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Sccuis had reported a party at Point OF
Rocks which consisted of 10 b' MoShN
on thicving expedition. lh!fy hurhe" q
boat at Point of Rocks, robbed store al
| iIarpe,'s Ferry, and then went BACK.
There were two companies OF iniahtfy'
and two companies at cavalry ut Harper
Ferry, belonging to the Potomac Home
Brigade, who dissracc!ully fled.
Bv great hlunder the truStle-work OF
the iron bridge over the Potomac was
burned by our people.
During the day, July 9Th, the rebels
made preparations to assault Gen. Sigefs
position on Maryland Heights.
WASHINGTON, 9TH.
4 letter from the Army Of the Potomac.
states that the practice of picket firing has
been stopped hy mutual consent. The
rebels keep up intercourse with our men,
and sup with them at every opportunity
There are frequent fires III Petersburg
The tiremcn not called out, but are kept
in the trenches. We are fighting the
whole population of Petersburg. The Stl
9Th and 9th corps are 50 near the enemy
that constant diminishing occurs.
Refugees and dcscrtcrs report great sui
feling in Richmond for want of food. since
their communications were cut.
New YORK, 9th.
The Schr General Harvey. which ran
away from San Francisco two Years ago
wirh cargo of quic silver. &c, has been
captured at one OF the Galapagos Islands.
Her captain murdered by his crew.
ST. LouIs, 9TH.
Three hundred rebel prisoners arrived
here from Little Rock yesterday, and left
for Rock Island.
Officers FROM Duval's Bluff. Arkansas.
the LIST inst, say that on the 30th ult.-
Shelby had not returned to Clarendon
General Carr reached Duval's Bluff OH
the Both.
Marmadukc was still south of the Ark
anSas river. ten miles below Napoleon
His forces numbers about 5000 men, with
six or eight pieces of artillery. There
vas no rebel artillery between the Ark
ansas and White rivers and but three
companies of guerillas. The apprehen-
Sions as to the siege of Little Rock are
much diminished.
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From the Correspondent of the Evening Post.

ASIINGTON, July !, IS6l.
The report of the Select Committee ap.
pointed To examine into the alLezatons
against the Treasury Department and its
head, Mr.. Chase, is a triumphant vindica-
ton OF the Secretary of the Treasury
The committee have found nothing in Mr..
Chase, or the official conduct Of any Of his
subordlnates, to condemn. But the report
does not stop at this points, goes further
and charges Col. Baker. the detective and
provost marshal of the War Department.
with forming conspiracy with an actress
ana several other women for the purpose
OF running the character Of Mr.. Clarke,
who was at the head Of the Printing Blu
reau. This is most serious allegation.
and the report will bring the charges to .
head.
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UNION CONVENTION,
Fifth Congressional District.

The qualified voters of the Fifth Congressional
District who desire the unconditional maintenance
fthe MON, and the supremacy of the Constitution,
and the complete suppression of the existing re.
bellinn, with the thereof by vigorous and
all apt and efficient means, invited to send dele
gates to "a District Convention to be held
At Ellsworth, on "Wednesday the 9th day
of July next,
at ten O'Clock A. NJ. for the purpose of nominating
a candidate to he supported for Representative to
Congress and for an Elector for President aud Vice
President and also to transact any other business
which NAV properly come before the Convention.
The basis of representation Will he u follows {:
Each organized city and plantation shall be entitled
to delegate, and one delegate additional for
every one hundred votes cast for GOV. cou- last
September, and one for fraction OF tnv votes.
FER ORDER DIST COM.
Ellsworth, June sd. 1854.
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War Casualties, &c.
CANT DIsrRiBUrIeS, Va, J
July LIST. I

CANT DlsIH'nuTres, yA,l
July LIST.
FRlESp SAWYER:
Tho following list Of hiled and wounded In Co.
c, lst Nc. Art, was collected by scrg,s. Austin
aud Sargent, during the fatal charge of the 18th
ult.:
KILLED;
Scrct Milton S. Beckvith.
