eating remembrance and thus we regard , it
. the high privilege, no - less than the irci
pera tire duty of the Church of God, to min
ter in every possible way, to their necessities
both temporal and spiritual.
Resolved, That the Assembly have regarded
with deep interest, the labors of the United
States. Christian Commission among . the
Army and. Navy ; that we believe it is an
agency well designed to meet the necessities
of the work, and that we most cordially com
mend it to the Christian sympathy and
liberality of the churches here represented.
The Committee recommended the adop
tion of the above resolutions and the report
was adopted.
The Report. of the Committee on Provision
for Disabled Ministers was made the order of
the day for Friday morning.
The Assembly then proceed to try the
ease of bfrs. Maria Hill, which had been car
ried up to them from the Presbytery of Cats
kill and Synod of Albany.
The chairman of the Judicial Committee
(Dr. Allen) presented the papers in the case,
and after they had been duly read and heard
by the Assembly, with some likelihood of a
long and tedious discussion, on a matter of
minor importance, the moderator adroitly
Cut the Gordian knot. He said that in the
early days of Indiana two brethren, having
but too little charity for each other, had met
on a log which crossed - a slifeam, and one of
them happened to be pushed. off. This had
occasioned a six hours' discussion before the
Assembly in Philadelphia. In this matter,
which seemed to him like that to need only
a little Christian charity, he would, with the
consent of the parties, refer the case to a
committee of these gentlemen, into whose
hands he would be willing to entrust any in
teret of his own, to examine and report.
On motion, the case was referred to the fol
lowing Committee :
Hon. Samuel H. Perkins, of Philadelphia;
Edward D. Mansfield, Esq., of Cincinnati ;
Hon. Peter Octlin, of the Presbytery of Day
ton.
The Committee on Church Polity, report
ed 5, Overture from Wilmington Presby
tery, a follows :
the undersigned Commissioners from Wil
mington Assembly, at Dayton, Ohio, May
17th, 1364, have been instructed to ask infor
mation on the following points :
1. Who are voters in an election for Trus
tees of a church ?
2. Who have power to call a meeting of
a church.
3. Who have power to close and hold pos
session of a church. The Trustees or the
session?
(Signed, ) J. GARLAND HAMNER,
EDWARD T. TAYLOR.
The Committee reported,
1. That the questions asked are whQlly
legal questions, to be determined by the lo
cal laws relating to church property in the
State where the church lies.
2. That in the absence of any statutarylaw
relating. to the mode in which Trustees shall
proceed, the By-Laws of the corporation
shall govern the mode of proceeding.
3. That in the absence of any specific rules
of proceeding, the general principle of law
that the trust shall be executed for the sole
use of those for whom it is held, shall govern
the case.
The Report was adopted.
HOME MISSIONS
Report of the Standing Committee on
Home Missions was presented by their
Chairman, • Dr. Patterson, of Chicago. It
spoke with pleasure of the passing away of a
certain diversity of sentiment and feeling in
the Church on this point. Last year the re
ceipts had been sixty-five per cent. more
ilia?: for the previous twelve months, and ex
cce led by fully an hundred per cent., the
annual contributions previous to the ap
',ointment of the Committee. New and
larg, , r fields of usefulness were daily opening.
Th. , territories of the Great West already de
mand aid, and it would not be long before
we must assist others further towards the
Gulf. As a denomination we take in every
sense of the word, a middle groUnd and are es
pecially fitted for this work. At present a lack
of means makes it hard to sustain Presbyte
rial Missionaries but it may be possible to sup
port synodical ones. The wheels of our en
terprise must move slowly until our younger
ministers are more numerous ; and more
willing to spend and be spent in their Mas
ter's work.
The Committee recommend that benevo
lence towards Home Missions be largely
increased. Contributions should moreover
be made to the missionaries of our own body.
Through inadvertence much had been given
which found its way to sustain missionaries
of other denominations.
- -
They would hail, therefore, the speedy
publication of a monthly periodical. They
would be glad, also, to have full statistics of
the missionaries yearly.
