fHE OKKUOIN A KM US. IIV IK W. MtAIU. TERNS OF SUIISCRll'TION. Till Argf furniihid Thru Ihllau T annum, if J"'"' Jnrt. Wars irif if (Uiged if paid in lit month; fit Villi'"' " ' Wr' Tird Vll" ,r'" be thnrgtd for tit mantlii Ht iubtr'l'l"'" received fur a Im r iu. A'i hi'"' dilcontintifd unlit all anemagri tr, raU,unlef at the ul'i oflhtfublithrr. Single iii ''y rigoit 3trgtt -A Vol. Weekly NewHjiajior, devoted to the Interests of the Laboring Classes, and advocating the side of Truth in every issue. VIM. Oil EG ON CITY, OREGON, JULY 20, 1802. No. 15. RATES OK ADVERTISING): On sqnaro (twelve linen, or lass, brevier measure) one insertion v Kuch subsequent tosorlion "0 Business cards one year SO 00 A liberal deduction will bo made to those wh ilvertiso by the year. Of The number of insertions should bo noted on the margin of nn advertisement, otherwise it will be published till forbidden, and charged ac cordingly. rw Obituary notices will be charged hall the above rates of advertising. rsf-juo I rintinu executed wilh neatness and dispatch. I'avment fur Juu Printing must be mail on Irlirrri of the vnrk. The UHiiiT C'oi'iiHit . Iii nn order sup pressing inu Lcnvenwortli Imjuirrr, Jutiu Jfltli, Brig.-Gcn. Blnut mild: Col. W. A. 15'trslow, Third WiscoiiNin Crntry, Provost Marshal General, will Immediately, 0,1 lno !-- 'f thi order, canned to to arrested and held in cuntoily one B. B. Taylor, nnd hi associate on ed- torn mid rcrii'lorn or lliu pujn-r railed tho IitaVeim'orlh fnijiiirrr, published in I.piivimi worth City, Kansas, nml also tnkit possession of nml hold tin) (illicit of (he lifotvsaid liunirrr, mid everything per. timing thereto, ""'I further order. While it in the ili siro (if this Department Hot to Infringe upon tin) right of tliu press and liberty of speech, so long it tho'io privileges legitimately exercised, jet while tho nation U pouring out it blond mid treasure for lliu suppression of thin tut Itol V ri'liellion ngniliHt tho best Government on earth, n it eftVliil representative I ran nut MTinit tho emissaries of tlm so called Confederate Government tu give aid mid comfort to ttio rebel causo with inipiinity, even though tlicy may assume to do it un der t lit) fuUti prclensu (f loyalty. Wo nro now eiinncd in u war of fur greater magnitude, mid more imporlnnt in it result, thun any this world has ever lie fore sreu n war not of our choice, lint furi'cd upon us lor the defen c of our conn try and II ig; and all person who are per mitted, through the pulilie press or oliii r wise, to iliKMemitiatn treason and encourage relirllion liy roiitinnal mid lyteinuhe de iniueiiition of the I'ri'iiileet nnd the niilita ly nutlioriticH innler Ilia ndiniiiistralinu, mid liy lieiu; the n j ! i k t h and fv nin t lii.-rs f truit'ir-i, lire no i-:t eiu inii s, nnd miirli nioro duiiK'ToiM lo the wi lfiire of Iho (Jnv eruiii'Mit th. in the armed relii l fnree in the field, and iniit nnd kIiiiII lie upiressi d. TlIK KXOIU'H OK Inn. AMI A letter from Ireland, dated luMin on tin1 1 lit of M.ir, ny: " .Nutw itlitutnlili) (lift tlishriirleiiiii intrli(eiir(! daily received ft mil Aunriea, the peiMiintry are Mill i in'rutiii); tu lluil count ry . On Tucdiiy, it l.ir'c intuitu r of people from 1,'stowel nnd its lleililiiirlinnil piiwd tliroiiu'h Tralee, on their nnv to AnoTTit They appeared a fine, lienltliy looking people, nml l.kely to kucci ciI in the lulior Illiilkel of tin; New World." The Weslern (CoiilriU';lit) St.ir write'; " Already tho exndm linn cointneiierd NllUiliir of the pein.uitiy leave fur Ami r ira liy i-very pm ki t, nnd a hu'c prnpnr lion ol the passage me paid on the other aide. filtKAT r.siu.v MuriMi is Xtw Voiik July l.'i Xotwiilisliiiidiii the inteoe lieu t, there wan an immense pntlu r if of Inyiil eii .ens this iifti'Minon nt I'liion Sipture, fully ripiiil to 1 lut t In Id In April f IokI year, jut after the Till of Sumter. Five difl reiit Ktiiiids were presidul on r l.y Mayor (l;lyk.', I. Perrt, President of thn ('handier of ('ommcico Ilonorulile H ntiiltoii I'i-k, I'rufi uMir I.eilier, and (!i n i r.d Kremiiiit. Sieechra were made liy several rtdncnt (,'entlemeii. Tho nitlittsi mnn nmotn the masse wns very (-reiit Allusions to the President and the (inn r nls wi re veliemeiitlv diet red. ns wero also ull deprecatory allusions to foreign inter Trillion. SrAiiniMi at lln.i siiniio. A staliiunR affray occurred at llillshoro, on Saturday eveniinr last. Our informant wit it orij?