Latest from the North.
New York and
Baltimore papers, of the 25th inst., have been received.
We subjoin a summary of the news:
A telegram, dated
Leavenworth, 22d, gives an account of the destruction of
Lawrence, Kansas, by
Quantrell's guerillas.
It says:
‘
The list of killed and wounded as far as ascertained is some 180, the majority of whom were killed instantly, most of them in their own houses, with their wives and children clinging to them, while the murderers planted pistols at their breasts and shot them down.
’
Among the most prominent citizens known to be killed are
Gen. G. W. Calmer,
Mayor of the city, and his son,
J. G. Low;
Dr Griswold,
Col. Stone and his two brothers,
Judge Carpenter,
Rev. Mr. Snyder,
Lemuel Fillmore, and
Dwight Coleman.
Twenty-five negro recruits were shot dead.
The guerillas took all the money that could be found in the pockets or houses of the citizens.
They stole all the jewelry of the ladies, even to the rings on their fingers.
The houses that remain standing are filled with the killed and wounded, who belong to all classes of society.
No resistance was made to the guerillas.
The people were shot down as they ran through the streets in their night-clothes, and their bodies thrown into wells and cisterns.
Gen. Jim Lane escaped on horseback.
Quantrell is now retreating towards
Missouri, burning and laying waste everything in his route.
The loss at
Lawrence is not less than $2,000,000.
Two banks were robbed of every dollar they had, and the third escaped a similar fate only because the heat was so great from the burning buildings, that the rebels could not stop long enough to get the safes open.
The
American's summary of its correspondence from
Charleston, dated the 18th inst., is as follows:
‘
The attack on
Fort Sumter was commenced at daylight Monday morning by
Gen. Gillmore's land batteries.
Shortly afterwards the navy joined in the attack.
Admiral Dahlgren went on board the monitor
Weehawken, and the entire ironclad fleet, with seven wooden gunboats, furiously attacked
Forts Wagner and Gregg, silencing both those works, and enabling the shore batteries to play uninterrupted on
Fort Sumter.
’
At 10 o'clock
Admiral Dahlgren led the monitors
Passaic and
Patacas to within 1,400 yards of
Sumter, and brought the Parrott rifle guns of those vessels to bear on the sea wall of the fort with marked effect.
While this was going on,
Fleet-Captain Geo. W. Rogers took the monitor
Catskill, which he formerly commanded, up to within one hundred and fifty yards of the beach in front of
Fort Wagner.
She did good service there, but finally a ball from
Wagner drove in a piece of the interior lining, which struck
Capt. Rogers on the head, killing him instantly.
Paymaster Woodbury, who was standing by his side, was also killed by the flying fragment.
These were the only persons killed on our side during the six hours bombardment.
The effect of the first day's fire from
Gen. Gillmore's batteries on
Sumter was very damaging.
A false wall, which the rebels had erected to protect the gorge wall, which is exposed to the fire from the land batteries, was completely demolished, while the old wall was bored full of holes, the parapet crushed and torn, and the
Northwest corner of the fort gashed and cracked down almost to the water's edge.
Dispatches from
Stevenson, Ala., report that
Gen. Rosecrans opened fire on the rebel works on Friday last.
The enemy replied ineffectually, whilst our fire disabled every battery they opened.--Their works all along the river are very strong.
One of their steamboats was destroyed and another disabled.
An attempt to destroy their pontoon boats moored on their side of the river was prevented by their sharpshooters.
We, however, captured forty prisoners, a train of wagons, and a number of mules.
An expedition, under
Col. Wilder, crossed the
Tennessee river and burned a railroad bridge, thus cutting the communication between the rebel right and left.
Deserters who have come into our lines report that
Gen. Johnston had arrived with troops and superseded
Bragg in command.
Retaliation.
The following order, says the Baltimore
Clipper, issued when the execution of
Captains Sawyer and
Flyan was first threatened, is promulgated for publication:
‘
Headq'rs, of the Department of Washington,
D. C., July 16, 1863.--Commanding officer
Fort Monroe,
Col. Ludlow, agent for the
Exchange of Prisoners of War — The President directs that you immediately place
W. H. Lee and another officer selected by you, not below the rank of captain, prisoners of war, in close confinement and under strong guards, and that you notify
Mr. R. Ould, Confederate agent for exchange of prisoners of war, that if
Captain H. W. Sawyer, 1st New Jersey volunteer cavalry, and
Capt. John Flynn, 51st Indiana volunteers, or any other officers or men in the service of the
United States, not guilty of crimes punishable with death by the laws of war, shall be executed by the enemy, the aforementioned prisoners will be immediately hung in retaliation.
