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IHBBAIH AKD THHEE-PLY CARPETINGS. «f extra ....llty. ALSO, 500 PS. J. CROSSLEY & SON’S TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETS, FROM 871 TO $1 PR. YD , Together with a complete assortment of OIL CLOTHS, STAIR AND FLOOR DRUGGETS, BUGS, MATS, &Q. t All of new, choice selections, and AT MODERATE PRICES. J. F. & E. B. ORNE. mh3-tf OPPOSITE STATE HOUSE. “VIOTICE. —Agreeably to the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of tbU Com monwealth, approved the twenty-fifth day of February, A- D. 1862, which is as follows; A SUPPLEMENT to an act in relation to public printing, approved the ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty -six •Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House tf Representatives of the Commonweallh. of Rennspl ? SER- The action between these two iron-clad ships was witnessed by us at the distance of three or four miles. The Monitor occasionally fired double shotted guns. As I sat in a tent at Newport News, the concussion produced by the fire was SO tremen dous that it seemed to me I was standing by the guns; besides which, the shocks were as incessant as they were deafening. The Merrimac’s fire did not the slightest damage to her antagonist, and, with the exception of leaving a few indsßtfltions in tho side of her tower, such as might be made in the side of a loaf of fresh bread by tbe thumb, it may be said to have produced no ofieet whatever. Her tower is twenty-five feet is diameter, and has two holes on each side for the guns. It is styled a cheese-box by the rebels, and resembles it somewhat at a distance. Mr. Newtown, the engineer of the Monitor, in forms me that he saw one hole made in the Merri mac, and believes that she has sustained other damages. She was, not followed by the Monitor for the simple reason that the channel was narrow, and very dangerous. Had the Monitor run aground, as the Minnesota did, every one of our vessels would have been destroyed. THE MINNESOTA AND ROANOKE. At two o’clock on Sunday morning preparations were made to blow up the Minnesota, in ease she could not be got afloat. The Minnesota and "Roanoke are two of the moat powerful vessels in the world. The first, it is thought by some, might have ran down the rebel steamer amidships, &hd Sunk her. The Merrlvuie was so skilfully handled, however, that the attempt would have very likely failed, and might hare proved a disastrous failure. As to boarding her, that would also have been equally hazardous, for the reason that she can only be got at forward, and her crew must have had small arms on board. THE ATTACK UPON TBE CUMBERLAND. Before our vessel had been attacked at all the fate of the Cumberland was sealed. We were tying down the river, at Aast a quarter of a mile from her, and more in the middle of the stream, when the rebel craft hove in view. As she passed the Cumberland, she discharged four or five eleven-inch shells into her. She then steamed up past her as if coming at us; but, a moment after, turned back and coolly and deliberately drove into the Cumberland , striking her fair in the bluff of the bows Mr. Martin, who was on board, but escaped unhurt, esd i? eow heir, says that he felt the deck raised up as if by a wedge, at this. While her prow was still in the hull of the wooden frigate, she again fired four or five rounds directly into her, with ter rible effect. The enemypointed nearly all their guns at her berth-deck (as they did in our case), for the purpose of reaching the magazine, if possible. Un successful although they were in this, they killed a groat many—the powder-classes and the gunner’s erews. A MOURNFUL INCIDENT When the Cumberland sank, her chaplain, And one or two others of the crew, were below. Asshe careened tbe ladder turned over, thus entrapping them in their position. The worst of the wounded were also drowned. A great many of the Cumber land’s crew swam ashore, however, or escaped iu the boats. OFFICIAL EFFORT OF LIEU TEN ANT PEN- DEBGEAST OF TUB CONGRESS, .Washington, Maroh 12.— The official report of Lieut Pendergrast, of the Congress, addressed to Commander Marston, has been forwarded t» the Navy -Department Lieut. Pendergrast states ‘‘That owing to the death of the late commanding officer, James B. Smith, it becomes my painful duty to Ii ake a report to you of the part which the United States frigate Congress took in the efforts of our vessels, at Newport News to repel tile attack of the rebel flotilla on the Bth iostant.” The report states that, when the Merrimac and three small gunboats were seen steaming down from Norfolk, and had approached near enough to her character, the ship was cleared for action. “At ten minutes after two o’clock, the Merrimac opened with her bow-gun with grape, passing us on the starboard side at a distance of about tfaree hundred yards, receiving our broad side and giving one in return. After passing the Cwgrm, she ran into and sunk the sloop*ofi war Cumberland. The smaller vessels then attacked us, killing and wounding many of our crew. Seeing the fate of the Cumberland , we set the jib and topsail, and, with the assistance of the tugboat Zouave , ran the vessel ashore. At half past two, the Merrimac took a position astern of us, at a distance of about one hundred and fifty yards, and raked us fore and aft with shells, while one of the fmall steamers kept up a fire on our starboard quarter. f.ln the meantime the "Patrick Henry and Thos . Jefferson (rebel steamers) approached UB from up tbe James river, firing with precisian, end doing us great damage. Our two stern guns were our only means of defence. These were soon disabled, one being dismounted, and tbe other having its xnozzle knocked away. The men were knocked away from them with great rapidity and slaughter, by the terrible fire of the enemy • Lieut. Pendergrast first learned of the death Lieut. Smith at 41 o’clock- The death happened ten uiinures previous. Seeing that our men were being killed without the prospect of any relief from the Minnesota , which vessel had run ashore in attempting to get up to us from Hampton Roads, and not being able to get a single gun to bear upon tbe enemy, and tbe ship being on fire in several places, upon consultation with Commander Wm. Smith, we deemed it proper to haul down our colors without any further loss of life on onr part. - We were soon boarded by an officer of the Merrimac, who said he would take charge of the ship. He loft shortly afterwards, and a small tug oame along side, whose captain demanded that we should sur render and get out of tho ship as he intended to burn her immediately. A sharp fire with muskets and artillery was maintained from onr troops ashore