TJAL PHBBS.
fUBLIBHYD DAILY (SUNDAYS KXOXPTXD,)
BY JOHN W. FORNEY.
ORICI N.. 11l SOUTH FOURTH street.
THE DAILY PRESS,
Twelve Cnhts Pish Week, payable to the Carrier.
N*iM W Subscribers out »r the City at Six DoleabS
Paa AmtH, Tour Dullakb roa Kiuut Month.,
Tam Dol"lars for Six Mounts— invariably In ad-
Tanea for the time ordered.
the tri-weekeV press,
Hailed to SiihHGrihere out of the CUy at Teeil BOL
x.Aae Pan Annum, in advance.
MILLINERY GOODS.
Sh-KlNt* 1862
1862.-
WOOD & CARY,
(Suooesaors to Lincoln, Wood, ft Nichols,)
N«. 79* CHESTNUT STREET,
Have now In Store a complete stock
STRAW AND MILLINERY GOODS,
SILK BONNETS,
BIRAW AHP mM-JuEAf HATS, *o.
To which they respectfully invite tbo attention or the
•former patrons of the house and the trade generally.
marl2-2m
BPKI N a. 18 62.
M. BEItNHEIM,
Ho. 728 CHESTNUT STREET,
Hm now In store, and is dally receiving, the latest
<n4f-l** in
GIBBONS, FRENCH FLOWERS,
WREATHS, SILKS, CRAPES,
LAUES,
AND OTHER
milijn rry goods,
which he reepectfully layites the attention of the
TBADK.
PRICES LOW.
mh2l>3n
# SPRING. m 2.
RIBBONS, MILLINERY.
AND
STRAW GOODS.
SIOSENBFIM, BROOKS.
& Co.,
NO. 431 MARKET STREET,
now open—and to which daily additions are made
Diet
USUAL HANDSOME VARIETY
OF
RIBBONS.
•3QNNET MATERIALS, FLOWERS)
RUCHES.
STRAW AND FANCY BONNETS,
MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S HATS,
FLATS, SHARER HOODS, and
ALL OTHER ARTICLES IN THE MILLINERY
LINE,
Which will be offered at the
LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
The attention of the trade Is respectfully invited.
flT'ParUcnlv attention given to filling enters*
rjTHOMAS KENNEDY & BRO.,
TW CHESTNUT Street, below Eighth.
A. Choice Stock of
SPRING MILLINERY GOODS,
uUUd] at low PRICES,
CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS.
CARPETING,
JAMES H. ORNE,
626 CHESTNUT STREET,
below setenth.
We have juat received, by late arrivals from Euroye,
■ome sav and choice varieties of CASPXTIIfO, coot-
Brising
FRENCH AUBUSON Square Carpet*.
ENGLISH AXMINSTERS, by the Yard and in
entire Oupeta.
CROSSLEY’S 6-4 and 3-4 wide Velvets.
“ Tapestry Brussels.
« Brussels Carpeting*
Also, a large variety of CRO4SLE Y'S and other make*.
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS,
From 87aC. to Si Per Yd.
Onr assortment comprise* all the best makes of Three
ply gpa Ingrain Carpeting) which, together with * gene
rat variety of goods in onr line, will be offered at the low
est possible prices.
OIL CLOTH FOR FLOORS,
Trom one to eight yards wide, cut to any Six*
FRESH MATTINGS.
By late arrivals from Chine we have a full assortment
WHITE AND COLORED
MATTINGS
OF ALL WIDTHS.
JAMES H. ORNE,
626 CHESTNUT.
ECHO MILLS,
OEEMAHTOWN, BA.
McOALLUM & Co..
H&KUTACITVBEBSi IMPORTERS, ANPPIALBBd
too CHESTNUT STREET.
(OppoaHe Independence Hall,)
CARPETINGS,
OIL GLOTHS, &o.
We here now on hand an extenalve etockof Oarpotln**,
at am own ud other makes, to which we rail the at ten
don of cuh and short-time hnjera. mh7-3ni
JjX)URTH-STREET
CARPET STORE,
HO. 47 ABOTB CHESTNUT, Ho. 4T.
J. T. DELACROIX
Invite* attention to fafa dprfog Importation of
CARPETINGS,
Con Vising every style. of the Newest Patterns and
Designs, in VELVET, BRUSSELS, TAPESTBY BBUS-
BlLfl, IMPERIAL MIAEE-PLY, and INd&Attf
CARPETINGS.
VENETIAN and DAMASK BTAIB CARPETINGS.
SCOTCH RAG and LIST CARPETINGS.
lIiOOB OIL CLOTHS, in every width.
COCOA and CAN lON MATTINGS.
DOOB-MATB, BUGS, SHEEP SKINS,
DRUGGETS, and CRUMB CLOTHS.
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
LOW FOR CASH.
J. T. DKLAOROIT,
mht-4m 47 Soeth TOT7BTH Street.
CARPETINGS.
j. F. & E. B. ORNE,
SfO. 519 CHESTNUT STREET,
(OPPOSITE STATE HOUSE.)
Hare received, per ataamer Adtnhurjrti, and other
Uta arrirala, their
BPBINO IMPOBTATION OP
NEW CARPETINGS:
CROBSLEI’S
YARD-AND-A-HALF- WIDE VELVETS,
8-4 MEDALLION DO.,
ENGLISH BRUSSELS,
MJTTRA-QUALJTV TAPMSTBV,
BRUSSELS CARPETS, WITH BORDERS,
(of new deoigne, for Hall, and Stain).
INQBAIN AHB THBBE-PLT OABPBTINOB, of
ttatra analltf.
UK)
500 PS. J. CROSSLEY A SON’S
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETS,
aFROM 874 TO $1 PR. YD„
Together with a compete aiiortnest ol
OIL CLOTHS.
BTAIB AN® PLOOB DBUfIOETS,
BCOS, HATS. *O.,
pH «f new, choice HtattoMi and
AT MODERATE PRICES.
«J.' F. & E. B. ORNE.
mhl-tf OPPOSITE STATE HOUSE.
CABINET FURNITURE.
iTIABINET FURNITURE AND BIL
LIABD TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION,
Ho. 941 Sooth S 800 HD Stmt,
hi oonawtton with tboir oxtooHn Cabinet Bi4gM an
tmwwiannfintnrtnf a sunerior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
Afid have now on band a foil annly, finished with the
tifOOBB * CAMPION’S IMPBOVXD CUSHIONS,
twhlch are pronounced) bf all who taava uU them) to bo
unporior to all other*.
Nor the quality and finish of tbeee tablefl the manu
tacturen refer to their nnmerooa patron* throughout
Obe Union, who are f—«him‘ with tbo character of their
tork. fe3B-6m
jTIOTTON SAIL DUCK AND OAN
v VAB, of oil nnmbeie and brondo.
Baven’e Dnck Awning TwiHo, of all deaerirtlOM, for
Tenia, Awnlngo Trunks, and Wagon Oototo
Alao, Nfar Ifennfecinrem* Prior IWto, Aera lio I
feet wido Ter»eiiUng, Belting, Ball Twine, Ac.
*OHH W. XTXBHAH * 00.,
va jonbs Alter.
YOL. S—NO. 229.
COMMISSION HOUSES.
\yELLIHB, COFFIN, t CO.
130 CHESTNUT STKBET,
Agents for the following makes of goods-
PRINTS.
PUSNILL MFG. CO. .... GHIMI MfO. 00.
LAWNS.
DUNNXLL MFG. 00.
BLEACHED COTTONS.
Lonadale, Forestdale, Auburn, Slateraville, Oentredele,
Jamestown, Blackstone, Hope, Red Bank, Dorchester,
Newburyport, Naumeag, Zouave, Burton, Greene
Stfg. Co.’a A. A., B. A., C. A., and other style*.
BROWN COTTONS.
Bomeide, Trent, Groton, Ashland, Chestnut, GienvtUe,
Mechanics’ and Farmers’.
COSSET JEAHS.—OI»»gow, Mancheeter.
DENIMS AND STRIFES.—Grafton, Jewett City,
Madison, Sietereville, Agawam, Keystone, Choctaw.
CANTON FLANNELS. —Slateraville, Agawam.
BILESIAS.—Smith’s, Social Co,, Lonsdaio Co,
WOOLENS.
ARMY BLUE CLOTHS, KERSEYS, and FLAN
NELS.
BROAD CLOTHS.—Plunketts’, Glenhun Co., Ac.
CASSIMEBES.—Gay A Son, Saxton’. River, Ao.
BATINETB.—Base Biver, GoDversvtlle, Lower Val
ley, Hope, Staffordvllle, Converuo and Hyde, Converse
Eros. A Co., Bhaw Mfg. Co.
KENTUCKY JEANS.—Bodman, Mystic, Gold Medal.
DOMET FLANNELS—-WILLIAMS'S Angola, Su
nny, Merino, and other styles:
liONSDALB Nankeens and Colored Cembrloe.
PLAID LINSEYB. COTTONADKS. Ao. [re2B*n
HEUSSNER.
