitIes which
Vagrants are inclined to follow.
Instructions were given 10 ascertain ii this were a
fact and if the statement found to be true to have
such men enlisted in the army Under misapprehen-
sion of ORDERS the officers entrusted with the duty
made arrests OF citizens employed in regular business
within the limits of the city. AS soon as the fact was
known, the order was given for their release without
exception. All measures will be taken to prevent the
recurrence of these arrests regret exceedingly that
any well disposed citizen should have been disturbed in
bis employment OR in his family.
recognize the alactity with which the people you
represent organized the regiments in 1862 and also at
the time when the safety of the city threatened in
1868, during the seige of Port Hudson, and acknowf
edge the great obligations which the Government OF
the United States owes to you and to them.
With much respect, your obedient servant,
n. P. BANKS,
Meioa General Commanding
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

NEW ORLEANS SCHooLs-Among long list Of unes-
tions which every school teacher in New Orleans is
obliged to answer under oath, is the annexed
Are there any other assembages Of pupils in TIE
school rooms OF other times for literary other pur
pose
Ii 80, when, and for what purposes?
Do religious exercises instructions form npy p,,t
of the regular duties of the school?
If go, state the nature and extent of the same
Are there any demonstrations Of loyalty, such "a
playing of patriotic airs singing patriotic songs or tire
display of the flag of the United States ever made in
your school?
II not, why are they omitted?
Are any topics introduced or sung, played or Aag7
or notices Or devices displayed in your ac6oo vhis
are pimical to the United States either during school
hours at other times
II so, state when and under what circumq.2rcee?
Do you teach your scholars the duty of being lev,
to the government of the United States?
Are your gympathies With the United States eayer..
ment, or with the so called Confederate government?
HhVe you taken the oath of Allegiance to .he UricI
STATES since the lst of May 1862
Ell so, at what time, and before whom
1852 0'''
Have you ever taken the cath of alIeriaDre to lIo
so caed Confederate government
Are yCu now, Or were you ever regislerhd as an er
emy of The United States2
Would you have any objection 10 have the United
States flag raised your school, or over the prime
pals deck during school hours?
The principal of each school is required 10 annex
thereto list OF the OF his or her pupils sine th
lst Jan 1864 together with tie name ard lcs,l.o,
Of their parents or guardians.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

Amono rhz, lions xhiblteti 20 the American visitors
the other day u New Brunswick the "b0ar' or
tidal 0! the petic0dac river. This phenomenon
is cbaervabe greater less extent In all the rivers
flowing into The Bay OF Fundy, but it is perhaps
conspicuous il the Petic0Glac than il any other. The
appearance of jhe "hoar" this particular occasion
is thus described hy the spocia OF The st John IeIe
graph:
LAS tho time for ita appearance approached much
anxiety manifested 10 oota carly~a glimpse OF
it possible. Ihe crowd the wharf with eager
eyes locked down the river but still it did not come
The water in the deep channel still rushed downward
or overfJwed the muddy banka and spread in a shall.
low stream over The sad bars il the Presently
white specls seen IN the distanc, far down the
gorge-and nI eyce were turned 10 the pac3 round
the point and up the river the boar rushing in
one broad wave like wall Of enow. We could zee it
curling Up the banks its outward edge-and bearing
crest OF foam like huge tusk along the rim of the
marsh. As it neared Us its ttn On like
the sound OF distant cataract, aud could that it
carried upon its front huge logs aud roots and pieces of
timber. AZ it passed the wharf where stood we
could tat it going at the rate of ten mics
hour, and that the front OF the wave some five
or six feet high. Every present decaced that it
was sight worth going over half the continent to
seen
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
time and that en- which the forts he has left in his rear

