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our troops having escaped under cover of uight nml torn up tlio bridge niul corduroy road that led across tlio swamp. It was still possible to tuko infantry across, how ever, or even artillery. Tlio enemy's fir ill); was at first very destructive, blowing up caissons, upsetting nml disabling wagons, nml killing a great n:nny men. dipt. Molt hail some of his guns dismounted here, but dipts. Ay res and Wheeler pour ed a terrible lire into tlio enemy, and com pelled liiui to fall back u considerable dis tance from the margin of the swamp. At three o'clock in the afternoon the nr rival of a large body of lliu enemy, direct from U'chmoud, by' the Charles City road, not less than ;0,000 strong, ami doubtless determined to push between the dames river an 1 the army, thus cutting olT the transports, gunboats and baggage from the wearied, j ided soldiers, who would be com pelled to cut their way through great odds to t!iL river, or surrender summarily. Gen. Itoini.ehnau and Gen. McCall were out in this direction, anticipating some-such move ment of the enemy. The battle opened nt once, 11 ml furiously. With tremendous odds our gallant army still kept up good hearts, and loaded and hred as if the odds were all upon our side. G radually borne back, nnd in a fair way of losing the day the gunboats were their deliverance. Th Galena, Arooskook, and Jacob lell, par ticularly the former, opened with their Croat nieces or ordnance that threw inon strous shells right among the enemy, sta Bering and unsettling them, freeing their discomfiture, Gen. lleintze'nian rallied hi: corps, and the remnant of MeCall's ad vnnee, upon the enemy, and in a remarka ble charge drove hnu back two miles, when night put an end to the contest. Tuesday, Ju'v l. lhttle of Mu.Wrn llill. Malvern Hill is about a mile aad a half from Jaurs river, and here a desperate battle, or rather series of skirmishes took place on Tuesday. They commenced ns early us five o clock in the morning, nml a part of Gen. lloint.eluian's force, nnd a cousid.'MuIe number ol Gens. Keves an, I Sumner's figured in this battlo. It was tliielly a inuketry tight, and occurred four miles from Malvern Hill, on the direct road to Richmond. Tlio gunboats steamed up the James river from Turkey Island bend, around the sharp neck of land that makes up from the Port Wallhau roa 1, and took position in the arch of the bend, to be ready for the rebels if they approach ed too dose to the river. About eight o'clock four batteries of rilled pieces were brought into action that threw shot and shell with great precision, Finally a con certed advance of oar column an 1 th ; close, sudden fire of nil the batteries simultaneous lythe latter throwing grape and canister broke the rebel l.nes, and they fell back in disorder, d sisting from the pursuit. Slowly, windingly, unceasingly, the wagons came over, until nt last the final team came into s:ght nnd dragged its slow length toward Turkey Creek bridge. Then the artillery began to come more rapidly, but stdl .-low enough for petulance to feel aggrieved. The day had, meantime, drift ed i.) to four o'clock, when the Sicon-I n.i!l!rv! TursiiJ omui 'uee I with the advance of a large Vvly of rcbiU, .tciidii)g quite across the country, with cavalry on each 11 ink. Oar forces at once jump "d up wearily, on 1 waited their approach, while all the s'gn d ofli-ers on their s-.-ver.il stations waved their cabalistic muslin. Our column was formed, with G.-n. Couch, of Gen. K'-ys" co-ps, on the extrem- left, Fr mkl n nu I Ileintzeluun took up th- c-ntr--, and on the right were the renin nits of Porter and Sumner. A general advance of oar column was no v made, ns wc were determined to act temporarily upon the offensive. Hum brigade being ordered to charge, ndvnnc". with the O'.Uh l'eiin. pginv-nt tlii-.li), Col Owen, nnd li'-icg gdlamlv sco:id' l l.v Dana's M-aglier's mil French's brgtd'-s th'-v dashed within "0 v.irds of the i-n-niv, nn I opened a ph-n lid fire of mu-k'.irr The left of the In; w is now advanced, an I the troops of Geii CoiHi really behaved wonderfully, facing the enemy wh river he appeared, and ouring volleys into h:tii all the inn". Our ni'-n followed the enemy fo cbn here tint the g mbo its dnrt i.ot fire lor fear of cutting up our own men After fg'iting two hours, with n bus of about 2'jO, tin: trght Ml, nn 1 having moved ac-oss Turkey Id.nd Creek, wc broke ll the bridge, and soon the whole nrmy closed up (it nn J near Harrison's bar, 2" Hides from J.dimond. Tun War Hiiut Wn-hiiig'o'i Aug Sth. The War I) -p irtru -i.t h as ordered First Uv direction of the President, that no citizen liable to bo drafted into the mi litia shall be allowed to go to a foreign country. All Minimis, military officers und police authorities, especially at points on the United States se.