II. H. MAHSfiR, Editor it rrcprietor.
si;.iriiv, im.
. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1803.
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Hi M. PJOTTfcNOIliL CO.,
Kb. .17 Talk how, New Vork, and C Slato Street,
EoJton, aro our anenta for the Suhburt American
in thoM cities, and are autboritcd to take A Jvcrtisc
meet and Subscription! fur an at our lowest ratca.
THE UPPER AUGUSTA AUDITORS.
We Togret that necessity compels us to
refer to thi matter ngnin, Uot to defend
ourselves, but to defend honorublc men from
the imputations of unscrupulous politicians
in their attempts to screen one -of their own
number, whore character for veracity is not
only doubtful, but is even damaged by their
own admissions. Wc have not written a
siuglc sentence in regard to this matter
which is not strictly true, and can be proved
to be so, and it will not do for Mr. Purdy to
attempt to assail our veracity in this com
munity, upon his own statements and those
of his willing tool, Mr. James Bachelor,
whom he, himself, makes out a falsifier, in
the very card of Mr. Snyder, which he sur
reptitiously published to defend him.
Mr. Purdy cither does not understand the
nature of language, or, wilfully perverts
what he dors understand. The whole ques
tion is one of veracity resting between Mr.
Isaac Campbell and Mr. Janus Bachelor,
and where both arc known, none will ques
tion Mr. Campbell's statement, which is not
only consistent and truthful, but is sustained
by other testimony. From this dilemma
the friends of Mr. Bachelor geek to relieve
him by attempting to get up a quarrel
between Mr. Campbell and Mr. Snyder. In
order to accomplish this Mr. Snyder has
been, in turn, coaxed, threatened and intim
idated by Mr. Purdy and other?, and his last
statement published unaltered, as Mr. Sny
der has since voluntarily stated to ourselves,
ugninst his wishes and consent.
When Mr. Snyder and Mr. Cnmplell met
in our office, soon after the note of Mr. Purdy
had been handed to us, Mr. Campbell read
over the statement he had published, and
tusked Mr. Snyder if there was a single sen
tence or word in the statement which was
not true, and if so, he would niter it.
Mr. Suydt-r admitted, in the rreseuce of
several persons, that Mr. Campbell's state
ment was correct aud true iu every particu
lar. Wc then stated to Mr. Snyder that it
was plain to lc seen that tho whole object
was to get up a dispute and quarrel between
Mr. Camplell aud himself, in order to screen
Bachelor. Mr. Snyder remarked that it
looked very, much like it, and requested of
us, as a favor, to write the note, which the
veracious Purdy says he "consented to sign
for tho sake of having no more trouble,"
and offered to pay us for so doing. Mr.
Snyder is an honest, well-meaning man, and
this attempt of pretended friends to involve
him in a dilliculty with his neighbor is
both ungenerous and disgraceful. Common
prudence would dictate silence on the part
of Mr. Bachelor and his indiscreet friends.
Mr. Snyder also (stated that he did not see
the notice in the Democrat, as he did not
read that paper, for reasonB not very flatter
ing to any one who regards himself a good
and loyal citizen.
Wc have no interest whatever in this
matter, further than to sec that justice is
douo to a respectable citizen wboec character
is wantonly assailed by political trimmers
for selfish purposes. It will be Ecen that
every statement of Mr. Campbell and our
selves, in regard to this matter, is fully
. corroborated by tho testimony of Mr. Smith
and Mr. Lawrence, in another column, and
that it is also confirmed by Mr. Henry Haupt,
who wa3 accidentally present when Mr.
Campbell and Mr. Snyder were-in our office,
and who will bear testimony that our action
wa3 neighborly, honorable and just, and that
wc Btatcd distinctly to Mr. Snyder and Mr.
Campbell that there should be no difficulty
between friends and respectable neighbors in
a matter that could be so easily explained
Mr. Haupt, who concurred with us in this
advice, also heard Mr. Campbell read the
published statement of himself (Campbell)
unci Snyder, to Mr. Snyder, sentence by sen
tence, and heard Campbell eay if there was
a single word or sentence that was not true,
he should say so, aud he would correct it at
once. Thus wc have the testimony of Mr,
Campbell, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Smith, Mr. Law
fence, and all concerned, excepting the
veritable Jimmy Bachelor, who stands soli
tary and alone, supported by no one except
t he white feathered knight of the Daiwcrat,
who will find that his attempt to white
wash another friend, with Southern pro
tlivitics, as futile and unfortunate as his
efforts U prove "the innocence of Ployd."
J-i?" Commodore Dupont, commanding
the South Atlantic squadron, praises highly
tho colored pilot, Robert Small, who brought
the valuable armed rebel steamer Planter
from Charleston on tho 13th inst., and
delivered it to the Commodore. Since
the war commenced, hundreds of instances
of jiathutic devotion and courage, on the
part of the negroes have been made public.
jiic caac oi auotner pilot, wiio rescued a
prize after it had been taken by the rebels,
at the commencement of the war, exhibited
frcat bravery, is well remembered, and
scarcely a d.'iy passes that wc do md hear of
valuable intelligence convoyed to our mili
tary leaders by contraband.
l lf Our iron-ela 1 vessel the Galena, the
Monitor, Naugatuek, and several other ships,
proceeded up the river, silencing all tho
batteries, until they came within tight miles
.f Richmond, where there is a bluff, upon
wnicu a. scries oi strong batteries were
crtcieu. uur licet lmincuiuttly oiK-ncd a
terrific lire upon them. At first the shots
rolled off the Galena, but the rebels finally
useu strci-poiiHca suet, wuicu went through
' her sides. A bhtll burst ou tho Galena, kill
ing 17 and wounding 19. The Naugatuek'
gun burst, killing two and wounding three
tffcu, including her captain. The losj of life
among tho rebels was terrible. The Monitor
was not hurt, and our fleet intend to renew
the bombardment. Among the wounded
oo our A'lo are Captain Rodgcri of the
Galena ; Captain Morris, of the Port 1 loyal ;
ana Caitaiu Countable, oi the Mouitur.
