Arrival of the Aldinga with the JULY MAILS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 42, 23 September 1863, Page 5

Arrival of the Aldinga with the JULY MAILS.

♦ THE WAR IN AMERICA. RECOGNITION OF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY BY THE FRENCH. THE NORTH. CAPTURE OF SIX.FEDERAL VESSELS. Maryland and Pennsylvania have been invaded by the Confederate army of General Lee. On the 14th June the Confederates made their appearance in strength at Berrysvilleand Martinsburg. At the latter place they were met with stubborn resistance by the Federals, but the latter were eventually obliged to give way. The Federals were also obliged to evacuate Hagerstown and Winchester, the greater number of them falling back on Harper's Ferry. The Federals under General \Milroy made a gallaut defence at Winchester. He was surrounded by a Confederate Force of eighteen thousand men, but succeeded after a hard fight, and after suffering a loss of 2,000 men, in killed, wounded, and prisoners, succeeded in cutting his way through Harper's Ferry. Later accounts assert that the Confederates had occupied Chambersburg. and i hat an universal pauic prevails throughout the State of Pennsylvania. In this emergency the President has issued a call of 100,000 more men, to be raised at once, for six months' service.

Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, ras also issued a proclamation, conjuring the people of that State to turn out and defend their firesides against the advancing forces of General Lee. He says—the issue is one of preservation or destruction.

The leading citizens of Philadelphia have telegraphed to Washington for General Cadwailer to come to their assistance.

Governor Todd, of Ohio, has also issued a proclamation calling on 30,000 volunteers for the defence of the borders. Governor Seymour, of the State of New York, received a despatch from Washington, on the loth, calling for 20,000 men of the militia force immediately. A draft will be made under the State Law, to fill up the existing militia regiments until the 20,000 men are raised. All the militia regiment-; in New York are under marching orders for Philadelphia,j>n short service, by order of Governor Si*vmour.

The Clarence, tender to the Florida, has taken six vessels. Two of the captures were made within forty-five miles of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. Three of the vessels were burnt, two released on giving heavy bonds, and the sixth—the Tacony—received the guns and ammunition of the Clarence, and was turned into a privateer in the place of the Cla.ence, which was destroyed. The Federal Naval Department has despatched thirty vessels of war in search of the Tacony. On the 14th June information reached the city from Washington that the army of General Lee, numbering nearly 100,000 men, had crossed the Rappahannock in three divisions, and was marching northward towards the Shenandoah Valley. It was add; d that General Hooker had struck his camp, and was hastening with his whole army to intercept General Lee's advance. Telegraphic despatches from Washington on Monday confirmed the news, and stated that the Confederate advance cavalry, under General Stuart, 10,000 or 20,000 strong, had crossed the Potomac at Nolan's Ferry or Ford, and occupied Hagerstown, in Maryland. General Milroy, commanding at Winchester, Virginia, thought to dispute the progress of General Lee's main body, but finding himself surrounded, made a bold dash and cut his way through the Confederates. The Times, in a stop-press published at 7 a.m. contains the following details of Lee's invasion of the North:—The Federal force at Martinsburg also retreated to Harper's Ferry, while General Reynolds was driven from Berrysville to Bunker's Hill. On Tuesday the capture of Chambersburg and Greencastle, in Pennsylvania, on the previous evening, was reported from Harrisburg. The Confederates thus menaced the cities of Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia: The President immediately issued a proclamation calling upon Maryland to furnish 10,000, Pennsylvania 50,000, Ohio 30,000, and West Virginia 10,000 men to repel the invaders. Governors Curtain and Todd also issued proclamations exhorting the people to respond promptly to the President's call. The Government at the same time called upon Governor Seymour of New York to order out 20,000 militia to assist in the exigency. Governor Seymour forthwith summoned the several Major-Gem rals of the State miliiia to consult upon the necessary steps to be takeu ; and in Washington, though not admitted by the Government, ytstirday several regiments of militia declared themselves in readiness to march for Pennsylvania. This morning the excitement and alarm abated. It is confi-

dently stated in Washington, though not admitted by Government, that a third of General Bragg's army had been sent to reinforce General Lee; that another third has joined General Johnstone, who is at Canton and Yazoo City maturing his plans for attacking General Grant ; while the remaining third still holds its position in front of Murfreesborough to amuse General Rosencranz, and whence it can fall back, in case of attack, upon the strongly fortified fortress of which is deemed impregnable. The Emperor Napoleon is said to have sent out the Marshal's baton to General Forey by the Forfait, with instructions to proclaim to the Mexicans the Emperor's intention to recognise the American Southern Confederation.

On the 4th of July General Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg. Grant refused to accept the surrender unless it was unconditional, and to this Pemberton at once agreed; whereupon Grant conceded parole to the garrison of 20,000 men. and entered Vicksburg, taking possession of 102 field pieces, 30 seige guns, and 50.000 stand of arms. It appears that the garrison yielded to starvation. There are flying reports of movements of the Confederates within a few miles of New Orleans, by which General Banks' supplies are likely to be cut off; hut they are not entitled to much attention. It is hardly possible that the Confederates can be in sufficient strength in that quarter to effect any very important diversion of a force which, by the surrender of Vicksburg, is replenished by the liberation of 100,000 men.