tme and that en- which the forts he has left in bis
are built
Instead therefore, of being depressed by the evacua
tion of Atlanta, we have every cause to exut in the
progress of our cause generally. The enemy has evi-
IDENTIFY undertaken more than he can do He cannot
hold the country which his armies have marched
he is compelled to concentrate to prevent disaster and
when he concentrates he abandons portion of the
country His force is not suficien-no that ever
marched Under the banner of created man would be suf
fcientto hold down the enormous country he has
deraken to anhjogate. This bas become apparent
during the progress of the present campaign than
it ever was before. The enemy found from the ex-
perience of the three preceding campaigns that be could
not hope subdue the rebels unless he concentrated
his forces. Accordingly, concentration has been the
order of the day. and it has cost him nearly all the
territory he had previously overrun Our prospects
far brighter now than they were this time last year.
for then baj not yet recovered from the severe blow
Inflicted by the capturasof vcksburg. This year We
have received severe blow. On the contrary, We
have betn almost always victorious Our victories, IL
iact have spoiled By making us too sensitive to
reverse. AID yet, il the Da'uFe OF things rverses
come sometimes. We are but too happy that tke
present i5 so inconsiderabie.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

We gvie sone facts in regard to this city, which has
now passed no the bans OF the enemy, which will be
of general interest. Though have loat Atlanta, the
Confederacy is uncOnqaerabe and as unshaken in its
purposes it before the event occurred 1t not
to be denied, however, thai the loss is severe one
There are three RAILROADS whi,h terminate in Allan
ta-the Georgia road, connecting Atlana with Angus
ia; the Macon and Western road to Macon, ard
Western and Atlantic road to Chattanooga, Tenn. A
few miles sou b of Atlanta branches the Lagrange
Railroad connecting Atlanta with West Point, on the
GhattQhoochee river ct the Alabama line, Is miles
distant. By means OF these railroads Atlanta in former
times was connected with all parts of the United
States
The city was laid out In le45, and has now become
one of the most populous 10 Georgia. In 1860 its popu
ation contested Of about II 900 resident inhabitants
and since the has increased to almost double that
number, the surplus being made up of Government off
cias and employees The city contains several hotels
courthouse and some fine blocks Of buildings Since
the it has become extensive Government depot
and manufacturing centre. Here located ~the prin
cipal shops OF the railroads joining the most exen
sve rolling mill in the South, foundries and machine
shops pistol factory shops for the manufacture of mis-
celapeous Government articles, and two laboratories.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
The Caritulatson OF Fort Morgan.
The following is Admiral Farragut's report Of the
capitulation of Fort Morgan:
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD,
West Gulf BlockadiDg Squadron,
Mobile Bay, Aut. 25. 1864.


Mobile Bay, Aug. 25, 1864.
SIR Il had the honor, in my DESPATCH No 366, to
report to the department that Fort Morgan surren-
dered on The Pa instant to the army and navy,
though ct th8 time the despatch was written and
Mailed the ceremony of surrender had actually taken
place.
The correspondence preliminary to that event is here
with forwarded, (markcd Nos l, 2, 3 and and the
department will perceive that the terms of capituIation
were the as in the OF Fort Gaines. General
Page endeavo1ed to obtain more favorable terms but
Without success.
regret to state that after the assembling of the Of
fcers at the appointed hour e P for the surrender
outside the fort it was discovered on al examination
Of the Interior, that most of the guns spiked ard
many OF the guncarriages wantOny Injured and arms
amunition PROVISIONS &c, destroyed, and that there
every to believe that this had b2en done a
ter the white flag had been raised 1t also dscov
cred that Gen. Page and several of his officers had no
swords to deliver up and further that some of those
which We're surrendered had been broken.
The whole conduct Of the officers OF Fort Gaines and
Fort Morgan presents such a striking contrast in
moral principle that cannot fail to remark upOn it
ColoOe Anderson, Wno commanded the former, finding
himself "a position perfectly untenRble and cucumber
ed with superhl0us number of conecrps many OF
whom were mere boys determined to surrender fort
which be could not defnd, and in this determination
supported by all lis officers save one but from the
moment be hostsd the white Fl he scrupuously kept
everything intact, and n that condition delivered it
over whilst General Page aud bis officers, with a
childish spitetu!nss Destroyed the guns witch they had
said they would defend 10 the last but which they
never defended at ALL and threw away or broke those
weapons which they bad not the manoess to use
ag ainst their eaemies for Fort Morgan never fred
gun after the commencement Of the bombardment, and
the advanced pickets of or army vas actually on its
glacis
AS before gtatcd the ceremony Ct surrender took
place at F. N, and that afternoon all the gar
rison sent to New Orleans ia the nited States
steamers Tennessee and Bienvc, where they arrived
safely.
Very respectfully, your ob't sar7't,
D. 6. FAREAGUT, Rear Admiral,
Commanding w Il. B. Squadron.
Hon 0ldeon WcEea, Secretary Of the Navy, Wasa-
iCgtOr.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
Siege Of Charleston
FouR NUNpaEp AND TwENTY. .EIGRTA nAY.

