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Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 1862
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NOTICE;
We have not the time nor the incli
nation, to dun personally, a large num
ber of 'persons who have unsettled ac
counts upon our books of several yelirs
standing. Me shall, therefore, from
day to day, without respect to persons,
place into the hands of a Justice Tor
collection, all accounts of over two
years Win aiLiihese who wish
to save expense, will do well to give
us a call immediately.
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THE` NEINS.
We have no very important news
by Ibis morning's mail. The fall of
New Orleans .has oauseth a glorious
feeling throughout the loyal States.
The most intense 'excitement exists
around Norfolk', and the people were
in great-fear of . ; an attack- by,general
Burnside. Many eitizens• were leav
ing Norfolk for u. , place of refuge.
Further - intelligence from General
'Wilke'. column, states that another
skiiiiitsV had talcon , place with liShb?s
Cavalry on Staidhy, find that the ene
my were, repulsed: - - Qur loss was one
man hilletraiidtt&iweunded.
It is stated by the contrabands who
arrived at Fortress Monroe with the
news of the fall of New Orleans, that
the new• prow of the Merrimac is
twelve feet long, and made of wrought
iron, steel pointed. -
Coin. Foote has repeated his request
for a temporary leave of absence from
the sphere of active duty. He gives
as a reason, we regret to add, that his
wound still disables him from active
duty.
WE IIAVE no news of the fall of New
Orleans, "except the meagre reports
given in Virginia newspapers„ But it
appears that after all the boasted prep
arations-fgr:the defence of the city,
not a baud was raised to resist the
Federal forces after Forts Jackson and
St. Philip were passed. .A despatch to
a Richmond paper of the 25th of April,
says that On the previous day a Fed
eral gun-boat had succeeded in passing
the forts. - Another despatch, dated
Mobile, saysthat. - at 4 o'clock on last
Thursday, April 24th, the fleet passed
the forts. As soon as the news reach
ed New Orleans, there was great con
sternation. __Cotton was set on fire,
and so were all the'steamboats except
Such as were needed to carry off am
munition„the ,specie fromthe_banks
and other'piOperty: At o'clock on
the afternoon , of the same day, the
fleet appeared in front of the city, and
the telegraph -operator just took time
to send the news -to Mobile, and then
shut up his shop. Doubtless New Or
leans was occupied by our forces on
the same _day."
Before Yorktown.
The - people of Pentisyli-ania must
not forget that we have fifty thousand
sqldiers,before.Yorktown. , Fjff,y thoa-
Pand,men, and all from Pennsylvania,
aving theirsrelations and their affec
tions in every circle. There is some
thing grand :and glorious in- this fact
and something too that should awaken
the energy of every man in the State,
that we may be prepared for the issue
of that fight. We must prepare our
homes for the reception of the wound
ed—and we must prepare our devotion
for any bereavement .that is likely to
follow the issue of theikmpending fight
at - Yorktown.' PennsylVani a has more
than a national existence and reputa
tion at stake in this contest. She has
immdaalityi
be won at, Yorktown,
TUE REBEL CONGRESS.—The Rebel
Congress adjourned on Monday last to
the second Monday in August. The
bill organizing a battalion of sharp
shooters was passed on the last day.—
The flag and seal report was indefinite
ly postponed. R. ..11.f. T. Hunter was
elected President of the Senate pro
tern. Resolutions of respect to the
memory of John Tyler were adopted
unanimously, on Saturday. The rebel
Senate passed the'llouse bill appropri
ating $1,500,000 for' the construction
of a railroad between Galveston and
New Orleans. ,
TILE LATE rains swelled the Juniata
considerably; and we hear of several
breaks in the canal above and below
this place, which caused a temporary
suspension of the boating business for
a few days. All the breaks, or nearly
all, have been repaired by this time.