Our legacies, also, should be so left that
they may not be misappropriated to other
denominations. We have already lost great
ly in this way; and the Committee trusts in
flaw.° this matter may be better arranged.
In conclusion, they would propose in
amp:Ardent to the 14th section, page 469,
minutes of 1861; that the members of this
Con!!:)ittee reside in or about New York.
All , i :hey would offer, as a resolution, that
any , •ae on payment of $lOO, should become
an I.onorary member of the Committee.
They would nominate for re-election for
the ensuing year the following gentlemen
Rev. E. F. Hatfield, D. D., Rev. Wm. Ad
ams, D. D., Rev. Howard Crosby, D. D., Ed
ward Lambert. Esq., Jos. F. Jay, Esq., and
,T, B. Pinneo, Esq. The Report was adopted.
The Committee on Devotional Exercises
recommended the gelebration of the Lord's
Supper to-morrow (Thursday) evening.
Adjourned with prayer.
Wednesday 3 P. M.
The Assembly met and united in a concert
Of prayer for the country according to agree
ment with the Old School Assembly, now
meeting in Newark, New Jersey.
After giving out the hymn " God moves in
a mysterious way," and reading xlvi Psalm,
Dr. Brainerd opened the meeting with a few
brief remarks, and the reading of the latest
dispatches from Washington.
Dr. Humphrey and Dr. Thomas, if present,
were invited to address the meeting at such
time as they might think best.
The first speaker was the Rev. Thornton
A. Mills, D. D. More important than all
other questions, as It seemed to him, was the
Providential bearing of the war. The Lord
Jesus Christ assured his disciples, before send
ing them forth, that he was the Providential
Governor of the universe. The government
of the world is in the interest of Christ, and
whatever he designs, he always means to ad
vance his cause. He is now directing and
controlling and will continue his Providential
supervision to the end. The great question
was, are we ready to pray, " Lord Jesus, com
plete thy Providential work ?" I have felt
not so much interest in the glory of our arms
as in the spread of the Christian religion, in
oonnection with this war. When God is
ready to give'us peace we shall have it in his
own time and way.
Rev. Huntington Lyman,_said that Christ
when on earth spoke of those who did not
discern the signs of the times. The present
times were those of emancipation. The doing
away of the slaie trade in 1808, the emanci
pation of slaves in North America—in the
West Mexico—in Denmark—and
in France evai Russia were too great events
to be overlooked. It was a great cause of
congratulation to us that we are in the same
( „;urrent with divine Providence. If our
yi e ,, l- ories had come earlier, slavery would have
„ mai ;ned—but they had come in the right
time. •
Th e R ev .
,John Rankin, had the utmost
confidence thab i
this was a righteous war and
that this rebellion N :78.8 causeless, otherwise he
could not pray for it, n.Or rejoice in its victo
ries. The free States are s ;ecessarily and de
servedly chastised but they Bj. I 1 not utterly
be broken. He had g i ven hi s w iole powers
to this war. Eight of his sons, nine n,z)hews
and a grandson. While they were in sercioe
he had no anxious sorrow for them. They
are in a good cause and he did not fear but
that the government would be preserved.
Dr. Canfield said the cause of our country
in this war was a holy cause. He did not
desire to see. his country great, or achieve
'victories, so much as to see it throw off the
dreadful incubus. He liked Dr. Canby's re
port, especially about the necessity for our
reverses. Had slavery been spared through
this war, it would have been an argument
stronger than twenty Dred Scott decisions
why it should remain so forever.
Rev. H. B. Smith, D. D., said when we look
back on a nation like this, we must acknow
ledge a Providence to which there are heights
and depths that we cannot fully comprehend.
He could not look upon this war otherwise
than as a grand movement for the human
race. Yet there is one thing that staggers
me when I think of this war, and that is the
extravagance of every kind in our Northern
society. Has the nation as such really been
humbled?
