LATEST AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 54, 4 October 1864, Page 3

LATEST AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.

By the arrival of the Sir Georgn Grey at Auckland, we have news from New York to the 31st July last. From this qtiarter our readers will of course accept the intelligence cum grano salis. The following particulars respecting the advance of the confederates into Maryland, -will be read with interest : — New York, July 27.— The Times' Baltimore correspondent says: — No apprehensions seem to he entertained that the rebels will demonstrate towards Washington or Baltimore this time. Gon. Crooks says the°force which attacked him near Winchester on Sunday -was greatly superior to his. They showed a front of four miles, overcoming (overlaping) him on both sides, and could easily have annihilated him if he had not retreated. Colonel Mulligan was killed in the battles of Sunday. Baltimore, July 27th. — The American of to-day says there is no confirmation of the report that the rebels have re-entered Martinsburg by way of Sharpsburg or Sheppardstown. It is hardly posible that Early will come in in that direction ass he must be aware he will encounter some very different troops from the broken down columns of Hunter. New York, July 27th. — The Commercial says that gentlemen from Frederick City say there was much excitement there on Monday and Tuesday. The Government had removed the stores and woundsd. The inhabitants were preparing to Irave. 'Die enemy were known to be south of the Pea Ridge, and it was feared they woul.l cross to the Point of Rocks and push for Frederick. Chicago, July 28. — We have nothing of a definite character concerning the lvbel movements in the Shenandoah Valley. All that is positively known is that serious battles occurred on Saturday and Sunday, in which the Federals were overpowered and compelled to retreat to Harper's Ferry and Williams'port, removing all their supplies across the Potomac at the latter place. Our forces held Harper's Ferry on Tuesday night. Up to this time no rebels had been seen in Maryland. The report that Hill's Corps had joined the rebel force has not been confirmed. New York, July 28th. — The Commercial's specia, says the War Department says that the raid is a humbug. Baltimore, July 27th, .7 p.m. — Harper's Ferry is still in our hands. No attack on that point yet. A scout, who left Martinsburg at seven o'clock last night, reports heavy skirmishing at that place, between Crook's forces and the rebels under Breclhmdge. On Monday, up to five in the afternoon, our forces were falling back to this side of the Potomac. At Willia.nsport the rebels evinced no intention of crossing, and refugees from Washington and other western counties are returning home. It is believed that the object of the rebels is to keep our forces out of the Valley/while they gather the harvests. '""'... A latter report asserts that we hare re-occupied Martinsburg. General WaUace has issued orders-for the immediate .enrolment .of, able : bodied coloured men in the city. He directs that -they be forthwith organized in ta companies and f regimeni s."£ This force will constitute par t, of, the ..special military forpep of the city. Tlfe royal leagues are also actively • engaged^'^perfectiig' ■■" "military ; \ jorgSnizationaj. ,Qrders are s iir fprcb here restricting the \sress from " 'the publication' of anything relative to rebel movemeits. ■" I -■■ ■' ' "'" . * '' ' ', ; " -The Herald's special says it is reported-that Hunter's request to be relieved of command -will be accepted, and'Cdot^wljo, has just been apjpointed a'Bx'evet Major-General, succeeds him. t The rebel, raid appears to be .dwindling, into a bompanUivtjly smM 'eff6tti*~lt%uiiddrßtoQd that ' :

,lhflXQlumn..Mhiah.ha3_b,c.en in.t)iqjyalley..is.only.a. 7pq.rfcion-,of-the,late .invaders., p ; ,-JChe, general, ojin"rtioii here 1 is" t tltat i that v dffai!r is abbu'tf overhand that when the forces which are en route to the scene ■of action -shall -arrive the i-ebek -will be .gbnie. It is certain/ they .have not crossed the Potomac, jlt is beiieved'jthat the evacuation of Martinsburg >vas unnecessary. : ' . ■; • . •I "The Herald lias the folloyving from the/ department of Western Virginia:— Gen. Averill is neither killed nor : wounded: " The -same is 'true of Gen. Kelly. The reports in regard to the capture of prisoners by. the rebels -are; much exaggerated.; ■ The World's special from Washington, 27th, says : — • More recent intelligence is being developed regarding the rebel advance on the. Upper Potomac. Since the fight on Saturday last in front of Winchester, the enemy has made nonew demonstration . beyond occupying Martinsburg on Sunday and Monday. Yesterday there was authority for stating that they evacuated the place; J and have not yet appeared at any of the Potomac fords. The rebels occupy Falling Waters on the Virginia . side. Our forces are at Williamsport, on the Maryland side. Philadelphia, July 28.