& GO.,
IMPORTERS OF
CLOTHS, DOESKINS, CASSIMERES,
ftQ,| ftPl,
OFFER THEIB VKBY LARGE STOCK AT CON
SIDERABLY REDUCED PRICES.
Also, just recoivcd,
A LARGE INVOICE OF
SAXONY DAMASKS,
Which will bfi Bold
VERY LOW,
And to which we call attention of buyers.
No. 200 CHESTNUT STREET.
aps-lm
IJARPETINGSi
on. CLOTHS, AND MATTINGS.
WOLFE & GO.;
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 133 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
•y A full assortment of Philadelphia-mode Carpets
always in Store. apl-lm
gHIPDEX. HAZARD, &
HUTCHINSON,
No. llfl CHESTNUT STREET,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
ron THB SiLH OF
PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
mhSS-dm
YARNS, BATTS, A CARPET CHAINS.
a-iWvew-wwywvNWwwwvwvwwevwoowoww
H. FRANOISCUS.
WHOLESALE DEALER IN YARNS,
4BS MARKET end 6 North FIFTH Street
PHILADELPHIA.
Buyer, will find a full Stack of
COTTON, LINEN, AND WOOLLEN
CARPET CHAIN,
COTTON YARN,
TWIST, FILLING, WADDING, BATTING,
COTTON LAPS,
TIE TABUS, TWINES, CANDIiH WICK,
86Vm.1V YARW, BROOK VWINKS. SflOl fOUUMI,
(JILLIKO AND SHINS TWINES,
BED CORDS,
WASH AND PLOUGH LINES,
00TT0N, HEMP, AND MANILLA CORDAGE.
Also, a full assortment of
FLY NETS,
Which he offers at Manufacturer*
LOWEST NET CASH PRICES.
WOODEN AND WILLOW WAKE.
U. FRANOISOUS.
433 HA.RKRT uni i North FIFTH Street,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DIALER IH
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
Always on Haul, a run stock of
TUBS, BUCKETS, CHURNS, MEASURES, BROOMS,
WHISKS,
FANCY BASKETS*
WALL, SCRUB, and SWEEPING BRUSHES,
LOOKING-GLASSES and WINDOW PAPER,
Hats, Keelers, Floor Buckets, Nest Boxes,
WASH BOABDS, BOLLIHG and <JLOX’HES FINS.
FLOOK and TABLE OIL CLOTHS.
SCHOOL. MARKET, and DINNER BASKETS.
Bifida, Banova, Carriages, Hobby Horaaa, Ao., Ao.
All Goods sold at
LOWEST NET CASH PRICES.
übll-&n '
BLINDS AND SHADES
JJLINDS AND SHADES.
B. J. WILLIAMS,
Mq. 16 NORTH SIXTH BTBEBT,
MANUFACTURER OF
VENETIAN BLINDS
AND
WINDOW SHADES.
The largest and finest assortment in the City at the
LOWEST PRICES.
STORE SHADES LETTERED.
Repairing promptly attended to. ap3*3m
MILITARY GOODS*
gKY-KLUE KERSEYS,
<97 and 04-INCH.)
DARK-BLUE KERSEYS,
DARK-BLUE INFANTRY CLOTHS,
INDIGO-BLUE CAP CLOTHS,
BKY-BLUE CASSIMERES, (New Regulation,
for Offiaora’ Pants.)
WHITB DOMEX FLANNELS,
CANTON FLANNULS,
10oz., 120 z., A 1501. TENT DUCK.
All Tenanted UMted State* Army alandatd.
FOB SALE BT
ALFRED SLADE A GO.,
40 Bonlfe FRONT Stout, and SO LITIXIA Stout,
Philadelphia. feU-taayl
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
Robert shoemaker
& CO,
Kortheeat Corner FOURTH and BACH Btreete,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IH PORTERS AND DEALERS
IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS.
HAHUFAOTUBBKO OF
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, *9.
ASIBTI FOB 188 OBIiBBRATBB
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and consumers supplied at
VERY LOW FRICE6 FOR CASS.
ap29-2m
TTTHITE LEAD, DRY AND IN
V Y OIL.--Red Lead, White Lead, Litharge, flugar
of L«bJ, Ooppor&i, Oil of Vitriol, Calo m.l, Poieni Tel*
low, Chrome Red, Chrome Yellow, Aqua Fortis, Mu
riatic Acid. Epsom Salts, Rochelle Salts, Tartmrio Acid,
Orange Mineral, Soluble Tart, Sub. Garb. Soda. White
Vitriol, Red Precipitate, White Precipitate, Lunar
Caustic, NKWtiny, Morphine, Morphine, Acetate
Morphine, Lao, Sulpbej Xiher Solphuric, Ether IfltriGi
Sulphate Quinine, Corre. Subliui., Denarcotized Opium,
Chloride of Soda, Wetherill’a Ext. Olncha, Tartar
Eniutie, Chloride of Lime, Crude Boiax, Refined Borax,
Camphor, Resin Copavia.
WRTHSKItt. A JsßdTßEft,
Druggists and Manufacturing Chemists,
Nob. 47 and 49 North SECOND Street,
jalB-tf PHILADELPHIA.
JEWELRY, Ac.
Q L A R K’S
ONE DOLLAR STORE.
802 CHESTNUT STREET.
NEW GOODS,
NEW STYLES,
AND NEW PRICES.
For onk DOLLAR yon can buy any one of the fol
lowing article*:
Beta of Silver Plated Tea Spoon*,
« « «< Desert 44
44 « « Table **
u ****** Forks.
« « « poaert “
fair « « Knife and Fork.
44 «« u Kapkin Binga.
** »• « Butter Kuivea.
BttVW Plated Sugar Bowl.
« “ Butter Diab.
«« 44 Molasses Pitcher.
« • 6 Cream 44
« « Castor*
u u Walter.
u i« Goblet.
« 44 Blinking Cap.
44 ** Sugar Sifter.
Gold Flatod Vosi Chain, »U style*.
4« «( Guard 44 44 44
44 44 Neck 44 44 44
«i 11 Chatelaine, “ “
# 0 Bracelet « «
« i* Medallion, 44 44
44 44 Armlets, 44 44
44 44 Breast Pin* 44 44
K ** Bar Slugs, 44 u
u u Pin And Tktttpfl, all stylML
44 44 Studs and Buttons, 44 44
“ “ Solitary Sleeve Button, ell styles.
« « Roeom Studa, “ 11
u 44 Finger Bings* 44 44
“ '! Pencils, •• '<
11 11 Pen with Pencil Oam.
Ladies' or Gentlemen's Port Bfonuaie, Cuba*, Bags,
Purses, Ac., Ac., Ac. All Goods warranted as repre
sented. We have on hand a large assortment of Photo*
graph Albums, Mantel Clocks, Travelling Bags, and
Quid Juwciry, which we aro cloning off at cost. The at
tention of the trade respectfully solicited.
D. W. CLARK’S
ONE DOLLAR STORE,
npl.2m BOfl CHBSTNTTT StsAs*.
DRY-HOODS JOBBERS.
1862. SF * lN *‘ 1862.
ABBOTT. JOHNES. & GO..
*27 MARKET STREET,
Have now opon an entirely new and attraotlve atook la
ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, AND
AMERICAN
DRESS GOODS.
Also, a full assortment in
WHITE GOODS, RIBBONS, GLOYES,
SHAWLS, &0., &0.,
To which they Invite the attention of the trade.
mh24-tjel
gBRING STOCK
SILK AND FANCY DRESS GOODS.
A. W. LITTLE & Co,
mfeU-tf No. 136 MARKET BT.
1862. sr »1 ma, 1862.
BIEGEL, BAIRD, & 00,
IMPOKTEKS AND JOBBERS
M
DRY GOODS.
NO. 4T NORTH THIRD STREIT.
rfIILiDILPHIA.
Kwußaatft vlnHug tbla city to puroß&eo Dbt
Ooosg will And oaf Stook lexga
and kdmirAblj aasorted, and at
Low Fiaunns, In oortain olaaeM
of Goods wo offer Inducement, to
purchaser! unequalled by any other house in
Philadelphia. mhlB-2m
JAMES. KENT,
SANTEE, & GO..
mrOBTEBS AND JOBBERS
or
DRY GOODS,
Nee, #»9 end 341 N, THIRD STREET, ABOVE
RAGE, PHILADELPHIA,
Have now open their usual
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
or
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
Among which will be found a more than usually attrac
tive variety of
LADIES 1 DRESS GOODS;
Alao, a full assortment of
MERRIMACK AND OOCHECO PRINTS,
and
PHILADELPHIA-MADE HOODS,
To which they invite the special attention of buyera.
mil 21 .2 m
1862. SPEINQ - 1862.
W. S. STEWART & CO..
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
SILKS AND FANCY DRESS GOODS,
liO. 30# MARKET BTBEBT.
Mow In store,
POULT DE SOIE,
All Shades.
BLACK AND WHITE CHECKS,
In SILKS and OTHER FABRICS.
ALSO, A FULL LJNH OF
CLOAKING CLOTHS, PLAIDS, STRIPES,
ABd
PLAIN COLORS.
apIT
WHOLESALE HOUSES.
g'J AND 54-INCH
SKY-BLUE KERSEYS.
