, 1864-07-12


between Washington and the North, will be
like the drifting Of summer clouds across the
disc Of the sun. There will be blazing ont
of victory presently, the brighter for this
occultation. The 18th Army Corps, Baldy
Smiths veterans, and the 18th, the heroes Of
the Gull, are probably in Baltimore, and
will ere this have made their beginning on
driving back the rebels. We are prepared to
belieyc the latter may be in considerable
force, and If we may believe the dispatches
of Sunday night, their r-main body Was men-
acing Washington from the North. The de-
3enses Of the Capital are strong, and the ad-
dition Of The veteran force above indicated,
will not only make the Capital safe, but the
rebels in Maryland very unsafe. General
Hunter is ut MaEtinsburg in position to
Intercept and operate On the rebels com.
munications In the Shenandoah, AID work
harm to the trains Of plundcr the raiders are
pouring southwark.
A few days hence We shall find the 1ebcl
organs assailing this sudden scattcration
policy Of their Generals. We believe it will
shorten Grants labors hy weeks. He will
not pause from the task he Is ahout, and If
the rebels send d portion Of their army
North to be whipped, 80 much the better.
Let there be courage and patience-al will
be well.
AS for Richmond, give Grant time. It is
wonderful how We accelerate our expecta.
tlons as We proceed in this war. Two years
from the time Grant first drew his sword at
the head OF the Army Of the Mississippi, he
got another sword from Pemberton at Vicks-
burg. We thought it worth tue waiting for.
The present exciting phase Of the war is
heightened by the near and daring operations
Of the pirate Florida on our coast, of the
eapes Of Delaware. Several crews Of vessels
destroyed By her, have reached Philadelphia.
She ,s commanded By the rebel Maf1lt, and is
! craft equally formidable with the Alabama
Onr naval commanders Will burn to initiate
the kcarsarge, but it is necessary first to
catch the pirate.
Full and interesting details Of the capture
of five Federal vessels on cur coast from off
New Bedford to the Capcs of Delaware, In
three days time, by the pirate Florida, reach
us from our reporter in Philadelphia. The
pirate is an ugly visitor at this time, and
probably has her part to plzy in the rebel
programme-the intercepting Of transporta-
tion Of troops by sea to relieve the Capital
The rebellion, Ike wounded wild beast,
Tingcd round with fire, is attempting a des-
peratc and deadly spring. Now is the time
to lut forth all our power, aud crush the
monster.
Our yesterdays Washington dispatches
state that the War Department has issued IN
order constituting the troops Of The Depart.
ment Of North Carolina ind Virginl,, serving
under the Army of the Potomac, the 18th
Corps, md placing them under command of
Mai Gen. ". F, Smith Maj. Gen. Butler il to
command the remainder Of the troops in that
department, with headquarters ut Fortress
Monroe Maj. Gen. j. ]. Reynolds has been
assigncd to the command Of tue 18th Corps
as rcorganizc3. This assignment is not to
infect Gen. Banks' position as commander Of
the Gulf Department Our last nights dis
patches announce both these corps ct Balti-
more, ready to drive back and demolish the
rebels now invading Maryland.
Recent advices received at the State De-
partment contain the important announce
mcnt that upward Of ten Thousand Swiss en-
ig.uuts await russagc to the United States at
Huvrc and other European ports. Consider
ing the comparatively limited emigration
from Switzerland during past seasons, the
fact above stated furnishes a remarkable in
stance Of the growing appreciation with
which this country is regarded in Swltzer-
land, and the desire Of ler people to come
hilhcr.
We arc glad to welcome back, for a brief
sojuurn among us, our esteemed and genial
1tllow-towneman Dr.. c. Y. Dyer, on q fur
Tough from 1lie duties Us Judge and CommIs-
sioncr under the Slave Trade treaty, with
residence at Cape Town aud Jurisdiction
as wide us ala.Africa. DR.. Dyer il one Of the
earliest friends of the anttslavery cause In
the Northwest, and sending him to Africa,
the blamcltss nurse oi all our troubles is like
sending jcweler to gold nine. He has at
least the advantage Of seeing and studying
the native co1ored person. before the Ken
tucky and Virginia element gets intermixed.
We arc glad so Important foreign post Is
filled bya Jealous hater Of the rebellion and
its cause, and those who know Dr. Dyer are
awarc that whatever he believes, lie Ia In the
habit Of putting in very effective manner.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the ed boasts,
rs the results Of Aforgan's late raid into Ken
lucky, TINT it was undertaken by two thou
sand one hundred men, 1,s00 Of whom re
turned; 700 dismounted men procured good
horses, and all the command were supplfed
with fresh ones; 2, 200 Yankees were captur-
cd and paroled, among them Gen. Hobson,
who wae paroled, and will deliver himself
up, ifhe fails to negotiate the exchange Of
TO Of Morgan's men who are prisoners. The
En9uirer'x story Is obviously intended for
circulation in Virginia, and not In Kentucky
and Ohio. Among the officers captured from
Gen. Wilson's cavalry expedition are Capt.
Il. c. Pike, co. D, ed Ohio cavalry; Capt F.
S. Chasc, CO. Il, do; Lieut.. II. Cowdcry, co.
D, do. The number Of prisoners from the
raid IRE ID officers und 200 priyates, all Of
whom were put in tue Libby.
We give clse~bere Secretary Welles' letter
Of congratulation to Commander Yinslow,
OF the kearsarge.
The London Herald in a paragraph else
where given, bewails the pirate Alabama as
BritiEh built, British armed, British
manned affair whose casualty list will carry
grief to many British homce. Just paste
the paragraph inside your bst or copy it On
your thumb nail. 1t will be handy for ref
crence by and By.
We have 1t. This Government should ship
forthwith cargo Of Co1tou's ALIASES to our
British cousins. We believe they are labor
Ing under "orrlhlc mistake" "'ortid
drcnm," from which geography can alone
awaken them. SAID a prominent British
naval officer to Dr.. Dyer, ut Cape Town, in
defending the cause Of the rebels and Cam
dim completely Herewith: "Hit is natural
TINT the Provinces should eympathizc rtth kte
seetto. Of the Hunted States they joint {mean-
5ng the south!) After Dr.. Dyer had sufn.
cient1y recovered from this unexpected point,
1o gently led the Johnny Bull to better
view Of our boundaries. The officer was
overwhelmed with tue sudden flood Of light,
s,nd subsidized.
Our new issue Of cents does not 60 in Can
ada, 80 the Montreal FRncss says, which
tells It's readers that 100 OF these new cents
are worth Just abont 90 of the old cents, oi
IS canuck coppers. The same objection, II
Hays, docs not lie at all to the cents that were
issued before the grca,. depreciation Of Ameri.
can money.
Secretary Fessendcn is in New York, It i.