B~Av~~' ~~Q-T~is~: Wednesday, Mayl3thi IftSS; p - jj iMBRtE, Editor 9c Propriefop. : TER MS- 0 ” Peii** sad FarrCtsrs ij ct ABVisea; oth«rwU« .Two Don- K uE S trill bs charged. No paper ditcontintled uoiil »U arrearage* are »cttled. • ; py leiiera and communication*, by mail ■ itill hare prompt attention! .. ■ \ NEW-YORK-TRIBUNE. 1863. The New-York Tribune, first is riid in I*4l. in iu twenty-second Venw, lias obtained both a larger and j more widely diffused circulation than .. ajiirotber newspaper ever published .'in'America. Though it has suffered! -m cominon with other journals, from 'tie volunteering and departure of tens of thousands, of its patrons'.tb s?rve in tiro War for the Union, its Vlrcuiiiiiou on this 6lh ot December; I : G2 ;s a? follows: r 'PiilT.'.' 60,126 I. . Semi-Weekly 17,260 1 Weekly... 148,000 Aggregate . ..."15,376 Pre-eminently a journal of Xewe arid ! 0 f Literature. The Tribune hah pol iti li\convictions which are well ciarac ter'iivi by the single'word Republican. Iris Republican in its hearty adhesion '■■tel the great truth that ‘‘God has . made/if due blood all nations of men”. ''—Republican .in its assertion ol the ..equal and inalienabki rights of ail [ ■: jneu to .‘•life, liberty, and the pursuit; l of happiness” —Republican in 1 - its: 1 steadfast, .earnest, defiant hostility to jevery schonie iand cft'oit of the Slave Power; from the. Annexation of Texas to the great Rebellion, to gra?p the: empire of the Xew. Woild and' wield ; tun resources of our country /or its'! owfi aggrandizement.—Republican in! '.its. aiitagoiusin to ilid:deS|K)ts of the; Old Worid, who ibrfdh had in tfaej , perils, ami c«laniii:e»isu,<lder.ly ll.ruit j upon us.jy their-A merit an counter-'! partltiie.ovcrthi'o v and ruin of tiie 1 model llcp nhiic—Republican in its-i ioW and mist, its' faith and effort, -riiptxjki.s atrocious Rebellion must rcsUit itr-tft signal pvcrlhrow of :its hfid the firm establishment rigk-vind i-qn;iVlaws jthr<ju(gi- t hint that it is strqiyg oiu tin* wlio!e\ < \U-nt :it our country. v *»spccu*<U.ihat lor this reason, none wheiV::i Lifn itySind Union shall ih- "f J’ ou,r mon have ventured to deed bo -one unu inseparable” hence- hoiJ tlua ma ! n responsible for the nal fortb-and forever. ural c-oiivoquenec ol the influence he ■ Tuf. Tribune devotos\altc-ntidn in ■ matier'howjattained, calmer ;times. and to some, extent. in j a nian * is in ail respects these, to Education, Tempeian''e \g- i p rn mcnsprat.e with the influence-he riciiltufCj Inventions,* and whatever l l,a ? a 'r?‘» w,th ilis fellow mom'. elso'nmv minister to }tbd spiritual and I ' , ”°^ vor * political and material and well-'bet rig oJ j , c ’ JM ! ee F a».4- inflileaco that I ; ■r*dufe.ind; but for the present it&encr-1 Wl5 1 a( *V(*rt. As jnember of Con—j p;\cs and iiis, columns arc mainly tie*! K r,iSS /* I ®n i tips District, ho is “recog- j voted t- the. invigoration and success ! r V a ? tbo &*■««•>> the heart, the soul, 1 t w tor the- Union. 1 Itsf special philosopher and glide” of-the { f cmvcspi'iidd.'s accompany ' everr i rce . no ol f ,Jt y Democracy. ; llis i eunsiJ viable army and report every inspires its jutteraacea-; , his .impoitatii incident of that, great,strug- i JJ ant^ 8 m ‘* u ld* and fashions its action, gh; '-riiieh wo trust lo roiiilt in the! l bcn; he be held rc *.gca/and conclusive triumph of the i *If 0,, ''bic for the utterances and acts ..Ystionni arms ni.a :.. »» * j laj£Ut».atn;._^o ; iit to do his feeding chantry. m^Ueviilh.ttnol otherwise H-an a fuller or W '•«*- hi* part> tpjvard*. the m i the ntoview charae adnl f u 3 st t ft Mo f n ofthe Government, rs ter of momentous . confl.ct be dire( , tlv au,.^,,tableto his teachings, chamod than Hl.rwigh the regular, A d ,; her . we retrospect the Suite of of pur columns. , .vnd wc lh ; Counlr^thminlcnkbit earßost’y solicit the ep-operal.op of, torness (>f -,v alice -. lh l at tho extreme ta (iiendb of * b “.’ 1 _.j class of his partisans have conceived W rcgan nnd uphold as that cfl for lhe frie ‘ ds (lf th L Government-. Lwvprsal Humunuy, to aid us in o^ wbeß we w|tAw thek-cret connivinge ' \\.5% .inreulaium. i ■« - » - , ... , . I .* . . ® I • ‘TFKMS rand plotting* :tncl . vi-hcming* against] The enormous h.cntse In tho' price I ,tS [ their mad dm | of i-iinting paper and other materials i »«»*«•*»»• ‘f*- f™al(wl.c ,on 9 against I «^ ! ln printing newspapers, compel, ! ihe . PreK^ en i> f ton , culnunalipg in i IS to increase the of The Tri- i T o^ * n . d '. thd ;arX-h T , ■Busk.' Omv new.tcrms are : J ; tru.toi J eft Davis, «■<»! are cd to ex- j I>AILV TKIUr VF j claim : “Fcarftif responsibility !; \ * ' : ?;cg!eCopy Scents, i In confirmation ot. yiewj of the j : Mad/^h»crit.