Iv is SAID of a certain animal that
the more you stir it up the more it
stinks. Just so in the case we are
now considering. Gen. Speer had a
speech published for two weeks in the
Shirleysburg Herald, and a correspon
dent writing to us over the signature
of "Peter Pindar," charged the Gene
ral, and Timothy Titcomb with cloth
ing their thoughts in the same lan
guage, verbatim et literatim, Titcomb
having the advantage of the General
in one particular, namely—of having
his published in book form before the
General had thought of anything of
the kind. In reply to Peter's article,
the General says that he (Peter) has
"lately become the back-door editor
of the Globe." Why, General, you
have made a discovery. We were
never aware of the fact before. We
always considered that we were able
to edit our own paper. Perhaps it was
only a delusion we have labored un
der, and you have brought us to real
ize the truth. But for the General's
attack on us, through pity, we would
have bad nothing to say about his
speech, but in his very lame defence of
the plagiarism, he wanders from the
truth, and we think he ought to be
corrected, hence, this article. We in
form the General that we have read his
speech in Titcomb's chapter on Educa
tion. We advise him, the next time
he entertains the school teacher's of
Shirley township, to not have his re
mai•ks published, and the people will
never know but what his production
is original. Another thing, "discre
tion is the better part of valor," and if
you had not written that article in
last week's Herald, the subject would
have been dropped with Peter Pindar's
article. The more you stir the animal,
the more it will stink; therefore, go
and sin no more. •
THE SIEGE of Yorktown is still pro
gressing, with now and then a slight
skirmish to vary the occasion. The
rebels are ascertained to have three
lines of batteries, with great numbers
of cannon. Their troops are probably
as numerous as our own. We do not
believe that'a fight will take place for
weeks. If it does, an immense loss of
life must ensue. Gen. McClellan is too
humane a man not to avoid this, if
possible, and he will probably drive
the rebelsfroin their position by strate
gy, the same as at Manassas, or force
them to a still more gratifying surren
der.
WE CALL the attention of our read
ors to the letter, in another column,
from Rev. John D. Brown. It is a
highly entertaining document, and will
be read with interest by his numerous
friends in this vicinity. lie promises
to write frequently and give us a his
tory of the customs, manners, &c., of
the inhabitants of India where he has
taken up his abode as a Missionary.—
We hope he may be successful in his
good work, and after his mission has
ended, return home safely to his friends
Oust YOUNG friends, Sergeant Robert
Stewart and Harry Miller, both mem
bers of Captain Huyett's company, of
the 110th, arrived home on Saturday
evening, from Winchester. Harry
Miller has been down with the typhoid
fever• for some time, and looks consid
erably worse for the wear. Sergeant
Stewart is hale and hearty, and weighs
something less than a ton. Both gen
tlemen participated in the Winchester
fight. Bob tells some rich jokes on
the secesh ladies.
PERSONAL.—CoIoneI 31'Crum, of the
Altoona Tribune, paid us a pop visit
on last Thursday, and we are sorry
that we could not entertain him het
ter, but we presume he will pardon
any breach of courtesy we may have
omitted, for we were tugging away at
the " devil's tail." The Colonel is a
first-rate fellow—as all editors arc—and
prints (no flattery) a "leetle" the
neatest paper on our exchange list.—
Vice la MeCrtun.
DEATII OF GEN. SMITIL-TllO Union
has lost one of its ablest defenders, and
Pennsylvania a noble, upright citizen,
ever zealous for the public good. Gen.
Charles Ferguson Smith died at Sa
vannah, Tennessee, on Friday last,
from an illness contracted at the time
of his occupation of that town. The
deceased officer was a son of Dr. Semi.
B. Smith, of Philadelphia.
NORMAL SCHOOL.-Mr. Luther P.
Whipple, who has taught the Ist male
school of this borough for the last two
years, has opened a Normal School in
the basement story of the Baptist
Church. Mr. Whipple is an excellent
scholar, and proposes to qualify young
ladies and gentlemen for the responsi
ble duties of school teachers.
MuslcAL.—The gentlemen who so
kindly favored us with a serenade one
evening last week, will please consider
our beaver elevated in the most ap
proved a la mode, with a wish that
they may call soon again and gladden
our hearts with their " concord of
sweet sounds."
EnvenTrox.—Rev. S. H. Reid will
deliver a discourse on Education, in
the German Reformed Church, of this
place,- nest Sunday afternoon, at Si
o'clock. The well known ability of
this gentleman to treat on any subject,
will not fail to- attraot a crowded house
on this occasion.
THE public schools of this borough
opened their summer session on Mon
day morning.
LIE REBELS have been obliged to re
sort to conscription, and that odious
process is now going on in every part
of the bogus Confederacy. They claim
that by the I st, of May they will have
an army of seven hundred thousand
men. How will troops obtained in
this way stand before our daring, eager
volunteers
GEN. Snmr.ns has been appointed by
the President, a Major General. He
has so far recovered front his wound
as to be able to command his forces in
person.
Cor.. Joint W. GEAtty, of the 28th
Penna. Regiment, was confirmed a
Brigadier General on Friday last.