- innted in n disciivsiou relative to the I'nion, lietueell " nl, I man WilLs" nml it Mr. Th.irm. It niuiiari that Wilks drank " to tlm health of (Jen. MiClellan," win r. noon Thorno iinmeiliately drank " to the henltli of IleainepirH, nnd to hell with the McL'hlliiii frale'iiiiy," nt tho mime time drawing his liowic knife on the old man Wilks reliilialed with n pocket knife, cut- tiier him in thn left nidc. ill thn region of tho heurt. Wilks t!id not K'et cut nt all On Sunday cTeiiinir Ihorpo was Riven tip for dead. Timri. Dkai.inu with (Ukiihiu.ah. Oenenil Scliolleld In determined that the UndH 0( bnsliwlinekers in Misiioiiri, whoso pastime in to Imtclier innocent men nnd womuti friendly to tho Union, hIiiiII no longer be protected or tolerated. Ho Im issued e general order which declare that " tho relic! and their nyinpalhizcr will be held ri'spoiiHiblo in their property," nud, if need be, in their persons," for tho damngo to properly nml destruction lo human life, caused by guerrilla. Fivo thousand dol lars for every citizen or soldier killed, from one to fivo thousand for every ono wounded, mid the lull Tnluo of h property destroyed or stolen by these bushwhacking assassin and robbers, will be assessed nnd collected from tho secessionist of tho community wheru any such out rage may occur. Thi order Is just what is demanded. No pi nil more effective could bo adopted to restore penco nud protect loyally. Thoso who, in in cowardly secrecy, liuvc fostered and sup ported the rebellion, will now be interested personally nnd fiuiincially in its suppression. (Jen. Schoficld's order lias touched the tender chord. Its vigorous nnd thorough enforcement will effect the object. No or der iias been issued which lias bent so gladly welcomed ns thi will be by the yal men whose estates nnd live have been kept iii constant peril by these unlaw ful and bloodthirsty bands. AxoTimi IUxaxtation. Junie Kuss, former editor of tho Shelbyville (Tenn.) Kxpositur, n strong secession newspaper, publishes a card, in which ho frankly no- knowledge that ho has been mistaken, and that the best thing for nil Tennesseenn to do is to render the Federal Union nllo- giitnce, not only Iron) llio lips, lutlrointhe heart, lie savs; I, ike hundreds nud thousands of other residing in Tennessee, 1 was led to believe (tic calling out of troops by Mr, Lincoln was nn evidence of Ins determination to overthrow the institution of slavery. And thus thinking. I thonght it my duty n n Teiiiirs.-eenn, ns n uian born here, a a man wIhim' inti rests were ull nientitieii witn the Southern people, to resist him. In this I now see that I was mistaken, I see also that the attempt lo form i Southern con federacy has proved n complete failure Anil lor these reasons I regard it ns the duty of every man residing in Tennesseo to liusieii back jo hi nllegiancc, nnd claim the protection represented by the 'Stars and Stripes' of the American Union." Tiik A iiiktoi rats Said (Jovernor Andy Johnson, of Tennessee, in ti late speech: t'lavton, Howell (,'obb' Secretary, said to me ' we of the South arc determined not to submit to n President who ha risen from the mass of I he people, ns Abo Lincoln has ' Here is tho lull blown idea of aristocracy- Unit yon, the people, shall not send up ono ol your own men, a plebeian without wenlth, or negroes, or family, to rule over a conceiled ambitious aristocracy, who estimate men not by their brain or virtues, but by their wealth nnd lineage." liAi.t.oos Tt i.roiiAiiiiNO. Tho Fortress Monroe correspondent of tho Philadelphia Immirtr says that in ft recent engagement tho fire of some of our bntterie was direct- . . I. -II eil irom I .oB i s rccoiinniicring uninion. A telegraph wire, attached on board, con veyed intelligence to our men what to do nud what not lo do, nnd corrected nny mis takes Hindi', by tho transmission of sneh message ns:,;Too short," " Just ft little 11 nil t a . 