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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
FROM EUROPE

Peace Between Germany and Denmark.
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE steamship
Persia, from Liverpool, arrived early this
morning.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN, LONDON, July
3l.-The Paris Press, under reserve, announces
the conclusion Of peace between Germany and
Denmark The basis is unknown. The ar.
mistice has been slightly prolonged
French journals continue to harp on the i'm !.
pending sea fight between the Federal and
Rebel cruisers in the English channel.
In the House Of Commons, Mr.. Layard said
England intended recognizing the new Mexi.
can Empire, without waiting for the States
and Territories now under Jaurez to be brought
within the authority of the new Government.
Lord f. Howard called attention to the en-
lstment of emigrants America. He COM
planned of British subjects being entrapped,
and urged watchfu1ness and energy to put it
down.
Mr. Layard admitted that there were great
complaints, but the Government could not do
more than it had done.
Mr.. p. Taylor defended the northern Gov.
eminent, which was determined, he said, to
put down the siaveholding rebels.
On the Goth Parliament was prorogued.
The Queens speech deeply laments the con-
tin uance of the civil war in America, and
promises the strict continued neutrality, but
would rejoice to see friendly reconciliation
Copenhagen journals say the alleged armistice
for nine months is premature.
Continental news Is uAim portant
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COURT. MARTIAL SENTENCES

Private Charles Whack, Go. 1, 4Oth N. J.
volunteers, tried by court.martial for cow
ardice, and sentenced to three years hard la.
Dor. Place OF confinement not designated
Jesse Shears, Goth New York; Henry A. Rur.
ham, 50th New York, and w. Doyle, 23d u. s.
colored troops, fonnd guilty OF deserton, have
each been sentenced to the Dry Tortueas. To
serve out the balance Of their terms of enlist.
ment.
Private Matthew Murphy, s8th N. J. vol.
unteers, for desertion; sentenced to be confined
at hard labor for two years, with loss of all
pay and allowances.
Shadrach Dinger, 9TH N. Y. artillery guilty
OF desertion; sentenced to Is months imprison.
ment on Government Notifications.
Martin Burk and Chas. Tabor, SD Pa: SEN
fenced to be shot to death for desertiop, but
sentence committed to Imprisonment at the
Dry Tortugas during the rebellion.
James b. Sawyer, Sth U. S. infantry; sem
fenced to be shot to death by musketry, but
sentence committed to Imprisonment az the
Dry Tortugas during the war.
James Norman, l26th New York; tried for
desertion, and sentenced to confinement at
hard labor at the Dry Tortugas for the term
of three years, with the loss Of all pay and
alIoUappas
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A LII DISEASES OF A PRIVATE NATURE
n CURED
ARRIVED FROM PARIS NINETEEN WEEKS


DIR. BECHTINGER. formerly Surgeon in
charge In the AUSTRIA and italian army. oc-
cupied hlmself with the treatment Of all kinds Of
diseases. Particular attention given to Female
Diseases and Private Diseases. Besides the knowl-
edge OF three old languages. he cOnverses in Eng
lish, French Italian, German, and Spanish lam
guages. His Imperial Com missions and his Dipio-
mas from he most celebrated university of Europe
hang in his office, No 499 Seventh street. DR.
Beebtinger isvery much encouraged to have dn ring
this very short time the patronage ofthe public Of
washington, as. among many Others not pub
Eshed. the following certificates may be attested
This is to certify that have been trou bled for
the last three years with q chronic disease, resist
ing all medical treatment, and which through the
aid of DR., Bechtinger; have been perfectly cured
Washin gton city, LIST June 1864. g. DONE y
Your treatment of my involuntary discharge
and your success in it, recommend you very high.
ly. T. L. SMTTH''
What German newspaper. Wicker Colu mbia.)
says:
''hfter q long sickness my poor child became
oFopsical; in which time call to you dear sir, and
you red him. MASCON Il R
street. No. GS."
~ had tried all specifics without any effect,
against the chrenic lung disease of my eldest son.
until under your treatment he improved
maryland av- 9Th TT. MULLER. Painter."'
ALI these and many other very difficult cures
have been made by DR.. b. in the above specified
time Regular office hours from9 to IL q. IN d, and
to p. m. For the poor and unfortunate posi-
lively only from ii TO IL. Medicines without
charge. No. 499 Seventh street. opposite Odd
Fellows Hall. 10 I'm
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o r r i c L A L..
ABRAHAM LIHooLN, President of the United
States of America

