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TKBSMT, MAY 26. 1863!
Gtorleag Hews from Gen. Grant
We hare been so often deceived into rejoicing
’ oT ® r re P°rted victories that we are inclined to re
cieiro with emotion and misgivings alltelegrams of
important achievements. From the feet that onr
Wertent armies hare always sustained the first re
ports of their victories, we give credence to the
reporta from Monday morning’s papers,
hoping they prove correct;
„ Washikotos, May 22.
Tlw following estrteta arejaken from Rebel
papers of late dates: -
OTBBL HBWfIPAPEg ACCOITHTB.
May 17.—Two gentlemen
rode to Jacbon to-day and traversed the div.
Xhe eneny had evacuated about 2 o'clock. It‘is
acwoaed that they number about forty thousand,
u ■ h * Te . retr^ ate<i Awards Vicksburg. Firing
i? tll “ t direction, and it is sum
po*ed:that Gen. Pemberton is in their rear.
Before leaving they' burned the Confederate
hmise, the depots, the penitentiary,- Green &
?h"lip?! Stevens* foundir, Lenoire*s hat
and a block of buildings on State street,
including the Medical Purveyor’s and other
government offices. Also both bridges over Pearl
mer, and destroyed several miles of the railroad
. ** re P ortB d in Mobile that gome of this burn
ing wa» done before we retired. The Confeder
ate Howe was burned by die proprietor.
***? ’®-—The special reporter
ofdie at Jackson, May 17. gavs:
Amrrf in reconnoiterimf train. The Catholic
chnroh.ot this place was destroyed, end the Afti
*u*Wjnan o«ce pitted, the presses broken and the
£f*.‘f. ro " rn iOtotke street. The farnitnre in the
was badly abased, and the Governor's
mansion demolished. Ladies were robbed of
jewelry and money: All the stores were sacked
and their contents destroyed, tfnd iron safes
broken open. The railroad was hadiv torn up for
fT 8 "* 1 and the telegraph wires torn down.
Abort three hundred negroes from hinds qonntv
joined the Tankess. The country was plundered
generally, fanners estimated the damage at
frtwi five to ten miles. Much destitution and
suffering prevails.
The enemy evacuated on Friday and Satnnlav,
retreating hastily. No serious engagement took
P” 8, The last of the rear guard left about two
oclock, when onr cavalry pickets dashed in,
81 colonel and captured two others.
, The Yankees captured and paroled two hundred
iaonlh Carolinians and Georgians.
De/eal of the Hebei General Pemberton at Ed
-IStation—Official Dispatch of Gen. Jo.
Johnson to the rebel tear office.
Camp Between Livingston and!
Bbownsville, Miss., May 18, )SG3. j
To General S, Cadper:
Lient Gen. Pemberton was attacked bv the en
omy im the morning of the With inst., near Ed
wards depot, and after nine hours fighting was
compelled to fall back behind the Big Black.
J. E. JOHNSON. Gen. Comd'g.
bebil newspaper accounts.
The following dispatches are from the Bieh
mond Examiner of the 19th and 20th insts.;
Mobile, Ala., May 18, 1863.—The Advertiser
and Register's special reporter, under date of Jack
son, May 18, says;
There was a : heavy iand indecisive battle near
Edward's depot on Saturday. We fell back to
our uureschn>ents. Loss heavy on both sides.
Gen. JOighman, of Kentucky, was killed. .
Mtfelt*. Ala., May J 9, 1862.—The Register
and Advertiser's special reporter at Jackson, in a
dispatch dated yesterday, says: *
The Federals sent in a flag of truce this even
ing for the principal surgeon left in charge of the
woqpded. The'officer In charger of the flag states
that in Saturday’s fight they lost six hundred men,
took sixteen guns, and that our ' troops fell back
across the Big Black, destroying the bridge.—
They advanced eight miles north, and this morn
ing found Johnston in line of battle.
According ho our advices no artillery was lost
and the /bridge ,teas not burned. Our force of
twelve thousand men fought two- ariny corps ef
twenty-four thousand, sustained themselves and
fdl backxt night to their entrenchments. The
loss was heavy, and the battle severe and indeci
sive.-
The Yankees are jon their way to interceptcom
mtmicalion. Bomors, good and bad, are plenty.
TOC BXPORTED DEFEAT OF OEKKBAL JO. JOHN
STON'S akxt.
Mobfbbmbobo, Tenn., May 21, 1863.—Gen
eral Kasdan’s scours report that the rebels adroit
Grant has defatted Johnston, and has secured the
railroad bridge across the Big Black, thus cut
tingoff Vicksbaig from supplies and reinforce
ments. This bridge is the largest in the South.
THJB ENBKT AT THB CAPITOL OF Ml9BLBBlppj.