-rAvas, year i?,n issues) $B.l matter, it is to my piirul only nccersa-1 Jjr-'IDU hr.KLV j iv. to recur! to his-voles during the! v“* i ,n *.*v»r iH-i issues)...; $3 : late Session of Congress.' Not with-1 . iv-Mr-nea. one veir \ Q 5 '■ .* .. j. t \ ° # . . . , cnemr i‘~ ■ Warding Mr- 'Lazearl had taken the j T?n c -pios one k5r.."!.!.."...!i!!!..." s2-> 50 1 durifighhc political campaign ! ■ ‘ |- ,n «-» copy will bo sent to clqVa of twen- iof last fall, anfl.ah the only resort, and \ osnuoTor. • [the tnly con'd it ion by Which he. could se- i r , r " hh.KLY TRInJJNE. jewre his re election, j deei&rcd himselfi •r"! - r 7/:- C " c • v? lr ; favorable to tlio vigorous’ prosedution j j I r ‘S? c cjoiles'. one^vear r '• of tbu 4 nil himself tof ' F.VcCopies, one yc’i- ....$l5 . vote men and means to this as nd, j Any larger .iiumUr.*Taddrmrd to I tvou'd it tiot be wClhto ■ slop and, in-! ■■•r.iCx <-4 Subscribers. 81:50 each. Anj < l l, ' rc how faithfully these fair prchiis-1 «tr.i copy will be'sqm to every ,clubj 0" wore kept ?f How frcquentlyj have : ; ■ ( Ivs heard Union Democrats and Rb-! .Iw'eivty fCopies, 'idone address,' ! onel P«Wicans whp are now mortified atj 7-3 r. S'Jn.'.nnd any larger number at i be ' r, ls accessory to bis election, dor| a--? price. An ‘extra copy will bo; clarin " -thul the ll 'cere d«c«fed-ki]mt j v:.t to chibs of tweiil'v. To clubs of, lm at Carmichaels and else-; ,: -v TIJK SEMI-WEEKLY TRI- i w here, land his private conversation: lif.NE will be sent. Tocfubs of fifty to them - aR P ,,ion 1° the core—that | T i!E DAILY TRIBUNE will bo sent' tI!C Y ask no gretilcr assurance ol; ! devotion to the cause they Widied to I iserve-than llmt which ho. ! apparently , i j was eager to; give, unasked. If the | I asservalipns bf these patriotic indi-!; ,; v.duals bo trim, herein lies tho most i fenrfjul responsibility 6f any. | ; Now, Mi.\ Editor; I wish, to mqlcfl, i somo inquiries in' reference to t|io nc- i j iion of oarl Congressman during tho j ! laic Session of Congress. Is it true j ' as is'ailoged that ho opposed tho war ' policy ->n b v 4 r ything ? I have not ! the facillios at hand tp speak poktivo | Iron all his votes. But 1 thinicHhc j people' have aj right' to to know what ■ their pnblip servants have done and jaro‘ tioing. This fai p they belong to I -the public are subject to its kci u-1 j tiny,'criticisn|i and. disposal. Hence I I do hot hesitato in making these in-, quirfes, nor do I think that you., Mrd I Editor,or apy bnc else who can give the ; information, should hesftato. to do so Ills your duty. J>ct the people have light. Did Mk LtfZear dodgc tho yotb j on tho admission of West Virginfa- or, is it true that!he claims to have jpair j ed off ? and: if j#o,-wilh which side did ho pair? What was? bis motive ,'for refusing a vote of thank's to General B. F.; fiuilop 1* Whjr | did he oppose th4aet confis dating.rebel property? To whut and did.ho .rote agaihstytKo Notional i Backing system f I Why woald . ha-' not • voto •to indemnify tbo Prawdont l&r tho Jttilkaify: arrest* ■ Whit poerisasod this meirrtrvoppipsa tks Prot«*t agstlmp ton a"sti. Address THE TRIBUNE, 1 Tribune Buildings, New-York hen draftsman bo procured it, is fuftr than, to remit Bank Bills. , t’r.e• name ■ of tho Post-Office ■ and should in all cases bo 'plainly ""'•ilea. ■ j. _. • Subscribers wjio send money : by ; , x l' r ess'. must prepay the; Express ;, hlr gM. else it will bo deducted from )'t? remil tancc. The Tribune Almanac for 1863 .■Ktu bo ready about Christmas. **. Union Hotel, ” BEAVER, PENN’A. CLaIrK, .PnoPRiHTOR I - •■fdiiion to, the conrcnicDCiß of » fira Us I ” tho.Propvietorlias fitted up in a e l tcwe ’ hf a complete and satisfactory msn- . w , OYSTER SALOON, 1 !a ; nIo * j C e6t quality 'of Oysters, may bs.ob ' ""ring their season, in any desired br tl ' urnilies can bo furnished with Oysters, V;,i fi, 0 *? ° r olen ' The tnblo is furnished Kft th * ' Ultt riea the PITTSBURG MAR «n afford. IfsrV h^/ ui f ” r liberal patronage horcto- ?fetr*-fr inn “ ee of "■ , ,“■* shelled. • - deelT' P Gum Hair Pitt*, Mo “ ies ’ Needles, Twsaaers, i po^_Cotto *- .Thmd, ois*’’ **'*■• Prng Store of • F pro. p. cHjwieKa, limits r, OM i . . ME "Voi. 89"uS~o. 19. [Froin ti e Wajnetborg Republican.! Hon.Jesielaazear. Ma. Edi roB :4—l crave space in the Republican to make a ,few inquiries and, perha ys, a J |few suggestions that ; may not pi ovo altogether tminterost- I > n K and an mportiiu to the pdblicA j The snbjec; to [which I shall allude, jto .you M aynosbnrgers may bo a | delicate one- -and! I should think it was. ix haye waited lohgandlookecfpt&ious