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The New York herald., 1864-08-08
King Lecpoid's Visit Go Napoleon


The King Of the Regiaus arrived IN Paris yss!orcGy
evening AZ quarter past six HIS ssesty travels lncou.
nto and 10 oly capanei by three soEE. HaT0c
rrisse, Ahuiant Of the Palace Al. TassinS, Director
Genera. OF the Post Office, and DR. wimer his medical
Count dc Flandre, who IS IN Paris and by Iae He
gian Minister His Mliesty lett the STATEN private
carriage Tor The Grand Hotel, where he aighted. Re s
10 leave for V!chy 70 morrow morning.
The motives which have prompted the visit OF King
Leopold 10 vichy have teen generally misrapre.
sented, ths France decla-ss, by foreign lournals,
which almost without exception have attrioo.ed
his Msjesty's cxcIrslon 10 desire TO confer with
the Emperor Napoleon the rresen so,neDha diserGa.
led state Of Europe and in particular par rainen
tary crises now prevailing IN Belgium. AS 10 this sst
affirming that King Leopold ia constitutional sovereign
who leaves TO his ministry aud 10 the majority in The
Chtr ers the caro- aud the responsibility OF regulating
tie internal Affairs or bis government, and himse; pos
sesses too ong experience Of parliamentary mechanism
need council fro.n any the subject as 10 tie
any Intervention The part OF foreign Powers all dess
Of mediation having been set astoe What then has IN
duced KING Leopold 70 Undertake 20 !eog an excusona
1from Ia france OF PARIS, sally 21.I
The truth that the pg of the nelgaas Is going TO
Vchy TOR the benefit OF lis health and ouch tho prn
cipal OBJECT OF his Journey AT present, VIXEN two
sovereigns, who hil considerable position among
modern Powers, one by TIC authority Gad exalted Wis
dom Of his mind trained so long N she exercise OF
authority, and the otter by the prestige OF his name
e gdadeur n h potcy, and TIE power or the country
winch he governs psss several days together 10 an ex
lstence in some nae common, thore mpossi-
by that thew should not exchange their views on the
grelt inter sts OF order ard European peace and
of their meiiiatops. The Emperor Napoleon
aud Kirg leopolc have a certain resemblance
ffCm ite direction II their erGed aaieiic icRcp toh are
ge,ciirg rirdy Uh0 sia9r po,tic cfest pec
readily detect in the smallest aud most
triHng symptoms the general state o coptempoanean
cieiy. Both also, from perhcrs different reasons,
devoted 10 pacific policy, 10 which IDEAS Of liberty ard
progress the most powerful auxares. The King Of
the Belgaus adhered 70 i from the situation ana the
evident interests of lis country whst The Emperor Ma.
poen. his side has proved by bis proposal Tor Con-
eress and by mis- attitude recently that peace and tue
stable equilibrium o Europe the sole objects o. bis
picy. Two mouarChs animated by such feelings, when
placed IN personal connection by circumstances, cauno3
in communicating their the situation OF govern
meuts and nations, but seek for The most elicacioua
of consolidating the general peace, both IN tho
urceeut and "a
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feab2dy sYork uscarora Durssy fhi,dsss n, "a.
DAME Webster Spencer Nyork sand ent outward for do)
Ent outward 2uth Matoaka. seyens Auckland M; 22d
Harrison arr sg, Leib Wharton Boston; g, Nyort fana
LEGHons July i5-- Sid Sea Breezs Rogers New York
MARsEiLEs, July lsArr Three ssserA Hanna Philade-
NEycAsrlr. July lsEut Ou. Warden Law. dsynoT, for
@ s a ss hn gsr
mfas S1Gsln1 5 sasw saf1ss f1s a. sSor
oT july % sr e aSnSsy New soqE ah
Grey Gregorsen And orwaroaa Jansen DO; 2s Ass:an-
xs,aadrlna aud vass DO Sid aiss, Cam. Lewis.
on do I'D, Crescen, esq s City, " from Rausoon,
swAsas 'Sy -ns from Nsx York
for Antwerp 2st GODDESS Crowe do dos Hero Perry
sTocEHoIS. July lscd Ernst Merck Gs) Lindquis. New
ST. HELENA June s-Arr Wyoming ~ 8 steamer, Cape
Town, CG 2oh Ternats carsl Padding ssnd sid 22d for
SYes,SS; h Hermann K0D00mAn Annoy tand sid 9Th
ls1ss y. Gale
Tna scarIpT July 2sATr in the river MarniI 81 Al
sss ossaas s.sS.i g. s, ,sn Now
May Ain port Ida Rogers Morehouss
0An 'an'''00 American Ports.
pes Asf
erapSsa hsioSsr NaEosn LysrP9ol ca
Also arr 9th, >schr Alexander Blue. Havana.
7h-Arr ship Alex Anddne Gottenberg; bark Edward
Everett Baltimore brgs Selma Reindeer, Alamo. Klza
behport; schrs Froman, Jeremie; A Putnam Jacnsi
tanzss: Delaware, NYork; steamer George Leary 40.
BALTIMORE, Aug 6-Arr schr Charles Roberts Gordon9
Cienfuegos Cid bark Caharne fBr) Williams, Liverpool;
brig chesapeake (Br) White Demarara; schrs Phantom
(Br) Antigua; Ried Friend Bath. Me- Sid snip Gray
Eagle Cutler, Rio Jaeiro; schr Phantom (Br), Crook
Antigua
NEW ORLEANS, July sl-Arr steamship Merrmac,
Sampson NYork.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug A M-Ar bark Linda Lindsey
Natanyss; schrs Maria Fleming Williams, Norwlch Ritch
Queen Fish, Fort Jackson Boston, Brewer Providence
Groce Watson Nickerson Norwich Joanna Barrett. New
Haven: w G Bartlett Gourelly Salem; Lancaster, Will
let's. boston, Cid steamship Norman. Baker: Boston
bark Pembroke, shaing. Cork brigs Aurora McDougaL
Liverpool; herald. Brgg. Dghton Jesse Rhypa Pende
ton Port Royal Forester Murray Bath, Me- Nameaug,
erner Darling. do; l. Leverng Corson do Free.
man. Howes do Forest King, Briggs Fair Haven; jac
Stroup Foster. Dighton.
PORTLAND. Aug 5-Arr steamer Potomac Sherwood,
NYork CID brig Prentiss Hobbs. Ellis, Havana
The New York herald., 1864-08-08
Dr. E.tvingsrou.,s Return.