-iho.trJ and fron tier, are authorized and directed to arrest and detain any person or persons about de parting from the United States in violation of la s order. Scond Any person liable to draft who i-hall absent himself from his country or State before r.ucli draft has been made, will be nrrc.Ud wherever found within the jurisdiction of the United Stales, and con veye I to the nearest military post or depot, nnd placed on military duty for the term of the draft. Third The writ of habeas corpus is hereby suspen ltd in respect to all person no arrested nnd detained, nnd in repect to all persons arrested for disloyal prac tices. t-T The iilooinii.gton (III.) I'mili 'jruph has a letter from its nrmy correspon deiil at Jncl;ou, Teim w hich states that (jeu. John A. Logan (lute Representative in Congress from the South, rn district of Illinois) recently made n speech to his sol dier, win ruin lie dared that ho had been long enough nosi d about by Southern poli ticians, and had seen enough of their curs ed " institution," and hoped never to shenlho his sword until it was thoroughly wiped out. Six months in tho Union ser vice will make aluiobt any Democrat who has eyes and a heart feel just so. Jackson (Temi ), Aug. 12 Lol eve ning a newly organized Kuc.rillu band near Grand Junction, numbering seventy five, were pounced upon by fifty of our men, nnd iu tho melee twenty rebels were killed und the balnne" d'spi-ned. Details of Eastern News. (Continued from -it juigf.) my's position. Nothing; important had occurred." Washington, August 12th. Dispatches from Tope state that tho rebels retreated and his cavalry and artillery are in pursuit across the Kapidan. Tho rebel army, fear ing their retreat would bo cut off, have gone back towards Court House. They made a stand at Orange to pro vent our advancing on Gordonsville. Jackson's retreat down tho railroad is con sidered n necessity ho hud evidently be come aware of the trap into which ho was being beguiled. Fredericksburg, August 12. An expe dition from Hnrnsides' made a descent on the Virginia Central Railroad, nt V'rcdcr ickshall station, and tore up tho rails for a quarter ol a mile, and blew up the road bed with powder. They also destroyed oO.OOO bushels of grain, n lot of whisky and other army stores. A detachment was sent to Hunker Station to blow up the track, and switch, which they did still further on, the track was barricaded and rendered useless by burning. Culpepper, August 13. The flight of Jackson shows he f.ars to meet our troops on Saturday. He engiged with his whole force, numbering 30,000. A portion of the corps of Hanks behaved nobly, holding the enemy in check w ith the aid of one division of McDowell's and Sigel's corps, which arrived during the dav and drove the enemy from the field of battle. Jackson's loss can scarce I v be less than 1,500; our number is less. The bat tle was the bloodiest of the war. On Sunday Jackson remained idle, troops on both sides being exhausted. Monday, Jackson sent a flag of truce, ask ing permission to bury his dead, a large portion of which was still on the ti. Id. Yesterday morning the whole nrmy was found to be g me. Cavalry and artillery pursu-'d his hasty n tre.it towards Gordons ville, and compelled him to burn bridges to save himself. Jackson's servant has just come into McDowell's headquarters, and reports his master admits a lo.vs ol -,- 000 in Saturday's engagement. Cairo, Aug. 1 1th. It is not true as tele graphed that Farragut asked truce iu pass ing the icksbnrg batteries, he went past, firing from everv vessel. Farragut's fleet arrived at New Orleans on the -JO: h. Lexington, Mo , Aug. 12 Independ ence, .Mo , was aunt Ke.i iy i.;iHi reu-is under Hughes and (Ju.iiiterel ; afli r four hours' severe fighting tho Federals Mirrm- dirjd 20 of our ni m killed Kansas Cilv, Aug 13 The rece'pt of the news of the capture of Independence Cilv threw this citv into great excitement. Militia