%\t f TUESDAY, MARCH 38, 1865. What little is known of the fighting be fore Petersburg is fully stated in our special •correspondence. The reports current yes terday, that the battle of Saturday was re newed on Sunday, are contradicted by the official bulletin of the Secretary of War,- Which explicitly states that no fighting had taken place since Saturday at 8 P. M.~ There is every reason to believe the Por tress Monroe despatch, which says that Sheridan's entire cavalry force has reached Grant. This is good news, and is in itself a victory. Lee’s spasmodic at tack and his subsequent inactivity indi cate his weakness. He is at once urged to take the offensive by the necessity of fight ing Grant before Sherman crushes the rebel forces in North Carolina, and de terred by the numerical superiority of the arinieß around Richmond. The Groans of the Traitors, The rebel confessional is the rebel news paper. It is aS hard to hide the smoke of a smouldering fire as, with all their care, it is for the Southern editors to hide their grief, and -rage, and despair. The effort to be witty only shows that there is no humor in their sorrows. Their laugh; is like the grin of a galvanized corpse! We collect at random a few specimens of. this dismal literature. Something like these utte rances might be fancied as the language of those evil' souls who are said to en dure a sort of intermediate torture before they are fit for forgiveness : “The best and most faithful soldiers return discon tented and gloomy to the army after a fur lough.”—Fayetteville (N. (7.) Observer. “Georgia is going to operate against the Government arming the negroes.”—Can ton (Miss.)'..Clarion. “We cannot too earnestly urge this matter upon the people of Virginia, and they cannot act in the matter too fast. They cannot disguise the fact 4 that every day the enemy is ; carrying off their negroes and enlisting them to fight against us. Slavery is cleariy being bled by the army of the enemy, and though our people may defeat temporarily the laws Of their own Government, they cannot pro tect their negroes from the enemy. Every laid numbers by thousands its captured negroes, which are now not only withdrawn from production, but are enlisted soldiers in the armies of the enemy, and which might have been made soldiers in our mmy.”—Richmond Enquirer. The same paper says, March 24th, in a boastful article: “But Lee’s means are small. Congress has legislated for negroes, and yet but a small portion has been forth coming. The columns of the enemy con verging upon Richmond require the mobi lization of troops, and this requires other troops to occupy the lines of defence.” The Richmond Dispatch of same date says: “ The President and Congress have both called attention to the subject of ab senteeism and desertion. In its late ad dress to the people Congress says: ‘We haver-upon our rolls a very large army of veteran soldiers. It is true, and it is a sad truth to confess, that the number present for duty is terribly disproportioned to the entire aggregate. This is too notorious for concealment, and we have no desire to conceal anything. We, wish to speak frankly and truthfully to you of the actual condition of things. The number of ab sentees from your armies has been a fruit ful cause of disaster. On many a hard fought field the tide of success would have . turned overwhelmingly in our favor had all been present whom duty required' to participate in the strife. We yvill not stop to inquire into the causes of an evil which we have so much reason to deplore.’ ” From the Richmond Examiner, same date: ‘ ‘ Events are about to happen which, if we sustain the war with energy for one other campaign, will surely bring us our re ward in the independence of our country. A war betweeimE'rance and the United 3W/vm* plad.nlytnwiive^'o, not mean to say that this war or any other external event, or any foreign country or succor whatsoever, will be the efficient , pause of our independence, but only the oc casion. It will but give the signal and Strike the hour to show that the fulness of the time is accomplished, and that the goal is won.” This is intended for a joke, of conrse, hut is only the threat of a lunatic. Now hear the Richmond Whig : “A gentle- : man from the vicinity of Atlanta reports that the suffering for food in that section has been heartrending. He has charge of com missary stores, and his office is almost con stantly thronged with women and children begging for bread. They do not ask for meat, but are satisfied with bread alone - During the late wet weather females walked as far as sixteen miles in the mud for the purpose of getting meat, which they would carry home upon their shoulders.” • Tlie Richmond Examiner demands the expulsion of all Union refugees, as follows: “But the time has come when we will no longer he able to do all that we couls wish, and when we must choose between pro viding for the wives and families of our own soldiers, nobly fighting for,our de fence in the field, and those whose hus bands and fathers have deliberately de serted and cast them upon our bounty. It is certain that, in no event, can we per mit the wives and little:ones of our faithful and heroic defenders to suffer while we have a crust to share with them.” And now, to close this wail of treason, take the following appeal of the rebel Sec retary of the Treasury to the banks and the private capitalists of the rebel States: ‘‘TJndor the authority vested In me by the aet I propose to hypothecate fifty thousand bates of Govern* merit cotton as collateral security for the sum required, at the Government price of twenty cents per pound, giving the privilege of exportation. The security will befifty per oent. In excess of the loan. In or der to give every advantage to lenders and promote the speedy return of their money with a fair oppor tunity of profit, those who eleet to take oottoa at onee tn payment shall receive the same at the rate of fifteen cents per pound, with the right or exporta tion, free from all restrictions and conditions, ex cept the duty of one-eighth per cent, per pound. The cotton will he delivered In Georgia, Alabama, or Mississippi, at the option of the lender, and at seme piece convenient for the exportation thereof. Institutions and persons liable to the tax imposed by the aot, and who shall determine to subscribe to the proposed loan, are requested to cmntnunioate their decision' to this department without delay, stating the sum offered and designating the deposi tary at which it will be convenient for mem to make payment of the same. Prompt action Is respectful ly requested, In order that the oolleotlon of. thi3 tax may he arrested If the required sum should he suo pessfully raised by loan.” • This is like the trick of the original 'Se cessionist who offered to give away’a large amount of property that did not belong to him. Like him, too, we prophesy that the rebels will steal what they cannot .beg or get by false pretences. ■ But then Gbant may spoil this speculation before it is consummated, if the eagles on the gold do not beforehand use their wiiigs and fly away. & Vslnable Capture by Sheridan's Ken tVrom the Blchmond JBnquiier, H»rchS4.] During the recent raid or Sheridan, when passing Old Church, fifteen Yankees oame suddenly upon * Sly, wm. Bums, and Kendall, who were an route from Richmond to the Potomac river. They Were completely and thoroughly stripped of all their trunks, containing valuables to a large amount. D-W. Sly had, it Is said, four hundred dollars In fidm, eight hundred