ly for some hing frorn the pen| of some of you who understand tbi#| matter belter than I, arid who are more.com petent to 1 discuss, its merits.!' Yet I have!looked in viih. But to the sub jeot- It is conceded) 1 1 believe, that the Hon. has the most decid ed and extei ded influence of any. man in our little' bounty.» If is but natural that he should have. Apart from his, being a ma;i of the’most agreeable j social part* the positions which he [ holds, both i i private and public lite, i are such as confer upon hiai tdo -honor, as wyll a* the title,, of a leadi ! ing. man. As Cashier of the Farmers :i Di-overs' kind of moneyed . iWnopdly— ilt \is to be expected that he should wield-'a--powerful influence ; iti this community oif drovers and ; speculators, j I do not'ohide liim for jtliis. I saj-it is not wonderful, in ibis Country where the hearts of the people are so closely allied with the contents of; their pockets—-where money letting and money getting ■torin the “base of operations,”land is the incentive that prompts the Almost every motive and action —itj -t is not strange, that the Banker should he a power in the land. Ami I shall take occasion just here,-. Mr. Editor! if you will admit, ;sucli a suggestion, into your column's.-t,' ‘ .I---' ' .. ', •, • 1 '. - . ,-- I , s' ( f " • 1. 4 _,,.„ , ,,„ 0 ..4, Ns 1 ic -t . -- 4 , - -, x - 4.-. 1 ! ;: ~:, , r''' . ; !...... „iir .— ~...v , :- - 17 - : i, ,, iit. .., ~., -..ili-.:,.z...,1,,,, ~J 1 - . i ...:- :.. 1 - , - . I. ". -`' '-'• - - „. ": ip t • . - -1 ••• , .., _ . .f,""aVil . 2 .4.4.5** --. •••,-. r ...'- "'"!. _ , , 7,- , rl , ,r\. . ' i , A'' I- ,11:: -:...... '= Ii•;-::.:/ 1.:.: :" ; 5.' , ,, , ', - ".%.41:1 -., i ' • 1 . . ..: ' ' il i" :s5 '; -.! .',.?.( li ...! .:.',.1 L. r•i - t ii. 4 ol' is +1 , . , -''' '' - i'" t .:- - -.. ,; - , r •.; , . - 1 .... .._ _ , * ' -. . ... -..., _,,Mr l4 r.:t• - : :--) 'the: . ' • ..' . 1 :.i :• . ,-, •r .; • • . ;:'; • 4:, ; .. I ," _:, -.....:-., , qt.. ' --.: ..... ~. ',. •-_ .... 1 , ,G. . . . -1% 7 ' 7 . ' .: 6.-.. \.&...t. 4 .,_ ft i,,,Liaglill a r k . . • I • -'‘ '• • ' .Foreign liitervoiuion ? Why should ho be bosUle to the donscfipt iicl ? Ho\y dees,ha stand on. theyarious ,apr proprialioh Bills t, Is there anything on the recPfd wheroir. ho voted favora ble to prosecuting the war and crisy ingi out .tlhe; rebellion 1 wherein' Bo varied a whit from the policy of Yal landigham and May, tne most extreme and criminal opposCrs of the war ?—• That he voted the Third Mileage i nto his own pocket, can be more readily accountedJ lor. but not on f priaeipleB of Belf-Bacr,ifidng. or any ptheri kind of patriotism. What now'has ho done to commend him to a loyal con j stiluency ? [ Wherein has he redeemed j his ln what hits the Conn-1 try been behe fitted by hm counsels - I hope this matter will, bo kgiinted utM.il the truth is known.- j ; W. steady, and continual opposition is made, Lyrthe Democratic part}’ as a mass, to every measure of' Congress identified Wjitb the vigorous prosccu-' lion of the war; but to none more so than to those which pre-eminently 1 represent the,national authority—the j petit jurors.’ j j'. Conaermtioh act and the uulhorizntion n A1 ,_, • . ~.< . , ; . per in the nbrlh. It is a curious fi.ot! Moor£d ‘ " ? that the that titfe south, with which fw ip-irditon • pi ti- 1 they all hail from the ve- Mhim aw-i - SR ■,I ry start rciirtid t\those measures, 1 FeSa'iSn io I t u? DftV^ and that they were the. most offer-mi! ' Darlington Win D Duff i\ T it ' i ! wepo.. r.hi.lli« B Til. :rS scnplion has been enacted by the rob-; Economy \Vm \rTi"l.onC : i jOl Congress iand,put in force relentless- • FalUloi?- Tlirts I? .. nm r/jfr i' ■■■' 1 c- ft bTmTI i ' A 0 ?T’ a,Cn ' HPpcwe.ll': Ahrani Jfoifonbat&ii I'■ I i« ;‘,ti* s ;> ¥ d ® n,J «'“-eu this as ««Kin. j . Jlaitovcr t.Dunlap M’Cullister’ i h 1 .stance of rebel ceniralization and dfcs,- Indem-mb-m-.. • i V IV"-" i. to* by t,“‘ ■ ' Uu '"'" AH-lo^on i eis seems to, be light in the eyes of i Tn „ , Pro ~,j' - t ; 1 I these copperheads, while precisely tho-rphiliis * I ‘ .-I-Gaffiek, Jacob • same measufos at the north are 7c-\r-: «V ‘ ’ T , . . I: ■ftdJy despotic , To tbc Loilh tltd is- : A»c n Brooks, Wm. EickerJj sue-of treasury notes has been,an in- R,.;„i,fnn • -pi it dispensable [resource, without which Wilnm- Wn hor '$- rjemtng .. they: could hot have obtained finds v V\ ?r ~ w ’ 1 i-i In like manner their Conscription act Ohio ?w\S f * ■?^ dric^1 o, *-r was dp tl.eth a necessity, and! bdth, ? : ! ' I ithese.hieasurt.si have enabled them to j {> #rh- J', 1 protract the war. On the other hand,; S . She\l«r '! " Jo ! in i' I our northern copperheads have .by I' p, * v n n' n 4^'■V ■' c> •'! thcar own proceedings brought abo.rti . Sc, °“- I jthe very s.ath of tl.iT.gH ~1 DOrih .Beaver>M,ngtpn J.pbu, .which renders it necessary for us 1 to! ■ ' s.