Corr. Geo kit,iidgo
Pri,atcs W Lunt. franklin Morrill,, n 0
Sullivan.
Scrsts-Austin, in hand, doing finely; J ~
Smith, leg, not badly; II l. Hastings. through
right hand; I j Sargent, arm and thigh, not bad
ly.
Curpls-Arbur p. TIincSlcy, left thigh; Ebeu
T. iurns. right elbow.
Privatcs-C Allen, leg, amputated; " 3
Butler, head slightly; VI Fra sicr, head, not seri-
ously; II a Carter, in ankle; II Douglas, in
shoulder, not badly; J ) Emerson. arm, smPu,a-
ted; N Iogg, calf Of leg. flesh, Isaiah Gar.
land ankle; licurics, hip; II l. Lunt, IN
known; J NJ Lisco..b, loft shoulder, not badly;
II Long, head, slightly, Murch, foot; " l.
Miles. right lung, seriously; Fot,le, leg; A
Rodick, leg, slight; l. A smith, bowels, probably
probably mortal; Asa Smith, leg and hands, slight;
strattcn, head; Il Gregg Jr, leg not badly.
KISSING:
Privates--A Bennett, c Clare, w P Sawyer
Jas Williams.
1t will DO understood that this list is not 0 m
plete, but ct as far it states the position
and nature Of wounds
| am waiting now At this station tor orders
Shall probably soon proceed with n detachment Of
recruits and c0nvalesccnt, to the army Of the 70
tomae. Yours,
T. A. SMITH,
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The New York Herald's army letter Of
June 9th says:
General Hancock resumed command of
his corps this evening. His wound having
closed, he is ready again for active service
in the field. General Birncy, who has had
temporary command of the corps, returns
to the command of his own division.
NRw York, 5th.
The Paris correspondent of London
Globe says the Alabama made two at
tcmpts TO board the Kcarsage. but the
commander of the latter vessel outma-
noeuycrcd SemmcS, and finally sent a
proicctile right through the Alabama 5
boiler. Then, seeing what had occurred,
he brought all his guns To bear On the
pirate in concentrated broadslde from
the starboard and made breach four
wards in length under her water mark,
when she began to sink rapidly.
The Pirate Senmes publishes an ae-
count of the recent engagement, and says
he had men killed, and 30 wounded
He chaaes the kearsage with continued
firing after the Alabama struck her culors
New York, 9Th.
The steamship City of Baltimore. from
Liverpool the 22d, via Queenstown the 23d,
has arrived. She brings news of the sink
ing of the pirate Alabama. by the United
States sun-boat Kearsase. Nine rebels
were killed, and twenty wounded.
The Asia arrived out on the 10Th, the
Ke,lar OH the Goth. the Nova Scotian on
the 2lst. and the Etua an the 22d.
The pirate Alabama left Chcrbourg on
the 10th. to engage the kearSagc. and at
tackled her ten miles from Cherbourg.-
The engagement lasted an hour and forty
minutes. Both vessels made seven COM
plctc circles i'll manocuvering, at dis
lance of one fourth to one half of a mile.
The Alabama then sunk.
The pirate Scmmes and crew were near
" all saved by the English Yacht Deer
hound. Scmmes was slightlS wounded i'll
the hand.
The pirate Scmmcs, in his official report.
saws that in one hour and ten minutes. the
Alabama was found to he in sinking con-
dition, the enemy,s shells having exploded
on her sides, and bow and deck. For a
few minutes he said he had hopes of reach.
ing the French coast. but the ship filled
rapidly, and the furnace fires were cxtin-
guishcd.
Semmes SAYS now haulcd down my
colors to prevent the further destruction o
life. and despatched boat to inform the
enemy of our condition. Although We
were now but 400 yards from each other,
the enemy fired at us five times after the
colors had struck. 1t is charitable TO sup
pose that ship of war of "a Christian
nation could not have done this intention
ally.
