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Tuesday afternoon, May 2'7, 1862.
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counts upon our books of several years
standing. We shall, therefore, from
day to day, without respect to persons,
place into the hands of a Justice for
collection, all accounts of over two
years standing. All those who wish
to save expense, will do well to give
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GENERAT., ORDERS.
11EADQUARTERS PENNA. MILITIA,
ffarriaburg, May 26, 1802. j
GENERAL ORDER 1
NO. 23.
On the pressing requisition of the
President of the United States, in the
present emergency, it is ordered that
the several Major Generals, Brigadier
Generals, and Colonels of regiments
throughout the Commonwealth, mus
ter, without delay, all the military or
ganizations within their respective
divisions, or under their control, to
gether with all persons willing to join
their commands, and proceed forthwith
to the city Washington, or such
other points as may be indicated by
future orders._ .
By order of A. G. CURTIN,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
: A. L. RUSSELL', A4jutant General.
lizArlt - ARTERs PENNA. MILITIA, }
Harrisburg, Mny 26, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER I
N 0.24.
_ ,
General Order No. 23 of these Head
quarters, dated this' day, being issued
under requisition of the President of
the United States, no commanding of
ficer of higher grade than captain will
be accepted by the United States, ex
cepting where the regiment is already
organized, and all expenses under , it
are to be defrayed by the General
-Government.
By order of A. G. CTJRTIN,
Governor and Comrnander•in-Chief
A. L. RUSSELL, Adjutant Gene: l
HEADQUARTERS PENEA. MILITIA,
- Harrisburg, May 26, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER 1
NO. 25.
The call for troops by General Or
ders of these Headquarters, Nos. 23
and 24, of this date, is for " THREE
MONTHS MILITIA. MEN," as stated
in the requisition of the President of
the United States.
By order of A. G. CURTIN,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
A. 1.1. Russur,r., Adjutant General.
GENERAL ORDER, NO. 1.
HEADQUARTERS, 4th BRIGADE,
14th Divisiow, P. V.,
HUNTINGDON, May 27, 1862.
Under the pressing requisition of the
President of the United States, in the
present emergency, and by the author
ity of General Order No. 23, of the
Governor of Pennsylvania directed to
me, it is ordered that the several com
missioned.officers of this Brigade, mus
ter, without delay, all the military un
der your control, together with all
persons willing to join your commands,
,and report to me, with the least possi
ble 'delay, - that we may proceed
forthwith to the City of Washington,
,or such other points as may be indica
ted by future orders. _ _
F. H. LANE,
Brigadier General
The Newe.---The Advanoe of the
Rebels.
With their capital threatened, their
sea-coast and principal rivers all occu
pied, and the whole flibriiof their Gov
ernment ready to fall to pieces, the
rebels have suddenly made a bold dash
in a direction where one was not ex
pected. Throwing a' large force into
the Valley . of Virginia, they have driv
,on out the.inferiorioree - under General
Banks, who has_ sought safety on the
Maryland side of the Potomac.
The audacity of this movement of
the rebels is worthy of admiration. It
has confounded the plans of the War
Department, has surprised the country
And has caused no little alarm every
where: It is a desperate attempt to
create a diversion of our forces fur
ther South, and to induce the Presi
dent to bring them back to resist in
vasion in Maryland and Pennsylvania,
.and to defend Washington City. The
President has called for more troops,
,and we .have reason to believe that ho
will obtain them in sufficient force and
soon enough to prevent the invasion
of Maryland, as well as to defend the
Capital; and he will thus be able to
allow the various army corps in Vir
ginia to pursue the course !narked out
for them.
With McClellan, McDowell and Fre
mont placed as they are known to be,
it must strike every one that the North
rn mov ,, mrpt of the rrbPlR. though
unquestionably daring, will prove to
be a serious. mistake. They will prob
ably discover this themselves, before
they attempt to cross the Potomac.--
Their army is liable to be cut off from
two directions, and they have shown
such good generalship on former occa
sions, that it is not probable they will,
for the sake of a temporary advantage,
run the risk of losing their forces en
tirely.
It is with no disposition to under
rate the importance of this bold dash
of the rebels, that we express these
views. On the contrary, we think it
is quite time that the Government and
the people should be stirred up anew,
and nothing is likely to do this so well
as an alarm and a sense of danger.—
We want more troops and more vigor.
We want a more distinct and decided
policy in our course against the rebels.
