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WEfNKSDAY, ArRIL Hi, 1862.
the latest war news
Arid still another Union victory! The nows is
telling all over the country joyously 3 from the far
waters it' the Savannah, to gladden the hearts of
grateful millions. The indignity of Sumpter’s
fall, though never to be quite forgotten as long as
kbturv 1..'. 11 a thought, has been at length
most signally avenged. The first anniversary
of (he day that ushered in the war has
found it drawing to n oloso, nnd victory
pointing to a brighter day of peace. Fort
Pulaski, the sole defence of Savannah harbor and
city, surrendered unconditionally to the United
States forces at two o’clock on last Friday after
noon, when all our thoughts were centred on the
Mcrrtmar, and all our expectations turned breath
lessly to Hampton Roads. There can bo no doubt
of the entire truthfulness of the news, which comes
to us from Southern sources, accompanied with ex
pressions of regret. "When the number and extent
of the prisoners and prizes secured bftve hew re
vealed, and the vast importance of the new bass of
operations is considered, it will strike ns very forci
bly that the rebel regrets were not only perfec ly
proper, but suggestive of other regrets hereafter.
Tfce troops, that crossed the Mississippi and cap
tured the forces at Island No. 10 and tho surround
ing butte tics have returned to New Madrid. In a de
spatch to Gen. Pope, Oca. lliillcok culls it the most
brilliant victory of the war, while General Pope,
in his address to his soldiers, says that it was
precisely what he expected. More prisoners still
continued to arrive in our camp, and the number
captured amounts to nearly seven thousand men.
Flag-officer Foote with his fleet, and a large body
of troops, hue started for Memphis. The only
obstacle they will encounter will be forts Randolph
and Pillow, both of which are fortified, but not as
strong ns was Island No. 10. After Momphis is
passed, the Mississippi river will be clear to New
Orleans, and we may expect to hear Commodore
Foote meeting Commodore Porter at the latter
place about the first of May.
Gen. Grant's official report of the battle at Pitts
burg Landing bos been received in Washington.
Gen. Grant estimates our loss at I,SUB killed and
3.500 wounded. Tho loss of the rebels, in killed
and left on the field, was greater than ours. Wo
lost several pieces of artillery, but the number is
not Elated. Gen. Halleokhas arrived at Pittsburg
Landing, and taken command of the army. The
Federal and rebel forces are only two miles apart,
and a battle is imminent at any moment. An ex
pedition. which started from Pittsburg on Saturday
night, has destroyed two railroad bridges on the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad, thus cutting off tho
main portion of the rebel army at Corinth from
communication with Alabama and the rest of the
Confederacy, except New Orleans.
The rebels at Terktown and vicinity are busy
constructing now .lejVtncee and strengthening old
ones. Their water batteries at Yorktown and Glou
cester are represented to be very formidable. Our
gunboats shelled a rebel buttery at tho latter plaoa
and drove the rebels from their guns. All the
preparations on our side are going on satisfactorily,
and Gen. Wool tclvgrupln lu Secretary Stanton that
Gen. McClellan will soon he ready to open his batte
ries on the rebel fortifications.
By the arrival of the (deorge Peabody at New
York, we have late nows from General Burnside’s
command. Fort Macon is still in the possession of
the rebels, but all communication between it and
the mainland has been cut off. Gexp Burnside has
erected numerous batteries around it, and if tho
rebels do not surrender the fort, they will bo driven
out of it a fa Pulask-f.
Mr. Silntn Cameron was arrested in this city,
yesterday, by (he deputies of Sheriff Ewing, on a
warrant issued by Mr. Pierce Butler. The par
ticulars will be found in another column.
Congress Yesterday.
Senate. —Mr. MoLougall, of California, called
up the resolution asking information from the Se
dsetary of War, of the eausas for tho delay of tha
trial of General Stone, and proceeded at length to
defend that officer from the charge of disloyalty.
Hocsjt.—A resolution was agreed to requesting
the Sccretaiy of War to inform tho House of tho
cause which has prevented the exchange of Colonels
Corcoran and Wilcox, and other prisoners hold
since July last. Mr. Porter’s bill, amendatory of
the act establishing a court for the investigation of
claims against the United States Government, was
adopted. It ordains that the decision of the court
shall he final, but subject to appeal.
The lroli-UlAtl Monitor.
We understand that arrangements are being
made for the construction of six vessels on the
plan of the Monitor, and that two of them will
probably be built iu Fhlladclphia. Several of
the new vessels will he larger than the present
u cheese box,” and other improvements will
ha adopted. Tt is known to Capt. Etnnssojfls
friends that the idea of a revolving turret is
with him a very old one. lie had been at
work upon plans of the kind for twenty
fiyc years. In the year i&il, Capt. Ericsson
matured aud forwarded to the present Em
peror of France plans and specifications for
a vessel precisely upon vltv plan of the Mo
nitor, and these plans aud specifications are
now in the hands of Louis Napoleon.
That the idea of a revolving turret lias
been conetueed by many minds, there is
now abundant evidence ; as to who is first
in respect to time it may be impossible
to tell, if Captain EtticsaoH be not tlie
man. Of one tiling, however, there is a rea
sonable degree of certainty', that Captain
Coles, of the English navy, is not, as some
contend, tlie man. as tlie records of our own
Patent Oflice will abundantly evince to any one
.who will take tlie trouble to examine them.
It is alleged by some writers that the reuent
trial of the Monitor with the Merrimac, while
it proved tlie ability of the former to resist the
shot of the latter, ami in so far was a success,
yet her ability to attack and capture has yet
to be tested; but it must bo recollected that
impregnability is a quality of the utmost con
sequence. To attack and capture absolutely
impregii al>lc iron-clatl vessels, when, as in ibc
case of the Monitor, grappling and hoarding
can easily be rendered impossible, means
•wholly unknown to engineers of the present
day must he adopted. The present
was constructed as an experiment, and no
extraordinary precautions have been used
to prevent boarding. In the new vessels
now In course of construction, such arrange
ments will be made that boarding will simply
be an impossibility. An absolutely impreg
nable vessel, that Odnhot be hoarded, would
seem to meet all present exigencies*. Certain
ly no number of men would be available
against a ship of this kind.
It is also contended that a perfectly successful
iron-plated war-steamer must not be simply a
vessel for harbor defence j she must with
certainty be able to go along our coast un
aided and In moderately rough weather. The
Monitor was not designed tv have high speed;
she has, however, all that was considered
desirables and tho now vessels will have such
increased speed as will render them as swift as
other iron-plated ships.
OKS />)' *I1« Ilfei-lAMS'I 1 OBJECTS OP THE war
is to retain uniter one General Government
the whole territory of the United States. Few
contests have ever been waged for a better
cause than this. It forms an Issue practical,
unmistakable, and vitally important to the
American people. All patriots, whatever may
he theii divovsity of opiniants on nrinoe sub
jects, will unite in maintaining the Republic
one and indivisible, now and forever. Sepa
ration is a forerunner of death—unity a neces
sity of a continued and prosperous existence.
If our armies prove, as they doubtless will,
completely triumphant, all the heresies of Se
cession will be killed and buried deeper than
plummet ever sounded. In the desperate con
test which tlie rebellion has provoked, the
Union or its foes must be politically destroy
ed. All the signs of the times indicate that
victory will crown the exertions of our coun
try’s noble armies.
The letter from Cairo, upon our first page,
will be found as interesting as any that have lately
appeared from that locality. The description of
General Hallack’s personnel is truthful) as bis brief
speech, on the occasion referred to by our corres
pondent, is characteristic.
The rebels’ accounts of the Winchester and
Pea Ridge battles, published elsewhere, are among
the most amusing accessions to the literature of the
war. However deficient the rebels may at times
appear In their rhetoric, their talont for hyperhole
cannot be called in question.
Yfr, ape indebted to Adams’ Express Company
for late North Carolina papers.
j THE CAPTURE OF FORT PULASKI.
I The capture of Fort Pulaski is one of the
1 moat gratifying and important events of the
I war. It was seized by the traitors almost im
i mediately after the fall of Sumpter, and it was
I surrendered to our forces on tho anniversary
j "f 6m commencement of the fire from the
I Charleston batteries against Major Aniihksox’s
j little garrison. It was an extremely difficult
-and laborious task to complete the prepara-
I tions for the late attack. Our soldiers had no
| such advantages, in their investment, as the
! South Carolinians possessed through the trea
chery and imbecility of the Buchanan Admi
nistration. The rebel commander had no
orders to sutler batteries to be erected on
every side without tiling a gun. The stolen
cannon of his stronghold swept the country in
every direct ion for miles. It was only by
ardiious and secret toil, through swamps and
cane-brakes, that our gallant troops wore finally
enabled to place in proper position the guns
which so speedily compelled the enemy to
surrender. Cut oil' from supplies and rein
forcements. the garrison, which had gloried in
the humiliation of tho national (lag one year
before, were taught to fear and respect, if they
do not love and obey, the authority of the
Government they wilfully defied,
The people of Savannah are doubtless ter
ribly panic-stricken. Their chief and almost
their only defence against the approach of
our troops has fallen imo our possession. It
was reported a few days ago, that they had
sent a message to the garrison of Fort Pulaski
flint the opening of our batteries against it
would bo the signal for the speedy march of
thiily thousand men to their relief. But dis
cretion was doubtless deemed the hotter part
of llieir valor, and it does not appear that they
made a single effort to redeem this pledge.
The capture of Fort Sumpter was con
sidered, at the time it occurred, a great mili
tary achievement by ilio misguided people of
the rebellious States. They einpffoyetl months
hi ju-eparatlon, on tlicir own soli, while nol u
hostile linger was raised against them. They
can now see how easily the Government can
spare men enough to march among them (not
vv ithstanding all their loud threats and angry
declamation,) and to perform a much more
difficult feat, while it is winning victories in
every oilier direction. This exhibition of its
power should teach them, if anything can,
that the forbearance which they attributed to
weakness and cowardice was caused by feel
ings ol compassion and an indisposition to
resort to the force that, in times of emergency,
ean be wielded with such terrible effect.
The time will probably soon approach when
j Charleston, the starting point of the rebellion,
! will nisi) full into our hands. Ilor outworks
i arc rapidly tottering. Br&NsiDK on the north
| and Hitter on the south, at points not far
! distant, perpetually remind-, lie*.-traitorous
j citizens that a day of retribution cannot be
; tor distant when their pride will be hnmbicd
[ in the vKif-ij and their insults and injuries to
j the nation be fully avenged.
Description of Fort rulnski.
