" BEDFORD GAZETTE. i B. F. MEYERS, EDITOR. FRIDAY, ~ : : : ' t : : MAY 16, 1862. tGTThe new church on th land of Jarob Dibeit in Bedford township, will b dedicated to the ser vice of the Triune God, on Sabbath, the 25th, inst. The public are respectfully invited to attend. DELEGATE ELECTIONS. The Democratic voters of the several election "districts of Bedford coimfy, and others who in tend to act with them in good faith hereafter, ■are hereby requested to meet on SATURDAY, 21 ST OF JUNE, NEXT, at the hour and place to be appointed by their respective Vigilance Committees (who are here by requested to give written notice of such time ' and place of meeting) for the purpose of elect ing two persons as delegates to the Democratic County Convention which is to assemble at the Court House in Bedford, on TUESDAY, 2-lth •JUNE, NEXT, at 2 o'clock, T. M., to put in nomination a County ticket to bo voted for at the ensuing election, appoint conferees to meet ronfereos from the remaining counties of this Congressional District to nominate a candidate for Congress, and attend to such other matters as may be proper to be transacted for the bene fit of the party. It is also particularly request ed that active and earnest Democrats be elected Vigilance Committees for the ensuing year and that their names be carefully reported to the President of the Convention. By order of the Don. Co. Com., JOHN S. SCI I Chairman. • Buying Freedom for the Slaves. It is generally admitted by all conserva tive men that the abolition ot' slavery in the District of Columbia, was not only ill-timed and impolitic, but a positive insult to the Union men of that gallant little State to which the Federal Government is indebted for the soil upon which Hands the Capital of the nation. But, strange as it may ap pear, the conservative thinkers of the North, have almost entirely failed to take the view of that question which is pointed out so clearly by the well-established maxim, "Charity he gins at home." They tell us of the outrage "upon tire sensibilities of the people of the Border States, of the deteriorating influen ces exerted upon Southern "loyalty," of the encouragement given to the rebellion, I by the adoption of this unfortunate measure by Congress and the President; but they j seem to forget that we of the North are more j directly and pointedly insulted, and that Northern society is much more dreadfully threatened, by the enactment of that mea sure, tlran the jieople of the Border States, or slave-holders anywhere. Why, is not the Government by the terni3 of this pre cious emancipation law, to pay S3OO per head for every negro slave in the District? and where is it to raise the money hut from the people of the North? And what is to become of the slaves when liberated ? Where will they go ? The people of Bedford coun ty, can answer that question without any trouble. They will coine North. They will be east upon society to mingle with the whites and to be maintained at their expense. Many of them superannuated, others disea sed and decrepid, and the remainder accus tomed to the control of a master, they will lieeome a black lazzaroni, living upon the charity, or the taxes, of the white people, and cursing and blighting the industry and enterprise of the laboring man. Hence, we arc not only buying the freedom of the slaves, paying for their liberty out of our pockets— but we arc also to maintain them at our own expense, when we have thus purchased their freedom. Could Congress and the Ihcsi dent have offered to the people of the North a more degrading insult than this ? To place the African slave side by side with the white laborer of the North, compelling the latter to jiav for the social elevation of the former and to toil for the sustenance of the pur chased serf! What a picture! Shame to the fanatics and demagogues whose work is this! Shame, and shame again, to the man whom accident, false pretence and folly elevated to the Presidential office, and whose accidental policy, false pretence and folly are dragging down the American Republic to a level with the status of his own statesmanship. The Rebellion. The splendid success of the plans of Gen. McClellan, has put a new phase upon the rebellion, and whilst we cannot yet discern the probable issue of the wax, we can dis tinctly sec that the Secession leaders will ei ther have to change their programme, or dis band their army and succumb to the Federal power. That they will hardly do the latter, is indicated by the fact fhat they arc daily destroying millions of dollars worth of prop erty,'blowing up their vessels and even burn ing sorii'e of their towns. This yoqld seem •.to .show, that they axe desperate and intend - reallyd'C in the last ditch." We bc "licVd; "Therefore, that it is their design to change their mode of fighting, to abandon the idea of building forts, to move away from navigable streams so as to keep aloof from our gun-boats, to draw our armies af ter them into the hot climate of the Gulf States, and thus to prolong the war, if pos sible, until, as they say, our Government "shall be bankrupted." Sanguine people, of course, will not credit this theory. It may not be correct, and we hope it is not.