I for tbe Suubury American.)
Mil, CAMTBI1LI. AND MR. BACHELOR.
TURDY ft CO.
Tho nMr-lnpt of James Bachelor to screen
himself from an unworthy act, through the
Harthumbtrlnnd County Democrat, by lalslfy-
ing tho truth, is not more surprising than
thut the editor of that sheet should defend
the friends of Jeff. Davis, North or South,
when in trouble. As Purdy, Bachelor, &
Co., have attempted to impeach my veraci
ty, I submit tho following affidavits of
respectable ana uisiutcrceied citizens, al
though, I trust, where I am known, my
simple statements alone, of the facts, would
be sutlieieiit to relutc their contradictory
stories. Mr. Snyder not docs not, and will
not, deny tho truth of my Batcmcnt, nor can
tho threats of Purdy, & Co., to intimidate
him or by perversion of his language, mend
the matter. Kven Purdy ndmiU that his
friend Bachelor has falsified in part of his
statement, and the public will not be slow
to believe that the other is noi, any more
reliable, especially after being doctored nnd
patched up in the publication office of the
UreckmrHigc uibie.
ISAAC CAM! BELL.
Joiin Smith, of Untier Aurrusta town
ship, being duly sworn according to law,
declares that the statement published in the
American, on the i)d inst., in relation to a
conversation between Isaac Campbell and
W llliam 8. Snyder, about the inner Au
gusta Auditors' Notice, is substantially cor
rect. In addition I will now state that
Mr. Snyder said that he called to see Purdy
on Monday, to get from him the note he
signed on Saturday previous for publica
tion, but he could not get it from him, aud
that it troubled him a great deal. Mr. Sny
der further said that the Kurthimlierland
County Democrat was a paper he did not
read, and that he had been fooled iuto
subscribing for it. JOIIN SMITH.
Sworn and subscribed before me, May 19,
ibdi. I ked. Lazakus, J. I.
CnARLES J. I.nof.rboll. The Har-
risburg Tebgraph contains somo severe
strictures on the character of this individual,
whose death is recorded by some of the
papers, with fulsome laudations that were
not justified by the facts. Though profes
sing to be a Democrat, he was in feeling on
out and out aristocrat, and perhaps the
greatest political demagogue in Philadel
phia. On one occasion, when a candidate
for Congress, he addressed a political meet
ing in a suit of old clothes got up for the
occasion, although a perfect dandy in dress,
and profuse in the use of jewelry. The Tilt
graph says :
"Ho went into tuihlic life to speculate on
the reverses of individuals and the changes
of parties, while no statesmnn that ever
pretended to a participation in the ntiairs oi
this government, had so few personal friends,
and such a limited number of political
confidante. We have a right to proclaim
these fact, when a servile press at tempts to
cover the memory of this same man with a
lustre to which, while lio lived, lie could
make no just claim. It is only a few months
since that Charles Jarcd Ingursoll attempted
to show to the world thut the fight iu which
wc are engaged for tho permanency ol the
government, was nothing more r less than
a crusade against the rights nnd persons of
the people of certain states of this Union.
Had he died before he essayed such an
outrage, such praise, however undeserved,
might have passed unnoticed."
FROM WASHINGTON.
iLocal Affairs.
Wm. K. Lawrence, of Upper Augusta,
being duly sworn according to law, declares
that he was present and heard the conversa
tion between Isaac Campbell and William S.
Snyder, in regard to fixing the time for the
Auditors ot Upper Augusta to meet
Campbell said he understood that Bachelor
had put the notice in the Korthumbirbmd
County Ikmoerut, but he had not seen it
Mr. Snyder said he had not seen it eithei.and
would not have known it if Campbell had
not told him, as he did not read that paper.
He said he did not consider the Northum-
bubtnd Cuunt-ji Democrat the right kind or
tit paper lor these times: thut it was trying
to prejudice the people against the war ami
t lie tulmiuii-trution, aud said a good deal
about taxes. Mr. Snyder also stated that
the time fixed by Bachelor's notice in the
Democrat did not suit him either, nnd that
he was in favor ol setting another time, nnd
giving notice in the American nnd "Ga
zette" both, so that all interested could see.
Alter the publication ot the article ol
Messrs. Bachelor, Purdy ifc Co., in the
Democrat, iu regard to what Mr. Snyder had
said, accusing air. (Jumpbcll with an attempt
to conceal the fact that the notice had been
published in the Dtmocrut. he heard Mr.
Campbell ask Mr. Snyder if he had not told
him from the start that the notice was pub
lished in the JJimocrat, but that lie had not
seen it, and Snyder said that he (Campbell)
had told him so, and had in no way de
ceived him, and requested Campbell to
contradict Bachelor's statement, which was
false. WM. K. LA WHENCE,
Sworn nnd (subscribed before me, May 19,
1802. x red. Lazarus, J. v.
I hereby certify that I went into tho office
of the Sunb'iry American, on Saturday the
3d ot aiay inst., lor my newr.paper, when I
met Mr. Isaac Campbell and Wm. S. Snyder,
discussing about the matter of the notice of
the auditors of Upper Augusta. I heard Mr.
Campbell read the statement of Mr. Snyder
as published by Mr. Campbell m the Amir-
can nnd i,a;th: l heard Mr. Campbell ask
Mr. Snyder if there was a single word or
statement in the article that was not true.
If there was, Cnnipbtll said he would alter
it and make it just as he said it should be.