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President Of the United
States of America,
To all ,uAom 1t may concern.
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited
to me that PITRR L. HAwKINsoN has been
appointed Vice Consul of the United KINGDOM
OF Sweden and Norway, at Chicago. / do
hereby recognize him as such, and declare him
free to exercise and enjoy such functions,
powers, and privileges, as are allowed to Vice
Consuls by the law Of nations or by the laws OF
the United States and existing treaty sipula-
tions between the Government OF Sweden and
Norway and the United States. !.
In testimony whereof, l have caused these
letters to be made patent, and the Seal OF
the United States of America to be here
unto affixed.
Given under my hand at the city OF Wash
ington, the 10th day of August, A. d. 1864,
H. and of the Independence of the United
States of America, the seth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President: EtE
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State
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SECOND EDITION.
O'CLOCK p. M.
4 O'CLOCK p. M.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
THE SITUATION AT MOBILE.

1t must be some time hence ere we have
Union accounts Of our late successes off the
harbor of Mobile. The rebel accounts render
1t certain that we have carried the main point
of our operations there, so far as the navy is
concerned. Thus, we have taken Fort Gaines,
compelled the enemy to blow up Fort Powell,
and obtained positions for our blockading YES
sells, actually within Mobile harbor, which
Theoretically seals it against blockade running
with perhaps one fourth the ships remaining
on the station that we have been compelled to
keep there without accomplishing the object,)
up to this time. Three miles from the town
landings lays Dog island bar beyond which no
vessel except those Of very light draft can pro.
coed.
The rebels have probably so increased the
natural distractions to navigation offered by
this bar as to make it impossible for the lighest
draft Union gunboats to cross it except after
protracted and severe labor in clearing a chan.
mel. Not knowing what land forces General
Candy sent to cooperate with Commodore
Farragut speculation with reference to the
capture Of the city itself would be idle. If
Candy was able to send q considerable and ef
fcielt force it is probable that the CITY is now
in our hands, as its reduction and occupation
depends on the action OF our troops. Farraaut
has probably accomplished all the Navy's part
OF Tue programme haVlhg got MS vessels into
positions from which he can materially aid
Canoy's troops in any assault upon the works
Immediately surrounding the city
We, however, regard the actual occunat,on
of Mobile as being by no means as desirable as
most Of those surrounding us seem to supposs.
AT present we hold the harbor effectually
Were we to hold the city also, a considerable
garrison would be required there, and much
more naval cooperation than will suffice
merely to keep out every blockade runner. Ii
it be intended to send expeditions into the int.
rior from that quarter, then we must take and
hold the city. Otherwise according to the
Richmond papers) we seem already to have
achieved all that is desirable there Just now.
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DROPos SAILS FOR LOAN,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July Is, 1864.
Notice is hereby given that subscriptions will
be received by the Treasurer Of the United States.
the several Assistant Treasurers and Designated
Repositories and by the National Banks desi grated
and justified Repositories and Financial Agents
for Treasury Notes payable three years from
| August Is, 1854, bearing interest at the rate Of
seven and three-tenths per cent. per annum with
semi annual coupons attached, payable in lawful
money.
These notes will be convertible at the option of
the holder at maturity, into six per cent gold
bearing bonds, redeemable after FIVE and payable
twenty years from August Is. 1867.
The Notes will be issued in the denominations of
fifty. one hundred, five hundred, one thousand and
five thousand dollars, and will be issued in blank,
or payable to order, be directed by the SUBJ
scribers.
All subscription must be for fifty dollars, or
some multiple OF fifty dollars. ".
Duplicate certificates will be issued for all depos
ties. The party depositng must endorse upon the
original certificate the denomination of notes re-
CURED, and whether they are to be issued in blank
or payable to order. When 30 endorsed it must be
LETT with the officer receiving the deposit, to be
forwarded to this Department.
The notes will be transmitted to the owners free
OF transportation charges after the receipt
of the original Certifcat of Deposit they can
be prepared.
Interest will be allowed to August Is on all
deposits made prior to that date, and will be paid
by the Department upon receipt of the original
certificates
As the notes draw interest from August Is, per-
sons making deposits subsequent to that date
must the interest accrued from date Of note to
date of deposit
Parties depositng twenty-five thousand dollars
and upwards for these notes at any time will
be allowed a commission of one quarter oil one per
cent, which will be paid by this Department upon
the receipt Of bill for the amount, certified to by
the officer with whom the deposit was made No
deductions for commissions must be made from
the deposits.
Officers receiving deposits will see that the
proper endorsements are made upon the original
certificates.
All officers authorized to receive deposits are
requested to give to applicants all desired informa-
ton. and afford every facility for making sub
scriptions. W. P. FESSENDEN,
~ 26-tf Secretary of the Treasury
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THE FRENCH on THE ALABAMA AND KHAR-
sAGR.-The Paris Presse says: sour readers
have not forgotten that an artillery commission
was appointed after the engagement between
the kearsage and the Alabama to examine the
results OF that engagement in connection with
the armament of our vessels. This commits
sion, under the presidency of Vice.Admiral
Didelot, has just finished its report, which is
sald to be very remarkable one. It is assert.
ed that certain parts Of this document will not
be published on account Of their confidential
character. It appears that the conclusions of
the commission will modify somewhat the sys.
q fresh armament OF our armor.piated frie
ates, which are to receive, 1t is said, guns of a
much larger ca1ibre than those they are at
present provided with"
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THE ST, LOUIS Co1,NTERrETrERs