From the Richmond Whig, Mag 18,
Affairs have become very critical In the south
west./ Grant's army hare taken possession of the
capital'of Mi«sissippi, the cky of Jackson. This,
bestdes being of itself a painful and 'disastrous
event, places the enemy in the rear of Vicksburg,
and cuts off supplies from that place, A battle,
or an evacuation and' retreat, must immediately
ensue. Gnat, Iff coming so for Inland, lomjs all
support from foe navy, and exposes bis commnni
cation fointerception. The move is a bold one,
amt must Mlmade to cost hint dearly or it will
cost os dearly. Affairs iook uglg for the present ;
but lnckny ror tfae country a genenal in whom all
have confidence (Joe Johnson) hex reached the
theatre of interest, and if the forae which he can
briugdnto action is what we have been led ty> sup
pose, It'will' be equally singular and deplorable if
a few days, perhaps hours, do not give an entirely
different aspect to affsini. We await intelligence
with anxiety, relieve by strong hope.
TpiE LATEST.
Washisoxoit, May 24.
nwmjjnlijMßMU. or Ztfß battle of black
rjtoWHn*, Tend., May 28, 11.30 a. m.
Tojtlpftirl iV. Stanton, Secretary of War;
xfcefolJoKing dispatch baa been received at
tMe headquarters, and is forwarded a* requested;
' 8. A. BURLBUT, ’
'■ Major General,
i Sbab op Vicksburg, May 20. 6a. m. I
Hon. Bowls M Stamtoh, Secretary of War: |
Got. Giant won a great and momentous rlc- i
tory Oyer the rebels under Gen. Pemberton On the ;
Gen. Pttolieitnw had a moat .formidable position !
on the raw of a wooded WU on which the!
road passes IddgitodinaUy. He had about 25,- I
°°TlSdStttfab«nn at U o'clock a. m„ and was '
fatted at 4 o’cfiefc p. in. >Vk brunt was home bjr!
Oen. Hovey's diWsion and M'Ctenard’s corps, and Jadro Leavitt’s Deriiiinn
by Logans and Croeter’s , 8 UeCmon
<S«n. Hover attacked the hill and held the The Ctednnati papers publish Judge Leavitt s
greater part of it till |2 p. m., when having lost ; decision in (be ValhuulMam habeas cor/ms case.
Jj6(w men he wss RKtsederf- by Bodmer’s end ■ After a general of the case, the
Holmes’ brigade of Crochets’ division, bv Which Judge remarked that the doctrine was well es
the owflict Was endediin that pan of the field. ; teblished that the writ conld course,
Gan. Boomer lost 600 men. ‘ but only ou sufficient ground sworn.
General Logan qpemted on the right and cut off i v The ground for the application was that Mr.
the enemy’s direct retreat, so that he was com- i VaUandigham was not in the military or naval
PfcHed to escape by hto right flank through the i service, %nd was. consequently, hot amenable to
T i military authority. and the constitutional pro
? General Logan lotfigpor hundred killed and ! Tiwons for the protection of liberty were read by
woowjed; we took almt ten thousand prisoners, j counsel and commented upon at length. “ Bnt,”
Omhe 17th, advancing to the Big Black, we ! says the Judge, “ the Court cannot shut its eyes
fqnght Pemberton again at the bridge there, and to the grave fact that war exists, involving the
captured three thousand prisoners. ! most imminent public danger, and threatening the
He fongbt in rifle pits protected by n difficult bayon i subversion and destruction of the Constitution
h|II of abattis, Gen. Lawless; brigade of Gen. I itself. In myjodgment, when the life of the Re-
Sl’Clernand’s corps charged the' rifle pits mag- public is imperiled, he mistakes his duty and
nificently, and took more prisoners than -their own obligations as a patriot who is not willing to con
numbers. cede to the Constitation such a capacity of adsip
tetion to circumstances as may be necessary to
iheet a great emergency, and save the nation from
helpless min.
“ Self-preservation is a paramount law, which a
nation, as welf-Ss an individual, mav find it ne
cessary to invoke,” ,
** Our fathers,” the Judge declares, “foreseeing
the result of ambitious schemes for aggrandize
ment, provided for just such an emergency as the
present by granting Congress j lower to raise and
support armies, am) to create a navy. When they
made these grants they were aware of the magni
tude of the powers conferred in order to give the
elapses effect. The rebellion of ! 795 called for
the enactment of a law in pursuance of these pro
visions of the Constitution, and it was enacted.
It was under this statute that the President issued
bL call for volunteers after the bombardment of
Fort Sumter. <
“ It is not to be disguised,” he says, “ that the
country is in imminent danger, and that the crisis
demands of every American citizen a hearty support
of all proper measures for the restoration of the
Union and the return of an honorable peace.—
* * * The President may not be the man of
our choice, and his measures be not such os all
tun fully approve; but these are minor considera
tions, ana excuse no one from the paramount
obligation oflending his aid to the salvation of the
country. All should remember that no evil is so
great as disunion.”