dollars In-silver, .and.thirty; thousand dollars in Confederate money. William Burns, well known In this city, had five thousand dollars In gold, twenty-three hundred (sou,nils ster ling, Mid diamonds valued at eight'hundred and fifty thousand dollars In Confederate currency. Kendall had also a considerable amount of money and valuables. We have learned nothing of the fate of the unfortunates since captured, or their proba ble destination, There is a moral in the aforesaid. Bobus Ifl a well-known “sport,” erst of Balti more, a dashing politician of ths old Demo cratic party, and a hand-and-glove com panion of the young bloods of that town. He went to Richmond early, played his hand, used his best cards, got his “ pile;” and was running away from what is now nothing more than a ruined faro bank (the rebellion) when caught by Emu Subbi- DAHI ' ■ : Mb. John W- Fobney, editor of The '■? Pbbss,.will repeat his lecture on “Qur . Country, its. Measures, and its Men,” at , the Odd Fellows’ Hall, Downingtown, this (Tuesday) evening, J^reh'"Bft, at ’ 7 O’clock. .. LETTER FROM “ OOCASIOJVAE." Washington, March SI, 1865. The week that probably opened the Way to the defeat of the rebellion, began yesterday. And while the church-going bells were pealing in town and country, the thunders of contending armies shook the valleys of the James and made the traitors tremble in their capital. As I write I hear the news of the battle of Saturday night and Sun day, and before this letter is seen by the readers of Tbe Press much of a decisive character ■ may he known. It is my solemn judgment that nothing can now save the enemies of the Govern ment. , They have been forewarned by their friends in the North (and by none more frequently than those resident in Philadelphia), and by their friends in Canada, in London, and in Paris, that the game is up, and that the only remaining duty of the leaders is to make the best terms. Rejecting not only these counsels, .but the liberal offers of President Lincoln, and, worse than all, indifferent to the appeals and suf ferings of their own followers, they rush their troops into new and hopeless con flicts, as- if nothing could appease their appetite for blood. It is only necessary to state the fact to show how.impossible it is for them to hold out. Their resources almost exhausted, their people without clothes or food, how much better off will continued war leave them ? That Rich mond will he ours before the close of another-.month I firmly believe; audit will be ours because it will be won by the valor of our brave men, and because it .has been, prayed for by the impoverished populace of the city which has been at once a garrison, a dungeon, and a hospital. What they have endured, aud what they have witnessed, will be a fruitful subject for the' annalist of these times. Pour ‘columns have been gradually closing around Richmond. »The conflict is no longer one [of strategy. It will be, and has already commenced as, a hand-to-hand, fight. The forces of both sides! are concen trated, and will strike eaclrto save its own and to destroy the life.of the other. But here the comparison closes and the contrast com mences. Lee hem no more levies to call in. He is begging help from the negroes whose faith he distrusts, and whose' freedom he has asked as an equivalent for their ser vices, and has been refused the request. And Lee, beset by these troubles, bliuded almost by the sight of the clouds of de serters fromr'his lines; and conscions that he is standing (in a volcano, protracts the war, when, with a wave of his hand, he could close it on the only terms he can ever receive, even if he continues, like Bpartacus', to fight on his knees. This, in one who left his post and broke Ms oath, “inan agony of tears,” is the despotism of the bandit, not the heroism of a philoso pher. How different the attitude* and the power of the Government represented by Grant and Sherman! Legions are floeking to their columns, composed of rugged aud experienced veterans, and daring and en thusiastic recruits. Their negroes fight with stout arms and fatal aim. Their commissariat; shows no sign of deple tion. Their Government gives all they ask, and their people spend their money and send up their prayers in their behalf. And yet, with all these advantages, there is not on record a word from either of these great generals that does not breathe the most generous spirit towards the people of the South. Before influences so potent, alike in a moral as ju a military view, the fall of Richmond is just as sure as its redemption from poverty and decay when the flag of the Union floats from Shoekoe Hill, and when, from the elevated grounds . graced by the Capitol building, and for four years disgraced by the plots of the baffled ) our lines. 'Title station, on the military (or City Point) railroad, is not muon morertnan amne-from the celebrated “Fort Hell,” and at this point the opposing pickets are not more than a stone’s throw apart. The vicinity was, therefore, & favorable one format log a sodden assault on our position. Op posite Fort Hell the rebels have a corresponding earthwork, which they have impiously dubbed “Fort Damnation,” and which is in full viewof Petersburg, being probably not more than two miles from the town. Yesterday afternoon, in the immei late vicinity of this fort, and farther up along their lines, that Is to say, just opposite the town and to'full view of the steoptos, the rebel troops wore being concentrated. Date last evening, a couple of their brigades likewise arrived at the same point, having - marched from their extreme, - right, on Hatcher’s Run, a distance of sixteen miles.. How many Of them tramped that weary sixteen mines last’ night, with their knapsacks strung aoross their backs, and their muskets on their shoul ders, to be laid down in their sudden graves, with the dawning of to-day! They were aU or thorn picked mem, so prisoners said, and from the desperation with which many of them fought, pre ferring in some oases to yield up their lives rather than surrender,'the statement may be believed. According to tie best accounts they numbered fif teen thousand men, well armed, well dad, and well equipped. We had no of the fact that they were concentrated. No deserters oamo over: to us at this point on the ..line, and their pickets seemed to be moro/rlendly than usual, offering, an-, solicited, to exchange papers and treat our-pickets to tobacco. Oho dr their ploketß halloosd over that there would be “fun” before morning; but the expression was regarded as an empty boast, and no notice wbb taken of it. • In front of Petersburg, our lines aresomewhat odd in configuration; and It is dlffloult.to explain their incomings Mid outgoings ..without a diagram. It will bo best, therefore, to merely give the relative position of . the forts, and their osH mated distances. Three miles to the right or Fort Hell (whioh ilea just this side of the ' Jerusalem - plank road), is Fort Morton. About three-quarters of a mile to thought of this is Fort Hatkiil, and' leas titan a mil# to the right of this is Fort Steadman. On the rlghf for north side) of Fort Steadman IS an irregular . trench or ravine, about six feet deep,-and from, six to ten feet wide, extending'eastward from the fort jßoino hundred yards. This trench-is crossed by a smaller one, Which is about two hundred yards In'the rear of tho . fortifications, and runs about parallel with them. Neither trench contained more than a foot of water. Both Forts Steadman and HaskUPoccupy high ground, and form arcs' of olroios, cursing, of coarse,' .outward towards thoTenemy. Betwejmthem the line of breastworks curves Inward,, so teat it cannot be assaulted without .drawing tho fire of both fort*. To tho left of -Fort Steadman is .lO, mounting two guns. 