10 thE lULftk OF IHb LD&btN gIMEf.
The public viii " glad 10 oaru that this gred African
traveller WI SHORTLY ~ at home ~ letter which 4
hnVe nsl received from him, ana whcb finished Il
Malta au tie Ilh ia6t learn tnat lie reached bombay
ON the 1910 oi Juno, after voyage of forty two DAYS
from YapR hgr w hisuwm teBtuamer the ialy Nyas a.
Par frtm oeing downcast az the failure 81 the Cnbris
hitte erto made TO cheek the siave trade the east
coast 81 Africa. my daGntiess and euergetis friend
writes thai he "cannoi Ind In hs 10 abandon
his object y He is therefore bent upon returning
10 Africa, after stay of about four months al
homo, during which time ho viii consult friends
tie sub ect a. those future abors in which be p.r
poses 70 cmrOy bis sieHmCr now left nj Bombay Ufth1s
vessel bGt st hs own expense Tor river lake nav,
cation chiefly. Hr. Livingstone writes Lady Nv
is FIRST rate little boat, and she rose Ike duck
on the hinge of the ooesr"
he projected new expedition Of Dr. Livingstone ~
not he says, eo much exploration to set in train
opcraions by merchants and others by which slave
trade shall be eventually w0tked OUT
trust tha, at the meeting OF the British Association,
n be held a. Bath on The 18Th OF Hsptember this truly
dlfinteresed end good will give us an account Of
Dis last Dold adventures. Your obedent servant,
ROnEluCK . MuRCHlS0N
BEicRAyr soUsns, Ju'y ~, 1894.
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VINO WMl srcceec MaxsmlMan.

tParis tJuy 2l) correspondence OF London Times
II impossible Tor the King Of the Begiap6 pay
visit 10 Vcby, during the EmperOrs residence there,
without giving rise to many conectures to- the real
object OF n King Leopold goes Vichy only his
hcaltb's sake and nothing eise HIS Majesty viii
doubtless tho waters II they Of the kind
mebded TO him: but hear pretty iair authority
that II the question OF the TO Abe
OF Mexico be not the principal his coming
hast OF ts Now that the auhari kIaxi.
uiar u &c acknowledged pretty generally, it
well TO lock TO the future Macmillan is ch'lusss. hts
wife s the daughter Of King Leopold and notAug sEAore
natural than that he should consult with the potn,te
who made the husband OF his dau her emperor The
conversation w doubt embrace a variety aor.cs,
for it Is not likely two such n should and
discuss the mportant questions that and
St pending but Mexico will come IN for large sha.o
OF che conversation
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fANNER'a.
From the lnndpu Post Julv o9