— But whatever may be the result of the war, McClcllan has done his share to bring it to a successful close, and should it fail to restore the Union, it will not be because the war was not properly conducted on the Federal side, but because it was not the remedy for the disease to which it has been applied. SHADE Tr., Somerset Co., May 7, 'O2. Mr. Editor: , I am an ignorant man, living on the Al leghany mountain, and I solicit information from you and your numerous correspondents. I have lately received a copy of our glorious "Consti tution of the United States." I read the fol lowing passage in Section lit: "Treason against the United State.*, shall con sist only in levying war against them," <&e., &c. Now I ara an humble peasant, an unsophis ticated mountaineer, and T wish to know, how any one can bo guilty of treason properly and constitutional/;/ speaking? Treason consists in * keying war against the United States; but if sev en or eight States secede from the formerly Uni ted States, 1 want to know how you can make, or prove, any one to be a traitor in ihc seceded States. The States are no longer " United therefore, no treason and no traitor can be found. I am a poor man on the Alleghany mountain, and I want information. I cannot l>e proved a traitor, even if 1 should speak against the pre sent state of things,—for it is treason only to speak against the United States. QUEUE. RKMARKS. Our correspondent, however "unsophisti cated,"' must know that there is no Consti tutional right of secession; that the so-call ed "Confederate States" which have preten ded to secede from the Union, had not the power, under the Constitution, to do so, and are no more out of the Union to-day, "Con stitutionally speaking," than they were when they denounced the disunion secessionists of the Hartford Convention 50 years ago. The Union is, theoretically, as perfect and com plete at the present moment as it was when the Constitution was ratified by the States. And it is to the theory of our Government that wc must look for the determination and punishment of orimcs against it. That the ory is contained in the fundamental law, or in other words, the Constitution. There fore, as that law, that Constitution is still just as binding upon the people of (lie Sece ' ded States as it would bo, had they never I adopted their ordinances of Secession, and, I as that law, that Constitution is the tie that holds the Stutca together, it follows that we have still, theoretically, and, therefore, for all judicial purposes, Thirty-four United States. Hence the taking up of arms by citizens of the would-be independent States in th<v efforts to throw off the authority of the Constitution -and the Federal Laws, is "levying war against the United Slates," and, therefore, treason. True, if wc look at the present condition of things in our country, from a practical stand-point, wc are compelled to admit that we are adis-uni tcd people. "Whilst, according to the Con stitution, there can be no such thing as a dissolution of the Union, the. people of the seceded States have practically (at least for the present) elfected such a dissolution. A temporary separation is acknowledged by the fact that we daily speak of restoring the Union. But when this question of Disunion comes to he. regarded in a legal sense, we can look only to the Constitution for our gui dance, and that leads us straight on from Maine to the Gulf, without discovering a sin gle chasm indicating political separation. frs'The Indiana Democrat, just started at In diana, I'll., by our particular friend, J. B. SAK- I SOM, Esq., late of the Fulton Democrat, is a j neat and spicy sheet. We wish "Jeemes" all j the success lie deserves, and that is not a little. Cameron in Oongoss. W ashington, April 30.