They have been daintily dealt with,
and it is time that they be taught that
the United States Government has not
only the power, but also the will to
subdue them. We have been lulled
into security by our many and great
successes. An alarm was needed to
stir the popular heart and create a new
uprising of the people. While we de
plore the disaster to Gen. Banks and
his army, we have faith that good will
spring out of it, and that the new
vigor infused into the Government and
the army by the necessity of the times,
will bring the rebellion to an earlier
conclusion than it was likely to attain
under the gentle system that has lately
been practised.—Phila. Bulletin.
HORSE THIEF ARRESTED. -A Bold,
Impudent G ame.—A young man came
to this place the early part of last
week, and carried on a high game for
a day or two, hiring a horse and buggy
from Mr. MeManigal, and driving
around through the county cutting a
"terrible swell," spending money free
ly, and having a "gay old time gener
ally," when information was received
here that he had stolen a horse a week
or two ago from a Mr. Smith, (not the
veritable John Smith) of McAlevy's
Fort. The constable started in pur
suit of the " fast young man," and suc
ceeded in "capturing" him at Alex
andria, this county, where he had gone
to " splurge" a little. He was taken
before a Justice of the Peace !•n Alex
andria where the following facts were
elicited : After having stolen the horse
at McAlevy's Fort, he got over into
Woodcock Valley where he traded
horses with Col. Huyett, and got twen
ty dollars difference. He then went to
MeConnellstown, where be sold the
horse to Henry Strolls far $25 and a
watch. lie then made his way hero,
whore ho " cut a swell." When con
fronted. by Col. Huyett in the Squire's
office. he denied ever having seen the
Col. before, but when the Col. brought
forward a man who had been told by
the prisoner that he had traded hor
ses with Col. Huyett, he then admitted
the fact that he had stolen the one he
had traded off. He was brought to
town and lodged in the stone institu
tion at the head of Smith street, where
ho now has a great (grate) prospect
before Lim. We learn that his name
is George Deanna, a young man about
20 years old, and a native of this
county. We presume this is his first
attempt at horse stealing, and, by the
time be gets out of this scrape, he will
have learned that the " way of the
transgressor is bard," and profit by the
lesson it will teach him, and after he
has served his time in "durance vile,"
he will "go and sin no more."
FORT PITT WORKS :While on a visit
to Pittsburgh last week we went to
see the monster gnn cast at these works
a short time ago. It is just the same
size as the " Floyd " and " Union,"
cast at the same works about a year
ago. It is a monstrous weapon, with
a fifteen inch bore, and will throw a
ball weighing over five hundred pounds,
a distance of six miles. It was all fin
•ished with the exception of a little
dressing off at the butt, or, to use a
term in military parlance, " the rear
end." It has been christened " the
Stanton Gun" by the workmen of the
establishment, but we do not know
whether it will retain the name. The
company received an order from the
Government a few days ago, for fifty
guns of a still larger calibre, and they
are now erecting an additional build
ing to their already extensive works,
for the sole purpose of manufacturing
these huge weapons of modern warfare.
The gun is to be of larger dimensions
in every way, with a twenty-inch bore,
and will throw a thousand pound ball
a distance of eight miles. These im
mense works are engaged in making
nothing else bat instruments of war,
such as mortars, cannons of all sizes,
and shot and shell of every description.
We spent an hour very profitably and
pleasantly in this establishment, and
saw many things that would interest
any one.
THE TIME has come for meeting the
Rebels with death and destrnetion.—
Coaxing them any longer would be
adding thousands to our already large
number of sick, wounded and dead.—
They must be conquered, crushed, an
nihilated, that true patriotism may
enjoy the blessings of a Heaven-born
Republic. Rebels are not entitled to
the protection of our Constitution.—
They have repudiated it, and by their
own acts they have repudiated its pro
tection. They must be met with the
sword. the bayonet, the rope, and
death
A CHANGE.—The Penna. Railroad
Company are making a change in their
offices in this place. The telegraph
and ticket offices will be thrown into
one, and the telegraph operator will
attend to the selling of tickets, which
will relieve Harry Wharton, the pres
ent able and efficient officer, of that
part of the business, and who will
have his office removed to the com
pany's warehouse, where he soil] at
tend to the freight business alone. The
business of the road at this place
amounts to between 430.000 and 840,-
000 a month, and is entirely too much
for one man and an assistant to get
through with, consequently, the change
will relieve Mr. Wharton of considera
ble labor.
