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NosTHEhX Kews.?By the Fullon, which arriv* eel here on the 27th and the Bermuda on the oOth, we have northern papers to the 25th ult. The 'flrait riOlS" in UW lurs nave uvvu 5U|). i pressed by the strong arm of military law, after I severe fighting for several days, between the mili- | tary and the rioters, in which many lives were lost, '1 he draft will now be enforced at all hazards, and the stieakiug rebels of the North as soundly; thrashed us those of the South. Gen. Dix has su-1 pcrceded Gen. Wool in command of the Department of the East, and Brigadier-General Edward K.S. Cinby taKes Brig.-Gen. Harvey Brown's place in command of all troops in the city and harbor of New York. Severe rioting had taken place in the staid old City of BostDn. It was promptly suppressed but not until the military came to the support of the police. Here, as in New York, a number of lives were lost, liiots had also occurred in Albanj\ nv ? vr?-1- ? %/! /. hitvna luif \Vl?rP I I 1 j aN l/W Ci 1 K J <II1U KJ 1,1 IV/i IUI gv iv o iimj ?/%?? ?? v* -v promptly suppressed by the authorities. The tirm Maud taken by the general government iu all these oases, is encouraging to every loyal heart. We are still a nation and the world shall, ere long, know that the Republic founded by Washington can arkl will live, a refuge and a blessing to the downtrodden of All lands. The news ot the surrender of Port Hudson is confirmed. Gen. Gardner made an unconditional surrender to Gen. Rauks on the 8th ult., 550u prisoners, 50 guns and 6000 stand of small arms fell into our hands. Thus the Mississippi is open, the backbone of the rebellion is broken, the confederacy is severed in twain. Gen. Sherman's Expedition from Grant's army had met Joe Johnson at Jackson, Miss , and a terrible fight ensued. The city was shelled and nearly destro/ed by our forces who afterwards gained full possession of it when Johnson's forces started in full retreat Eastward. Morgan s band of Guerillas had been severely handled in Ohio and Indinna. Numbers were k.lled and take i prisoners. This gang of land pirates is about broken up. Rosecrans was driving Bragg before him into Georgia aud has already got as far as Home. Bragg is making every effort to joiu Johnson, but asJiQtb thuir armies gere 'ffearfuiif demoralized* it was hardly thought that either could rally again for much of a fight. The rebels speak of Johnsons defeat as an irreparable loss. We have now in our hands the entire rolling stock ot tne mew ur-1 leans, Jmtkson and Great Northern, the Mississippi a id Tennessee Railways The motive power alone consisted ot over forty engines. Nothing goes well with the rebels in the Southwest, or in fact, anywhere else. . / Gold is quoted at 126. Good stocks are still ' rising. Altogether the news from the North never looked better for the ultimate triumph of our glorioffs cause. Now let us add to it a good bright page from the Department of the South and this year will "wind up ' the whole matter. [IaTF.B bei-ohts' from oub BKOULaK CORUHyPOSDENr], OUR ARMY BEFORE CHARLESTON. Flag; of Truce?Another Bombardment? Lieu .-Colonel Seriously Wounded?Grood Spirits cf our Troops?Paymasters, &c. MORRIS ISLAMI, Saturday P. M., JULY 2">. On Wednesday and Thursday wc had two very quiet days, with no cannonading on either side. - ? . r>..l llolf Ti?r. Oq \\ eanesaaj u?n, m*v? vn^/i* gor, of Gen. Gillmores staff, met the enemy outside of Fort Wagiur, and delivered a letter from (Jen Gillmore, in reply to one from Gen. Beauregard. It was merely in explanation of the cause of some accidental firing on our side, during a previous flag-of-trnce interview. On Friday Col. Hall also went with a fiag-of-truce on the steamer Cosmopolitan into Charleston Harbor, but the particulars of that mterv iew you will have from another reporter. On Friday morning, at daylight, a general bombardment was again resumed, by our land batteries and the navy. It was continued furiously until about 10 o'clock, Sumter and Wagm r responding, when there was a general cessation of firing while the flag-of-truce interview lasted, and was not again r sunned that da/. There has been but little firing since. We oct usionally send them a shell, and get oue in return, but we have had only four men hurt in three days. The most serious casualty is the wounding or Lieut.