ANOTHER MATCM Massey' and
Richardson had another shooting
match on Friday, at the Warm Springs.
They shot eleven boards, at five dol
lars a board, and Richardson won six
out of the eleven, thus coming of vic
torious this time.
A COMPANY of sharpshooters, from
Minnesota, passed through this place
on Saturday, en route for the seat of
war. They were a fine looking set of
men, and appeared eager to get a shot
at the rebels.
Foreign Correspondence.
Letter from India.
LuuKsow, February ], 1862
FLUEND LDINVIS :—lfere 1 am sitting
in one of the most truly oriental cities
in India. It would take days to write
to you about everything worthy of no
tiee,l have seen since my last commu
nication* was mailed to you, so I shall
merely tell you a little with pen and
ink, hoping some day=many years
hence—to interest my friends at home
with - a few lecture's on India. During
our stay in Calcutta we , visited Doctor
Duff's College. In the institution we
found about 800 students studying their
own language and the English.—
Among them are several converts to
the Christian faith. They are just fin
ishing a good education and expect to I
enter the missionary work. know
of no man better qualified for the po
sition lie occupies, than the venerable
founder and president.
Many of your readers will remember
that Doctor Duff visited America some
years since, and not only shared the
hospitality of our people, but raised
the greater part of the money for the
erection of his College in Calcutta.—
The old gentlemana warm-hearted
Scotch nan—took great pleasure in
showing us through the different school
rooms.. The students are, for the most
part, generally children of the higher
classes, and are quite intelligent look
ing lads. In the library we saw a
round table nine feet in diameter made
of one. board. From the top of the.
building—all buildings here have flat
roofs—we looked down on
THE BURNING on.vr
in which the natives burn their dead.
The smoke was curling up from the
top of the building while the body of
some poor—or rich—llindoo was be
ing turned to ashes. Those. of the na
tives who are too poor to purchase. five
annas-15 cts.--worth of wood to burn
their dead, merely char the mouth
with a burning brand, then throw the
body into the Ganges, where it be
comes a prey to the hogs, crocodiles, &c.
TATTOOING
Nearly the half of the natives have
their faces tattooed in the most ridicu
lous manner. This is done with some
kind of paint which being pricked in
never comes off. Many also shave
their heads, leaving a small tuft of hair
sticking up on the crown. At almost
all times in the day one may see these
poor, deluded creatures fl'orshiping
the Ganges. I think a filthier stream
never flowed, yet it is nothing uncom
mon to see the natives filling their
mouths with the mud and also rubbing
it over their bodies. Indeed, we saw
them frequently walking about the
city with streaks of this sacred mud on
their forehead and cheeks; of this,
more anon.
A VISIT TO THE GODDESS KALEE
Daring our peregrinations through
the city we found time to visit the
temple of the goddess The
temple is a small affair, so constructed
that the front is thrown open during
the day, that passers by may see the
dcityand pay her homage; or, at least,
contribute a few pies to the old Brah
min priest who takes care of the deity.—
Kalee stands upon the body of a pros
trate victim. On her head is a glitter
ing crown, and over her shoulders is
thrown a flashy robe. Her tongue
protrudes and is red as if dripping with
blood; around her neck, and extending
almost to her feet, is a necklace of hu
man beads. She has four arms and
hands; in the first she holds a bloody
sword ; in the second a gory human
head ; in the third a symbol of peace,
and in the fourth an offering. Around
her are images of various kinds, and
before her lie fruits and flowers—the
gifts of her ignorant votaries. As we
turned away, the old Brahmin asked
us for " Bucks heesh "---a gift—but we
felt more like giving him a little Amer
ican boot leather, and the old she abom
ination a tumble into the fire.
SHOPPING IN THE BAZAAR
Wishing to make a few purchases,
and finding that we would have to pay
exorbitant prices at the English stores,
we concluded to go to what is called
" Old China Bazaar." These Bazaars
are small . buildings, on either side of
very narrow streets. A soon as we
entered the Bazaar we were surround
ed by shop keepers, offering their
wares, &e. Every one would tell us
that his goods were the best, and that
the other " Baboos," as they call their
merchants, would tell lies and cheat us.
They never make a practice of telling
you the right price of any thing, but
when you ask the price, they will
name a figure about twice the value,
then when you refuse to pay so much
they will ask you bow much you will
give. We found cotton and woolen
goods about as cheap as in America,
but almost every thing else is much
more expensive.
TRAVELING UP THE COUNTRY.