upon the tug, having the effect of driving her off. The Mammae again opened on us, although we had a peak to show that we were out of action. After having fired several shells into us, she left us and engaged the Minnesota and tho shore bat teries. After which Lieut. Pendergrast states the wounded were taken ashore in small boats, the ship having been on fire from the beginning of the action, from tho hot shot fired by tbe Merrimac , Be Teports tho death of tho following officers: Lieut. Joseph B. Smith, Acting Master Thomas Moore, and Pilot Wm. Rhodes. Report of Commander Purviauce. The following extracts from the report of Com mander Purviance, of the United States frigate St. Lawrence , in regard to the action with the rebel flotilla in Hampton Roadß, will prove interesting: u At half-past eight, we got under way, in tow of the Cambridge and when abreast of the rebel battery at Sewell's Point, the battery opened fire, one of the shells exploding under the fore foot of the St. Lawrence f doing, however, no material in jury. The fire was returned, and it is believed with some effect. The Cumberland had, at this time, gone down, having been run into by the Mernmqc } and tbe Congress had surrendered after a terrible slaughter of her men, and when rendered perfectly powerless by the fire of the rebels. The Minnesota was aground, and was engaging the enemy, whose fire consisted of the rebel steam ram and fouror five ride-wheel gunboats. When near tbe MinncsQt# t tho St. Lawrence- grounded, and at that time opened fire, but her shot dtf no execution. The armor of the Merrimac proved invulnerable to her comparatively feeble projectiles. Taking ad vantage of these portentous circumstances, the Mtrnmae directed her attention to firing several projectiles of formidable dimensions, one of which (an eight-pound shell) penetrated the starboard quarter, about four inches above the water line, passed through the pantry of the guard-room and into the state-room of the assistant surgeon, on the portfiidfi) completely demolishing the bulkhead, and then struck against a strong iron bar which secured tbe bull’s-eye of the port. It returned into the ward-room, where it expended. It fortunately did not explode, and no person was injured. The damage done by this shot proved the power of the projectiles which she employed) ana readily ex plained tbe quick destruction of our wooden and antiquated frigates. Our position at this time was one of some anxiety. Being aground, the tug Yovng America came alongside and got us off; after which a powerful broadside from the spar and gundeoks of tho St, Lawrence, then distant about half a mile, thrown into the Merrimac , induced her to withdraw, whether from necessity or discretion is not known. Report ol’ the Commander of the Minne- The report of. Captain T. J. Van Brant, in com mand of the Minnesota , has been received at the Navy Department. It states that the Monitor came alongside of the Minnesota at two o’clock on the afternoon of the lOih. of March, having arrived the night previous and reported for duty. All on board, at her appearance, rejoiced that they bad found a friend that would stand by them in tbe hour of trial. At six o’clock on that day the enemy again appeared, when tbe crews were beat to quar ters, but he ran past the Minnesota and the tugs. At this time tbe Minnesota, being aground, Cap* tain Van Brent ordered some of the spar-deck guns thrown overboard, and sent half of die crew on hoard a tug to lighten tbe ship, after which super human efforts were made to get her off. After sue ceedir-gin get.tirg her a half mile, she struck again, for the tide had fallen so much that there was not water enough to floather in the channel. Atlength, however, she wsb towed out of the mud into deep water, end at the time of writing the report the Minnesota was at anchor opposite Fortress Mon roe. Fleet Surgeon Wood, of the Minnesota, reports the following list of killed and wounded : Killed. —Alexander Winslow, captain of the maintop; Henry Smith, coxswain; Dennis Har rington. captain of the mizzentop. Wounded— John Green, second master, seriously; Henry Leeland, second gunner, seriously; Charles Dunlap, ordinary seaman, mortally; Samuel Hiller, ordinary seaman, slightly; Christopher Sewell, coal heaver, mortally; Charles Thompson, seaman, se riously ! Joseph Augustus, musician, seriously ; S, W. Thomas, musician, slightly; John Clark, sea man, slightly; Patrick Joyoe, ordinary seaman, slightly; Julius Bartlett,second master,slightly; Joyce Moore, colored, slightly ; Eli Parris, colored, slightly; Anson Bichchuroh, seaman, slightly. The War in the West. [Special Correspondence of The Press.] On Board Stf-amer “ Superior,” ) Ohio River, March 9, 1862. j Senator Andrew Johnson, his son, and tho Hon. Mr. Etheridge, arrived in Cincinnati this morning, at half-past eight o’clock, and immediately repaired to the Burnett House, where apartments were in readiness, notification of their coming having been received by a telegram, despatched by Mr. Bobert Johnson, last evening, The extreme length of the route travelled by the Military Governor of Tennessee necessitated rest; and, desirous of securing a few hours of undisturbed repose, he gave orders to the clerks t» admit no (me to his room, thus disappointing a multitude who bad oongregated to congratulate the Tennessee pa triot, and otherwise demonstrate their joy at the responsible and onerous position be bad so gene rously accepted, and was about to assume. Governor Johnson will leave Cincinnati at 7.20 this evening, by the cars of tho Ohio and Miaaiaaippt Hallway, and arrive at Louisville about one o’clock to-morrow morning. The steamer Superior is excessively orowded With passengers for Louisville, many of whom, however, are en route for Nashville and other parts of Tennessee. Since dinner, numerous little groups have been formed upon the upper deck, and in the dining hall, of persons desirous of entering into conversa tion speculative of, or in some way pertaining to, the war, while an equal number are being gratified by listening to patriotic predictions and arguments, morsels of news, and bizarre stories. Sitting very near me is the Hon. Mr. Etheridge, who is entertaining quite a large party of gentle men with humorous war find SosoMion stories. A gentleman of the party remarked that he was sor ry the manufactory of John 801 l had been de stroyed by the Federals. Mr. Etheridge, in reply, said that had John Bell pursued the same course as had the patriot Democrat of the Western divi sion of the State, Tennessee would have had no eause to re-enter the great Confederacy; that, had John Bell, at the commencement of the national troubles, come forth and denounced