TIE COUNTESS uB PoLi6HAg RTlLEp ~ CHURCH.
lraris tJGiy 20) correspondence oi London STAR
The Countess do Poienac met with sudden death on
Fridly ~be her knees Ia the jesuit chapel In the
Rue &c Scvfcs. some wofkmen occupied IN storing a
part of The roof iot al ladder upon her head which
nctcd - severe wounds that she died IN lew
IN the raror ~ the convent, % wh-ch was carried
This iady whose relatoufhp 10 the Minister CDar
X 90 not exactly know was seventy seven years Of are
The New York herald., 1864-08-08

Supe place the sumber of the Considerations
6 lis pctn that the restoration OF the American Union
heaeecrth impossible, that the Independence OF
the southern confederacy fait aoecsp We leave
IL to he imagined What reception the Washington gov
ernmen even though threatened N haryiend by kwels
suc
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MISCELLANEOUS.

PROPOSALS FOR LOAN
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July rs 1864.
Notice is hereby given subscriptions win be received
by the Treo surer OF the sa,e
and nepoaries and by the National
Banks designated and qualified Dcpositares
cta Agents for Treasury payable three years
August s 1854 bearing the Of and
per per annum with coupons
attached, PAYABLE In Lawful, money.
These notes win be convertible at option OF tho
holder at maturity into per gold bearing bonds
deemabe after and payable twenty years from August
Is 1867
The notes win b issued denominations Of afsy ono
hundred. fve hundred, thousand and FIVE thousana
dollars and win be issued in blank. payable to order
may be directed by the subscribers
All subscriptions must be for arty Collars or some
tiple of City dollars.
Duplicate certificates will be issued for all deposits Tho
party deposng endorse upon the original certificate
Of required. and whether they
10 be issued in blank PAYABLE 70 Order. When
ef. with receiving the deposit,
forwarded to this Department
portaon charges the receipt the original
certificates of deposit they be prepared.
Interest will be allowed Is ali deposits mado'
prior date and VIII paid by the Department. upoa
receipt cf the original certificates
draw interest from August Is persons max
ing deposits subsequent that pay the
accrued from date of note to date of depo~x
Parties depositne twenty-five thousand dollars and
for these time Will be allowed con
mission Of onequsrr of cent which wiz be paid
BY this uon receipt bin for tho amount
by the officer with waom the deposit mazda
No ous for oommi,sions must be
posiis-
ocsrs receiving deposits win proper endorse
men,s are made upou the original certificates
All officers authorized deposits requested 70
e.ve applicants desired information. AFFORD evosy
f0Sii,y for making subscr ptions
W. P. rEssEN0EN.
Secretary of the Treasury.
Subscriptions win be received by she
heaoan Treasurer Of the United States corner Of Wan
and Nassau streets.
Fret Es.ionai Bank of New York. No. 4 Wall street.
Second National Bank of York. Twenty third street
and Broadway.
Third Natiolal Bank OF New York, No Nassau street
Fourth BanK OF New York q and % Rlne street.
Fifth National Bank of New York. sss Third avenue.
Sixth National Bank Of New York. Sixth avenue and
Broadway.
Eighth National Bank OF New York, $50 Broadway.
Ninth National Bank OF New York, 1853 Broadway
Tenth National Bank OF New York. 2i0 Broadway.
Central National Bank OF New York, II Duane street
National Exchange Bank OF New York lsi Greenwich 81.
AND ALL RESPECTABLE BANKS AND BANKERS
throughout the country win doubtless
AFFORD FACILITIES TO SUBSCRIBERS
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THE MEXICAN EMPIRE.

Queen Isabella, OF Spain, Prepared to
Recognize Rlsximiiima.
[From tho Madrid Epoca July l0.l
There Is now enger any doubt thai Spain will
recognize tha empire Of Mexico All tho assertions
made by.some journals The contrary Gro quite
rounded The Cabinet OF Madrid, &he Emperor
hnxmiiian shall have notified his ascession i accredt
An ambassador to his Court.
The New York herald., 1864-08-08
An AnrIo- Re bel View OF the Inva.fo,
OI the North.