\, • ‘have insert])!ion. act. If the sen- iimentjof .the ’people were still nnani- m.atdcable cit mousjnifavorjot the war hndpts ob- fortunes of - t eS\wcrc dpWfr “aif Tit >*»«>« ** wt? 1 p 1 to wbjch ■■ of tne Democratic party to pervert,the i they were protracted, i Most of r thjih ; , the loyalty of the masses In like man-' lived to*a good old age, ! *t;rowju>d, w;itrr v ;j ner they have:clamored against direct; civil honors bestowed by tiic griui--\j wholesomeTovenue j tmle 4 of .be republic,, and |so««; of, { measure, and Vet now oppose the !.ia- then, perisliodiby the njcre fdecaj’ of: j tiotml Currency which furniS’nses, the , the powers .of inaturo-. Of the fifty*.;) governnici.l with- a largo loan bearing ' sis who affixed their signature* 1 to i, 'no interest. The only natural; inlor- i that dncumciit, twenty-s,even;il.vcd: to : ( ence from suclt a that those |an age exceeding seventy years, and,! ,men arc in favor of the rebels jmrsu- i forty to an ago jd sixty. Onlj' two i Ing any policy j’which will j of, the whoioi/nuinber,' Gwinnett of j their cause, and opposed to all tneasr i Georgia, who fell in a. duel in bis tor- j are*which will strengthen us.— PhiU, iand Lynch Of South I Nor. Amer. ! - | Carolina, whoKv;is shipwrecked in his ' - —— : — ; j sixtieth year; died a; violcnt' death.—! Twcnty-ono lived to the beginning' of; tl-.e present century, ami there, were' permitlcd to (see the great espcri-| ment eaiilirnied of a representative confederacy confirmed by the events of fifty years.] Of all -the delegates from New York and Now England, only one, Whipple of|New Hampshire; died at an earlier ago than sixty. A Copperheai The following anecdote is from th£ “Lite and Letters of'Washington Ir-, ving :”—lrvingj was descending tlici Hudson on thei • t r, ninbopt when'the tidings of the (triumphant entry ot the British into [Washington, and the acts of uncivilized hostility wliigh fol lowed, first 1 redehod hint- If was 1 -night.and. tho pqs-icngoi’S Jiad, betaken themselves to their settees to rest, '-when a person] came. pn ijboard at Poughkeepsie wjilh the nows of the inglorious triumph, and proceeded in the darkness ol] the cabin to .(.relate i the parlienlars : ihp desiructoin of the I President’s house, the Treasury, War ■ and iNavy offibe-sj ‘the Capitol, the de pository of the national library tind, I public records. There was a inomOn j-tary pause lifter ihe-speakor had eeas- I cd,- when some pall try spirijl lifted his | head-from from,this settee, and in a j tone of cbmplatjciiit derision i ed ■what Jimmy jMadisop would cay i now,” '-Sir,” sajicii Mr. Irving," glad of an .escape to his swelling indignation, “do you seize on such a disaster only for a sheer ? Let! mo tell |you, sir,; it ;:is not a Question about Jimmy Mutli | son or Jimmy Armstrong. | The pride i and honor of the'nation are .wounded ; 'the country is insulted and disgraced by the barbarous jsiieeea.s. and every loyal citizen should feel the -ignominy and bo earnest to .avenge it ” “I could not'see the fellow,’’ said Mr. Ir ving, "but 1 let flv|ttt him ir. the dark.” A murmur of ifpprobalion followed the outburst, and then every ‘oar was listening for the reply, but-the energy of,,tho rebuke had cowed the spokes man, for ho, did not again raise his voice. . ! «S-A fellow was one day boasting of his>pedigi"eo, when a wag-who was present remarked, very'sontontionsly. • Ah Ji have no,doubt. That reminds mo of a remark made, by,-Lord Bacon, that thiy who derive-their worlli from their ancestors resemble;potatoes, the most valuable part of wliloh Is under ■ground.’" - -.vf; ~ : v ' - .-I ■ 1 ; J , ■■ 1 . *&-”Mow. ninnyl lege would a dog ihave, iTvoti called -nts'.tail brie V”— |"* r Five l of booiso;":•“N’oj- only lour. lltAvouldtt’t make 4i»taU-si lag lit on*’* ,-f* Bearer, WednesdLfi,y, May tl ;_. | . f Democratic Consistency. Rebuked by Ir .f■ ” I4stbfilurbro.'! ; | :? /!' /'’ ! ' Fof'June tsf jiloiicldjf ■ . GRAND juapßS. ■ y ■ . ,( , Borough tp : T.,M. Johnston. , • i Freedoms Philip Ben tel (Foreman) Darlington i A. v il. Aijderßpn. i y . , Raccoon : Johh Christy;' 7 "' ; ‘ Nprth Sewickly: Addison Cunning ham. - , .. ° Fallston : Rufus P. Covert.'- Green: Milton - Calhoun, Saradel Moore. , ( Big Beaver: John Dillon, Aaron Miller, . f* 2fcfw. Brighton: ‘.fames Edgar, J. R Hanna. j Ohio: Adam Hays.* t ' Bk-ightoh: James Eakin. ■ Marion fGcorgo HartzelliJr. , Ncav Sewickly rjohn Hicks. Chippawa: John IM’CarterJ -i Economy : Samuel M’Manaray.'