Mr. Snyder said there was nothing in the
article that was not true. Mr. Campbell
read the article sentence by sentence, and at
the cud ot each asked it anything was wrong
ly stated to which Mr. Snyder replied that
it was an correct. JUr. bnyder voluntarily
signed the note written by Mr. Masser to
Purdy, recalling the publication of hh
(Snyder's) Card. HENUY HAUPT.
Ijf It baa been reported that Harvey Goodrich,
formerly of this place, was killed at tho battlo of
Williamsburg. 11 is brother William Goodrich, a
graduato of this office, aim in tho army, writes thut
llurvcy wag shot from his horse, but docs Dot say
that ho waa killud.
Ijf Delimqvest Tax Collectors. Ejlomon
hindcl, of this borough, is put down in tho County
uditors Report as among .the delinquent tux col
lectors. Mr. Bhindcl requests us to say that this is
not correct. II o is not indebted ono dollar to tho
county.
tjf 'trawderries from the South aro now in tho
oity markets. A few boxes, Norfolk berries wero re
ceived at this place on Thursday, price 7J cents per
box or quart.
13?" A. W. Firhcr, of tint place, Assistant Surgeon
of tho 53d Regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, re
turned home on Wednesday Inst, to rocruit his own
health. Sir. Fisher's duties hnvo been heavy, al
most tho solo chargo of the hospital having been
devolved upon him.
tliT A jam in the cimtd occurred on SionJuy last,
opposite this place, caused by the sinking of n canul
boat a short distnnco ubove the lock. A lnr?o num
ber of boats were tied up for a day or two along the
shore.
fjf TnE River Uakk We hear complaints near
ly every day of tho bad appearance of tho river
bank along liroadway. Wc believo it is the High
Courtablo'? duty to have obstructions and nuisances
removed from streets, lnnrs and alleys. A "citizen,"
who asks fur informal ion, says :
"If it is tho dutv of tho Hiirh Pnn-rtiililn nn.l i
heavy a job for him to remove them, he fhould ask
the borough council to grant him privilego to erect
u mram ran ujiii, uim ran IllVUi HUO UUIIUing UXH'
tcriul which would sell very readily now."
Every heavy rain a largo quantity of water
remains standing on Market rquaro, forming a regu
lar pond. Couldn't the borough council take some ac
tion to have it filled up and properly drained ? This
is tho time that streets should bo repaired so as to
become well packed during the summer season.
IJirOKT.lM'
li?" Death of General W. H. Keim.
Brigadier General W. II. Keim died at the
Brady House, in Harrisburg, on Monday
afternoon ut ono o'clock. lie was brought
to Harrisburg three or four days previous,
laboring under a combined attack of typhoid
fever and dysentery. On Saturday he com
menced finking bo rapidly as to leave no
hope, cud his relatives were telegraphed for,
many of whom were present when he
breathed his last.
At the breaking out of the rebellion Gen
Keim held the office of Surveyor General of
the State, but accepted the position of Major
General from Gov. Curt in, and was in Gen.
Pattersoji's division during the three months'
service.
Last fall he was appointed a Brigadier
General by the President, when he resigned
his office. He was present nt the taking of
Yorktown, and also at the battle of Wil
liamsburg, but too ill to participate in the
latter.
Gen. Keim was a native of Reading, to
which place his remains were taken on Tues
day for interment. He was 49 years of age,
aud leaves a large family to mourn his loss.
IA
Washington, May 17, 11 o'clock. P.M.
The following despatch has just been re
ceived at the War Department :
Y iLi.i.YMSBriui, .May 17. To Hon. Edwin
M. Stanton, Secretary of War : The gun
boats Galena, Monitor, Aroostook, Nauga-
tuck nnd l'ort Royal were repulsed lrom
Fort Darling, seven miles below Richmond
yesterday.
A portion ol them have returned to James
town island, near this place, in the James
river.
Lieut. Morris, commanding the Port Roval
stnt overland to uh, this morning, for intel
ligence regarding the forts below the island
nnd also to assist iu burying the dead which
he brought down with him. Seventeen
bodies have been interred on the bauks of
the river, and there are a number of wounded
ou board, including Lieutenant Morris him
self. The 100-pounder of the Naugatuek ex
ploded ut the first fire.
(Signed) -David Camphf.li.,
. Colonel Filth Cavalry.
By authority of Gen. G. B. McClellau.J
Wabainotow, May 19.
nrjKTER'a proclamation Repudiated st
' TIIE PltESlbENT.
Tho President has issued a proclamation
repudiating the alleged proclamation of
Gen. Hunter, as unauthorized, and of no
validity and effect, ann reserving to himself
alone the right to determine whether he can
constitutionally adopt such a policy if the
contingencies of the war eventually make it
necessary,
Tho following is the proclamation by the
President of the United States of America :
A PROCLAMATION
Whorea, There appears in tho public
prints what purports to bo a proclamation of
Major General Hunter, in the words and
figures following, to wit :
HkadcjC artkrs of the Department
or titb Sooth.
Hilton Head, S. C, May 9, 18C2.
General Orderv No. 11. Tho three
States of Gwnn. Florida, and South Caro
lina, comprising tho military department of
the South having deleberately declared them
selves no longer under the protection of the
United State of America, and having taken
up arms against the said United States, it
became a military necessity to declaro them
under martial law. This was accordingly
done on the 20th day ol April, leti'i.
Slavery and martial law in a free country
nrc altogether incompatible. The persons
in these three States Georgia, Florida, and
South Carolina heretofore held as slaves
nrc, therefore, declared forever free.
DIVID HUNTER,
Major-Gen. Commanding.
Edw. W. Smith, Acting Ass't Adi't Gen.