THE theory that Northern soldiers
are monsters is not yet given up by
the Richmond papers. In the same
page in which the Dispatch prints an
account of the humane treatment of
rebel wounded by our soldiers at Wil
liamsburg, it asserts, that of the sol
diers of Gen. Banks' army,
—" some of the drunken stragglers
shot hogs, sheep and other stock on
the route, and selecting a fine joint,
leave the carcass lying on the highway.
Poultry was wantonly slaughtered in the
farm-yards and eaten raw. It is asser
ted, and has been proven by an eye
witness, that even the dogs, cats and rats
encountered on the march of this horde,
were killed and eaten with a voracious
ness that betokened starvation. Indeed
they had no commissary, and it is be
lieved their conduct was attributed to
directions from their officers."
HERE is another specimen of the
manner in which the ladies of the south
conduct themselves towards the dead
and the living who were and are en
gaged as soldiers in defence of the
Union. We quote from the Nezrbern
Standard :
As the grave of Sergeant Poppe,
who died from wounds received in de
fending so heroically the old flag, was
being prepared in the church yard, a
well dressed lady (?) walked up in com
pany with two others, and remarked
that" they were not digging it deep
enough." " Not deep enough I" ex
claimed the sexton. " No, not deep
enough," she replied," dig it deeper,
so that ho can go to hell the quicker,"
and then she walked off.
THEY SAW THE ELEPHANT.—We find
the following item in the Philadelphia
Bit//din of Thursday last :
" A couple of young men from Hun
tingdon county went into a restaurant
in the neighborhood of _Ninth and Mar
ket streets. While there they fell in
with a number of women whose char
acter is none of the best, and one of
the men suddenly discovered himself
minus e•SO, which had been extracted
from his pocket. He raised an alarm,
but the girls left the place almost
mediately. Mary Wood and Mary
Denver were subsequently arrested on
the charge of having been concerned
in the robbery. None of the missing
money was recovered. Tho accused
were committed by Alderman Bei tier."
DEBTRUCTIVE HAIG STORM.---A dis
patch from McConnellsburg, Fulton
county, dated May 22, says :
"One of the most terrific hail storms
ever witnessed passed over this town
about 5 o'clock last evening. Nearly
all the windows in the place fronting
the storm were shivered. The young
leaves and shoots were all cut from the
trees, and the ground covered several
inches deep with hailstones, some of
which were at least three inches in di
ameter, and weighed seven ounces.—
The, grainfields iu the pathway of the
storm wore utterly ruined."
ICE CREAM GARDEN.-Mr. E. C. Sum
mers is fitting up in splendid style, at
his residence, an Ice Cream Garden,
and when finished it will be the hand
somest improvement in town. He
also intends to erect a bath house upon
the lot, to be supplied with water from
a spring. We hope Mr. S. will meet
with abundant success—his efforts to
please deserve it. Go and see the im
provements.
FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED —ln
answer to an urgent call, from Mrs.
JOhn Harris, Secretary of the Phila
delphia Association, for our sick and
wounded at Yorktown, a box will be
packed at Mrs. Benj. Graflius' on Wed
nesday afternoon. Preserves, fruit,
rusk or light-cake, cornstarch, tea, old
muslin, and any thing that can be
made useful in a hospital, will be re
ceived and forwarded.
PENNSYLVANIA AGAIN IN -MOTION.-
In answer to the call of the President
and Governor, we learn that Regiments
aro already on their way to Washing
ton from Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
The brave sons of the Keystone will
not be behind any other State in the
Union.
THE STONERSTOWN BRIDGE.-W 0 are
informed that the Stonerstown Bridge
will not be repaired for three weeks
yet. A large number of hands aro
employed, but the work is of such a
nature that it will take considerable
time to put up the timbers.
TUE Sunday School Convention of
Juniata district, East Baltimore Con
ference, will meet in Petersburg, on
Tuesday evening, Juno 10th, at
o'clock. The opening sermon by Rev.
J.AColoman. The punctual attendance
of all the preachers with a lay delegate
from each charge is requested.
BY ORDER No. 1, issued by General
Lane, in to-day's Globe, it will be seen
that tho commissioned officers and mil
itary under their command, are called
to a discharge of their duty. We
hope the patriotism of Old Hunting
don will not be behind other counties
MORE MEN WANTED.—A dispatch
dated Washington, May 23, says :
"The War Department has called for
no definite number of troops, but has
re-opened the recruiting stations late
ly closed by order.