Some 90 minutes after my furnace fires
had been cxtinguishcd and the ship bein.
on the point OF sinking, every man in oh
edience to previous order which had beel
given to the crew. jumped overheard an,
cndeavorcd TO save himself. There va
no appearance of any boats coming from
the enemy, after the ship went down.
1t was fortunate for myself that | ESCAPED
to the neutral flag on board Mr.. Lancas
ter's yacht Deerhound, together with Il
others.
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~ We have permission to publish the
following extract from private letter
written on board of the Kearsagc the day
before the fight with the Alabama
kEARsAGE off Cherbourg,
June 10Th, 1864.
DEAR CHARLES We are blockading
the Alabama in this port. Semmes has
challenged the kearsage to fight Through
the COME leratc Agent) and the report is
she is coming out tomorrow. God protect
the Right, The Alabama has six 81
Founders riflcd. A pilot now on board
says that the Alabama is preparing for
battle. and that the general impression is
that the X will be the victor" 1t will
not be a very uneven match. No doubt
the Alabama will fight desperately. Her
rifles will have a long range, but l believe
the kearsage has a sufficient range for our
purpose. The pilot says 'that the Ala
bama's pavmastcr has taken his money on
shore" We bidc the issue hopefully.
Yours, &c.
NorE-Thc Kearsago is screw sloop of I
guns, and about 1000 or 1900 ton. bur then.
Ed. AN.
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The following wounded soldiers arrived a, Dan

The following wounded soldiers arrived at Dan.
COR last Saturday evening, says the Whc:
Lorenzo Miller. Sd. Ellsworth; Roswell Gar
land. + It'll, do; David l. Dodge, lat art, Orisnd |:
leo T Sanbprn, A SD, Brooklin; Josh BsIdon,
d 3lst Bucksrort; Hillary l'aley. y 3ist do Lo-
ring Wass, II 3'st, harrington; John A Rcy-
nods. II 9th, Machias; James II Bra,ille, lst art,
Columbia; Levi Pinkham, + 10Th, St, ub.n; Vim
Robinson, D 3lst. Buckspor.; Jason C Cole, u
3lst, Harrington; David Howe NJ Let art, Cooper;
Charles Emerson, IL LIST art, Addison.
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SLAVERY ABOLISHED IN MARYLAND
he Convention of Maryland has passed.
by vote of 53 yeas to % nays, the fol-
loving article of the Bill Of Rights =
" Hereafter, in this State, there shall be
neither slavery nor involuntary servitude,
except in punishment of crime whereof tho
party shall have been duly convicted; and
all persons held to service or labor as
slaves, are hereby declared free"
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Pirate .Semmes to Hare Another Vessel IN
.August-Finai adjournment Of the
Peace CONFERENCE.-THE Result Reached-
Hartike Feeling in England, Ar.-Lat-
from Harper's Ferry-Gen. Hunter
Forces Rapidly -Arriring-Grn. Sgd
Holds Naryiaud He'ghts-The Rebel
Force Estimated at only 5000 10 5000.
HALIFAX, \. s., July 6.
The ROYAL Mail Steamship Asia. from
Liverpool 25th ult., via Queenstown Goth,
has arrived at this port.
The Teutonia arrived out on the ed.
Great anxiety is manifested for Minis
tcrial announcement of the result of the
Conference and the policy of England on
the Dano-German question. There is /,
very unsettled feeling, and many of the
journals continue to hold a decidedly war
like tone.
The Yacht Dccrhound is charged with
being a mere tender or c0nsort of the p-
rate Alabama.
1t is rumored that Semmes will have
another pirate steamer in August.
Latest. London, June 90. The Con-
ference met on Saturday aud finally adj
journed at IA P. NJ.
A Cabinet Council was held Immediately
after, but nothing TRANSFERRED as to the poll
cy agreed upon.