-Col. Leggett, of the 10th Connecticut, while in the trenches with his regiment. His foot was struck with a shell, and badly hurt. Amputation below the knee was performed, but he is iu a very critical cond tion. Our troops in spite of reverses still have tho most unbounded confidence iu Gen. Gillmore. and *** believe he will succeed in whatever he attempts. They are not dispirited by defeat or fatigue, theiri A morale is just as good as ?er, and when off duty ? they are cheerful and lively. - ... t " " The Paymasters have been here, and the soldiers are all rich. Messrs. Wm. W. Elmendorf andj Hurry Van Ingen, two competent employes of Adams Express Company have arrived, to the great accommodation and gratification of the soldiers, to receive money packages > tor the North. Large amounts will be sent this time, for sutlers are few on Morris island, and tht soldiers don't like carrying large sums of money into battle with them. M- uolnh 'ivomklutr a Hnms Fxnress Aeent. has ii?i|/il Xivmwtv^ j f . c , conferred a great favor on the soldiers by affording them this safe and convenient means of forwarding their money. EXCHANGE OP WOUNDED PRISONERS PROM THE MORRIS ISLAND FIGHTS. Visit of the Cosmopolitan to Charleston Harbor? 39 Wounded Rebels and Five Surgeons carried Up ?105 of our Wounded Returned to Us?108 Still at Charleston?51 Died of their Wounds? ' All the Black Soldiers Detained ?Long Interview with the Rebels. The steamer Cosmopolitan arrived here on Friday night last from Charleston Harbor, with one hundred and five wounded men of ours, who fell into the rebel's hands at different limes on Morris Island. We are indebted to Mr. Charles B. Fenwick, the obliging purser of the boat, and to various other gentlemen on board for courtesies extended. We subjoin an outline of the trip to Charleston and the interview with the party on the rebel steamer. * - loo* tpnolf T.innf .Pnl. Nnll. and ? /in IUCIIIIVUUU 1AOV " vvnj vv j Surgeon John J. Craven, with a flag of truce, had previously made arrangements for a mutual exchange of wounded prisoners, to be paroled for regular exchange. In accordance with tuis agree- 1 ment thirty nine of the rebel wounded in our hands were placed on the Cosmopolitan, of which Surg. R. B. Bouticou has charge, and with them Surg. John J. Craven, Chief Medical Officer, started for Charleston Harbor at 2 o'clock on Friday morning. They arrived otf the bar at about eight o'clock. At 10 o'clock they went over the bar, and into tho harbor, having taken on Lieut.-col. 1 Hall, Provost Marshal General, on Gen Gilhnore's staff, at Morris Island, his duty being to supcrin- 1 tend the paroling of prisoners, in behalf of* the 1 General Commanding. A brisk bombardment was then going on, but it 1 soon ceased, and the appointed hour haviDg ar- ' rived, there was a cessation of hostilities on both sides. The Cosmopolitan had a white flag at her i fore, and a yellow one at her main; aud as she j steamed into the harbor was met outside Fort Sumter, near Battery Wagner, by the rebel steamer | Mire. The Alice i3 a Clyde-built propeller, which has run the blockade within a week, escaping tho fate of another English steamer which was sunk by the Ironsides' guns, just at tho mouth of the channel, only at the beginning of last week She h id not b. e.i discharged and the layers of wounded under the awnings on the deck were tanked by conspicuous displays of bananas; and other more substantial specimens of the steamer's cargo, of which the rebels evidently intended to make a prominent display. The J lice came to anchor and the Cosmopolitan steamed alongside. A plank was thrown across, and Dr. Craven announced officially the object of the visit. Col. Edward C. Auderion. of the Confederate Artillery, responded courteously, and the exchange took place immediately. On the Mice were members of the Charleston Fire Department, commanded by Chief Engineer Mathews, acting as a stretcher-corps, to remove the wounded. "" " J ? ? * ?? Hvn nf 1(10 %/lllCC UitU <111 uualu 0110 uuuuiwi ui.u u.v v. our wounded. We have no room for the descriptive list furnished by the rebels. The form of paroling the prisoners was gone through with by Col. Anderson and Major J. Motte Middleton, Aide-de-Canip to Gen. Iiipley, on the part of the eneny; and Lieut.-Col. Tames F. Hall, Provost Marshal General, on our part. The form of parole, the signatures, and tho witnessing, was j as follows: ? I, the undersigned, prisoner of war, captured near Charleston, hereby give my parclp of honor, not to bear arms against the Confederate States, or to perform a iy military or garrison duty, whatever, until regularly exchanged, and further, that I will not divulge anything relative to the position or condition of any of the forces of the Confederate States. I This day 24th of July, 1863. : (Witness), Edward C Anderson, Colonel Artillery, C. S. A. aa. ifa n r Major j. .none jniuuicuw, xv. u. \j. Paroled this 24tb of July, A. D., 1863. By Command of Uen. Q. A. GILLMOKE, Commanding Department of the South. James F, Hall, l.ieut -Col. and Pripest ?