Dr. Thomas, of Dayton—lt is written in
the prophets, The nation shall be taught of
the Lord,' God has been teaching us as a
nation by his providence, but very slow have
we been to learn—as slow as the Israelite—
as slow as the apostle Peter, for example,
about opening the door of faith for the Gen
tiles. It was not easy to teach the people of
England to reject the divine right of kings,
but after the bishops wei e shut up in Lord in
tower they learned better. Our people were
slow to learn before the revolution of 1776,
but at length they got their lesson. So, often,
has it been since, but of all other subjects,
especially about slavery. Thirty-five years
ago the Synod of Cincinnati passed anti
slavery resolutions, more so, I am afraid, than
that body would pass to-day, but the resolu
tions seemed very soon forgotten. Ben But
ler had to go to New Orleans to learn what
slavery was—but he might with Father Ran
kin's help Dave learned it before, upon the
"testimony of a thousand witnesses." It
was really astonishing the way people had
their eyes opened, from=the President down.
God had opened some people's eyes with the
bayonet. It is a rough instrument for that
purpose, but a most effective one ; the only
thing, indeed, that can lift up some people's
eye-lids. Dr. Spees may remember, that a
Dayton paper thirty years ago threatened to
hang a minister, because he was going to ad
dress a little meeting in his lecture room,
about Abolition. They have learned some
thing since then. I don't think they would
do so now. Dayton has moved—" God move
us still further I"
Dr. Brainerd, here whispered to the speaker,
who shook his head rather doubtfully. Your
Moderator wants me to say that our Church
has moved too. I would to God they had, I
am looking for a telegram to this purpose
every day.
The Moderator hoped that our Old School
brethren would regard this as a fine evidence
of feelina 6 in the right direction . , He recog
nized Dr Thomas as an avant courier, and
hailed his sentiments as the begining of a
great final change. Ministers should b out
spoken in their loyalty and the advocate of
the slave.
The Moderator said that the action of the
church with which Dr. Thomas was connect
ed was one of the strangest in the Providence
which he had known. Tho Ugh they had
held wrong ground on the subject of slavery
they had now, with loyalty as strong as our
own, broken the back'of the Alleghenies to
give us the right hand of fellowship. Provi
dence pits us on the border of better days.
After a touching an earnest allusion to the
sons who had gone to the war, the Doctor
said that some persons declared that if our
armies in Virginia were defeated the cam
paign is ended. " Never! never !" said he.
"All lost if, one battle is lost ? Never ! not
if it takes a hundred years !"
With the Icing metre doxology, and the
benediction by Rev Dr. Hatfield, the meet
ing adjourned, and the Assembly proceeded
to regular business.
ACTION ON UNION
The Committee on Church Polity present
ed an overture from the St. Lawrence Pres
bytery to the General Assemblies of the Pres
byterian Church in the United St'ates of
America.
The declaration proposed by the Com
mittee in reply was adopted, and was as
follows:
1. That this Assembly cordially welcome
all signs of increased love and, union, among
those who hold to the fundamental facts and
doctrines of the Gospel, and bears its solemn
testimony with self-humiliation, against
whatever fosters aliention and genders strife
among the disciples of our Lord.
2. That the tendencies of modern society,
the condition of Protestant Christianity.
the increase of Infidelity, the progress of
Romanism, and the present and prospective
state of our country afford powerful argu
ments against further subdivisions and in
favor of that union and unity of the church
into which it is to grow, and which is to be
its consummation, and that we record with
unfeigned gratitude, our profound conviction
that the spirit of disunion and sectarianism
is waning, and that the spirit of brotherly
kindness and mutual confidence is largely
on the increase.
3. That in an especial manner are those
churches bound to foster this spirit, who
adopt the same standards of faith and order,
and whose divisions are local, personal and
incidental, and for whoso reunion there is
only needed a wise deference to each other's
rights and a higher measure of Christian
charity. Adopting the same formulas of
faith and form of government, all that is
needed is to receive theni in the same spirit.