Three more of the ST. Louis counterfeiters
arrived here last night, and were committed to
the Old Capitol. The gang has been compile teIy
broken up, although Col. Bakers detectives
are on the track OF several other men who are
known to be connected with it. I
Col. Baker has secured all the fixtures used
by thosr parties In counterfeiting, except one
plate which is yet to be accounted for The
presses, dies, plates and inks used by the gang
ana which were seized by Col. Baker, ffIled
fourteen large cases, only a portion which.
however, have reached this city. There were
IL presses taken possession of, five of which
are now at Col. Bakers office. One of these
presses is very large one, weighing 5000
pounds. r.. =
While at Col Bakers office to-day we were
shown sample OF the paper used by the coun-
terfeiters in making fifty cent CURRENCY notes
The paper Is already prepared and cut into
slips sufficiently large to print two impress
sions at once, being about four by four and
quality, and is heavier than that used in print.
ing the genuine notes.
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The mail steamer Charlotte Vanderbilt, from
City Point, arrived here this morning, with the
mails and few passengers
On Tuesday morning, shortly after the mail
steamer Dictator had left the wharf at City
Point, terrible explosion took place on board
OF two barPes which were being loaded with
ordnance stores belonging to the Sixth Corps.
Opinions differ as to the cause of the explo-
sion, some parties asserting that it was occa
stoned by one of the workmen dropping a box
OF ammunition, while others contend that it
was caused by sparks of segars OF officers or
men on board the boats
The loss OF lite was fearful, but when the
Vanderbilt left City Point yesterday morning
the exact number OF killed and wounded had
not been definitely ascertalned. Sixty are
reported TO nave been KILLED outright, and
between two and three hundred wounded
A sufficient quantity OF heads, arms, and
legs 70 HI twenty ven sacks were picked up
on the beach, and the water is said to have
oeen literally filled with limbs and bodies in
every state of Disagreement
Inc 2Oth New York militia, which is doing
provost guard duty at City Point, lost fl We men
In killed and twenty wounded
Pieces OF shot and shell were blown over the
corps hospitals a mile to the rear of City Point,
and parties one hundred yards away from the
scene OF explosion were killed by the falling
The keel Of one of the barges was thrown mn
hill forty feet high, where it yet remains
Nearly all Of the buildings near the wharf
were demolished, and some four hundred feet
of the new warehouse was destroyed. The
ONCE of Adams Express Company is COM
plete wreck but the employees of the company
who were In the building at the time Of the
explosion escaped unframed.
Many of the officers and men of the Commits
sary Department are missing and supposed to
be killed, but their names have not been ascer-
tanned.
Col. Babcock, Of Gen. Grants staff, was
slightly wouI ded; and Dr.. Prentiss, OF the I'D
New York, had his left foot mashed. Mr.
Baxter, suler, at City Point, is among the
killed.
The explosion is said to have shaken the
earth for miles around, and for time caused
the greatest CONSERVATION. Many of the build
ines on the wharf at City Point are m ass Of
ruins, and the amount of the loss in property
will be very heavy.
II was a fortunate circumstance that the
mail boat which arrived here yesterday morn
ing had left City Point before the explosion
took place, otherwise the loss of life would
have been greater, as she had On board large
number of passengers.
The Vanderbilt brought up several of the
wobnded laberers, among whom were one or
two colored men.
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WHAT Mr.. LAIRD THINKS OF THE NOM.
ToRs.-Mr. Laird, builder Of the Alabama,
iron-cad rams intended for the rebels, &c, &C.,
ard who is supposed to have paid particular
after ton to the construction or iroa clad and
other war vessels, in the House of Commons
OH the isht of the 18th nit, spoi,e as folio VS. ::
"The admiralty would also he hoped, give
their Attention to yessais of a similar class.
The cost q ould not be great, and if they were
TO go to YGr tomorrow they would have sud.
denly to apply all the resources of The dock
var and private ards 10 provide themselves
" i'm vesseis to go across the Att ntic, or to
cross the char nei, IN order to co npete with
uhat. on the other side Of the Ailantc called
turrei ressels. But il the admiralty were to
send snch vessels as composed Their African
squadron; If they send out slow, rong built
wooden vessels. they would meet with the fate
that befeIl the Alabama"
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NEW YORK STOCK LIST