all disaffected Tennesseans as traitors, Tennessee would have stood firm, Mr. L. J. Bradford, president of the Kentucky State Agricultural Society, was causing infinite joy to a little group of nine by his predictions of the future of Tennessee. The subject was “ Tennessee” everywhere. In ths whole afternoon I have hoard no sentence which could be construed into words of sympathy for the infamous men who have been in strumental in crushing tho Union people of Ten nessee. There ere five military hospitals in Cincinnati, and about four hundred siok and wounded Fort Donelson (United States) soldiers are confined in them. An officer of one of the institutions, in speaking of the liberality of the citizens, says that he is daily the recipient of a multiplicity of useful articles, such as blankets, stookings, medicines, chickens, confectionery, etc., etc Yesterday afternoon I visited Newport Barracks, directly opposite Cincinnati, on the Kentucky shore. Colonel Sanderson is in command, and all recruits for the regular service in tho YfC3t are sent here. About one hundred men are expected next week. Sixteen recruits arrived, in charge of a sergeant, yesterday, all of whom hail from Steu benville, Ohio, and vicinity. The troops, previous to jny arrival, bad been attending the funeral of a drummer boy named Isaac Ferry. Quite a booming of cannon was heard iu Cincin nati yesterday about nine in the morning. Many questions were asked as to what it meant, and the general impression prevailed that it was a salute to Governor Johnson. It subsequently proved to be the packet Maysville, from Nashville, where she had been running as a transport steamer, firing a salute from her forecastle. The gun used was a six-pounder, something after the Parrott style, and was oaptured at Fort Eollicoffer, on the Cumber land river, below Nashville, and brought up fis'a trophy. S. Gen, Buell's Order on Entering Nashville. The following is the order of General Buell to bis soldiers when that officer entered Nashville. Its purport is that good order must be preserved, and nobody but active rebels molested : GENERAL ORDERS—No. IS. IIfADQUABTEBS DEPARTMENT OP THE Ohio, ) Nashville, Term., Feb. 26, 1862. J The general commanding congratulates his troops that it has been their privilege to restore the na tional banner to the capital of Tennessee. He be lieves that thousands of hearts in every part of the State trill swell wiih joy to see that honored flag reinstated in a position from which it was removed in the excitement and folly of an evil hoar; that the voice of her own people will soon proclaim its welcome, and that their manhood and patriotism will protect and perpetuate it. The General does not deom it necessary, though the occasion is a fit one, to remind his troops of the rule of conduct they have hitherto observed and are still to pursue. Wears in arms not for the pur pose of invading the rights of our fellow-country men aDy where but to maintain the integrity of the Union and protect the Constitution under which its people have been prosperous and.happy. We can net therefore look with indifference on any conduct which is designed to give aid and comfort to those who are endeavoring to defeat those objects ; but the action to be taken in such cases rests with cer tain authorized persons, and Is not tp b? assumed by individual officers and soldiers. Peaceable citizens are not to be molested in their personal property. All wrongs to either are to be promptly corrected, and the offenders brought to punishment. To this end all persons are desired to make complaint to the im mediate commander of officers or soldiers so offend ing, and if justice be not done promptly, then to the next commander, and so on [.until the wrong is redressed. If the necessities of he public service should require the use of private property to pub lic purposes, fair compensation is to be allowed. No such appropriation of private property is to be made, except by the authority of the highest com mander present; and any other officer or soldier who shall presume to exercise such privilege shall be brought to trial. Soldiers are forbidden to en ter the residences or grounds of citizens on any plea without authority. No arrests are to be made without the authority of the commanding general, except in case of aotual . offence against the authority of the Hovorumeut; ' and in all such cases the fact and oircumstances will immediately be reported in writing to headquar ters through the intermediate commanders. The General reminds his officers that the most fre quent depredations are those which are committed by the worthless characters who straggle from the ranks on the plea of being unable to march; and where the inability really exists, it will be found in most instances that the soldier has overloaded him self with useless and unauthorized articles. The orders already published on this subject must be enforced. The C6&diil6n And behavior of a corps are snro indications of the efficiency and fitness of its of ficers. If any regiment shall be fonnd to disregard that propriety of conduct, which belongs to soldiers as well as citizens, they must not expect to oocupy the postß of honor, but may rest assured that they will be placed in position, where they cannot bring shame on their comrades and the cause they are en gaged in. The Government supplies with liberality all the wants of the soldier. The occasional depri vations in hardships, incident to rapid marching, must be borne with patience and fortitude. Any officer who neglects to provide properly for his troops, and separates himself from them to seek his own comfort, will be held to a rigid accountability. By command of General Buell. James B. Fry, A. A. G., Chief of staff. - Official, J. M. Wright, A. A. G. The Women of Nashville and the Fede- rat Soldiers A Nashville correspondent of the Cincinnati Times gives the following account of how General Nelson intended te tree! a Secession woman, who, in her enthusiasm for the rebel chief, overstepped her bounds of propriety. The correspondent says: For some unaccountable reason the women of this section do not favor the Northern soldiers. In their march toward Nashville they were frequently greeted by some female dweller by the roadside with “ There goes the Yankees;” « We’ll soon see another Bull’s Bun;” and other expressions not very complimentary to Northern ears. On one oc casion, as General Nelson was riding at the head of bis command, one of these female Secessionists thrust her bead from the window and screamed “ Hurrah for Jeff Davis! hurrah for Jeff Davis! ” This was too much for the temper of the Gene ral. and riding close to the fence, he shouted, “ Madame, if you repeat that