was called out. A call for rein forcements was made on rort Leavenw orth A force left this inoni'iig iu pursuit of the enemv. Washington, Aug. 10 The Pittsburg A'rprtst of the 0th says a di-qi -itch from Van Dorn to Secretary Mullorv stites that the ram A'kium had been destroyed She left Vieksburg Monl.iy to cooperate ill an attack on Raton Kong-; after the passage of lhivo i S ir ln-r michin TV b- came disibled, nn 1 while her crew wer- nt tempting to r pair it, several of them my ' gunbo its a'.tai ked her, and alter ag illmt response she was uban hucd and blown up II- r officers and crew escaped. Nashville, 12th. Dispatches from Mor- tr ill r.t Cnni'ietl md Gap s ay De deirey's jrig v 1 and l.i'.h Ken'iii ky r-giin- nt o:i the oth nn I till) iii-t , had been iiigagul with Stevens' division, iu force, the rein Is outli'iniber ng ll.cai 4 to 1. i lie r-bi Is lost 22.") kill d and wounded; 0'ir loss was 3 k lh-d and 15 wounded and f pri'om r. Two companies of the loth Ohio wir- sur rounded by two regiments of rebels, but rut their way through. They captured a lirgelot of h-rage, tobacco, I nivs an ! mules. T'ie rele Is und r Ilnrl.-iMg", who luve bi-en thrcat'-iiir g Louisiana in iiorthcvt.-m Mis.-ouri, liavi- been ro tted by the Feder als und'-r Col Smart. The reh-I h.i ler was killed. S.iringfii 1 1, Mo., Aug. "ih. Tlur - is a very l-XC.te 1 state of fei I ng ill this section Citlz iis are beintr rapidly niroll d in the St.it milili l. Tii'V S'.-etn to haV! ! tr muied to t ike the matter in'o their own hands and rid the country of jwl--s ma raudtrs. All gueirill is caught are to be hung. Hnd-oii, Mo, Aug oth.-Col. McNeil's forces came up with Portir's guerrilla, " few m I es tioith of Kiikvilh', Adair enmity, yesterday morn'iig, nnd followed him, skir- mishing, in'o the town, where n g'lier.l fight cn'-'l'd, iu wli'rli tho rein-Is t l.'iO kilh'd nnd wounded, 4'l wagons loaded with upplie, nnd t'-n wagon loads of arms. The Federal lo-s was only b killed and 2") wounded. Additional particulars of (he fight nt Kirk ville have been received; I2S dead nli'-ls were buried by our troops. The enemy's lo-S could not have been b-ss than "00, and it is estimated that 2,000 of Porter's men have deserted and scattered, several hundred of them being m ule pris oners. The balance, of h'n force, which originally numbered 3,000, is fast retiring, being pursued by McNeil 111 three columns Hud-oii, Aug. I2ih. Col. McNeil again attacked Pott' r's t'uc'rillas yester day, at Stockton, .Macon county. After a sharp fight McNeil routed them, killing and wounding a large number and captur ing many hones. The rebels scattered iu all direction. Washington, August &th The War Department has i"iicd orders lo United States Marshals and Chiefs of Polee to ar rest nnd imprison per-ons who, in any w..y, attempt to diseimriige enlistment such persons t. be tried by a military Commis sion. From intelligence received nt tho War Department, it lias been nsc rtalned that 30,000 Western troop of ihc new levy will be ready lo go into the field next week. Deekhard (Ten 11 ), August 7lh lirig. Oen. Robert McCook, of Ohio, was mur dered by guerrillas, day before yesterday, while riding in on ambulance with Ins bri gade, Thn new of the enlisftnetif In the Dor- ler Slates is quite encouraging. Mnry- I mil will probably fill half her quoin under the first call This Is more than trni an ticipated. The tnilitin will ho drafted. A delegation from Delaware it.itc that f more time he nfforded, loth quoin will be filled by vohitiiecr?. If nny nnux tintU tn luvul nvn tht AiucvleikU Virtu, Ktanul him n thr il tn (! fit, Pir. s3l)c rcgon ClvguG, VV. L. Adams, - - Editor. OREGON CZTV: SATUKDAY, AUGUST 23, 1SCJ. Hrbol Mows. The Courit'i; a rebel organ once printed ill Nashville, Tennessee, gave tho world its philosophy of rebellion just before the United Slates troops took possession of the place, and caused the (mnW to pack up its type and travel to purls unknow n. It said": "This has been called a fratricidal war bv some, by others an irrespressiblo eo,,llic"t I. .... .... 1.'- 1 .... . ..I cl W . ... specttuliv take i-suo with the authors of both tb.se ideas. We are not the brothos of the Yankees, and the Slavery question is merclv the pret.