And again ; “It is clearly no time for any one
connected with the judicial department of the
Government to allow himself, except from the
most stringent obligation of duty, to thwart the
Executive in his efforts to deliver the country
from the dangers which press so heavily upon it.”
If Gen. Burnside has exceeded his authority, it is
the duty of the President to apply the remedv.
Ihe President, being Commander-in-Chief of the
army, must judge of the military necessity. He
is responsible to the country for a violation of his
duties, and can be impeached.
The power of the President undoubtedly implies
the right to arrest persons who are mischievous
and disloyal, endangering the existence
ot the Government and the success of the urmv ;
and possessing it, he can delegate# to the Com
mander of a Department.
Martial law is defined to be “ the will of the
military commander, operating without restraint,
save his own judgment, upon the entire social and
individual condition of the people. 1 ' To the ob
jection that no prociamalici of martial had been
issued, it need only be said that nu such thing is
REBEL ACCOUNT.
Fortress Monboe, May, 24.—The Richmond
Dispatch of the 23 contains the following dis
patch.
■Mobile, May, 21 Saturday's figtit we lost
thirty pieces of artilleiy, which were spiked ami
abandoned. ‘
On Sunday the Federal* advanced to take the
Big Black Bridge, but' were repulsed.
They crossed highernp and tobk us in the rear,
when the bridge was burned and die works aban
doned.
i 'The loss, is heavy.
Vicksburg is closely besieged, the enemy closing
is ion event side.
'The Richmond Enquirer of the 20th says in
reunion to Vicksbmg, if some happy combinatidh
beinot made bet#lAi the forces under Pemberton
and Johnston, the heroic city must fall.
■TheMontgomery Advertiser Of the 19th says:
The enemy’s cavalry were yesterday at Brandon,
oh; the Southern road, twenty odd miles this aide
of Jackson, over which point we had a force /to
protect the road.
MkCIA|, DISPATCHES fb THE «BW YORK PRESS.
New York] May 24—. The Herald s special
Washington dispatch says that advices bad been
received by the President from ; General Grant,
detailing his proceedings to the 20th.
He had fought five days, and captured 64 gum,
and 9,400 prisoners.
New Yok, May 24.—The Times’ army corres
pondence, dated yestenhre, says the'news'received
from the enemy’* lines that Pemberton was de
feated between Jackson .and Vicksburg witli
heavy loss in killed and wounded and 3,000 priso
ners, as well as one division of hia forces cut oil
and retreating in a southerly direction.-
General Johnston attacked the Federal forces in
Jackson, which retreated upon the main body.
General Pemberton also attacked Grant, hut
was whipped and retreated upon Vicksburg. The
above is said to be the contents of a dispatch from
General Pemberton to General Lee.
Gen. Pemberton burned bis bridge and returned
to Vicksburg with only three camion out of sixty
that he had taken out, building lour bridges over
the Big Gen. Grant arrived before the
town on the evening, of the 18th, and now holds it
cjpeely invested. He had opened a line of supplies
via; Chickasaw Bayeu, having cut the town ofi
from Haines’ Bluff, which is abandoned .by the
enemy and which Gen. Grant WiUoccupv. ’
There was sharp fighting through the day yes
terJay, Gen. Steele now holds the upper blurt 1
and the enemy’s up(x*r water batten-, and gets wa
tepfrom the Mississippi.
, pen. Sherman’s iß>rps lost yesterday five hun
dred killed and wounded.
Gen. M'Pherson, who holds the centre, lost lit
tlelas did Gen. M’Clernund, who holds the left.
The gunboats kept the enemv alert during the
night, and probably tiie town will be curried to
day. There are from fifteen to twenty thousand
men in it.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH TO THE PRESIDENT.
Washington, May 24.—At 11 o'clock a. m.,
to-day, the President received the following tele
graphic announcement that “Vicksburg is ours."
Cleveland, Ohio, May 24.—A dispatch from
Mr, Fuller, the telegraph manager at Memphis,
last night, said that the Seals and Stripeil now
float over Vicksburg, and the victory is complete.
1 have held this message, hoping to get the con
firmation, but the line has been interrupted, and 1
now give it to you as it reached me. I think the
line will be all right soon.
Latest from Europe.
Sew York, May 22.—'The steamship China,
with Liverpool dates to the Bth, and Queenstown
to the 9th, arrived here at 8 o'clock this morning.
The Arabia, Damascus and Kangaroo had arri
ved out. American affairs- receive but little com
ment. The 7W expatiates on the importance
of the capture of .Vicksburg aad Port Hudson, and
say? it would open the Mississippi to the north
west, diminish the growing dissatisfaction there,
and enable the Fedeials to Claim one more of the
real victories of the war.