Andtticrean, The same is producing some
excitement aud misunderstanding: then-fore,
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the
United States, proclaim and declare that the
Government of the United States had no
knowledge, information, or belief of an in
tention or the part of General Hunter to
issue such a proclamation, nor has it yet any
authentic information that tha document is
genuine ; and, further, that neither General
Hunter nor any other commander or person
has been authorized by the Government of
the tinted States -to make a proclamation
declaring the slaves of any State free, and
that the supposed proclamation now in
question, whether genuine or false, is alto
gether void, so far as respecta such a decla
tion.
I further make it known that, whether it
be competent for me, as Comniaudcr-in-Cliief
ol the army and navy, to declare tuc slaves
of any State or States free, nnd whether at
any time, in any case, it shall become a
necessity indispensable to the maintenance
of the tiovernment to exercise such a suppo
sed power, are questions which, under my
responsibility, I reserve to myself, and which
I cannot feel justified in leaving to the
decision of comiuauders iu the field. These
are totally ditlc-rent questions from those of
police regulations in the armies and camps,
On the Oth day of March last, by a special
message, I reeommcuded to Congress the
adoption of a joiut resolution, to be substan
stantiallv, as loliows:
"Jiimlrol, That the United States ought
to co-operate with any State which may
adopt a gradual abolishment of slavery,
giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be
used by such State, in its discretion, to com
pensate for the inconveniences, public and
private, produced by such a change of
system.
The resolution, in the lnngttnge above
quoted, was adopted by large majorities in
both branches of Congress, aud now stands
an authentic definite, and solemn proposal
of the nation to the States and jieoplc most
immediately interested in the subject matter.
To the people of those States I now ear
nestly appeal. I do not arguo : I beseech
vou to make the arguments for yourselves,
You cannot, if you would, be blind to the
signs of the times. I beg of you a calm and
enlarged consideration of them, ranging, if
it may be, tar above personal and partisan
politics.
This proposal makes common cause for a
common objict, casting no reproaches upon
any. It acts not the mansec. Ihechango
it contemplates would come gently as the
dews of heaven not rending or wrecking
anything. W ill you embrace it t Sp much
good has not been in one effort in all past
time, as, in the providence of God, it is now
your high privilege to do. May the vast
future not have to lament that you have
neglected it.
In wituiss, whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand nnd caused the seal of the United
Statt s to bcnthsccl.
Done at the city of Washington, this the
nineteenth day of May in the year of our
Lord one thousand "eight huudred and
sixty-two, and of tho Independence of the
e uiuu rjiaies inn eigaiy-sixiu.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Bv the President.
"WM. 11. SLWARD, Secretary of State.
of them have been. His information has
been most interesting, and portions of it of
me utmost importance. .
i no steamer is quite a valuable acquisi
tion to the squadron by her good machinery
and very light draft. The officer in rlmme
brought her through St. Helena Sound, and
uy tuc inland passage down Ueaulort river,
arriving hero at 10 o'clock last night.
On board the steamer, when she left
Charleston, were eight men, fivo women and
three children.
I shall continue to employ Robert as a
pilot on board the Planter, for the iulnud
waters, wiLb which lie appears to be very
familiar. I do not know whether, in the
views of the Gore rnment, the vessel will be
considered a prize, but if so I respectfully
submit to t)io Department the claims of the
man Hobcrt and his associates.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
. r . in-roNT,
Flag Officer Commanding, &c.
The iron gun on board of the Nau
gatuek, which is said to have burst, was
loaded from below by depressing the muz
zle, by means of pulleys ingeniously con
structed for that purpose. The ramming
was accomplished by a sort of piston rod,
also worked by pulleys, thus affording the
celerity of loading and firing every half
minute. The gun was capable of throwing
a hundred-pound phot a great distance.
The Lieutcuaut Morris, cf the Port Royal,
mentioned as having been wounded, was
the commander of the Cumberland during
her terrible engagement with the Merririiac.
Eight milts below Richmond tho James
river is only about half a mile wide and the
water very shallow. On both banks of the
river arc High blulls, easily fortified. At
this poiut the fort was located. After bom
bardiiig the place four hours, and finding
our gunboats could not silence the battery,
our gunboats withdrew. Our loss was
thirteen killed nnd a number wounded.
1-0" Latest War News The rebel
have evacuatod Fort Wright and fallen back
to Fort Randolph, twelve milei below,
General McClellau waa withiu ci-rbt miles of
Richmond. From the heavy firing heard It
was supposed the gunboata were forcing
their passage up tho James river to Rich
nioud. A battle was lought between the
French aud Mcikan armies. The French
lu.-t moti iu killed and wouuded.
The Monitor could not elevate her guns I
sufficiently to reach the high battery, which
rendered her useless. The bauks of the
river were filled with rifle pits, from which
un incessant fire was poured upon the licet
a part of which was engaged at from bix
to one thousand yards from the main bat
tery. Alter an action of four hours, the licet
finding it impracticable, under the circum
stances, to silence the battery on the bluft',
withdrew. Our loss was thirteen killed ami
and eleven wounded. Among the latter
was Lieutenant Morris, in the leg, by a
Minie ball, but not seriously, it is expected
that all particulars will be received iu the
morning.
He ad-quarters Army of the Potomac, )
White Hoese, May 1710-30 P. M. (
To the Hon. E. M. Stanton. Secretary of
War : A combined naval and army expedi
tion, under Capt. Murray U. S. Navy, with
troops and artillery under Major Williams
and c'aptaiu Aj res, of the Army, went some
tweuty-fiyc miles up the ramuukcy river
to-day, and forced the Rebels to destroy two
steamers and somo twenty schooners.
1 lie expedition was admirably managed.
and all concerned deserves great credit.
We have advanced considerable to-day.
The roads arc now improving.
Geokue B. McClellan,
Major-General Commanding.
Bobel Accounts vi the Naval Ilattlo on tho
Minsinsippi.