again, I’ll be cursed if I don’t quarter a man in your house who is covered all over with the smalbpoi." This had the deßired effect, and the adulator of Jeff Davis retired into obscurity until the soldiers were out of sight. But few women of respectable character are to be seen on the streets of Nashville as yet. With the advent of the rebel foroaa the wealthier of the Union families left, and on the approach of the Federal forces the vindicators of 41 Southern righto ” took onto themselves wings and fled also. The Union ists, however, are beginning to return, and in Borne cases they do so to find that their premises have been overrun and their houses despoiled. Ait old Sccesh followed his runaway darkey to the camp of the Second Ohio Cavalry, at Platte City, Mo-, one day last waek, aud took him off, to the intense disgust of the soldiers, three of whom, at nightfall, stole out of camp, cut across lots four milQp to the old sinner’s house, and, peeping into the windows of an out-house, saw the contraband stripped and tied and a man flogging him in pre sence of bis master. The door was burse open In double-quick time; the master knocked down; the slave nntied, and sent, before daylight next morn ing, to Kansas, with a treasury note in his pocket to pay his expenses. IMPORTANT FROM FORTRESS MON> ROE AND THE SOUTH. Rebel Reports of the Late Naval Battle. THE CREW OF THE CUMBERLAND COM PLIMENTED. THE MONITOR ADMITTED TO HE FORMIDABLE. The Merrimac Not Much Injured. DEATH OF CAPTAIN BUCHANAN. SEVENTEEN OF THE MERRIMAC’S CREW KILLED. mm ADVANCE OF OUR ARMIES. THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICIAL ORDERS. General Fremont Assigned a New Command. &c., &c., &c. Baltimore, March 12.—The Old Point boat has arrived. I learn from Lieutenant Hayward, who was a passenger, that a copy of tho Norfolk Day Book had been received, giving a highly-colored account of tbe fight on Saturday. It pays a great eotupKment to tho bravery of the crew of the Cumberland, and admits that some shot from that vessel entered the Menimac, and one shell killed seventeen men and wounded Capt. Bu chanan, who subsequently died. The Monitor i# admitted to be formidable, The paper says she appeared like a big black Yankee cheese-box on a raft. The Merrimac, on Sunday, was under the com mand of the traitor Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. The account given is mainly confined to the Sa turday fight. Some slight repairs are said to be necessary to the Merrimac. The reason why the Merrimac did not first at tack the Congress was because Captain Buchanan had a brother on board as paymaster. Further Account ortho Naval Battle Fortress Monroe, March 11.—The British sloop-of-war Rinaldo sailed this forenoon. All tho paperßof the frigate Cumberland having gone down with her, it is impossible to obtain a list of tho killed and missing. The latest and most correct account is 116, and it will probably be re duced to 100. The names can only be ascerh ia ,d at the Navy Department, by comparison of pa /- rolls. Master M. S- Stuyvesant was won, dol ; also, John Grady and Georgs W. Butt. The fol lowing are at the General Hospital: John lat h L. Livingston, John Devin, Joseph Russel], Job l Gardner, Edward Cobb, John Bunt, James Bs i. son, John McGinn, Alexander McFadden, Jol a X. Cavanagh. On board the Congress was one company of the Union Coast Guard, Ninety-ninth New York, Cap tiun Mclntyre. The following are killed, wounded, and missing; KILLED--= Sergeant James Lapey, Corporal Charles Tynson; Privates James Tracey, John Gault, William Lesley, William Bell, Richard Thomas. Wounded.— Francis Needham, W. R. Radoliffe, Thomas Bennett, Alexander Keys, Samuel James, Charles GUI, Stephen Brennen (or Brown), James Golden, Joseph Calloway, Lawrence Senrlong, Missing. —James Goodwin, Willard Delano, Dennis Faye, Francis Kinney, Terrence McKenna, Archibald McLean, John Peterson, Edward Logan, William Hayes. The following are at the arsenal hospital, all from the Congress; Thomas Gannon, David Ferguson, George L. Dean, James McFaddyen, William Chapman, Patrick Claneey. John Fitzpatrick, of the White hall, is also at the general hospital. Early yesterday mprnipg a email boat arrived at the Newport News wharf, containing two men and a woman, who represented that they supposed tho place to be in the possession of the Confederate forces, and wanted to sell some produce and es tablish a store. They were soon informed of their mistake, much to their chagrin, and were conveyed to the head quarters of General Mansfield. Thoy were brought here by tbe Express this afternoon, and taken be fore General Wool. After the party had diSOOTtrod their mistake they represented that they were Unionists, who had for some time past been en deavoring to escape; but their first story is, of course, more probable. Lieutenant Selfridge, of tfie Cumberland, has been ordered to the command of the Monitor. A flag of truce was sent to Craney Island to-day with despatches. The officers of the rebel boat re presented that the Memmac, or, as it is called by them, the Virginia, had received damage, but nothing that was serious, They admit the loss of four killed and several wounded on board. Captain Bnchanan, who com manded her, was seriously wounded on Saturday, and the command devolved upon his first lieutenant. The officers say little or nothing about the Sunday's fight, The Yorhown is said to have had a shot lu her boiler. The Norfolk Day Book of yesterday gives a glowing account of the opening of the James river blockade and the destruction of the Congress and Cumberland. It is stated that the Virginia, Flag-officer Bu chanan commanding, with the steam- tugs Beau fort, Lieutenant commanding Parker, and Ra leigh, Lieutenant commanding Alexander, left the navy yard at 11 j o’clock. The commander of the Cumberland is spoken of as fighting his ship with a gallantry worthy a bet ter cause. The total rebel loss is said to be nine killed, aud twelve wounded. Twenty-three pri soners arrived at Norfolk on Satnrday night from the Congress ; one died on the passage. The Monitor is said to have been seriously in jured by the Virginia. Some of the gunboats are said to have been sunk, both of which statements are, of course, entirely incorrect. Our loss is said to have been between 600 and 1,200. The Day Book says : Having completely riddled the Minnesota, and disabled the St. Lawrence and Monitor be sides, as stated above, and destroyed Beveral of the enemy’s gunboats—in a word, having accomplished all that they designed, and having no more mate rial to work upon, our noble vessels left the scene of their triumphs and returned to the yard, where they await another opportunity of displaying their prowess.” In the rebel Congress yesterday the operations of Gen. A. S. Johnston, in Tennessee, were discussed. Mr. Adkins said that nearly every member of the Tennessee Legislature had signed a petition for his removal from that department. The Beaufort correspondent of the Day Book says that the Nashville is now lying at Morehead city. One hundred vessels are reported at Hatteras, supposed to contain reinforcements for General Burnside. Ocracoke Inlet is Eaid to be blocked up with stone vessels. Virginia has been called upon for 40,000 addi tional troops. Official Order for the Advance of the VI ks hikgton, March 12.