Some new regiments will be raised
for special service, as in Kentucky,
for the military commandant appoint
ed there. Beyond this no formal call
has been made on States for volunteers.
The main object is to obtain a reserve
to fill up existing regiments."
VARIETY ENVELOPES.—CoIeman
Co's Union Variety Packages arc
for sale at Lewis' Book Store. They
make a very handsome present for all
ages. The jewelry is of a better qual
ity then can be secured in any other
package or in any other way for the
same money. The buyer of an envel
ope can get any article of jewelry he
or she may select from specimens.
Call and see for yourself. Price 50 cts.
ANOTHER BOUQUET.—Another little
lady friend, Miss Let. Thomas, has
presented us with a beautiful bouquet.
We never refuse such presents, especi
ally when they are accompanied with
a smile as sweet as the flowers. Miss
Let. has our thanks.
ran' Geo. S. Dennison : from the neigh
borhood of New Orleans, has been ap
pointed Collector for that post by the
Secretary of the Treasury. Collectors
will also be appointed for Beaufort, N.
C., and Port Royal, as soon as proper
persons can be selected.
GEN. lIALLEcK passed through this
place on his way east on Saturday
night. But very few of our citizens
got to see him as it was not known
that lie would pass through here.
LADIES' DRESS GOODS.-D. P. Gwin
has just opened a splendid lot of La
dies Dress Goods of the latest styles.
He is prepared to please all who will
favor hint with a call.
THE PRESIDENT CALLING FOR YORE
MEN.—Elie President has called upon
the GBvernors of States for two hun
dred thousand more men, and the act
has been legalized by Congress.
Fine Cigars and Tobacco for
sale at Lewis' Book Store.
Our Army Correspondence.
CAMP GREENFIELD, NEAR NEW
MARKET, VA. : May 8, 1862.
EDITORS GLOBS:—As nothing ofvory
great importance has occurred in this
part of Dixie, since my letter of March
30th, perhaps this may not be very
interesting. We (110th Penna) left
Winchester the 20th ult., and marched
sixty miles southward. We joined our
Brigade at New Market, and arrived
near Harrisonburg 3d inst., where we
joined our Division again.
Next day being Sunday, the start
ling rumor was in circulation, that
Jackson was largely reinforced, and
was advancing oa us. Our whole force
was ordered to jail. back several miles.
Tho object was to select a good posi
tion for a battle ground. The most of
our forces are screened from observa
tion behind hills, and in woods, in order
to draw the rebels on. Our artillery
batteries are placed in such a position,
on hills, that they can sweep the valley
in every direction. Our regiment is
stationed near one of the batteries to
support it in ease of a battle. If" stone
wall Jackson" and his rebel force should
visit us, I think he will get a warm
reception. They wont have stone fen
ces to fight behind, as they had at
Winchester. They would have been
captured long ago had they not burn
ed all the bridges, while they were re
treating thus delaying our force. They
also destroyed all tho bridges, loco
motives and ears on the Strasburg and
Manassas Gap Railroad, which runs to
Now Market.
The weather is very warm here dur
ing the day and the nights are very
cool.
The " secesh " ladies in the towns
which we have passed through, all
looked very black at us.
There are very few men left in this
country, all being in the rebel army ex
cept a few old men. In Winchester
the ladies aro generally good looking,
but there is too much secesh about them.
They wont walk under the stars and
stripes floating over the pavements.
They cross the streets in order to got
around them.
Strong and free like the erigle'e
Our &skins banner shell was 0,
treaaon'a flag throat out of eight.
sink in its raillery grove.
Yours respectfully,
WV. 1. McCoy,
Co. B. 110th Regiment P. V.
HEADQUARTERS, sth BRIGADE,
CAMP NEAR CORINTH, Miss.,
May 14, ISO 2.
WILLIAM LEWIS, ESQ.—Leta• Sir :
We are encamped within six miles of
Corinth, at which place we aro daily
expecting to engage the enemy, and
end the war iu the South-west. Skir
mishing between the pickets is an ev
ery day occurrence. We have force
enough here to sustain the old flag not
withstanding the enemy is well in
trenched and appear determined to
fight at all hazards.
Our brigade consists of the 29th and
30th Indiana, 34th Illinois, and the
77th Penna. volunteers; the latter is
the only Penna. regiment hero and the
only ono that took part in the battle
of Shiloh. Col. Stambaugh has been
in command of the brigade since tile
Bth of April, vice Col. B. N. Kirk, who
fell severely wounded on the 7th. Too
much praise cannot be awarded Col.