[By the Peoples Lire-Ohce Sill Ninth street I
NEW YORK, Aug. 1l.-U. s. 1881, coupon SIS,
lG7; u. s. sos, 1091; Certificates Of Indebt.
edness, 95; Gold, 2554 N. Y. Central, 13lk:
Erie, 1I3H; Hudson River, l35; Harlem, 90;
Reading, 136A; Michigan Central, 1857; Mich.
gan southern, 92I; Illinois Central, 100;
Toledo. 1424; Chicago and Rock Island. ia =.
milwaukee and Prairie du CHEN, SO: pitts
burg, Fort Wayne aud Chicago, 116x; Alton and
Terra Hante, 63k; Chicago and North western,
81 u; Quicksilver, 20.
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|
Gaines-Stars and Stripes Waving Over
Effort Powell Blown Up-Union yicto
~ neutrality-suspicious. of one r ebe
|. on.clad-Sheridan Pursuing the Raid
er~Skirmishing near Wlnchester-Ex
plosion at City POint-Situation at Pc
tersburs and Atlanta.
I-s Official Bulletin.
WASHINGTON. August 10, 10 30 p, m.
To AGjor Gen. Dir, Ne,U York
The following report Of the success of on,
operations at Mobile, extracted from the Rich
mond Enquirer of this morning, has Just beer
received by this Department from Major Gen
Butler:
MOBILE, August s.-Friday night, Lieut. Col
Williams, commanding Fort Powell, evacuated
and blew up the fort. Yesterday and to-day
the enemy are Smelling Fort Gaines. The PEG.
pie Of Mobile are ready for the fray. Great
confidence prevails. The people are satisfied
with the conduct of Lieuts. Buchanan, Maury
and Burnett, of the navy.
TsECoND DIsPATcH.1
MOBILE, August SIT is painfully humili-
ating to announce the shameful surrender of
Fort Gaines, at half past nine o'clock this
morning, by Colonel Charles Anderson, of the
2lst Alabama regiment. This powerful work
was provisioned for six months, and with a
garrison Of six hundred men. He communi-
Gated with the enemy's fleet by flag of truce,
with the sanction of General Page General
Page inquired by signal what his purpose was
but received no answer. His attention was
attracted by signal guns. Page repeatedly
telegraphed, "Hold on to your fort.
The same night he visited Fort Gaines and
found Anderson On board the Yankee fleet
arranging the terms of capitulation. He left
peremptory orders for Anderson on his return
not to surrender the fort, and relieved him OF
his command. Fort Morgan signalled this
morning, but no answer was received, except
the hosting OF the Yankee flag over the ram
paris of Fort Gaines
Anderson's conduct is officially pronounced
inexplicable and shameful
Dispatches just received from General Sher-
loan report his forces moving against the
enemy up the Shenandoah. At four D. m
they were skirmishing about ten miles from
Winchester.
This morning Gen Grant reported the ex-
ploslon OF an ordnance boat yesterday loaded
with ammunition at City Point wharf No
details have been received. Colonel Babcock
OF General Grants staff, was slightly wounded
No operations before Atlanta of Consequence
are reported to-day. Portions OF Stoneman's
command are continuing to arrive, and the
total loss will DoteXceed one thousand.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War.
Fate of the Rebel Gunboats.
The Navy Department last night received
the following from the Richmond Examiner
of the 9th instant: +-
ga despatch from Mobile, dated August !,
TWO DAYS later than our previous ad vices, states
that the situation had not materially changed
since the enemY's victory over our iron clads
on last Friday. The Navy Department re-
nouncing that the Morgan, the only gunboat
OF our fleet which was not either sunk, beached,
or captured, has succeeded IN getting over the
bar and reaching Mobile
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> CLoaxD.-The notorious rancho In Pear
Tree alley, known IS "Oastle Brown" {caiied
so after It's former occupant, Saliie BROWN,
was entered yesterday afternoon by officer
Barker, who arrested Ida Earnest the mis-
tress, and two of her girls, Kate Light and
Maria Woodbeck, and took them before Justice
Boswell. Ida was held 10 bail to answer the
charge of keeping house Of prostitution, and
the girls are witnesses.
Rtopusp. Mr. Edward Dofan, merchant
. tailor, whose store was closed on Tuesday by
the military authorizes, was yesterday re-
leased BY the same authority, and allowed to
reopen his establishment; there being nothing
to show that he was guilty OF wihul viola
ton OF any order. ~
tiAFfAIRs IN GsoRGErowN.-Busin is
duh, and the heat so intense that all who have
nothing especial to detain them are seeking for
shady groves and cooling fountains. In all
sne business localities there is the same appear
once OF dearth.
sn SStsp4t Ting 2 Houss.-Yes,erdsy Jno. Frizeu
I Ho.sino- Masters were arrested, by officer
hnnsa upon charge Of taking down a frame
famiiy oeeespied by Augustus Goats and his
Goats nn anS carrying away. 1t appears that
m On III erased a. portable frame, and put it
~, t H @ grounds belonging to VIM johnson,
On trs .ne IoSu west OF GEORGETOWN John Mas
snd wsrt ~ IN man, claimed the house as his,
and took the house down xvh;,e Co., San,,x
was In IT, Frizell Is charged win heing nres.
mothers Coats. ONE -. ne rsem IL There were two
Masters claims that the house nsIonsed to the the
anG ef0.ner iron whom purchased
brother, Augustus, is complainant. and shous
his receipt from the original owner Tha csse
is before Justice Buckley, who holds ID over
for further hearing. i'S'oi
Port of Georgeto,cn. Cleared choonersya.
liant, Smith, Galestown; H. A. Wise, Bowie
Mattawoman; E. Virginia Collier, salisbury;
Fernant, Heath, Deals Island; Wave, Hard
ing, st. Mary's; G.. Rogers, Smith, Accomac;
q. Gaskill, Dutson, Baltimore; FEDERAL Hill
Whaatly, Port Depoeite; r. n. Comp, Wooten,
philadelphia; M. Sewall, Hoyt Newburgh;
State, Casey, Laurel; Sarah, Paulson, BaIt-
more. Sloops-Fair Plain, Hall. ST. Clements
Bay; G. Washington, Beasley, St Mays: Far
Dealer, Richardson, Accomac:4 Christiana,
Bastop, Nanjemoy.
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b operate on this road and in fFtct nj, thu dam.