The importance of having Fort Pulaski in our
possession cannot be overestimated. It is about
eighteen miles from Savannah, and is the principal
defence of that important city. So long as the
rebels had it in their hands they effectually shut
out all of our large war vessels from proceeding to
Savannah, although by the energy and foresight
ol Commodore Dupont several of our gun
boats reached the rear of Fort Pulaski by way
of Warsaw Sound, and shut it off from nil
communication with Savannah. Fort Pulaski was
visited, in May lust, by Mr. Bussell, of the London
Times, and he then pronounced it to be one of the
finest and most scientifically-constructed forts he
hud ever visited. The fort is an irregular penta
gon. with the base line or curtain face inland, and
the oilier faces casemated. and bearing on the ap
yrvuctrss. The curtain, vrtxtah is simply crcuel
luted, is covered by a redan, surrounded. by n
deep ditch, inside the parapet of which arc
granite platforms ready for the reception of guns.
The pftpftpfefc is lldfch, and the scarp and coun
terscarp are faced with solid masonry. A draw
bridge affords access to the interior of the re
dan, whence the gate of the fort is approached
Across h deep and broad moat, which is crowed by
another drawbridge. The walls are exceedingly
solid and well built of hard gray brick, strung us
iron, upwards of six feet in thickness, the case
mates and bombproof's being lofty, airy, and capa
cious, though there is not quite depth enough he
tween the walls at the salient and gun-carringcs.
The work was originally intended to mount one
hundred and twenty-eight guns, all of large cali
bre. and it is probable that the rebels had that
many guns mounted at the time of its investment
by the Federal troops. Everything the rebels re
quired to withstand a long siege was in the fort; the
platforms and gun-carriages were solid and well
made ; the embrasures of the casemates admirably
constructed, and the ventilation of the bomb proofs
carefully provided for. Thore wore also three
furnaces for heating shut. Tho fort was one of
the best of Us size in the world, and would have
been impregnable if it had been defended by sol
diers fighting in a righteous cause. Fort Sumpter,
at the time of iu bombardment by the robels, was
not as well prepared for a siege as Fort Pulaski at
the time our forces opened the bombardment, yet
the heroic band in the former fort made a more
gulhint rctfelnnoß than those in the latter.
Vessels drawing fifteen feet of water can now
usccr.d to tho city of Savannah itself, and that place
in now at. our may, True, Fort Jiwtaon, about
tbri'o miles fibovo' the oily, is in the way; but, as it
i., »aly a --mall earthwork, mounting a few guns, it
can easily be shelled out by our gunboats.
Till' City of Kuvnimnlu
Savannah—than which there is no more import*
ant point on the Southern const, New Orleans ex
cepted—is the capital of Chatham county, and Is
situated on tho right hank of !ha Savannah river,
ninety miles from Charleston, and one hundred and
eighty-eight miles from Milledgeville, the capital
of the State. The city contains about 30,000 in
habitants; is built on a sandy plain, elevated
about iorty feet above low-water mark, and the
streets are regularly laid out. It contains many
handsome private residences. Among the public
buildings may be noticed the City .Exchange. Cus
tom House, Oglethorpe’s Mall, and the mate
Arsenal. It likowiso contains numerous churches,
benevolent institutions, and a public library of
nearly six thousand volumes. At the time of the
rebellion breaking out it supported five news
papers. Only one or two are now published there.
Savannah is the centre of on extended railway
system, which bad contributed greatly to its pros
perity. and in fact, together with its commerce,
had given it its flourishing condition. The names,
connection*, and lengths of the linos which con
verge to this pomt. or are tributaries to the trade
of SAvunnnh, are as follows *
The C'enti al Railroad, connecting Macon with Sa
vannah
3 be W synedborongb ami Augusta, exteuiiiug from
the Ontral Railroad to Auausta man
Tim Millt'rij'evilie and Eaton, connecting with the
Central Railroad
The southwestern Railroad, which connects with
the Central at Hacor, and extends to the
Chauahooche river
The M iircd/tpo Railroad, extending from Columbus
to tlie Southwestern Railroad
Thu Macon ami Western, which connects the Cen
tral Ruilroad with the Georgia Railroad at At
lanta
The Wtsturn and Atlantic, leading from Atlanta to
(Jliklhlhnojia. 11l !T4iint»B£tM.
The OroTgla Railroad, connecting Augusta with
the two lines last ineutioued
Thu Atlici 8 branch of the Georgia Railroad 40
The Washington Branch of the Georgia Railroad 17
The Rome Branch of the Western apd Atlantic, «■ 29
The Atlantic »»>a 1/agrauge Railroad, ««••*«.*, ,,, eg
Tliu Kaat Tmmebfiee and Georgia, connecting Sa
vannah with Knoxville 82
Total Iriigth,
The commerce of Savannah, previous to the out
break of tbe war, was very prosperous. A semi
weekly line of passenger steamers made trips to
Philadelphia and New York; and daily lines were
established with Charleston. It likewise had di
rect communication with Europe. The principal
exports were cotton, rice, and naval stores.
Mn. llasslers Concert. —Mr. Mark Hossler is
making the most extensive arrangements for his
mammoth concert, on Raster Monday night, at the
Academy of Music, It will be a treat of no ordi
nary kind to listen to tbe magio fingering of the
piano, by Mr. William Mason, whose appearance
in Philadelphia, five years ago, will., be remem
bered by our music-loving people. Mr. Hassler has
provided an excellent programme, and we expect
to see the Academy crowded.
Assembly Buildings. —The loveis of science,
Interesting amusement, and historical instruction,
should not forget the matinee of the << Scenes in
India and the Sepoy Rebellion,” at the Assembly
Buildings, this afternoon, and the regular exhibi
tion this evening.
Tub liKßF.i.i.ioN Record. —From Mr. John Mc-
Farlan we have Part XY, of ftjs valuable work, a
current history of the war. It is embellished with
portraits, on steel, of Governor Andrew of Massa
chusetts, and Lieutenant W. Lowell Putnam. Fif
teenth Massachusetts Volunteers
Stock of Jeweiry, Fancy Goods, Stationery,
Ac — PaDCOHSt & Warnock, auctioneers, have now
arranged for examination, to be sold this morning,
a large stock of jewelry, fancy goods, stationery, So.
LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL."
General Wool was greatly mistaken when
he telegraphed Secretary Stanton that the
Army of the Potomac, would not meet with
lrmeh opposition in Virginia. Ynrktown is
about twenty miles from Fortress Monroe, and
yet that experienced and veteran captain was
not able to discover that the enemy were con
centrating even there in immense masses to op
pose the advance of our troops to Richmond
—so well do the traitors keep their own se
crets. We must, therefore, expeetthat either
the most successful siege or the hloodle&t bat
tle of the war will take place at or near York
town, Virginia. The ablest generals on both
sides head the contending armies; MeCIcUiUl,
McDowell, Fitz John and Andrew Porter,
Heintzclman, and others, on our side, and
Lee, Jo. Johnson, and Bankhead Magruder, of
tho adverse eimso. The friends of General
McClellan now insist that all his theories
have been proved by the great body of
traitor troops at Y'orkiown; that the rebels
lmfl llmse troops cunstiuffly available, at Ma
nassas, and that they hurried them forward to
his new point ol attack tho moment his ad
vance upon Manassas was abandoned. Not
only docs he deserve the benefit of this de
lonee, but it is to be hoped that henceforward,
unless in cases of grievous negligence or open
treason, the loyal papers will abstain from
anything like damaging attacks upon tin: mili
tary afcd political loaders who have tho desti
nies of this country directly in charge. If
General McClellan is the man the nation be
lieved him to ho one year ago, iio will use tiro
vast facilities and means placed at his disposal
at Yorktown, and annihilate the rebel forces.
J t must be admitted, however, that he labors
under certain disadvantages, which may be
stated, without going hack to inquire whether
all might not now look more promising if
the operations on the Potomac had been of a
different character. The Merrimac is a pro
tection to the reinforcements of the enemy,
and may become an obstacle iu tlie way of
ours, and the security of Richmond, now
seriously menaced from hut one quarter, may
induce the rebels to risk an attack, instead
of waiting for one. These must not be
called gloomy views. My object in this cor
respondence is to speak the truth; and espe-'
daily so at a time when so many thousands of
the people of Pennsylvania are waiting with
painful nnxinty for tho ovnnts undor the com
mand of General McClellan. It is an easy
thing to put a false color and a glittering
gloss upon opinions, but when wo are deal
ing with bold rcalHles, let us say what
we feel without fearing to be called croakers.
The early fallacious despatches from the bat
tle at Pittsburg Landing inflicted agony un
speakable upon thousands of families. Had
the real truth been stated, or had the exagge
rated despatch been withheld, much grief
would have been spared at many a fireside.
These arc times when wc cannot be .justified
in deceiving our friends with unfounded news.
When I come to the mere matter of indi
vidual judgDicnl, I firmly believe ihit Gen.
McClellan will make Y orktown the theatre of
a victory more brilliant, though more despe
rately contested, than that which crowned our
arms ami contributed to the close of the con
flict during the Revolution. It is stated as a
curious historical fact, that the men who
stood by Washington when ho compelled
the surrender of Conwallis were not South
ern but Northern troops—the soldiers of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and
New England. Their descendants now
fight under the same flag that marshalled the
way for the legions of Washington, and
they are fighting in the same cause that con
secrated his sword. He struck against the
British tyrant. Our brave men strike against
a domestic tyrant, equally cruel, false, and
unscrupulous. In counting the disadvantages
of Gen. McClellan, we most not omit bis ad
vantages. Other columns may attack the
rebels when they least expect it; and our
young Commander-in-chief sends messages
of good cheer to the President, based, no
doubt, upon the fact that he will be supported
by the forces wliicli have already proved their
valor oil other Virginia fields. But on this
point it is neither sale nor politic to particu
larize.
Often as I reflect upon the fact that so many
of our nearest and dearest are engaged lu this
glorious struggle, I am constrained to condemn
the efforts of certain partisan leaders in dis
paragement of the war and the Administration.
There t-5 hardly a household in New Jersey or
Pennsylvania, in New York, New England,
or the Northwest, that is not directly or in
directly represented in the army of the Union.