SUPERFINE INDIGO-BLUE SATINETS,
BLACK CADET AND OXFORD Do.
PRINTED Do, In variety.
BLACK AND FANCY MIXED DOESKINS.
FANCY CASSIMERES AND MELTONS.
IU gTORB, AMD FOB »ALB BT
JOSEPH LEA,
ffi2o-3m 198 AND 130 CHESTNUT BTBEBT
LOOKING GLASSES
JAMES 8. EARLE & SON,
MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS
LOOKING! 'CLASSES.
OIL PAINTINGS,
FINN ENGRAVINGS,
FIOTUBB AND PORTRAIT FBAMBB,
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES,
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
OABTX-DE-VISITS PORTRAITS,
EARLE’S
810 OHEBTNUT BTRBBT,
|sl* PHILADELPHIA.
CHINA AND tJUEENSWAKE.
JgOYD & STROUD,
NO. 33 NORTH FOURTH STREET,
(Four doore below the Merehanta’ Hotel,)
Now offer to country merchants a large stock of
CHINA, GLASS, & QUEENSWARE,
apP-lm .
WATCHES, JEWELRY, &C. j
Afresh assortment, at less
TOAST rOBKBB FBTOB9,
TABS ft BBOTHEB,
Importer!, 824 CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth,
mfatt-tf
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1862.
Jr tan.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1862.
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM THE
NEW ORLEANS EXPEDITION.!
Forts Jackson and Philip not so Formida-
ble— TWO of our Vessels Aground-
Launch of an Iron-Clad Steamer—The
Plan of the Attack —Visit from a Sc
cesh Steamer—A Rebel Flotilla in Sight
—Attack front the Rebel Ram Feared.—
A UhttugA of Position—Pa*s a L'Outre
Garrisoned by our Troops—The Squad
ron Forming—Our Gunboats Fired on
from tlie Forts —The Mortar Schooners
Depart lor the Head of the Passes—lm
portant Events to Occur.
[Correspondence of tho Proas.]
Gulp Blockading Squadron* )
Head op the PAgyud, Mississippi Uiveb, f
March 2d, 1832. >
As movements become better known, I am enabled
to make B-me corrections in my last. Forts Jackson
and Philip aro not so strongly fortified w fif'd 611 P"
powd. Fort Jackson, as I said, is a casomated fort, very
low, only eleven foot high, almost to the water's edge:
mounts a battery of only sixty guns, instead of one hun<
dred and forty-seven.. Fort Philip, not easemated, with
two [oug*rutiSß riflo guua. These guns will be of treat
service to ihem for a certain time, but with oxcfsiive
firing they will become very hot; then it will be difficult
to manage them
Tbo flag officer in at present absent from his ship, at
the head of tlio Imrn iDi up the remainder ai the
Southwest Pass n li« Richmond and Mississippi have
unforfunatoly grounded on the bar. Their endeavors to
get oIT have been nusuccesßrul.
Tbo New OrJeans Delta, March 15, fortunately fell
j)iM Altf hAhdS It Jiiforms tis that an Iron-chul steamer
called the Trent was launched at New Orleans that day.
Jt is roportt-d as » mure powerful engine than that of the
iron-clad steamer Virginia. We are on the look out for
her, and &be wit) fiud steamers a more powerful enemy to
cope with than poor, almost defenceless, Bailing Bhips.
Send all our Railing ships to foreign stations, where they
are needed, and build more iron-clad steamers. The
greatest obslaclo iu the way ia the chain stretched across
tbo river, in iho rear cf the forts, so as to obstruct the
passage of the tbips when they pass the forts.
The plan of attack, as far as can be learned, is that
Commander Porter's mortar fleet will have his boats
towed in position by the steamers, and when he gets bis
range will comments a regular, steady bomb»rdmoQt for
two or three days upon the torts. Then let the ships ad
vance and finish the work—and thou Tor New Orleans I
Wo may vet talk it over at the St. Charlos Hotel. We
receive a morning csUH'rom aSece&h Btusmer, which comes
dAWh wiihin nix miles of our wiuadrob t 6 Uke notes.
She depends entirely on her speed, which ia fourteen to
sixteen knots —too f-vst for any of our gunboats.
March 30.—The CaZAoim arrived, bringing us news
of victoriofi from the North.
The OalA/tm. Captain Behave, la very fast, and has
been a dtslroyer ot the commerce of the South- The
Magnolia is much faster, and was reported to belong to
this squadron ; she has left Key West for New York, un
der charge of the gunboat South Carolina. I am able here
to Hay that thu Magnolia was not captured by the South
Carolina or steamer Saxon, as the New York papers
said, but by the United States steam sloop Brooklyn—
solely. The prir.d Attempted* on the morning of February
SOihi to rnn Uw blockndo at Foh rOntre* was chased by
the Broiklyn , blockading that place* from there to off
Mobile, and there brought to.
At’Kiij I.—The steamer Connecticut has not yet ar
rived. She left New York on March 2d. She is due, and
will probably be hare in a day or two.
Another Highly Important Letter from
44 Magnolia."
Guli Blockading bquadaos, )
Head of the Mississippi Passks, April 3.}
The steamer Connecticut arrived at the head of the
pßssep, having successfully got over the bar. .It was a
great comFott to us to hear once mors from our wives*
fathers, children, and mothers. The Mississippi has
also safely got over tbe bar. The flag-officer has hoisted
Lla flagon hoard the .Pensacola, and says that he will get
her over.
March 4.—The Connecticut steamed orl hfHidWßiely
this morning, the goes as far as the Bio Grande. This
morning a steamer hove in sight, evidently iron clad;
from what we could make her out through our glasses,
fl> ing at her mi'/zen the broad blue pendant. In her rear
appeared aevoral smaller steamers; I counted seven.
The senior nffictr present signalized our guaboats to get
under way and give chase. The Iroquois and Keneo
obeyed. The rebel blue pendant seeing this, beat a hasty
retreat, but not before tbe Keneo bad put three eleven
inch fahots into her, If more ot our gunboats had bs&n
present, they would have had a nice little fight Tho
Keneo reports ihat one of the steamers looked very much
like tbe ram, and was shaped somewhat like the
nia. It is reported that the rebel fleet is either in coir
juand ©I llolliua cr John B. Nichols, formerly Captains
in the navy, the latter ft brotlier-in-lawr of Flag-Officer
Farragut.
Ahkil 5. —The flag-officer arrived j again hoisted
bis Hag on hoard the Hartford onlj to transfer it ta the
Kitinebaa, and proceeded up the river. On the same"
night, expecting an attack from the enemy with their
iron-clad rams, the captains of the vessels assembled on
hoard the steam sloop Brooklyn. Captain Craven being
the senior, in absence of the flag-officer, they held ft
consultation, and concluded that lying in the same posi
tion with their ships, the rebels could take their bear
ings, and could come down in the dark and find them
without «w trouble, It would be wise, therefore, to
change positions. It was a beautiful night, and the
moon shone out her bright and cheerful counte
nance, as if in approval of our undertaking.
As the ships glided up the river, the men’s
curiosity was up to the highest pitch, tp koOW if
we were going up t® the forts. The guns had been cast
loose, ready for action, thedi vision tubs filled with water,
everything prepared for a fight. But no! the fightiag
men were doomed to disappointment. The clank of the
Cham, the steady voice of the executive officer Bail, ah&t
go the port anchor; stand clear of the port chain!” then
sp'ash in tie water. Fighting, for that night, was all
over. Pass aPOutre, called Pilot Town at present, has
been regularly garrisoned by a military governor. Lieut.
UMItAB, if tki UfiU&d filitia U4rio» Corps, from the
frigate Colorado, has assumed that position, and manages
his little kingdom with judgment. The marines of the
Colorado have been sent there, and the sailors of the
frigate are,ifmuircd) to he distributed amongst the
different ships. The senior marine officer of the aqua,
dron is Captain Edward McDonald Reynolds, an expe
rienced and well- drilled officer.
April 6. TheU.S. steam-sIoopI?MtTWTWf and SlOOfl'Of
war Oneida, gunboats Verona and Katahdin arrived at
the head of the Passes. The squadron is fast forming;
operations will soon be commenced. The flag-officer on
the tloop'of-war Jrojuois, with six gunboats, went up
the river • Boon after sharp firing wa§ heard. Tk& Urge
ships were to go up. When they arrived it was found
that it was only a slight skirmish. Some of the gun
boats, venturing too near the forts, had been fired at.
The Iroquois went within two miles of them. Two rifle
photo struck not twenty yards from them. The forts
were seen very plainly—the ramparts literally oDvered
with people, and guns at every point. If the Iroquois
had had a large rifle she could easily have picked them
off.
The rifle shots of the enemy Wire accurately aimed
and gained the praise of many. They have experienced
gunners. Their shots have a peculiar sound fa passing,
and the went “Becesh” is flistinctlT heard In thß
breeze. Several |weU-known navy officers are In the
rebel forts: John Rutledge, Lieutenants Grafney, Barring
ton, Eugene, Ac.