On the morning or the 234 we left
the groat city of Onleutta and turned
our times toward the north-west. We
came by railroad about 130 miles to
Runegunge. There we took coaches
for 370 miles to Alahabad. These
coaches are built very low and are
drawn by one horse. Two of us rode
in one, and our trunks were carried on
the top. Each horse takes the coach
five miles. They are diminutive crea
tures, and are almost invariably balky
at fleet, but after they get started, they
go at a terrible rate. The roads are
the finest lever saw in my life. There
is but one hill of any importance on
the entire road between Calcutta and
Lucknow, a distance of over 000 miles,
and so smooth that'one can sleep quite
comfortably while driving at full speed.
While riding along we met caravan
saries of camels carrying immense bur:
dens. Asses of a very small size would
frequently go trudging by with loads
of inercha»dize, &c. Bullock carts
we met by hundreds. These are the
means of transportation throughout
the entire country. The country
through which we passed is beautiful
indeed. Fields of grain in all stages of
advancement, were to be seen on every
hand. We saw much most excellent
wheat. Some just up, some out in
head, and some quite ripe. When I
speak of fields I do not want my read
ers to get the impression that there
are fences here, for such is not the ease.
The cattle are all in flocks and each
flock watched by its respective shop.
herd, as in the days of Abraham.—
Flowers of the richest colors arc
blooming everywhere in gardens such
as Americans seldom see. Even now
while I am writing, there are four
large vases filled with most magnifi
cent flowers on the tables around me.
The ,government has provided " Bun
galous " along the road at which trav
elers can procure chickens, milk, su
gar, &c., but it is only at the largest
that one can procure bread. We car
ried bread and a few jars of jelly with
us, so that with fresh potatoes, peas,
&e., we lived very well during our
journey. At Sherghotty [ saw the
first leper I ever beheld. lle was a
miserable looking object. Ms hands
and feet were nearly eaten cif, and he
went on his hands—or rather on blocks
of wood fiistened to his stumps—and
on his knees. Acting according to the
Bible custom he did not come near us,
but from a distance, asked alms, which
we threw him with a willing heart.—
Of beggars in India there is no end.
But of all these things I purpose speak
ing in a course of letters, on "Manners
and Customs in India." At the city of
Benares we stopped a few hours to
rest. This city has a world-wide re
nown for the manufacture of wooden
toys, of every possible description.—
This, by the way, is the custom in In
dia. Each city is devoted to the man
u fiteturing of a particular article : thus,
Benares makes toj,*Cawnpore saddles
and harness, Moradabad carpets—all
cotton—Barull3- furniture, ate. As we
passed along the narrow streets we
observed recesses in the front of almost
every house, filled with images of va
rious shapes and sizes—the household
gods of the poor beings whose. hearts
and minds are still beneath the death
shades of idolatry. To the honor of
the English government we found a
large and well endowed college in the
city, in which a great many young
men are receiving a fine education.—
At Alahabad, another large city, on
our course we made no stay, as we
were anxious •to get on to this place
where we expected to meet some of
our missionary brethren and their
families. Rev. Walsh, the author of
"The Martyred Missionaries" resides
here. We had met with him in Cal
cutta, but could not accept his invita
tion to stop and visit the mission in
that place. He was Providentially on
a visit to America at the time of the
Sepoy Mutiny, and thus escaped the
fate of his co-laborers here. At Cawn
pore we saw the well into which the
unfortunate victims of heathen cruel
ty were thrown headlong during the
mutiny. In the evening at SP.M. we
left Cawnpore and reached this place
at daybreak the next morning. To
attempt a description of this city
would be folly on my part. I may,
however, say it is the grand old ruins
of former magnificence. Ten thousand
' houses were utterly demolished during
the mutiny; and it is said one hundred
thousand are still standing. The iron
bridge over the Goonteriver—a branch
of the Ganges—built by ono of the
former Icings, is an imposing structure.
Of course the object of most interest to
the traveler is "The Residency" in
which a few English soldiers and citi
zens so nobly defended themselves du
ring the long seige, before they were
reinforced by the forces under the il
lustrious General Havelock. 1 cannot
describe my feelings while passing
here and there through the shattered
buildings. I passed through the gate
way in which Neil was shot, mid stood
beside his grave in the Residency Cem
etery. I saw the room in which Sir
Henry Lawrence was mortally woun
ded by the bursting of a shell from the
enemy. A tomb is erected to his mem
ory and the following inscription, by
his own request, is placed upon it :
" HERE ITES
HENRY LAWRENCE,
WHO TRIED TO DO lIIS DUTY."