-xt, not the cause, of the war. lie true irreiucs.sil.le eoiillicl lies fundamentally iu the hereditary hosldilv. t . . .1 ... i I m iles, onue vi V'imi .s.iiv .si'nns ,1 lotiii. the sacred animosity, the eternal autago-; ' ' 1 " uisin, between the two races engaged. "t lot than live per cent, interest, tho " Tho Norman cavalier cannot brook ! original capital to remain forever undi tho vulgar familiarity of the Si.xou Y all; miiiisheil eveent oilnti-.il h of it which IliaV kee, while tho latt.r is continually devising mm., itl in l lil-iter ilim-tl lii 11 rit ni-hi f IC neighbor to his own detested level. Thus was the contest waged in the old United States. So long ns Dickinson doughface were to be bought, and Cochrane cowards to be frightened, so long was the Union tolerable to Southern men; but when, ow ing to divisions in our ranks, the Yankee hirelings placed one of ther own spawn over us, political connection became unendurable and separation i ccrsMiry to preserve our si lf-respect. " As our Norman kinsmen in Mngl uid, always a minority, have ruh .1 their S.ion countrymen in political vassin;;e up lo the present .lay, so have we, the .lave, oh - . . ... . .. twi Ivcinont'i. Wo framed tho Constitu tion, for seventy years molded the policy of the Goeeriniii'iit, and placed our own m-n. or ' North, ru nu n with Southern principles, in power. On the Oth of November, IS.'.), the Puritans em mediated themselves, and are now iu viol-lit iiisiirri ctiou against their former owneis. This insano In'l day fruik will not last long, however, for, ilastard.s in fight, and incapable of self uovernnieut, they will inevitably again fall under the control of t!i" superior race. A few more Hull Iliiii thrashings will bring tlieni once more under tie' yoke us docile as the most I0y.1l of our Mtlnoi;an ' chattels.' " The Courier ill a-si-rting that "we" the " slave oligarchs" governed the Yankees till within a twelve: month for seventy years molded tin1 policy of ihc Govern- m.uit, und placed or mci. or " Norlh. rn . ,,r "JMn '"'""'.' Ul1"' men with soiithem principles," in jum,-,- ' '''''. "' i''''" Governor 01. a Un only i'.-:.-erts the declaration made bv io" li, kl t. '')' I i' l"'''Ii " votes. Wc nre Seiialor Ilaioiiioiid of Si oil U Carolina mi the Senate Hour March l:h. l-S.'.S, 10 Holed speech u lii-re he culled Nol'theni la boi' rs the mndnilU of nociVy." Mr Hammond .-aid "The S'liatur from New York says that (the rule of the Government by the South) is ul.o'lt to be nt nn end. P. rhaps w hat ho says is true; it may Ix ; but do not forget it can ner.-r be forgotten, it is written on tlio brightest page of litim la history that w tiii: M.aci: hoi mils (Y t;if ii-' r 11. took our country hi ln-r infancy, and aft'T llll.l so her for jy mil uf I'w .irirn'ii irun of lor iii A'ner, we shall siirn nd'T h'-r to you w ithout a stain upon le-r ho'ii r, boun lb ss in prosperity, incalcu lable in InT strength, the wo'id'Timd admi ration of the world." That the slave power has ruled ihc ( iuvi i iiui' iil the greater part of the time since its foundation, that they have had three f'oiii (lis of the Presidents, mid four tilths of llie offici-r It'll limes as niauv as they were entitled lo iijioii an I'lpiitable iiuim-ricnl nnd linaneiiil ba-isiiud ll.ul they did this ul llie cxpen-e of I he manhood nnd dignity of noriliorn "mud-silK" w ho proji ped up the slave power by voting llie " democrulic ticket" f'al -ly :-o culled, while acenrding to tin; Courier "dough faces were in be bought, mid cowards were lo be frightened," wi; an; ready lo admit, ns indeed wc have already publi-hcd more than 11 hundred limes. We nre nl-i aw are and always knew that llie Soul hern (ire eaters heartily de-pised their North'Tli al lies wlion: " vulgar fiimiliiirily ihey could not brook," only while engaged in kissing llieir feet. That they loathe mid iepi-c lliesc Noil hern dirt-culers or "pence ili-m-craN," who an: slill ki-sing the feet of Da vis and Yancey, though kicked in the nioiilli every linn- ihey go through I In; ex-rei-", liny wor.i'than vvi- do wi; shall not lullhll. lo t In r IH 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 li' I pl'oini-eil ihey "surrendered the ( hiverumeiit vvilh- oul n slain upon her honor" we lei the story of the damning outrages of tho clave power in Kansas, mi empty tn usury nt llie elo; of Jiiicluiiiuu'a iiduiiiii'trnlion, Ihc difeiit by tin's jiower of ihc JVilie railroad mid lfoine-te,id bills, ils endors ing iho laws in Nevy Mexico pcrioilling the flogging of while