—The following orders by the President were published by authority in the Intelligencer of this morning. Their im portance and bearing are manifest: WAR GAZETTE—PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. Washington, Jan. 27,1862, I Executive Mansion. j President’s General IVar Order , No. 1. Ordered, That the twenty-second day of Febru ary, 1862, be the day for a general movement of the land and naval forces of the United States against the insurgent forces. That especially the army at and about Fortress Monroe, the army of the Potomac, the army of Western Virginia, the army near Munfordsville, Kentucky, the army and flotilla at Cairo, and a naval force in the Gulf of Mexico, bo ready for a movement on that day. That all other forces, both land and naval, with their respective commanders, obey existing orders for the time, and be ready to obey additional orders when duly given. That the Heads of Departments, and especially the Secretaries of War aud of the Navy, with all their subordinates, and the General in-Chief, with all other commanders and subordi nates of the land and naval forces, will severally be held to their strict and full responsibilities for tho prompt execution of this order. Aiirahau Lincoln. Executive Mansion, Washington, ) March 8,1862. j President’s General War Order, No. 2. Ordered, First. That the Major General com manding the army of the Potomac proceed forth with to organize that part of the said army des tined to enter upon aetive operations, including the reserve, bat excluding the troops to be left in the fortifications about Washington, into four army corpß, to be commanded according to the seniority of rank, as follows : First Corps, to oonsist of four divisions, to be commanded by Major General Irvin McDowell. Second Corps, to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier General E. V. Sum ner. Third Corps, to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier General S. P. Heintzel- II: HIl. Eourth Corps, to oonsist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier General E. I* Keyes. Second. That the divisions now eimmaudod by the officers above assigned to the command of corpß, shall be embraced in, and form part of, their respective corps. TWO CENTS. ' Third. The foraea left for (fco defence of Wash ington will be placed in command of Brigadier Ge neral James J. Wadsworth, who shall also be Mill’ tary Governor of tho District of Columbia. fourth. That this order be executed with such promptness and despatch as not to delay the com. mencement of the operations already directed to be undertaken by the army of tho Potomac. Fifth. A fifth army corps, to bn commanded by Major General N. P. Banks, will be formed from bis own and General Shields 1 (late General Dan* der’s) divisions. Ajirjuiam Lincoln. Bxkcctivk Mansion, ) Washington, March 11, 1862. $ President's War Orders , No, 3. Major General McClellan having personally taken tho field At the head of the army of the Potomac, until otherwise ordered, be is relieved from the command of the other milit4?y departments, he re* taming the command of the army of the Potomac. Ordered further, that the two departments now under tho respective commands ot Generals Ilalleck and Hunter, together with so much of that under General Buell as lies west of a north and south Hoe indefinitely drawn through Knoxville, Tennessee, be considered and designated the Department of the Mississippi, and that until otherwise ordered, Major General Ilalleck have command of said do* parrment. Ordered, also, that the country west of the De partment of the Potoiuacs and cast of tho. Diipn.pt* ment of the Mississippi, be a military department, to be called <( Tbe Mountain Department,” and that tho same be commanded by Major General Fremont. That all the commanders of the departments, af ter the receipt of this order by them, respectively report severally aibd directly to the Secretary of War, and that prompt, full, and frequent reports will be expected of all and each of them. Abraham Lincoln. THE PEA RIDGE VICTORY. Its Value to the Union Cause. SKETCHES OF THE PROMINENT GENERALS ENGAGED. As the public attention is, to a great extent, di rected to General Curtis’ army, commonly called tho “army of the Southwest,” tho following article, copied irom the St. Louis Republican, showing the military situation of that part of the country since the war commenced, will be interest ing. Although it was written before the late battle took plfloo, it will be seen that the value of euf vl6 l tory cannot be overestimated, and that the Union aizny has won imperishable honor by almost auni-_ hilating, at a blow, the rebellion in the Southwest. The Republican says: From the of hostilities in Missouri, General Trice had succeeded in diverting from con templated movements down the Mississippi a large portion of the Federal army of the West. Tho grand line of operations from the Atlantic to the Indian territories was completely flanked, and the key to Western Arkansas, Louisiana, and Toxa3, to the important Indian tomtbHfti 6f the Southwest, and to the great routes by Fort Smith, through New Mexico and Arizona to the Pacific, wore in tho ene my’s possession, so long as General Price had com* maud of Southwest Missouri. With active sympa thizers in all parts of this State, ho had contrived to keep occupied Federal forces numbering from 30,000 to 60,000. Hence it was a necessary pre liminary to the grand movements down the Missis* sippi valley towards the Gulf that Price should be driven back, and, if possible, captured, or bis army dispersed. His army was formidable, not so much for its efficiency in battle as for the faMiUUs U pos sessed for rapid marches, through a complete know ledge of the country where it was operating, and its modes of drawing supplies of men and subsist ence from surrounding counties. So long as Us com munications with Arkansas were kept open, and it Wtild n\y upon the active sympathy of its rebel friends throughout the State, the task before the Federal generals here was of great proportions, covering, practically, the whole