The buildings are so completely rid
dled with shot that scarcely a spot, a
yard square, can be found that has not
the mark of a ball. The old Residen
cy stands to-day as a monument of the
awful effects of war. I became ac
quainted with two or three persons,
who were in it during the seigo. For
many days they had nothing to live
upon but a little water and a coarse
kind of grain, used for horse-feed; and
to add horror to their position, they
were almost out of ammunition. The
palaces of the former kings of Oudo
are still grand, but are crumbling
slowly away.
At Lucknow we met three of our
missionaries, who, with their families,
have been in India for some years.—
One of them—Rev. Ralph Pierce—was
once a teacher in Cassville Seminary,
and inquired, particularly, after sonic
of his pupils, Messrs. Corbin and Speer,
of your town, and others in the county.
I was glad to be able to give a fitvora
ble report of some of them. Hope
they may prove themselves worthy of
the remembrance of so excellent a man
as Mr. Pierce. My letter is already
lengthy, so I must, stop, Your old
correspondent and friend,
P. S.-
CITY OF 1110RADABAD,
March 1, 1862.
This letter was not closed in time
for the mail one month ago, and, un
fortunately, my time has been so much
taken up, that I *have not mailed it up
to this time.
We arrived at this city on Saturday,
Feb. 15th, after traveling by land
and sea nearly 20,000 miles, during
more than six months. Here we ex
pect to make our home for sonic time,
to commence our labors in a heathen
land.
Strange as it may seem, the Globe—
a dear old friend—was here almost as
soon as we. May it never cease its
visits. Farewell. J. D. B.
*
We aro sorry to say that we never received the corn
munleal ion alluded to.-81,e.
k.&" Gen. Siegel bas been very sick
with typhoid fever.
/dee' There are now no armed rebel
soldiers in Missouri.
n The Charleston Mercury says
" it must rain blood before the South
will yield." That would no doubt be a
rain of terror.
Ziss - A rebel account of the battle of
Pittsburg says that many of the cap
tured Union banners bore the inscrip
tion " to Corinth or hell !"
ge' An, army of 600,000 men carry
on their shoulders 15,000 tons, and eat
600 tons of provisions, and drink 1,200
hogsheads of water per day.
KV- Great Britain is largely increas
ing the production of flax as well as of
cotton. "King Cotten," by the time
he quits fighting, will find but few
subjects.
Aug" A New Orleans paper of March
20th states that a company of 103
young girls, armed and equipped for
the war, was to embark the next day
from that place.
The Confederate papers are
longing fot " Yellow Jack" as an ally
to rebellion against the Federal troops.
Does the Confederacy intend to send
commissioners to negotiate ?
ugaj,„ The number of graves found in
the vicinity of Manassas, is said to ex
ceed three thousand. The Rebels,
from estimates made,
lost by disease
at that encampment over five thou
sand men.
to_ A story has been started that
the Prince of Wales has contracted a
secret marriage with a beautiful Irish
girl whom he met and fell in love with
while at the military camp on the Cur
ragh of Kildare.
ttgA„, Joseph P. Woodbury, of Boston,
a somewhat noted inventor, has devised
a bomb-proof vessel, armed with guns
to fire effectively under water, with
which he proposes to sink such vessels
as the Merrimac,.
ge. The rebel prisoners at Colum
bus, Indianapolis, Chicago and St.
Louis, are said to have gained ten
pounds apiece upon an average since
their capture. It would seem as though
we had taken them to fatten.
1 . „. Gen. liunter states that in the
fall of Fort Pulaski we captured 47
puns, 700 shot and shell, 10,000 lbs.
powder, 360 prisoners, with small arms
and provisions, with loss of one man
killed and not ono wounded.
De rs , Dr. Reilly, who was wounded at
Pittsburg, by a Minnie ball, says the
sensation was similar to that °fa smart
blow. There is nothing of a piercing,
cutting or a tearing pain, the swift
missiles' taking the nerves entirely by
surprise, and deadening the adjacent
parts before sensation can begin.
nes.. The Louisville Journal says as
" the steamboat Fitzburg came up the
river with prisoners last Saturday, on
nearing West Point, all the prisoners
cried " Hurrah for the Union," except
one, who shouted "Hurrah for Hell."
There seems to be but two parties now
—one 'for hell and the other for the
Union."