Stambaugh for the skillful and efficient
manner in which ho, with the 77th
represented, sustained the honor and
added new laurels to the wreath al
ready woven for the Keystone State in
the groat battle of Shiloh.
The men, as a general thing, are en
joying good health and fine spirits, and
anxious to engage the enemy again
and bring the war to a speedy close.
Yours respectfully,
Capt. S. T. DAVIS.
Ira"- Over nine thousand shells were
thrown by the fleet in the' bombard
ment of the forts below New Orleans.
Mbst of them were thirteen inch shells,
which cost. with their filling tS2O each
WAR NEWS.
The Guerilla War in Missouri
Rome, May 20.—A train of seven
teen wagons, laden with Government
stores, which left here on Monday,
was overtaken to-day, when about
twenty miles out on the Springfield
road, by a band of Rebel guerillas, who
burned the wagons and contents and
carried off all the mules, SO in number.
A Flag of Truce Fired Upon By the
Rebels on the James River.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 21.—The
steamer George Washington, which
left with a flag of truce on Monday
night, returned this forenoon.
The Galena was fired on yesterday
by the enemy's cavalry, but no damage
was done, and the enemy were dis
persed by a single shell from the Gale
na.
On Monday afternoon, a boat went
ashore from the Wachusett, with a flag
of truce, containing six officers and
twelve men. The surgeon of the ship
had been sent for from the shore, and
the officers and the rest remained to
guard the boat. For some reason as
yet unexplained, the party in the boat
wore fired at by some twenty or thirty
men, and simultaneously the party on
shore were attacked and all taken pris
oners. Of the party in the boat the
Master's Mate, Olwry, of Philadelphia,
and W. P. Pierce, seaman, were in
stantly killed ; Henry Johnson was se
verely wounded in the face, breast,
and neck ; Brown in the kidneys
and John Close in the thigh. Three
of the latter were placed on the George
Washington and brought here, but
Brown died only an hour after he was
placed on board. The other two were,
on their arrival here, transferred to
the hospital ship.
Among the prisoners taken were
Wm. Baker, engineer; Wm. Stockwell,
paymaster; the surgeon of the ship,
Dr. Deford ; a signal officer detailed
from the army; Thomas Green, coxs
wain; J.O. Mallery and Frank Cousin,
seamen, and several others. Lieut.
Preston, brought dispatches for Genl.
Wool from the rebel authorities on
next day,-stated that the prisoners had
been sent to Saulsbury, N. C.
The prospect of communication in
relation to the officers held prisoners
at Richmond has not transpired. It
is understood to have been the inten
tion to remove them further south a
week ago.
From General McClellan's Army.
11. Q., ARMY OF THE POTOAIAC,
May 22, 1862—P. M. j
The encampment of the advance of
the army, under Gen. Stoneman is still
at Gain's Mills, eight miles and a half
from Richmond, and one mile and a
half from the Ghickahominv creek.
The pickets of the rebels occupy the
one side and those of the Union troops
the other.
Gen. Stoneman, in company with
Prof Lowe, made a balloon reconnois
sance this morning from Gain's Mills,
reach'.n,, ,, an elevation of 500 feet.—
From this position an admirable view
was bad of Richmond and the sur
rounding country. With a glass the
camps of the enemy, situated within
the limits of tho city, were seen, as
well as tho arrival and departure of
railroad trains on the road between
New Bridge and Richmond. Very
few troops were seen, but to the left
of the city, on the lino of the mail
coach road letfding to Bottom's Bridge,
a large number of troops were seen,
and the smoke from numerous camps
coming from the woods in front, gave
evidence that they were occupied by a
large force of the enemy.
Heavy firing was heard yesterday
afternoon and this morning to the left
of Richmond, which was probably
caused by our gunboats endeavoring
to force their way up the James rive•.
The weather is warm and pleasant
during the day, with heavy dews at
night.
The health of our troops continues
remarkably good. Two rations of
whisky and quinine are now daily
issued.
LATER
illeCiellan's Army Five Mies from Nth
mond Yesterday.—Rumored Proposi
tion for an Armistice. Reports of Re
fugees from, Petersburg.—Beauregard
Reported at Richmond. -Distress and
Sqfering in the Rebel capital.
BALTIMORE, May 23.—The special
correspondent of the American, at For
tress Monroe, says under date o f yes.