It is also directed that immediately on receiving official or other authentic information of the execution of
Captain Sawyer and
Captain Flynn, you will proceed to hang
General Lee and the other rebel officer designated as herein above directed, and that you notify
Robert Ould,
Esq., of said proceedings and assure him that the
Government of the
United States will proceed to retaliate for every similar barbarous violation of the laws of civilized war.
’
A Proclamation of Rosecrans — the brutalities of the Federals.
Gen. Rosecrans seems to be himself horrified at the brutalities of his own soldiers, and also to have an idea that he can conquer
Tennessee with proclamations.
He has just issued one of which the following is an extract:
- 1.
Officers and soldiers of the army of the Cumberland:
Some grave outrages and wrongs have been perpetrated on loyal citizens and harmless women, by lawless and unprincipled men wearing our uniform and calling themselves soldiers.
Such violation of orders disgraces our country and cause.
I appeal to you by your honor, your love of country, and the noble cause in which you serve, to denounce and bring to punishment all such offenders.
Let not the slightest stain tarnish your brilliant record.
Let no thief, pillager, or invader of the rights of person or property, go unpunished.
Remember, that the truly brave and noble are always just and merciful, and that by a strict observance of orders you will crown your noble work, and establish your claims to the respect and gratitude of our country.
- 2. Stragglers and marauders separated from their commands without authority, who go thieving and pillaging around the country, are not entitled to the privileges of soldiers and prisoners of war. They are to be regarded as brigands — enemies of man kind, and are to be treated accordingly.
- 3. Deserters, conscript agents, and prisoners of war desirous of abandoning the rebellion and becoming peaceable citizens, will be paroled as prisoners of war and permitted to return to their homes, on giving bonds and security, or satisfactory assurance for the faithful observance of their paroles, and will not be exchanged unless they violate their promises.
- 4. All citizens are invited to unite in restoring law and order, and in suppressing marauders and guerillas.
All privileges and protection compatible with the interest of the service will be accorded to those who are willing and give assurance by their parole, on oath and bond or other satisfactory voucher, that they will conduct themselves peaceably, and do no injury to the Government.
- 5. Those claiming allegiance to the rebellion, who cannot or will not give satisfactory assurance that they will conduct themselves peaceably, are, on their own theory, by the law of nations, bound to leave the country.
This rule will hereafter be observed in such districts as come within our control, at the discretion of the commanding officer of troops in the district.
- 6. Persons desiring to vote, or to exercise any other right of citizenship, will be permitted to take the oath of allegiance, unless the commanding officer has reason to suppose a fraudulent intent on the part of such person.
- 7. Provost Marshals are authorized to parole prisoners of war, to administer the parole to non-combatants, and oath of allegiance to citizens, in accordance to the provisions of this order, under such instructions and limitations as may be prescribed by the Provost Marshal General for the Provost Marshals of corps of divisions, detached or acting at inconvenient distances from their corps headquarters, reporting promptly a list of the names and description of all persons so paroled by them, with their bonds, if any have been given, to the Provost Marshal General of the army, at the headquarters of the Department for record.
A regiment of Traitors — the third Maryland cavalry.
Col. Charles Carroll Tevis, a graduate of
West Point in 1849, is now engaged in raising the 3d Maryland Cavalry.
His recruiting officers are: ‘
Captain Gregory,
Capt. Pemberton,
Lieutenant Eakin, and
Lieutenant Davis.
Their station is at
Fort Delaware.’
The Baltimore
American says of this regiment:
‘
Of the many prisoners who have taken the oath of allegiance, six hundred have already enrolled themselves in the new regiment.
Among them are men from almost every State in the country.
They are a fine, hearty-looking set of men, having been well fed by the
Government since their capture.
Colonel Tevis has seen considerable service in the United States Mounted Rifles.
He also served in
Turkey five years as
Lieutenant-Colonel of cavalry, and was decorated for gallant conduct on the field of battle three times by the
Ottoman Government.