Alexander Hamilton once said
to an intimate friend : "Men give me
some credit for genius. All the genius
I have lies just in this : when I have a
subject in hand I study it profoundly.
Day and night it is before me. I ex
plore it in all its bearings. My mind
becomes pervaded with it. The effort
which I made the people are pleased
to call the fruit of genius. It is the
fruit of labor and thought."
A Historical Event-•-Visit of the Presi
dent to a French War Vessel.
The President's visit to the French frigate
Gassendi, on Saturday last, was an event of
historical importance. It was the first time
a President ever went on board a foreign ves
sel-of. war, and the first French vessel•of--war
that ever came to Washington.
The Pi esident was received with all the hon
ors paid a crowned head, being the same as
are usually shout n the Emperor of France.—
The yards were manned, the ship was dressed
with flags, the American national ensign float
ed at the main and the French flag at the fore
mizzen and peak. The national salute was
fired on the President's arrival and again on
hiedeparture.
Admiral Itamten received him at the foot
of the ladder, and the seamen shouted " Viva
LE PRESIDENT !" on his arriving and leaving.
Captain Gautier entertained him hospitably
in his cabin, and presented the officers of the
ship. The President was attended at the
landing by a full guard of marines and the
band, who played the National airs, Captain
Dahlgicen and the other officers of the yard
receiving him in a body.
The President was accompanied on bhard
by the Secretary of State, and Captain Dahl
green. The French minister was aboard to
receive him, and present his countrymen.—
The reception was a gratifying ono to the Pres
ident, and the affair passed off to their mutu
al satisfaction, and was deemed a happy au
gury fur the future amicable relations of the
two countries.
The Navy Department is desirous of learn
ing the address of Mr. Birney, the inventor of
the combustible shell.
THOUSANDS of persons have read with as
tonishment the accounts that historians give
of the conduct of a large number of women in
Paris during the reign of terror throughout
France. The women are said to have been
fiercer and more bloodthirsty than even the
fiercest and most bloodthirsty of the men.—
The she-devils had more of the spirit of hell
than the he-devils. They were loudest in
their clamors for" blood !" " blood !" "blood r
and every morning they thronged around the
guillotine, some of them taking their knitting
or their sewing with them and sitting•all day
to behold the heads - of the victims rolling into
the executioner's basket.
. .
Many of our people have supposed that the
accounts given of these things must surely
be fictions or exaggerations. They have felt
themselves unable to conceive that woman's
nature could become a thing so utterly revolt
ing. But, if they will look and listen in this
region at the present time, they will find that
they have no further reason for incredulity or
skepticism. The hitter and ferocious spirit
of thousands of rebel women in Kentucky,
Tennessee, and other States, is scarcely, if at
all, surpassed by that of the female monsters
that shrieked and howled for victims in the
French revolution.-40nissille Journal.
J, D. BROIV:si
m. Au assortment of 00.4 Photo
graphs at Lewis' Book turc;
Short Paragraphs,
WAR NEWS.
From General Halleok's Division.
Heavy Cannonading Heard in The Di
rection of Pittsburg.—A Battle Suppo
sed to be in Progress at Corinth.—The
Union Gunboats at Huntsville, Ala
bama.
[ASpecial dispatch to the Chicago Times.]
Cnicano, April 25.—Cairo passen
gers, by the Belle of Memphis, say
that at Savannah they heard heavy
firing in the direction of Pittsburg. The
cannonading was brisk, and gradually
grew louder, being heard for miles this
side of Savannah. It is the belief that
a general engagement was brought on,
which is strengthened by the fact that
on Wednesday significant preparations
were made by Gen. Ilalleck for an at
tack.
Our gunboats on the Tennessee bad
effected a passage Over the muscle
shoals, and penetrated as far as Hunts
ville, Alabama, where they captured a
quantity of rebel commissary stores.
From the Tennessee River.
Steamers Fired into by Guerillas.—The
Lower Mississippi Fearfully Overflow
ed.—Great Loss of Property.
CAuto, April 25.—The steamers Belle
of Memphis, and Choctow, from Pitts
burg Landing on Thursday morning,
arrived last night. They were fired
into thirty-five miles below Pittsburg
by a band of guerrillas, from behind
dwellings on the left bank of the Ten
nessee river. The Choctaw received
seven shots, and her mate was killed.
The Belle of Memphis received twelve
shots, mortally wounding ono negro
boy on board.
The roads at Pittsburg are i mprov
i n g.