State of Missouri, together with the line of rebel connections from Columbus and Memphis, by way of the Arkansas, White, Black, and Current rivers, and protected fr?m direct operaiiuna, via Cairo, bv nearly impas* sable swamps. The relative positions of the Fede ral and rebel forces, on the oast and west of the Mississippi, were exactly reversed. On the east, the Federal armies could ascend the Cum berland and Tennessee, and penetrate the enemy’s lines by rapid movements of StOftmcrS &nd gnnboata. The surprising feSulU of such rapid concentration of forces hare electrified the country, culminating in the victories of Forts Henry and Don el son and the occupation of Clarks rill© and Nashville along the one river, aud the mastery of all places on the US far as Florence, in Northern Alabama. On the west side of the Mis sissippi the enemy could use, in a corresponding manner, the Arkansas, White, Black, St. Francis, and Current rivers, for pushing his forces and sup plies into this State, ana co-operating with Price. The theatre pf operations, therefore, west of the Mississippi, was larger and more difficult. The Federal armies were compelled to provide for the peace of the whole State, whilst thoir columns, pushing towards Price’s main forces in the south west, were to make an unparalleled march, iu mid-winter, during constantly-changing weather fibd b?sfewellisg' streams, without toe aid of steamers or railroads. To ax unmilitary eye, the task seems one of immense labor and embarrassment. To the skilled general, the ne cessities of ample preparation must have been even more embarrassing; for each mile advanced increased the between the moving army and its sources of supply* The distance from Rollu, the terminus of railroad communication, to Fayette ville, Arkansas, is about 230 miles, and the distance from Sedalia is about the same. The roads are very bad in the most favorable seasons, but in winter are almost impassable, for large trains. Tho country, a portion of the way, is very broken, and the read# passing through a mountainous region, .where those familiar wirh the by-paths could constantly annoy an advancing army, and make frequent as well as desperate resistance in the gorges or passes, with out much risk to themselves. The description of forces under Price was exactly adapted to suoh kinds of warfare. His men being mounted could rot be overtaken when they chose to retreat, and they could scatter over the surrounding country a 3 they moved, gathering forage and subsistence, and then concentrating or skirmishing at will. As they advanced, they were approaching their reinforce ments, whilst the Federal Ari&y was departing fur ther from its base, with a necessity of maintaining an ever-lengthening line of communication with Holla and Sedalia. A moment’s reflection will convince every reader that the Southwest campaign has been one of the iiioi-t difficult during the war. Si ill that army, com posed mainly of soldiers making their first cam paign, has pushed boldly and perseveringly forward, regardless of privations aud hardships, without the desired excitements of a stand-up fight with the opposite foe, constantly pursuing an ever-retreating army, but compelled to be constantly on the alert against surprises, bush whacking, and sudden skirmishes. Surely, no ex pedition has performed severer labor, undergone greater hardships, or exhibited better skill in its inception and conduct. The officers and men are entitled to national gratitude aud their full share of glory. It is not the triumph won on the battle-field alone that indioatea tho hero or the accomplished soldier. Gen. Curtis aud his small army are performing a most important and necessary part in the grand military combina tions by which the rebellion is to be crushed. They are reversing the order of operations. Instead of being flanked by Gen. Price in Missouri, with a large Federal army held in this State to guard against his movements, Price is forced back into Arkansas, and the rebel lines are turned in that di rection, calling for Gen. McCulloch and Maj. Gen. Van Dorn to hasten to his rescue. Thus tho on ward movements looking to the possession of Mem phis are most gallantly seconded by tho army of the Southwest. Sketch of Gen. Curtis* General Samuel 11. Curtis is a native of Now York, and entered the military academy of West Paint as a cadet ypar J§37, fib graduated in 1331, and on the Ist of July in that year was ap pointed a brevet seoond lieutenant of the Seventh infantry. He resigned on the 3Uth of Juno, 1832. He practised as a civil engineer in Ohio from that time until 1837. From April, 1837, to May, 1S3!), he was civil engineer of the Muskingum river im provement. He next practised law, and was a eounsellor-at-law in Obio for a length of time from 1842, after which he wont to lowa. During his stay in Ohio he was-a captain of the Ohio militia, and afterwards a oolonel of tho same. He become adjutant general of the State of Ohio from May 20, 1846. to Juno 23 of the some year. He then un dertook the coloneloy of the Third regiment of Ohio volunteers in the Mexican war, and fought in the United States service during the cam paign in Mexico. He served as colonel from June 23, 1846, to June 24, 1847. After tho discharge of his regiment, he served in the staff of brigadier General Wobl as acting assistant ad jutant general, and afterwards acted as the civil and miiitaiy Governor of Saltillo, iu Mexico, in 1847. On his return home, he was appointed chief engineer of the MviBSS fiver improvement, in the State of lowa. This position he fillod from De cember 4, 1847, to January 1, 1850. He was utter wards returned to Congress to represent a district in the Slate of lowa. While serving in Congress, he commanded the Second Regiment of lowa Vo lunteers; and while they were in service in Mis souri, lie bad to leave big command in charge of Lieutenant Colonel Tuttle; while ho proceeded to Washington to attend the extra session of Congress, in which he spoke strongly iu favor of the Union and its cause. At tho closo of tho session, he returned to Missouri to back up bis wprdg with still nobler deeds, fie whs appointed a brigadier genera], his commission dating from May 17,1861, and resigned his seat in Congress to further take up arms in defence of the Government. For some time, he had ch&rgo of the city and district of St. Louis, holding military jurisdiction over the g&ne. fie, in this capacity, served under Gen. Fremont. When Gen. Halleok assumed com* mand of the department, Gen. Curtis was ordered to a more important post at Rolla, as a starting point and depot of concentration of the troops now under his command. When properly prepared, he, fig acting Major General in