'The other forts nkmed mount four guns each. In front of Fort Steadman is ajaol low, which, having .berm filled up rates, was untenable iOr plckrft. stations, and consequently no ploket-llno was regularly posted before tho fort. Pickets, Were stationed Immediately below the embankment of the fort; And the position was so commanding, and seemed altogether so impregnable, that It was never supped that the enemy would bo rash enough to storm it, and tho garrisons consequently rested In a dangerous sense of security,.trusting in the pickets to glvO the alarm ifany attack should be attempted, f \ At two o’clock this morning Lea’s veterans weft under arms and all ready-to advaadol But-they did not advance until nearly four o’clock,, and then they came on very quietly, it was of wurse essen tial to too success of the move that our garrisons should not be aroused, and to accomplish this de sideratum their old fashioned trickery Was put lu play, and a very new-fashioned trick resorted to. It was a very foggy morning. About! hair past three o’clock their skirmishers were tirown out, and approached our lines apparently lit irregular order. They were closa on cur pickets before their approach was discovered, and then jthby exclaimed, “Don’t Shoot, Yankß, we’re coming over;” as though to intimate that thoy were desertere.- They brought their guns with them, as many other deserters do, and this fact excited no sus picion, and the log prevented their actual num ber being seen. When they had reaohedour picket line, they threw off tho mask, captured-the pickem, and sent them to their own lines under guard. Then tho main -body of' tho enemy advanced, In foitr linea-of-baltle deep, the line extending a quarter of a mile. Thus fir they were undiscovered, and nothing remained for 'thom hut to pass the lay t 0 th ® roar,'the garrisons, or the two forts (Steadman and Battery No. 10), excepting thore - who aroused in time to escape, were made prisoners, and taken across to the rebel lines; and many of the rebels, began to plunder, solzlng knapsacks, blankets, everything portabie,.and ,og,rryi»s them back to their own camps, in shelter tents. - Ik this way the attacking party being demoralized.- The main yeSe) force, How ever, struck Immediately for tbe- wvlna -which ex . tended along the rear of .the;f*4fioitlbns,.4iqptag , under the ooTWthus gained to qppoto any&rdowd might send against them. At the same time the gone of Fort Steadman and Battery No. 10 wore so posted as to afford them additional assistance and cover. Thus far the rebels seemed to have every thing their own way. They had oaptured several hundred prisoners, and were swarming down to tahe Fort Morton In the rear. Not many mlnntes ©lapsed, however, before oar troops were wide awabe, and ready to assume the offensive. Before half-past fonr o’clock Fort Has hill was vigorously at work, pouring shot and shell into the rebel ranks with such rapidity and pro cieion that the enemv found himself sorely pressed j and but for the cover of the tren oh already men tloced bfi fflost have fallen back Immediately. Tte enemy, however, fought with extreme desperation. Elated with their openlDg suocess, they pressed esgsrly forward, with the design, probably, of charg ing yoit Basklli, and turning its guns on Fort Mor- 1 ton. But now the dangers began to thicken about them. Not much more than half a mile In the rear of the fortifications our reserves were encamped, and being aroused by the rebel yell, and the ensuing musketry fire, they were Immediately Inline of battle. As near as can be ascertained, amid the confusion to-day and the omniscience of hundredi Who saw nothing of the fight, the receives advanced upon the rebel line In thfi fol* lowing order: On the left was the 2070 h Penn sylvania, and to the right of this wore the 2C6tb, 208th, 200th, 209th, and 2tlth Pennsylvania. As their numbers indicate, these are all new or ganizations, yet theirloonsplouous gallantry doubt less saved the day. It was about 6 o'clock, or a little after, when they advanced upon the enemy, and-the morning was still foggy. Fort Steadman, Its guns man»ed_J>y_rebel artillerists, threw-a conttouous shower of shell at and over them." Fortunately, the # rebels seemed to be at fault la getting accurate, range, and many of their shell struck the railroad at Hancock Station, a mile beyond our troops. The fight lasted until past 8 o’clock, onr troops oon- BtanUy gaining on the enemy, and Fort HasklU constantly throwing shell Into their ranks and Into Fort Steadman. All this time the rebel batteries around. Petersburg were silent j but within thelt lines, strange as the statement may sound, a band •mas playing “ Bail Columbia”—perhaps In derision at enr supposed discomfiture. The enemy, seeing that all hope of accomplishing their audacious purposes was dispelled with the light of day, and with the approach of our reinforcements, hastening frtm all : directions, reluctantly were forced, to retire. Accordingly, between eight and nine o’clock they began to retreat, In the same way they had come, their rear being covered with the two batteriei^which they still held. -Nevertheless, our troops were in dote pursuit, and captured about two thousand -prisoners, in various detachments. As the rebels commenced to retire across the plateau ■ between the two armies, or “ neutral ground,” Fort Mottos, which had been unable to operate advan tageously before, opened with murderous effeot upon: their columns, with two 6-ineh mortars, a battery of SO-poundefs, and a battery of light braßS pieces. Then the rebel forts across the lines, which had been eo quiet all the morning, broke silence In reply. The artillery duel was continued until the rebel * assaulting party had’ regained the cover of their works, when it gradually slacked off,- both parties being anxious to look after tbolr wounded. . Our victory was undoubted and complete,: and was the more gratifying and unexpected, because is_was thrust into our bands by thb recklessness j>f the enemy. Nothing could mot© plainly indumte the critloal situation of General Lee than the fast that he should deem euoh an extremely hazardous more as this p necessity, and yet should make It with a force Inadequate to effect It. If instead of 15,000 men he had sent 25,000, the aspect of the campaign might have been very materially changed by this time. JFiere is no doubt of this. The rebels were ’ within a r mile ofthe railroad. There wore no more difficult lines of fortifications, to be passed. Tot they could not maroh across the level, unobstructed country, because they had no men to do It. So this fight terminated as almost every great engagement of the war has terminated. At first promising disaster, It has culminated In victory", 'and a will tell- dearly upon the enemy. We have oaptured. In alt 2,500 prisoners, and six battle-flags, and have killed and wounded between five hundred and eight hundred of the enemy. Tbey. beißg.the assailants, suffered more severely . than ourselves In this respect. Our entire loss, In killed, wounded, and missing, has not yet been as. ' pertained, hut It will fall short of 500, very likely. Our chief loss was in prisoners, the surprised gar risons of the two .forts helping to swell the number. Major A-Bandell, of the 14th New York Heavy Artillery, was