BrFoun Corinth, May 10. The Memphis
Arabinclit, of the 13th, contaius the fol
lowing :
Fort Tillow, May 12.
We fought the enemy.with four of our
lightest boats for one hour un a half. Wc
sunk one gun and two mortar-boats. Our
loss was two killed and eight wounded, aud
that of the enemy was very heavy, as our
sharpshooters literally mowed them down.
"We fought side by side with the enemy.
Not one shot pussed through our breast
works. Our upper works are riddled, but
we aro ready to -butt' again. We will be
able to hold the river."
Speaking of tho fall of Norfolk the Acu
Vtuche says :
"But, worse thuu all, tho Virginia, on
which we so coulideutly rested, was burut
at Crauey Islaud on Saturday night. Such
Is the tenor of tbe painful intelligence flashed
over the wires."
The Aealunch reports three casci of yellow
fover at New Orleans at the last accounts
two ut the Charity Hospital and one ut the
French Hot-pital.
It uh.0 6ay that it has betn formally
decided that bavannah U never to be ur-rendered
The Steamer Flantor.
Washington, May 10. The following in-tere.-ting
report from Commander Dupont
has been received at the Navy Department,
uuviug been torwarded by. Com. Dupont
U. S. Steamship Atocsta, )
Off Charleston, May 13th, 1802. )
bin: I have the honor to inform you
that the Kebel armed 6teamer I'lanter was
brought out to us this morning, from
Charleston, by eight contrabands, and dc
livered up to the squadron. Five colored
women and three children are also on board,
She carried ouc 33-nouuder and one 24
pound howitzer, and has also on board four
large guns which she was engaged in trans
porting. I send her to Port Royal at once.
m order to take advantage of tho present
good weather.
I send Charleston papers of the 12th, and
the very intelligent contraband who was in
charge will give you the information which
he has brought off. I have the honor to
request you will send hack, as soon as con
veuient, the officer and crew sent on board
Commander Dupont, in forwarding this
despatch, says, in relation to the Relicl
steamer She was I ho armed despatch and
transport steamer attached to the Engineer
Department at Charleston, tinder Brigadier
General Ripley, whose barque, a short time
since, was brought out to the blockading
neei uy several contrabands.
The brmgiug out of the steamer, under
all the circumstances, would have done
credit to any one. At 4 o'clock in the
morning, iu the uUcuce of the Captain, who
was on shore, she left her wharf, close to
the Government office Bnd head-quarters.
with tho Palmetto and Confederate flags
nv,n" Passing the isucccssivo torts, saluting,
Us usual, by blowing her steam whistle.
After getting beyond tho range of the
last gun, she quickly haulod down tho Rebel
flags ami hoisted a white one. The Onward
was the inside ship of the blockading fleet
in the main chamu I, and was preparing to
Are when the commander made out the
white flag.
lho armameut of the stc.iiner la a 82
pounder, or irfvof, and a fine 24 poun r
iiowitzcr. She has, besides, on her Mirk
four other guns, one 7-inch rifled, which
were to be taken, the morning of the escape,
to the new fort on the middle ground. One
of the four belonged to- Port Sumter, and
had been struck, in tbe Rebel attack on tbe
fort, in tbe muzilc.
Robert, the intelligent klave and pilot of
rne ooat, wno penormca tniB bold teat eo
bmiiuiiy, inionnea me oi mis iafi, presu
ming thut it would be matter ot interest
to us to have posMbsioo ot the gnu. This
tuau, Robert Small, is fcuptrior to any who
bate come into our Uaco, mtclligeut inujaoy
From Port BoyaL
By the arrival of the steamer Atlantic at
New York, on Saturday wo have late news
from Tort Royal. The correspondent of the
New 1 ork Llcrald thus describes the effect
on tho blacks of Gen. Hunter's proclama
tion :
Tort Roval, May 14
On Saturday, the 10th, Major General
Hunter's order of emancipation (dated 9th)
tell like a bombshell uihui tho community
black and white, of Port Royal. On Sun
day, impatient, as it would seem with the
delay iu recruiting his "Zouaves d'Afrique,"
the General ordered a collection of all the
able-bodied negroes on the plantations held
by us to I made at Hilton Head. Tins was
done on Monday, without any explanation
at first to the blacks, who submitted in
considerable alarm, having the fear of Cuba
and of a forced conscriptiou held up to them.
it soon came out however that the Ueneral s
intentions were eminently hurnauc aud Judi
cious.
The crowd of dark citizens wore put into
a comfortable camp, well fed, nnd informed
that they were to !c registered nnd have
free papers for them and their families; and
after proiier explanation of the terms and
object of enlistment, were to have their free
choice to enlist or return to the plantation.
I was of a party who visited their camp
tnis morning, at Ueneral Drayton s planta
tion about two miles from the Head, and I
never saw a happier looking crowd. They
were busy at clearing more camp ground,
cooking food, and other necessary work, and
nil seemed activity and cheerfuluess. Col.
Kenzie, lately of General Hnnters's stuff.
commands tuc regiment. The company
officers are taken from the non-commissioned
officers and privates of our army, and those
I saw there headed by Captain Trowbridge,
of Company A, seemed well chosen, and full
of the right spirit, nnd very sanguine of
success, both iu recruiting and in making a
good regiment.
1 he loth ot .May is the extreme date when
it is safe for whites to be exposed in certain
localities, and even ou Hilton Head the
ordinary duties (lessened as they have been
by ttcncral Hunters fanitary precautions)
have caused a gTeat deal of sickness. It is
clear that, if the war lasts, wc must profit by
the example of England in the East and
est Indies, and in the hot season keep our
wuiic iroops oniy ior an etuereeney, and put
as niucn oi tue necctiui worn and exposure
os possible uiion our black fellow citizens,
now made iree os a military necessity.
inc ioiiowmg m nn olhrial copy of the
free pnpers issued to the blacks by GtwtbI
nunter, under the terms of his proclamation.