Skirmishing of pickets continue.
The river there is still rising.
The lower Mississippi is fearfully
overflowed, causing the greatest loss
of,property over known.
Rebel Account of the Bombard
ment of Fort Jackson.
FORTRESS 310.NRDE, April 25, 1862.
To the lion. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of
War:
The Norfolk Day Book, of this morn
ing, has telegrams from New Orleans,
dated the 23d inst., from which the
following information is Obtained ;
There was a heavy and continued
bombardment of Fort Jackson, which
was still progressing.
The rebels in the. fort represent
themselves still cheerful, with an abi
ding faith in their ultimate success.
They state that they are making re
palm as befit they can. Their barbette
guns were still in working order,
though most of them had been disa
bled at times.
They assert that we had fired 25,000
13-inch shells, of which one thousand
had fallen in the fin t. They think our
ammunition must soon be exhausted,
but assert that they can stand it as
long as we can.
The Rebel Congress has adjourned.
eons
Assistant Secretary of War.
FROM YORKTOWN
The Enemy's Works Shelled by One of
the Gunbont3.—Firing Along the En•
tire Line.
it
BEFORE YORKTOWN, April lip ; ,, be
principal event of yesterday u rth
mentioning was the shelling of York
town by one of the gunboats. She
moved up to the mouth of Wormly's
creek during the morning, opening a
well directed tire on their works, which
was promptly answered by the rebels.
The boat then fell back a distance of
three miles from Yorktown, when she
again opened, the shells exploding
each time within the enemy's works;
but obtained no response.
A few shots were fired during the
day along the whole line to keep the
rebels from strengthening their works.
No one injured. It is raining this
morning but the indications are that
it will soon clear up.
The object of the flag of truce that
went to the enemy's lines on Tuesday,
by order of Gen. McClellan, was for
the purpose of exchanging four rebel
prisoners for a similar number of our
wounded in their hands in order that
they might be bettor cared for. The
answer showed that they were dis
posed to comply with the General's re
quest, but the wounded had been sent
to Riehinond.
Nineteen Rebel Vessels Taken in
the Rappahannock
WASHINGTON, April 25.—The gun
boat Yankee has arrived from the
neighborhood of Fredericksburg, Va.,
and reports that one day this week
the Anacostia, while passing Lowry's
Point, on the Rappahannock, was fired
upon by a small body of rebel infan
try. She threw a few shells, thus
rapidly dispersing them.
The flotilla is still actively engaged
seizing rebel craft. In all, nineteen
rebel vessels have been captured.
FROM PORT ROYAL
Fort Jackson in Possession of Our
Troops.— The Union Pickets Within
Four Miles of Savannah.—Large Ar
rival of Cotton.
NEW YORK, April 27.--The 31creury
states, on the authority of the officers
of the steamer Boston, that Fort Jack
son, six miles below Savannah, is 'in
possession of our troops, and that our
pickets are within four miles of Savan
nah.
The steamer Atlantic from Port
Royal with dates to the 24th inst.,
brings eighty-five prisoners from Pu
laski and 1957 bags of uno Q inned and
36 bags of ginned cotton. 'She brings
no news.
Official Despatch from Gen. Wool.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT, April 26.
To the Hon. Edward Stanton, See
repuy of War.
Assistant surgeon Warren, uncon
ditionally released with 17 prisoners
and four attendants, arrived horn this
evening from Norfolk.
They were the wounded left on the
field in the affair of the South Mills.
The troops of the United States 'con
sisted as reported, of 3,000 men, under
the command of Brigadier General
Reno.
The Surgeon says the rebels repor
ted that they had only a Georgia Reg
iment and three pieces of artillery.
The Norfolk Day Book reports a
heavy bombardment of Port Jackson,
on the Mississippi river. •
Major General Lovel is represented
as saying that it was terrific, .I . (was
still continued at the latest advices.
(Signed) JOHN B. Moor., Raj:Gen
GLORIOUS NEWS 'I
FROM FORTRESS MONROE,,-
DISPATCH FROM GEN, WOOL.
CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS.
Great Excitement in the City.—.2ll - artial
Law Put in Full Operation.—Destrue
tion of Cotton and Steamboats. -
To Hox. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary
of War
Fon•ranss MoNnon, April 27.—A fu
gitive black just arrived from Ports
mouth, brings the Petersburg Express
of yesterday, which contains the fol
lowing dispatch :
Donn, April 25.—The enemy pass
ed Fort Jackson at four o'clock yes
terday morning. When the news
reached New Orleans the excitement
was boundless, martial law was put in
full force and business was completely
suspended. All the cotton and steam
boats, except such as were necessary
to tra n spo rt corn, ammunitiki &e., were
destroyed.