A Johnny Crapeau arrived in our midst and ex
pressed himself highly gratified at the progress Of the
North, and seemed to think that the war is fast drawing
to a close. The Frenchman brings news from Havana
that Fensacclahas been evacuated, and that the rebels
have conveyed all their men T puna, and omnimvlilAtt to
this point to protect and make the Mississippi their
greatest stronghold. If these Southern reprobates could
drive ns out tbeir cause would be greatly strengthened.
But, Ab, nv! The tlwm of N«tt Orleans in Denied i
do human power can Dave It. The forts and New
Orleans will be captured, perhaps with great loss of life;
but what of that '1 That blow struck,- our country is
safe! Hundreds of lives would gladly be lost for such a
victory.
AubilT.—Flag Officer Faragut went dawn to the South
west Pass on the gunboat Kennebec. Geneial Butler’s
yacht came up Pass l’Outre, and went down the South-
West Paw. The lUnaacola ii not over the bar yet. The
Mississippi and all the others are over.
April B—The Pensacola has at tat safely got over the
bar. The wind has been blowing bard, a regular gale ;
the mortar schooners taking advantage of it, hare ali
aatied up from the Southwest Pass, off Pilot Town, to the
bead of the passes They present a beautiful sight, di
vided off in three divisions—red, white, and blue All
that we now wait for is the Word. The Pensacola, Jfis
*issippi, Harriet Lane, will he up tO-®OJTQW.
.Major General Butiir has gone to fliil# Irffand in his
yacht. When next yeu hear from me, important fronts
will have occurred. MacnolU.
FROM PITTSBURG LANDING.
Impassable Roads—The Army Reorga
nized—General Mitchell’s Movements—
Rebel Deserters brought into Camp—
Two Thousand Rebels sent to reiuforce
Transport fired upon.
[Correspondence of Tbe Press.]
Pittsburg Landing, April 20,1802.
A cold, miserable, wet day, just the weather to exas
perate good nature itself. For two days after our arrival
hero It lained incessantly; for the next three days the
sun was bright and tha air warm, and it was a pleasure
to live, notwithstanding the unpleasant odor that per
vaded certain parts of the field of ShUoh; and the mud
was dried up as if by magic, flov, three days more Of
cox staut rain have restored tbe roods to their impassable
state, and the discomforts of camp life are again in full
blast. Wotd is wet or green, and the moat skilful of
cooks are driven to despair, By ths wAft A good CHOP
took is, I sometimes think, the most wonderful of mortal*
He must overcome almost incredible obstacles. He must
cook over a camp-fire, without stove, fireplace, or pot
hooks* He must eliminate the universal element of dirt,
or deftly conceal its presence in the feed. He must be
on the constant watch for pilfering doge and loafers. He
must prevent the ashes from flying into the soup. He
must set his pots and kettles on the coals, or between two
round, half-burned logs* and be sure that the logs do not
roll and spill the fat In the tire. After all, the nearer he
comes to cleanliness and perfection, the more heartily he
gets cursed, for the more he reminds us of the comforts
of home On a march, when nothing can be had but
L&ld bfead and coffee, nobody but wbeu sta
tionary in camp, everybody is fastidious.
Matters are fast assuming shape and system. A vic
tory or a defeat always throws things into more or Icbb
confusion, and the tumnlt occasioned by the harried ar
rival of reinforcements, and by the battle, were almost
choas itself. Camps were shifted, baggage and equipage
lost, tents shot to ribbons, the whole of Buell’s corps de
armie had arrived without tents or baggage of any kind,
and bad to be located in the most convenient place foe
the moment, whence they were changed to their proper
places in line of battle. Camps are laid ont In
line of battle. Each division is placed in advance
or reserve, on the right, left, or centre, just as it
would be In battle, and when the tong roll beats, each
regiment is formed in front of its camp, and awaits orders
to move wherever it may be wanted. By this regularity
of deposition, it ia always oany to find any division or
brigade just us it ts wanted *, and, were it not for this, it
uould be impossible in a country - ho uniform in appear
ance as this, and so densely wooded, to make an intelli
gent movement in any direction.
Hulleck’s groat adniinietratiYo ability and systematic
turn of mind wore jnat what wag wanted in tho Sold at
this particular juncture. Soon after he arrived, he moved
Lie quarters from the boat to the eh>re, and matters im
mediately began to assume a took of order. A piovost
marshal general was appointed, (Major Key,) and under
him one for each corps d'armde and division. TOe laud
ing, which was at first coven d with a confusod mass of
trains and men And horses, is now orderly and well-regu
lated, and a teamster can get his load and go off with it
ill an hour or two ftt most* whan formerly it was a «reat
pin of good luck if ho could* by going early ia the
morning, get back by sundown with half a load. It was
au amusing, but provoking scene. B> me drivers would
sit stupidly on their mules, looking at the hopeless jam in
front, flank, and rear, and giro up tho job in despair.
Others would foam and swear loud enough to be hoard a
mile, and by dint of importunity* get wedged into some
narrow place, when thoir mules would get obstinate, or
etick their legs over the traces, and tho whole concern
would s*Mdil* find Itself iu a wans *laaa th»» bsfAH.
To drive an omnibus In Broadway is a great art, but a
driver wbe could get a mule team into such a snarl as
some that 1 saw did, and ever get out again, as they cer
tainly did, by some meanß. little short of miraculous* is a
greater man than any omnibus driver that ever sat on a
box. Now, however, all this is stopped, and ordor reigns
iu Pittsburg.
It i» idle to speculate on future movements. Our
increased force here prevents our being attacked.
Mitchell is at TvAcumbia, and consequently at Florence*
where the bridge was burned by the rebels themselves.
The bridge over Bear creek we burned, and that at De
catur Mitchell burned. He has possession of fifteen
IccomctlvOß and a large amount of rolling stock* and he
can move either way between Decatur and Bear creek on
the railroad ; not a very profitable thing to do, perhaps
but there must be great satisfaction in running a Secoah
locomotive. Mitchell is within easy communication to
this place* and he can be reinforced or his force can join
ub at bd? moment in a few hours* notice. I supposo you
have heard of his taking Beauregard’s despatch from the
wires on his own machine, when he went to destroy tbe
telegraph. The despatch was this: ‘-The enemy are at
Pittsburg §5,666 strong, and I cannot hold this place
without reinft rcemeDts.” The whole affair was one of
the neatest and 'most successful of tho war, and reflects
great credit on the commander of the expedition.
gome deserters were brought in yesterday* who said
that two thousand troops had been sent from Corinth to
reinforce Mobile,which was threatened,and that the rebels
were fortifying at Corinth. The latter statement may be
true. Behind Corinth lies u range of hills, ri«ing behind
?ach other, and affording an opportunity for
the rebel mode of warr&re. These deserters were all men
who bad been pressed, in the country north of here, ia
Tennessee and Kentucky* and compelled to go with the
army. They had been there but a little while, aad were
Lcirtlly SiAli Af it. Oh A 6f them hod been a clerk in a
drug store, and came a year since from Philadelphia.
They were all sent to St. Louis, to he discharged, except
where their homes were between here and St. Louis.
One man, who lived a mile and a half only from the
battle-field* hid hlfl wife aud daughter with him. He
had left when onr army came, and wanted to get to
St. Louts or Cairo, where he could be out of the
way of war, which be thought a 44 darned disagree
able, inconvenient tiling." Three of ftem bad been
token from their forms In this way. A transport
was fired into from the west bank of the river, and
one man wan shot. Oar brave fellows immediately land
ed on the east point, and went inland till they found
these men, whom they took along. The men were’very
sulky, and unthankful to the provost marshal for letting
them off, and I remarked that I should not have been so
lenient. But he replied that it was the general’s order,
and in accordance with the policy which he had an*
pounced* of not molesting any mau who should be found
-in the peaceful exercise of bis vocations, and though
thoso men were, undoubtedly, Secession in their sympa
thies, one of them having five sens in tbe rebel army,
and were anything but gracious in their demeanor, thay
must be discharged. So they went on Choir way mutter
ing, and the men who took them got a severe reprimand.
CASCO.
[FROM ANOTHER COBBESPONDENT.J
Bad Roads—Unburied Bodies of Dead
Rebels Found—The Graves of onr Dead
—Epitaphs—A model Regiment— Am-
HihfilS Burned to Death—Gen.
Lauman’s Determination—High Frice
ot Liquor—The River Rising —Skir
mish—Transport Fired on.
EiiflAitPMBUT iicAR PiTTaBURtJ LaKDTTTGj f
April 20, 1862. > .
The beautiful weather of the past few days was sud
denly brought to a termination on Friday evening by a
thunder eliwri which wae the introductory of a storm
which iB ttill raging. Tbe roads are again in a desperate
condition, and horses, mules, and wagons of transporta
tion, are enveloped in an armor of mud. The rain poured
down so furiously last evening that the “ tattoo’* and
a three tops” were omitted from the daily programme
of the customs of the army. Mot a soul was to bo seen
stirring butthe diligent physician; but perhaps the slushy
tread of the soldier of the Union might occasionally be
heard while performing the onerous duty of the “ picket
guard.”