IFrom the london Index ITcbe organ N Englandl,
July a.
There IN good 20 believe that General lee has tor
scne time tast Contemplated ibis movement. weeks
have sed since nc heNrd that LWes corps had sud
deuiy disappeared from the front of Grants aes the
Chlckahumlny in all PROBABILITY the advance was DC.
cded upon so soon GrsntS direct lipe u c0mmunca
ton with Washington interrupted, snd the pursut
o Hunters corps was merely aD accident The nten
uon doubtless was 10 sweep ays eyey ieJefg solder
The New York herald., 1864-08-08
Earl Russell and Napoleon Opposed
to "Hsly'' Alliances.
Decline OF England's Prestige on
the Continent.
KING LEoP0LD's VISIT TO FRANCE.
The Question Of Succe ssicn to the
Throne Of Mexico,
Co.. &C.. ga.

The steamship City Of Cork, Captain Tibbetts from
queenstown Monday, the 25th OF july reached this
port yesterday evening. Her Is scarcely day
lassr than the advices by the Africa.
The New York herald., 1864-08-08
Dense Smoke as Pough psie.

PoUGHKEUpsIg, August y 1854.
The air here Is Hiled with smoke. Rumors rife
that extensive confagration is raging az Rondout.
The smoke has hung the city for eight min
hours
The New York herald., 1864-08-08
SHIPPING NE w S.
Port or New York, August =, 1854.

ARRIVED
m saa cy
sssss s9 sn
sisi%sn q Imesi KY Soh hsnss for 1 e
% sn aSs s@~n G
tsens[ ship 9 aays iron hiysrpso for
ships city Of Washington and New York. both hence for
Steamship Ms..Ezas Lesgang. New Orleans ;Sny 81,
niles ns passed
up Isl an LIS s crsee and ooss
u s.h 50 a. spoke Us san6oat with white
g
S m t Ha
ress Monrs 3 hours 70 ouarsern,ss;sr :o po.,on
neynods
with July TO- lat 40 49, lon a. saw ship Ben
sris Xmasoat tBr, Thompson Windsor Ms II days. with
platter .S1 Ss 70 fsnsGn 70, Portsmouth
sehr alboa B4ses haSepor Tor Tor Portsmoash
shr sr o Boston
sc schr kneh' Fam Fannng % Lubec, lS days.
Sss9 sssf 5i:ss E Ws,.s:: !: S;2ss SSsisS sss,on
sehr Elisa6eih Crosby: chs.ha.n.
sshr r Mason lase, '1srr rerrs Fsi g Riysr ss9''
sssr sssr Ssn'sn ssns ms%s sf" F1i' 1adassa, @yss
schr s, hamar,ine, GSrney; mareham
:s @ ;.r rrGy,ssas s
SchrJ Patten DoaDe, New Haven.
schr Ariel burgess New Haven.
Schr Panthea. Terry New Haven for RondouA
Schr II Crosby. Rondou for Boston
Schr N Holmes. Arnold. RoudoCt rfovidence.
Schr 600 speed. Dart. Roudout for Providence
Schr Success Port Even for Providence
Steamer Hero C transport Hancox. ForMess Nonroe
TO u Quartermaster
Steamer Monitor. Jones. Phiadelphie.
Steamer Bristol. Charles PhisieiphiA-
Steamer Westminster. Baker Providence
Steamer FALCON. Aldrich, rrov,asncc
BELOW.
Ship Sooloo (Ham), from Manila, 1856 days
SAllEI.
6th-steamer Petre others ship Henry; barks Fan.
Hamilton Tweed Patr Sanhri Parthan Ariadne
Anita Yorkshire; brigs Resolution Carita Drummond,
Tr0wbrdge; schrs Howe Frances Tapu, UzcR Dirigo,
Il II DAILY, Watauga Amy Wooster, Maria.
Vino ~ set NV a,ghl
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New s1n.ct.
20 TBE RD'ioA ~ -~r ,.Irnov TJyys
~ Al.x<x&xA~xzAs>--s....s-- l1ssntousiy by ~
The New York herald., 1864-08-08