The New; York correspondent of the Morning
Heraid asserts that the Federal Government is ap
propriating three millions 6f dollars to convey
120,0Q0 Irishman to America.
In the House of .Commons, the coarse of Mr.
Christie, British Minister to Brazil, and General
Webb's attack on him, was debated. Lord Pal
merston and others defended Mr. ; : Christie. Lord
Palmerston made some very uncomplimentary re
marks on Gen. Webb, and said his letter to Earl
Hassell was treated with foe disregard it merited,
and if written by a British diplomat would be suf
ficient ground for his instant dismissal.
Italian affairs were debated, and some severe
strictures passed on the Italian government. In
foe House of Lords Earls ‘ Shaftsbury and Har
rowley strongly denounced the; Bnssian policy to
wards Poland, and asserted that sepatation was
the only remedy. Earl HnsseJ expressed great
confidence in the hnmane intentions of the Czar.
Thje question of separation might involve a costly
war, which England was loth to engage in, with
out the most pressing, necessity. He believed that
the piffilie-opinioß of Europe wopM influence the
Russian government to restore foe Polish consti
tution. " , |
It is reported that the Brazilian Minister to
Loiidon is instructed to demand explanations, and
if unsatisfactory, diplomatic relations will Jje sus
pended.
FBANCE
The French Corps Legislatif ia dissolved, and
th*;«lecti6na fixed far the 31st of May and Ist of
June. The Polish question is unchanged. It is
again asserted that Napoleon will pursue his ob
jectalone if obliged to do so, and the insurgents
confidently rely on his assistance, Numerous en
gagements are reported with varying successes.—
It w reported that the French Minister of Mesine
had ordered the ports on the'Atlantic to prepare
fo fweiye foe Swedish fleet r
THE LATEST. :
Liverpool, May 9.—The Arabia's news to-ddp
imparted a cheerful feeling to thcFederalsinLir.
erppol, by the encouraging deductions drawn from
General ‘Banks’ progress. The loss of the Anglo-
Saxon has created a painfulsensation.
The Berlin Cabinet held a council yesterday to
consider the exodus front Posen elf large numbers
of young men fnOy armed to join the Polish in
surgent*. It is reported that the ministers deter
mined for the present not to declare Posen in a
state of seige, nor to close the sessions of Parlia
ment. -I ' '
The “290" Blocadeu kkar A#iirtini<iue. —
New York, May 21. —Letters from Sr. Thomas
dated May 4th say: On the 30th of April the
United States' uenmer Vanderbilt arrived in
Portland, and after » few hours’ delay, started far'
Martinique where His reported the U. S,
. ,6™ Alabama and Oneida have the Alabama,
i. ; "—”***• * -. —' , 1 . ■ i alias “290,” in an out bay. The Admiral de-
Jach«i» Baid,—,This afternoon a dares that if he finds her there he will sink her
WWV. ““® absence of expithlg news where- j e t the consequences be what they mavj News
with to stimulate purchasers, wept through the from the Vanderbilt is anxiously awaiuil, but up
street crpug ont, Nother .raid by Stonewall to this moment nothing has been heard Irom her.
Jaclcsoni” An excited gentleman stopped falm 1
with “I thought Jackson wasdisd!” “WeU, i ~ -rvvr r
no be U r hut his ghost is makin’ tins 'ere retd.” ; ftv* So movement of Gen. Hooker's army has
&gju6Hcm. ' yet taken [dace.
Graprow, May 9.—The secret Provisional Gov
ernment of Warsaw has Issued a proclamation
pronouncing severe penalties against any function r
aries ip Poland who may ■ attempt to collect taxes
for the Rossian Government. Fresh afrests, and
domiciliary arrests have taken plaice in Cracrow.
necessary
Alter eulogizing the capacity and integrity of
Gen. Burnside, the Judge adds': •• Artful and de
signing politicians, disguising their latent treason
under hollow pretences of devotion to the L'nion,
were striving to disseminate their pestilential
herosies among the masses of the people. The
evil was one of alarming magnitude, and threat
ened seriously to impede thc-.mi li ihit operations
ot the Government, and greatly protract the war,"
It was with this fact before him that Gen. Burn
side promptly issued his famous Order No. 38,
which had hecu brought to the notice of the
court.
He would not dwell further upon and onlv- re
ferred to it because Gen, Burnside, in his manly
and patriotic letter to the Court, gave Ms reasons
at length for issuing it. In the Judgment of the
Commanding General it was necessary, and it was
not for the Judiciary to reverse "it. The legality
of the arrest depends upon the extent of the ne
cessity for making it, and that was to he deter
mined by the military commander.