Do the anti-war and Secession sympathizers
in the loyal States ever reflect that all
these families are anxious to feel that
their relatives and friends arc fighting
in a good cause, and for a righteous ob
ject ? Do they suppose that the calumnies
they coin and circulate against the President,
or against his patriotic friends, are making
a history and a record against our defenders
in the army and the navy ? This is not a war
liegilh at the behest of a monarch, or precipi
tated by imprudent counsels on the part of the
Union mon of the free States: but a struggle
ter liberty in tho best meaning of the term,
anil for the maintenance of the hest Govern
ment on earth. All that has been alleged
against Secession our Northern soldiers have
realized in a thousand forms. They see
daily the rapacity, barbarity, ami crime,
of the traitors. Some of them have felt
the scalping-knife of the savages, hired
to serve in tho ranks of Treason: others
have beheld the dead bodies of their com
panions torn from their graves, and mutilated
amid the most fiendish joy and for the most
monstrous purposes; others, again, have borne
the most inhuman treatment inflicted upon
them in Southern prisons. Insulted by South
ern tmiksi they have learned how Treason can
even transform and unsex gentle women, and
while they pause in amazement at scenes so
monstrous, they behold men whom they have
been taught to regard as Christian Statesmen,
giving countenance to practices abjured by all
civilized nations. Do the tradueers of the
war and of the Administration ever think
what a change these fearful lessons have
wrought in the opinions of our Northern
soldiers, and in the feelings of their fathers,
brothers, mothers, and sisters at home? No
such crimes can be laid, thanlr God, at the
doors of the Union soldiers and the Union
people. No such indictment can be laid at
the door of onr rulers and public servants in
civil life. The captured troops of Secession
are not hissed and hooted as they pass along
our streets. They are comfortably clothed,
fod, fostered, and prayed for, and they
acknowledge, in thousands of cases, that
imprisonment in the loyal States is in
finitely to be preferred to the thank
less service of contending for a bad
cause. If we care for the living, we decently
bury the dead. With ns no parole is broken;
no bloody Indians employed to scalp and to
massacre; no wells are poisoned; no honest
debts repudiated; and none who differ from us
are consigned to the scatfolil. The partisans
of Secession in the loyal States never admit
this irresistible contrast; but they must not fe
licitate themselves that it has not produced a
profound impression alike upon those who fight
the battles of the country ami the millions who
watch their cause with affectionate solicitude
and patriotic pride. Occasional.
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Mciir,rot's Piiilarkli-iiia City Directorv. —
The twenty-fifth annual volume, being for the year
1562, lias just been published, and is printed with
unusual neatness- Its size has been somewhat re
duced—mainly owing to tha number of young men
absent on military duty, and to the omission of a
large number of females and others, occupying
houses in which from three to ten families reside
only for a very limited period. The Camden names
are incorporated in the work, instead of being given
separately. These are the prineipal changes.
They leave a Directory accurate, and sufficiently
full in all respects. Tbe Miscellaneous Civic Re
cord is continued, wholly unabridged. This octavo
volume, of over nine hundred pages, has been
printed, hohnd, Ac,, in less than sixty days, Its
information, in some cases, is So late as to be with
in that period.
G. f. Train,— Peterson & Brothers announce
Mr. Train’s recent speeches, in England, on
Slavery and Emancipation, and on PaTdoning Trai
tors. Like all that he has written and said, they
are Spirited and truthful, with a certain dash about
them which is novel and striking.
Large Sale of Stocks, Loans, Ac. —Messrs.
Thomas A Sous 1 sale at the Exchange yASterdAy
was attended by an unusually large company, in
cluding the most respectable brokers in the city.
The bidding was spirited throughout, and the
prices were excellent. It was the largest piihltA
sale of stooks.this season, amounting to 518,490.
The stocks of the late Captain Toby, sold by the
same firm in January, amounted to $10,415. A re T
port oi yesterday's sale will be found in another
column of to-day s paper.
THE PRESS,—PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1862.1
WAsnivdTON, April 15,1802.
FROM WASHINGTON.
DESPATCHES FROM COMMODORE DUPONT
RECEIVED.
Commander Codon’s Operations on the
Georgia Coast.
Official Correspondence Relative
to Mexican Affairs.
BRIGADIER GENERALS CONFIRMED.
BRIGADIER GENERAL MITCHELL TO BE
MAUL A MAJOR GENERAL
OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS OF PITTSBURG BATTLE RECEIVE!),
Special Despatches to “The Press.”
V'AsiuxaTOKi April 16,1862.
Mexican Allans.
Thfi President to-day, in response to a resolution of
the House, transmitted volmrdnona documents enclosing
all llie correspondence which lifts taken place since June
lest relative to tho affairs of Mexico, ft
glance at tlieir contents it appears that) on the 3d of that
month, Secretary Shiva i:n, in writing to Minister Cor
win, informs him that, from intelligence wearing an air
of authenticity, a design exists on tho part of the insur
gents of this country to gain possession of Lower Cali
fornia, and that the Ih-cbidnit expects turn t-o exercise
his best judgment, not only lu thwart this scheme, but to
prevent rthel armed vessels from finding shelter in Mexi
can ports, and from carrying arms through tho territory
of that Republic.
Tbo defence of the Mexican sovereignty is urg.d upon
the attention of that Government, mid the declaration
inside that the United States does nut desire tu acquire
on? part of Mexico. On the IHh ol Juuo Mr. Corwin
fcfoiiued Secretory Mmt it had licou hie conataut
onoeaYor, since his arrival at tho city of Mexico, to pos
sess the Mexican mind of the true cause of ourdifiicullies,
and thus enable them to estimate the danger to Mexico
which would result from any uitfavoruble termination of
tlu»m. He was quite sine that, whilst the Mexican Go
vernmei-t would endeavor to preserve peaceful relations
with all the European Powers on fair terms, it regarded
the United States as its true aud only valuable friend in
any struggle which might involve the national existence.
Toward the close of July, Mr. Corwin, ia the course Of
his despatch, incidentally remarks that Europois quite
willing to Bee us humbled, aud will not fail to take ad
vantage of our embarrassments to execute purposes of
which she would not have dreamed had we remainoil at
peace. Itus was eaid with reference to tLie joint inter
vention by England, France, and Spain iu tho affairs of
Mexico. Mr. SxwAitn, writing to Mr. Uokwjn on the
2d of September, assures him that the President greatly
di-nm-s that the political sfnittJ of Atexiro a,s an inde
pendent nation should be permanently maintained, aud
in Dec amber, after speaktag of the joint intervention, in
forms him that the Government cannot consent to his re
turning from Mexico, as he desired.
It iB known that Mr. Corwin negotiated a treaty with
Mexico, but tho Senate rejected it ou the ground that
it was not advisable to assume, as was proposed, any
portion of the principal or interest of the debt of Mexico,
which would require tho coticuitmico of Huropeau
Powers. In communicating this result fo Mr. Corwin,
Mr.- Seward says, under date of April 3d: “Under
theßo circumstances, the President is unable to suggest
(o jon any other mode for contributing to the deliver
ance of onr sister Republic from tho embarrassments by
which it is Btirrounded, which will be acceptable to the
Senate. I desire to direct your most earnest attention
to the necessity of guarding, if possible, against any such
pledge of the resources of Mexico to foroiga Powers as
might affect cur cause injuriously, or impair the ability
of the people of Mexico to sustain the free Government
established by their own choice. You will not leave the
Government of Mexico indoubt for a moment that tho
Gmrnmttit fthd pevpl? of the natod state? are act in
different concerning the peril by which they aro me
naced.”
Expedition up the York River—Strength
of the Rebel Batteries.
The steamer Yankee, Captain Eastman, arrived at the
navy yard at nine o'clock this morning, having left York
river at six o’clock yesterday afternoon. The Yankee
went about eiybt miles up the York river on Sunday
night, and anchored off Gloucester Point, where tho
steamers Penobscot, Marble Heart, and Wachuut were
already lying. The rebel battorios at tho Point are said
to bo very extensive, mounting mostly one-hum I red-pound
rifled guns.
They tried the range of their guus on the steamms
about three o’clock yesterday afternoon, the shot fulling
very little short of the Marble Heart. The vessels then
dropped down the river, and about three miles below* the
Point discovered a party of rebola building a battery ou
the north bank of the river, on whom the Yankee opened
fire at a distance of three-fourths of a mile.
The rebels seemed loth to abandon their works, and
although the ehellsof the Yankee fell in their midst,,
did not leave the vicinity, hut took refuge in the woods'
and behind some neighboring log houses. The Yankee ,
after firing some sixty or seventy shot aud shell during an
hour and a half, left the scene, the other boats having come
up to do their share. As the ltwfcfie was leaving, the
hoata of the Marl/le Heart were on the way So the shore to
burn the houses behind which the enemy had taken re
fuge. Duiing the engagement, a battery up the river
fired some eight or ten shots, but they fell far short of
them. Tho suns of the battorios, at UJoueostor Point,
are said to be only in a position to reach vessels below
them in the middle of the river, and light-draught vossels
can approach within a short distance of the Poiut wi ll
safety by Hugging the shore.
Hon. Thomas A, Scott.
This gentleman, at the request of Secretary Stanton,
has been, for some weeks, in the'West facilitating the
movements of Gen. lJi'Ei.i.V army. Tho telographic
despatch, published in one of tho morning pipers yester
day, to the effect that the sergeant-at-arms of the Penn
sylvania Legislature was in Washington, with a warrant
for tho arreßt of Mr. Scott, is wholly untrue.
Since Mr. Scott has been Assistant Secretary of War
he has been untiring in his energies to serve the feo
vermnent, and no one for a moment could doubt liis
integrity. He has always stood above reproach, and
the President has on several occasions complimented
liim for Ills fweistH nn4 jirigmwit on iiuportaut mitt,
tera ccimectea with till: movements of the army.
“The Young Gentlemen of the South.”
At tlic outset of the conspiracy to break up the Unioa,
the young men of the South—the flowers of first families
—had to initiate rebellion. In the battles that havo two
ci tided, they have been compelled to take the fore frout
in order to infuse something of their own fire into the
more Inert mass of the soldiery, who are made up of
uh&tlh&y uwd eonUm&tueiul? to flail thfl n dead poor
whites-'* Hundreds of these young men have sunk be
neath the battle’s shroud, but thousands have perished
by exposure in forced marches and retreats, and by win
tering in camp. To prevent all this devastation 9F (he
“young gentlemen of the South, Tr Jki-t Davis now re*
commends the conscription, which will, of course, fill up
the army principally from the poorer cUsgesa. Under
that system, commissions can be given to the “gen
iW.*”
Nominations Confirmed
The Senate, in executive session, to-day, confirmed the
following nominations:
CdV/tMiA* E. D. Mona as, 6f Stow Yavk, to b*
Gu-ncrnl.
The nominations of tfcte following Brigadier Generals
were also confirmed:
Caul Shviwj Colonel Katiuh Rimhall, of the Imli*
atia Volunteers; rajmaster Benjamin' Alvoru, of tlio
United States Army; Captain Gxokgk L. Hahtsuff, of
the Adjutant General's Department; William S. Smith,
of Ohio; Colonel CiuiM.KS Dmvens and Rufus Sexton*,
Jju’.liof atUßHncil-ÜBOttB j CoIOUVI JiMlit H. V.\Ji A.M'K!')
«f the Third New York Cavalry Regiment; Naroleon
B. Btti’OUD, of Illinois. F
Amos Perry, of Rhode Island, was confirmed as con
sul to Turin
Gen. Mitchell Nominated Major General.
Brigadier Geueral Mitchell was nominated to-day
for major general on the recommendation of the Secre
tary Of War, in gallant nerviMfi in the capture ofHunta*
villc, Decatur, and Stevenson Junction, Alabama.