In cop-msn t. of Fort Steadman, and sald-to have acted bravely. Company K, Ist Con necticut, formed a part of tho garrison, having charge of the mortar batteries. The company was captured almost entire, but many of the men man aged- to break away In the confusion wnloh pre vailed, and the rebels being more vigilant of the spoils than ol the prisoners. The 29;n Massachu setts Bcgimonr, which held the-breastworks on the right of the 100th Pennsyivanlaßeglment, likewise lost many prisoners; bat they scattered around in all directions, and are “turning up” again all the time. About fen o’clock the rebels sent over a flag of trace for permission to bury their dead. The trace teas granted, and the sickening work was proceeded with. A walk over the battle-ground, jest at the close of. the engagement, revealed many painful and revolting' sights that need not be detailed, as they ate the usual concomitants of all battles; bat one or two need to be mentioned. laying, or rather standing, stiff and cold In the trenches was a rebel color .sergeant—deadr He had been shot directly through the forehead, and the muzatle of the gun wassocloseto his face that it had been burned com pletely black by the powuer, and the black, contrasting with the ashen pallor of his neck and hands, made a spectacle too sickening to be de scribed.. • The story was, that he had ref used to sur render his colors when calico upon, although soihsf rounded, and with no pos-itnllty of esetpa; and Ms life was the price of his mad valor. Nor were In-* stances of high daring wanting on the part of our men. Many might be narrated ; but. time only per mHsnie to mention two or three of the moat con* eplcuons. OclOr Sergeant Oliver, 00. M, loath Pa, Eealmcnt, captured a stand of oolerkaudtwo rebel aoJonels. Captain Hook, of the same regiment, captuied the rebel Lieutenant Colonel Casey. The battle-flags of the Blst (icorgia and 221 South Cards, llna regiments fell Into our 1 , iTtmr —Triii r t Mttu. ahorse shot from iji]d orb liu ,e li d captured a rebel colonel. Captain Tyler, cf Gen. Wheaton’s staff, likewise captured a re-bnl.tiSatrr. ' ~ Tie 207th Pennsylvania, Colonel B. C. Cone, Is said to have been tie first regiment to re-enter fort Steadman upon its recapture. about, two hundred rebels, wbo came oyer, under a fiag of trues, ostensi bly to bury tbelr dead, threw down tbeir arms and deserted in a body to onr lines, when near oar works; they were so completely disgust eel with trie result of tbe fight.. Thoio baß besn no more firing during the day upon this part of the lines. On the leu there has been some little cannonading. The hospitals of the Ist' Division, »m Corps, are pretty wefl filled up with wounded —mostly rebels, however. " The President proceeded to General Meade’s head onarter’s at noon to-day on a special train. A num ber of ladies were aboard. As stated in my last despatch, General Meade was present at the,re ception tendered the President lastevening; but, at four o’nlook this morning, he was telegraphed for, and immediately proceeded to the front In a special train—reaching his destination in time to giro the necessary orders find personally superintend mat ters. . _ _ - THE CASUALTIES. When the force engaged on both sides 18 consider ed, and also the duration of the fight, the casualties upon our side are extremely light, and the onomv’a principal loss teas in prisoners. The following Is a partlal’llst of our losses':; Brig. Gen. McLaughlin missing, supposed priso ner. Adjutant McCall, 14th If. Y._ V., prisoner. 118TH BEGIAIKHT. Col. Pentecost, mortally wounded. Lieut. John O, Hart, Co. B, wounded in hand. Private Wm. Ball, Co. D, hilled. Private Jacob Lyons, Do. 13,' hilled. Private Alvin "Wilson, 00. B, wounded. Private Smith Howard, Co. B, wounded. Private John Marsh, 00. A, killed. Private Philip Crowell, 00. F,"wounded. Corporal Smith, Co; M, wounded slightly. Private St* wart Thompson, Co F, wounded. ■ Private Cooper "Welsh, Co. B, wounded. Private Silas Alford, Co. F, hilled. Private Joseph Olnse, Company F, wonnded. Private Geo. P. TWball, Company D, missing.- Captain Mcffit, Company F, wonnded. Lieut. McMillan, Company F, prisoner.* Private "Wm. Kenney, Company M, wounded. Private John "W. Bradley, Company M, wounded. Private - Longelaff, Company M, wounded. Private Jas. A. Abrahams, Company M, wounded. Ho other casualties than those named occurred In Company M. The loss In this regiment was heavier than in any other, and had not yet been ascertained. It will fall short of 200 In all, however. 14TH mtw. YORK. HEAVY AH TILLERY. Capt. Holden, Company L,wounded. Lieut. Baoohus, Company G, prisoner. Capt. Foote, Company M, prisoner. Lieut. Picket, Company F, prisoner. Company G, of this regiment, has but 20 men left, 35 being taken prisoners. Few of the regiment were either hilled or wounded. 207th TEHKBYLVAKIA. Private Frank Shaffer, Co. E, wounded, , Private Jacob Bloe, Co. G-, wounded. Private Campbell, Co. A, killed. Corporal Bashon, Go. H, wonnded in leg. Private Samuel Oogley, 00. H, wounded, . Company F—No casualties. Company H—Three slightly wonnded. Company I—Three slightly.wounded. But ttyo men were killed in this regiment, and not more than a dozen wounded. City Poibt, Ya., March 28, A. M. " According to all accounts, there seems to have been a pretty lively tlme,&ll along our lines ySatur day .iThe fight s* Fort Steadman wasbutone hot In the bloody drama. .In the previous deßpatohl men tioned that firing hadjeen heard on the left yester day-morning. This, it seems, was something more than the mere aimless artillery praotloe frequently Indulged in at that quarter.' The rebels are said to have assaulted our position, and to have been re pulsed; taring quite as badly as they did on the centre, " As the mail Is closing, there Is little time : 3elt lit which' to verify the : report, and we have heard nothing of details.. It Is said, however, that onr cavalry engaged the enemy, feeling their posi tion, with the supposed design of ascertaining If they had been materially weakened by having sent away a part of their force to the centre. Inadaitlon to this, we have reports, evidently sensational, that ■the" 6th Corps matfe.an assault upon the enemy’s v orks- yesterday afternoon* Passengers from tho front report having seen nothing of such a move ment, and It is doubtless tho creation of an imagi native mind. Nevertheless, it Is admitted on all hands that the crisis of the campaign* la at hand, and the hardest fighting of the war may be com menced at- any moment. The rebels have been tafipht ofielesson by tbeTrults of yesterday's failure —never again to assault our. fortified positions. If, after actually gaining possession of two of our forts, turnlng-tho-guns upon our own'meu, and capturing the garrlsonr, they oould not maintain tlfslr ground, how-can they hope-t'o gain anything by any repeti tion of the venture, alert as our pickets will henoe forth be to Beent a coming danger. Two alternatives have alone remained to Gen, Lee—to retreat, or to attack- and drive off this army. He has tried the : latter . alternative, and has failed disastrously. Therefore, unless he sh6nld : be mad enough to “ try It again,” which is hardly, oredlble, he must accept the other horn or the dilemma, and abandon his present position. -That, be ,Is preparing to do this think deserters and scouts have reported, and the!? statements In this case may be relied on with safety. Last evening" 2,100 prisoners, of those captured -yesterday-; morning, arrived here from 9th Corps headquarters. Among them were “.one hundred and ■fifty i-J/icere—a pretty talr morning’s work. THk nnhernTOT otr.A'visi* to tbs army—strapr- DA*’S AKBIVAL LOOKUP JOB DAILY—APTBAh- AECE OX 818 tS3H—THKIS BXFBUIESCBS. ■/ tSpcelalCon'espondeneo of .The Press. 