And here, without subjecting myself to the
charge of touching upon the domain of political
discussion, I may be indulged in the remark, that
there is too much of the pestilential leaven of dis
loyalty in the community. There is a class of
men in the loyal States who seem to have no just
appreciation of the deep criminality of those who
are in arms avowedly for the overthrow of the
Government, and the establishment of a Southern
Confederacy. They have not,-I fear, risen to any
right estimate of their duties and obligations, as
American citizens, to a Government which has
strewn its blessings with a profuse hand.
Then, after characterising the rebellion as alto
gether unjustifiable, the Judge proceeded;
"It may be assumed, I trust, that in most of
the Northern States reliable and unswerving
patriotism is the rule, and disloyalty and tieason
the exception. But there should be no division
Of sentiment upon this momentous subject. Men
should know, and lay the truth to heart, that there
is a course of conduct not involving covert treason
and not, therefore, subject to punishment as such!
which, nevertheless implies moral guilt, and a
gross offence against the country. Those who
live under the protection and enjoy the blessings
of our benignant Government, must learn that
they cannot stab its vitals impunity. If
they cherish hatred'and hostility to it, and -desire
its subversion, let them withdraw from its jurisdic
tion and seek the fellowship and protection of those
witii whom they are in sympathy. If they remain
with us, while they are not of'us, they must be
subject to such a course of dealing as the great
law of self-preservation prescribes and will enforce.
And let them not complain if the stringent doc
trine of necessity should find them to be
the legitimarc subjects of its action.- I have no
fears that the recognition of this doctrine will lead
to an arbitrary invasion of the personal security
or personal liberty of the citizen. It is rare,
indeed, that a charge of disloyalty will be made
upon insufficient grounds.
But if there should be an occasional mistake,
such an occurrence is not to be' put in competition
with the preservation of the nation, and I confess
I am but little moved by the subsequent appeals of
those who, whila they indignantly denounce viola
tion of personal liberty, look with no horror .upon
a despotism as unmitigated as the world has ever
witnessed. But 1 cannot pursue this subject
further. lam aware there are points made by
the learned counsel representing Mr. Vallandig
ham to which I have not averted. I have had
neither time nor strength for a more elaborate
consideration of the questions involved in this ap
plication.
For the reasons which I have attempted to set
forth, I am led clearly to the conclusion that I
cannot judicially pronounce the order of General
Burnside for the arrest of Mr. Valiandigham as a
nullity, and must, therefore, bold that no sufficient
ground has been exhibited for granting the writ
applied for,
Brilliant Affair of the 13th Pennsyl
vania Cavalry.
Special Correqtoiuknct of At Iwptirer.
Winchester, Vi., May, 18, 1863.
; Ido think that as bold and is brave a matter
i was pot through a few days since by a detail from
| the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, as Juts taken
i place since this war began, and reflects honor
I and credit on all concerned.
The party consisted of eighty men, detailed in
discriminately from Ure~regiinent, and were under
i the command of Captain Samuel Speese, of Com
-1 pany F, Daniel B. Meaner, of Company B, and
j First Lieutenant John W! Berks of Company C.
i They left camp, near this place, on Friday last, at
about two o’clock P. M., and matched eighteen
mites toward Front Royal, and one mile from the
Shenandoah River, where they camped for the
night. Next morning started at 4 o'clock,
crossed the river, and entered Front Royal at 6
o'clock; captured a man. Miller by name, engaged
in gathering up conscripts for the Southern army ;
fed their horses, and left for the back country at
8 o’clock A. M.; within three miles of the town
captured two Rebs. belonging to Major White's
command, continued on through, tip, over, and
almost under, the hilliest country this side of
Switzerland, on the worst road ever dreamed of,
for about fifteen miles, .when information wa 4
brought that a body of the enemy, about one
hundred and fifty in number, having with them
fifty-seven Union soldiers belonging to the Second
Maty-land Cavalry, captured by them the day
previous, near “Charlestown,” Was but about
three miles ahead, and that another party, con
sisting of about four hundred, were upon our right,
only about five miles off. Notwithstanding the
menacing position of the last body, it was deter
mined to push on to the rescue of our friends.—
Words was passed down the line to that effect,
and, as the commands “forward,” “trot."
“ march," “ gallop,” “ march,” were given, every
man pressed forward with what speed his horse
was capable ; the road was more like a by-path,
and for three miles was down the lied of a brook,
but the boys heeded it not. At the order “ close
up, ” they pushed forward, running and racing,
apjiarcntlv to be first and in at the death. Thus
they continued until about five miles being passed
over, we reached the Kehs. unperceived by them.