men nnd women who worked for wages, ils general cllbrls to drug dow n nnd place ils iron heels on eve ry great inaleriiil interest of (In; country that deuiauded fo-lering by the (Ji neriil Government lieides ils crowning nets in robbing Government Minis, Mt ollices, nml (hisinin Houses, mid lin n turning b n thou-iind stolen bri-lling eminou upon eon stiluliomilly ehoen nuihoritieA who en deavored to protect public properly nnd enforce th" lnw. We tiff willini In ml. mil that Hammond in IHM paid the Gov 1 eriiiiient one meriled coiiipliment, uni I think by tho time (his war is over, the reb els generally wilh their loathed nml de tested allies here, will believe. Hammond prophesied truly iu saying that she would be " iiicatcutalile in her ttrrmjlh, (he wonder and adiniivtioit of the world." Aditicn.n n.vi. Coi.i.kok Lancs. Among ' on that river, but, ns 1 said before, in iiba other matters of importance, it will bo tho : sin, which is from la to 20 miles in diaui duty ol our Legislature this session to de- ' etcr. The placers, at present discovered, cido whether or not Oregon will accept of J occupy only u small pai l of that basin; the ninety thousand acres of public land ten- 1 only a few ravines, (niches, and creeks, dered us by the lata law of Congress for Wo have all heurd of very rich claims, the support of nn Agricultural College such as Chanibei Iain's mid Maloncy's, " where the leading object shall bo, without j yielding from foOD to $000 per .lay anil ... ,. . i . ;i 1 the W riser, and Kimball Co,, and Monroe exe hiding o her scie ntil o and classical , . . ' . , . , , , . , i. , n . claims, on', of which tens nnd hundreds ol studies, and including military tactics, to lt0nlimH of ((),ir mvo i,,.,,,, ,!,. -pi,,, teach such branches of learning as nro re- - reports of these claims aro probably cor- lated to ngricnlluro nnd the mechanic, arts red, but they have had too much iiillncucfl in such manner as tho Legislature of the 1 "I""' '' I'"1,1'',', '!"')' ,l0, ,ml . present , . all the fai ls. I he first and most eoinuion Slate may prescribe, m order to promote (,m( yoi w. i(m, lo , irsjiiii the liberal and practical education of the " lo,v are the minesl"' U, they aro ' .vml- industrial classes, in tho several pursuits I ,,nd professions of life." If we get the lt f lis ,IIW o must through our i '"'" ''-sl"v'ss "ur w,!,l"'il itl'" to F'"" ol ll,u ; live years of its passngu wo must provide ; wltK The money arising from tho , . i . i... : , ,.i :.. i be applied by the Legislature of the Stale ; l purchase of lands for a college site, college site, All the ex- or for experimental farms peases of selecting, and selling the lands, and such expenses as are incurred in dis- bursing tho funds arising therefrom, as also the cost of necessary buildings, Ac , mast be paid out of the State treasury, . nnd not from tho College capital fund, or from the interest thereon. This land, sold for $I,2f per acre, would give a capital of $1 DJ.hHO, Mi tiling al ten n r eeui iiin resi ine sum , ()f fl l,2.'.0 annually a v. ry handsome ' sm.port for un institution of the kind - am iiie to meet the I the demands of the State fur some lime to come. Illinois Poor Wail, during tho can- Miss last rspiMig, was in mo n.iu.i ot irying to make ignorant people believe that the " diiiiniycrats'' were making wond.rf.il head iu Mime of the Northern States be-c.oi-e a great many Union deinoerat.s h id been (lifted to office, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, und Illinois, by K.-puU, can votes. We ex licet that Lane's imrger ILbben 1 : . 1 c.i it- - 1 li c (who is a uiumivcrut of the Wait and Doif . . , school) will, whenever he runs for coi.sta ble in Po-ey county, Indiana, point the na tives lo th- II.'iOO majority f r Gibbs for Governor of t Ireoii, ns ei inclusive evidence 1 1 tit t Oi'.gm is ovi t heliuiiigly th niocrallc ii ,.11 .1 .-. 1 r t.. 1 . . .ppy to inform the "jh iiss dlmmycrats" ! of Oregon that wo have just heard from Illinois. The news is that the Slate Con vention, which by the gr .ee of un usjiect ing DepuUicaiis e.iv..' tho deineci .its more than two thirds of the Convention, has con cluded its labors made a con-tituiiou ' which nmong other things made nu unjii-l division of the districts, g ting the demo- cratic portion of the Slate II disproportion- , , . ..