At one O'clock t,o-day the operatOrs
bade us good bye, saying the enemy
had appeared before the city. This is
the last we know regarding the fail.
Will send particulars as soon as :they
can be had.
The negro bringing the above re
ports that the rebels have two iron
clad steamers nearly completed, and
that it is believed that the Merrimac
will be out to-morrow.
[Signed] JOHN E. WOOL.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT
OP THE RAPPAHANNOCK,
April 27, 1862.
To lion. E. 2i. Stanton, ,Secretary of
War.
I have just returned from the camp
opposite Fredericksburg. I was told
the - Richmond Examiner, of the 26th,
had been received in town, announcing
as follows:
" New Orleans taken—Great de
struction of Property, Cotton and
Steamboats—Enough saved to take
away Ammunition—Great Oonsterna,
tion of Inhabitants."
IRVIN M'DOWELL, Maj. Gen
[ln addition to the above, we• might
state that his excellency 'Gov. Curtin,
last night received a dispatch from the
Secretary of War, announcing the
capture of New Orleans.—Harrisburg
Telegraph.]
FROM OEN, BANKS' COAIMAND
The Enemy Still Betreating.—Deserters
from. their -Ranks Coming into our
Army—ReconnoissaneetowardsStitun,
ton.—The Pursuit of Jackson.-800
Rebel _Deserters.
CAMP NEAR SPARTA, April 25, via
Washington, April 26.—Several tlesor
tors and refugees corrObOrato the pre
vious reports that Jackson, after flying
from our advanco column on Friday
last, pushed -forward to a -point - one
mile north of Harrisonburg, where - a
turnpike branches to the left, passihg
Magargheystown, the south fork, Or
the Shenandoah; the .Blue-. Ridge, and
running thence to Gordonvillo.
Jackson's wagon train had boen
pushed towards Staunton, but hearing
that the town was in the 'possession of
the Union troops, • ho remanded it to
Harrisonburg.
At an early hour on Saturday morn
ing, Jackson, with his whole force and
train, took the Gordonsville pike, and
at the latest accohnts'had reached Ma
gargh eystow n.
On Saturday night a' squadron` of
the First Vermont Cavalry, while
scouting the Luray road, beyond: the
Massanutten mountain, fell in with a
body of the enemy's cavalry. , A skir
mish ensued, resulting in the capture
of seven of.tho enemy and eleven of
their horses. None of our men were
hurt, but n lieutenant had his horse
shot under him.
The inhabitants of this lovely and
fertile valley, although they gave-an
almost unanimous vote for Secession,
now sincerely regret it, and appear
well pleased in the belief that the war
in Virginia is nearly at an end. Fresh
meats and breadstuffs abound in this
section, and the owners are not dis
posed to conceal or spirit them' way
beyond our reach.
Jackson's retreat from this valley
has had a beneficial effect upon the vol
unteers and drafted men from'Rock
ingham and the surrounding` counties;
Large numbers of thorn are daily corn,
ing into our lines and delivering them,
selves up. It is stated that hundreds
of them are now in the Massanutten
mountains, hiding from Ashby's scouts,
and only waiting an opportunity to
escape and claim protection from Gen.
Banks. One who came in - yesterday
reported that ho found a cave a few
miles hence, where there were con
cealed sixteen refugees and deserters,
who will probably come into camp to.
day.
A portion of Ashby's Cavalry are
scouting both sides - 'the Mountain
near Harrison, watching our move
monts and endeavoring to catch deser
ters. The maid body, however, are
believed to have gone with Jackson,
wherever he may be.
The refugees and deserters are turn
ed over to Lieut. Col. I3atchelor, pro
vost marshal, and aro examined by
Colonel Clark, of General Banks' staff.
It is a fact worthy of notice thatthe
Confederate hospitals are models of
comfort, convenience, and cleanliness.
At Mount Jackson, three large two
story frame buildings have been re
cently constructed on the most ap
proved plan, being lathed and plaster
ed, and divided into appropriate wards.
The ceilings aro high and the ventila
tiou perfect. They are capable of itc--
commodating six hundred patients,
and will be occupied by our sick.
The wagons are actively collecting
forage 'and other supplies, which aro
more abundant here than they were in