4. That as the churches represented by
this Assembly, did not inaugurate separation,
so too, they hold to no principles and views
and would impose no terms inconsistent
with a full and cordial reunion whenever and
wherever the will of the Great Head of the
Church as :indicated by Divine Providence,
may open the way for us all to meet together
again on the same basis, on which of old our
fathers stood ; and that we should rejoice in
such reunion as a pledge of the future pros
perity, and an augury of the accelerated
growth of the kingdom of Christ through
the length and breadth of our land ; and that
it is our united and fervent prayer to our
common Master, that he would so remove
all hindrances, as to make a plain path for
our feet, where we may walk together, being
of one heart and mind, in the ways of the
Lord.
5. That while we do not deem it expedient
now to appoint such a Committee as that
asked for in the memorial of the St. Law
rence Presbytery, yet that this expression of
our principles and convictions with our heart
felt Christian salutations be transmitted to
the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1864.
Church, now in session in Newark, New
Jersey.
After - further details of business, the As
sembly adjourned till 8 o'clock, A. M. to
morrow.
WEEK OF PRAYEIL—It was recommended
that the first week of January be observed as
a week of prayer, with reference to the con
version of the world ; and that the last
Thursday of February be devoted to prayer
for the spiritual interests of students in our
colleges and other seminaries of learning.
The following persons were chosen to fill
the vacancies in the Permanent Committee
on Foreign Missions : Alfred E. Campbell, D.
D., Rev. John McLeod, Rev. Robert R. Booth,
R e ;-. T. Ralston Smith, Jesse W. Benedict
an d TV,illiam Churchill, Esq.
We have recei:VSKl full reports of the pro
ceedings of the Assembly up to Friday night.
We are indebted largely to the reports in
the Dayton Journal, for the early portion of
our own report. In the lite pardons, theable
and accurate hand of our own correspondent
is abundantly manifest. In the next issue
of the paper we shall endeavor to complete
our account of the proceedings. Here we
will briefly state, that on Thursday, the As
sembly took up the report of the_ Standing
Committee on Publication, which led to one of
the most interesting discussions of the ses
sion. Some of the New York delegations
showed either a positively unfriendly, or
lukewarm spirit toward the cause. Dr.
Crosby, who it seems, is nothing if not ec
centric, came out in open opposition to
Publication. Rev. T. S. Hastings showed
that if the cause prospered it would be be
cause there were those in the church who
took a deeper interest in it than he did.
Dr. Curtis chairman of the Committee,
Father Rankin, Geo. Duffield Jr., the secre
tary Mr. Dulles, ably defended the work.
The report was adopted. It was resolved to
aim at $150,000 for Home Missions during
the current year.. It was decided to publish
a monthly periodical to be the organ of the
four committees. A report on the Tercen
tenary was read by Prof. Smith and adopted
by the Assembly, Mr. Wm. A. Booth was
elected Treasurer of the Assembly, in place
of A. P. Halsey, deceased.
On Friday, the church erection cause was
taken up and a proposition to increase the
maximum of loans and: donations was re
ferred to the next Assembly.
The narrative of the state of religion was
presented and approve&
On Sabbath Schools, it Was resolved that
a Permanent Committee -of the General As
sembly be appointed, to take charge of and
report upon this interest from year to year.
The appeal of Mrs. Haria Hill was not
sustained.
- A very considerable change and enlarge
men t of the statistical tables was determined
The Tercentenary of the death of John
Calvin was celebrated on Friday evening.
Addresses were delivered by Rev. Dr. Brain
erd, Hon. Edw. P. Mansfield, Prof. Evans,
and Prof. H. B. Smith., D. D.
DEATH OF THOS, R. ROSS.
At the Monthly Meeting of thq Ju
venile Missionary, Society, of the First
Presbyterian Church, N. L., on Sunday
afternoon, April 24, 1864, upon the an
nouncement of the death of Mr. Thomas
R.Ross, it was resolved
1. That this Society bear testimony
to the earnestness, zeal and fidelity
with 'which Mr. Ross ' for many years,
labored among us in the cause of Mis
sions.