The road narrowed down to a ravine j once
through it, it spread out on a fiat several hundred
yards square, with a broad creek and the Manassas
Railroad running east and west. On our right
was also a deeper creek, then a peicepf bottom land,
then several good steep hills. Leaving about
thirty men on the road, _wc made a “ right turn”
through the creek on to the botton, formed into
lino as quick as a flash, thinking that, with their
superior numbers, they bad descovered and would
attact us. A moment showed that they knew not
of us; we on the botton mad- tyright wheel up to
the hills, when “charge" was given, and with a
yell that might awaken the dead, down we went,
through a morass at the foot pf the hills, over the
railroad into the creek, and jjStched imo the right
flank, while the party af tliirjr we left' in the road
attained them in the rear. ! ”
I aken entirely by- surpriit the scarcely knew
which way to film, we routed them, we scouted
them ; in a word, we were into them in the (no® l
admirable manner, and they made off in all di
rections. \\ e followed them up, bagging one
here and there, until, otf recall being sounded,
and coining together, « j found we had retaken
tit.y-MX of the prisoners; and captured twenty of
the Rebels. How many of them were killed we
could not remain to see, as discretion induced us
to get off almost immediately, to etude the pur
suit of the main body, who, without doubt, soon
; bad tbe news. We lost one man killed—Sergt.
I Graham, of Company F, brother of one of our
Lieutenants, shot through both lungs. The fif.v
seventh prisoner was shot and inortallv wounded
fitc grey-back \jdfo had him in charge, because
j be refused to makeAjff with him. He had to be
j left in the care of'a tamer near by. ■
i We brought our dead with us, and made direct
for Winchester, fording the Shenandoah after dark.
Ihe main booy reached here at about twelve
o’clock, midnight, but Lieutenant Berks, who had
command of the rearguard on the route home,
ex|>eriening much trouble in getting the stragglers
over the river, and in tinkering up the overdone
liotses, did not arrive until eight «’clock Sunday
morning. The whole fight did not occupy thirty
minuets, and had our horses been fresh we would
have gobbled up at least a hundred of the grey
baeks. . While upon the subject of horses 1 must
say this : that the regiment has been in service
over a year, and yet have the remains of the first
lot of horses drawn. X say remains I should have
said remnants, as what we have are but as skin
drawn over bones. All the feed in the world
won ’t fat an animal that has as much wotk to
perform as have our horses, and as much may be
said of tbe men. They are moving night’ and
day. I have know of one hundred and twenty
three men being on picket duty daily, and vet
the regiment is called upon for at least one detail
daily—sometimes two—for scouting. We do our
share. We never refuse any duty, no matter
when ended on or for what purpose. From the
means I have of judging, I believe all the officers
to be brave men, indefatigable in the discharge of
their duty, and laboring with great zeal to make
a proud name for the regiment. Whether on one
or on another, the sight of a grey-back fills our
souls with desire and purpose—a desire to fulfill
the purpose, and that purpose to free the earth of
their traitorous presence.
A Story of the Swiss General, Fogliah
•DV . correspondent tells the following serious
joke which accidentally befell the accomplished
Swiss General, Fogliardi, at the late battle of
Chancellorville. Accustomed to (he broad,'open
and clear European battle-fields, where whole ar
my corps can charge in battle line without imped
iments, and where the surging squadrons of cav
alry are the sweeping concomitants of eyety armv
he could not exactly see how a great battle could
he fought m that tangled, impenetrable wilderness
and remarked to a Staff officer, noted for the force
and brevity of his expressions, as well as great
liersonal braveryZis is not a battle, zis a
g . rnnd « k ’ rmish ■" "A skirmishr reiterated the
Staff officer, 44 1 U have you understand, sir, that
two or three skirmishes like this would wipe the
whole Swiss nation off the face of the earth, sir
and he rode down the line into the bullets with as
much sang /raid as though eating his breakfast
Suffering in the Mountains.—A recent re
connaissance into the mountains pf Kentucky
near Barbonrsyiile and Cumberland Ford, dis
closed .that the people there are as poor as they
are loyal. The rebels resort to torturing women
and children to disclose hidden coni, and take ail
Men, women and children have been stripped of
their clothing and shoes. One officer found two
men stripped to tlteii shirts and nearly starving
These people were first cleaned dot by the ne
cessities of Morgan, and ever since by the rebels
Starvation or flight will soon be the only onlv
steps left them.
Important to Justices of the Peace, It
may not be generally known that, by the amended
stamp dntyatf, all transcripts of judgments from
dockets of justices of the peace will require a five
cent stamp to be attached, which must be cancel
led by the justice giving the transcript. The per
son ordering the transcript will, of course, be
bound to pay.the duty; but it would save timeand
trouble for justices to keep a supply of stamps on
hand, in.order that they may be affixed when rp
qmml. A neglect to comply with the Provisions
of this ace tenders the transcript worthless,
Sebiods Accident—On Thursday of last
s^eek,'while the coal train going westward was
passing Mexico Station about 9 A;. M., a vounir
man by filename of Wm. Cullison, atterowfed to
get on while in motion, bnt accidentally slipped on
uffi t 5? C i e tr ? in over him and crushing
both hia legs and otherwise seriously injuring him,
Pe was brought to the Patterson tipul wterehe
°u- '* boUt - four °’ clock **• when he
Hls ren>ains were removed to his home
at Coalmount the following morning.