The deed ol emancipation reads thus :
"It having been proven to the entire satis
faction of the General commanding the
Department of the South, that the bearer,
named ', heretofore held in involun
tary servitude, has been directly employed
10 uiu iiiiu 5.-isi muse in reueuion aguinsi
the united Mates ot America:
"Now, be it known to all that, agreeably
to the laws. I declare the said person free
and forever absolved from all claims to his
services. Both he and his wife nnd his
children have full right to go north, south,
cast, or west, ns they may decide.
"Uiven under my hand, at the headiinar
ters of the Department of the South, this
nineteenth day ot April, A. I)., 1803.
i . 1 D IIIMlK,
".Ylaj. den. Commanding,
The Charleston CVwnVv, which reaches us
by this arrival presents a sorry appearance.
It is printed on rough and yellowish paper,
reduced to one half its original size, unci
almost barren of advertisements; iu fact,
the concern is seedy and forlorn. Its editor
seems to be among the camps, for wc find
editorial correspondence," dated on the
11th of May at ''Sceessionville," (wherever
that may be,) and describing the scenes wit
nessed lrom what the editor calls "the back
of bis war-steed." Here is a single passage
from the letter, which is ingerious its con
densation of many lies in few lines :
I was received and welcomed on Wappoo
creek by Captain J. D. Jalison and Lieuts.
Lec, Culpepper, and Rodgers, of the light
artillery. In the course of my re
marks I took care to cheer them with the
news of our fourfold victory, under Beaure
gard, the Washington of the existing revo
lution ; Stonewall Jackson, the Christian
warrior; Bragg and Van Dorn; and the
commander at Sewall's Point, with which I
came charged, not omitting to state that tho
Virgiuiu (the old Jlerrimac) had put the
Yaukec fleet to a Ball llmi on the iratcr, and
that Beauregard had put the Yankee soldiers
to a m'j r'ut on tM land.
The itdb- in this choice passage arc the
editor's own. The speech he pays was
delivered on Saturday, May 10 ; so that he
cither falsified wilfully, or had not heard
flic latest uews. The latter supposition is
improbable
A Bttfry of the Merrlmae Statement of One
of hor Crew.
Two of the crew of the renowned Merri-
mac arrived yestcrdny at the Union Re
freshment Saloon, Thry came from Norfolk
to Fortress Monroe, and were sent from that
place to Baltimore by General Wool. One
of thorn, who was impressed into the Sou
thern army soon -after the war broke out,
and who resides in Massachusetts, gives the
toiiowing account ot the tiring ot the Mcrn
mac, her subsequent explosion, and the
escape of himsclt and two others from the
Kebel yoke :
"At about 3 o'clock in the morning, after
a night fraught with hard work and great
excitement, the vessel was fired, all hands
having previously left the shore, with the
exception of Commodore Tatnall, First
Lieutenant Jones and two of the crew, who
were to fire tho combustibles spread so pro
iusely around. It was just at this time,
when the first indications of fire pmanatei
from the vessel, that about fort v of the crew.
X. - 11 -r . t -
nno were an nonnern men, and. like our
mionnani, pressed into the Kebel service,
deserted They left in double quick time,
pressing a iiorsc xnar, nad been left at a
Ii0U9C near by, and intended for the nsn of
Uommodorc '1 at nail, he being unable to
walk. During the time elnpsing from the
determination of tho Commodore to burn
the ship and the accomplishment of the
act, the utmost confusion existed in all
quarters on board. One-half the officers
were drunk and seemed to have but a semi
consciousness of what was going on.
Captain Mears, of the Marines, had his sword
tanen tram him by one ot the seamen, who
deserted; the weapon was brought to Balti
more by the capturer of it, aud remains with
him as a relic.
"At about five minutes to five o'clock, after
the vessel had been burning for about nn
hour and a half, the explosion took place.
aud is represented by our informant as being
an occurrence mat ban lea description. The
lingo vessel was literally torn in pieces.
The air was thick with largo and small pie
ces of timber. Hugo, sections of red hot
iron plate were torn off and whirled through
uic nir iikc so mucu paper, i lie Fhorc aud
water for miles around were covered with
pieces of tho wreck, in every conceivable
shape and size. The noise made by the
explosion was perfectly terrific, shaking
everything, even thevery ground, apparently,
to its centre, i lie sight ol the explosion is
said to have been thrilling in the extreme.
making nn impression on the mind that is
indelibly stamped there. The fated vessel
sunk immediately after the explosion, not a
vestige of her remaining above water one
minute after the explosion took place.
i niiaacijitta inquirer, lurnintr.
The IoInfre ofilrn. Iluttlrr.
a reblTTccount.
The Memphis Appeal of the 16th, contains
the following dispatch, addressed to the
Rebel Secretary of State, dated Camp Moore,
May Uth:
General Buttlcr yesterday fook forcible
Sosscssion of the office of the Consul of lho
fatherlands, searched the person of the Con
sul, and took from him the key of a bank
vault in winch there were f 300,000, which
had been transferred by the Citizens' Bauk
to Hossc's Bank of Amsterdam, and was in
tended for the payment of the interests ou
the Confederate bonds.
Gen. Buttlcr also took possession of the
Offices of the French and Spanish Consulates
iu the old Canal Bank, and placed a guard
there. He also niezed the Canal Bank and
Smith's Bank, and has issued an inflamma
tory proclamation, to cite the poor against
the rich, promising to distribute omoug them
a thousand barrels of beef and sugar cap
tured in New Orleans.
He is recruiting in New Orleans. The
poor will soon be starved.