command of a eoyja iVormit , went in pursuit of Genor&l Price and his rebel troops. On the 14th of February, Gen. Hal leek officially announced that General Curtis’ com mand bad captured Springfield ; on the 18th, that the flag of the UDion was floating over the border »sd in Arkansas; on the 26th, that General Curtis bad defeated Price at Sugar Creek; on the 21st, that he bad taken possession of Bentonville; on the 25tb, that he had driven the rebels from Gross Hol lows; on the 271 b, that be bad taken possession of nnti ro>t, that ho has beaten tho united rebel commands in the Boston mountains. Such u succession of brilliant movements is worthy of Na poleon the Great. Sketch of General Sigel. Acting Major General Franz Sigel was born iu 1824, si Btidvn, in Germany, and was educated nt tbe military school of Carls’ruho. In 1817 ho hold tbc rand of chief ndjntant, and was universally allowed to bo one of the most promising officers, THE WAR PRESS. Tn Wii Prbsb will be sent to subscribers by mail (per annum in advance) at.. 89.08 Three Copies “ “ fi.oo Tive “ “ “ f.oo Ten « « “ 13.00 Larger Clubs will be charged at tbe same rate, (has 20 copies will cost $24; 60 copies will cost SfiO; and lot oopiea 8120. For a Club of Twenty-one or over, we will send Ml Extra Copy to the getter-np of the Club. •F" Postmasters are requested to act as Agents for Thb Wax Press. Advertisements Inserted at the mural ratal. M linos constitute a square. and, perhaps, the best artillerist In Germany* When the revolution broke out in 1818 ho joined it at once, and lost bis commission in consequence* lie obtained seiyjpg, hOffBTOT, ftlflO&g tbO fOYOltt. tiocistfi, and soon rose to the chief command of thdip armies. When the reaction took place, the sore* reigns raised an overwhelming forco to crush out Bigel. Ho fought them with thirty thou sand men, against eighty thousand, and, more fortunate than at Springfield, he brought off every one of his guns. Peace seen left tbff general without an army, and ha emigrated shortly afterward to this country. Hero ho entered the academy of a Monsieur Dulon, whose daughter be afterwards married. A few years since he was chosen professor in a college at St. Louis, where he taught, among other things, the art of war to his pupils. When the rebellion broke out, Gen, was one of tho first of the gallant Germans of Mis souri who Tallied in support trf the Government. He commanded the Third Regiment of volunteers raised at St. Louis, llis memorable victorious re treat from Carthago is too well known to .be easily forgotten. He subsequently co-operated, with vigor and ability i with the late lamented Ljodi and was with him up to the eve of the battle of Springfield. After the death of Lyon, Gen, Bigel comtnaadod our amy, and led the retreat to Kolia, after which he remained somewhat inactive at St- Louis until appointed to the present corps d'armee, of which he ewnliiimikd n division. Sketch of Gen* Asboth Gen. A. Asboth is a Hungarian by birth, and is the brother of the noted General Asboth, of Hunga rian revolutionary fame. He himself held the rank of colonel in tho same army, and is somewhat noted as a talented oavtdry officer. JIo Visited tbifl CiMlDtfy with Kossuth, and doubtless finding more liberty here than in his own country, determined to- stay, and resided for some time in New York. When Gen. Fremont was appointed to the department .of the West he took Asboth with him, giving him the title of brigadier general without having received the authority so to do, and making him chief of bin Staff. Wbsa Gen, Fremont took the field, (Jen. Asboth was placed in command of a division as an acting major general; but when Gen. Fremont was recalled Gen. Asboth was also removed, his di vision being placed under the command of his pre sent companion-in-arms, acting General Carr, (Jon. Asboth having been appointed by GoverniasEt & ,brigadier general, he was placed in oommand of ft division of Gen. Curtis’ corps d'armee, and again has become an acting major general. Ilia talent and bravery bavo been proven in' this action, in which be has been wounded. Sketch of Acting Gegfrfli DhVis, Col. Jefferson C. Davis, in command Of ft division under Gen. Curtis, was appointed to the regular army from the .State of Indiana in the year 1818, receiving the commission of a second lieutenant of the First United Slates artillery on the 17th of June in that year. Ho was not instructed ot West Point, hut appears to have had g good military t». lent. On the 2fith of February, 1852, he was pro moted to a first lieutenancy, and on the 14th of May, 1861, was appointed captain in the same re giment, being allowed leave of absence to taka command of the Twenty-second Regiment of In diana volunteers, Gen. Fremont, without autho rity, made him a brigadiav general, which, tho do. vernment repudiating, he nearly lust both his bri gade and regimental command. He is nt proseat acting as major general, with the simple rank of a colonel, although he has performed some brilliant exploits. When under the command of Gen. Pope, in Central Missouri, he effected lbs Capture of over one thousand men, and now his division has rid the country of the noted rebel Gen. McCulloch. Sketch of Ben McCulloch* The career of Gen. Ken McCulloch, who is re ported by Gen. Curtis as having been killed at the ban! ? pf Peg Ridge, is so well known that it is hardly necessary to recapitulate how. liut, if ho be killed, this will be the last of him. As, how ever, since the war began, be has not only been übiquitous in bis presence, but has been slain seve ral times, be may, perhaps, turn up again, He is a Tennessean by birth, and 48 yours of ago. Ua first became fatuous ih his hative State, as a bear killer. In 1835 he went to Texas with Davy Crock ett, to take part in the Texan revolution, and Sam Houston assigned him to the artillery, and made him captain of a gun. He afterwards settled in Texas, and became celebrated in Indian fight*. When tho Mexican war broke out, he raised a baud of Texans on the Guadeloupe, whose services wera accepted by Taylor. He was employed in scouting expeditions, and took a hand in various battles of the war, lor which services President Pierce afterward appointed him United States marshal for Texas. When the Mormon rebellion bfOjtO out, he was ap. pointed one of the Peace Oommissionera to Utah, though a more unfit person could not hare been discovered in the country. When the present re bellion broke out, he was sought for by Jeff Davis, and has been engaged everywhere, and in all sorts of rebel sen ice. He took a body of Texans tv Mis sourit and assisted Gent Price in various engage moots, and particularly in the battle of Springfield. After that ho quarrelled