2. That by the death of Mr. Ross,
the members of this Society are admon
ished to do with their might, what their
hands find to do.
3. That this Society erect a marble
slab to the memory of the deceased.
4. That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the bereaved family and be pub
lished in the American Presbyterian." •
A true extract from the ilinutes.
DE, B. K. LinnvDa, Secretary
REv. 0. S. ARMSTRONG, of Lansing,
Mich., is now in this city, with the view
of interesting our liberal men in his very
important church enterprise in the capi
tol of the " Peninsular State." We dm
vouch for the justice of his appeal, and
we ask for him a cordial reception.
fettio cif the
Although the second struggle between the.
Army of the Potomac and the rebels has not
yet taken place, the eyes of the country are
still fixed upon the armies in Virginia. We .
had expected it to take place before this time,
but various circumstances have occured which
rendered it almost, if not entirely impossible•
The past week has been one of almost inces
sant rain, which impeded the movements of
the army. Besides, after the severe struggle
of the eight days fight, reorganization and
and reinforcerdent Were necessary to prepare
the army of Gen. Grant for effective opera
tions. It would seem, too, that Lee does not
show much disposition to meet his antago
nist. 'He has been retreating from one posi
tion to anothor until now he is supposed to
be near the North Anna River, which is some
twenty-five miles from his original position,
on the south bank of the Rapidan.
The War Department has, we think, done
a great service to the country in publishing
from day to day such information as it pos
sessed, not predjudicial to the public service,
and we prefer giving these dispatches to our
readers, because, it is to be presumed they
contain all that is reliable about the move
ments of our armies.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, May 24-
10 P. M.—To Major-Gen. Dix: A dispatch
from Gen. Grant, dated at 11 o'clock last
night, states that the army moved from its
position to the North Anna, following closely
THE WAR.
Lee's army. The sth and 6th Corps marched
by way of Harris's store to Jericho Ford, and
the sth Corps succeeded in effecting a cross
ing and getting position without much oppos
ition. Shortly after, however, they were
violently attacked, and handsomely repulsed
the assault without much loss to us. We
captured some prisoners. Everything looks
exceedingly favorable to us.
Another dispatch, giving in detail the move
ments of our corps, and speaking of the rebel
assault. on Warren's position, says : He was
attacked with great vehemence. I have
never heard more rapid or massive firing
either of artillery , or musketry. The attack
resulted in a destructive repulse of the enemy.
At the position . attacked by Hancock the
rebels were intrenched, and in considerable
force between the creek he had crossed and
the river, and made a pertinacious resistance
to his onset ; but before dark he had forced
them from then': works and driven them
across the stream. It is also said that in these
engagements the slaughter of the enemy was
very great: Our losses were inconsiderable.
The Rebels charged against our artillery, and
suffered especiidly from canister. A dispatch
from Gen. Grant, dated at eight o'clook. this
morning, has also been received. It states
that the enemy have fallen back from the
Zorth Anna, and we are in pursuit. Ne
groes who have come in say that Lee is falling
back to Richmond. Other offieial.dispatchm
from headquarters say that Warren, Burn
side, and Hancock are pushing forward after
the retreating army. Warren captured a
good number of prisoners last evening, but
has not had time to count them or ascertain
his loss. 'Hancock is storming the rifle-pits
this side of the river. Last evening he also
took between 100 and 200 prisoners, and
drove many rebels into the river, where they
were. drowned. Warren also captured some
official papers, amongst them an order calling
out all boys 16 years of age to garrison Rich
mond. Ambulance men and musicians are
also ordered to the ranks. Sheridan was this
morning at Dunkirk and will be at Milford
to-night. No dispatches have been received
to-day from Gen. Sherman, and none are ex
pected for several, days. Dispatches from
Gen. Butler have been received to-day, re
lating briefly t.o resPective forces. Admiral
Lee, in a telegram dated the 22d, to - the Se
cretary of the Nary, states that last night
(Saturday night) the enemy attacked the
army and were handsomely repulsed. A dis
patch from Maj. en . Canby, dated the 18th, at
the mouth of the Red River, states that Gen.