"The enemy sent a force up to Bonne Car
re, which arc marched through the stamps
and destroyed the railroad bridge."
m i a ,
i iiu uepimicu is noi signcii.
The Vieksburg Cilhen. of the 12th savs
that the latest we can learn of the gunboats
oeiow is, that they arc between Fort Adams
and Bayou Tunica, and arc supposed to be
in or aooui inc ited river.
TnE Oc CITATION OF Pr.Kfor.A On m;r
forces occupying Penacola, the Mayor
promised that the citizens would behave
peacefully. The rebels evacuated the place,
on hearing that our steamers the day lx forc
were agoing to run in Mobile bav, and that
the squadrron and the mortar boats would
soon follow.
Commander Porter left Ship Island on the
7th, with the steamers belonging to the mor
tar fleet aud the Sachem, for Mobile bnr, for
the purpose of fixing a place for the mortar
vessels, to lie and plant buoys for the ships
to run in by when they should arrive. Great,
excitement seemed to exist within the Torts
at the progress of the fleets.
KluuuoLJn I'oul Trade.
Hiumvkim, May 17, 1802.
Tnns.Cit
Pent for wtrk ending May 17, O.U'd 1 1
Per lMt report, 53,i7ti 18
Tin: iio.nii.iitimu.vr or men
. JIOMI.
The City V, fault d by
JjOiiri, Mounttd tritlt
Ordnance.
Workt Kbht Xtle
the Most apjrovtd
To tamo timo laet year,
Increase,
5'J.77 t no
6'J,771 tW
LATEH I'HOM HEW ORLEANS.
Fortress Monroe, May "0.
The news from New Orleaus is not of
special interest.
lien. IJutlcr commenced landing on th
1st of May, and established his headquarters
at the Custom House, lie took iMissession
of the City Hall, Miut, &c and compelled
the St. Charles Hotel, which was closed, to
open for the accommodation of himself aud
statf.
A conference was had between General
Butler and tho authorities of the city with
Pierre Soule, when the proclamation was
discussed and modihcd in some particulars.
As an act of humanity to tho suffering in
habitants, lioats aud railroads were allowed
to bung supplies to the city. The negotia
tion of coulederatc script was forbidden, but
otner species oi currency in circulation was
allowed. 1 he Delta was suppressed ior re
fusing to publish the proclamation, but sub
sequent ly allowed to go on.
Algiers was occupied bv our forces, and
forts Jackson and St. Phillip were garrisoned
by troops lrom binp island.
opciousas and Jackson ICauroads were
taken possession of, and approaches to the
cuy cui on.
General Phillips had advanced to Carroll
ton, twenty-live miles up the river, and oc
cupied tho place.
There was very little demonstration ' of
public feeling in consequence of the uncer
tainly iu reference to the future. A great
want of confidence prevailed, but under the
firm course of Gen. Butler, business was
reviving. The city was gradually becoming
quiei, uu auairs were generally in a pvr-
lectiy satisfactory state.
On the night of the 0th the enemy cvacua
ted Pensacola, and set fire to the forts, the
Navy ard, barracks and marine hospital.
General Arnold commcuccd a bombardment
when tbe destruction of property began, with
me nope ot Having a portion ot tut tort pr,
puty.
Fortress Monroe, May 18 P. M. The
Stevens battery, known ns the Naugatuek,
has just arrived from the sceuc of action in
Iront ot lkichmond, and I have some inter
esting details of the important operations of
commodore ltodgers' licet in the upper
waters of the James river.
It seems that our iron-clad sloop-of-war
l.aiena proceeded up the river, leading the
fleet, nnd silencing the many minor batteries
that lined the shore, uutil the fleet had ar
rived nt a point in the James river about
right miles below Richmond, where there is a
blun, npon which a series of strong bat
teries have been constructed up to the
city.
The batteries were Iound to be mounted
with miperior guns of very heavy calibre.
The Galena was moored in close to these
shore batteries yesterday morning, and
opened a terrific lire upon them, the Mon
itor Naugatck, nnd other vessels assisting.
At first, the shot of the rebel gnus rolled
off the sides of the Galena, making only
dents in her mail, but gradually, after five
hours' fighting, it was found that the stcl
pointed balls used by the rebels wcrcpiercc
ing her.
Thirty shots struck her nnd lodged, whili-t
two went entirely through her, tumbling out
on the other side.
A shell 'burst in the Galena during the
engagement which unfortunately killed
a..t-mi.nn ll, .,,. .....1 ... ..!..
teen, lint even this sad accident did not i
dishearten the brave Captain Rodgers ami j
his crew. 1 hey lought on until dark, nnd '
unni tueir ammunition uau nearly giveu
out.
The Naugatuek was ably handed by Capt.
Constable, but, after tiring seven uiagniti
cient shots, her splendid 'bow gun burst,
killing two men and wouuing three others,
including Capt. Constnble, who was struck
in the head by piece ot the flying metal.
Wc arc happy to learn that he is not serious
ly injured.
A flaw was discovered in the metal, and
this was, no doubt, the cause of the ex
plosion. - Lieut. Morris, in command of the gunboat
Port Royal, and late of the Cumberland, was
slightly wounded.
Commodore Rodgers was wounded pain
fully, not seriously, in the left check.
These are all the casualties heard of up to
the sailing of the Naugatuek lor Fortnss
Monroe.
The slaughter among the rebels in the bat
teries is said to have been terrible, although
hail they the advantage of our gunboats in
having the batteries situated on a bluff.
The light will be renewed shortly, wheu
Com. Rodgers hopes to silence the rebel forts
ami if ho can pass the obstructions known
to le placed iu the river above the batteries,
ho will take the city.
A mortar boat was greatly needed during
the action, us with it the batteries coulil
have been taken quite easily.
Tho Monitor was at last accounts ahead,
no ball yet fired by the enemy having any
effect upon her iron clad turret.