-. i i ate share of representation in t.ie Leeisl i- 1 tare. The constitution has be. u mbmuted to the peojilc, n7 voted down lnj mure than Im I'uutMihd i.f'j'U-ily, Illinois is just Mich a 'democratic' State ... : i. i .. :.. . in- .i.. " ' ' 1 over .'10U0 majority, t-oT to .sr.iv at umii:. -- - Iht'.ht.ist I non Jons Div's P.ivui. Jjlge Mi Kean ol Astoria has kindly fur- - i t i . . e i ' i , i, n shed us a Id ler from his son A. 15. Me- , , ,., i , ,, , . Keaii, who lias lab ly reach, d John Day h river from California. Wc givo Mich ex - . . ' tru' ls as w ill be of public int. r. , knowing tie : nt ali un iits to be entirely reliable; I NIO I'CNIiKNi K, July I'.Kli, iHlij. D' f.r Fnth' r We nr.; now on the very l.-ad waters of John Days riv - er. We got here just n week ago W, .r. .1 .il,!,.. L..n, ..i...... ,i . .. ,.....'.! l.ll. l.l III. I YI. IU III .im inn biiiht I1IHI wer- forced leave for want of rov isions. You have doubtless heard the particulars - ... i i i ' , Good ir.r .!,.,., were Mrnek here n few .l,.v. l,,f,.r,. u. u..r I I here, nnd was here' to claim all the ground known to be good. The creek is claimed for about 15 or 20 miles in length. Hut very few have done any thing more than merely prospect their claims. A few have got to work with sluices and nra making good wages, say from ten to fifty dollars, and some more. Claims have In en sold for ns high ns u thou . mid dollars, and high er figures than that have been offered mid refused for others. A great excitement has been created by rich discoveries on nnother erei k, tributary of John Day's river) about L' miles from lure. Tim dis coveries were Hindu by n friend of mine who very kindly h t me know before the thing was made public. I immediately went there and look claims lor myself mid party, Ol course the cn ek lias not been worked nt nil so as lo tell how rich II is but it prospects from ten cents lo two dol Inrs lo the pan gold of a course character, besides some lumps of quart, containing goi.i, variously estimated at from ten to forty dollars, Of eourse I cannot Judge with nny degrco of certainty, but I think I have got a fortune iu my claim. After It became public, not ten hours elapsed until at last leu miles of creek was claimed. Mining is being curried on with considera ble success nn Powder river, also on thn South folk of John Days River. I Imvo seen n great many men from both these t.laces, nnd from what I can learn I his ru- gion is opening belter (linn cither of those lilaecs, I have no doubt that the mines hero nre yery rich nml qulto extensive not richer than Salmon river, hut more ex- ; tensive, and of inoro worth as a mining ! ..1 turn. I llll.l l.tl..W..I WC r " eoilllliy. 1 mi'" I"" V oeteini will aciniiiintances Here. nr. nicnriuooi i mii - Iiill stands near while I write, and desires to bo remembered. Respectfully vonrson, A. 11. McKkan. 'Xx In l'li',er.--(!ui,).iinri. Mn. Amies: Tho Florence, or Sulmon Diver mines, as they aro called, do not lie t,d,' on find the gold only in "spots, not in veins or in leads. t'or Instance, 300 feet below the Maloney claim in Pi., f 1 1 it li lt I in rl'iliittlli W niiiLii mi i' tS it $ltl IM,V , , ,mll(. MW Sand Creek a claim which paid but $0 per day to tho hand, nnd another olin not more ll' ty led olf w Inch paid from $2o lo .i r 10 in eerv iiiau ner uav. .i iiiim. day, yet the average, of ihat locality been $21. It is found however that center of ravines pays usually belter than the sides, though it is not always tho case. In view or nil the varialinns iu the claims, I determined if possible to get an ,lVl,,1,l) f,,,. ,.V(.ry ,ulVi ,, , fi, lk, miiiiln r o claims taken, men rmployed, and .1.- -i. .1 " . ni, . I . . I . . I- .1 MM done, ihm I weighed. in some eases saw the Ibginiiiug with Sand Crc.k, which 1 smith of tin- town, riinmit .11' i'11-.H.iv nun on this ctei k nnd .nlelies about 2.',- Mead 1 Creek, We find its tributary 1 rei ks and j: ine nine lequireii 10 iiijj ineiu mil. 1 11c fads were furnished ine by a young man ! who sH'iit the winter in I'lorenre, nnd by several other miners whom I lin t They were approved by others. My rstiinates -have In en made from llnse fuels I visited ; several of the loci.litii s, and saw the nulling . llll.l feet or neinlv live miles chinned; thi , in.liid.s If. ulv'. Cick, IMI'sGuleh, Itla. k j '"il"- A"t- '-,h -''i reports n Sand Cnek.' Wolfs Track, nml sevci al r' 1,1 1 tl...t I jr that lie r. b. U umkr Bmk other such llibntari. A claim is l.'