FOUR HUNDRED and TWENTY. .EIGRTI DAY.
Sixty-tLree shots were fred at Sumter and thirty
eight al the city, from six P III. Wednesday to six P.
ID. Thursday. Battery Simkins fred twelve shots ct
The enemys new tattery, which replied to by Bat
ery Wagner, fcing eight shots at Smk;ns. Gregg al
go fired some nine slots at Sullivan's Isand.
Iu the city three perseng one man aud two chidten
were wounded hy pieces OF shell Ooe Child was severe
TIE enerly were hard at work to day on the palisades
neaT Battery Wagner. There is doub. of Cffi-
Gers being now coif0ed in tEa stociade between Wag
be four sided enclosure, with four sentnsls VINO car
be di3tDctiy each face.
No charge IN The feet B reported
Charleston C0u; ler
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

private letter, received through the blockade, gyeG
of the Of the Confederate aa
hsRsee as Halifax someWat ferent from which l
heretofore been published. AS furnishing ustrao
the neutrality of Great Britain in the pTegGnt war 'o
subjo extracts will lie perused with interest. The
writer says:
The British Admiral fir James Hope, was Vory c0r
from the frat. Sly Richard EcDonGd tn hieHrerautG
ernCr, wished TO be friendly but orders from Lord a
rather from Nr. Seward--destroyed h3 good
tions. The whole colonial administration s complete
under the thumb Of the Yankee minister, Through Lord
Lyons Before the or Ter received from WatAinEt
Judge Jackson, the United States Consul made d2m4a
for the vessel and the and officers chains
der writ of de ludttCO inQuircndO rot issued again
him. The of the whole affair a party
sent down in boats and launches to 8pTro7d i
ship, and naval officer put upon her, who remain
to hurry Der sea- and id Eot leave tho dsCt until sh
s:eaming down the bay. Ehs was allowed only cu7
hundred of coal enough, il sald to take hr ~
the nearest Confederate port The presence Of his oce
walking up ard down the deck, and of the Gordon G
around her, decidedly CALLING to the pride NJ hor ~
liant And such is Bfitish Deutality Whie tho,
the Ieens counsel gave his opinion upon the aw,
effect that vessels Of bogereLt power had -.
right to remain in neutral port long enough
repairs, take i'll COAL and oengfGur hours GIr
DGFdS. The Tallahassee needed repairs sadly; but
the strong feeling against him. Captain Wood VoTy prop
the purpose Had he done ID would nave Ceel ,d
undoub edly. captain Woods word not noticed, Or,
engineers sent on board to how much COIL
rather how Hte-would take her to sea; aid other OF
sent u2dcr tie gaiso OF visitors ispeci hs car
tion. 1t is understood that Lord Lyons very yeI.m
tory in his order to send that ship 10 Cncc."
Truly British neutrality, repTesentCdb By tho cOrIla
OF high officials, Is queer commodity. Possibly
claiming to be man, and to occupy high position,
the tool of another Lord Lyons, tho Bit
ish minister at Washington, is of William Il. 5saard.-
This is fully illustrated in bis proceedings ia the la
Taliahass ea.-RtchTnond Dispatch.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
We thonght at the time that we placed proper es.