1t was stated that orders had been issued
by the English Government to have ready
all the equipments necessary for 10000
troops.
WASHINGTON, 9th.
The Russian minister notifies the State
department that all vessels arriving at
| CrOnstadt will be subject to Il special tax.
Congress at the late session passed 2l3
acts and 60 resolutions of "a private
character.
A party of seventeen, from the Trea-
surv department, took an excursion to Han
per's Ferry. arriving there on the morning
of the 4th inst, but owing to the excite
ment they turned their boat homeward.-
When a mile from Point of rocks the reb-
els fired shell at them. They run the boat
ashore and took to the hills. The rebels
subsequently destroyed the boat. Twelve
of the seventeen have arrived back. The
others are probably safe.
BALTIMORE, 9th.
The mail train for Sandy Hook, oppo-
site Harpcr's Ferry left this morning, as
usual.
Gen. Hunters forces are rapidly ar
irving from the West, and will no donbi
soon confront the rebels.
The rebels still retain possession of the
Virginia side of Harper's Ferry.
Gen. Sigcl holds Maryland Heights.
All indications strengthen the convic-
ton that the forces of the enemy will not
exceed 5000 or 5000 men. 1t is nothing
but plundcring expedition.
CARSON, 9Th.
The Nevada Constitutional Convention
met to-day, and organized. The State
constitution will probably be adopted.
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An energetic mans aspirations
"Oh, how wish were barrel of cider,
Tor then | could always be working
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The Public Debt.

Some people are very much alarmed at
the magnitude of the public debt, douh;ilg
all the while if il can ever he paid. The
debt no doubt seems large. but when We
and the energy of our people, there is
nothing to fear if it We're trcbled. This
nation has the ability, when once clear OF
this rebellion. to meet and cancel debt
of any conceivable amount almost. Gun
resources are almost ineXlaustihlc. as oul
limits are comparatively limltlcss. Ten
Years of peace, with our domestic trouble
settled as it will be. leaving the boundaric,
OF the nation intact. and we shall wonder
that any one ever had the timiAity to
doubt the nations ability orWilliugncss to
to pay its public debt. We copy the fol
lowing statement from the Tribaae:
The following i. correct statement of the
public debt, as appears from the books, Treasur,
er'. returns aud acquisitions in tic Ire lsurer,
Department on the 18th OF June, !Sti:
Debt interest payable in coin. $500 III TS3
Debt Interest paythIe III currency jJ-, - 81, Z
pcbt which interest has ceased. OIL go,
Debt buaIns no interest. tsG, SIC 0di,
Total. 80. 0iG, Gs9 ),
! The annual interest the outstanding debt or
June g. payable in guiI, was S'2,0tt.e i5,Gii
interest payable in currency, 81. te2 jl5,cs
making the total annual interest on the Who'll,
debt at that time. SIS. 70I log. %; tie account o
fractional currency outstanding: was So, {, i5J,
! 10, and the unpaid rcqusitoas amounted Il
SOP go. The amount in the Treasury wa
Sill ,.tG 9S6,3 80.
The GOLD expected tc be derived from the pro
posed foreign loan will be used IN the liquidation
If the three year 10 notes authorizs d by Cen,
grcss July, lS6l, which become payable August
10 and October /, ls6t. Tho am5unt Of these
notes outstanding is Sl09076, 80 After tina
time no gold will be required to redeem til,
principal Of any loans or bonds until Jan. 1868
when the Treasury Indemnity bonds. amounting
to little over -, 1000 are relcemablc. Alst
the per cent bonds of Jan 1877. amounting t,
over 50 Geo, 600 which fall due after Dec. 1867
and the per cent bonds Of lsiS, amounting t.
near So 70 oto, which payable after July
1898. No principal becomes due after that date
until 1871.
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Cut Off.