The Seowttyv of Pennsylvania.
A philosophic Wrntjny of the 'Rebel news leads
ns to some important conclusions as to the pcotm
ble (dans for the coining snmmer. Impeded b»
their want of supplies and the desperate ecmdhitm
of their affaits, it is tlte evident intention of their
leaders, if they are not checked or disabled by onr
armies, to bring thatsrar into the loyal States; to
(have their own self-devastated fi. Ids, and prey upon
the plentfal resources of the. North. We up not
believe that attempt will succeed, but that the effort
will be vigorously made we have no doubt, and it
will require men, system and valor to deifeat it.
In expectation of this we long ago urged the reor
ganization of the State militia, and that they
should be so placed as to keep the frontier of
Pennsylvania secure. .The main thing was to get
a living,'practical militia Jaw. The Legislature
was urged to consider this ; bills were framed and
taken up to Harrisburg by authorized deputations
from the city militia. The Governor was earnest
and anxious, and yet nothing was done. The
time for action has arrived, and we ate not ready.
No general scheme has ever been devised. Is this
on the score of the certain security without
such care, or of economy ? The former judgment
is very, unwise, and the other is extremely foolish.
We are not secure, and a Rebel advance if suc
cessful, would teach us whether preparation was
poor economy or not.
When che magnificent outpouring of ourcitizent
took place last September, it was a very patriotic
movement, beautiful tp behold, bat the troops
were so undisciplined, so disunited, so motely, that
they exerted only tbe moral influence upon the
enemy of re/nueJ numbers. As a mass they were
worth little for fighting. Even now, however,
with the same material, if the Governor would
call out fifty thousand men, and established them
at a camp of instruction, say at the foot of the
Cumberland Valley, one-fourth only being actu
ally there at a time, and me rest ready to move
at an boor’s notice, they would soon come into
proper form and consistency, their duty thus di
vided, would not be onerous, and the Pennsylvania
ifronteir would be safe, for the very knowledge that
it was thus guarded would deter the Rebels from
assulting it.
It is very well to say that it is the part of the
General Government and the Federal armies to
oppose the Rebel advance. That will avail us
little when the war is transferred to onr own sot)
Our armies will, doubtless, do all they can, but
we can be of great collateral services by such a
course.
It is particularly important that a large pro
portion of cavalry be provided for such service.—
To discover and prevent raids, to keep all parts of
our i rentier in constant and easy communication,
and to equal, in rapidity and acuteness, the Rebel
cavalriv. •
It may be that the emergnev will never come,
but. if it be not improbably, is it not the part of
wisdom to prepare; and, should it never come,
tlic orginazation and discipline of our citizens and
their tem|x>rary encampment would be of the
greatest service. In this manner Rebel intentions
would be checked, and our State militia be ren
dered a valuable force for any and every future
emergency, especially as a school for those who
are yet to recruit the ranks for our enemies in the
field.
This question may again arise, as it did last fall.
Should such troops, provided for State defence, be
required to go beyond the Stale line! The
answer is obvious to every disinterested man.—
1 lie State line is a mathematical line, drawn not
tor defo-nce, but for peaceful boundary. The true
military frontier for defense may lie within or
beyond it. Where the’ troops are to go, then,
should be left to the judgment of judicious and
experienced Commanders, and not to the pre
judiced opinion of each citizen soldier.
Some of our citizens may consider us premature
in such appeals as those just made, but we act
upon a forecast ol dangers which, if not imminent,
are at least not improbable. The ablcbodied men
ol Bennsyivania should arm and organize, to keep
this blare, during the present summer, secure
from every taint cf Rebel footsteps. Ifsucess to
our arms, which God grant, turns the tide of war
bomhward, we sha|l have lost nothing by the pa
trioiic intention and honest effort; hut it, by un
expected disaster, their desperate efforts to save
themselves from famine, hy devastating our rich
valleys, should seem likely' to succeed, we shall
bless the day when wo made ready betimes for
the evil hour.
0“ We have nothing Jnte from. Charleston.—
T he preparations making speedy attack-
Hope it may result in the captnriTof the forts.