W. tbought at the time that we placed. proper es
.ir,ate upon the action OF the Chicago Convention in
nominating MCCLELLAN. We looked upon him as q
war Deoca-as one very certain to carry on the war
even more deteEmiGedly than LINCOLN The platform
meant lttlc-the nomination of MCCLELLAN explained
the HhCle It left no doubt upon our mind that the
Chicago Convention wholly Under the control OF
the war Democrats EECCLELLANs letter OF Gccep3arc
confirms this impression In that letter be says the
Union must be preserved at all hazards" "TEe re.es
tahishment Of the Union in o its integrity end must
continue to be tie Indispensable condition in any set
tleIa5ut.7 The eistaIc3 Of more than one government
over tie region which once owned our flag is rc0mPat
ible with ths peace Poer aUd happiness of the Pco-
pie"
Thesa extracts We make from struggling eni ii
most uninteIEgible synopsis CT MCCLELLAN'e letter
which has reached Us by telegraph. We suppose the
text Of that letter in full will be along pretty soon when
we will giv2 It. L all breathas the Sans ton7. l. is
al for the U1ion It usLss reconarucdoa the indis-
pensbo condition Of peace Isapeaks Of The soldiers
that had fallen fighting By bis side for The Union &C.,
&C. L wipes oct the la.t SHADOW Of SHADE of peace,
Dr. the prospect Of peace, consequent upUn TIC sac
cess Of the C5icag0 LOIuee5. Isnuat convince even
the most gaDguins that were correct II asserting,
some ellEC, iLIG hCC IiEE- ALLAEpIGHAM,
VoRuEEs, SEYMOUR Of Gonnecticu:. or FRAyKLIN
PIERCE of Ncw Hampshire were far n advance of
The sentiment OF their Pa-;y. The Northern people
are, no doubt tiT. Il tie Eor but not prepared TO
end it on our conditions. The NOrthsrn Democrats
simply wish to try & neH policy. They will Whecdle
as well as fight They VII try to detach States from
the Conederacy, By plausible talk and spacioGs prom
isea They will keep before tie people ol tic Southern
States the idsa Of separlte State action, and OF negoi
alton with tic States wkCuc regard 20 the legally con
stituted agent Of tic States Tor such purPoscs his
9hng is prefgured il Tire heO Fosk HcrcM well as
in MCCLFLLAE's letter. In paia terms, NCCLsLLAE is
pledged to ACCOM- by EIca or fraud that which
LINCOLN has failed to do to bring all tie States
der The Washington GoyogameaC, and &l the territory
of the once United St2tco unAez The fvis Of tie old
hag."
We at the South can leeI little interest IL contest
between LINCOLN cr3 L.cCLELLAy. laay both re
gard Us cs cocks wood &a aD.Eaa 20 be prepared tor
the tabla One wants to rcaas and TIE o-hcr wants TO
boil Us. We otject to lisbsr p.ocsss. We don't Gaze
which Of Tie cooLs w1ips II Te have pGejS-e2co we
think LISCoLN Is the 'eaat Caggego0s and upon the
who!s re woul1 prefer Lie success TO that Of NcCLE1
IAN.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

GEORGE 2. MORRIS, Low unhappiIg no more, made
good deal OF capital by bis poetca request to certain
woodrGan" TO '5pare that tree" We fear that more
than one woodmau in Gus section will make more capi-
tatbs year b neishag s?aci@g that tree nor the
buyer OF the cord wood sticks into which il may be i-
yided. For cur part We would reverse lie words of
the soDg and say Goldman don't spare that tree" nor
the other ooes. Cut them down and bring them 70
market, but Oh spare tee poor buyers in town Sell
The fuel for a igtiS lass than It's weight in Conied-
let tie saints and tie sinners here ia Wilmington
heYe something to keep the vital warmth in thair
bodies for while longer. Let them have stick low
and then to cook their victuaa. 1t WON'T requrl much
FOR that purpose Upon the whole, we say-qe would
sing if We knew how Goldman cut that tree, spare
not single bow, in winter re win reed it all va want
q little now
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