1. over, " V ire lower, i no insi suoi ions them," etc. The enemy could not bo seen by the men ot the batteries, nnd our bntter ie in turn were hid Irom tho view of the iiemv, the majority of whoso shots fell wido of the mm k. No HlNdAltlAN AMONO TIIK KkIIF.U. When Gen. Fremont was nt the est, hi most secret dispatches to tho President were sent in Magynr, which wa good cipher, sinco no trnitor know the n Faih Oiioinii The Stntesu.nn snys The Committee of tho M irioii County Ag riciiltural Society hnro selected, n Iho site of their Fair (Ironed, ft tract of Iho Presley tongue. What n compliment to tho native farm, now owned by David Hideout, lying ,nnguo of Kossuth " No trnitor knotv on the road from Suh m lo Howell Prnirm ,tl0 tongue!" It i said there ia no record They havo contracted for eighty acre, for Lf , Jnngnrian being in the rebel ser which liny pay fl.OnO. A nolo race vicPi )m thero nre many in our army track is to bn lilted tip. I lie Mate 1'iur will be held on theso ground. Subscrip tinm ttr fil I in if them mi havo been mndo - - o I yery promptly nnd liberally. m... r ...u A letter tlulcd De It 111 JiMI'IIIA! "' " tiioinri. Iowa. May 14th, say: Tho lido of a most imnienao emigration wchlwnrd coiilinne to pour steadily thro.igh Ti ... .fi.,1-ilnv nml lor ween, J i Usios iv Iniuana The Union men of i..,t;.im be d n Stnte ('oiivention ni ininnn npoli lately, nnd nomiiinted a Stnlo ticket ' . I ...11m tmnm of prominent person cnoscii eipinoj nu. t in Dillon lemocrauc nun in rank. Gov. Morton delivered a etirring ,i.i.'s ia tho Convention. The Union men of Indiana nro determined lo- present a solid front lo tho rebel sympathizing Uright I'cmocracy. alter w eek we hiivo had a constant sue- Tho third immigrant train of tho season cession, of Cbu long cinigrant train, toiling yMm through Sncramenloon llio utn inst slowly nnd patiently In tho ilireciion o. distant West. A very largo majority of . . . i . t : r. n. t in Una euiiirmtum IS UOIIIU lo iiiio" Lntniw-n i.. t,,kirailu. Orrtioti nnd tho mines on tho Salmon Kivur. Tnum.ow Wkko. Thurlow Weed has returned homo, and tho following Intelli gence i derived Irom him: Tho state of public sentiment abroad, he said, was fur from gratifying. Tho French Government cherished no friendly senti ments towards ns, and tho people were little better. But Prince Napoleon wa our most tnncerc, earnest friend, and lost no occasion to do us friendly office. The Itritish Ministry was divided. Lord Pnlincrston mid Furl Russet were averse to ns; other nu mber of the Cabinet were warmly uffected toward the North. The Queen, whenever she could say a word, ul way expressed the most decided sympathy with us. P.-inco Albert hnd nlway been tho de voted friend of this country, and hi last public act hud been to modify a dipatch which the ministry hud prcpured to send to Lord Lyons. The general unfriendly sentiment cherish ed lownrd n in tho old world, Weed at tributed to the treacherous conduct of our diplomatic agent abroad. Full one third of them had lor ycoM been engaged in preparing tho public mind in Furop for tho contemplated revolution, nnd n largo number of Southern Congress men had participated in the treason. Wo in America could havo but nr. Imperfect idea of tho condition of populur sentiment on that continent. Dr. Russell was ono of our best friends in Knglund. Ho took every occasion to express his sympathy for tho North. He spoke at the clubs, to member of Parlia ment, to everybody whom he encountered. He pronounced our army the finest in the world; tho raw recruit were equal to vet eran in other countries. This is the shoio Russell thnt wa Intcly in this country us correspondent of the Loudon Times. Capitalist were surprised most of nil. Our country wos aistnemnerea, ana lis ex tinction threatened by civil wor of mon strous proportions; yet we met nil these ex penses, and wi re able torontinuo to do so for ten yenra without recurrence to foreign contributions; and our funds had noi depre ciated since the breaking out of hostilities. Th.