Later advices state that the parolling of prisoners had been completed, and that they numbered 31,277. Immediately after the surrender General Sherman moved in the direction of the Big Black River, and ou the following day fought a battle with General Johnston, whom he defeated with a loss of 2000 men. This statement needs confirmation.

Richmond journals of the 14th July publish a despatch stating that a New Orleans paper of the 10th announced the unconditional surrender of Fort Hudson to the Federals on the previous day. The attack on Charleston has recommenced. This time the Federals are seeking to take Fort Sumter in the rear. They had driven the Confederates with heavy loss from every part of Morris Island, except Fort Wagner, which they were attacking both from land and sea. In Tennessee General Rosecrans was still driving Bragg before him, and had captured 4000

prisoners. General Meade has officially announced to General Halleck, under date of the 15th July, that General Lee and his whole army had crossed the Potomac at Falling Waters, with the exception of one brigade of 1500 men, two guns, two caissons, and a number of small arms, which were captured by the Federals. Later intelligence says that 500 have been captured. In addition, General Pettigrew, a Confederate, has iikewise been killed. The Tribune says of this last movement that General Lee has not only carried off the spoils of his Pennsylvania invasion, but that the laurels of the campaign subsequent to his defeat at Gettysburg belong also to him.

A ministerial crisis is spoken of at Washington. Mr. Seward is said to have suggested a line ot policy which would have reversed nearly all Mr. Lincoln's previous acts. The advice of the Secretary was summed up in the recommendation of a Presidential proclamation offering an amnesty, withdrawing the Emancipation Proclamation, suspending the Confiscation Act, offering security to the property and rights of the Southern people—in fact, granting everything to the South on their own terms and in their own way. A decisive majority of the Cabinet opposed this proposition ; and the Republican party counterbalanced it by demanding the restoration ot peace and the Union on the basis of the extinction of slavery in 1876. It does not appear that these differences in the Cabinet have produced any consequences.

There had been serious riots in New York caused by the enforcement of the draft. The city appears to have been for two days at least given up to the ravages of a lawless mob, who plundered private property, destroyed buildings, murdered negroes, hanged a Colonel O'Brien, and perpetrated outrages of every description. Something like martial law had been proclaimed when the latest intelligence left New York, and there could be doubt that the rioters would be put down by a strong hand. The riot seems to have degenerated into a thieves' row. FRANCE. Nothing but war occupies the attention of the French press. The Courrier du Dimanche asserts that England and France are about to despatch a reply to St. Petersburg which, by its character as well as in the method of its transmission will imply the abandonment of negotiations." Austria, upon the other hand, does not think it her duty at present to close the door to diplomatic negotiations. The " Memorial Diplomatique' still hopes that Russia will terminate by consenting, in presence of the unalterable agreement of Austria with the Western Powers, to replace Poland in the conditions of solid ami durable peace. This journal believes that the three Powers will promptly send to St. Petersburg a note which, although not an ultimatum, will announce that in it they intend to close all future discussion with Russia, and that they will henceforth be mindful only of the interests of Europe, now seriously compromised by the prolongation of the troubles in Poland. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. The Polish news corismts of mere collections of conflicting telegrams about the various struggles between the Poles and the Russians, the palm of victory being always awarded according to

the place from which the news is despatched. 1 But however the accounts may differ as to the result, they all develop the one undenyable and palpable fact that the insurrection is being maintained with unflagging- spirit, and that if locally suppressed at all it is only put down in one place to break out fresh in another. Two desperate encounters have taken place at Mordoz and at Lawkow, in Lithuania. MEXICO. La France asserts that information received via Havanna, proves that President Juarez has been wholly abandoned by his troops; that he has in consequence renounced his intention of occupying San Luis Potosi, and that he is making his way towards the Pacific coast in the hope of being able to embark for New York. WAR WITH JAPAN. The " Post" says that, in Japan, we are drifting into what may become a petty war. The position in which foreign residents were placed when the mail left was critical in the extreme. The commands to the Admiral were said to be peremptory to proceed to hostilities in the event of compliance with our demands being refused. In a communication addressed to the residents, Admiral Kuper stated that it was not in his power to afford them protection, and consequently no alternative was left them than to embark with all their effects before the time granted by the British representative had expired ; it is supposed that with the force at his disposal he would blockade, or possibly bombard, some of j the principal seaports. If war unfortunately does ensue, the employment of a land force will become absolutely necessary, and the troops now stationed in India must supply the contingents necessary to vindicate our rights in Japan. It is very unfortunate that this collision between ourselves and the Japanese should have arisen, but, however much it is to be regretted, it is inevitable.