Fa) master (Major) Etting. and Assistant Paymaster
GlendeDning, both of Philadelphia, left this place yester
day, for Lewisville. They have been in this vicinity for
the past week or two, and since their sojourn here have
paid off two or three brigades.
Our pickets now extend a great distance from this im
mense encampment. Yesterday, to their astonishment,
they discovered the dead bodies of twenty-seven rebels,
one of them being an officer. All were Tennessee volun
teers, except two. Twenty-five young men, of the State
of Tennessee, the rebel army had refused, maybe dis
dained, to bury!
Tbe graves of many of the deceased patriots are adorned
with running ivy; avergreem, and wild flowers, and Some
few of them are enclosed in small log cabins. A wooden
slab denotes the resting place of many a comrade. Upon
the slabs at the graves one often perceives appropriate in-
BCiibtiODßi Thu Illinois dead seem to bo all ontitlad to
this consideration, while many of the graves of ludiana
soldiers exhibit proofs of the frequent visits of friends.
The following is inscribed upon a slab at tbe grave of
Frank Larmers, of an Indiana regiment;
u Lists Viator • d*Uae!”
Upon the grave of an Indiana soldier named H. 0. Mark
ham :
“ Mo sound can awake him to glory again.”
Four soldiers from Illinois were buried iu a romantic
yale, ana upon tbeir gray© a Blab informed me mat ro«
poking there were
««Four heroes,”
In close proximity I saw a grave, tastefully fitted np; a
rack fence protected It, and the epitaph described the re*
mains &b being those of Henri fiddlier:
“ He died for his beloved country.”
Snatches of poetry I discovered upon many of the grave
stones, neatly and aburoDriately inscribed;
The graves Of many of the lowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio
regiments are tastefully made, hut generally unaccom
panied by epitaphs.
The rebel graves are in good njpgt sffp?9iftlly
those which have been constricted by our soldiera.
Wherever I have been, it seems to be universally ad
mitted that the Indiana Forty-fourth, Colonel Hugh B.
Reed, WBB the regiment of the battle at Flttsburg Laud
ing They inaJe iOVer&l of the most brilliant stands in
opposition to an overwhelming force, upon Sunday, I
learn from the general In command. The regiment
nobly stood the fiery test, when their companions in
arms retired upon either side. A captain of ono of tha
companies in the Wisconsin regiment, which fell back a
short distance, tells me that the Forty-fourth “fought
like iron men—they wouldn't run.” Early on Sunday
afternoon, mistrusting that the enemy wore in ambush,
Colonel Steed g»vo bis men an order to “ fell and Are.*'
Simultaneously the enemy fired, and killed and wounded
some of the Indianians. The result of the fire from our
side was of the most disastrous nature. The bushes were
discovered U bfi Jfa & bla£6, &iid the 6f the ?6bel
wounded were distressing, as the fact became apparent
tbat they were perishing by fire.
It is estimated that the last fire from our meo, which
consumed Lhe bushel, killed twenty men and seriously
wounded a hundred, who were burned to death. One
hundred and twenty if the rebels were buried in one
gravo in the vicinity. The bodieß of nearly all of them
were burned to a cricp.
Another glorious stand was madeby the same regiment
upon an open field, against a brigade and abattery of the
enemy. They killed nearly all the horses of the battery,
and being joined by two more regiments, compelled enerity
to retreat:
Oh one occasion, during Sunday, the rdglment was slow
in moving to accomplish air Order, when the cry of
“Buena Vitfd. Bifid Jeff Dalvis,” fromft!e Oaptainof
Corapiwr Ti broujht about live desired etfffi),
THU body or men will fibMafter be IftSfttfii'as tbe crack
regiment of the battle at tßlit point,'atiil-T have takes no
email amount of pains to obtain' a 1 brief history of tbe
“Forty-fourth.”
The regiment mu in General liauman’a brigade} and
a braver general ie not in tbe army} and to show tbe
stuff it la made of I will give you an incident. At 2
o’clock the regiment was fighting a largely superior force.
Gen. Hurlbort, who who bad been closely watching the
movements and effotts of tbe men, called to him, {Gen. L.})
and said: General, you will hare to retire; yon cannot
bold your position. Bays General Lauman, did yon ever
see men fight so calmly, and with so mucb effect before I
Ike BDI.W raa, ho. !bo 70U order me to retire ! Mo.
You can do just as yon please, but you certaluly cannot
hold your position. Thon, said General Lauman, I
shell fight And he did fight, and maintained hie posi
tion until after 4 o'clock, and until the laßt cartridge was
find.
. Tbe article known in market as “ old rye,” “ Bour
bon,” “ Monongahela,” etc., is getting very plenty in
these quarters. Tbe meanest kind of whisky sells at
■he rate of two dollars a quart, and gallons of it nro
dally smuggled Into the camps of our army. Soldiers
dressed up ss civilians, proceed to the roar of the whisky
tent, and draw from a “ barrel of oats,” as they call it,
the desired object* pay a pari ion of their salary, and re<
tlreC-geiierally to the guard house.
If I should judge by the rapidity with which a bottle It
emptitd, I could but deem it an excellent quality. But
subsequent to the drinking comes the criticisms upon
the 44 stuff.** I heard one soldier say that a drink
44 knocked him down,” which suggested the remark from
another that he “fell twice before drinking ” Several
soldiers wore inebriated last evening, but pursued their
kacphagalimi fun iu a mitat mannori
General Hal lock’s body guard own the finest lot of
horses of any organization of the kind, and bis men look
bkefightiegmen. But tbe body guard of General BueU
is pronounced by every one to be the finoHt body of one
hundred men lb the Federal service. You all know
where thoy hail from.
Upon the reception of the news of the battle of Pitts
burg Landing, at Savannah, Tenn., several of the moat
prominent citizens of that place threw open their bouses
for hospital uso. Thera are several prominent Union
men in Savannah, who express the desire to see their
State restored to tho Union.
A number of mou have joined Grant’s army in this
vicinity. The feeling for the Union iamoro ardent here
than at any point I haro vinitod in
The river is riling rapidly, and the largest etoamors can
miTG aafoly up and down the rivor for weeks. The post
office is doing a “good buKineHS.” Tens of thousands
ofletters leave nuil roacli here daily.
Vtry few of the soldiers in this section of ihe army con
fine themselves to army rations j but, on the contrary,
livo chiefly on bain and eggs. Every tent nearly is pro
vided with a cooking stove and utensils for the pi opera
tion of food.
Our cavalry havo had several brusho-i this week with
the rebel horsemen On Wednesday a contest took
place about four miles this sido of Corinth. Cur men
lost one hided and two wounded* &hd uuLoraed livo of
the rebel cavalry. Several ehote have also beeu ex
changed by the pickets.
One of our tianeport stoam rs was fired into yostor
day by some rebels from the east bank of tbo riven
between Savannah and thin place. Fortunately, no
damage was done, aud tho Yillaius were subsequently
captured. B. 0. T.
LETTERI.FKOM FORTRESS MONROE.
Reported Capture of New Orleans—lt* Im
portance—The IVlerrimac—Rebel Spies cap
tured —Canard exploded, Acc*, Ac*., &c.
[Special correspondence of The Press.]
Touthbus Moxnoa. April 28,1862.
A number of contrabands came ashore iu a small boat
yesterday. One of them, an intelligent fellow, bailing
from Portsmouth, had a copy of the Kichmond Exami
ner, which was taken to headauarters. It contained a
detailed account of the battle of Shiloh, and, of course,
claims a victory. There is also the usual instalment of
rebel editorials. Tbe paper is thin and mean, and a
Northern printer would go insane on seeing the misera
ble typography of this once handsomely - printed and in*
floential sheet.
Great excitement prevailed in Norfolk over a report
that had reached that city that New Orleans had capitu
lated to Commodore Porter. Forts Philip and Jackson
had been taken some days before, and tho land forces of
General Butler were coming up to occupy the fair metro
polis of tbe South.
Apart from the moral effect of this capture, both on the
Souih and on foreign nations, it has a most strategicim
per lance, It ia Hi* oulr depot from wbloh den. Beaure.
gurd can draw supplies for his army at Corinth. Fur
ther than this, it is the only channel of telegraphic com
munication with the rebel Government at Richmond.
With Gen. Mitchell at Huntsville, aad gradually flanking
him* with all BupplieaaDd commaaicatiou cutoffi ho muMt
either light a battle under great disadvantages or sur
render bis wholo army to the Union forces. This wil}
end the war in the Mississippi vailey, and there will bo
no army to contend with save that at Yorktowa.
Ihe sanio party taj that tho Merrimac is nour only
waiting for a supply of coal from iticbmozid preparatory
to running out again. She has been greatly strengthen
ed since her last performances, but her external appear
ance is unchanged. A sort of shield to protect bftT gliq
rerß has been applied to htr port holes, but there is but
little i eliauce to be placed on them against the Moni
tor's guns. She may be looked for before tho end of the
week.