1 ■■ ■■ ■ city P0t»T, Va.,Mar0h.25,1885.; ; , President Lincoln, aocompanledhv several ofthe most prominent members and friends ofthe Ad ml nlßtration, arrived here last evening In his special Bteamer, the Elver Queen. A number of ladles likewise acoompstnUil the excursionists. In honor of the arrival of so distinguished a party a ball was tendered them on. hoard General Grant’s .private Wat, the Mary Martin. The General htnself, with" General Meade, and a pretty liberal sprinkling of officers of lesaer note, was present/and ,a very pie*. ■ sent evening .was passed.: General Meade was tele graphed Ibr, however, past'Tnldnlaht, ; Mid started . rot the rron t In a special train at 4 o’clock this rnbrn li g. This may be construed to sigCify tliat the fight has either commenced Oris about to comnietico. *■ **. The arrival of Sherldan’A.troopors and their junc tion with this army Is daily RUtioipated. The dis mounted menwhojEwheihijo yestotday yrorenn commonly jolly, though 'ad™. a « w “ mense amount of luggage. aa j banks their saddles, Wpsaoks, haversaoks, »“£ In fact, all the accoutrements that OTuld no pu«i upon them. They had a BplendWttmo, onurepre sent apple-jack to have been plenty. HBAVT VIBHTINB AT THE FRONT. Ni»e A. M.—Eutnora of a flgWat the front « very prevalent Report ha* It that the tacked the line of the Oth Corps last night, drove back our troops, and captured two Torts, vut troops, however, rallied "and retook their former position, with the forts. How true the stOTy M, it fs Impossible to say at present. All the! ordered away ttom hero tuts morning totnefrooa whloh indicates that something must have wen coin* on there. The design of the rebels evidently wss to break through our centre, as It has been fre quently surmised they would attempt to do. • General Sheridan, with his whole cavalry force, crested the James river at Deep Bottom, yesterday morning, to join General Grant. Everything shows that some decisive action was about to take place. No papers could bo had from the rebels. About one hundred slok wore admitted from the boats. ARMY OF THE JAMES. lie Preparations for Active Movements. PEBIIMUSfAEY OBSESS ABB MAJTCESVBES. CONTINUED USEtUX OF DESERTERS. THE REBEL NEGRO REORHITS. PRESENTATION OF A SWOBS TO GENERAL DRAPER. Boll! it. CSpesial Correspondence of The Press.! Army of thu Jambs, Before Richmond, March 21, 1886. Reviews and drlll3 are, the' constant oooupatlon of this army, which Is attaining a degree of excellence highly satisfactory. The men have faith In their ability to accomplish what may be commuted to their valor, and the commending generals have the fullest confidence In the ifflolenoy of their soldiers. Deserters irom the enemy continue to come Into our lines as rapidly as circumstances will permit. Many of these ragged specimens of repentant hu* inanity are obliged to run the gauntlet of death to reach our lines; still, they come with the same old stories of exhaustion and inability of the South to continue the struggle much longer. With the daily depletion of the rebel ranks and the arrival of re. 'cittits to ours, It is ho longer a doubt as to the fate of the rebellion. Ckmfidenoe and courage will soon explode the whole affair. - The following general: order foreshadows light marching orders and active operations. It Is by ■ such straws, In the absence of more definite Intelli gence, we are tolerably well assuredof what Is to follow: HEADQtrABTBBS DSFARTMEW* OF VIRMNIA, • Arm* op *hh Jambs, Before Richmond, Ya., March 20,1865. Genera d Obubbb No. 83 Corps commanders and officers commanding Independent divisions or brigades will tee that the baggage of their com* shards 1b rednoed to the lowest possible limits. - The surplus baggage of all officers and enlisted men can be sent to Capt. Blunt, A. Q,. M., at Nor :- I b. lor storage. To avoid less, ail flic baggage of a‘regimen* -?"** >2. *? ** a time, and each package or box must be Indelibly marked with the name of the owner, M's regiment, brigade, aed dl .vltlou, and also numbered. The regimental quar termaster will prepare ah abstract containing the names of all those sending baggage, with the num bers marked on It, set opposite their names, and will glye each perhon a check numbered correspond ingly to that on the baggage and abstract. These abstracts will be made in duplicate, the regimental retaining one copy for reference, and sending one copy to the corps quartermaster, who will forward It to Gapt. Blunt. A. ft. M., at Nor folk. Capt. Blunt will assign some suitable person . to the charge_of these abstracts, and will have the baggage, stowed In snch manner as to be readily found by reference to the abstract of the regiment when the check of any offlasr or enllstedjnan want ing his baggage Is sent him. The baggage will be carefully guarded and safely kept. The allowance of personal property to each officer in the field will be a small valise and a blanket roll for bedding. All cumbersome or useless articles, such'as benches, bedsteads, eoek-stoves, and un necessary mess arrangements, will ba dispensed with. No hospital tents will be carried, except three of the medleal department,'save one to each corps iseadqoariere, for an office; all papers, desks, end material not absolutely necessary, raußt be s'ored ; uniform coats or enlisted men, and over ceers, and all save a change of clothing, should be sent away; the blouse will be worn Instead' of the Uniterm coats. This order will be carried Into effect stance, and no request to send baggage to the rear after that of regiments has been once sent, will ba regarded. Suitable guards will be allowed—of convalescent men—to go In charge of baggage, and store It at Norfolk. ... Corps commanders and commanders of indepen dent civlsions and brigades will be responsible for tbc execution of this order, and will give instruc tions in regard to the details necessary to oarry It Into effect. . By command of Major General Ord: Theodore Reas, Assistant Adjutant General. [Special Correspondence of The Press.] > ABHT OF THE JAMES, . Before Richmond, March 38,1855. Another week Is ended, and another Sabbath has dawned. The daily routine of affairs scarcely differs from any other day, with the exception that-no fatigue parties but what are deemed Imperatively -necessary are.required to labor on the Sabbath, The soldiers generally give their clothes an extra .brush, patronissejjte'stttlers for a 'paper collar, and those from whomffhe early Impressions of piety are not'entirely erased attend the rudely-constructed ohapels, where the Gospel Is preaehed unto them. We are within six miles of Richmond this morning, but where wlll we be next Sunday 1 . One of those nlca little ceremonlea.whleh-Hi^’-^ate between officers and their superior occurred an eve ning or two ago at the headquarters *f Brevet Brig. Gen, Alonzo G. Braper. The members of his staff, after his amiable adjutant general, Lieut. W. H. Kook, had enticed him from his quarters, passed in unobserved and pleasantly seated,tdemselves. The moment the General entered the door, and before he had time to recover f£om the surprise which the scene occasioned, Lieut. G. C. Prichard began to address him in a very.lmpressive manner—to assure him of the respect which members of the staff post seuEed for him as a gentleman, and the