!■ i Rochester: John Morrytoan, Jaimes M’VjTilliajns.’ i !. y South Beaver: Isaiah i Morgan James M. jYoung. ’■ Independence: Wm. M.'Reed. Franklin : John Slater. ' j r.«X,Tnf. shohldcr-straps ofa Major ' General hear two silver embroidered j stars, one on each end,of 1 the strap.; j A has one silver j star -only.s' A a silver oin - hmidcref! spread engfe; a Lieutenant' Cohyiel” has trivo silver cmljj - oidored I leaves, one at gSch end of'the strap; ! a -Major has- [two, embroidered gold i Ichves, similarly placed. A Captain I ha* two gold bars at each cud of the | strap; a First bar [at each end; anSjJ-.a .Second Lieutenant ; none at all. K'' ' ' ■ -' i > The clolj-1 of; tho strap,; by its 1 color, [distinguishes the arm?'- of the service. ; For General- and Staff,officer*, it is (lark blue; for artillery, scarlet; for j infantry, sky blue; for riflemen, green, ! and lor cavalry Orahgo color, j' (,'c. j Non commissioned officers are indi j fated by stripes on the coat sleeve, in ifoijm of a bettor V. Corporals wear [two; Sergeants three; Orderly Ser • geants liaVo a! diamond shaped figure j within the angle of the chevrons.— I have the throe stripes ; of a Sergeant Completed into a triuh j gle, base uppermost. 1 . t®.Tlic brave j’oung men who ran away: to' Canada,| That;., they ' mjjgh.t pyoid the draft, will bo called upon to pack up “duds” nnd return home to stand; thsir little drafts, for jfhe reason thal a bill has been introduced -into the Canadian Parliament, projvid ing for a return to the’ United Slates I of all deserters from' our avmy, and, | bygihp- new Conscription Law, every ; marv whoso.nam« is drawn, and who" fails to appears • caHyd a desoiter, and when caughnwill be punished as being-one-i.-- - : j- .-.-r --j V am’ | astonished, riiy '*'■ dear I 3-011 ng lady, af lyour sentiments: yon maka ltn^Acart.’?VVoll,' ftir, 'l'lhave been Wanting'yoStostarrfortho last (rout• • •: > ■■■ >. 'Tn*wor stand most-nnbßdnrablelof •IV bar ills‘ikf«'the imaguul^dnea . 1803. ..... . ■ M .. -J .j . THE j GREAT ’‘BATTLE' A 1 FReDericksburgh. !* | j-. r ' 'T 1 . I *>mm ■ , ; . _ f; j' PROGRESS OF THE FlallT. .1 ’ -'j Up till -Sunday, April 26, no real njoveraent had. taken place, although the entire army of thePotomachad hoer. kept 1 6r. the alert }<* several tveeks by marching orders, prepara tion of cooked rations, reducing |m<». gage, etc.J A cavalry expedition trt der Gen. Stoneman, sent outj i£ is be lievcd to operate in the rear of thi enemy and destroy his commnhica turns, irom| dome cause unknown,dm the infantry movements wore delkVei from day tjo day by the. almost ih< ct sant rains,] On the 26tbi> however, ih roads became more passable, am general movement commenced. T h Fifth, Seventh, Eleventh and Twelftl Corps, accompanied by the entire* iv aliy force under Gen. Stonemtfb. hi >v cd • up llioj .Rappahannock to kelly’i Ford, twenty-five* miles above jfal mouth. Hero the. pontoons had bcei secretly colltjctcdrand comdcaed, nnt on Monday evening, the column, bend ed ! by Stopeman’s cavalry, began ?( cross. Siiiiultaneonsiy prcpai atib is apparently! concealed With the sahu l caie, were made Id* crossing the rlvei j bejoiy -Fred cricks burg, ;at the pbin : selected lor Franklin’s crossing in;De ■ October, where ;a considerable forte with the.salme showol seef-ec-v, passes down the river towards Port .Royal The col dm ps below the city laid thii bridges and crossed in some am drove back pr -captured; the enemy’i pickets, alter a smart action, restim in such a | position as to cover tip lieads, .of the [bridges. Thus on Moh day the enemy was threatened tn both jflnuki|, y tile the inWcraent : ta wnrdh[ i’oscifioj-al was of such a|chai actor as to require Strong disposition for resisting it. • ’ ! • ; AT CIUNCEr.tbRSVn.tK. , . . L ‘ ven 'ng everything had boon conducted with such cifldri y and secrecy as to insure; tlie cros- fli6 stream and ,the qaptiitd qf to, | pickets without i&lh ml ,vviti) comparatively* trifling.lost jon. llooljer, who had personally d j ■octed ■ the jniovcmoiit at the 'upper la ostshigs,.. tlithi.i, tor tlio first tinu, cominunicatjed his plan ’to the cdl'ps commanders, and rode down alongllhis line to thoj extreme 1011, j r j'ho firs; i nd Third corps,' >vhieli it had beet s upposed, w,bre designed fot* die Imvci rossings, then marched rapidly up lie river to United States ford, mid ing !witli but*"iiVnb'sye^ißtu l m?fr l *** ;< ■ • nearly succeeded in ll capturing a con ■ idcniblo forcy of the febed troops,sfcfi , [iut to clitck what was apparently do tlgpcd as a jti]ifling flank, movement Cmumuriicatipn was also opened'.witl: Banks' iordj jiist above Falmouth, anti the