During the last year he was
Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Delaware Volunteers, and led several expeditions from
Yorktown, Virginia, in one of which he pushed as far as Aylett's Station with two hundred infantry.
He was selected by
Gen. Schenck to organize the 3d Maryland regiment, and has been detached from his old regiment by the
Secretary of War for this express purpose.
It may seem strange, indeed, to many that rebel prisoners are so willing to join the
Union army.
The fact must have a crushing effect upon the
Northern peace men or rebel sympathizers.
’
The prospect of a Yankee war with England.
The Philadelphia
Inquirer has the following paragraph about the rumor in the Washington
Republican of a war with
England:
‘
The extraordinary article from the Washington
Republican, anticipating a war with
England, to which we made brief reference yesterday, appears to have been based upon a private letter from
London, dated the 21st of July. The letter in question states that "a preliminary notice had been served upon the
Government of
Great Britain, by the proper officers of the
American Government," to the effect that if
England permits the two iron-clad rams now building there for the rebels to be turned over to our enemies to depredate on American commerce, the
Government of the
United States will, accept the act as a declaration of war. This is certainly very important and startling, if true, and of the truth of the allegation the editor of the
Republican not only expresses no doubt, but enforces it by stating that the "preliminary notice" has been followed by a peremptory notice, and further asserts that the latter fact will be officially promulgated at a very early day. If the
Republican is accepted as authority our relations with
England are certainly threatening.
’
The inquiry into the surrender of Winchester.
The Court of Investigation into the facts and circumstances connected with the evacuation of
Winchester and
Martinsburg is in session in
Washington.
They had before them
Col. McReynolds, of the First New York cavalry, commanding a brigade under
Gen. Milroy at the time of the evacuation of
Winchester and during the retreat to
Harper's Ferry.
He testified that
Gen. Milroy called a council of his brigade
officers--Gen. Elliott,
Col. Ely and himself — in which it was decided to retreat.
Col. McReynolds could not say upon whom the responsibility rested for the disaster at
Winchester, though evidently some one was to blame.
He corroborated the evidence of
Capt. Alexander, of the Baltimore battery, given on Wednesday, as to the destruction of all the artillery ammunition of his brigade, by throwing it into the cistern of the fort near
Winchester, known as the
Star Fort, previous to the evacuation and after the council of war had determined upon this course.
Gen. Elliott testified that he thought he could have brought away the forces without an attack being made upon him by the enemy the day before
Gen. Milroy moved.
Gen. Elliott also testified that the dispatch from
Gen. Schenck to
Gen. Milroy, ordering the evacuation of
Winchester, did not reach the latter previous to the council of war composed of
Gen. Milroy and his brigade commanders.
Movements of Mosby.
The waggish
Mosby, with part of his gang, on Sunday night, encamped two and a half miles from
Upton's Hill, almost within range of the guns on the
Washington fortifications.
On Sunday afternoon he stopped a funeral procession, on its way from Lewinsville to
Washington, and stole the horses attached to the hearse.
He afterwards visited
Falls Church, and amused himself by taking observations of our new contraband farms.
Miscellaneous.
A dispatch from
Memphis announced that
Gen. Hurlbut had sent an expedition to
Grenada, Miss., which drove the rebels out of the town and destroyed fifty-seven locomotives and over four hundred cars, belonging to the different Southern railroads concentrating at
Jackson.
Ex-President Buchanan and suite,
en route from
Bedford Springs to
Wheatland, passed through
Harrisburg on Saturday last.
After
Mr. Buchanan had changed cars, and a few minutes before the train started, a crowd was collected in front of the car be occupied.
Just then a soldier, who had lost an arm, began to shake the stump in the face of the O. P. F., exclaiming, "I am indebted to you for this!" (pointing to the maimed arm,) "and the devil will liquidate the debt when he gets you!" At this point the whistle of the locomotive screamed the signal of departure, and
Buchanan was soon lost in the distance with the train.
Gen. Boyle has issued an order for the impressment of 6,000 negro laborers from the frontier counties in
Kentucky, for the purpose of building the great military road-through that State to
East Tennessee.
The draft was continued in New York city on the 24th in the 1st, 2d, and 3d districts. --There was no disorder.
Gold sold in New York, on the 24th, as low as 123¾