-rr. wns no other country in tho world capable of such ft financial achievement. America was truly independent. (Jkntrai. Ranks' IUtrkat. Tho New York World remark of General Banks' report: General Ranks' official report of hi re treat down tho Shenandoah Valley is characteristic of the man. It is a plain, straightforward statement of facts, without nny nttcmpt to conceal hi lossc or rang nily those of tho enemy. The opinion that we bnvc previously expressed of the move ment i more than confirmed by tho report, and it show tho General to be n compe tent to net in the military ns he ha shown himself to be in the civil service. W tin less than 4.000 men bo marched nearly CO mi'e in 48 hour, nnd hnd three engage menta with nn enemy 2.r,000 strong in the mmiitime It should be added that of this march of nearly 60 miles 35 were pass ed over in ono day. Hi los wa but 38 killed, 140 wounded, nnd 11 1 missing; to tal, 1105. Ho saved all hi gun and lost only 55 wagon out of 500, nnd most of those were burned to prevent their fulling into tho hand of the enemy. These few fact tell the story, and stnnio tho " Iron man" a no ordinary General. Tiik Ram Flotilla. This new arm (or beak) of tho navy, which rendered such signal servico in the decisive action near Memphis, consists of eight craft. They nro mostly stenmer rawed and altered by envcrim? their sides with two thicknesses- of live-oak timber, each being about eight inches thick. The prow are iron plated and quite sharp. They havo pow erful engines, as may bo seen from their crashing effect when they struck tho rebel ycssel. Instead of heavy gun, they car ried number of sharpshooter, whose firing among the rebel gunner wa very effect ive. Two of the rebel vessel appear to i.nvA i..w.n sunk nutricht by the shock of lliiv V wvvsa "' O the ram. Dkatii of Vocno Hknry Clay. Capt. Heury Clay died in Louisville, Jane 6th, . .s.iii aged 28. He did good servico in me uni- tlo of Shilok, and wns highly complimented tho report of Col. Gibson, who ac knowledged hi obligation lo Capt. Clay' iidgmcnt and courage, aaying that In con duct wa worthy of hisdistingnisnca anccs after tho battle, an attack of typhoid fever mndo it necessary for liim to leave tho army. Tho deceased wa the eldest ion of Col. Henry Clay, who fell at tho bnttlo of Rnena Vista, nnd a grandson of tho great Henry Clay. Particulars or the Naval Bailie la froat firCi striking the enemy Irequcutly at vnri of Memphis. 0UH poi n t3, nnd leaving no doubt ns to the llio correspondent or the . X . iriuunc, . issuo or tho coiunut. I he llnglup now ob- writing from on board one of the gunboat, opposite Memphis, thus describe tho bat tle In which tho rebel fleet was totally destroyed: tained excellent ranee of tho General Lny- ell, nnd Cupt. W. L. Phelps himself di rected a 50 pomi'l rifle Pnrrott at the Gen eral Lovell, striking tho vessel nft above her water line, nnd tearing a great hole in Friday-noon, June C, 18C2. The grant, her, through which the water rushed like a gunboat battle of tho flotilla bus been ' torrent. She began to sink at once, giv fought on the Mississippi, opposite the City j ing few of tbe officer and crew time to of Memphis and the anxious luces ol thou-! save themselves. In less than four mitiu snnd of her citizens, nr.d the Rebel fleet j tes the vessel had sunk in "5 feet of water, ha been destroyed by it foe before the j und passed entirely out of tight, eye of it friends. magnanimity of the unionists. i no peopio oi one ot mo mos oisioyoi gome of the C)cmy wcnt doWi, .;, ,,. and unjust of Rebel cities, who had rieen j Lon,)i ,)Ut boit fi!ty of t(,e crcw cnpe( assured again and ugain that tho anki-cs. jn,0 lte rivt.r an(i wcre Blruing j iie were a miserable, cowardly, interior race, W(lt wh(;I lhe jjt,,on.g cultcr arrivt.( on Who never couiu omnia a loomoiu in ce-1 th(J t i(1 0(lvulice of sevc,B 0ticr ctlU(.rll cessin, who would never dure to come with-1 (rom lk. flotillli ,, just jn timc ,0 se0 lhe in cunnoii siioi o. i-i.-ii pins, uuesseu u,u i c,imne 0f tuc ilost,0 gunboat disappear otter discomfiture of their gasconading mul- j ,)en(,oth tho wntt,r A numl)er of Ule u,b. content nud stupendous liar. The falsehood of all lhe stone tho .Mem phi paper had told was ocularly demon ctratcd. No further chanco for deception and betrayal.