The New York herald., 1864-08-07
THE 8ITUATIOM.

THE SITUATION.
Rumors, numerous bu. somewhat vague and contra.
uotory Of the Of the raid all that We
oavs Of that important II Is said that the
raders leaving Hagsrsown yesterday and retiring
hong the Potomsc, in the direction Snepherdstown
Other reports state that they sH at Hagorstown
AwsiHsg re endorsements Gen. Cad walader has issued
Bali sehe people Of Phhadephia organize companies
Tor the protection Of the city. II was reported there
yesterday that the rebels, twenty-five or thirty
ehousand strong under the combined commands
OF Generals Johnston, McCausland, Imboden, jack
son and Early, about to concentrate at Cum.
berland and from thence Pttsburg and Wheel
sng and from that place Cincinnati and across the
Ohio river into Kentucky these reports we can
gather the fact and more, large force
OF the enemy In Mary but their precise move
nents or their designs in a mist
was limited by the Richmond and Petersburg Jour.
Gals some time ago. when abiding fact then well
nown to them of General Grants intention undermine
Petersburg, that mines also being constructed un.
dor works Reports yesterday Indicate the truth Of
shat inimatiOu 1t is said that mine did explode under
cur works Thursday evening" bu, beyond the simple
Sac, We have Information either TO the point q,
which the explosion occurred the result OF the re-
'eaiatory effort on the part Of the enemy.
Beyond this intelligence there Is nothing 10 report
G9m General Grants army to-day.
The rebel accounts Of sprngng Of the Inc At Peters
odfg and its results, which publish to-day are highly
interesting, giving they do the other side of the
niory. Materially they do no, differ much from the de-
ncriptions OF the previously given In these
columns allowing OF for prejudices natural 10 the
Zoe.
The rebel batteries the James river above For. Pow
0attan are annoying vessels The steamers Joseph
. hnson aed Arago, with barges in tow underwent a
severe nre on Thursday-he former her way down to
Fortress Monroe from City Point and the latter bound
pp. They did not receive much damage however
1t lie now stated that General stoncmsn succeeded in
escaping from the rebels who captured his command
near Macon There nothing later from Atlanta rea.
Sve To sherman's movements.
MISCELLANEOUS NEwA
The mails Of the steamships St. David and Africs
reached this city yesterday Quebec and Boston re-
spectiveiy.
The steamship Havana, Captain Green from Havana,
arrived at this yesterday morning Our packages
and correspondence from Mexico and Cuba have been
promptly delivered, and beg return our thanks 20
Mr. j. f. Huerta. the purser, for his continual atten-
Eens There gooo deal OF sickness Havana when
'rhe vessel left but Of Importance trAnsprsd.
The decision OF Judge Russell the OF General
DIX and Others charged with misdemeanor In forcbly
Iaking possession OF the establishments OF the Word
Journal Of Commerce, will be found in another column
His Honor holds that the complaint pass the
Grand Jury n the usual way for its action"
.NAbout nfty colored aud children from General
Buffers department for whom domestic situations
North had previously been secured arrived yesterday
the OF the Freedmens Association in Brooklyn
where they were provided with temporary accommoda
lions number Of others Of this persons will be
received by this society, from the same locality from
lime to time, ne homes shall be provided for them
Mr., Turner the London police Inspector, who dee
atched TO this country for the purpose Of eecng the
arrest Of Franz Muller suspected OF beng the person
who recently murdered Mr. Briggs in railroad
London arrived this city Frcay last In the
chip City OF Manchester Yesterday Mr. Turner had
interview with Superintendent Kennedy and Inspector
Carpenter, Of the Metropolitan Police when all the relui
pite aid was prodcred him. Muller lot England sevo
gal DAYS before Mr. Turner but the latter reached
ahs rot Gst The ship victory in which the former took
pass ge beiug sailing vessel. The Victory expected
O. arrive day two, aud the London police inspector
will be on the dock 70 give Muller reception.
Albert NJ. ralmer appegea before United States Com
missioner Osborn yesierday morning snd gave bonds n
the sum go 900 the being approved b. enc
ralDtx Palmer grs discharged
The regular monthly meeting of the New YORK Typo.
nrapnica Union No held last Ing n Tamrnany
Hall when was decided that compositors henceorth
ahoud charge sixty per thousand ems instead
OF tortv. .nye FOR work all morning papers and ltty
svo crnts per thousand evening papers. The
cent extraordinary advance "a all the aeocssares of lie
ouders this rise the rate o wages "a the opuion Of
xbe iourueymen printers. positively necessary.
shortly before ten O'Clock last nght Gre was dscog
sred 70 tho tbd noor building No l4s Maiden lane IN
the premises d eduey s,ts. doJler n liquors. Ihc
Gre rignaed among some uf empty bottles. TIE
flames soon exunElRhcd By the fremes'. iHss
about $500 said ~ be insured. The second V7r is oecu
pied Offices and the arst noor OIL aud candle
store by Leonard Squire slight dsmlre by water
The building s damaged about stGc. The cause Of TIC
nrc Is unknown ot present
The general nslact q commercial matters was un
changed on saturday, though the high price o.. gold
srycd 10 keep ug the hloran tha vas rnpnfest on
Yrd,y The bodera u both foreign snd doincse NOR.
bapdso we're rm 10 their yiqwg, and though tue trsrs
actions uore generally limited an ptccs wefe realized
~ nearly everything. lcfr0leum ntmer for refined
M, stoady Tor crude Cotton steady, ua tCh.nso
spcss ras rather dun aud frcss of Tie c1dr staples
cf breaaa,us and provisions favored purchaser except
lard, ~bicb was again higher Whi'kcy ~ hold firmly
yreights we're scarcely Liverpool, wing 70 u
increase n toouAge on the berth