Our London Correspondence.
LONDON. July q, 1864
1exsmes and HIS Neso Aldbd1saNeo Blockade Raners-
Rebel and United States StocksThe Rebel Tocnty
Fer Cent Hgher-A French Balloon Ascent, DC.
hear that Captain Semmes' ship is about ready 20
all and receive her armament-which, by the way 10
be heavier than that of the late Alabama. The vessel
sails from Continental port; believe from Holland
fnere is considering quiet among the merchants and poll
ttcans at the rather "spooney" "amsbtyh of Captain
Wtnsow In allowing the Deerhound to walk away
ceeiy with his prisoners. For my part cannot any
eame 10 the transaction except in the action or
non action Of Captain Winsow In net stopping the yacht
~ once, sinking with broadside semmes would
have been great fool 70 have avaed himself
chance to escape and his friends, the Engshmen
have been equally stupid not TO have exered themselves
70 get him away.
running -Four or five more going be
PAT on the Nassau and Wilmington route and thus make
sertunes for their shrewd and fortunate owners Only
80 vessel in six the average caugh, destroyed
Rebel bonds experienced great improvement about
fetersburg-and hear Of who purchased sixty
ahousand pounds OF them, and realized six thousand
pounds sterling pront ian appreciation OF ten cent
about week These rebel bonds are worth twenty per
cant more than Mr.. Chases United States skies,
e0ntinue TO be until Wilmington is captured.
balloon ascent Of interest jnst taken place
% the Cremorne Gardens where H. Godard aeronau to
she Emperor OF the French ascended in "hre balloon
one inflated the old Montgul6er prncple-wh heated
air. He carried up stove with him that weighed about
bali ton On alghting, understand the and his
friends got handled rather roughly. would not ascend
with him for a thousand pounds, though like TO 20 up
when the aerial machine is huge bag OF gas. ] fear
Sne intrepid frenchman viii come to srie as many Of
hs Montgolher predecessors have. He makes another
nsCept N Two days from this the 25th).
The New York herald., 1864-08-08

In the House OF Commons the 22d Of July, ip reply
to Mr. Magure Mr. ayard stated that seizure OF the
Cnnchas Islands by spain had occasoned great excite
ment and several OF the South American States Vene
zuea and others. had declared that the event OF
those islands beng retained by Spain they pre-
pared render Peru material aid but the Spanish gov
had dtsdro,od any such etio1s and stated
readiness rcstoee tnor claims upon Peru
beng Settled
The New York herald., 1864-08-08
yvHo WOULD Nor GO WHERE VORrUNg isY-0c

Nv ITO WUTIlU NUT % " ~ y 80 .
phetess beat OF all ana cannot bc eScelicl. Can h,
cnnsuited personally by letter all affairs VI life,
cprninq lawsuits journeys, absent friends love courisp.
marriage health wealth, aud Who reclaim drunken
ana unfaltLfu huahanas. Miss W IA the pprkon "a
bis e,y who las Roman aud Arabian Ia isnan
for love nood and all bus AFFAIRS
for life Deay not consult ts naturally gifted and bcau-
uful young lady. Lucky numbees given Highly rrtpecta
bIa be Eixkh
avenue, opposite Eighth street.
The New York herald., 1864-08-08
The Rappah ock GuA rdsd at Calais. !.
from Galignapis Messenger, July IL
The Confederate cruiser Rsppahannosk s ct Caas,
watched by the Cuyier, FreGch steam ad7toe boat


From the London Post. July 20
Whatever way be the ultimate obJsct G the cosiede
rates m Invading Masyhud and Pennsylvania, II
is clear that tney have sncceeded IN caus
ernment Prom all quarters she militia Ae beirg
called cot arrest the advance Of the Invaders, and
such u tho troops not engaged either with
Grant sherman. with other generals more distant
regions of the being hurried homo 10 aid. not
iI work OF aggression. but OF defence. To
this pass then the North in sae fourth year
OF the duration OF which at ts coumeHcement was
confidently fixed at ninety days for this u has sacrificed
tona, debt which Is, ultimately will 6e, scarcely &C.
cond those of EngiaDd and Franco. Three years,
however regarded, but eRort of time; but IN
the lifetime OF nsiicn the period s so brief scarcely
"a be deserving or account. Aud yet in that short
interval OF tbs greatest Oce the world has
whilst et in all the vgOr andstrength OF youth,
has been brought TO the Of rnin The blow did not
come from without 3he destruction was not the(w0rk
wards in irres sble swept before them the
landmarks and buiwarks Of civilization. No America,
who raised herself by her exertione as also tall
her hcad The States which formed that league but
few years since SO rich aud % doiess Ndr
some otar form OF oooenme, or so 0s psltscdt c0t-
Ndon e rich dsd prosperous agda but that peculiar 00v
tuhtch ADscrc citizens much deli0hted
lost 10 tts forever II they retain the Presidential Office
they never hope TO SEQ hed for oDg years 10 Ooe
by d,a successistl s0d,er. They have created
army which they viii be nowerless Destroy and with
such army idieto Suppose that purely republican
stfaoss be eriste.t They havecreated debt OF
which they have tried clear OF gle dollar
and which beepes iAat they p1H ray. From
and that stride would that the population of the
Northern States az least viii perforce be compelled to
take The Institutions ot fhe American republic In
the fullest Specification OF tho term, liberal and IN 20
in free England that those Institutions Should Se TO al
| appearances, the point of ext,nc,ioa.
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XIrANTED--A SITUATION. BY A YOUNG MAN, Aa
w coachmnp In private family Best of reference
,at place. Apply at 7e Bleecker st. EEa
WAFTED-~A LADY 70 LEARN THE ART or coli
w Oring rhotngrapns. After two weeks instruction %
hour day work will DO Aven out a situation
cured. Call at TlJ Broadway. room 10.
10 PAGES gGARG GtRCuLeR
SS SAN ice 70 agents gutlcrs aud news dealers
~ l.. u. PIERFUNT
Nos e7 aud 80 Nassau street, N. Y
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zoo LATE FoJ CLASSIFICATION