confidence which they reposed in' him as a. soldier—that such expressions were" not the adulations of a flatterer, but the sentiments of the gentlemen by whom he was surrounded, whose opportunities were unlimited for acquainting themselves with .the attributes of his character. After many other good things well spoken by the Lieutenant, he presented to the Ge nerali In the name ofthe staff, a splendid sword, elaborately gotten up, a magnificent sash, and a superb belt. The whole affair being a perfeet sur prise, General Braper,{being unprepared for such a mark of respect and affection, found considerable difficulty In recovering his usual composure. Ho appropriately thanked the staff for their assurances, and accepted the artloleS in the same spirit In whloh they were given. His reply had the ring of a man whp had done his duty with an approving conscience. This was not one of those presentations so fre quently gotten up In the Army of the Potomac, where some general, anxious for a little distinction, agrees to defray all the expenses of the guts, and furnish what frequently" follows such scenes, if a few officers will only make him the hero of tho occasion. A great many mysterious manoeuvres are being made along these lines, which, it they puzzle the rebels as much as the; do ns, will make the strategy of General Grant complete. Everything continues In a state of fermentation; still, all Is quiet, which resemble 8 the calm that precedes the storm, There are certain forebodings, whloh no one ean mistake, that indicate that the word “ Forward” will soon be hoard along these lines. The very best spirits pervade the troopg In this army. They are weary of their life of Inactivity and long to grapple with the Johnnies. They will give a good account of. themselves. The enemy is doing a rushing business in recruit ing their depleted armies with negro troops,' Seme twenty thousand are already assembled at Gamp Lee, In the vicinity of Bichmond,«nd the number Is rapidly increasing; Twenty-two regiments are in progress of formation, which is having a very exhila rating effect upon the spirits of the quaking rebels. The officers of colored troops In this army, knowing the merits ofthe race as soldiers, are alittleanxlous to learn whether, the negrooS oan be Induced to fight for the South. They will, no doubt, Inflict terrible re sults upon our foroes, with a view to disarm the suspicions of the rebels, and also to Improve their opportunities to escape to that freedom which tho Union promises, but whlohis denied in Jeffdom. Tie negroes thoroughly understand: this war, and no fears need be entertained for them, as they, will, without doubt, turn right side up frith cue at the earliest practicable moment. The weather this morning is just cool enough to be refreshing, with a fair prospect of-warming up to an uncomfortable degree before the day is over. It ,1s Eueh Sabbaths as this that cause soldiers to think of home, and the old chureh' where, with their fami lies, they have so frequently worshipped." Senator Lane, or Kansas, and suite, who have been on a visit to the front, for several days past, receiving considerations from Gens. Grant, Ord, and Meade, were the guests of: Captain Bearing, or the mail-boat Dictator, Isßt night, upon which they will take passage for Washington this morning. _ HEW YORK CITY. Kaw Yoek, March 27,1885. EVEBnra GOLD ABD STOCK HABKET. At Gallagher’s Exchange this evening, gold was quoted at;ls3^; old 5 20s, 105?,'; N. Y. Central, 93J£: Brio, 64K; Hudson Elver, 99 ? 4 *; Heading, 94«; ML chlgan Soutfiern, 54 j Illinois Central, 98I£; Pitts burg, 65.; Chicagp and Book Island, 89; Fort Wayne, 86K; Ohio and Michigan Central, 22; Can ton, 22; Cumberland, 38; Quicksilver, 66? 4 . The market closed steady, but dull. iiS-ftSi?*'®* can, to io3>£, cioeea COTJHTBBireiT KOTBS. Wcll-executcd $5O bills on the Paw* tucket Bask of Oonueetlcut; also, counterfeit ssoo -Mila on the Haverhill (Mass*) Bank, are in circula tion.'' • v • "BANK BTATEHBKT. Thebank: statement shows a decrease ef loans amountlßß to *3,800 000. Specie, a decrease of eion" too. Circulation, (200,000, and deposits $7 soo rnn Tfcere Is an inorease orlogal tenders $1,600,090, HABIXB. Arrived, from Barbados. • Bilft Anna D. Jordan, Stom Olenfuegoa. Arrest of “ «Sm*Xn«erpri se '» Dealer a. * poU “ ‘°' da 7 »P pwfiJbittag l(^tflrl9B, r Bnrning of the Bttca Female Seminary; TgTiCA, N, T., March 27.—The Utica Female "—“Jjpty' l ®S hMtroyea by fire at i o'clock this SolpedT S:TA“ ly 1W 5 “ . -■•* *«Melts for HancoeK’s Corps. Augusta, Maroh 27.— One mil company of veto, reus, one hundred strong, left Auguata'for Wash, ine tan t o day to join Hancock’s corps. It is theonlr fall companjralsed ftt New England. “*J ©gentogr of navigation, CtErvEiAKD. Ohlo,M*rob 27 Navljrailon <9 now opeobetwßtm Olovalond and Detroit, star, ftmmfoisKP OF THI «®UP. AJr bVAOUATIOH OF MOBItB PBO* BATON BOBS*. Nsw’tme March 28-The steamer Evening SUrXm Kew Orteaßß, fl* dates to the mb, via Havana cn the 23d, has arrived- „ MoMte The Guiding Star arrived on the Wthfrom MoMte Bay, but no news brought by her has beonpub- Tbe independent of the 4th has the following “A lady to whom Implicit confidence is placed, aua who arrived last week from Mobile, states tha when she left that city all appos.ro.noiw indicated, that It was being evacuated by the rebel troops. Information has been since received here which would jostlfy theporreetness of this opinion. The report of the evacuation la also credited by the mili tary authorities hire.” The property of Judah P. Benjamin and John Slidell to New Orleans has been condemned In the United States District Court as forfeit to the United States. _ „ , _ , The New Orleans Times learns that General Bailey, with about one thousand cavalry, made an advance from Baton Kongo toward Clinton a few days flu co. He bad several slight skirmishes with the rebels thereabout, and killed two and captured four. In the meantime our forces lost, It Is said, thirteen wagons, when both bflllgererits separated, each side probably being satisfied. The Few Orleans markets on the 18th wore al most nominal. etjePBBBIOB OF TUB LOUISIANA STATE BABE. Navy Ojulbanp, March St, via Caibo, March 27. Thirteen thousand barrels of flour cleared yes terday for New York and Boston, ft The steamship Evening Star left tor NOW York, via Havana, on Sunday night. Sight checks on New York are quoted at % per cent, discount. The Louisiana State Bank has suspended. ABBIVAL OB PABOLBD PBIBONBBS—SAFETY 01A btbambb. Caibo, March 27,—Clarksburg advices of the 22d say that 660 of our paroled prisoners have ar rived at Camp Fisk, four" miles from that city, where they await an exchange. Everything was belngdone for their comfort. The steamer Holmes, which was reported to have been captured, up the Yazoo river, has'arrived at Vicksburg, with a large load of ootton from Yazoo City. ' '' \yashingt6n. RESIGNATION OF SOLICITOR WIUTING. Hon. William Whitino has resigned his posi tion as Solicitor of the War Department. PROMOTION OF GEN. HABTBANFT. Gen. Habtbaeft, on Gen. Gbabt’s recommen dation, has been promoted to major general by brevet, for conspicuous gallantry in repulsing aad driving back the enemy from the lodgment made on our lines last Saturday. THE RAISING OF THE FLAG ON SUMPTER. The President has ordered Brevet Major General Aedbbeon to raise over Fort Sumpter, at the hour of noon on the I4ih of April, the same United states flag that floated over it at the time of the rebel as, . faß -*i and that it be sainted with one hundred gun. from Sumpter, and also from every fort and rebel battery that fired upon Sumpter; that suitable military ceremonies be performed, under the direc - tic-n of Major Gen. W. T. Sheehan, whose opera? tions compelled the evacuation of Charleston, or, in bis absence, under the direction of Gen. Gu> hobb, commanding that military department; that the. naval force at Charleston be directed to partici pate In- the ceremonies, and that the Bov. Hbbbt Wabi> Bbechbb be invited to deliver a public ad dress on the occasion. MEXICO. MAXIMILIAN REPORTED READY TO RE- COGNIZE THE SOUTH. A Member or tbe English Parliament to North Carolina. New Yobs, March 27.