% oPerate on TINS road, and infffet all the dam
age possible. "A
He has s9ccecaed IN tearing up the track
the road for number OF miles. A large waeos
train, numbering some 500 wagons. was "a n,
tured and destroyed. The raiders met with
succeeded in infiicting immense daraaee n tbs
road. leaving it in q condition beyond the nos.
sibifity OF immediate repair.
Gen. McCsok arrived day before yestsraav
In Marietta with 1900. and Col. Brownioxss
with 900 men. The expedition was briiIisn,
overwhelmingly Gazette, Aug. s.
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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS,
FROM MEMPHIS.

Smtns Expedition on its Way-Trans-
mississippi Rebels Trying to Cross the
River. =, =
mEAPHIs, August 11.-Gen. Smiths expedi.
uon is well on its way, but its destination is
Maj. Gen. Slocum 10 relieved at Vicksburg,
and ordered to report to Gen. Sherman.
The district Of Vicksburg is assigned to Gen.
Washburn, who also now controls the river
from Cairo to the Department of the Gulf.
All IL quiet on White river.
The rebels in the Trans Mississippi Depart.
ment are trying to cross the Mississippi.
Gen. Dick Taylor is at Meridian, in place OF
Gen. 5. ID. Lee, who Is now at Atlanta.
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A Mcclellan Meeting.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-The Mcclellan meet.
Ing, to- might, was the largest ever held in this
city. Fourteenth street, from Sixth avenue to
east OF Union Square, was one dense mass of
people Broad way was crowded from Ninth
to Eighteenth street The Bowery and Fourth
avenue were filled for blocks, and Union
Square was damned: A large number of
buhdings In the vicinity were filled with
McClellanites. The number presept il ronoh-
~ estimated at from sixty to one hundred
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NEW MUslc.-From John +. Ellis, 3Os Penn
sylvania avenue, we have the following
Evening Hours" collection Of popular airs
arranged for plane and violin, or flute, or
guitar. by sep Winner; Major General Sedg-
wick Crane Funeral March, by z Mack, EN-
bellisbed with portrai " A. Sadder Blight Is on
my Heart;'' 6 M usical Echoes collection of
popular airs by Everest. aan 20 isfS