- APPROACn OF tiik flotilla to tuf. city. At 4:20 o'clock this morning, our flotil la weighed anchor, nnd slowly dropped down toward Memnhi in the broad light r.l I .! l...l,f.,l ,1... Tl.or.. i Ul lOO IICW-IIUIH UIIU iiVOUiuui unj . AML.v were five of our gunboats, the Isentnn, Cai ro. Carondelet. Louisville, and St. Louis, with four rams, the Monarch, Lancuster, I Arkansas 'side, when oflicers and crews els had alrendy begun to swim for the shore, but the cutter of the (lugsliip made every effort, even at much risk ol the brave fel lows in it, to preserve tho unfortunate wretches in the river. FLIGHT OF THE BF.nKl.d. The Jeff. Thompson, the General Rragg and the Sumter, nnd the Vnn Dorn were the only vessel of the Rebel fleet remain ing, and these were bo frequently struck and saw so little opportunity or escaping tho fate of their companions, thnt they turn ed their heads, ashore, and soon reached No. 3. and Queen of the West. The river seemed clenr. No boats of nny kind were visible until they hud steam ed opposite llio northern part ot the city, where, so rapidly had the news of our ap proach been diffused, the levee nnd bluff were filled with people, a number pf them women, evcu at that early hour of the morning leaped oirnnd ran through the woods, cur boat shelling them as beloro. A shell had exploded on the Thompson, nnd set her on fire, but ns it was thought to be extinguish ed, the flotilla followed theothir vessels, but not swiftly enough to prevent the es cape of the crews, because the Rebel ships were lighter onil ol superior llcetncs. "he General lira"" was enabled to The officer then perceived the Rebel j r(ncn the Arkansas shore about half a mile Gin. Pitm.-Thi Spanish General who went to Mexico with tho triplo allinneo force. Im been among MeClulliin'i army on the Cl.lckahoininy.-Ha rm'ivc'1 by iovcr.il of tho loading General, and re- viewed several of tho Divbdnn- Al.l.lN.1 NKUIIOKH.-Ili" rr.OI till lliot I rl. .'I .11.. I flniinrut lillblisht' ft. en i 'II via yiojiiiiin ireiw.r,.l imler ilireclinif Iho drafting it rnnaisteil of 4 wngon. 20 men, and 11 i. ........ n.n.ilu Inrirn draft animal, bound f... Cm l'rilllCIC0. Tho number of passenger ma iiarr arrived at San Franeiuro irom nil par during Iho six month ending July 1st, n.fiBfi ngninsl II.Oll l Ol liopnrtures. A New Vork paper relate thatThnnv McCornilck, a boy oriwe.voyenra ,,(Trannotibyhenlinga poaer Inserlitltt It nt tllO iho wnd. There firod red hot. muzzle, turned wns a funeral ol next day. Tako wnrning, l.oy ftar Recent tlisa-ter has spread gloom 0VP.i:,d and sorrow sil at o,,r heart., i ...... ...t.nld linro nro ml viil. filir M'm " - i . . " . . i t In the South f Federal victories aro laDie every mnio wn.ie nm. .-;- , , im . - - - Lw.ta force tro iwcrp- eanablo of bearlnn arm", W '7 " " vr,": Ti... . Tho breadth of M inn isiiv - . land In California suited to the grapo cut turo I estimated nt nearly 1,0110,000 acres, of which a vet, if wo nro not mistaken. les than 8,000 aro acitinuy pmnieu w.h. tho vino. A largo portion of our vineyard ... .n.i Imvn not bcL'iin to reach their full bearing enpneily, which I crcely .u..tn.i nniit t ho vine nro 15 or twonty year of age, and vine of 40 year tnndii.g i;i,i twlen ns much fruit n thoso of lo tirndiict of wine California from vineyard in good bearing i. .i.i Ann irnllmia tier acre, being largely In cxce of the most favored location ol liuropo, oven Italy 1111, w 11 " Kri" est yield is reported at los than 450 gall on. Theso fact may servo to foreihadow tho ftttiiro of our growing Intcrc!. MP Gen. McClcllan snyi ho will drivo tho rebel lo tho wall. Rut can Lo drivo them to thvdilrh-lhnl Inst one! fleet lying in a bend of the river, on the Arkunsos shore, in front ol tne town, ami, a few minute after, the giinbouls ol the enemy advancing to give battle. Our flo tilla did not open fire, because Commodore Davis wa anxious that the officers and crews should have breakfast beloro going into action, knowing, material ns the fact is, that tho men fight better with full than with empty stomachs. Indeed, impressed wilh this idea, he signaled to his vessels to ascend the river, and they did so. The enemy no doubt supposed this to be n symp tom of fenr, and loilowcd op, me uotuia still steaming aguinst the current. TDK BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE. The position of the foe near the Arkan sas shore was in two lines tr. recnlnr order, the first line consisting of the Deanrrganl, Little Rebel, General Price nnd General Rratrtr. and the second ot tho uencrui i Lovell. General on Dorn, JelT. l'.iomp- son and Sumter; tho Little Rebel being the flagship, with Commodore Ld. Montgome ry on board anil in command. Tho Union officers were too well disci plined to murmur, but the seamen were hnrnimr for a finht. and complained loudly. When told that tho Commodore (hs red they should have breakfnt before goini; into action, they scouted the idea, and said battle would bo better than a breaKinst; that they were only hungry to fight. To say truth, the Flug-Officer himseir wn osinir III temper, mm no uiucivu i.. rc,lreat to be checked and the action to be gin. Tho Cairo opened the mart'al enter- taiment on our side ny sending a men m the Little Rebel, and placing it within a few feet of he hull. Thi wa followed by the other National vessels, and answered l.v ilm enemy, and a creat roar nnd a huge smoko went up from the river like a lifting fog from the sea. PARTICIPATION OF TIIK RAMS. The engagement had continued about half an hour when two of our rams, me Monarch and Oneen of the est. wi.icii hnd been Iving on the Arkansas horo in rear ot our line of battle, steamed out to wnrd the scene of action. A soon a the enemy saw them, ho begin to retire from the contest, tircnking in mio oi uuihc once, but till firing his gun as we advanc ed. The Queen of tho West sturted di rectly for tho Beauregard, and the gnnnoni fired' at but missed her. A accond shot struck the ram, but did her no injury, and sho still slenmed steadily and swiftly to ward her adversary. Just a slio w as witn in ten feet of the Beauregard, the latter swung round and tho ram missed her prey. In no manner tliscoumgcu, nowrver. Queen ran toward the General Price, which fired several shot but did no dam age, and thrust her iron prow into the wheel-house, knocking It to piece, and cousine: her to leak o badly that she was Wii to prevent ner run u - . she now lie there, only pre ' ... , I ,L. vented from going completely uow n ny mc halIownes of the water. Tho Bennregtrd, m soon a tin occur red, determined lo revengo Iho Price, nnd iped toward her, while the ram, in lull mo tion wa dashing toward her foe. They bore down upon each other bravely, but tho skillful pilot of tho enemy contrived to evade tho shock of tho Unionist, and struck her aft so heavily that the ram wits disabled, and began leaking, lhe J'on arch, seeing the condition ol affair, came gallantly up, 'and steamed toward the Beauregard, resolved sho should not long enjoy her triumph, The Bcatircgnrd Ored four time at tho rsm, and struck her bul wark once, the bnll glancing harm essly. ci.. n..Lt nnt nmiil tho unerring aim ol tho Monarch, which crashed through her .-lid idi, furen of an avalanche, and cntucd her lo fill in ft few minute, ami go down as far a her cabin the hnllownes.i below the 1 hompson. nnd nil tier crew sprung on term firmi, flying in great con fusion and terror like n flock of frightened sheep before ft pack of ravenous wolves, The Sumter followed the example of her predecessors, nnd ns soon ns she touched the consecrated earth of the Southern Greece (Arkansas), her crew dispersed wilh n rapidity that wa not checked by (he shells we tent after them. The flotilla wos now near President's Island, nnd had sunk, dis. bled or placed Wa de combat every ono of the enemy' fleet except the Van Dorn. which wns still hurrying down the river under a full pressure of steam The Union cunbonts still fired at the Vim Dorn, and the Cairo nnd Carondelet two of the fastest of the fleet, pursued her a mile further than their companions: but soon returned, despairing of cvr C'ert;ik ing her. GRAND F.Xri.OSION OF Til's, JI FF. THOJirsON The flotilla stennieJ.leisurely up the Mi.-s iippi again, and when it arrived opposite the spot where the Jeff, llmmpsoii was the hostile craft was discovered to be all ablaze. The fire, supposed to be cxtin guished, had burst out anew, nnd thus there I was no possibility ol saving her. 1 lie gun boat presented a magnificent spectacle, with the flames runiiunr like crimen ser pents nil over her. and licking the wnt with their fiery tongues as if they were fum ishing of thirst. Lower and lower burned the Thompson. Her wheelhonscs wtro gone, nnd hers ngle chimney hnd tumbled ovirbo.