— A gentleman from Baltimore reports great ignorance there regarding military movements. The city is quiet, but intense anxiety is felt. Ihe suppression of the news causes the improbable rumors — among the others, that the banks and public officers were preparing to remove their valuables from the city. Baltimore, July 28. — A despatch from Frederick to day says all is auiet. The news from the front looks' favorable. We still hold Harper's Ferry. There is some uneasiness on the line of the Northern Central Railroad, in consequence of apprehensions of a raid. Washington, July 28. — The last authentic intelligence is that General Kelly occupies Martinsburg. There has been no heavy fighting Within the last three or four days. There is no information that the rebels have crossed into Maryland. Some skirmishing was reported at Sheppardstown, on Tuesday, but it is not known that it was anything serious. The Tribunes special says that Grant, to-day, in reply to a telegram addressed to him by the President, as to whether any considerable body of the rebel troops left his front to reinforce Early and Breckinridge, said that the rebel army at Petersburg is as strong as ever ; that he docs not believe that any considerable force is in the Valley. No news has been received here from the Upper Potomac. The fords of the Susquehanna are to be fortified. Engineers were sent to Harrisburg, to-day, for that, purpose. The account of the great St. Louis conspiracy, •will also bo read with interest, as showing that the work of disintegration, is already commenced in the Northern republic itself. St. Louis, July 23. — The Democrat publishes * long account of the conspiracy for the erection o> a North-western Confederacy, referred to a few day. since. The organization engaged in this conspiracy is known as the order of American Knights. The real object is to embarrass and thwart the government in the conduct of the war and overthrow government if necessary for the supremacy of order Its professions and purposes are different in different States. It proc-Mms the war policy in New York, P -nnsvlvania, New Jersy and other "Eastern States, while in the VVest, it is for peace. The order is of Fouthern origin— being creeled on the ruin* of the Kights of the Golden Circle. Gen. Sterling Price is supreme commander. \ aUandigham, while in Richmond, wa3 made supreme Commander of the Northern Section o the Order, and a conspiracy was entered inro be-f tween him and the rebel authorities to divide the i East and West, and thus aid the Southern rebellion. Vallandigham's time in Canada was principally spent in furthering this scheme. He had a c mference with some of the leading spirits in the North, soon after his arrival in Canada, and arr.mged for the establishment of the Order throughout the loyal Stales. The names of all who visited him 'at the Clifton^llouse are known to the Government; among them, the names of 11. B. Reed, of Philadelphia, Pendieton Pu^li. of Ohio, Keybben of St. Louis, Storey and Merrick of Chicago, are published. The results of this Conference are well known to the Government. About the Ist January, Vallandigham issued an address to the Lodges in the loyal States, in which he called upon the members to renew their voices. He says the tin c is approaching which wi 1 tes their sincerity ; that a prosecution of the war is a violation of the rights of the States, and that I resident Lincoln is a usurper. A meeting of the Grand Commanders of the different States was held at New York on the 22nd day of February, for the purpose of organising an" outbreak on" the 10th of March, the day fixed for the draft, but no definite plan was resolved upon. The names of the conspirators are well known. The same Commanders had & conversation with the Supreme Commander at Windsor, Canada West, early in April, for general consultation. Among those in attendance were — M' Masters, New York ; Clias. L. Hunt. St. Louis and Layfayete Devlin, Indiana. The programme proposed at this meeting was, that Vallandigham should represent his district of Ohio in the Democratic National Convention, and thereby proclaim the doctrines of his order. Rice announces the existing Administration of the Government a power usurped, which the people had a right, to expel, by force if necessary ; in fact the inauguration of rebellion in the North, in which he was to be supported br the order. Each Grand Commander was to have an armed body guard at the Convention for the defence of Valianditiham. This, it was thought, would precipitate the peopl.; of the free States into armed conflict, which would be the signal to the members of the Order to unite against the lawful authorities, kill or capture the civil an I military officers, seize all arsenals, arms and public property of all kinds, and proclaim the Government overthrown. There is evidence of the truthfulness of this statement. The reason of Vallandigham's sudden return to Ohio was the fear of his being defeated as delegate to Chicago. It was only by his presence that his election could be secured. The numerical strength of this Order is said to be considerable — over half a million — one hundred and fifty thousand of whom are armed and organised. The Order in New York is called the " M/Clellan Minute Men," numbering over two hundred tho;*sand. The Grand Commander is Charles L. Hunt, nephew of H. Lucas, for many years Belgian Consul here. A long list of the names of r he members of the Order in the different states, together with full information, is in the hands of the authorities at Washington, and will probably he published. From the camp of the Federal General Grant, the following are the latest particulars : — Headquarters army of the Potomac, July 25. — Nothing but occasional shelling and picket firing goes on. New York, July 28.