.O f. el ; 11 I dgc had attack. il Hal. .11 Hnugr, inil at in length; (his would give D'lli (l.iuis in ' lir-1 ",r'' r.pnls,d with Uty (M this loculitv. Three nn 11 ere required to j A'u'1";: ihc k II-.1 were Ilea. fL.rk nf Mi. work a ela'ui, thus 4VS men for all The , I'l"- 'I"1 '"" "iial f Krnilr. average per hand in those iliiins is tun- J '''r" "ridge nn nlmil to rmrw tLi'. oui.ee or $12 a .lay, ihih'ihiI ng fo: the In ,t,( " nniuung ol Tuemloy cahtyp.r il.yto Jj.'.GiV Tins" el.iiui it 1 re opeii' d, so us to bi-in to pnv, nl ont the middle of June, nud il is c-l inuleil lin y will last In woiknig iiioiitlio, or 2ii ibiys, nnd will yiild f l..'i.'i.'l,7i'o. Kmk rs nre Used for tin- 1110, t leirt. I liiiit .-I) flairr , ,. , .' I" en iisi il in 'nine e'.iiins. bale iiniurt Flat nnd its tributaries w i re ( Uiuii d I -t nntuiuii and nnikul cons ih r nblv The extent i 1 siiiimt, , nt ji'.un) f, ( or ro; cl.iiins, rupiiriug I '.is men; the mar age yield for e n il man p r day, iin fu.i.ng nil the rich eldois, front the first, is $21. or g ouiioen, nii.ouniiug to 1 i.e.' inch .lit These ,-h.ims wll .st S months .,r 20S lass, and iehl J'.ISS 110 Soinei.r tin 11, bate been 'nearly woik.d out Miller's Cie-k and iu tr.butarie. hVh include Na on's Gulch. l,boo (;:;!,, ,,d sevn.1 others, west id the tiw, nre . la an- i d for 2S,0(M) feet, nll.m it.tf s.l claims nml :..',S men; the at- nee yield dadv lo each 1. $21, or $l:i:'.i2 for nil'; th- i.l,',.lc .....cnt for H nioiitl.s is i-stiuiuteil nt 2 7-.'i r; ! Vnrl,.. G.dch nnd Us trdmluries hate nbout ) ii c ilm, ti hich employ IS men. yii I Ing $ I 2 d . ly on an ov. rL", nuioiiui '" '""''', f'r wnkug monlhs Sni lh's Gtih li nnd its tril ii'nri. s have . . . . . , , ,, , ,, .i.l I'liii'is, w li . li ui loy l.i'.l men yn . ng jf a day, nnd (;).. ;o in . a ' vvoik.i-g m-int! s that Ihey will probnldv lust Pioneer Gulch has ubont Huclailus, with "'Jl m""; ftl l"'!v. nnd will )i. Id m '-I" working 'Us f I.:;-I, 00 .M' liilow I rei k ,ns according to estimate Jf.r, ehiims, rcporing VJH nu n, nml )i. Id- ' 1 iig $10 p.-r i.'av, tthieh will nniie.ii.l to $1.21.1,01)0 in g.,0 winking dav. l.l Hge, l.iijenims ,.l claims Mil. '-' I i im H, i " i .n" n s csi ma i r ti ? i or r in v i ,. , ' ' ' I wh eh Tor 210 wotking. days w ill nuiount to i i .! no .- 1 Gold Lake has .'Il c'li'ms, with 02 nu li nt $12 per day. It will require 2sS Hoik ing days, and will yield $111 1,.' 12 Solo Crc. k is reported to have n ry ridi claims, and Grouse Creek to be nil taken i .... Qfllilt t....t I . I - ... . 1 V " ,B"' ""' ." WW ""Z ' l,l,v,! '"' ,,,'"," t",',l ' I nccorduig to estim.-le. I which has been nnd which will be Ink ',,,( ,. . , . , , , . . i '.' .. '"' ' "lm,,;Jf t ' V ! "oi.uri. . . '"" r"" n '"" The hills Mill remain to bo washed, nud I lmi"W ' wa-licd over, nnd some ' T"1 UTU '" .,f",! '," obtained. Alrcn.lv a ditch about two miles long m supplying water lo one see lion, Other ililchc. hnvo been projected. Tlu re are a few miners on some of the bars or Salmon fliver. According lo our estimates, 2,KI i men nre now mining near Florence. V ny add nt least 10 for tho (fulclus not cmi united, milking ,'1,000. Thin is the number which men liaiits nnd others ut Florence supposed to bo employed. Wo nre lo consider this small spot ns only one of n hmg chain of placers, ex tending from liiif.-r Root Valley lo the h"ad of John Day's Itiver, !lk Cily, Oro Fino, South Fork of Clear Water nnd Powder Kiver nre In the chain. They urn nil furiiihlilng ,,rn amounts of old, jiml tiny will continue to do co for yenr. Then! facts show the value ami Importance of thus,, broken nml mountainous regions for mining purposes. They Imvo becomn iitlrnctive, nnd Ihey will no rlonbt continue io no so. nut larmers nnd orchardM. and nil who seek for pleasant homes, will rei urn to tho valleys, nnd especially lo the Willamelte nnd Uiimqun. Tho contrast enliniices Iho value of tlieso sections, nnd wo presuimi that many who will come lo the upper country for gold, will eventually como lo our valley for homes, Jours, 0. II. Atkinson. tV Tho ntlentloii of parenl nnd nil oilier Interested I rnllcd to Ilia notice of Dr. llarclny in miotlier column, In refer ciico to nn " Infant ichool" In this clly. LouInvHIo, A hit. 12U, t'i llh 1.K00 cavalry llt f '.TT, ?'m M"'gaa tlM. ry. entered Ull T CCC,of r ''V'"- (twenty. I, .tr"' , ''"'-. ..minding, JCol. Jl'17 7il'Vdend , 'kt talHlngnxlj horses I1(U 7 r in. "rn. Mortfn H M , 1 JLU I(J noon to day. lmlou lt New York, Aug, j 2t!i rt H'at peslileneo Is rngini, I,.' i, ,, tfM again asserted by n Llt Kltllml li the rebel iirmv imn.bee. ,,, ..' " Mti .n.ln.r-.rn.l.Uta ,,fdS,r' genend headquarters ,,,,,17 1 fHioftmanuylinvobe,,, '"' wtiooitho rirer; ltl,,,u,, 0, . I" larg... tho leaders . , rtn7 M" n1tlinn.lllL3if'W,t Into tho (U Ll at unv tlino. ' ,0UUnl St. Louis, Aug. :it1Ti,i-. yf,h" wJ27. I'ort Scott t rclnforeo tl.o ' T I.J i-gnnent f r,..', IOc ." surrounded them. Tim ... ",l ,'llr way through killing n,lncludin;;r tain and onu Lieuleiinut v P nlelililit, VT ' '"' HI I... d.putel,,., (run lf M''" "'"l buttle ubfZ "'r" "'Iwi''" tscn. Kniui-a a)l( Qr j )" 1 !" ,Ufl t Hif l.rrill(j .., - "'"i lorm i.i. Kith has j Kcbi reports rejesent Uw i the ' Kirby Sniith iii his Irniil ia,l iu" , r,.lir t U -iirri-nllv i.t..i .1". .." ( )n, n, lbcckinridge nrc coiutiii li 11 foicti for an i.lta. k 011 New Oih'i,K. 1 : ,w ,,,,1 ,. .1. mv.-.I ti.1!.''. . ''' 1 ifuctory to thn rebels ' I St. Louis, Aug. II -Pnimlritf,', f. nt ill Grnii.l lllver on Moml.r, ilnu ui t in 1 1 inn n iieini-ea ,orll M( and IL.nibid and Si Joseph lUilru,, lwj losi'iiii nun, linns uauii rr k, rrossi it the rit'rr li.i., ft.... 1 , ft- posed. ' V, 1. l.v ill,. I I'l V I M I. is i inaiidilig lliu post, ,lt ,,st lii;f, wdf, ,j ri-cum-iiTs, nun mir.rMMprl ill llofn,1, , force, killing ('., incliidiiig 3 ufTkm , o-s oil our side. St Louis, Aug H-(jrn, Shot lJ Ui is-in il nn niihr lo the troopi In (j,!J t0 Mlbsil Oil Si ci olnsU lii II irictKtlilr, nnd on l'l.j'iists lnn neervmrj. Tn steam, r Wurin r lins l irn inipnuurj hitn a iriii.'.oat, nruied with Imtuiii-n mil (.M p:eiT4, for the proteelnui uf .M.uuirj f.ffj 1 mi 11 1 c rce, nnd lo n rent rein b frumcrwi ing and r ciu ii.- tli.it rii.-r Aci ountH of the mil i:a rtirollmint intU oil. ri.-r are eiiconrag i g Mori halt trrfl enrolled nnd nrgmi:ed tleili can it prtutt be iirm .1 I , ! 1 '"'U I'"" ). Aug Sth -An tij "" I,mI-' ,rl1 ,l 1 ,M'" """m.llu.g ih pr. il.tioM t.ir ' urp.,d lL,i ,,:, .In-p,,- fi, ,n,l "f I''f"";. jr-lrrd-jT. ! n,;'' ''""'I '' "l,m. 'llirj law, ! ''l"''"'' ,BJ. " 'nU r l" rl f "ir,r "V" r" , "' ""' " w.,nilei-t0 itrwlf. 1 "" 1 AM .V T SCHOOL - prnynt lo witnk f ,v' I""'1 "' ' ')'-" 'li'i n.a mi fifrr.. mih il.. 1'ui.iw fs h'UnUpUff. It Im c.-h vU.. ,u,.!rlUrf...Jrf.' lt' 'I', ol. " , , . , ,. . ,.. '""I ' "v (-.' ) "" llmifi" : ...... I - yrV..A, wms ! f.,r m li nn ih.iiiuii.ii In ur n.i.U. I ol.' luinyilmt I hr cnj.i'fJ ll. halm' n 1 r..m ,.!.) So,mU, m )U .-.'l,,.,! .ll Uor.-.n,,,.!.!..! toi.Ju.ua..' niiw . it of 1 l.i l ii e.li"l spTiJ I', fl ), kI.h l.u arruirJ lh -Irnl hi.ly Trjll.rr, ine win. Will mll 11 lurai fur IU di lrfirii 411.I eomri tnj Wkk" '. n.. - I.. ) .. ...I...... .f It.. iM IH . . , I "a m .lrririnfni. ; r,Muli'ut i - mntrtt MUSICAL COXSKIt I A it Ihfjon Cri?. The iiii.lef.'!i..il woi.lil I.I.. libit t ' ing lo iIikmi wi.lnee I.. I.rn MI'MC, lkl W in. II.ihI i.f ii.ilriirlH.il i dilfi rrut (' " il. ii iii .ru.o.l l.K.ks, n.l iihkIi b. itr eWUi nl In awisl III" Irifiirf. IIk nl. eirrr. In. wrtierf f.f p'yn Pnrlira, An. I,..,r...f JOM. I.1ME nritim.. a .1 ciiimiv. Uit ti im .ml 1'mm.iiil I l.ii.iinj Mill", ! ('H "r ml HoiiM m,y l.i M.ll iruiri.loi tht H ' found m l)rru Ci'y furll.rM numtk " m.l,r.l...rvi..-.. JallWI.il Donthtry.-'" " " H.-ef"-' ' la lawn I wo week.; iluimK wliieh "" . wnal I... win... willlilrsw el Im n i J. in . T-l0O-X. Dlt AKK'H PLANTATION llinr.fl Tliry purify, Irm.g.l.m, awl Uong'"1' 'I'l.ey rr. ala a limWiy apiili. Tle yuraaa aalnluH lii-l.g ' ' dirt. .(( They avnreaair rnrdi of ilWpll Iiihiw. r i tki Tl.cy aiiaiiKiheii Un )!" Thuy preveal i.ii..mll.)i'l intrn.itl They paiify lha bmaili "! iC"11'' .I'iiii.iIi. Tliry ears )y.-.i ,'oM'r,W' fi1l,( Tlmy rut Diariliaa, tW"' M' iMuiliaa. Thi-y caia I.ivf ('i"pl,in' ikI Ntr" llradnelm. ipy Tl.-y nra lha Ul llill' I" iiinke Ilia Willi iniio slrSMIT. ni ,r Nvriss'a ossst rs. "t " ,mJt l,r. At. fori, Hum. Ifct l llik, nwla anil hrrl. U , x . . .iil.nul r " - rmn.ani in iw.ir.iri " , , . j, f in. .f day. PailiculsflyW""1""",- iy. j'ncuifiyi'"'""-" - .... rtinio"'"- CHIfl IMTWIII. Il..l......" - m ala p. r,,i. r'am'' - r " . gtt ,y all (lraei, llnwli g P. by I tn, I'urllnli.l, K'al' If ro- ..l.l