Congress has decided that none Of the
States which have been formally declared
in instruction shall vote for President till
rc-admitted into the Union. The States
thus excluded from participating in the ap-
preaching Presidential contest are as fol
lows
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The valuation Of the real and per.
sonal property at Augusta is $3.50, 600
Iha- ..nrlenI.lap il hZed nj z 2 10 mill
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The Rcbd Rad on the Upper Potomac.-
Thy Prepare 10 Assault Maryiond
HogAis From he Army Of Tie Po
ioatac.- Grant Preparing .for The Great
est sioremeat If he Um.
BOSTON, 9th.
Gold els asked.
New YORK, 9th.
The 7ribaae's Washington despatch
saws despatch has been sent to New
York for speculative purposes, announc-
ing the capture of Petersburg.
The same despatch says considerable
number Of refugees are arriving at Balti-
morn, from the western Counties of Mary
land. where great excitement exists owing
to the rebel raid.
The turnpike leading to baltimore is
filled with wagons and teams endeayoring
to escape.
The Tfitase's headquarters army OF
the Potomac correspondent SAYS the exist
ing M onoteuy is big with portcntious pre-
Icratiens for movement which viii ss'on
he exec ted, and will eclipse ALI former
as,as.
The yriSase's Washington despatch
sass commander Wilson oil the kearsage,
has been recommended for promotion to
Commodore.
The Ue{d's despatch saysthc fight III
MARY land usa the sssuit more 81 aPpre-
headed danger than the realization OF II.
The Sfns's i5sitsmere correspondent
sayf II ,Yaist mp TO Monseaey where l
L. sznn,~.} {tlaw aul his
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Our next President AMI Vice Presidcn;
re to be chosen by the following
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HAIL, MARYLAHOE

FTOn1 me 1rtoNne.
No merely partisan triumph could awaken the
Joy whereWith we announce the accession of
Maryland to the sisterhood Of free States, in
cr6asing their number to twenty, aud carrying
their Southern boundary down to the Potomac.
delaware thus isolated from the slave region,
must sool assimilate her institutions with those
OF her immediate neighbors; her remnant Of
slavery having for years been retained by means
of an apportionment which gives TO one-half of
her freemen living in the AMI slavery county of
Newcastle but One.third Of the representation IN
either branch of her Legislature.
Every one in Delaware has long known that
she ought 10 be free State; but slavery Is her
one bond of afliliatiOn with the Democratic party
so the Democratic party has insisted on keeping
her n slave State. We trust she Is about 70 be
delivered of her incubus. The redemption of
Maryland will powerfully hasten this cOnsum-
nation.
Had the nti.slavery men of Maryland but
known that they were 20 be stubbornly resisted,
they might have largely increased their vote in
baltimore and the western and upper counties.
But how could they suspect it The Convention
prescribed that only loyal citizens should vote
nay, that every voter should take an oath that he
had never aided nor sympathized with the Rebel
HOn-and this debarred from voting at least two
thirds OF the white males of St. AIarys and Prince
Georges, with half those OF Talbot, Somerset,
Anne Arundel, Caroline and Worcester.
Ia TACT not half the men who have just voted
against the new Constitution can truthfully
swear That they are not Rebels at heart. But
ReYeTdy JOhnson-who last winter voted 70
abolish slavery throughout the Union by cOAsti-
tutiOnal amendment, declaring that he had been
unti.slayery these forty years--suddenly came
out for Mcclellan, and Of course became an up
holder OF slavery. On the eve of the election, he
publicly advised the pro-slayery men to take tho
Oarh and vote, saying it was unconstitutional,
ertfOIe Of no validity.