Banks's troops had arrived at Semmesport
yesterday, and will reach, llorganza to-day.
The army is in better condition than was
expected, and will soon be ready to resume
offensive operations.
EDWIN M. STANTON', Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, }
WEDNESDAY, May 25-9 P. M.
Major-Gen. Dix : The latest date from Gen.
Grant's headquarters, received by-this Depart
ment, is dated at Mount Cannel Church 1 P.
M. yesterday. The dispatch Says everything
is going well. Warren has four hundred
prisoners, Hancock some three hundred, and
Wright has picked up some. The whole
number - resulting from yesterday's operations
will not fall short of a thousand. Warren's
loss is not ovei three hundred, killed and
wounded.
The prisoners captured are in a great part
North Carolinians, are much discouraged, and
say that Lee has deceived them. The pur
suit is delayed by the great fatigue of the men.
Still Hancock and Warren will reach the
South Anna by nightfall Gen. Butler, in a
dispatch dated at headquarters in the field,
at 7 p:clock thisanorning, reports that Major
General .Fits Hugh Lee, lately promoted,
made, with cavalry, infantry and artillery, an
attack upon his post at Wilson's Wharf,
north side of James river, below Fort Pow
hatan. garrisoned by two regiments, all ne
gro troops, Brigdier-General Wild command
ing, and was handsomely repulsed. Before
the attack Lee sent a flag, stating that he had
force enough to take the place, demanded its
surrender, and' in that case the' garrison
should be turned over to the authorities at
Richmond as prisoners of war ' • but if this
proposition was rejected he would not be an
swerable for the consequences when he took
the place. Gen. Wild, replied, We will try
that.' Reinforcements were at once sent, but
the fight was over before their arrival. Our
loss is not yet reported. No other reports
of military operations have been received by
the Department since my telegram of 97i last
evening.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
WAsraNcloN, Thursday, May 26, 1864
Major -Gen. Dix: Dispatches from General
Grant, received this morning, inform the De
partment that the Rebel `army still hold a
strong position between the North and South
Anna Rivers, where their forces appear to be
concentrated:"'lt will probably require two
or three days to developehis operations, which
are not now proper, subjects for publication.
The 9th Corps 14s - been incorporated with the
Army of the Potomac. No dispatches have
been received from any other field of opera
tions.
EDWIN M. STANTONTSecretary of War
WAR DEPARTUNNT, WASHINGTON, May 27-
10 P. M.—To Major-Gen. DIN: :—A dispatch
from Major-Gen. Banks, dated May 91, on the
Mississippi river, was received to-clay. It de
tails the brilliant engineering achievement
of Col. Bailey in constructing a - dam across the
falls of Red river for the relief of the gunboat
fleet; the particulars 'of which have already
been made public. The army, in moving from
Alexandria to the Mississippi, had two engage
ments with the enemy—one at Mausuna and
one at Yellow Bayou. In both, the Rebels
were beaten. Gen. - Banks states that "no
prisoners, guns, wagons, or other material col
the army, have been injured by the enemy
except that abandoned by him in the unex
pected engagement at Sabine Cross Roads on
the morning of the Bth of April, that with
the exception of the losses sustained there,
the material of the army is complete." A
dispatch has been received from Gen. Butler,
but no mention is made of any conflict since
the defeat of Fits Hugh Lee at Wilson's
Wharf by the colored brigade of Gen. - Wild.
No intelligence has been received since, my
last telegram from Gen. Grant or Gen. Sher
man.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
WASHINGTON, May 28, 9.50, P. M.