Count Sweisitz Chain, late aid-de-camp to the Arch
duke Maximilian*, Govornor of Venice, has been ten
dered an appointment oh aid-de-camp upon Gen. Fuk
aiost’s staff.
Women Firing at our Gunboats.
One of our gunboats down the river shelled, a day or
two sines, some rebel cavalry that they saw at some
distance from the shore. Tie latter promptly scattered,
hut three rebel women rushed out from honma in the
neighborhood and-tried tlioir hands at the gunboats
with rifles. They flred wide, and were much exasperated
at the laughter which was occasioned by tlioir silly
UToeity.
The Slow Movements in the West—Bad
Roads.
As fault is found on account ef the allogod slow move
mflbto ef eup columns in the Was*, the f&cfc should be
stated that the roads are in a wretched condition. On
this account, Beaureuarii is reported to have lost two
days in moving up his artillery behind his masks of
cavab y regiments. Our troops could effect no more in
the West than in the East, wuru the former not aided by
river navigation.
The Revolving Fort.
Officers of the Ordnance Bureau, who have been de
railed by GeneralHirlev to ovAatinA thA tort,
so called, a model of which is at the Treasury, report fa
vorably. It excites much interest among military men.
The general idea of the thing is to bring a great number
<?f guns to bear in a short time upon vessels essaying to go
up channels into harbors.
Provost Marshal’s Order.
Headquarters, Provost Marshal’*? Office,
Washington, April 15.
Hereafter no mor« passes will La granted for the ahlp*
mf jit of Butler's stores to the army of General McClellan.
PaBEOs for the transportation of sutler’s stores across the
Potomac will only be granted on a permit from the com
manding officer of regiments or detachments within this
mHliiiry district, et&tlzig live- ijivAnlilv and destination.
Major W. E. DKtSTER, Provost Marshal.
CiiAiti.Ej? K. llomssum.
Indian Delegations.
A delegation of soma doMen eliiefj, Ac., of the Potta
watomie Indians, had an interview to-day with “ their
father,” Mr. Dui.e, Commissioner of the Land Office.
3 hey have a budget of grievances concerning past trans
uctioiist and are said to Imye introduced the matter in a
style of diplomacy that would not have been despised by
the Nbsselroi>*s, Mkttkknioiis, Ac.
Oath of Allegiance.
Mr. Grlueb introduced a bill in the Senate to*day
providing that at all elections held here an unconditional
oath of allegiance shall be administered before a person
can vote.
Branch Mint at Denver.
The Senate Finance Committee reported House bill,
to*day, establishing a branch mint at Denver, Colorado,
appiopriating 875,000 therefor, and placing it under the
control of the Philadelphia Mint.
Death of the Wife of a Member of
Congress.
The wife of the Hon. A. W. Clark, member of Con*
grew from tlie JeAcrw>» and Lewis Sew Vhrk,
died in this city, yesterday, after a brief illnesß.
Emancipation in the District.
President Lincoln to day informed a confidential
fi lend In a high position that iie win sign the bill abolish
ing slavery in the District of Columbia.
The Battle of Pittsburg Landing.
The official reports of the battle of Pittsburg I,soiling
were received here to-nlgm.
Operations of Commander Godon on the
Georgia Coast.
Tlifi Nftvy Department Kae received despatches from
Commodore Dr post, enclosing ft communication to him
from Commander Godon*, dated United States steamer
Mohican* March 30, from which it appears tfct on the
17th ult., with the launches and another armed boat, he
entered Jekyl creek and proceeded to l>ublgnon*s place,
where he discovered a deserted battery of three guns,
placed so ns to command that stream, and the remains of
a camp of some two hundred men. A considerable num
ber of cattle remained on the island', but they were vory
vitd upon our meu approaching them.
On the 22d, the liibb made her appearance, and Oapt.
Boutf.llk at once commenced placing the buoys for the
bar and channel. Commander GonoN says:
44 OomrabrpiriD continue to come to ns \ sent ft num
ber by the T'otomska to Fcrnanrtina, and also several by
the Connecticut. Wo landed our field pieces, and a
strong force on Colonel's Island, and obtained what we
needed, and thAt night, after again firing a shell at
Fancy Bluff, proceeded to St Simons. There I lauded
All thfl fittfatHlLnuida, wills (heir corn »n«l provision:.,
tools, etc., and having housed them, set them to work.
Already they have planted initatoes. To-morrow they
will begin (o prepare the laud for corn. They have set
up their mill, ami 1 have told them they are to plant
cotton, and tbps become of use to tliemßOlveP, Th»y
seem contented, hut without the protection of a
vessel at the other end of the island, they are in danger
of being interfered with by soldiers lauding in that di
rection, and approaching them at night.
41 St. Simons is a line, rich island, about ten mile 3
long. On the north is a village called Frederica. It is
flilid to bfe A heAlthy plAflfl. A thousand blocks coiihl lie
usefully employed here, and made self-supporting. Such
a colony, properly managed, would do much good. Those
that are now here, some forty iu number, live on T.
BuilerKing's place, and are under cover of our guns."
Review or a Pennsylvania Regiment by
the .President,
Notwithstanding the fatiguing duties of the Picaidont
iu connection with public business, he found time to
day to respond in person to a visit to the White House of
the iflcvwilh I’tmnnylYiiniu Yoluntear*. from “ Old
Westmoreland.” But a brief moment was taken, and
Colonel Coulter m&rm-uvrcd his regiment handily iu the
confined spaco in front of the President's mansion. The
command has been for some time engaged in guarding
bridges. Ac., on the railroad north nf uh.
Dull Day.
Thore has been a remarkable absonco of rumor and
war utwri to-day. With the exception of the debate in
tbo Senate, on General SioNii’a case, nothing of interest
look place in Congress to-day.
Pennsylvania Avenue Railroad.g
The Senate Committee on the District of Columbia re
ported House bill to* day for a railway on Pennsylvania
avenue, wiili material amendment. Several now corpo
rators arc added.
From General McClellan’s Army.
THE REBELS BUSILY ERECTING NEW
BATTERIES.
A Butiery nt tlontcsier Shelled by Our
Gunboats.
IIEfORE YorktowX) April 15.—Yesterday morning;
about 2 o'clock, a section of artillery wm posted within
half a mile of the rebel works, near the river, supported
by sufficient infantry to prevent their being enptu ed.
Fifteen shots were fired iuto the rebel earthworks before
they wore able to bring tlieir guns to bear, when our
men withdrew without damage.
A fine view was yesterday obtained of the position of
the rebels, both at Yorktown and Gloucester, from
Fairchild House, at the mouth of Wormlith’s creek,
Twenty-fom* guns were seen in the water battery at
Yorktown, aud nine at Gloucester. At the latter place a
large number of workmen were engaged in erecting new
works.
At Yorktown, the old works used during the siego of
17S0 were still visible, and readily dJslitiguiaUod from
those of recent construction. Heavy guns were mounted
on their walls, and the rebel flag wab flying from the bat
tlements. The principal wharf was covered with com
inisfißry stores* while the rirer iraa dotted with sails.
Every one appeared to be busy, as though the coming
struggle depended upon hi 3 individual exertions.
Late in the afcerncon, a schooner, anchored a short
above the wharf, was burned.
The flotilla was yesterday afternoon engaged iu shell
ing out a body of rebels wlio were engaged in construct
ing a short battery about four miles below Gloucester.
The result of the firing was not known.
011 Saturday Corporal Walter H. Beau, of Company
"E, Berdan’s Sharpshooters, was shot through the neck
and back while ou picket duty.
Things were remarkably quiet last night. A slight
shower occurred this morning, but the sun soon made
ili appearance.
Tlie Latest from Fortress Monroe—All
Quiet.
Fortress MoNTiOE, April 15—4 o’clock P. M.—Noth
ing has occurred since my despatch of this morning to
disturb the quiet then represented.
Thu fine weather is very favorable to the operations at
Yoiktcwn, and it is probable that Gon. GlcUlelian will
mood bo able to open his batteries ou the Fortifications of
the enemy-
The French Minister honored me with a visit this
morning. He has gone to Norfolk, and will go to Rich
mow). On entering the fort I gmblwa Mint* offiiir
teen guns. JOHN E. WOOL, Maj. General.
To the Hon. Edwin M. Stanton.
Forth ess Monroe, April 14 —Nothing has been seen
of the Merrimac to-day. The tide has been low, and this
may have kept her in, B&r'ytbia morning a rebel tug
ban cut from behind Sewell’s Point, but booh returned,
teathix* the day, there was a large fire in the woods on
the Point, apparently from the burning of brush, which
attracted the attention of t'ie enrione, anti ssre rise to
Bonn' speculations tlwt the rebels were building a new
battery there.
A Richmond paper contains an editorial exhibiting con
siderablefearforthe safety of Richmond. It intimates that
the Monitor, Ifavffaiiwk, and Galena, all armored vessels,
might easily come up the James river, and by their in
vulnerability and powerful guns, take aud keep posses
sion of the city. To prevent such a result, it proposes
that the channel of the James river shall be obstructed
with atone. It e&Ve it li AblihilAtit tor the purpose, and
should be used at once.
Washington, April 15. —-Despatches flora Old Point*
tip to nine o'clock this morning, report that all was quiet
there. There were various rumors afloat about the
MerrimaCi but nothing reliable. She had not made her
appearance up to the hour above referred to.
AITAIIiS AT CAIRO.
Congratulations of Our Military Com
manders Over the Victory at
Island ft. 10.
COMMODORE FOOTE AND GENERAL POPE
STARTED FOR MEMPHIS.
O.uno, April 13.—The following general order was
read at the head of every command in General Pope’s
army, at New Madrid, last evening, and created the
wildest enthusiasm•
HEAI'qUARTERS DISTRICT MlSSlSSjiri*!, >
New Madrid, April 10. $
CESHHAL ORDER No. 3
Tli? followinj dwpttcli from Major (funeral Hallecfc,
couwimnding this department, Iras been received, and,
with this order, will be published at the head of every
regiment and detachment of this command:
St. Louts, April 8.
To Major General Pope : I congratulate you aud
yenr command on your splendid achievement. It ex
cetds in 1-oldness and brilliancy all ether operations of
this war. It will be memorable in military history and
admired by future generations. You deserve well of
your country. H. W. HALLKCK,
Major General Commanding,
Tbfl*Genw&l has little to add to this despatch. The
conduct of the troops was splendid throughout. It was
precisely what be expected. To such an army nothing
was impossible., and the General commanding hopes yet
to lead them to some field where superiority of numbers
and position will tempt the enemy, to give thorn an op
portunity to win the glory which they are so capable of
achieving. The regiments and battalions of this com
mand will inscribe on their flags “New Madrid and
Island No. 10.” JOHN POPE,
Major General Commanding.
The troops Umt crossed the Mississippi have ntunud
to New Madrid. The numb* rof prisoners will exceed
the statement ef General Pope. They continue to come
into camp in lots of from five to fifty, and the whole
number will probably exceed 7,000, over 5,000 being now
enrolled. It is, therefore, certain that hilt tow, if any,
of General Mackall*s army escaped y esterday.