—The following res olution was submitted by Mr. Ilolman, from the Committee, and was read: Jtcsolced, That Simon Cameron, late Secre tary of War, by investing Alexander Cum niings with the control of large sums of public money and authority to purchase military sup plies without restriction, without requiring from him due guarantees for Ihc faithful performance of his duties, when the services of competent public officers were available, and by involving the Government in a vast number of contracts with persons not legitimately engaged in the business pertaining to the subject matter of such contracts, especially in the purchase of arms, for future delivery, has adopted a policy higiily injurious to the public service, and deserves the censure of this House. The resolution was adopted—seventy-five against fifty-five. Mr. Ilohnan's second resolution read as fol lows : Itcsohtd, That the Secretary of the Navy, in the employment of George 1). Morgan with out requiring from him any guarantee for the faithful performance of his duties in the pur chase of a large number of vessels for the pub lic use with a compensation dependent on the prices paid for said vessels, and receivable from the seller, instead of employing responsible of ficers of the Government, has adopted a poli cy .unauthorised by law, destructive of public economy and public .confidence, aud deserves the censure of this House. The resolution was rejected—yeas -15 nays 72. HOME NEWS. RESIGNED. —Lieut. 1). W. Mullin has re signed bis commission in the army and is about to return to his homo in this county. Wc have not heard what caused his resignation. —o— WOUNDED. —Capt. Thomas A. Boyd, formerly District Attorney for this county, was wounded at the battle of Shiloh. His wound, we are glad to hear, is not serious. O ' MENGF.L HOUSE. —This hotel ia still con ducted by Mr. Isaac Alungel, Jr., and enjoys the reputation of lieing a very comfortable and well kept house. Isuuc is a "host in himselt," and accommodates bis guests iu the best style. See card on outside. LAND SALES. —John C. Riffle of Juni ata tp., offers a very valuable farm and mill property for sale. Hare opportunities will be presented to buyers at this sale.—Jos. Wigfoos, of W. Providence, Daniel Barley, of M. Wood berry, and John L. and David Keplogle, of S. Woodberry, offer valuable tracts for sale. FENCED IN. —The Poor House grave yard has been surrounded with a handsome and substantial fence, which when painted, as it will be in a few weeks, will give a much more respectable appearance to things than we have been accustomed to see in that QUCO neglected, neighborhood. The editor of the Indiana Dem ocrat is especially invited to inspect it. FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN —Wills' Moun tain, immediately West of this place, was on fire for a few days, this week, rendering the at mosphere sultry and smoky. At night the flick ering flames and burning masses presented a most beautiful appearance. The Alleghany was also on fire at several points. Cause— somebody wants cheap pasture for his cattle. FATAL ACCIDENT. —On Saturday last, as Mr. John Jlouek' of Cumberland Valley, was engaged in cutting down a tree on bis plan tation, a limb struck him on the forehead, kill | ing him almost instantly. It is supposed "that ] Mr. Houek intended to cause the tree to fall in J a direction opposite to that in which it fell, and that he was, therefore, unable to get out of its way as it was falling. When found he was some distance away from the tree, in a reclin ing posture, bis one hand clasping his forehead and the other still keeping its hold upon the axe. Mr. Ilouckwas an upright and respecta ble citizen and leaves a loving wife to mourn hi? untimely death. BEDFORD OBSE R VATORY —This is an age if improvement, and though some people can't ! see any "enterprise" in or about Bedford, ex cept the Wire Bridge and the big tree at the ' end of it, yet we imagine that if such people would know that we have an observatory in our town, they would alter their opinion as to our "go-aheadative" qualities. Such an institution it seems we have, tho cupola of the jail being used for that purpose, and tho prisoners acting |as "star-gazers." These happy philosophers can I be seen ever and anon perched upon this lofty I pinnacle, making their calculations (doubtless) J upon the lucky stars under whose auspicious influences they will be. restored to liberty and the world. We propose that those who are not satisfied with the "enterprise" of Bedford, make up a purse wherewith to purchase a tele scope l'or these enterprising gentlemen. Come, now, let us be up with the times, lest we be rid iculed still more by the news-papers. Who is laggard'? —o— COURT PROCEEDINGS. —The following is a list of the causes disposed of during tho lute session of Court: COMMON WF AMI CASES. Commonwealth vs. George Garilill. Indict ment for selling spirituous liquors contrary to law. Nolle Prosequi. Com. vs. 11. F. Perriti. For. and lias. A lias Process awarded. Com. vs. L. K. Dichl. Selling liquor with out license. Not a true bill. County for costs. Com. vs. A. McGrigor, jr. Assault. Noll. Pros. Com. vs.Wm. Spidei. Assault. Noll. Pros. Com. vs. J. Baker, l'olly Baker, Jane Baker, Frank. Baker and Benedict Baker. Surety of the Peace. The four last named defendants to pay costs of prosecution and to enter bail in the sum of SIOO each to keep tho peace, &o. Com. *s. Mary Ann Dobson. Laivei