—The steamer Havana has arrived with Havana dates to the 22i. The pirate steamer Owl, whloh cleared for Mata moros, sailed on ; tbe 21st, preceded! half an hour by the gunboat Cherokee, and followed byaSpanleh man-of-war. Before oomtoteto Havana from Nassau, the Owl landed at Little River, North Carolina, an Irish member of the British. Parliament. The rebel General Preston was brought to Ha vana by the Owl, who is said to have boon seat to circulate areportthat Maximilian Is to recognise the Confederacy, open Tampico as a port to adjudi cate maritime prises, and that a grand simultaneous sortie by a swarm of pirates la. to be mads, &o. The Owl Is under the notorious sneak, Maffilt, and Is known to have cannon and ammunition in her hold said will probably fit out as a pirated Several of her crew deserted at Havana and went to Nassau, probably Intending a visit to New York. Advloes from the United States had depressed sugar and molasses at Havana, Matsnzas, and Car denas, and a decline would be necessary to effect sales. DEFEAT OF A FBEECH FOEtfK—ALL THB PRISONERS Washington, March 27.— Semi-official advices from Chlfinahna, Mexico,- to ■ the si of February have been, received hare. An extra of the official paper contains the following nows of a French defeat: . The Government has. jus't received authentic In telligence that General Corona, a'tar having beaten the French forces, which marched from Durango to MazatJan through tho Sierra Msdre, with someloss, defeated entirely, to the village of Verangd; a part of the regiment of Chasseurs de Vincennes, shoot ing, to retaliation, all those who were : not killed to battle. Other advices that the French forces at Durango advanced to Chihuahua, and on tire 29th of January they were at Bio Florida. The -next day, however, they returned to Durango, the Mexi cans being prepared to receive them. - General Ne grete bad leli Chihuahua, with all the 'available forces there, to meet the French. ... ~ An Immense Aire In Slaytt. EOt m BDHDBKD BOUSES IB BOUT AW PBUTOB BUSHED—LOSS $50,000,000. Hew Yoek, March 27.—An arrival from Port an Prince bringsdetallsor the great conflagration at that place. It.appeara that on the 2Sth fay or Feb ruary, attbe dose of the carnival, the scenery In tie theatre took fire, destroying the building. Tire flames communicated to the adjoining houses, spreading from one to another, until, four' hundred buildings, were .laid in ashes, iuvolvlng a loss amounting to from forty to fifty mUllons ol Havtlon dollars. - . . --- - - The most of the business part of the elty was de stroyed. The Government was taking measures tb asslst the sufferers, and a general subscription was opened for their benefit. Baring Bobbery or a Bank at Louisville, Louisville, March 27.— About four o'clock this afternoon the office of L. Bland,banker, wason tefed by three men who proposed a negotiation for silver. In the progress of which one of the men pro eented a pistol, drove Bland Into his safe and looked the door upon him. . ' ", The men then decamped with an the money out slde.tbe safe, estimated according to some accounts to have been 145,000. Mr. Bland was relieved after nearly two hours 1 confinement, by a locksmith, who cut the lock from the safe door. . , Fran AitTS.—There is now on exhibition at Messrs. T. Birch & Sen’s, 1110 Chestnut street, a very superior collection of original oil paintings, by E. Frere, O. Troyon, F. Manclnl,F. Palizzl, DeUeseard, Y«ron, MUone, Salntln, Dural, Yiony and others of the French, Italian, German, and' English schools. “ The Music Lesion,” by E. Frere; “ The Battle of Milazzo,” wherein Garibaldi won a victory over the Boyalists, by Palizzl 5 “ The Sheep,” by Troyon and several landscapes, by Yeron and Mahdlnl, are the gems of the collection. The above names are sufficient evidence of their . excellence. Our citizens will have an opportunity of scouring these valuable'works of art for their* drawing-rooms, as a sale will take place on Wed nesday and Thursday evenings next, at Hi o’clock. Lines Fosmva Sins or Boors, Shoes, Bro sabs, Ashy Goods; Tbavelliho Bass, Stsaw Goons, IjAcbts, Oafs, Ao.—The early attention of purchasers is requested to the large assortment of boots, shoes, broguns, *c., embracing samples of 1,300 packages of first-class seasonable goods of ofty and Eastern manufacture, to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on four months’ credit, commencing this morning at 10 o’clock, by John B. Myers A 00,, auctioneers, Nob, 232 and 231 Market street. Ohesthut-stbeet Thbatus.— Wa o»ll attention to the fine bill offered, by Mr. Gardner, business agent of this theatre, for his benefit this evening. CITY ITEMS. Philadelphia add Ohebby Euk Fbtboleum CoMpAKv.—ln recording tho advent of hew Petro leum organizations that are almost dally being added to'tfis already lengthy catalogue of coajoll. companies, it gives us pleasure te select the Phila delphia and Cherry Eon Petroleum Company as one worthy of especial notice, and destined at an early day to occupy a distinctive position as. a. bright luminary In the,, petroleum galaxy. To’ those conversant with oiftenitory, it Is onlyneoes sary to state that the lands of this company Ho in that choice section of Yenango county, so favorably known as the “Cherry Bun Oil Region,” which Is of itself a sufficient endorsement and guarantee of an abundant yield or the oleaginous product. This company does not come before the public with a grand flourish of trumpets, heralding great expectations, based on airy—or more apropos—ollv nothings, but quietly, and without the ostentation !n 22, ,SlMt6 ? 111 of many 10 a comma, nlty the fact that they are at work and already oh t uning an average of about eighty barrelß of oil per .Their propertyeonsists of eight leases on the oele tract, ’’ of which thsy get one sixth - or the on, free of expense. Five wells have been completed on these leases and are-now yielding be tween four and five hundred barrels per day. Three more axe being rapidly pushed toward completion. Prominent among those already completed Is the “ Phlpps Well,” now yielding two hundred barrels -per day. This well is adjacent to the aeiebrated “ Reed Well,” being bnt ten rods distant. In addition to the above, the company own In fee Simple* theT. Bennyhoff farm, situated on On and Trout Enas, containing about ime hundred acres of excellent-territory, which they are making every arrangement to work to advantage.: Under the excellent management of Its energetic Board of Directors, we confidently predict that the stock, which Is now selling at $2.50 per share , will soon reach *lO, thus affording a handaome.profit to those who : avail themselves of an early investment. Without further comment, wo call the attention of our readers, to their prospeatus on another page. Ja ? B wquested te make acknowledgment of the kindness of the Good Will ana Franklin Engine Companies, through whose lnstrumentaUty the colored soldiers at Summit House Hospital were enabled to be present at the lecture of Frederick Douglass, delivered tat Friday evening. Alia, to 00l Wagner for fee asslstanee of band from Gamp William furnished the musio for the occasion* t. , Theieotroe wm in bthta of a school for ttesoV HotW ® Hospltal » who occupied the ptetfona, and whose soldierlike appezranocand elicited many , expressionaof common^ ,i. EA^’«f in> OATAB * H i Successfully treated 1 Oculist aadAi>Tig^4ii‘p^e7tLA | Artificial eyes inserted. Ko ahajge for examtoaties. Wabhinotoh, Mush 2T, P. B—A obsw.