To Major-General John A. Dix
An official despatch from the headquar
ters of the Army of the Potomac at Magahick
Church, ten miles from Hanover Town,
dated yesterday afterndon, at 5 P. M., has
just been received. It states that our army
was withdrawn to the north side of the North
Anna on Thursday night, and moved to wards
Hanover Town, the place designated for the
crossing of the Pamunkey. < At 9 o'clock
yesterday (Friday) morning, Sheridan; with
the first and second divisions of cavalry, took
possession of Hanover Ferry and Hanover
Town, finding there only a rebel vidette.
The Ist Division of the 6th Corps arrived at
10 o'clock, A. M., and he now holds the
place with a sufficient foree of cavalry, in
fantry, and artillery to resent any attack
likely to be made upon him. The remainder
of the corps are pressing forward with rapid-
ity. The weather is fine arid the roads per
fect. A later despatch, dated at 7 o'clock
this morning, (the 28th,) from the headquar
ters at Magahick Church, has also been re
ceived. It reports that everything goes on
finely. The weather is clear and cold. The
troops come up rapidly and in great spirit,
and the army will be beyond the Pamunkey
by noon. Breckenridge is at Hanover Court
House with a force variously reported at
from 3,000 to 10,000. Wickham's and Lo
max's brigade of cavalry are also there. The
despatch further states that, after seizing
Hanover Ferry yesterday, General Torbert
captured seventy-five cavalry, including six
officers ; that the rebel cavalry is exceedingly
demoralized, and flies before ours on every
occasion. A despatch from General Sher
man, dated May2Bth, 6 A. M., near Dallas,
reports that the enemy, discovering his
move to turn Altoona, moved to meet our
forces at Dallas. Our columns met the .
enemy about one mile east of the Pumpkin
Vine Creek, and we puShed them back about
three - miles, to the point where the roads
fork to Atlanta and Marietta. Here John
ston has chosen a strong line, and made
hasty but strong parapets of lumber and
earth. General Sherman's right is at Dallas,
and the centre about three miles north. The
country is densely wooded and broken.
There are 110' roads of any consequence. We
have had many sharp encounters, but noth
ing decisive. No despatches from any other
field of operations have been received to-day.
EDWIN M. Si,illtvr,r_r "Secretary of War.
WASHINGTON, May 30.—Major-General Dfx.;
New York :—A despatch from General Grant
has just been receive& - It is dated yesterday
May 29fh, at Hanovertow3i, and states that
the army has been successfully crossed over
the Pamunkey, and now occupies a front
about three miles south pf the river. Yester
day two divisions of our cavalry had a severe
engagement with the enemy south of Haw&
Store, driving him about a mile upon whpt
appears to be his new line. We will find out
all about it to-day. Our loss in the cavalry
engagement was three hundred and fifty-kilt
ed and wounded, of whom but forty-four are
ascertained to be killed. We having driven
the enemy ; most of the killed and many of
the wounded fell into our hands. Another
official despatch, dated yesterday afternoon
at two o'clock, details the movements of the
several corps then in progress ; but up to
that timethere was no engagement. Earlier
despatches from head-quarters had been sent,
but failed to reach Washington.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
LATEST FROM ALL OUR ARMIES.
WASIIIiVOTON May 30-10 P. M.—Major-
General Dix, INew York :—No intelligence
later than has heretofore been transmitted to
you has been received by this Department
from General Grant or General Sherman. A
portion of General Butler's force at Bermuda
Hundred, not required for defensive opera
tions there, has been transferred, under com
mand of General Smith, to the Army of the
Potomac, and is supposed, by this time, to
have formed the junction. No change in the
command of the department of Virginia has
been made. General Butler remains in full
command of the Department of Virginia and
North Carolina, and continues at the head of
his force in the field. Despatches from
General Canby have been received to-day..
He is actively engaged in re-suPplyine , the
troops brought back by General Steele and'
General Banks, and organizing the forces of
the west Mississippi Division, which now
comprehends the Department of Missouri,
Arkansas and Louisiana. Generals Rose
craps, Steele and Banks remain in command
of their respeCtive Departments, under the
order of General Canby, as Division Com
mander, his military relation being the same
as that formerly exercised by General Grant,
and now exercihed by General Sherman over
the Department of the Ohio, the Cumberland
and Tennessee.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War
AIR AND OCEAN-INTERESTING ITEMS.