— The Times' correspondent with Butler says : — The rebels last Thursday night attacked the Eleventh Marines, holding Strawberry Plains. The regiment fell back before the Hssault, retiring to Forter's headquarters. On Friday morning General Foster sent the . same regiment to retake the old position, which wa3 done. During the night reinforcements were sent over to hold the place permanently. The position is of considerable importance to the enemy. Special despatches say that Grant has telegraphed that it [he ?] was still in front of Petersburg. Washington, July 27. — Federal Grant is clearing out his camp hospitals and sending the sick and wounded to Washington Several hundred arrived here to-day"and~among them a number of officers. ,_. . - . ...■,-..% ■'-■-■■ i It has long been said by the public 'papers that\E£entuck£ jvasr jstaunchr to the Union. The followr"liig accoiuit^speaks contrary;, and shows, that- it it by the North, by_ means of its cut-throat mercenaries and brutal Crenerals, B»ch"a3 !: , Butler and others, that it' owes the "unwilling al'egiance of more "than one "Border State. :;'.:: . :., s - .■■■..; I Details have been received^ of a raid, on the 18th inst., into the* to'wri' of Cadiz, Ky., 6y a, band of guerrillas, numbering One hundred men, under .sonnnand of ? .^ ! ptsiiK)B,blia'.li The '£nuert>i]j£^ number efftbo

men-were-new -recruits* -The stores- and private ..residences of '. Cladiz,, owned by ; loyal men, v^ere plundered in the inost Hyantdn inaiiuer.V .* Goodfc to the ; am6unt : of 2,soo' doUar3 v were stolen* from ithe Btores. Thd priiicip^lTuiferera by the raid were Seroggans, Brogari" and Bros!, and a gentleman named Burke. . The rebel women of Cadiz greeted the guerrillas with' smile's'; "and many of the scoundrels were - greeted with hugs and kisses, a Za-Morgan in the zenith of _ his/ fame. The "correspondent who writes us the above facts, with more truth than eleganco says : — " We could sco ithesscesh girls running up and down Main-street after the' rebels, like they would have done after an organ-grinder, with his dancing monkey." While the band remained in Cadiz, some of the most voiient rebalcitizens of the place manifested much delight.and were very active in rendering assistance to the thieves. Only the houses of loyal men were visited and plundered. Nearly all the Rebels of the town have taken the. oath of allegiance to the Federal Government, and given heavy bonds to keep the oath valid. ■ '■ ''■■' We publish for what.it is worth the following article from the California Alia, under the heading peace movements. Cessation from active hostilities there may be, peace and good feeling there never -can be between North and; South. The time is not we believe far distant when England will recognise the independence of the South — not far distant when the Federal states split up with internal anarchy, will be dismembered into a number of independent countries, dangerous perhaps to one another, but harmless in the influence they will posse- s in European affairs. The paragraphs to which we have alluded are a3 follows : — New York, July 31. — A despatch from Niagara Falls says an interview had taken place between Messrs. Clay, Thompson, and Halcome, who claim ta be Commissioners from the rebel government to seek terms of peace, and Mr. Greely id authorised by Mr. Lincoln to act in the matter. The Commissioners propose a restoration of the Union upon this basis : First, all the negroes which have been actually freed by the war, to be secured in such freedom ; Second : all negroes at present held as slaves to remain so : Third : the ward, bt of both parties to be paid by the United States ; Fourth, the old doctrine of States rights to be recognised in reconstructing the Union. The projjositions were laid before Mr. Lincoln by Mr. Greely, and the President telegraphed at once to Mr. Greely the terms on which he would propose a settlement and reconstruction, to wit, the full and complete restoration of the Union in all its territorial integrity, the abandonment of slavery in the seceded States, under conditions which should, while respecting the property, and rights of ail lo\al men, afford ample security tigaintt another war in the interest of slavery. Alter considerable correspondence between the parties, it was condLidv-d to refer the matter back to the two Governments for reconsideration.