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fjtowia ftil
“Cmbj
tribune power-
iQ
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&
PRINTING OFF*
within the peat two years, mad*
Aridities to our e*tabli«kme»t in the way
tt0 A Screw PreHf Paper Cutter, Card Cott«
vi.iie. Can! Power Preet, mid large New
VrerfK (* °u* which we gieeabove) we are
toeiecttt* anythingld. the .Him uf pciutio
equal tu any establtohuu'i.t in the
orio** equally low. We can execute, on hi
Attlee uf
Weddtoflt IhtiUUtn, VitiUnq, Ball A Bo
Ciroulara, Programu
mammoth postias, sal
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ill wo.aek to a trial, feeling confident tbi
iAtUPCtlon if we hare the opportunity.
qXa it liuwther's building, corner of V t;
opposite Superintendent'* OflLv.
Fife-Twenty U. S.
rtTM. M. LLOYD & CO.
, T an eubecrijtion agmtte to dispose
rwenvv Years U 8. Loan. Amounts can
lh« *»»• of different indfrHnale—lha Intel
.blaaad to be accounted for halAytauly ins
April I*.
local ite
Kkcepiios of tub Kstubkimo V
—Companies D and K, of tha’ 125)
arrived on Wednesday morninj
nrogramme for their reception was sligl
0 y faking theta from the care at the 1
town and manhing op Virginia sire
by the Altoona Brass Band ami conn
.option. Immediately afrer the fit
rounds from the Union Gun, announc
train bad passed Spruce Creek, peopl
the depot from all directions, and so<
space in. front of the Logan House, fro
Julia streets, was filled with men,
children, ail anxious to contribute t
welcome about to be given to thedefem
country. As the train approached t
church bells and' the shop bell were nu
tin Opus round fired from the Union
work was, for the time being, suspend*
nisi street, through which the sokliei;
their way to the Armory,' was perfect
As the procession passed through, th
the returning soldiers pressed in upo
kept them shaking hands with both
he Armory the hand-sliakiag was
loosen the joints. This through, the
or as many as could tic got together,
formed in line and marched through act
preceded- by the Band and committee i
and Lieut. Coi. Szink, on horseback,
that all desired to get to their homes
as quick as possible, the reception cei
made as short as a decent rcs|«wt to the
permit.
On Thursday, a picnic, gotten up es
•.bq returned soldiers, was held in Beal
.at which there was a larger crowd tha
tended a similar, cntertuiuiuoiu in t
The gratitude of the ladies was dttes
profuaeness and richness of the delacacii
for the table and every means of enjoy i
shape of swings, a platform for danc
baad.etc., was provided by the comm
rangements. The day was delightful,
happy, and nothing occurred to mar tl
of (be occasion. Previous to the close
programme jt was announced that as,
b-' given the returned Soldiers, at Bo'
changer Hotel, on Saturday evening.
According to previous arrangemci
turned volunteers met at Logan Hall <
evening; and, after some jovial int
senliment and compliments between
and men, they formed iq line and mat
Exchange Hotel, witfre they were rtm
the dining-room— tlie men filing right
both, sides of two long tables laden »
' 1 substontiols’’ and “ luxuries” of tbc
IVe would not attempt to give a “ bill
the contents of those tables—suffice it
readier, it would have “made your rn<
to look at them. Previous to being
toidien were addressed by Hon. L. V
hehajl of the Council and citizens of t
Mr. Hall's remarks were very appr
quifo inttering ;but who would dares;
too The 125th regimeni
doneqll that was ever required of]
oonclqsion of Mr. Hall's happy rents
enthusiastically applauded by lbe soi
which Mr. Bicbmond, (of Co. I),)
’.he volunteers, responded to the ad<
Hall,; in s few brief remarks, which w
with rounds of applause. After some
taty cheering for the speakers and ofi
C°l. Brink ordered the soldiers to ch
“ breastworks? before them, and it is
mr nsi to state they were successfully
’■he entire satisfaction of all concei
members of the Council were presen
in thqir power to make the occasion w
: °wn, and the testimony of tfc: sold
‘b*! Succeeded admirably in the mu
Evetyihing passed off pleasantly, am
enjoyed themselves to their hearts’ cod
topper, a camp song was song, by
when three hearty cheers were given k
man > , he landlord—three more for M
'-three more for the girls—three n
ouncil, and three more for “ everyb
i, then returned, to Logan Hall,
:i wer s dismissed. AH then retired to
°1 homes, wjtbont any drunkenness (
thoaproring that Altoona boyscai
an d citizens also,
i F fom the foregoing, it will be seen
Altoona know how to horn
,their lives in defence o
havwwZ. , * i ,b ert '«s we enjoy ; anil
and ***?? not cndnrt-th
TL,?*?! ,n nn *rateful peop)
w< >«Mrav soldiers ye* in
equally warm receptioj
• y OOl hvesbe sparedto Ihecloi
D ’ S- B * nk » wll-ptench ii
th “ P l **. <» n]
* "»•*. morning «nd evening.