Secretaries Welles and Seward took a trip
up the James river, yesterday, ou the 'stea
mer Baltimore, as far ns Jamestown, accom
panied by Commodore Goldsborough and
Captain Dahlgren. The excurson party
returned this morning looking a little trou
bled after reading Commodore Rpdgcrs'
private tlespatches, which arc said to reflect
a little upou certain dignitaries hereabouts.
Senator Lane, of Indiana, Hon. Joseph
Segar, and several other Congressmen and
distinguished gentlemen from Washington,
accompanied by a few ladies, arrival this
morning, aud paid It visit to Norfolk anil
Portsmouth.
The Naugatuek will take another gun on
board, and proceed up the James river to
renew the fight as soon as possible.
The reports from Gen. McClcllan's army
to-day, place his advance within ten mile
of Richmond, aud he is moving on.
All is quiet here and at Morfolk.
L. W
To Drstroy Rata. Koachec, Ac.
To Pwtroy Micf, Molea aud Ant.
To Pc.'troy lid Bugs.
To lif troy Moth iu Kurp, Clotluv. Ac.
To Pestroy Moequitoei' olid flea.
To lMtroy In.'cctc- en ll-ioto mid KowIh.
To !rtroy Insect nn Anltnal, Ac.
To Pestroy Kvery lorin aud sjiecieis of Vtrmfn
Heo I'ostnr'l advertisement in tUirf paper, fur tlin
destruction and utter cxtvrmiuatiua of nil furui an 1
species of Vermin.
told in Sunbury, Ta., by Friling A Grant, and l.y
the lmijrgwta, Urocora aud Storekeepers ircnerally
A 11 H I A (j! KM."
In Slmmokin, on the 20th iu-it., by Rev.
A. I). Hawn, Mn. Jerrv Yonov, of Trevor
ton, to Miss Sallie E. Haah, of the former
place.
On the 1st inst., Jefferson Litz, M. p.,
to Miss Sallie J., daughter of the late Rev.
R MoEiially, of Clearfield, Pa.
In WillinmspoTt, on the Gth inst., by Rev.
Wm. Sterling, Thomas S. Doehi.er, U. A.
und Mis Ellie Gibus, all of Williainspnrt.
1 K A T II M .
Oh Thursday morning, MARY EVER
CLEMENT, daughter of John Kay an 1
Mary S. Clement, aged 2 years iiud 7
months.
The funeral will take place on Saturday
afternoon.
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Wheat,
Uye,
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Pat.
, lluckwtieat,
Hanced,
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Potatoes,
Pried I'caehe,
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Lard,
I'ork,
llacon,
Ham,
Shoulder,
Ueci'H'ax,
Pried Apple,
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NEW-.ADVEUTISEMEaNTS.
lNlnto of r.lizntM-tli M'nlH. dc-M.
"Vf OTIt'K i hereby uiven that letter? Ti'tanii'iitii
J ry baring Loen'itraiitiil to the undersigned, on
tiie CHtate of L'liiabeth Wallu. late tbe bumu'h i t
Northumberland, Northumberland county, l'a., de
ceased. All person." indebted aro requested tr miiko
immediate payment, and tboae bavins cbuui to pro
aeut tbeiu duly authenticated for Fettlvinent.
Uev. WILLIAM tfI!UtNTn.. l x tr
Willianrport, IV
May it. 1H2 lit
lC.KiM WA.Vl'Klr ! !
TIIIIK highest cab price paid for mixed or uliito
J. and colored Hag bv
JX. P MARK Kit.
PAPKR ASP KAU WAHK1KU .K,
N. E. Cor. I'ii'ib and Commerce r-t , l'Liladelpbia
Muy 21, ISf.2 3mo.w
JUST RECEIVED ! !
li. ENGEL
H;w jut returned from Philadelphia witb
3PL2C1TDID STOCK
w.
Formal Occupation of Suffolk.
Si'KFOLK (V), May 18. Tliis place,
which is seventeen, inilea from Norfolk by
rail aud twenty five by road, was occupied
by the Union troops at tight o'clock thia
morning. No rebel troops were found iu
the vicaity, and no opposition was rnado to
the occupation of the city. Many of the
inhabitants have left, and those remaining
are very, bitter iu their feeliugs and ex
preisions. Suffolk in a beautiful town, the fctreets
being wide and pleasantly shaded witb
trees. - .
Taunton aud New Bedford papers chroni
cle an immense catch of herrings this year
riO.OOO at one time, and ?0,000 at another.
So plenty art thry tint farmc iu. them tot
luauurc.
OP
Spring & Summer Goods.
I'or ?Icn Wear.
Clotb, Camimerv, Venting, Italian Cloth, Linen
Coatiug, Linen Chock and Cottonado.
I.iMlit-b' M'cur.
A large assortment of Proas Goods, liluck and
Fancy filka, r-ilk Tiwuea, Fancy Keragra, hallcy,
all Wool Pelanor, Mosambique Ouods at low price.,
bilk Lcvellai, Dclancw, Lawm, (lingbauia aud
Prints. A full line of Irish Linen and White UkhIj
Stella border aud Fancy tuoimer tliawti, r-ilk and
Lace Mautillat, Ac.
Heady Made Clothing,
A good auortmtut of llauj and Ca,
A large assortment of VooU and t-ht,
A full atock of Groceries, Molaatee and tsugar,
Hardware and Building Material,
A full tUxk of Queen and Giatfware,
A full tluck of Fitb, Ball, UiU and While Leal,
A large atock ef New Wall Paper,
A new atock of BtuU and Fartheuwaie,
Aud thousand? of article not enumerated
(7 All the above will be auld cheap for C4i or
Country rioduce.
J II LN0LL
Suubuiy, May IT, 12