zoo LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
A DvIcR TO THE AFFLICTED-MADAHE DEs-
y PARD'S Female Pills arc tho only medicine lad es
depend safety certainty. Can be by
N. B-Ladies who desire to avail themselves of Madame
Desperds valuable certain sn 70 mode OF
do Interview Relief warranted in twentyfour
hours Residence t0 Sixth opposite Eighth street
Ladies' taken during confinement with the best mcdai
attendance
AT6i NASSAU srREET-A BoHIGMAN CoNTTN.
n 10 pay the highest prices for Diamonds
set watches and al kinds OF Jewelry. Having great fa
etes for the south American market he a'ord 10
fran ~ to - than other AZ hts pri
oHcf room No 2 N. B.--Libcral advances made
oonsiinfaents ct the above articles.
A NAVAL OFFICER WISHES TO OBTAIN BOARD
his abs location desired between Fourteenth ana
Thir'eh sccord and Syth avenues Address,
stating particulars box n journal OF Conn'erca oAce
TrENTfpN.-MRN NOT LIABLE TO THE DRAFT,
II good sized hovs wanted to go in the
a. whom vii be even The highest bounty paid Ap
ply 70 Mr. MILTON, Us Broadway
, RESPECT ABLE, HEALTHY YOUNG MARRIED
"A woman with esh brca of mix. who hla her.
baby wishes situation wet nutSe In respectable fan,
y baA objection 10 the country. Ca al iUl Forsyth sd
for two days
NEW YORK, AUGUST O. 1sN this IS TO CEHrt-
IN ~ ~ the Sixth Nafd Ge Union Club, ~ VIII ch
fuccrs 0sea ~ IRE de8t The club ed by mo
McCiela executive Committee aud peptesentNl IN mas
committee hv Ncssrs John H. Dsnse Eugene q Shea John
Wvnpe william =. Mitsleil and francis Mccnl0uHh 80
dele Res. and that they authorized by tbs eommte0
u raise funds Tor ward purposes - :,
HIRAM KETCHAN, Jr, Chairman.
JosurA Isaac, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-08

THE UNION PRISONERS AT CHARLrsron
"A letter from Hilton Head, dated last
Friday, says:
''Gen. Sam. Jones, the rebel commander
at Charleston, on being notified by Gen
Foster of his intention to place the sir
hundred rebel prisoners on Morris Island
replied that such a course would not no,
celerate or impede the action designed hv
the rebel authorities with reference To The
Union men at Charleston. Gen. Jones
declared to General Vessels and Others
that the prisoners in Charleston we're con.
sidered simply in stransita, and be has
since stated that when proper place can
be prepared away from the city, the pris-
oners shall be taken thitber. He refused
to transmit to Gen. Foster the names Of
the Union officers 10 Charleston.
The rebels on board the Crescent have
deluded themselves with the belief that
they are 10 be speedily exchanged. can
tell them, and all who are interested in
their welfare, that Gen. Foster, so far $.
he is concerned will not listen to Their
exchange so long as our men are confined
in Charleston. Before this letter reaches
its destination. the rebel prisoners will he
under rebel fire on Morris Island. How
long they will remain there depends Who'll
ly upon the course of the rebel authori-
ties in regard to our men in Charleston