The recent order by Sherman in regard to the white
people of Atlanta, exceeds in barbarity all that this
most barbous the part Of the North has ye: pro-
duced leaves the achievements Of Butler so far in the
shade that they longer to be remembered 1t ia
perfect keeping with Shermans avowed determination
ont exeEmnste the white population of the South
stetes and doubt done with the full approval of
Lincoln and Stanton, his Secretary of War shows one
thing concusyely-that there ia premium Eubnis-
sion, end nothing to be ned By taking the Lincoln OATH
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
Never GlVo Upg

Never give up il is wiser and better
Always to hope, tban once to despair
Fling off the load Of Doubts capkering feltgr,
And break the dark spell of tyraunical caro-:
Never give up or the burden may sink you
Providence kindly has mingled the cup,
And in sl trials or troubles, bethink you,
TIE watchword of life must be, Never give 1p
Never give up ! there are chances and changes
Helping the hopeful hundred to one,
And through the chaos High Wisdom arrangaI
Ever success.-if you'll only hope on:
Never give up ! for the wisest is boideEt,
Knowing that Providence minges the cup,
And of ell maxims the best, as the oldest,
L. the true watchword of Never give up
Never give up! ! though the grape shot may rattle,
OR the full thunder cloud over you burst,
Stand like O rock the storm or the battle
Little shall harm you, though doing their worst
Never give up !-if adversely presses,
Providence wisely has m ingled the cup,
And the best counsel, in all yonr distresses.
Il the stout watchword of Never give up
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

ARrEMUs WARD ON FoRTs.- Every man of inte-
ect has got bis Fort.
Daniel Wehsters Fort to speecberfy in the hau!s
of Kongris 4 make Dichsbunaries.
Shakespeer rote good PLACE tut be wouldn't have
been wuth pint OF kOd Slider a stRnnergafic Re
porter. Wood he ? lie bet dollars he woodent.
Cd George w Waahington's Fort not to have any
public man of the present day resemble him to any
alarming extent! Where bowts cn Georges equal be
found? ask, & boldly anaer whares or any whares
else.
Old man ToTnsin's FcFt was TO maik Sassyperler
Coy to the world anuther lie saved.' (Cotasbun
from IoWnsin 8 adversement)
Cyrus Fields Fort is t. 'ay sub machine telegraf
under the boundin ber of tbs Oshun & then hev it
bust.
My Fort ;s tae great moral show bizinis and ritiD
choice tanlerly erato0r fCc tie newspapers. That's
what's the ma ter With
Etc, etc etc. So might 60 On to an initiate ex-
tent.
Twice | endeavoced to do things hch wasn't in nv
Fort The fust time was when [ undertook to lic!,
ondashus who cut hole in my tent and crawIed
threw Sez l. my jante sir, go out Or shall fall
you putty hevy.' See he wade in Old wax fzgers,
whereupon went tor him. but be cawt powerful On
the head aud knocked Ice threw the tent into a COW
pastur. He pursood and attack and fang into
mud puddle. AS arose and rung out my drencht gar
ments l konkuded ftten was not my Fort.
l now rise the kurtin upon Seeo 2cd: It ia rarely
seldom that seek konsoation in the FloWin Bola.-
But in certain town in Injianny in the Faui of s.
my orgen grinder got sick of the fever and died.
er felt so ashamed 10 all my life & thawt Ide bst in
few swallers OF suthin srengthenin. Konseqlens
histed in so much didn't zactly know where bouts
was. turned my livin wild beasts Of Pray loose into
the street and upset my wurks then bet [ could
play boss So narnist to Kana bote, there being two
other horses hched likewise, behind & l ahead Of
me. The driver hollered out for to git and we did
But toe horses being onused to such arrangement
began to kick and squea! and up Konse quents
was was kickt vienty in the stunruch & back and
presently fownd myself in the Kans with the other
hosses kickin and yein like tribe Of Cusscarorus
ills. rescood and as l being carried to the
| tavern on hemock board | sed in q feeble voice,
Boys, plain hoes isn't my Fort
'Moral-Never don't do nothin which it isn't your
Fort, for eff you do you'll find yourself splashiDg n
| round il the Kanal, f2geratvey speaking.