Two splendid batteries of light artillery, rifled guns,
feere found in the woods, and great amounts of valuable
property are being found by our troops, CoTldieting of
horses, mules, wagons* arms, &c.
This movement has certainly been a most complete and
most successful one. Everything has been captured, and
not a man lost byour forces.
WaSiiixvton, April 15. —The following despatch has
reached the Navy Department:
“Cairo, April 12.—The Flag-Qflicer (Commodore
Foote) left New Madrid to-day. with the flotilla andmor
tar bouts, on the way to Fort I’illow, accompanied by a
large body of troos§.” •
Payments of the Government Tax.
ItoSToN, April 15. —A bill was reported in the Legisla
ture, to-day, for the payment of $701,000 to the General
Government, being- the portion due from Massachusetts
of the $20,000,000 national tax, voted by Congress in
August last.
From (General Banks’ Army
Ekenhuri., Ya., April 15.—A national salute in cele
bration of tha recent victories was flred at noon to-day
by order of General Banks. Great enthusiasm wustnani
ffStefi tiirCUnlWllt (19 d>Yi?IPR
Hie firing at our pickets is coniinued by tlie rebels.
The Heroes of Ball’s Bluff—The Bodies
oi the Slain to be Properly Cared For.
Depopulation op Ireland, and the Con&e*
QUKifCX. —The Registrar General baa published am
abstract of the agricultural statistics of Ireland for
the yeai 1861 It is with great regret we perceive a
continuous decline in tbo amount of land under
cultivation, the value of the crops, and the quantity
of live stock. Thus, in 1861, ire had less wheat by
60,154 acres than in 1860, and although there has
been an increase in the quantity of land under oats,
barley, hoans, and peas, yet there is a deficit of
15,701 aorei of cereal crops. In green crops there is
a total falling off of 36,974 acres. In potatoes alone
we planted 1 33,879 acres less than in 1860. The
cabbage and turnip crops alone onhibit an increase.
Nor can it bt said that the land unoccupied by ce
real or green crops has been turned into meadow ;
for in meadow lands there is a falling oft of 47,907 >
acres. The tdal decrease of land under crops re
quiring labor in 1861, ia no leas than 81,370, which
represents a very serious diminution of employ
ment, wages, and food for man and beast. Turning
to the tables of livo stock,there is a decrease of
horses in 1361, ts compand with 1860, amounting
to 6,000; a decease of cattle amounting to 138,000
head; an incre&e of sheep of l,SOO; and a de
crease of pigs ts the number of ISO,OOO ! The
decrease in the vdue of live stock amounts to i-l,«
161,346, as totolpirod with 1860. The decrease in
the' value of crips, arising from two conse
cutive bad seasons,is more than £3,000,600. There
is a slight decrease’n the number of emigrants from
tbla country Puiirjg the first seven months of
1890, tie total iumler of emigrants was 99,782 In
the same period of 1161, tbe total was 45,503, being
a decrease of 10,27 i But the pressure must have
been severe whiob uiyed 45,000 to leave our shores
when the United Stdes were virtually closed te
them by the civil war These statistics leave be
hind them a very painfil impression, for they prove
The New York State Canale. I that we are continuous declining in all things
fir hast, N. Y., April ID.-TW State canids will be j which make a nation (mid #nd happy.
opened on the let of ' I
Harhisiumki, April 15. —1 t having been represented
to Governor ■ClU'tin that tlie bodies of the Pennsyl
vanians who felt at Ball’d Bluff >rereuot properly buried,
and are now exposed, he Ims directed Surgeon General
Smith to have them properly cared for, with as little de
lay aa couible, and irarind on thn field; of at Waikinstom
of brought into the State, at Ida discretion. Itia dne to
the memory of these gallant men, and to their relatives
and friends, that the Government should bestow upon
them the rites of Christian burial, and this act reflects
credit upon Governor Curtin and the State, Ferrous
interested should apply to Surgeon General Smith for
further information.
fcNews l'rom the frigate Vermont.
fti;iv Yohk, April 15.—Tho tinted States frigate
tfirfrfne ha 3 arrived from a cruise m Be arch of tbe Uuited
States frigate Vermont. She fell in with her on the 29th
of March off Bermuda, tying unmanageable in the trough
of the sea. She kept company with the Vermont for two
days, supplying her with sails, rigging, etc., and lost
sight of her during a sale on the let of April. The 1 a>«-
wmt wft* then in good condition and would make for
Bolt ItoyaL
From Kingston, Jamaica Destructive
Fire—Loss £llOO,OOO.
New Yobk, April 15.—Arrived, steamer Plantagcnet t
from Kingston, Jamaica.
A great fire occurred at Kingston on the Slst alt. The
entire property bounded by Church, King, and Harbor
struts, and the harbor, including part of Port Royal aud
Little Port Royal streets, and Temple tone, wiw de
stroyed. The less is estimated at .£300,000.
Sailing of the Niagara.
Btt&TOffi Api il Io.~Tl»e Cnnard steamer sail*
tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock. Her mails close at 3
A. H.
Arrival of the Sabine.
Jfv;w Vosxkj A.ptil 45.—The- United. States frigate Sfa
tnwc has arrived.
ANOTHER VICTORY!
FORT PULASKI TAKEN.
Uneonditi6»al Surrender of the
Garrison.
TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT.
OUR PARROTT RUNS DID THE WORK.
THE WAXES BREACHED AWD THE MAGA.
ZHf£ PIERCED.
REBEL LOSS FOUR WOUNDED,
THE NUMBER OF PRISONERS UNKNOWN
Bai.ti.moi:!-:, April 15.—The Savannah Republican, of
tlin 12th instant, received here, announces the uncondi
tional surrender of Fort Pulaski on the previous day.
Seven largo breaches were made In the walls by our
batteries of Parrolt guns at King’s Lauding, and nil the
barbette guns on that side, and three of the casemate
gum?! we dismounted*
Three balls entered the magazine of tho fort.
Colonel Olmstead, the rebel commander, signalled tho
day previous to the surrender, that our firo was BO terri
ble that no human being could stand upon the parapet
for even a moment.
Additional Particulars
I <>itT]'Ki?s Moxiiok, April 14.—A Hag of truco wont up
to Craney Island this afternoon, and brought back two
Norfolk paper?. They were taken lo headquarters, and
tliCUgl* Odntahiing the important Information of tho uu
comliiional surrender of Fort Pulaski, au elfort was
made, in acconhtr.co with the policy that prevails here, to
keep even good news from the representatives of tho
press. 1 am,however, enabled to give you the substance
oP tho glorious nowg as published in the* Savannah A's
pablican.
It says substantially that it learns with deep regret
that, after a gallant defence against guu6 mostly supcri-T,
Fort Pulaski surrendered unconditionally 2 o'clock P.
M., yesterday, the 11th inst.
Corporal Law, of the Pulaski Guards, who did not
leave Thunderbolt until after the flag was hauled down,
brings the intelligence of the event.
The surrender was unconditional. Seven large breaehM
were made in the south wall by tho Federal battery of
eight Parrott guns at King’s Landing. All the barbette
guns on that side were dismounted, and also three of the
casemate guns, leaving but one gnu bearing on that
point. Three balls entered the tn&gauliu, and a iU.-ir
broftch was made in it. The balls used were conicat, and
wore propelled with such forco that they went clear
through the walls at nearly every fire.
Col. OUnstead, who was in command, telegraphed the
previous evening that no human being could Stand UPOII
the ramparts for even a single moment, and that over one
thousand large shells had exploded within the fort.
The Republican publishes the above as a postscript to
a part of its tilitiotii and makes nn comjQont nor givoa
any particulars as to the number of men aud officers in
the fort at the time of its surrender. It says, however,
that none of its defenders were killed, aud but four
wounded.
Relief of the Wounded.
St. louts, April 15 —We sent a boat laden with sup
plies, and attended by doctors and nurses, to the seat-of
war. Will you pay the expenses of the boat alone, and
enable us to use tho money raised to the wouuded T We
have a number already here, and more on the way.
J. W. DELPK.
To the lion. Edwix M. Stanton, See’y of War.
Prisoners from Island No. 10
Nkw York, April 15.—The rebel officers Generals
Hackall, Brown, and Gaunt, Majors Davidson aud
Hackall, and Oapt. Seilher, passed through hero for
Fort "Warren to-day, under cliarge of Capt. Seirridgo, of
VboUnited States Army.
laEXTISK FROM NEW YORK.
[Correspondence of The ProßS.l
New York, April 15,1862.
Now York is jubilant to*aay. The intense anxiety
which prevailed in reference to Yorhiown, and the details
of Pittsburg Landing, has given way to ecstasy over the
surrender of Fort Pulaski. This will give our generals
at otter points a breathing spell, as it will tako several
days for the people to lise to the same degree pf uneasi
ness as that from which Pulaski has just released them.
H. Winslow, formerly Secretary of the Society for
Promoting National Unity, thus depicts the decease of
that short-lived institution:
“After all communication with the Southern States
was finally stopped byHJovernment, it woe, of course, im
possible to correspond in any way to promote the end of
the Society for Promoting National Unity. The object of
the society was to prevent civil war, if possible, by a
mutual adjustment; but after the South rose in rebellion
and the appeal was made to the sword, thore was no
longer any other means of settling the difficulty. It was,
therefore, judged best by a unanimous vote, to suspend
ali action of tho society, and encourage the Government
in the appeal to arms to put down the rebellion.”
The commissioners to examine national prisoners had
briore them thirteen political prisouaM to-day. They
were all recon rnittcil to Fort Lafayette to await the de
cision of the commissioners.
A special meeting of the New York Chamber of Com
pf?Fv® wiU be held te-pwriw to wiieifler a report on tbs
subjects of internal taxation fur the support of tho
General Government, and the certificates of indebted
ness issued by the Government in payment of debts due
by it to individuals for set vices rendered or supplies
furnished*
United States Marshal Murray will sell at auction, In
Boston, on the- 2d of May, tiva thousand bags of coffee.
The United States transport Jersey Blue, Captain
Jackson, arrived this morning from Nuwbern, whence
she sailed 11th and from Hutteras Inlet 13tU. There had
been -nothing new sit KcwLern. Preparations were being
made for the Biege of Fort Macon, getting heavy guns
into position. Tho bridge over the river Neuse had been
finished. The transport Albany wouM sail for New
York 12th, with two lumdied anti fifty Confederate
prisoners, taken at Newbern.
The health of ike troops conl'ti*ied good, auil hut few
cases of fever and ague bad beeu known. The transport
Thomas Sparks had just arrived at Hatteras. No new
arrivals at Newbern.