ly. Noll. Pros. Com. vs. P. M. Nawgel. Larceny. Guilty as to first count of indictment and not guilty as |to • 'eond count. Sentenced to pay costs of I prosecution, lino of one cent, and to be impris oned for th e days. Com. vs. Nathan I-ce. Assault and Battery. Not a true bill. Com. vs. Patrick Burns, John Burns and William Burns. Continued. Com. vs. John IV. Snider and M. Ilevnor. Disturbing Exhibition. Noll. Pros. Com. vs. John K. Teeter. Obstructing Pub lie Head. Noll. Pros. Com. vs. Geo. linms. Larceny. Noll. Pros. Com. vs. John Park. Continued. Com. vs. P. G. Morgart. Ululating Liquor Law. Not a true bill and prosecutor to pay costs. Com. vs. Thos. N. Young and Joseph Gates. Not opening public road. Process*awarded. CIVIL LIST. Hobert Harris vs. Thomas Haney. Appeal. Verdict for plaintiff for $45 47. Joseph C'resswell vs. Ilenry Fisher and Chris tenu Fisher. Verdict for defendants. Joseph Filler vs. Directors of the Poor. Ju ry find for the defendant. Geo. Gar Jill vs. N. Ilnrly. Appeal. Ver dict for plaintiff for SSOO 58. John Long vs. J. J. Cessna and Snm'l. Brum baugh. Verdict for defendants. David I leek vs. Peter Freytct. Replevin. Verdict for plaintiff. —o— SUICIDE. —George Kimberlin, formerly of St. Clair tp., this county but recently of Bethel tp., Fulton co., committed suicide, by hanging himself, on Sunday night* 27th ult. Deceased was a quiet honest, hard-working man, and higldy respected by his neighbors. It it is supposed that some domestic trouble urged him to the fatal deed. The Fulton Dem ocrat, of the 9th inst., has the following in re gard to this melancholy affair: That the act was deliberate is proven by the fact that he made arrangements in regard to his property, lie left the house in the night, and was found in the morning, with a rope around his neck attached to the limb of a tree in front of his house, and with his feet resting upon the ground. Had he straightened himself up to his usual bight it would have been impossible for him to have strangled himself, but being bent upon self destruction ho was able to ac complish bis purpose under unfavorable circum stances. The deceased was about 45 years of age, and much respected by those who knew h' m- ———.—— COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. ST. Ct.Ainsviu.E. | May 13th, *62. J DEAR EDITOR: 1 observed, some weeks ago, by a little article in your paper, that you desire to have some correspondence from the country, and have ever since been trying to make up my mind to write you a few items for publication. I had prepared what I considered quite an e laborate report of the news in this vicinity, in cluding the recent upsetting of a coach on Black Oak Kidge (so graphically and particular ly described by your luminously verbose contem porary) but lo! a correspondent signing himself "Native," —a good fellow, evidently, though, perhaps, a little touched with vanity on account of his birth-place—turns up and takes the wind out of my literary sails most effectually, llis letter exhausted the news of the neighborhood so completely, that instead of placing my re | port in the i'ost Office, I concluded to commit it to the flames. In order, however, to let you and your readers know that there are oth er people in St. Clairsville that can write for the newspapers besides "Native',' I now drop you these few lines, hoping that they will not prove altogether unacceptable. Imprimis —l saw this word in the Inquirer some days ago; (I suppose it is the I'ortuguce for "cocked and primed")—t'ae war news in this quarter is very favorable. On Monday last, a fine military company, called the St.- Clnirsville Greys, was organized by our gallant and gqod-looking Brigade. Inspector, Maj. San son!. The Major bore himself splendidly on this memorable occasion, bis brilliant uniform, finely caparisoned steed, soldierlike manners and the hearty good nature with which he seemed to attend to the irksome duties of the day, all bespeaking for him the unfeigned admiration of the assembled soldiers and citizens. The com pany is to he commanded by Dr. S. G. Statler, of this place, who was chosen Captain. lie will make an excellent officer. I understand that we arc to have a Fourth of July celebration here on the next anniver sary of American Independence. Can't you write me- out a toast ? Things have got so much mixed about Liberty, Fraternity, Equal - ty, Union, The Constitution, and the other old subjects for Fourth of July Toasts, that I am plagued if I know what to think or say about them. Hadn't we better drop these old and well-worn themes until alter Lincoln's ad ministration is at an end ? But I have digress ed, and my sheet i 3 nearly full. I have noth ing more to communicate at present, but will write you whenever any thing stirring happens in this neighborhood. For the