right' ivii’ig,was then prepared; to i.dvancc, hayiiig fully secured brijaU jincs of fctrbatj if unsuccessful. Op 'iVednesdajxl the' Fiilh, Seventh,Elev enth and' Tjwelth corps’ ’*Hy*W ferry * . tho Rapidan, about eight miles IVpiiiF Kelly V ford. Here the rebe(s wjere cpgagecfln construct idg.a bridge jo furnish a crossing I'oi a column declined ttfomt against bur right \ying, North of \he- Rappahan nock. 4 Without waUingtbi the com pletion jof l&elbridge, thqdicad of the; column-crossed life font, nnd-a brief ikirmish ; Xnplurcil and sent tD\ho roar a small |re bet force g uard ing .th e\for ry. Thie cjolnmnlwas massed ; on the South bank wUhodfjdelay, and'oii Thursday I •cached Chjapcellorsvilje, live miles roiu the lorry. ' The enemy, now for tie prst. tinie[nssiirod of the object, of he movement, had hastlily thrown up sntrciiclimefilk covering the principal: •pads, from which ho Was driven wiiji mt serious |oss. ' The tblloWing day vlis devoted to niassing! troops in the ■icihityot QliancelbwkviilOjlhe ground lelcetcd.'by IjMeii. Ho'oiter for his bat le, . ; ancl .feeling (the enemy: to ascerr ain whtlhoy lie still remainder infpico ut Fredericksburg: t : There.arctfew examples in, hi-tory iQ»t" re- i Mm >f a'piilitary movement of suck pro mrtions, executed with such-.celerity iiul sueccss'j To-’h.avo marclKUl'a Col ima of scyeiity,-five thousand men, mien with sixty 1 pound? of hug«age, ;ogellicr with artillery ■ and l,rains,: hTrty-six miles i.i two diiys-toiMvi; >Hi»go«l and grossed two Smjoams along i line whidi|a, vigilant cijemy under' akes to obkervo and‘defend, jwiln a 0.5.3 of perhaps half a dozen men, one vngon and two mules, is an achieve-.- nent whi’ctli. assuredly has hap few. •qti:vL-i. _ : .H -j - THE leNEMY’S POSITION. . ~' i ;■ ■ | ’• . '■■ ■ 1 s During that day the enemy took up imposition inn line |of wqojds extend ing for miles southwardly, from the ilVappahannqek in the vicinity,nf Banks’, ll'ord to thb northern branch of the Muttnpouy and about four mi lbs east of Chancoilbrsville. Chancellorsvillo min the middle of a clearing in the woods, aboiit a mile in- length and a half a mile jin width- T N» solitary house that makes up Chancellorsville i stands ; almost in. the - middle Of .this opening. The ground in the region between hero and Fredericksburg i»: broken arid wooded j there being oc casional clearings'in .the forests.'' It | rises 'as ,itf nears -Fredericksburg, wbeie it uoyelopos into bold' heights.' its slrategiciimporiaadp as already in- is derived from the fact that covers ilia Fredericksburg turnpike. And thd-Culpepper, and. OrartgO Court ttodeo plank road, and threatens the ttrwof-bwVowwffld.-i} ’ i • ; v *,; IMOI istablisit tu their main position part of tbo Cncmy were in line of [battle In a dense wood," thick with undergrowth arid j Small trees', interlacing each other, the {.woods m depth nearly half a mile.— |:lh -the rear- ot the woods the ‘trees jhad been felled, making as!' complete lan <76aft/s|as‘conld by any fonssibilit}* }boi arranged. In the rear of this their; ' [infantry lines! were stationed, behind ' rsome; hastilyieonstruhted title pits; ' j while just back of IheSe wobds- a slight ’ eminence was apparent, where Were stationed their batterifesJ ! l|heir left, . however, was less Strhfng In position.. .and here jit was that we had'them on 8 .1 J!f arI y cqnal ground. The Eleventh I Corps, Gen. Howard, hero managed | to secure a position from Avhiehhe 1 ie ' i° u n °thave been dtiveil had they h “ o<<n disposed to cbmd.out and ‘-show: K , their hands.”. This they did not do, 1 lienee wo were compelled to. attack! which wo did. apei succeeded in I , forcing them to retire, out troops j , n moving forward and. bivouacnig! for j . [.the night upon the same ground! oecil-1 j prod by their, batteries • during th'e I , oi early part of the afternoon. I 1' j 8 j On ourjpfti; in front of thl-ir right, 1 ; e ’itho Second -Corps, General Cnuel[, : V : wore engagedjoining r them on thbl il' was stationed the Fifth Corps,; , ■ Gyn ; . drawn up in lino, of batfl ur tho edge of tliie above jj spoken of, with slcirrivisliers throwii,' i‘ forward into the dense woods, Gen. i j" Whipple’s Division; Tljird I l;ingjn their rear at ; iiipportii gdiD I 8 tanee. Joining the Fiftlnon the right;-. Jvas stationed the Eleventh Corps., siGenerah Howard, and the jTvveluh, [' , e,l; 31ocpm, the baton's right resting j' n ttboplitwp piilcs from'4 the. river,■ audit their 1 left resting on the; plankroad, j near the spot on the map! known as Dawkins’, Church,. Biriieyli and Ber-[ ry’s: Divisions of ; COrpi, Gen#* I al; Sickles. whjh Division.! ftonf [the Seeped Ci-hs, being ’ their support. j yU | , : ; pN s.dtlp.kly. ■ ■ poring iho night ah attack was or Ti-a f ■/ L ! iucredv Ward’s brigade; ; of Birv^v's moritwr' , v T- s,t # u # '■‘.ft ;Saturday j division) massing on the ridge i>< aront •l.»creforo. i siMn as rfohow*: lof the enemy. The .noon , shown Qui -muin force-betd toe - portion .at! brightlyby its light the 'a^l SbM CC ° C ’ eonf V°- ni, ‘» r main . charge was mt|del cqnailibg.tnWaaJu. rebel massed opposite._ Hewtn-d;*;erihut ofEJalve# Hill: 'The enemy corps had tho exu-emo rigiiU-then a = was. 