The Albany politicians and Mayor Opiykc of this city
are at loggerheads in reference t? Metropolitan
health bill. The mayor does not think any commission
will be popular on which tho mayors of New i'ork and
Brooklyn are not represented. He speaks of the public
unanimity on this subject. In doing this, however, lie
does more than be is warranted in doing, foi, although
our people would prefer that our city authorities should
manage our city interests, yet they will consider that
their representatives in Albany have done well if they
make such provision as will give us a commission, who
will give us clean streets. Any commission who will ac
complish tliis will receive the people’s taxes and theif
iieartreit tlian&s to boot, whether filnyor VptyHv* UlUy
have a hand in it or not.
THE MARKETS.
Ashes are unchanged, with sales at Ss.C2i£ for Pots
and £5.5G for Pearls.
BiitAi».-TL*m r s.—The morkot for State and Western
Flour is heavy and unsettled \ prices are five cents lower,
and the business is limited at the decline. The sales are
5,500 bbls at for superfiue State, $4 95ffi5.05
for extra State, $?4.55®4 00 for superfine Michigan, In
diana, Ohio, lowa, tfc., and 15.5006 20 for extra do* m.
eluding shipping brands of round hoop Ohio, at ,10.40®
0.45, and trade brands of do at 15 50a 0.50.
Southern Flour is heavy and in favor of the buyer,
with a dull market: sales 500 bbls at 55.20.cr5.70 for
superfiue Baltimore. for extra do.
Canadian T’lour is dull aud drooping, with sales or -KKJ
bbls at 15<jr-5.10 for extra, and $5.20a0.-7>o for winter
extra brands.
Wheat is very dull, and prices are nominally un
changed : sales 5,000 bus winter red Western on terms
net made public.
Rye is quiet and steady at ?9®S2c.
Barley is firm, with sites of 3,000 bus extra choice
Canada West at SI.
Oats are dull at 3S®4oc for Jersey, Canadian, Western,
smd gtate,
Tobacco —The market continues inactive, and no in
creased activity is looked for until Congress takes final
action on tho tax bill. Sales 140 . hhds Kentucky at
47#c, and, by auction, 50 bales damaged Sagua at 17®
IStfc.
Couro.—American ingot is dull and in favor of tho
buyer; salesso,ooo ltis Baltimore at2L£. cash.
Gunny Bags aro quiet, with sales of 200 bales at 12%,
eash.
2 Hemp.—The market is generally dull, and we have
only to notice sales of 350 bales Jute at It.
Leah Pig is firmer* and there have been soles of
Spanish at $6.37#.
Skbi>s.—Grats Seeds are dull, and there is but little
movement; Clover Is quoted at S®B#, and Timothy at
$1.62# ® 1.’87#. Calcutta Linseed is nominal.
Tin —Tiled: is firm, and quoted at 20^®29# for
Stiaitai and 31 for Bauca. riateß aro quiet and un»
cfcangtd.
Wiiiskv is firmer, with sales of 600 bbls at 23#
©24.
Provisions. —Pork is dull and h*avy; sales 350 bbls
at $12.75 for mess, and $lO 25®10.37# for prime. Beef
is lii&etlvs, Hllli sides of 175 bkU at Ss®B for idiiutry
mees, $4®4.50 for country prime; sl2® 13 for repacked
western, and sl4® 15 for extra mess. Tierce beef is
quiet at $2O for prime mesa, and $23 for India mess.
Beef hams are dull at $17®17 50 for western. Bacon is
quiet and ateftdy, Cut meats are in moderate request,
with sales of IdOpkgs at &# ©Sc for bams, and 4# ©sc
tor shoulders. Lard is heavy and lower ; sales 1200 bbls
and tes at 7#®B# for No. 1 to prime kettle rendered
western.
The following were the sal
Loeud to-day £
lea of stocks at the second
1 10 Pac M 500.....,.101#
50 do &60..101#
50 do sOQ.IOO#
25 do g. 30.102
50 do tftMtftTffr lo2^
250 do..
50 d 0... 103
60 do .810.103
50 do 830.103
125 N Y Cen B 82#
2d 111 Cent 50p.......-01 %
100 d0..,......b30 61X
10 do 61#
100 do b3O 61#
200 Gal & Chi B 67%
100 Clev&T Bex-d blO 42#
25 Ohi & RIR &iU
50 do 51#
| 20 31 & PDuChien.w 26
15000 U 8 6s ’Bl Cp.... 93)4
1000 US 6s’Bl Keg..
60C0 U 8 6b 1 yr certs 97 j£
7000 Tenn 6a ’9O,
10000 dp,„ vt ,,610 55
16000 Virginia 57
1000 Missouri 6s .... 49%
5000 d 0.... 49#
8000 do b3O 49*
2000 GiB A Q Bs,ii.. 931'
2000 Chicago & K 1..100'
6000 Tol A W 2d
5 ISkN America.. 92#
10000 Am G01d.... slO.lol*
50000 do 1)60.1017f
75000 d 0.... 1011,'
100 Harlem 8...... 12X
55 Panama R 122
mm comss-HBSi session.
THE CASE OF GEN. STONE.
HIS DEFENrE BY MR. MeDOUSALE.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES GO
VERNMENT.
A count OF ADJUDICATION to be established.
The Delay in Exchanging Colonels Cor
coran and Wilcox.
INFORMATION TTPON THE SUBJECT DESIRED.
WABnjffsmi April 1&, 1802,
SENATE.
Petition*
Mr. WILKINSON (Ttop.), of Minnesota, presented a
petition from citizens of Minnesota, praying that Con
grcsH will call on all llie peoplo of the United {-'lutes,
bend and free, to aid in the suppression of the rebellion,
and assuring them of the protection of the flag therefore.
lliinHfirations of Electors.
Mr. Git IMES (Hep.), of Towa, obtained leave to intro-
bill prescribing the'jualiflcations of electors in
the city of Washington. Laid over.
Brunch Mint sit Denver.
Mr. FfiSdENDEN (Rep.), of Maine, from the Com
mittee oa Finance, reported the House bill, without
amendment, for establishing :i branch mint at Denver,
Colorado.
Charges Against <h ii. .Stone*
Mr. McJJUUGALL (Bern.), of California, called up tho
resolution calling on the Secretary oi War for informa
tion of the causes for the delay in the trial of General
Stone; whether the latter has applied lor a speed jf trial,
Sir. FESSENDEN suggested that the resolution should
call on the President for the information, instead of the
ftecretarj of War.
Mr. McDOUGALL replied that lie especially preferred
it as it now stood. He alluded to the fact that it is now
fifty days sinceOeiiemi Slone was arrested at his homo
at midnight, and he has since been closoly confined in a
dark fort withoutbeing able to learn why lie was arrested
or by w hom. Nor hml ho been able to loam whether his
arrest whs ordeied by tb<- President, the Secretary of
War, or the Commanding General. The manner yf l)j«j
arre&t and his confinement seemed to be moruilKe the act
of the Venetian Council of Ten than that of the officers
of a free Republic.
Defence of f«ener:il Stone.
Mr. McDOUGALL briefly recapitulated Hi© circutn
stouc&s iiiihiedi&tfely prior to his arrest. Ho hid visited
the President ami Secretary of War in friendly inter
courfe, and dined with the Commanding General uut
many hours ero hi.s arrest. Rumor, that had the power
to blast the fairest fame, was General Stone’s only public
prosecutor. Nothing definite could bn learned respecting
the ChiU'gOd flgftitiUfc liihi. Hi* .nir.fced from Hour,- Ward
Beecher’s sermon, delivered last Sunday, defending con
stitutional liberty, truth, and justice, and speaking of
thtße arrests as fraught with danger to a free people.
He was glad that the pulpit had taken up these cases,
and, though not expecting a protest from that source,
he Was glad io nviote any one favoring triuH and
justice.
He then reviewed General Stone’s career in the Mexi
can war, when ho was breveted for gaflaut service,
while his ancestors were among the first early defenders
of llif comito". In the fitoto of California* of which
stone was n resident, no man was regarded higher. He
who the personal selection of General Scott to commaud
the hist brigade raised here at the ccmmencemenfof the
war, and to Bupeiintenil the defences of this capital.
Was there any suspicion attached to him at that time 1
lit witfi made ft coluull of tho regular army by tho Pronu
dent, his appointment was confirmed by tho Senate, and
he commanded a brigade under General McDowell
when the army first entered Virginia, holding at
that time a most responsible command, including
Alexandria aud tLo line of defence to Ball’s Gross Roads,
which was then threatened by the enemy* He wag made
a brigadier general, and was at the battle of Bail’s Bluff.
In that affair he had many enemies, but he had even de
manded a court of inquiry prior to his arrest, and on that
very day ho was informed by Secretary Stanton that no
charges wtr© made against him, and that ha could return
to his command. The greatest efforts bud been made*
but in vain, to learn the charges against him. Several
bitters were read, addressed by the most eminent lawyers
of the country to Secic-tary Stanton, enclosing opon letters
to Gen. Stone, ashing him if he knew what charges had been
made against him. and if they could afford him counsel;
hut tll&Ut U'ASO WllLli&UJ, &t*<l Stanton had *«UrneJ re
plies that 110 communication could be held with General
Stone. VTe had a committeo on the conduct of the war,
and from that source, rumor has intimated, this arrest
and other things of a like character have emanated.
Testimony is token secretly and ei c parti to go abroad in
the press, and in this way the committee conducted tfae
war. He read a despatch from General Stone to his
friends saying be desired to be before Yorktown now.
He (Mr. McDougn.ll) had endeavored to see the Secretary
of n nr, but toiled to obtain an audience. He thought the
country had fallen on strange times when the Secretaries
of the President could not be seen on oflicial business.
There was no oxcn&o ever offered by this master of all
the Government forces, who set aside the law and all the
statutes, yet he had never set a squadron in tho field,
'Written applications had likewise failed. General McClel
lan hml three several times demnndod a court martial for
General Stone, but had failed. Mr. McDougall then re
viewed the European and Americau military codes,
showing that courts martial were for the protection as
well as the punishment of the soldier. The Articles of
War provided for the summoning of a court martial eight
days alter arrest, yet no steps had been taken for one ill
this cnee, alter titty days’ imprisonment: and, worse than
this, no charges have been made, nor could any one bo
found who ever heard of any. II he was charged with
treason, he could lie speedily tried by the civil courts. He
<jiiot<il a case which occurred during Madison’s
itrtitJOß, wlita »u oJHcvr v»a semenccU to death by A
court martial, and wire afterwards ordered to duty by
the President; but Ihatwss in tho bettor days of the
republic, before faction had raised its hydra-head. He
citid the fact flmt, by the delay ol this trial, one of the
most important tieii# Lander* had gone to give
bis evidence in another world. The decretory of State
and Secretary of War could not make laws, for that
duty belonged to legislative bodies. Mr. Stauton, how
ever, had mode laws of a tyrant,—more worthy of St.
Petersburg aud Constantinople a hundred years ago.