with Price, and retired with his army to Arkansas, and stationed himself at Fort Smith. When Gen. Curtis gave the present chase to the rebels, lie again came north to the 4f k&fiMis Northern line, with ail tho other rebel com* menders in that section, and has now fallen, a trai tor to bis country. In person he was remarkable —six feet high, slender, bat athletic, and with the appearonce and air of a frontier fighter. He was undoubtedly a partisan leader of capacity, but WM utterly unfit to command a large body of men. Sketch of Alnjor General S. Price, General Sterling Price, in August, 1846, entered the service of tho United States during the Mexican war, as colonel of the Second Regiment of Missouri volunteers, a cavalry regiment, enlisted months, He was commissioned a brigadier general United States volunteers, on the 20th of July, 1847. He was wounded in the engagement at Canada, New Mexico, January 24,1847, in which be commanded. He commanded also in the battle of Santa Cruz do Rosales, March 16, 1848, in which year his was dUb&ttd&d. He has since been Governor of Missouri, and for his military specialities while initiating, with Governor Jackson, the rebellion at Boonvitle, has become the victim of several pasqui nades from the press. In tho battle ot Boonville success was against him. but at Springfield and Lexington he was mote fortunate, hie forces being more than four times as great as th&je hls oppo nents. He has managed to subsist his army—at one time very large—during this campaign, without much assistance from the rebel Government. Since tho time he was opposed by General Curtis he has met with nothing else than a series of defeats—this last one more signal than the rest. SkMttk of General Earl Vnn> Dorn, General Earl Van Born Is a native of Mississippi, and was educated as a cadet at the Military Aoa demy of West Point, entering that institution iu the year 1838. He graduated in 1842, although with not very high honors. In the same class we|*p two fcMed rebels—Gustavus VV. {Smith and Mansfield Lovell. On the lßt of July, 1842, he was appointed brevet second lieutenant in the Seventh United States infantry, and was made a full second lieutenant on the 30th of November, 1814. On the od of Mflrcfy 1847, be was proiflMed to 4 fink lieutenancy, and on tiro 18th of April was bfCVCttbd captain for his conduct at Cerro Gordo. In the following August ho received a further brevet of major for his conduct at Contreras and Cheru butco; and on the 13th of September was wounded while entering the city of Mo&ico. He woe aid to General P. *¥. Smith during the yaars 1843 and 1849. He was secretary and treasurer of the Mili tary Asylum of Pascagoula, Miss., from January, 1862, to June, 1855. Was made full captaio of the St cond United States cavalry in March, 1366 In July, 1806, he was distinguished in the command of the expedition against the Camanohes in Northern Texsa ,* again, on the Ist of October, 1858, (a th& command of the expedition against, and in conflict with a large force of Cainancheß near Witchita village, Texas, gaining a “most decided and im portant victory,” leaving fifty-six Indians dead on the field, but was himself four times wounded —twice dangerously. On the 13th of May) 1859, he was again distmguUtod with a sum* tar command in action with a body of Oa* macches, strongly posted in the valley of the Nes cutunga, in which ho was completely victorious. When be joined the rebels he first received an ap* pointment in Texas, next near the Potomac, and afterwards in Arkansas. GENERAL NEWS. Tiie Emperor’s Residence.—The Paris cor respondent of the London Times writes ; Tho late frost has interrupted the progress gf && works going forward at tho Paiaoe of the Elysee. It is now believed that the palace cannot be pre pared for tho reception of the imperial family by next winter. In that case the Emperor witl of ne cessity remain at the Tuileries. The repairs whioh are being made at the right wing of of the TuiivrUs have deranged tho imperial servioe, as it was there the office of the Emperor's secretary was placed, as well as those of other functionaries. It is intended to establish them in the left wing, which faces the Hue do Kivoli. Tho entire paiaoe of the Tuileries is to be remodeled according to a plan prepared by Visoonti. Longevity op tub Mastai Family*.—A let ter from Home, alluding to a late rumor of the Pope’s death, Bays the Mastai family, to which the Pope belongs, is remarkable for its longevity. He has two brothers and a sister older than himself— Count Gabriel, aged 82; Count Gaetano, IS, and Countess Isabella, 76. Count Jerome, father of hie Holiness, died at the age of 84, and the Countess Catherine, his mother, at the age of 82, while his graiidlather. the C.ount Hercules, lived to the age vf 90. It may consequently bo averred with truth that they are a long-lived family. A "Wife Makes two Attempts upon her Husband’s Life.—The Cincinnati Enquirer ro> lates the particulars of a double attempt by a wife to take her husband’s life, The of tho parties, who are respectable and reside at New port, Ky , are suppressed* The difficulty between them arose from the refusal of the husband to give his wife $2O, whereupon she poisoned his coffee with strychnine, (which fortunately failed of its ef fect?,) and afterwards attempted to dash a bottle pf vitriol in his face. Steps have been taken to pro* cure a divorce. A bill lias passed the Kentucky Legislature inflicting a fine of not less than $5O or inoro than $6OO on any minister or priest who shall solemnize marriage unless he shall have first taken the oath of allefriflDGe to the United States, and sworn that ha has never aided the rebel States. A Milwaukee paper says some retail deal ers bsvo been defrauded by the following trick : Some knave cuts the coupons off the $6O 7 3-10 treasury notes, and passf? lb? note, $s g note, in trade, thus pocketing some $10,96, the amount of the coupons for three years. Donation from Louisville, —A loyal cler gyman fmu Louisville, bearing letters from Go n Kuril and Governor Morton, hus visired the military prison ut> Lafayette, Indiana, and dtß*irihuted two hundred dollars among the rebel prisoners, as a do nation from the loyal citizens of Louisville The Savannah Republican says the bow and stern of the ship Conner, of New Bedford, have come ashore near St. Mary, suppasid to be (he wreck of one of the sunken whalers at Charles ton. Bets are being made in sporting circles that regular U. S. mail steamers will be runuingto Memphis by the Ist of May, and to New Orleans by (he l&fc of July, Col. Noau Dimmick, a venerable and be loved citizen of Delaware county. N. Y-, died at his residents in Arkville on the lltb, aged 84.