'driven back half 'a mile antf V division of Sickles ■-corps- then Sid- portion of the artillery lost by How tl,'^TfvCnTrC(,' 1<! 1“^ Cn ,l4|? d# Cn »’e«akcni • iCommuLleatihns were. Vfev! ’ Hu T P ;v ey 3 * di vi.-iioi) ..-df, restored with SicklW corps, and I the corps holding the extreme-* h ight retired.lu : a ihie i‘i« agon ftV-*. S ork W emDiFord.; (D,) coi# u ,-r during the' ,whole. : hjiglit in . rfuWg the night aim ii-.-md wno,7‘ n £ ' IP tbhjon tllr right, |dt,.; n .h the .woods jiesounding with the istfrokes of; ljnl ; frb’Vn>l.,e 'left, ,|U'| his r-K?c l oh ft work \vjtl“"tho • i •'B'ddnHhe morning ,l|i>th a,mica, wor^ entrenched. , ,-f i I that. fariWff. h iniE cavAhßYj MoVEMENyr ; R, -‘V n " a ** tbe.onireTmWriW t nti,™ 1 .. ‘ i -I . : . j' .■ ■ ‘ : np- l>3’ Meade clurintcr'tlrc thxy.. Our Tie role bf Gen.’jjtPnc.m:i 4 ii>,cavaV 1 assnmJd the form of a fry, now fbr| the first, time definitely i|tr ah-rie. the right fstrcti-lijing , awriy j known, was toicut the-railroari bridg v |f,-cl. n "tbe' cnemy.jthq centre' and deft |es tliat cross the two^■'■aMdentfj of dbe ;.boldjng their fdrnitjr position. The i Pamur,key- namely, ti,ie Xokh hhji 1 plank road which !fethl«-d the .right [•South Anna—les’s j than ..twenty' iniles.; 1 # t t lo object of stru-irgl s dnr* ; frpi|i liicinnond. 'Tlio priUgojoycr the i n jg L he ( ! av .. whiVh. finally ih’sulu-.l in j North An an is it. hun-dred, -drjd the :, '-oncia : v'’«- successj -:-.At fivcc'o’click feeij Iqng and .'eighty outi high, anil; m ., tlie'rebels could be plaihiy seen ‘can vo‘ possibly be relonslriicted it) ■„ p t hc plank road, about a mile'and a less lhac-a fortnight ..'low-fji, he has \ f,-01,-1 the Chanc^lor-lldu jb whielr | succeeded .was. tn cj»t yet known, jpift ! CL n ; Hooker held aslltis hcadq iarterSi I from lis former failnro,' sonic,, dpiipfrl thotigh a sKc-JI had gone (In-oagh. it. i [wasfell as to (he .result. -• j ' 'i -A the eVening before; and another lla 1 ! • I ‘ JACKSON’S AOVANCE. V‘, jcut down a’ tree dire -fly in from of it. 1 - j.i j-V, ' ! Oiif lines of battle .was forme l‘ v-ph . .On Saturday a. rebel .force advanp: ; ( ion r.p jt .,. rv ’ s gallant division -.1. ihr [ed l)y the Fredeiiekshii -gyoaf. direct. t tTO ;, t ] l{ , ioft; Cem 1 Knapp’s hat- and Ccn ivillianis support-: ■ tery opened upon thenmaiid soon com-; • 5 j a - |n ,- ad.vtmee . ceainc (polled! them to- Wire' Ori Friday ; t the Win# just hev<m f ! Regulars hml p tsltod. ..out to j rill 0 wh ur e sCapi: 'Best’s guiw [ wands Banks? lord, and after] „ t . uic onslaught Isknfmisli took possessirjn of lici^tit; fho ni<--Ut before, and-where they siili ; about a.milcjn, adVanctj'-of] ou,r leitl iVovvnetl upon the enemy and threat tit was [kbandoned, howevergas being : his destmetion. 'I ! j too laf in advance,‘:{iild.-.-d«i|ing tji<A j ■ [ night a v rehel battery wue phuited ulp-!( jon uk but oho of our batteries repit- i ■ ed, and by two Hiicccssijrd, shots, blew [ hup. two ot'l the rebel caisons'.j.eaiising J 1 the battery fc iclirc. I | of! Penn’a. on ;thej right, disifi |(Covered thb enemy in t\yo linuls-of hat-’.'l I tie, With' artillery' in- posiiion, [’•and a;h-1| ! other, by Berdan's re- j I tui-n'ed with fifty prisoners iot| tlip [Scl j .!'Georgia. At I o’clock, Geary’s: dijvi-j ' sipnj corps,;wa[s sent .out to ! ■ repeal an | advancp of tlllc cneipy,- and j | soon, returned 'in‘.disorder, Katie's bri- 1 I gadp Of ‘ raw” troops haying] fmokerm ' andfthro'vn the column into i-Onfitsioii. j I bibepm w as ordered to hold- liis-ppsi j i: tign; ward supdort|ing on-the right,. 1 and the rebel advance wap tinaliyt; cheeked. Failed i.ati -this point, the j. rebels again massed for K stronger,ak| sartlt on tlio right, and rushed-forward,, with .a savage yell, by the iCulpep- i 1 per road. Jiieksoiijs wlfola cpips, re--] inforcod by D. H.llill s divisijon. nnm-j! boring in all forty tliousaijii tiien. had;! precipitated themselves Ipnj itowan#■ corps,forming our liigdit wihg. l Tbih corps is ;-qinposed of the divisions ! of SeluiiE, Steiilweir and Devin and i consists in great part .of jGerihaiU | troops. Without wgiling Iprja single; i volley fromitbe lebelaj this!corps ciis-! Igraiieltllly abandoned their Ipositiou j [ beliihd their breastworks, and camp, i | panic stricken, down theiroaq toward] [headquarters. 