-.rd with a huge crash, carrying wilh it part of lhe deck. The flames were rapidly dwindling; the little fire-tongues were putting out their burning live by watery suicides, and peo ple were turning nwny, believing the con flagration had ended, when nidiieiuy nnu unexpected'y, a tremendous explosion rent the air. and' shook the waters of the Mis sissippi ns if the my I hie mailstorm were be neath it snrrace. The Rebel vessel had blown tip when the flames had reached her magazine, and hundreds of shells exploded nfur they were thrown into the air. RETlllS OF THE UNION Gl'NRO.lK T0 THE CITY. The flotilla, consisting of the five unin jured gunboat thnt had entered into lhe engagement, which nnu occupied one nnn and threo minutes, returned with flying col orsthe good and gallant old flag to .Memphis, and with port trieeu-np and gun run out anchored off the city. The casualties on our side were nothing, unless we npply the name to a slight injury sustained by Col. l'llet, commander of the nm, from splinters from tho Queen of the West diiriiiir lhe heat of the nclion. The loss of Iho enemy. It is Impossible lo ncer tain: bnl it must been very considerable. f Account since stnto the rebel loss to L ........ i i i hnvo been KiU Killed anil urownco, ami over 300 wounded. 1 Some two hour after the naval engage ment, which, a I have said, continued a trifle more than nn hour, tho transports be longing lo Iho flotilla, end those in tho service of tho army, camo up to the wharf, and touched the ihore, to disrmbntk 111 troops nnd thoso who fell any desiro to go nn shore. Soon after the mm fiasco, Dr. Dicker- son nnd levernl other prominent citizens of Memnhi went on board the flagship to in entire of Com. Davis hi Intention toward the citv. and what would be hi future course of action. The Commodoro replier thnt he would send Cupt. Phelp lo confer w it h tho Mayor, at the same time iniorm Ing tho representative of Memphis that the surrender Of tho lown wouiti uo ut- mmidcd. A UruAaKAOir PnrntcrioN. Col. Ba ker made a remarkable prediction last year .. i -i i.. ii.:i,,i.,i,,t.;. lie sn Id , . , . ,. W IIIIO RfiJlMlliiiiiH in i i ! - oftho river nt that point preventing "",,,. i, WB, i.i, firm belief Ihnt the Stars and los. nnd tho whito flag sho hnd run tip, s . ,. 0r Orleans by from futthcr damage from tho flotilla. . 8, h f . e.r.-0 (0 the i. mitii or tiik knoaokment. I nrodiction lias proved truo lo tho tery let nn,,. T.n..;.ville. and iho otli- tcr-our force occupying the Crescent City cr tbreo National gunboat iurrcascTl their Ion that very day oftho monlli. Details of Eastern Wows. Washington. July 11. In the House, the Committee of Conference on the Con fiscation Rill reported certain modification a follows: All slaves of person engaged in tho rebellion coming into our lines, nud all found nt places heretofore occupied by rebels shull be forever free. Slaves escap ing nro not to be delivered np until the rightful claimant makes oath of loyalty. Persons in the military nnd naval service Uiro not to be allowed to decide on the va lidity of claims for slaves, on a penalty of dismissal from service. The President is authorized to employ as many persons of Alrican descent for the suppression ol tho bi llion ns he may deem best; and is au thorized to mnke provision for the coloni zation of the blacks beyond tho limits of the United StnU.s. He is authorized to extend pardon to rebels on such conditions ns may be deemed expedient for the public welfare. The report wns concurred in. Washington, July 12. The Richmond Examiner of the 7th, highly commends tho new position which McClellun has assumed on the James river, and denounces the Con federate Generals for nllowing him to taka it, claiming that they had him surrounded and defeated. Of the straits to which the rebels nro re- dticed, the Lxamincr says: "from tho generally understood situation, it nppears that the only sever-' alternative is on im