Three men were captured, on Saturday, by tho (td«
v&nced pickets of one of the Pennsylvania regiments,
situated on the extreme left wing. They were prowling
about in a rather suspicious manner, and, not having the
countersign, were arrested and taken to lxeodijoarters.
They were dmswl in the uniform of United gt&Ua sol
diers, and professed to belong to a certain volunteer re
giment. On being asked the name of tbe colonel they
said they had forgotten it, hut as soon as they would see
him, they would know him. Unfortunately for the trio r
the colonel of the regiment to which tney claimed to be
long was their questioner. They were, therefore, judged
to be spies, and immediately placed in confinement.
Col. John It. Johnston, well known in the art circles of
Baltimore and other cities as a historical pajator, IS
here, and will shortly proceed to Yorktown to make
some preparatory sketches for a great historical painting
of the taking of that place by General McClellan's army.
When tho battle takes place* and the assault is made,
Col. Johnston proposes to bo on the ground* aad his
sketches will be made from actual observation, aud not
done up to order as iu Ihe illustrated newspapers.
It is not unlikely that ere this a report has been spread
far and wide of the desertion of two line officers of the
army of the Potomac. The facts are that tho officers aU
iuded to were on special and perilous service, and have
no doubt been taken prisoners by the enemy.
[This statement is confirmed by a paragraph in the
RichmoLd Examiner. —Eds.]
Tbo w«» 4 b«r is clearing up again, and the bay is
smooth. Nothing going on of interest. No contra
band. J. E. N.
[F 9 r Tb? Pfpgs.j
General C. F. Smith.
BY KMELINB EVANS
Room for tho honored do&d!
And let the mournful dirges wailing play,
As his brave men, with slow and revorent tread,
Bear him away.
“ Heir him away !'' Ah, yos ! the precious dust,
That held erewhile his soul of living fire,
Must slumber in the dim funeral pile;
Bis deeds oan ne’er expire.
From them a light, like to the glorious sun,
Thrills thro’ the human heart the broad earth
round ;
Boom for the Hero of Fort Donelson!
And let the brazen trumpets fierce resound.
'When the great Northern pulse beat low with dread
Of treason fostered by a foreign hand;
And the white sails, by false Britannia spread,
Were eager flapping for our cherished land*
Bis was the hand that dashed away despair,
And forward rushed, with “Better late than
never!”
Planted tha Union stars, on rampart bana,
And crushed rebellion’s hangbty orest forever.
With tearful eyes and burning hearts we come
To scatter garlands on tfay grassy mound;
Boom for the Bero of Fort Donelson!
And let the brazen trumpets fierce resound.
Camden, April 27, 1862.
Gen. Mngruder’s Address to his Soldiers.
Headquarters Army of Peninsula,
Yorktown, Vb., March 4, 1862.
To the Army of the Peninsula—Comrades :
The term of service for which many of you enlisted
is about to expire. Your country, invaded by an
insolent foe, again demands your help; yonr homes
are violated, your firesides polluted by the presence
of a mercenary enemy, or silent in their desolation;
many of your friends in captivity or in exile; our
people slain, and the very altars of onr religion
desecrated and profaned. The faithless tyrants
wbo have dared to invade us have vowed our oon
quest or our destrnotion, It is for you to rise and
avenge cut slaughtered countrymen or nobly share
their late. Gf what worth is life without liberty ?
peace at the expense of honor ? the world without
a home ?
Whan our fathers periled life, fortune, and soared
honor in onr first war of independenoe, was it an
empty boast, or was it the stern resolve of freemen
who knew their rights and dared to defend tnem ?
The long war of the Kevolation culminated at
length In victorious triumph oh these plains of
Yorktown. These frowning battlements on the
heights of York are turned, in this seoond war of
liberty, Bgainst the enemies of our country. You
breathe the air and tread the soil consecrated by
tbe presence and tbe heroism of our patriotic sires.
Shall we, their sons, imitate tbeir example, or
basely bow the neck to the yoke of the oppressor ?
I knew your answer ! You remember your wrongs,
pud we resolved to avenge them, True to the
lDßtincls of patriotic devotion, you will not fill a
coward’s grave: you will spring wi'h alacrity to
the death grapple with the toe, nor relinquish the
strife till vfotory orowns our arms. Cowards die a
thousands deaths; brave men die but onoo, and
Conquer though they die.
It Is therefore without surprise that your com
manding general has learned of your purpose to re
enlist iu this holy struggle, and that you bear with
cheerfulness and constancy, worthy of the highest
admiration, the disappointment of withdrawing
from you the furloughs to visit your homes which
the Government promised you, and which the pre
sent danger of our beloved country alone forbids it
to grant." IVten the war is ended, in ihat hour of
triumph you will be proud to remember that by
your sufferings and sacrifices, no less than by your
valor, yon conquered.
Soldiers! though mtms sad disasters have re
cently befallen us, let us remember that truth is
oteraal and tbat God is just. Bis arm is our trust,
and the great Ruler of nations and of men will
protect tbe right and crown with victory the noble
and the brave.
Let us take courage, then. Our enemy, dead to
the spirit of liberty, oan only fight while their
coffers are unexhausted. Commerce is their king.
Tbeir gud is gold. They glory in tbeir shame.
Tha WfiF Which intensifies Aiir devotion and concen
trates our resources soatters theirs. The day of
retribution will come. Tbe struggle will not be
always defensive on our part. We will yet strike
down our ruthless invaders, amid the smoking
ruins of their oities, and, with arms In our hands,
dictate terms of poaco on their own eoil.
J. Bankhead Maoruder.
Major General Commanding.
GaasitAi. Pors’a Division—An esehenge lswtns
from a reliable source that General Pope’s division,
on tbe Tennessee riTer, did not halt at Pittsburg
Landing. They oontinued their voyage np to
Eaatport, some twenty miles abeve, where it is
likely (hey are to set in oo«operation with General
Mitohell, in a flank movement on Corinth.
The Defence of Richmond.—General Gustavus
gmith commands the army defending Richmond on
tre Fredericksburg side,’ which includes Wigfaii’s
brigade, Smith has lately reoeived heavy rein
forcements, troops having returned who were sent
to Yorktown weeks ago. This report is ooufirmed
by contrabands and deserters.
General Sioel is reported convalescent, and
ready to take the field again.
TWO CENTS.
THE SIEGE OP YORKTOWN,
Gallant Charge of Massachusetts
Troops.
1 REBEL EARTHWORK TAKEN AND
DESTROYED.
OPERATIONS UP TO MONDAY.
The following summary of news from the Penin
sula, up tg §HDd»y night, euabracea every event of
any importance that ha* occurred :
TnURSI>AV,
All our works progress with equal rapidity and
scoreoy ; it ia believed they are nearer completion
than has been supposed. All Vifiitfi tO the lints, ex
cept by Officers and men on duty, are strictly for
bidden, violations of this order being punished with
immediate arrest.
At 4P. M. the rebels threw several shells into
the open, not far from (f enernl Husnizylinun’s head
quarters. They exploded harmlessly. The Gene
ral, who has suffered in health from his zealous ex
posure of himself during the recent severe rains, is
now entirely convalescent.
Private Samuel deist, of tho One-hundred>and
fifth Pennsylvania, died this morning, of spotted
congestive fever, a type of malignant typhoid. He
was from Jefferson county, Pennsylvania. There
is considerable sickness in the various camps, par
ticularly in those unfavorably located. The pre
vailing diseases are typhoid, measles, and diarrhea*.
Berdan’s Sharpshooters received a compliment,
last Sunday, when Generals Keyes and Smith ap*
plied to General Heintzelman to borrow one hun
dred and fifty of them, just to pick off the gunners
of tho rebel batteries, on the extreme left. By 11
o’clock they bad killed nine men, “ counting the
groans/’ The men are now relieved from night
duty, returning to camp at sunset. I hear that
Colonel Berdan has applied for the forwarding of
his regiment, at present with General McDowell,
and for the Minnesota company, with Halleck.
When a general engagement occurs, wo cannot
have too many sharpshooters.
They say the rebels fire pretty well, using gene
rally Mississippi rifles, bat some have target ones,
and repeaters. One person, of the Second, has be
come prominent. He is a fine-looking, bearded
man, not in uniform, and he walks leisurely from
point to point, within the rebel entrenchments, or
along the woods skirting thorn, accompanied by a
negro, who dutifully carries bis rifle, a weapon of
at least forty pounds weight, fie is never in a
hurry, and a capital shot. They suppose him to be
a civilian, a Secesh version of the newspaper story
of “ Garibaldi’s Englishman," and hare banded to.
getber to make sure of him. Still, up to the pre
sent date, be is alive and shooting.
FRIDAY.
About one o’clock this morning a brisk cannon
ading occurred between our gunboats and the
enemy’s batteries on their left. Some dozen shots
were fired altogether. None of their shots came
near the boats. Most of our shells exploded behind
their entrenchments, and, it is presumed, must
have done some mischief. The very heavy firing,
which was from coma of tha largest gu»3 on both
sides, roused a good many slumbering regiments,
and for a time a belief prevailed that the bail was
at length opened. The first gun came from the
rebel side, who seem to be getting fond of pro
dusisg Girding sensations, as this makes the third
or fourth time they have made these artillery de
monstrations in tho vicinity of midnight. It hap
pens, however, that they always fire on boys vigi
lant and ready; for scarcely dies away the boom of
their own cannon mingling with its echoes,
is the fljulckly-rQsponsiv© roar of our owß artillery.