present lam Yours, MILL DAM. iSrThe following letter would have been prin ted ere this, but our columns have been hither to crowded with original matter lrandcd in be fore wo received it. We shall be glad to hear often from our friend. MONROE TOWNSHIP, April 25th, 'C2. MR. METERS: I write to inform you that Oliver Ilorton and James O'Neal, Esqr's., have been removed as post mastor and deputy post mas ter at Clcarville. I understand that but one prominent man of the county, advised the Post Office Department that a change of this sort was necessary, while the majority of the citi zens of the, township, protest against it. The people have been completely taken by surprise. The proposed removal of .1 lorton and O'Neal was kept a profound secret until it was accom plished. No petition had been seen, or sent, [ desiring a change, by the citizens. The pco ! pie, in general, have been well satisfied with the conduct and management of the gentlemen who had control of the office. We have but a weekly mail to this place, and our late post masters often during the past year went to Bloody Kim, in the middle of the week, to get the mail for this place and thus accommodate the public. There was no cause for the remo val, none under the heavens! Oliver Ilorton was a straight out Douglas man at the last presidential election; Mr. O'Neal a Lincoln man. Both gentlemen are honest, upright, law-abid ing citizens. They were both appointed by the Administration of James Buchanan. Mr O'- Neal acted as post master, the oifice being in bis store, and received the profits accruing from the position. If it be a political change that, was desired, they have bitten off their noses to spite their face. Perhaps it was done on ac count of Mr. Ilorton and Mr. O'Neal being strongsehool men; while the appointee used his influence against the schools and went to the trouble of locking the teacher out of a church that had been used for school purposes. (This took place two or three days after the school house was bombarded , when upwards of forty window panes were broken; the sash smashed, and the front stove plate taken away,.the school house being afterwards destroyed b{y lire.) Now sir, if the one man power is to rule this land of the free and homo of the brave, the sooner we know it the better. If such is to he the case then farewell to civil and religious liberty. If men .that "choose darkness rather than light," arc to rule, then will our progress in freedom be sadly retarded and finally most effectively blockaded. 1 * CI,E All HIDGE. 1 OUR BOOK TABLE. HARPER'S MONTHl.V. —llarper for May contains "American Historical Trees," "A Dangerous Journey," "Wluit are the Nerves,"' "Clotilde and the Contrabands," "Mistress and Maid." (Miss Mulock) "Pinchesfrom a Scotch Mull," "Orlcy Farm," (by T'rollope) "Valentine Motl," "Early Disunionists," "Order versus Force," "The Boldcro Murder," "Adventure? of Philip," (by Thackeray) and the usual edi torial varieties. The present is an excellent number in every respect. Harper is always good. AMERICAN EXCHANGE AND REVIEW.— We have before us the April number of this publication, and find it a very useful and enter taining book. It is, as its title page expresses it, "an expositor of social tuul economic science." Its articles on Finance, Insurance and Ameri can History, are sound and judicious. It is certainly a work of merit and deserves to be encouraged by the business men of the country. Published by Whiting and Co., Philadelphia. PARSON BROAVNLOIV'S BOOK. —Geo. W. C'hilds, a Philadelphia publisher, is about to is sue a history of Brownlow's adventures and hardships in Tennessee, during the Rebellion, written out by the redoubtable. Parson himself. We have no doubt that the book will be an in teresting one, and that it will be well gotten up. Mr. J. K. Suttorflcld, of Water Street, is the agent for the work, for this county, and is.now engaged in taking subscriptions for it. Per sons desiring to obtain it should apply at once to Mr. Satterfield. CONTINENTAL. —The May number of the Continental is filled to overflowing with in structive and entertaining reading. Among the best of its articles tire "What shall we do with it?" "The Molley O'Molley Papers," "The Ante-Norse Discoverers of America," and "A Story of Mexican Life." In the next number will be commenced a new novel of American Life, by It. B. Kimball, Esq., Author of "St. Legor," "Undercurrents of Wall Street," &e. The Continental is rapidly growing In public favor. ißitlY COilßMlwir (' AMI* WINITKI.D SCOTT, 101 st P. V. ) Near Yorktown, May 3d, 'O2. j Dear Sir: I sit down to tell you a little about York town, and the doings of the Army in and a bout it. Voir should have seen us as the whole Army moved off' for this place from our last camp, fCamp Keim) so called in honor of our