1 Ouy rights vjas liras I completely turned, and the irebels' in 1 the fair way of .doubling us njp. r j [ i The entire corps [swept away in nt | ter [route, threatening k>' beiir with jtbcrh the yet- unbroken divisions of the i center. . Their entrenchments word abandoned, and gnr.s [and . ac coatremeats throwh awsf in the wild rout*. : • ■■, [m.; ■ j S’r ■ -i 1 /■ - ■ ME f." Ji •' ■ i- 1 -j |j| s'-’.- d 1818 NOM omen ■ NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS: o ’■ Advertisements inserted aC the.'rat tof ti pent* per square-—each subsequent insertion 25 cent« v A liberal discount made to yearly adrortisers, and onlong advertisements,*. ' i . A space equal to tweete lines of- this tjrjie measured as a square. . f < Special notices 115. per cent, addition io reg, ■ ‘ular ‘ v ■ i . I; ~r f Business cards. 75 ccbtS a line, per jicr. Marriages and Deaths,, Keiiticii.'j i ouika'l and other;:.Xoticea of ft pulblie nature, free, t CHECKED BY BErAy. Geri. Burry wjis. inViricijiately sent forward at double' quick, to rely upon tb.etr bayonets, and by llieir tcallunT stand the enbirfy b.aek .inJi the ehtrebehmeuts, frony which a-ii bad just driven the Elavehth co.ys -- Mlterjes were immediately spni Tot. ward io bold the position, and t-av pieces massed . in. front of Siei»i<S»! headquarters. .Gen. Pleasanton, succeeded in tiirfiVhff • hack a ddzor pieces taken fV.,: ■aail planting tlu'm V' :i tv* tint), while i 1 ( *( tl. - ;., ‘ ; [ ji I !; < !J '! ! - r faille of|Cijv»;ry t'Vhms?imj-ijf.-q-p ; '[ rons ‘of the ' ,Xi\v - T/M'i;.Pii-i,. Pennsylvania and i-c'-ciiteenth Pdip; bylvania. -with Jtit-rvtr atth-.?* p;v ■ tcet tlni gun's (a .novel. ight i;i hat11,...', Directing (W ‘lo “he dciuiioV shotted; with ennisir-r.' I c swept ti.O position occupied hy tho enemy with a murderous fire. " . . . ; . THE PliAXi fOIEEH. j' _' 1 j . Meanwhile the panic stricken Du. U-h-i -i men swept oil to the rear, towards j United.' States ford, the,(r.ener:i!‘!affi -1 cers of the othoh cdmm ands.vaii{! vjpn"- hdeavnring to cheek fd retreat. {s‘vjto*?’ ! regulars woregireU scut ilownto ie •f-irm them, if’possible, in the; ri’ti;-. In this shameful 'retreat t'.Velve nieces- ’ of c.aiinon .vferc t;T enemy. Tho to.uf wits'.still mint? d:-- as treins,; a?, it .foil-d ; t,vc , movements agmte-v the e.uen'v.’* e-'vi. tor, which had : heon ■ broken'.' ; Q> course 1 inis disaster the recall fif, Sickeis and S|.n»ijsi..' v. - ;r>.o had (icon ’pursuing' thtyjjy w-iVk • r( f mMi-k_al{ie vigor. .Gei7\Vil!'^ M -- . ,lj. . vision returned Only to find ,a p-ndml:.. of their,works filled with the ei'ier-ivi'f Sickles’ division coii'ld' not e.,hni ; >'ni' ‘ cate with the rest of the :ir:uy a't,i by the vrhj they advanced, Wol on!> at great risk by ;a;iy other route. y p.ES?EaAXB JflGixr ATi-ACS. SATURDAY Si FIGHT: I' - . , I • ■ ’') ? ■ The. rattle of mukketrysoon hcpamc a Hm’g continued crash; and ir. a’ fetr moinciilsTas battalion after battalioil bedtime engaged. the .roar surpassed ' all conception, and indicatedi- that the fight. would be one % of the moist terri filo nalnro. :Gen B&vry’s division,* wjhieh had checked the enemy's ;u|- yjuice the night ,bc!ore, engaged , him aga:n j and if it were possible for t bpn; : to am! mcircvlaurela-- to their fkme,' then-' they did it thrice ever .againj The enemy advanced jhis infantry in overwhelming numbers, anfF - seemed prejernilnod to crush our toreeM. Bat. t lie'bravo men of Sickles and Slocum,-, who fought their, columns, with .des perate gallantry,; held the rebels in clicCk, and inflicted drendfh! slaughter among them Gen, division was sent ih.on the right flaidr of cur . lino at, about 7 .a. rfi'., and'in a short time ft ragged, streaming .rebels running dotyn the road;' indi cated that that portion ol the cnerny ? a lino had been crushed.- At 8 o’clock , a. in., Gen French' scut his compli ment)* to Gon. llookmY with the in formation that he had charged tbe enc my- and was driving them before’ him. ' ‘ the attack npon lis lino with grout -etdnranee. Tha ■hemy to crush iji mwi tli thh im p- 6r^|(! y of liis fbi cep/ ipd, as siibscqncn ly shown ifVom tHo tatomonts of prisoners, five' whplcf livisjons of the re hoi firthy were pfe ■ipitated upon tl is portion rff. the" rne,,for from thosjo five divisions Wo. 0/ski,,<!ii ring the day, nh aggi egato of • ver two thousand prisoners. ptspnaby. vAtoa.; J;: Many (UsperaM nUargas ■worpnaiW El V '• ' tJ MitV uV\"^
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