- - Marshal General. ^ -w * . ... I , . . -n Besides the rebel officers named above, in the party vas Capt. Wagner, X. A. G., to General liipley. Right Reverend Bishop Lynch, the Ro- _ man Catholic Bishop of Charleston, was also on board, and it is due him, though a hot rebel, to state the general report among our wounded, that he had been very kind to them. There were about fifty other civilians also on board, including one of the Editors of the Charleston Courier. Whiln tho /?T-^hnnor?? w?? hpinrr made T.ient. Col. Hall remarked to Col. Anderson that he noticed no colored wounded on board. '' Xo," said the Colonel, " there are none.'' " Why is that I" inquired Colonei Hall. "That is a matter." re-( sponded the Colonel, " for after consideration." " Did you not regard the agreement made for the exchange of all wounded prisoners as applying to the colored soldiers?" asked Col. hall. Col. Anderson responded negatively. " I did," remarked Col. Hall, " and I insist that there was no exception made in the agreement." In the meantime however, one of the rebel wounded had objected to being delivered up, saying he preferred to remain with us. Some one erased his name from the official list, Col. Anderson insisted on the man being delivered up, but Col. Hall positively declined, although the rebel Colonel insisted he was an enlisted man, and subject to the agreement for exchange. Col. Hall replied that our colored troops were enlisted men, under the protection of our flag, entitled to be delivered up by the terms of agreement. Col. Anderson asked him to put his objections in regard to the non delivery of colored trooos in writinz. Col. Hall said he had no objections, and requested Col. Anderson to put in writing his**1aira in regard to the wounded rebel. The latter declining Col. Hall refused to put his objections in writiug, and so the matter was dropped by both parties, We learned that the rebels had 108 of our wonnd ed still in hospital at Charleston, too ill to be moved, and that 51 had died since being taken there. There are many mortally wounded among the number still alive. There have been an immense number of amputations, many of the limbs that our surgeons would have saved. Col. Robt. J. Shaw, ot the Mass. 54th (colored), we learned, was shot on the ramparts of Wagner and buried in a trench with twenty-five negroes. Col. Putnam of the 7th N- II., was killed by a rain uie ball in the head. His body was recognized by an old class-mate, and also by Col. Anderson, and was laid aside for separate interment, but wax subsequently buried by mistake, and cannot now be found. mv tlmv hnripil /ill) nf our dead afler L liv> IVI/V.U -?? ? -- - the late assault ouFort Wagner, ami 10J after the former one. Just as the two boats were separating, after being alongside over two hours. Dr. Craven had a large piece of ice thrown on the deck of the Alice. It produced a great sensation, and soon parties on deck were seen sucking pieces they had chipped off. The Cosmopolitan arrived here on Saturday morning last, and on Sunday her wounded passengers were transferred to the Gvut ral Hospital. - * !* !? ?1...1 .1,t I> ? j USt as we gc lo jjrc.w 11 in i vi'vii icu iiiui nu?i:crans is within 30 miles of Savannah. IFe see no reason why the report may not be true. [communicated].-. Headquarters ITCrii P. V., ( Hilton Head, S. CM July loth, 18C3, J At a meeting of the officers of the 170th Regt. P. M., at Hilton Head, S. C., July 13, 1803, Major SVilliam Schounorer, Capt. i.e\ i Snioyer and Adjutant Joseph T. Wnitton, were appointed a com- . mittee to draft resolutions expressing the feelings of the officers in regard to the d-. ath of Caj>t. Tilghtnan Schleider, Co. E, 170th Kegr. P. II. 'Ihe committee reported the following p.camble and resolutions which were unanimously adopted. Whereas, it has pleased that Almighty Jieing, who rules the destinies of Nations and Armies, t.? call from our midst, G'apt. Tilghman Schleider. Co. E, 176th Regt. 1'. M., who died at Jkaulbrt, S. C., July 10, 1805. There/ore be it Ruolved, That iu the death of Capt. Tilghman Schleider, the Regiment low su*~ " * a .. iiJ. . ...t . tained the loss ot a Dravc ami true omeci; one wno was willing to sacrifice his life and all in defence of his country; one who was willing to sustain the Governmcut in all its acts and ordeis to crush out this unholy rebellion. Resolved, That we sincerely deplore the death of this truly patriotic officer, and that we deeply sympathize with the bereaved iauiily in this, th? ic; grcuieai iuaa. Resolved, Tbat cacli officer of the regiment.shall wear the usual bailee as a token of respect l??r his memory, for the period of thirty days. Resolved, That a coy of thV" j?? be .published w Tru ss evt Soi tii #mi in the papers of Lehigh aud Mohroo couutics, Ta. and that .v/ copy be also scut to the wife of fb?* deceased.