General. Division after division dashed on, and all was in rapid motion. To sec an Army moving, it looks like some huge machine, or monster, rolling along, seeking "whom it may devour." Wo tire now lying very close to the enemy waiting for the bull to open. Large bodies of the enemy's troops arc just by onr side. There is a small wood between us and theni of about a mile in width. Our pickets are on the other side of the wood, next to the. open field, within 60 yards of their pickets, and 800 to 1000 of their forts ami barracks. Our pickets anil theirs very often converse together, introducing themselves in this way: "How do you do, Yank ?" "How are yon, old Seceshf" and the talk goes on until the next thing you hear is bang! bang! bung! along the picket lines. Our boys don't seem to be at till alarm ed Iving so close to the foe. 15tit I suppose thev i think as I do, that they came here as lawful soldiers, of a glorious Government, and will stand up to the work as long ti3 the Stars and Stripes shall wave. Whenever the long roll is beaten every man is at his post. It don't mat ter whether it is daylight or the middle of the night. They are up and out with their firmly grasped titles in hand, glistening and glancing in moonlight, or sunshine, whatever the occa sion mav be. There is skirmishing going on all the time along the picket lines. Oif the second of May, there was a man shot ,an picket. He was a Rebel. Retried to crawl through our lines on his belly. Three of the New York boys pulled on him at one time. They did not know which killed him. A ffag of truce came through our lines on the same day. I don't know what, it was concerning. One of our officers met them. They would not epmc up to our lines. It is very pleasant on the Penin sula, now. To look over the camps, it gives to the eye a magnificent sight. The troops lie down at night, on old mother earth, with little pines gathered together, over-coats spread over it for a inattrass and blankets for covering. Everything appears quiet these last few days. We have not even the tattoo to alarm us now. They arc only a few occasional shots from the outposts. We sleep just as sound here within a mile of the enemy, as if we were at home, if we do have to come out sonic times at the middle of the night when the long roll beats and form a linn of battle. We have a very healthy regiment. Every one appears ready and willing to march against their large fortifi cations and one hundred and twentv-Jive thous and men, they say they have at" Yorktown. There is a report afloat here in camp that the Merriniac and Monitor wore at it on the 2nd of this month. They say the Merrimac was trv ing to get up the York river. General MeC'lel lan is building a large Pyramid out in the woods from our catnp. He has it up about 90 feet. He is going to put 10 feet more on it. It is to look at Yorktown from it. T dont know wuether Prof. Lowe and his balloon business satisfy him or not that he is trying this plan. Wc wore mastered for pay again on the 30th of April. We. wiil get it in a month again. It always takes a month after being mustered be fore we get our pay. The pay rolls have to go to Washington first to be approved, and returned before we. get our money. But it is hard tel ling whether we will ail bo lucky enough to live to see it. Capt. Compiler, from our coun ty, met with a sad accident on the 2nd of this month. While chopping and splitting some timber in the woods opposite the camp for liis tent, the ax slipped in his hand and cut a very severe gash in his right ankle. It will render kiiu unfit for duty for a few days. Capt. Com piler is one of the best Captains in this regi-! nient. Ho and myself were to have gone out' on picket guard the following morning after his j accident. The cannon have been roaring all afternoon ! on the outposts. They are shooting at the ' Pyramid that McClcllan is constructing trying j to knock it down for him. Yours &c., i JOHN B. HELM | IMPORTANT SEWS. ; Oaptnro of Norfolk, Portsmouth and the j • Navy-Yard. FEDERAL TROOPS IN FULL POSSES WASHINGTON, May 11th.—The ■ i.U dispatch Wiwjjroci'ivi'ti at the War IXe.urt uieut this morning : Portress A fon roe f May 10, j 12 o'clock at night. I Norfolk is ours. Also Portsmouth and the ' navy-yard. General Wool, having completed the landing of his forces at Willoughby Point about 9 o'clock this morning, commenced his march oa Norfolk with five thousand men. Secretary Cltnsc accompanied the general. About live miles from the landing place a reb el battery was foand, en the opposite tide of the bridge over Tanner's crock, and after a few discharges upon two companies of infantry that were in the advance, the rebels burned the bridge. This compelled our forces to march around, livo miles further. At livo o'clock in the afternoon our forces were within a short distance of Nor folk, and were met by a delegation of citizens and the city was formally surrendered. Our troops were then marched in, and now have possession. Gen. Yiel in command as mil itary governor. The city and navy-yard were not burned. The fires which have been seen for some hours proved to lie the woods on fire. Gen. Wool, with secretary Chase, returned a bout 11 o'clock to-night. Gen. Hunter withdrew his forces without a battle. Commander Rogers' expedition was heard from this afternoon ascending the Jaincs riv er. The reports from Gen. MeC'lellan are favor able. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Highly aiiiiiortnnt FROM FORTRESS MONROE. The Merriniac Blown up by the Rebels! W ASHINGTON, May 11.—The following high ly important announcement lues just been re ceived from Fortress Monroe: Fortress Monroe, May 11, A. M.—Hon. It. 11. Watson, Assistant Secretary of War:—The Merrimac was blown up by the rebels at two j minutes before 5 o'clock this morning. She was j set lire to abouto'clock this morning, and the j explosion took place tit the time stilted. It is 1 said to have been a grand sight by those who saw fit- V;,' - The Monitor, Stevens, and the gunboats havo gone up towards Norfolk. Later from Pittsburg Landing. From Memphis.—Destruction of Cotton, Suijar, and Molasses—General Beauregards Army on Half Rations. CAIRO, May 1 0th.—The Steamer Roe. from Pittsburg Landing yesterday afternoon, has ar rived and reports that one hundred of our cav alry, while rcconnoitering from the left wing on Thursday night, were surprised by a superior force of rebels and were captured. A refugee from Memphis reports that a large number of troops had arrived at Memphis from Arkansas and Texas, anil been immediately sent to Corinth. The provost marshal at Memphis commenced burning the cotton early last week. Most of the sugar and molasses was thrown in the river. The rebel government had seized a large a moimt of properly and sent it lot 'oliunhiis, Miss., and promised to pa;, three months after a treaty of peace with the I 'niied States. Jeif Thompson was scouring the country around Memphis with his gang, enforcing the conscrip tion act. Deserters from Beauregard's army re. ported the troops to be on half rations, and that, their provisions could not last forty days. The infantry which have been stationed at Fort Wright had been sent to Corinth. From Gon. McClellau's Army —A Bat tle at West Point. FORTRESS MONROE, May 8. By steamer from Yorktown I learn that Gen. McClcllan had advanced twelve miles beyond I\ illiamsburg, and has had several skirmishes with the enemy, routing tliein with heavy loss. t he embarkation of troops for West Point is progressing with great rapidity. A heav vbattle' took place on Wednesday afternoon between the troops of Gen. Franklin and Gen. Sedgwick, tmd the rebels under < ten. Lee, who were en deavoring to make their way to Richmond. It is said to have been the severest battle on the Peninsula. The rebels were totallv routed and flanked, being driven back toward the forces un der Gen. Johnson, on the Chiekahominy. The whole number of Federals killed and wounded was 300, the enemy were driven backlby our gun boats with great slaughter. They had not low than 90.009 men, while our whole, force at the time was not over 20.000—only that number having landed. Had it not been for the gun boats our troops would have been defeated. "Good-Bye, John." John Forney, we mean—the veritable, vera cious and immaculate John W—the dignified and august clerk of the. Senate—the nominal editor and proprietor of a certain anomalous newspaper called the Press- —the pretended friend and advocate of Stephen A. Douglas—the or iginal and ardent supporter of James Buchan an, —for which last may he be forgiven. John W., hail and farewell!. You've left us, John, bag and baggage, tooth and toe-nail. It was very cruel, very unkind, but "nidi is life." "I wish I was on Federal Ilill, There I'd sit and crv my fill. For .Tonny's gone for a Boboli'.ionist." Listen to his affecting farewell: "Failing in our efforts to cleanse and purify the old sanctuary (of Democracy) from the.pol lutions of Mr. Buchanan and his followers, it becomes us, if we would no longer be affiliated with their iniquities, to spurn their fellowship." • Once more, then, good-bye, and joy go with | the flittin. .It is an old and true saying, "an open enemy is better than a secret foe:" and the ! latter you have lwcn to everything that was j Democratic for the past year. Jingle your thirty I pieces of silver as you go, John; you have earn ed them well, but beware of the fata of your illustrious prototype. For he cast down the thirty pie< . e ( .f silver, and went and hanged, hiaaelf— Ctamfomfaery TmiesA.
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