«FOOIS nidi iu WiidPd Aliens<lare hot tread.“ In con
elusion, lie thought that the Senate demand a trial for
General Stone.
Vindication of the Committee on the Con
duct of the ll'sir.
Mr. WADE (Hep.)* of Ohio* thought that the two
hours' platitudes of the California Senator wero like the
plea of the lawj er whose client was at the foot of a bad
indictment, lie fully agreed with all the Senator had
quoted about constitutional rights. No one respected
law and liberty more than ho did, but he repelled the in-
BinuHtluiis made against the Committee on the Conduit
of the War, of which lie [Mr. Wade] was chairman.
Mr. McDUUGALL disclaimed any intention to reflect
upon the committee. He had heard that tbe committee
hao the .case of Gen. Stone under consideration, winch
led to his arrest. Was it bo 1
Mr. WAKE said tlio Senator bad staled that the com
mittee bad stubbed men in the dark.
Mr. MeDOUGALL replied that he did not say so.
Mr. WADE was glad to learn that he did not nay so.
There was not a word of truth in it. The committee bad
endeavored to correct many wrongs in the army, atid bad
LAV** ttllbli&ll«d a ttUKI of tiwJr proceeding*, but Lad
given the results of their investigations to the Executive.
They had never undertaken the conduct of the war, as
had Keen frequently alleged. The committee were en
tirely above stubbing men in the dark, and had never in
jurni a single man, bat liriJ remedied numerous wronf 5.
go it»r as General stone was concerned, he was a stranger
to the committee, and they would not harm a hair of his
lit ad. Be would say herein his place, that it was probable
that cause for his arrest, and testimony relating to him,
were laid before the President and Secretary of War.
Whether that evidence ltd te hia w>i>est net lie did hot
know. That testimony should not be drawn from him
now. While the country was struggling for its existence,
ami unborn generations were to be taxed, traitors wore
walking these streets. The Senator talked about consti
tmicnalliberty. Breckinridge used to stay here Jffih
about it, and lie was a traitor at heart. It was SO With
others.
Those who talked of habeas corpus in times like these
were sympathizers with the rebellion. The movements
of our army were known by ths rebels as quick as it was
known among loyal people. Tlie Government had ati
tempted to keep this information away from traitors, but
had failed. A time of revolution domandel striegeut
measures, but traitors had been too lenieutly dealt with,
owing to too much goodness of heart on the part of the
r™r Ie e? <?> a North, An timt Mr Slcßougall had said
of General Stone would equally apply to Jeff D&YiS,
The latter was in Mexico and hud defended the Govern
ment. yet he was a traitor. Lucifer was an angel iu
heaven once, hut he bad fallen, and had not been re
spected much Biuce in that quarter.
Alt. WA DE £d&tihiied &.t gome length, a -vigor
ous prosecution of the war, even at the sacrifice ot'
slavery. Let slavery d»o and tho Union live.
A Substitute Offered*
Mr. WI LSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, offered a sub
stitute for the Mulatto*. e&liliu! an tka PiuwiJcht for Ul
information not incompatible with the public interests la
ltlatlon to the arrest of Gen. Stone.
Before n veto was taken, Mr. McDOUGALL desired
that the resolution should be laid over till to-morrow, as
lie wished to reply.
The Feiiiisylvjmiui Avenue Railroad*
Mr. MORRILL (Rep ), of Maine, from the Committee
on the District of Columbia, reported back the House
Pennsylvania Avenue Railroad hill, with amendments.
The Naval Appropriation Bill.
Air. SHERMAN (Rep.), of Ohio, from the conference
committee, reported back the naval appropriation bill.
After an executive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES*
Cvlonri Corcoran
Mr. TROWBRIDGE (Bep ), of Michigan, called up
the motion heretofore made by him to reconsider the vote
by which, on the 24th of March, the House adopted a
resolution requesting the Secretary of War to Inform
IhtM if tho cause, if any, far tli4 tutM&fed J«lay la
exchanging Colonel Corcoran, who has been a prisoner
at the South since July, and directing him to stop all
exchanges until Colonel Corcoran shall be released. Mr.
Trowbridge wished to say distinctly that it was no part
of hid desire to place impediments in the way of the
release of Colonel Corcoran; but be protested, anil asked
tho House to join him, against making the release of the
other prisoners subordinate to that of Corcoran. .He
(Mr. Trowbridge) mentioned tho name of Col. Wilcox,
of the Michigan First Regiment, who led a brigade at
the battle of'Bull Run* as a man of equal bravery and
gallant?j with that officer.
Mri MALLORY (U.), of Kentucky, said he met with
Colonel Woodruff, the other day, aud heard him tell the
President and Secretary of State, that though our pri
soners at Richmond are exceedingly anxious to be re
leased, they are willing, if the purpose of the Govern
ment should require it, to remain there as prisoners, and
to serve their country in that way as in any other.
Mr. ANCONA (Dem.), of Pennsylvania, who offered
tho resolution, said he was not aware, till now, ttiat Col.
CorcorAn was still a prisoner, and bia only desire was to
call alitiition to ILt fact that Worthy and gallant soldiers
are still prißonors, and to ascertain the cause ot the do
lay in making exchanges
Alter further conversation, the resolution was amended
so as to request tho Secretary of War to inform the
Hpubv vf th? ?aucfi if w, which bus pmonteil the ex?
change or colonels Corcoran and Wilcox, and other
prisoners of war, held since July last.
The Franking Privilege.
The House resumed tho consideration of the bill re
ported from the select committee, to regulate the franking
prlvih-g?) Wing a codification <fi thti law# UP9I* that sub
ject with amendments.
Mr, COLFAX (Bep.), of Indiana, said the Post Office
Committee, with osa exception, were In favor of (lie
abolishment of the privilege, and the House had passed &
LIU for ikal parpoee, which wm now s&tldi&3 WfAVft tltft
Senate. He moved to lay the bill on the table. Agfted
to—yeas 58, nays 48.
Court for Claims Against the United States*
Hr. PORTER (Rep.) r of Indiana, called up the bill
which was reported toy him from ibe Committee on the
Judiciary, amendatory oftbe act establishing a court for
the investigation of claims against the United States.
He said there was no cultivated nation in Europe whose
claims were not finally decided by judicial tribunals..
This should he the case in the United States. Claim*
without merit are frequently passed by persistent efforts,
and tact; while thene really meritorious are rejected by
Congress. Hence the judgments should be final, subject
to appeal.
Mr. DIYEN (Rep.), or New York, opposedthe- bill for
oii© V&ftKAR, iUft&fig others, fcliikfc it
rntnt In the position of a mere corporation,, to be sued.
We have already in this court an admirable system-.
Mr. WALL (Bep.), of New York, bgiufiy. advocated
the bill, and was followed on the same sido-by-
Mr* BINGHAM (Hop.) of Ohio, wio. looked upon it
as a measure to facilitate tlie admiDjattcatloii, oti justice
between the Government and its citizens-
Mr. HICKMAN (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, i» his re
marks, said the court is at best a comuutkssy with no
power of finally determining quettfipDß, artf the Commit
tee on the Judiciary therefore propose to fecfruatrnct and
wake ore of it, as far as possible, to accomplish good
rtßnlts.
Hr PENDLETON (DemO', of Ohfrs wa* iu favor of
requiring the Government tudo justice to its citizens, andp
if nwwwwrjr, Wvyhig on property, -whether r©»( 9Jf
personal, of the United States, to satisfy all just de
mands.
Mr. WASHBURN? (Bep.), of Illinois, moved table
the hill. Not agreed to.
■Tiro BUI PnsuuMl.
The bill was then passed. It authorizes the President
to appoint two additional judges, and tho oourt to have
jurisdiction of all claims for which the Government would
be liable in law or equity, if they were suable in courts
of justice,such claims ag Qongwua may, bjr jolot
resolution, specially declare shall be disposed of by acts
of Congress or otherwise; and shall also have a concur
rnitiimriiclton with th? PlsMst U?urt,
the United states pf fill suits or cases against tlie Halted
St&U-B for the title to real estate, etc. And in all sncti
cases its judgment shall be final, subject to the right o
appeal. Disloyal persons are excluded from the opera
tion of the act.
rotmil nml Karr Appropriations.
The House concurred lu tho reports of tbe committee
of conference on the disagreeing votes of both breaches
of Congress to the post office and navy appropriation
bills.
The Hours then adjourned.
THE CITY.
ASRKST Pr EX-SJSFRKTAHV I'AME
BON.—We learn that Hon. Simon Cameron was ave&atod
ythtetday upon a warrant issued on oath of Pierce
ler, Et-'j , and served by the officers of Sheriff
charging hiru with the illegal detejjtjpp of Mjr, JhlilW PI
Fort Lafayette last summer.
Mr. Cameron had not anticipated the arrest, which
will probably interfere with his proposed outset for Itus-
Lagt uvonfng a party of Calathumpiaiia soN*&&itod Mr.
Butler at his city residence. They Were headed by an
influential citizen,
Death of ex-Marsital John Key-
SKR.—A local character* with whose career some must
etirriug incidents have been connected, died in this city
yesterday afternoon. Wo refer to John H. Keyser, ex-
M&rehal of Police, and for many years a leading poli
tician, on the side of the parties antagonistic to the Du
nuictacy.
Mr. Keyser estaliHßlied a reputation for personal
bravery, energy, and decision, during the era of munici
pal anarchy, known as the time of tho “Killer riots.”
He was at the head of the police force for some years,
and to him, if to any single public officer, Philadelphia
wan indebted for the suppression of lawlessness.
The iitriet Quaker City of lowiay cannot bo recognized
in the convulsed outraged municipality of that time.
The File Department was then not the safety but the
peril mid pest of the town. Company houses were places
of refuge for thieves, gamblers, and bullies, none of
whom scrupled at arson, and few at murder. Homicides
were daily incidents, and the reporters of that time
chronicled them as we of to-day chrouttde casualties
find droWblmis. The peal of the alarm-belt was not
merely the iutimation of cunflngraiion, but the forertin
uer of nflruys, and good citizens scattered at tho comiag
of an engine as if their liveß were jeopardized by its
prestnee. Gangs of younf outlaws associated with fire
men, and liife+iiiited the system, until recently prevalent*
of holding brickbat and pistol fights of afternoons, Board
fences and house gablfs were marked as the rendezvous
of “Toi mentors,” “War Dogs,” ** Revengers,” 11 Bust
ors,” etc., and these inmlttd the weak and defied the
strong.
' •ambling* houses were located in every quarter of the
< ity, and strangers were nightly plundered and cast out.