**a» onee a«-a„ that no woman erer wrote a let**: „ 11 script. "My next letter shall re fat, ’’ lady. The gentleman soon after ?- !' n from the lady, where, after her ««P. S. Who was right, yon or l * more about it,” she continued, a man of sense and taste, by p rr ,.,., ments at the Brown Stone Oloitin, l hill fc Wilson, Ns». 603 azwl OCS Thb Hojjsb that Jack; Bun, T ._ p is manifeetedin literary o!rn! 2; r > “Jack-” la, referred to In the late « Stokeslana,” We would state, t . of those who hare read " Stok» f ieho bare not, that Jack Klee lsn, 8 „ j • to, the eminent builder or the likewise of Charles Stokes & Co.i s c .*-i lag store, under the Contlaoetal. r Fi»B CtOTBISH ABB fIHt Cogit . EBTABMSHMBira. Granville Stokes' ni,J, No, 809 Chestnut etroet, L y,.'/’ : , Every ArilcU : Got np In too very s>sn-.,„ ana Bold at pf aes to aorr„ the fall to goy Offices OF Gambboh PETEO-»r.., , FMIOTTiJUi, So. 101 ; 1 James. and eontheaftcoroer Sc-i;.. A. Douglas, where foil paitloai-,;'/ and _BUbeorlpttonß received. ■ days longer. Subseriptioa pj, 5 * (hare. " ‘‘ ! Opbbtso DAT.— "We Invite attcs«. nounoement elsewhere of Mesas, if first grand* Spring Openlcg of Jrip ; place at their salesroom, ivj. on Thursday, the3oth Instant. Inga ■> of this popular oid iioastj./" day oeeaslona to the ladles ef qq ; 3i; ■ Tbb Best Fittikb shiet o? t „ Improved Patters Shirt," mad 5 « son, at the old stand, Nos. 1 aB6 -\ street. Work done by hand, to 4. ,' and warranted to give satWactts-" Gentlemen’s Famishing Goods .-ar,3« Prices corresponding with tua tieclu^ Advbktiseitebts inserted j E , ttrocnbout the United Slates & Co., 611 Chestnut street., Puiy.i.'*' floor of the Commonwealth j SPECIAL So i KUEj) UfiPBECEDEKUBD SUCCESS. UHIOJT BUTTOH EOI,: SE WIIIO Kt iOBlt; BOW BBiBT. SEwnro ioo buttoh-hoi® « The Stitching WarranteA lobe in any Mvterial, and Mwh Her; j. v fiitraKooMS, 300 wisStaeTon Stott, Jl7 BBOABWAT. Pew x«t AMOS li. WOOD, , , , , t, jnhli-tnths an “AeKLASD PEPBOUsBM. CoHl’Av: OF PBHBTBliy*iriA. "—The St 'CfchoM;,, ■ corporation are requested to call *t *t? Goiopasy at their earliest coovanUßo,. 1 their “CBBTIFICATE3O# STOCK.” ?t h , subscribed, end sot paid* are also pay their eubsfriptions, or the bai&ace be £ven to those first payiuff for ilia fc& £ » ts soription price, viz: $1 « IBBAKIrR DUm.i Offloe, Ho. 128 South SIXTH Street Dog Coilabs.—Brass and. SilW Band; Iron And Bia*s Chain, In-.- roeco Deg Collars, Plain *nd Gtlmli?!; Leather Deg Leaders, and smalt P 4 >-;■ for saleat T£DW*N & 4HAW'f, ffo 533 i five MARKET Street, fcelotr Rlcth, Broiieks, Satjck and SmP ; Kettles, Bake Pans, Gridiron?, Gn'd-1;-- o tlier Cooking Hardware, f r by SHAW, No. 835 ttleht TMriy-Svi) Hi;: fcelow Ninth. Colgate’s Hohbt .Soat. ThtoroUtaatad •eoa.'BS SOAP, ir is,i- BSBd, lx Binds from tia GHOIGKST malm:; And SHOIiLIEHTInIt* nature, F8A0T1". BD, and EXT3EMELY BEEEFIQIAI In-, tie Skin. For aala by all Droi*i»>! mu. dealer*. Children's Clothing—Env. INTABTh’ AND BISSES’ CLOTHISG. b, Spring styles in great Tablet?. Cali ati>r-_ SHOSMAEEB& CO.’&lfo. 4lf. EI'HIH- GECKOS STieCK & Co. : nrrn -■ piabos, MASOH i CSBIBBTOKt.AKi PIAJfO Over $OO each of fches. : FOWTESL Inatzomeatß have bean -cic tj PIASO , Mr.© * andthedemacd U sea- FOKT&S.’ BtaxtUy iaei easixi*. PIAKO f Por nale vnlyhY ' J K. GOULD. PUIO 'SBYESTHsnd ©HBSTFFTSi!. POETm- ~ Gehtlemek’s OFHIHB. „ THE lane variety of Fabric? for' BYjEljlUu and WALXtfS BUSITOiH a*i vi, - JUUBES WEAR Early e«iectioßs ur^od.M*: xogetha nsnal rask &*£?& ‘ WAB*HAK£K& BROW* r --.Ehie TaUc-rtcc. j CFSTOJL PKPABTXEIfT, Ho. 1 graft SIXTH dttfet aMTAJRHIEX). BOKHAM-SOMBSS -On the M . f «*: hi* Honor Major Ht wy, Mr. frank 3-r.»: hterDfConrtaatfne Somers, both c STQKB3. —BVaN». On Fifth d*y. i- Friends’- M*etinsr-lionse, on Arch etre^, v W. ; Ceoghter of Thom:" B r ‘ BICaABDSOft— BI.AT7GHtBS.--Oa tee : hf the-Bev. J. M'Kishards. D D.ftr Bichardton, of Cape May counts, j?. J. m SlaugbViyanly daughter of ihe" lau- J. 1 J>.*_or Ghoster country. Pa. =Oji theevenifig of tV?;- toy* fey the Bey. J. 5 W. Le&dent&m, Sr.; to Mitts tads leal* Ffeiladelpois. 3?IED. ■ —Oa flie evening of the S 7& •- Eicit Qla«ig, M. James Joyce* i& the a f& relatives and" friends of tbs familri Tully icyliad to Cttoad the funeral bhjbW residence, Ho '’laß'Walattf «r<«. -.• .morning, tie. Sfltfc Inst, st lO o'el c«. - ' notice. Tnteimenttoiiike place at l*e -. conns vvPa. .. v v . * r . ILLBSGKS.—Ontha 2«th ln*t«nt, I ■' of B'Sjamln ©. EHenger, and dan«t:i sndELllnor A. Sinn, Inthe.Sßtn jrearof -d Her relative* and blende are rejpi>: '-! .attend her fnreial. from her.parents 1 Borth Tenth Eire* t, oa l— l To proceed to Laurel Hill. _ WIOTALL. —On the evening of ire *3-:.’: '■ Whitadi. Jr., eidest-son of the late Hr. .' : in the i7th veer of htsatte.. The relative sand frjrede of the folly invited, (tv. ihone further notice!. j fhnenilbomMsdate residence, flo. »Sa«*t on JonTth-d»rta<>i»i M .B ax t. o'clock To proMCd t* Mnrlion. K j u —On the Sth instant, o'-"--' , Bullock, Jr., lnlant sth of Joseph w. nd lock, ec«d ißnonelisr . Me rv«! hrrh streshou Theedly, 23th lnnan: * I" _BPBg.-jte.,fl» I _«fa Mwn 0 f the >B4 tv, gvTeife of To*ht, and dswfc-*r -•! French. In the 40th far of her are .Fnneral from the it Hence o' : eSS^’ 1 ®? 4 ’ YfJ* FMhieipfcin. f . n . 2&4h iSfit. jatlo o clocl To nrocdad w met err. ... •,; n ... BLACKS topin’* munlßas. I *• Bombarisi. “ EmprewrStli*. '* ■ Metin*a*wcaßlmarai *«*4 PL. f*A Iftjßl BE £L y "i #» bass * • FiFOa TOBGa GCPP* - r*“ ; TO 2& *g theti. agsorhucKt-iiufeHftgt. tto OBIGUTAI OTOIlof Oil Srafe ■*" WELLS, aaayn.Hifcit »ppKwtf law' TO TAKE HfTO «sr ss- may desire to aid of l SJ ' : ' COMPAHT. Addlfas, ÜBOBi re* ■ ■33** KET.'S SASSf,;, Children’sS*dnj®E* Frß*W'' o ;7£ 4 o’c'ot lr. ia iße Bgptl&arcb, cjr f ,*. and SPRING P*» “ ChapelatSo’ctocß. Hr* .«®w ttm» '’A? ; 2>: TBJS HOWAI MISSi ;?> >; will preach to the yor ' rr '■ at tie Tenth Bapttat arch, Bet. SIGHTH Street. §b»ing*M ST. PB-TBBAWT. I , * D SV- i! The Fewa will he dleed *f ™ of March, in thea'tercf, at 3o c :' will, be opeaed 'on *»y sad tabling Sho terms OH p’j r ,,,'. . talnea eh Euedaj, Mw£, «»4 »• V. on DUMBER Street, ijsea'i™' oI ' ttTen on PasrfonSmadiArrd- _r r P 'K®-' -Asrsrs&ss ¥'■■' o t ihi »VStt Ag c t ; COKFi IST, held M*id5.1665, »■ v alertsdEtcrotarraadTiare.' o< tue B. PTahlei failiged. K®*>„me®bcs« oit‘‘rft-,. wUlbeliele attbft OSof tk« V?iV:.:-. o’clock P. M. forth* Howe ot cbi‘ J , .'■Sip' OfWtE O.COKSE P*:. .*> COMPAQ, Wo** \ •_*l» AHHTJAi kfireat' 0 S Company Wnhrfftfc tbsi* °-\. ,<\. KfgionlwSirecioww** £££j s «* mh2B.ttt»l«plß tstfv .orawjß .«• *&? so. .COAX, *B3S*. v?,. - Ttr» Annual Mootlnn e ,S t^ il v& *■-’ »oreland Cool Gompon wU-”, j. fto Opjapaar, on »? j/clockiL, -whenan KMlo*..jet'« Joirector* to serro j ■raa- OFFICE «/ fiVßWj^.S' *» COMfUHS <^*4K*aDJ-' HBT Shoot. , • ether- business may 08 t£**w*^‘4’ ; i the Officeof thfcfeciataw* city of