They have generally taken his advice or rather,
We presume, they have deiled the requirement of
the Convention, and, In the counties and pre-
cncts under their control, have refused 10 admin
iser the oath, and voted everything that wears
suspenders, law or no law. They have thus rolled
up enormous majorities in the lower counties
majOrites which eylnce the serfdom wherein the
poor whites are held by the shareholders rather
than their untrammeled convictions. The pro-
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slavery party have po,led great vote In oil their
etfongholds-a vote which embodies their wrath,
their hatred, and their desperation.
lt is burning shame that Baltimore Prede.
rick, Allegheny, &c, &C.. had not been polled
out as thoroughly. ButthoUsands doub btless held
OF because, having ell their lives voted what was
commended as the Democratic ticket, which was
RlwH' pro-slaVery, they did not choose now 10
vote 50 as 20 preclude the possibility OF their old
part g triumph through McCellsn's election.
lhCI wished slavery dead, yet hated 70 throw
the stone that must Kill it. This is lsmentable,
but, happily, not fatal. The new Constitution s
bdCpled Maryland is houcefotth iree State
aud tho Rebellion il finally driveu from her
Nortets Let MS thank God and take courage,
tor he end yisibiy appro cbes.
Juiou'sts oyerywhCre give = welcoming cheer
60 Free Maryland
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Red predominates ia the Russian ladies' toi-
lcttesi nothing could be more appropriate. Red
and yellow are autumn cOlors.
AT the ceremony Of the beStifcation Of a
young man in Rome, lately, the expense for
lights, pictures, flowers, etc. for the occasion.
was $4,000.
Miss Lsrkworthy, young English lady, who
fell in love with Borgia, and went TO an Italian
convent, has returned to England with her rcla.
tiyes, who chased her Up.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF

Successful Expeditions Of Generals
ASboth, Dana, and A, L, Lee,
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OCCUPATION OF MARIANNA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-23

HORRIBLE OCTRAsB-The Brother Of TIE Pic.
tim .shocts and Kills the Fisad in Open Coasrt-A
few days age a teri Nie outrage occurred near
Springfield, Ill. Il appears a soldier named
Philips seized the little daughter OF a clergy
man, only ten years of age, and afflicted with
St vitus's dance, and forcibly placing her in
carriage, drove OFF with her. and outraged her
person. Soon after the wretch was arrested
The little girl identified him as the man, and
when her father had taken her home, he wa.
not long in finding out how terribly she had
been wronged. On his way back to the magis.
trate's Office, the feelings of father and a man
so far overmastered his sacred character that
he seized brick, and rushing into sils once,
struck the guilty man terrible but not fatal
p!oW. Justice Adams deemed 1t ad visable to
postpone a hearing until the next morning, and
the bleeding and guilty wretch was carried 10
the jail for safe keeping.
SPRINGFIELD, May 1l.-The examination of
the guilty wretch WAS commenced this fore.
noon at the custom house, the attendance being
rery large, and the excitement intense. A
brother of the afflicted and outraged child got
into the building, and drawing revolver, dis
charged it at the prisoner. Two shots took
effect, and the examination was postponed
The prisoner was fatally injured, and died to-
night. The excitement growing ont of the
affair is intense, and the public feeling is al
together with the family of the unfortunate
little girl.
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Official War Bulletin.
wAsHINeroN, Nav $3.50 .

WARRINGTON, May $3.50 .. na.
Major General Dir: Dispatches from 0enersl
Sherman state that our forces found La Rome g.
good deal OF provisions and OF dne iron works
and machinery. We have secured two good
bridges and one excellent ford across the
Etowah The cars are now arriving at
Kingston with stores, and two days weuld be
siyen to replenish and flt MP.
A despatch just received from General
Ranks, dated at Alexandria, the 9Th OF Nsy,
states that "the dam will be compe,ed to-
morrow, May 81 and the gunboats relieved
He would then move Immediately fer the Mis-
sissippi. -. -s.
General Canby was at the mouth of Red
RIVER on the iath Of Nay, collecting forces TO
assist Banks if necessary.
Dispatches from Gen. Butler, dated st 10
o'clock last night report that he had been nehs-
ing all day, the enemy endsa voring to close In
on our lines. Weshall hold on.
We have captured the rebel Gen. Walker, Of
the Texas troops.
E. d. STANTON, Secretary Of War.