Harlotry did not care even to assume a virtue* and Bal
timore uuder “ Plug Ugly,” New York under “Dead
Babbit,” or the South under “Sicenh” rule, were para
dises to Philadelphia overrun with ruffians and acquaint
ed v.-Uh crime.
lii such an era, John 3. Keyser took charge of the
city police, and set to work with a'l the intensity of hie
fervid nature to restore order and assert the law.
lie did not care merely to direct, but led personally
every movement of the poljco, viOt WllWll I|B UliUgltJ
upon intimate terms, tn.t Mtppr?ssing fWWUiaritV by tllß
Bheer will and command which he displayed. His uervo
never failed him. Those who know him best assert that
he scarcely knew the metiufng of funr. Alone, and at odd
hours, he walked through disaffected districts and in
spired big mon witli big nun indomitable pluck u-hsit
surrounded by infuriated and rockless outlaws. Indeed,
ho lovtd to project midnight expeditious, where peril was
a concomitant, and his name finally became a synonym
of retribution and punishment. “ Old Keyser*’ was a
thrill-word In filoyamensing, aud the ruffians who brick
batted the municipal rank and liu, always took to ikair
heels when the tall Marshal elbowed his way through
the croud.
Ills face was full of the power and eccentricity that
marked his tetions. Ho was upwards of six feet in
height, weighed two hundred and twenty pounds, and
was tremendously built in the chest, shouhtofs. aaJ
limbs. Ilia foot was a curiosity, and when it came down
in decision or wrath, one was reminded of the hoof of a
Colossus. liis cheeks and chin were as smooth as a
boy’s, and ho had fine, thick hair of a sandy hue, that
was always cut boyishly, and.gave him a still more
youthful appearance. His jaw bows were heavy aud 04t
woUiriily, and bis eyes were exponents of tho torribU
will within him. There was something hawkish iti his
whole fate, and his glance terrified. To revive the
police operations of his time, we nmst imagine this
splendid animal— vehemeutj and adventurous ai)
Le tl»«m -w»s—ft lea.il T .5 iu the dfipgfpt'ftfWl
crises that threatened the populace.
He was, iu the beginning, constable in the district of
Spring Garden, and first achieved note by breaking up
flic Keystone Club, a party organization used to drive
voters from tho rolls. Ho was the thut police mmh&i &p
the city, but was defeated, on hlaatSMnd namlhftttoti, by
the friends of between whose police and
Keyser’s a rivalry had existed. The city police and Urn
Marshal’* police frequently umstod each other. Mr,
Keyser ran ahoad of big tiplcet by 4,000 voteu an his
second nomination* Latterly bo bus boon engaged In tin
particular avocation, but wielded much political inlla
euce, acting with the opposition alwaj s. He was origi
nally a radical Native American.
LATE News fbom New Orleans.—
The following items of intelligence Are obtained from St
cesKion parties lately arrived here from the South:
At New Orleanr, it is considered an impossibility for
our truops to take the city, unless at least 50,000 men are
landed simultaneously. The river !b chained above and
bfeloW. The fottS ftre uuuivroua and well manned, and
apparently impregnable. Tho fortifications extend clear
across from the river to the lake.
An institution worthy of imitation, the Free Market,
is in full and successful opmation at New Orleans. At
all places of public resort are boxes similar to our “poor
boxes*’ a! clitircK doom, for the* reception of doußtiotu
tor the Free Market. Thu planters and farmers around
are very liberal in sending in supplies; some wilt send a
hogshead of sugar, some an ox or some sheep, Ac.,
which the railroads aud steamboats deliver free of freight,
•'mi tLo driijHien frP? ;f This swrket is said (a
Ve Uiv iJeut supplied of mu - - Each man, on joining tint
army, receives a ticket stating how many &ro dependant
on him, and the bearers of these tickets are liberally
supplied, free of any charge.
The steamer ilagntlia, loaded with cotton, which was
taken by our eaufuh'ou In attometlua to vim ilut hliriiLto.
was onu of five which started ail together. Tbe fleet con
sisted of the steamers Magnolia , Tennessee, Whitmore,
Atlanta, and Florida. All got safely out except the
Magnolia. The plan wa« to go out together, so that
some would get clear, and it worked bettor than was au
tl&lfiatoi)—the e&lculitloli that at leant two wonhi
be stopped. One of them carried 22,600 bales of cotton.
There is a good deal of manufacturing going on in
New Orleans. They have three large woollen mills tam
ing out good cloth, the stock being brought from Tbxim.
Four large cctton mills ore running night and day. A
company l& makiuß nlim*a tor tho army, ftii'i turning
‘out two thousand six huudred pairs dally. Thore in no
scarcity of leather, a number of tanneries being ia fall
operbtion, and the forwarding of their shoes keeps one
supeuiitwinlent and a uumbjr of assistants as busy aa
possible.
Cool; Ac Bro. have two large abop-, running by otoifn.
making rirt.>, and alteiiug Hint locks to percussion.
Clark has also two shops fully employed making ride
cannon, and a great many shops are busy making bay
onets, bowie knives, Ac The workmen are paid four
ft d&y,
Hr- Siocomb, of tho great hardware* firnii ban returned
from the army to attend to his business. He intends
soon resuming his command.
The last aimy parade turned out 34.000 men uudur
arms. They wore not well uniformed or armed, but woro
very brave talkois, and uyprunsud u preference to bum
the city rather Umu have it occupied by our forced.
There is a large trade being curriod on between Toxu
and Mntmnoros, in Mexico- The route is Lorn Mata
gotda, through the Sounds, by water, to Corpus Ohrtati,
and from there lip teams to Matamorpfy at t[i§ mot|{b gf
the r.io Grange. Tpi re 9?ldom it 99 TIITO 49 fefelgtt
vessels at anchor receiving freight from Matarnoro*.
Post Office Robbed.— The post office
at Camden waa entered by thieve? iJjrougli rh?
on .Monday evening, who must have spent some throe or
four hours on the premises in the work of opening and
rilling letters of thi ir contents. Postage stamps, to tha
amount of about $7O, were purloined, and the contents of
tacit letter carefully scanned. A sum of money waß also
taktiiu but uf what amount wo aro not informed. This
wax independent of uluit may have been taken from
letters. From the work accomplished, il is evident that
the operators must have gone to their task with great
deliberation, as they performed it in the most cool and
toll_ettt 4 manner.
Yesterday afternoon Detectives Taggart and 9. H>
Smith arrested a man named Peter Blyler, on the charge
of having committed the robbery. He was in an intoxi
cated coudilion when arrested, aud had a large quantity
of pnstagestamps in his possession. Blyler was formerly
a man, find wm a tkPVfei l l6i th 4 CASdih
office. He will be hold to ask alt the :vetioh of the United
Slates authorities, in spite of the pleasing fiction that
Jersey does not constitute a portion of Uucle Sam's
farm. ■*
Boot-Black Biuuaue.—Last evening
there was an interesting Beene witneßsed in the Rooms oA
the Young Men's Christian Association, 1009 Cheatnuc
street. TJio Rev. I»r. Neviu invited the boot blacks to
meet hint and form a brigade. A large number attended.
from 16 to 16 years of age. Some ol 1 the lads v ere re
markably sprightly and interesting. A number of geti
ilemen were present and took part in the exercises.
N essrs. Stuart, Simmons, and Shillingford made short
addresses. This is a promising enterprise. The brigade
will meet at the same place every Tuesday evening.
There are said t; be about oue hundred boys engaged on
shoe .Macks in this city. Some of these livis, by care and
culture, may become useful men.
The Soldier’s Central Relief As
sociation of tiiis city itaTiitjr in ebarge tits largu
Central Hospital. iu Broad nnaotirrry streets, liavo fur.
nisbed some umcb-needed supplies to tho sick and
wounded soldiers that hare been received since it.> open
ing, three moth lib ago. From the Secretary’s quarterly
report, we learn that 9 soldiers’ wrappers, 281 pairs of
drtvwers, t)A6 pairs of socks, -*O3 skirt?, 166 pairs of slip
pers for the wounded, and 56 handkerchiefs, besides
large quantities of lemons, jellies, ice, aud other delica
cies permitted to the fever patients aud others by the
army surgeons, have been sent to this hospital by the as
sociation.
Rire. —About half past 1 o’clock yes
terday morning a fire broke out in the dye house of Mr.
John Mills, on Eagle street, above Forty-fourth, iu
West The building was oue story [a
height, and vm part frame and part brick. The flames
burned stubbornly for a couple of hours, totally destroy
ing the building and its contents. Mr. Mills bad been
engaged iu dyeing army cloth, but no work had been
done in the establishment for about two weeks. The
building is said to have cost $9,000. The less was not
aecettained, but is fully covered by insurance in . local
companies.
An Escape.— Last evening two noto
rfetm men, named l'efei' Lewie aud William Jones, ail&A
Al. Riley, hod a hearing before Aldorman Beitler, who
committed them for ninety days as professional thieves.
As they were beiug couducted to the cells under tho po
lice office, Riley managed to make his escape in an adroit
planner.
Am Owner Wanted.—Aldermaa
BfUlcr has at his office a purse containing a banknote,,
which was taken from a negro on Monday night, under
the belief that it had been stolon The negro affirm*
that he found the purse iu thu struet.
Elicide.— The coroner was notified,
last evening, to hold an Inquest on the body of Mrs, l&g
-sinii» prism?! nt ib? Elewntli-mini nt»lion-beii3?i wbm
vojsmitted suicide by hanging herself to the door of her
cell, with a ropo made from a portion of her dress.
Accident.— Yesterday afternoon,, ,a
man named Oliarlsa Wilkins was run over bp a. lumbar
wagon, at Prankioud' toad and Columbia avenue, uni
waa seriously injuasd.
Tue St. Louie Chief of Police and hia ikotactives
b&v« tuosudsd, in btinains to light and &u£trallag
one of the most ingenious and extensive attompu
ever made to. 3» indie Sbe community, l't transpires
that an eßbrthss baas made to counterfeit, on or
immense sinle, the United States Treasury notes,
and that an issue eS' nt least $lOO,OOO, e£ the b&gus
hills was about, fceibg put In circulation when the
enterprise was discovered, end the agents, their
tools, an& unfinished work, all taken possession of.
PITn-c, Snnoivssrr’s Mbssaob bi Kvboi-b,—Sho.
Faria sorrespendent ef the New toik lltcuress saya
that the. liberal journals of lharis, the Drhats,
Sitah, , Opinion iYasioamle, and Tenaps,
art enthusiastic in their commendation of the Pro.
sident'sproject of gradual emancipation. Tit, tha,
SBaie efteet writes the correspondent of
iioual Intelligencer,
TiHsnn nrc rvguovnW sv»4 vmpfVßivu ib tho rabcl
armies, regularly organised, that are known and
recognized by the various names of Avengers,
Battle-Axers, Pikers, Scalpers, Ynnkee-KUlcre,
BiifSwhufhwfi 9w?ri!ls?i Jiuhawhenh-irad th*y
ozpeot soon to bßve a brigade of Parole-BraaXerg
Thk salt famine in the Southern Confederaoy is
dreadful. Lot’s wife would bring severity'Are
cents a pound there.