—" The air is made up of a mixture of
two gases, oxygen and nitrogen, and it
always contains considerable watery va
por and carbonic acid. In his new work
on chemistry, Prof. Youmans states that
if all the air were reduced to its average
density at the earth's surface, it would
extend about five miles high, and that if
the above constituents were arranged in
layers one over the other, we should
have first, at the bottom, abed of water
all over the earth's surface five inches
deep ; next a layer of carbonic acid 13 feet
deep ; next above a layer of oxygen gas
abotif one mile deep; and above this a
layer of nitrogen gas about 4 miles deep.
This will help the memory. Sea water
contains about 4 ounces of salt in every
gallon. Estimating the ocean to aver
age two miles in depth, the salt, if sepa
rated in a solid bed, would line the
bottom of the entire ocean to a depth of
140 feet."
foticto.
sa- The Noon-day Prayer Meeting, from
12 to 1 o'clock, is daily ebserved at 1011 Chestnut street .
Christians and all others are affectionately invited to
attend.
Fir- The American Sunday School 'Union.
—The Annual Sermon in behalf of the American Sunday
School Union will be preached by the Rev. PHILLIPS
Bsoess, at the Church of the Holy Trinity;on Ritten
house Square, on Sunday evening next, June sth, at 8
o'clock.
/Er Philadelphia Tract and Mission. So
clety.—The Fifty-seventh Meeting in behalf of this
Society Will be held in the Spring Garden Presbyterian
Church. corner Eleventh and Wistar streets, on SAB
BATH EVENING, June sth, at 8 o'clock.
Rev. M. C. SUTPHIN, Rev. W. P. BREED, and Rev.
R. C. MATLACK are exp_eoted to take part in the
exercises. JOSEPH H. SCHREINER, Agent,
929 Chestnut street.
Notice.—The Presbytery of Ontario will hold
its next semi-annual meeting in LIVONIA, on the
THIRD TUESDAY in JUNE (2lst), at 4 o'clock, P. IL
I. BARNARD, Stated Clerk.
dar Philadelphia Fourth Pr esbyt er y
stands adjourned to meet in Allentown First Church,
on TUESDAY next, 7th June, at 734 o'clock, P. M.
Members will take 3.15 P. M. train North Pennsylvania
Railroad. T. J. SHEPHERD, Stated Clerk.
Notioe,—The Buffalo Presbytery will
hold their next stated meeting at Silver Creek, on the
second TUESDAY (the 14th day) of June. commencing
at 4 o'clock, P. M. . TIMOTHY 'STILLMAN,
Stated Clerk;
The Presbytery of Rochester
wilt hold ite next Stated Meeting in Ogden, on Tuesday
the 14th day of June next, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
CHAS. E. FURMAN, Stated Clerk.
ROCHESTER, May.
WThe Presbytery of Columbus . .
will hold its next Stated Meeting at Columbus,, on Tues
day, the Slat day or June next, at 9 o'clock, A. - M. The
Records of Session are to be.preaented at the miseting4
B. G. Riley; Stated Clerk.
Bssm, Wis, May 18,1804.
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Revenue
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Mrs. J. W. Forney, Pn.sictens, No 618 Loath
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The Government Loan
g 200,000,000.
This Loan is Authorized by Act of
Congress of March Bth,lBni, which provides for its
DEMPTION IN COIN, at any period not less than ten
m more than forty years from its date, at the L Leasure
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or in such currency or other funds as are taken. by
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Its Exemption from State or Lo-
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The Rate of Interest on this loan,
although but five per cent. in coin is as much greater in
currency as the difference between the market value of
currency and gold.
As a Rule, the five per cent. specie se
curities of all solvent governments are gang's par or
above, and "currency now funded in the National Loan,
will be worth its face in gold, beaidee paying a regular
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The authorized Amount of this
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duling April and May, has been over
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