mediate assault upon the enemy, or our fall ing bock to our lines." It also says; "It is sincerely to bo hoped thnt the . obility of our Generals nnd the courage of Southern armies will soon relievo this portion or our State from the presence of the Federal nrmv. In them, under heaven, is our only hope.'1 1 . . .... . r 1 I A b.le Richmond uxawmrr puniianei nn ortxie denouncing i:io comuiaiiuing General for the suppression of facta relntire to the late battles, ond says: "II public expectations ore to be realized, wo belicvo our people can bear disappointment, with out wailing for tact to drop oui mrougn the slow and forced confessions or those in authority, lf Mcl'Ullan has rflVcted it communication with the James river, why not boldly state the facts? What may be the strctiffth of the remnant of the Federal nrmv, nnd whether that remnant yet involv ed by our lines has escaped our gra'p and been reinforced, nro questions wh'ch the Government plainly refus-es to nnswer." The Nashville dispatch or the 1 0th, g.v- inr nn account of the uttnek on four com panies of the Ninth Pennsylvania cavalry, at Totnpkinsville, Kentucky, the day be fore, was greatly exagscratcd. The Fed. ernl loss was lut four killed, and a few ta ken prisoners. The rebel Colonel Hunt was badly wounded. The following gentlemen have been ap pointed to draft an address to the country: Senators Howard, Wilson, Wilkinson, Howe nnd Morrill, nnd Representative P.inzham, Stevens, Sedgwick, Totter and Sargi nt. The House to-day unanimously passed the Senate bill for the punishment of any tpembrr of Congress or Government officer who shall rt reive a consideration for in fluence in obtaining contracts from the Government. Col. F. P. Blair has left for Missouri, lr raise a brigadn under the new call for vol unteers. July I The member from tho border States met lust night. It seems certain, that n Iiilt) with perhaps half ft dozen ex plains they will not endorse the 1 rest- h-nt's emancipation scheme, they neverthe less favor its rcpcctful consideration Dy lh"ir Stnte. Unlit branches of the boston city COT- ernment passed nn ordinance appropriating $300,000 from the city treasury, to uo ex pended in payment of bounties and other expense in raising tho quota, nndcr the recent call for more troops. In n skirmiidi at W ilhamsbiirg ( a.) on July 1 1. b( tween Federal nnd rebel pickci. three of the rem Is wcro killed ana seven apturrd. . ... t .1 . .! I . J ....... The State l .Mai no nn urcmcu iu t bounty of $30 to each recruit mnsterrd into the service of the L intra Mies in the new regiment, nml $3o in the old one. Released prisoner from into iionw report Hint Iho treatment rceeiviu num the rebel offiri r having chorgu of them wo universally kind, nnd so aiUereni irom what they anticipated, Ihat it wss actually surprising -to them. July 12. 1110 LOnilSCnilon um una passed both House, and only await the President signntnre to nrcome n WW. Gen. Hatch' commind entered Culpep per Court House, Vn , on Iho 12th, root ing 1.000 rebel cavalry, killing and wound ing 54. and capturing 15. Louisville July IS A iletacnmetu i the 35lh Ohio encountered 450 rebel ray airy nt New Hope, Nelson county, Ky., last night. After twenty minute firing, tho rebel retreated. Account any mrw iruerrillaa or their comrade bnrned trw town of lA-hnnon ano roumu il r.unk there. Federal roiniormm..- have been ncnt to Lebanon. The rebel havo entirely forsaken the front f McClellat rmj' ""ft V. .w withill several mile. w will soon bo henrd from In another qnnrtcr. Nashville, July LT-Between a.uoo ana 4 000 Georgian and lexnn ""'' l-.i .), 1 tth Miehhran and 3d Minne sota regiment at Murfrccboro early thi morning Thero wa uesperam unmm. t 3 o'clock thi afternoon tho Michigan rrgimcot surrendered. The Minnesota rrg iment wa strongly Intrenched and cut np the enemy Irrribly witn meir u..j, Ing them three time. with gre.ti , ..gh. ... . f i..,.. (mm Forrest, the ter. f ag , ' . 1c WI commander, demanded the urrender of the Union force. Col Lester replied that he could hold hi portion week. An attack on Na.hvtllo l not Improba- 1,1 Brigadier Genl'.. Duffteltl and Critten den of Indiana have been taken prisoner. . inS.veryll..ng.r-