A prelude to the firing described above took
place yesterday afternoon. Our gunboats had an
eye there, less on the enemy’s entrenchments and
more to some vessels from th?J were laud
ing army supplies at the Yorktown dock. Our
sharpseeing gunners compelled a withdrawal of the
vessels to the other side of Yorktown.
The rebels are beginning to assume an air of
boldness. Several Sibley tents to-day were placed
in front of their entrenchments. It is bMU?od
that feme ruse is at the bottom of it; for tho fact is
noticeable that the moving forms of living and
breathing rebeh are wanting to give completeness
to the same. A like mystery enshrouds the ap
pearance of tho tents and the non.&ppe&r&nsa b£
the rebel balloon, which the development of the
past few days has shown to- be strictly of the earth,
earthy.
The Sanitary Commission is again making itself
useful to' this section of tho army of tho Peteu&s.
Several of its agents have arrived, and are busy
finding out the requirements of the different regi
ments, and making arrangements to meet them.
Their programme ia the same as heretofore pur
sed, and embraces as wide ft range of benevolent
supply. Special care is being taken to provide
everything needed for the hospitals. Speaking of
benevolence, as connected with the army, I have
just learned that a steamboat has arrived at
Cheeseman’s creek landing, fj-ga Philadelphia,
loaded with physicians, medicines, lint, bandages,
and other needed comforts for sick and wounded
soldiers. This is the steamboat fitted out by the
Common Council of Philadelphia, as heretofore
stated. The physicians and supplies, it is under
stood, are designed exclusively for Peb&sylv&nla
regiments.
SATURDAY,
Five companies of Massachusetts troops partici
pated in a splendid little fistjvu wbieh took plane
tliia morning, Due company made a brilliant
charge on a rebel redoubt, drove the rebels away,
killed qnite a number, and hemmed in fourteen,
wbo were taken prisoners. The redoubt is situated
in front of a piece of woods, and faces an opgu corn
field to the right of tbe Yorktown road- It WHS
determined last evening to reduce the work and as
certain what fortifications were behind, beyond the
woods. Parly this morning, three companies of
the First Massachusetts Regiment, under Lieutenant
Colonel Wells, and two companies of the Eleventh,
under Major Tripp, left camp and arrived on the
ground just about daylight. Company A, Captain
Wild, was deployed as skirmishers to the left across
tbe field to prevent a flank movement of the enemy,
Company I, Captain Rand, was held iu reserve
towards tbe right near a small ravine, while Com
pany B, under Captain Carruth, advanced at double
quick across the field and oharged upon the work.
Led by Lieutenant Colonel
ahead in (he “‘“Bor. As soon as they
were s§£n V?r6§sibg the open Held, a distance of four
or fixe hundred yards from the redoubt, the rebels
opened a spirited fire from behind the parapet. In
face of this fiie the gallant little band of sixty ad
vanced at double-quick, with bayonets fixed. Tbeir
comrades were falling on the field around them •
but not a man on our side fired a gun until those
who charged the redoubt had arrived within a few
yards of the ditch iu front. Then they discharged
a volley, and the rebels retreated. Although much
exhausted by the run aorosi tha cornfield, our men
jumped into the ditch and climbed over the para
pet. Thus the work was successfully taken in a
few minutes.
Lieutenant Chandler and Lieutenant Colonel
Wellswcro among the first to reach the fort. Com
pany H lost three men killed and thirteen wounded,
rfo other casualties occurred on our side. Most of
the killed and wounded fell within twenty yards of
the ditch, which was six or'seven feet deep and
eight feet wide in front of the redoubt. Company
A still held their position as skirmishers to the left,
and subsequently Company I was ordered to ad
vance to support those in front. In the meantime,
Company A, Eleventh Massachusetts, Captain
Humphrey, oame forward to the Tight at double
auick, and kept the rebels back, while Company
Captain Allen, which had been placed to support
a section of our artillery, also advanoed, and with
picks and shovels commenced destroying the re
doubt. Our artillery did not fire a single shot,
Presently the rebels opened with their artillery
from their fortifications to the left. Oar brave
Massachusetts boys fired away into the woods,
while some of tbeir comrades were shovelling the
earth from the parapet of the rebel fort into the
ditch below.
A little to tbe right of this work there was an
opening through the woods, and a clearing behind,
where another rebel redoubt iraa situated. From
this the rebels poured forth a continuous fire ; but
the skirmishers from the Eleventh regiment filed
off to the right and left, oovered by the woods, and
thus escaped the effect of their fire. When the
attack was made on onr loft, the rebels were driven
in confusion in every direction. Fourteen of them
got on a small strip of ground, behind whioh was a
stream which they could not cross. Hence they
were taken prisoners. One of them rushed out
with a while haversack on his musket, and begged
our men not to shoot. Firing in that direction
ceased for a moment. He said there were thirteen
otherß wbo wanted to surrender. Boon they ap
peared and were taken prisoners. Fourteen rebels
were captured altogether —one sergeant, one
corporal, and a dozen privates. They all belonged
to Company E, Nineteenth Virginia Regiment.
They were a company of sharpshooters who were
on duty in the fort. They said they were com
pletely taken by surprise, and when we opened
the attack there was great confusion among them;
but they were soon supported by other troops on
the right and left. Our soldiers aoted in the most
gallant manner, and were highly complimented by
the brigadier general, who was on the ground.
The object of the movement having been suc
cessfully accomplished, our men retired from the
field In perfoot order. When they were retiring,
th* rebels ccunc&ccd a brick canuofiade Sr oß4 the
forts to the left, which were not more than seven
or eight hundred yards distant. It was beautiful
to see bow splendidly our skirmishers retired iu the
midst of tbiß heavy fire from the enemy’s artillery.
Shells w4#C btts&tihg all around them, scattering
dirt over many of the men ; but the regiment had
so well drilled in skirmishing that this com
pany came In cautiously, without losing a single
man. Not one thought of running. On thC Con*
trary, all Beemefl reluctant to leave the «vld 9*
action. Company H, First Massachusetts, whioh
took the principal part in this splendid little
action, was one of the three companies which bore
the brunt of the battle at BlaoKburn’s Ford, Bull
Run, on the 18th of July. On that oooasion, as on
this, Lieutenant Colonel Wells commanded. On
that occasion, as on this, the company lost nearly
ono-tbird its number killed and woundod. Several
who were wounded in tho first affair, when they
dashed down to the stream in front of a fortifica
tion, were also wounded this morning when they
charged on the rebel redoubt. Private Grantman,
wbo was wounded twioe in the arm at Blackburn’s
Ford, received three wounds in the left leg, near
the groin, this morning. He is now doing woll.
Private Kingsbury, who was also slightly wounded
on the first occasion, , was wounded mortally this
morning. The rebol prisoners say that several of
their killed and wounded comrades lay near the
stream where they themselves were oaptured.
SUMPAV.
The quietude of tho Sabbath morning was dis
turbed DJ ft ehftrp “4 ia P w firo from tije rebel ar
tillery: Shot and shell came over with great ra
pidity. They came from the forts immediately in
front of Yorktown. Considerable excite ment arose
throughout the camps; for the suddenness and
quick succession of the Suggested the
idea that the enemy had oonoluded to make some
offensive demonstration. A solution of the matter
was soon found in the fact that some of our men
who were on their way to relieve a working party
hod been perceived by the lookouts of the enemy,
and so the rebel artillery, which is always in posi
tion for any such contingency, blazed away at them.
Our guns immediately returned the fire; and for a
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few moments there was one continuous thundarfeg
of artillery. Shortly, however, the men were cue
of sight, and the firing oeased. I have not heanl
of a stogie casualty.
Firing has been going on all day in front of the
rebel works. ( Our vemols, with their superior arms*
xnent, are doing fearful execution on the rebel bat'
teries, while the fire of the rebels falls short of the
mark. Skirmishing between the land forces Is kept
up very brisk, and it cannot last many hoars be
fore ft general and Urrifio engagement will bft
brought on.
it has been drizzling all flay, and a southeast wind
is prevailing at present. Tho intelligence from New
Orleans, taken from the Richmond Enquirer,
several copies of whjsb were brought by fugiitrn
contrabands, causes immense excitement at this
place.
Spirit of the New Orleans Press Before
the Capture of that City.
Late New 6ricana newspapers hare been received.
They contain the following account of the condition
of affairs in that city prior to the bombardment.
The editors were confident that the defences of the
place would resist any float that could be brought
against it.
The Bombardment of Fort Jackson.
The £few Orleans Picayune tho 19th instant
says:
For the first time since it was built, Fort J&ok
son—one of the strong defences of the Mississippi
river below the city—was, on Sunday last, “ under
fire/ 7 '
Availing ourselves of a courteous invitation, w®
accompanied a pleasant party to the forts, leaving
the city in & steamer on Sunday night, arriving,
after some detention by a fog on the river, in til®
forenoon of tho next day. Just as our beat tottfchfcd
the landing we heard the drum beat the “ long
roll,” while & bugler standing on one of the bas
tions sounded tbe call to quarters. At this sum
mons many of the soldiers who bad been engaged
outside set off at double-quick, and made their way
to tho interior of tho fort, and whsß entered we
found the various companies drawn up in line, or
on their way to tho casemates and the parapets.
Soon all were in place before their guns, ready for
the threatened conflict, while General Duncan and
hia assistant officers were soon pacing the parapet,
spjglafies in hand, and casting eager glances to the
point of woods about txvo miles down the nver, and
behind which they could already discern the maBS
of the enemy’s vessels coming up.
At this moment a red flag was raised over ths
Confederate banner, by way of signal to St. Philip,
opposite, that the enemy was approaching, and im
mediately the blue-crossed, white starred battle-flag
was run up on the staffs of both forts.
Meantime, the several gunboat* lying oil' the forts
formed in readings to take part, if need were, i®
tbe contest. One of these went down on a recon
noitring expedition, and, having neared the point
of woods that yet hid the boats of the enemy from
our sight, returned, but not without being honored
on her passage with a compliment or two from the
guns of Commodore Furragut. She accomplished
her return without injury, and soon a black hull
whs seen to emerge beyond the woods, and make
her way towards the left bank of the river. Having
attained what fhe probably considered an eligible
position for her purpose, she came round, and pre
sented her broadside to the fort, being then about
two miles distant.
A few moments of eager expectation, and a flash,
followed by a puff of smoke, was seen to issue from
of her guns, and then there came whizzing aud
hurtling through the air—heard by all, and seen by
many in its course—the first shot ever fired at Fort
Jackson. It was a very creditable line shot—a
shell—Bnd passed critically near the position of those
who wore watching its destination. It pM&zd
the fort, and fell between its walls and tbe rlver f
smashing a small foot bridge and making a formida
ble splash in tbe mud and water thereabouts. The
next was aimed- with about tbe same degree of pre
cision, and fell beyond the walls, within a tew feet
of the outer bastion,, facing tbe river. Borne por
tions of this exploded shell were secured byth®
spectators as relics. We have one we should b®
pleased to show any curiously inclined friend.
twolro fbslls in all were boacowed upon ui
from different positions, in tbe course of tho fora*
noon, including one fired from the screen the woods
afforded, which we took for a mortar shell. This
described a lofty aerial curve, and when in mid-air
“pNed, th, fy§o bcinjr too abort to oarrj it to its
desired goal. Two of the shots same in very dan.
gerong proximity to our pretty 9teamer, which lay
at the landing,.one paseing over the pilot bouse,
and the other dropping into tbe water just abaft the
stem. t Another passed clear orer the nyor, beyond
St. Philip, into the prairie, and others were thrown,
but, like tbe rest, all without accomplishing their
hostile intent.
All this, of course, was done mainly by way of
“ getting tb e raDge, r ’ though it is not to bs doubted
that every shot wrb intended to tell. From St.
Philip some six or seven of the enemy’s vessels, of
different classes, were plainly to be seen, aud from
Jaokson the masts of the flagship of the fleet, with
the gridiron flaunting at tbe peak, were visible
over the tops of the wood.
Th®re were but three responses made on out Bid®
to these repeated compliments of the enemy. But
these were all most elegantly turned. After the
gunboat th it opened the ball had amused herself
a while in this way,# men-inch rifled gUU WM
brought to bear on her, aid, though not as offset,
irely as desired, yet showed good praotice, and
flatteringly prophetio of a “ better next time.”
At all events, the enemy deemed it prudent te
retire for the time; and, as ho was making hia
way across to the point of woods, to seek one*
more his leafy shelter, he was greeted with twa
more messengers that very closely neared, if, in
deed, one of them did not hit him.
T,,k ® it g!i?gvihw> though but a recMmoisaonoa
on tho one side, and a ready and prompt reception
on the other, it was a brisk little affair, and greatly
interested the spectators during the two hours or se
it lasted.
Dut though the enemy did not pay aqy further
attention to the forts during the day, he wag not
idle. Captain Mullen’s company of sharpshooters
were annoyingly about among that long reach of
woods to which we have referred as skirting the
river below the fort. Rumor fooobod US iu tbs
course of the day that an epauletted Federal bad
been picked off by the rifle of one of these bush
whackers, to whom the officer presented a temptjßg
’Wthe reason why, at in
tervals for several hours, there was a cannonading
kept up by the enemy’s gunboats upon the weeds.
Tbe grape and canister were freely distributed
among the trees and underbrush, but, we fancy,
with but little effect.
'When we left, on onr return to the city, there
wag a prevalent) impression is both forts, that tha
grand drama, of which this little affair was proba
bly but the prelude, might commence tu earnest any
day, yesterday, to- day, or to-morrow; but undoubt
edly in the course of the current week. Tbe strong
impression left upon our minds by tha manner in
which Fort Jaekson deported herself on the oeea
sion of her first fight, and by the conviotioa
that her consort, over the river, when the time
should come, was, that the enemy, if he runs that
gauntlet gueoeesfnily, will have to make a better
fight (ban we think he will er ean.
We abstain from going into particulars as to tbe
foroe, the armament, Ac., at Forts Jackson and St.
Philip. It is enough for our present purpose to say
that we believe them to he abundantly sufficient for
the work tbat lies before them.
Official Rebel Correspondence Regarding
tbe Bombardment of Fort Jackson.
The following offioiol despatch from Major Sons;
ral Lovell, commanding the rebel troops at New
Orleans, to Brigadier General Duncan, command
ing at Fort Jackson, is published in the Norfolk
of the 24th :
[By telegraph to the Norfolk Bay-Book, April Si.l
The following official despatch is from Major
General Lovell to Brigadier General Dunoan, com
manding at Fort JacksoD :
New Orleans, April 23, 1862. _
Say to your offioora and men that their heroio
fortitude in enduring one of the most terrific bom
bardments ever known, and the courage which they
have evinced, will surely enable them to crush tha
enemy whenever he darei dome from under cover.
Their gallant conduct, attracts the admiration of all,
and will be recorded in history as splendid exam
ples for patriots and soldiers. Anxious but confi
dent families and friends are watching them with
firm teliatte, bafied oh ghllaht eZkltlHoa
thus far made, of indomitable courage and great
military skill. The enemy will try your powers of
endurance, but we believe with no hotter success
than already experienced. M. Lovell,
Major General Commanding.
To Brig. Gen. J. K. Duncan, commanding Fort
Jackson.
General Duncan’s reply to Msjor General Lovell
runs thus ;
Fort Jackson, April 23,1862.
I have to report this morning same upon same.
The bombardment is still going on furiously. They
have kept it up furiously by reliefs of three divi
sions. One of their three masked gunboats* painted
gray, came above the point this morning, but wag
struck, and retreated. We are hopeful,, in good
spirits, and I cannot speak in too high praise of all
my officers and men. No further casualties to re
port. Let the people have faith and fortitude, &hd
we will not disgraoe them.
J, K. Duncan, Brigadier General.
To Major General Mansfield Lovell, commanding
Department of Louisio' #i *
New Orleans, April 23".
The following despatch has been reoeived Irina
Fort Jaokson to day:
Heavy and continued bombardment all night,
and bIIH pi-ogroNslng. No furthor casualties, except
two men slightly wounded. God is certainly pro
tecting, us. We are still cheerful, and have an abi
ding faith in our ultimate success. We are making
repairs as best we can. Our barbette guns are still
in working order. Host of (hem have boon <Ho&-
bltd at times. .
The health of the troops continues good.
Twenty-five thousand thirteen-inch shells have
been fired by the enemy* ono thousand of whioh
fell in the fort. They must soon exhaust them
selves ; if not, we oan stand as long as they oan.
Brigndier Goneral J. K. Duncan,
Commanding Fort Jackson,
The fron-ciad Vessel Louisiana,
Gentlemen who have arrived in Richmond from
New Orleans state that the iron-elad rebel war
steamer Louisiana left that port on last Sunday
week. If this is the fact, -he must bavepaitiei
p&ted in the late bombardment below tho oity of
New Orleans. It is probable, says the Richmond
Enquirer , “that she may have been engaged iu
driving iff the Y&nkse gunboats, and linking two,
of them, though if this had been the oase the elr.
oumstanco would have been telegraphed.”
General Frick,—Tbs Memphis Appeal of tho
lfith oontaine the address of General Sterling
Prloe to his troops, on resigning his command, aa
also the letter of Adjutant General Hough, aooept
ing the resignation. Hough’s Utter is dated Dee
Ars, Artsaßßßfi April Bth, and Price's address, Dos
Are* April Bth,
Silent. —The Memphis Appeal, of the 16th, haa
not a word in reference to matters at Fort Pillow,
or Corinth, or Yorktown, or New Orleans, or 8a»
vannah, or Newbern—except a short daspstoh.
dated April 4, from Fortress Monroe, and copied
from a Northern paper.