(why;
The steamer from White House this
afternoon brings a number of passen
gers from the headquarters of General
M.celollan, which were in proximity to
Bottom's Bridge, over which a portion
of the army has already passcd,.a sec
ond division having passed the Chick
ahorniny at New Bridge, about seven
miles further up, and within eight
miles of Richmond.
It is rumored that a proposition for
an armistice of ten days had been mado
by tho robels, but of course such
idea could be entertained.
The advance was understood to be
within five miles of the city, to which
point the enemy has fallen back, with
but slight effort to chock our onward
movement.
The advance by way of New Bridge
enters the city on the north side.
The tug Dragon, from the James riv
er this morning brings down two very
intelligent citizens of Petersburg, who
fled from that city yesterday to avoid
the press-gang under the proscription
act.
In view of the important informa
tion they .bring, it would not be proper
to make their names public. Having
been brought to Commodore GoWeb°.
rough, they were immediately sent to
General Wool, and will leave this
morning for Gen. McClellan's head
quarters, for whom they have some in
fbrmation which they have not yet
made public.
They represent the condition of af
fairs at Petersburg and the surround
ing country, as of a most deplorable
character, .and the sufferings of the
people almost beyond endurance.
The scarcity of provisions was so
great that everything was seized for
the army, and even the soldiers have
been on half rations for a 'week 0,§.t,,
itb no prospect even of this cupplj•
continuing for any great length of
time.
The reel army, or, at least, a great
portion of it, they represent being de
moralized and dispirited to such an ex
tent that it is only held together by
the most rigorous appliance of military
law. Still the work of conscription
WSW progressing, and the roads to
Richmond were thronged with un
armed men, old and young, being dri=
yen along under a strong guard of
armed men. They represent that no
people in modern times have suffered
more than the people of Virginia are
now Buffering, every household being
in mourning, with the prospect of an
approaching amine.
They also state that Beauregard ar
rived at Richmond on Tuesday. On
being questioned as to their authority
for this statement, they said that it
was so announced and understood at
Petersburg on Wednesday morning,
and no one doubted the fact.
Jeff. Davis and the military authori
ties had declared their intention to
fight to the death before Richmond,
but strong suspicions were entertained
that it was really the purpose to aban
don the city after a short defence at
the works surrounding it.
Large numbers of women and chil
dren from Richmond bad arrived at
Petersburg, and they represent the
distress prevailing in that city as be
yond description.
Threats were made by the soldiers
from the Gulf States that they will
only leave Richmond in ashes; and
great fears were entertained that the
threat would be carried into effect. It
would produce the greatest efforts on
the part of the citizens to prevent such
a catastrophe.
The number of rebel forces at Rich
mond and the vicinity was generally
believed to be fully 200,000, including
the unarmed and poorly armed troops
of recent levies,
who are baring pikes
put in their hands for active service.
Deserters from Fort Darling report
that the infantry force in the vicinity
of that work is nearly 30,000.
AFFAIRS AT NORFOLK.
BALTIMORE, May 24.—The following
is taken from the special correspon
dence of the American, from Fortress
Monroe :
There is but little change in the con
dition of affairs at Norfolk. The May
or and City Councils still refuse to take
the oath of allegiance.
Gen. Wool had an interview with
them yesterday, but they still remain
in sulks, so that he now refuses all in
tercourse with the people of Norfolk
and Portsmouth. Even the little busi
ness they have been doing in the way
of selling strawberries and peas is now
stopped.
Gen. Wool sent up a proclamation to
Norfolk this morning, notifying the
people that the matter was entirely in
their own hands. So soon as they ac
knowledged the supremacy of the
Government, they will enjoy its foster
ing aid and encouragement, but while
they remain in their present rebellious
mood they will b.:, cut off from all the
advantages of trade and commerce,
and the city will be governed by strict
martial law. Ho also assures thorn
that no contingency can possibly arise
whereby Norfolk will again bo given
up to the control of the rebel Govern
ment, and that those who entertain
Union sentiments can give expression
to them, with the assurance of being
amply protected in all their rights as
citizens of the United States.
Most of the stores are now open and
the sale of such goods as they have is
progressing. As far as can be ascer
tained, no one is willing to receive Con
federate notes at par. Business is
mostly done in the small notes of Vir
ginia banks and other chartered cor
porations. The Government notes arc
received with great avidity.
The Union men of Norfolk still hold
back, afraid to express their sentiments
openly in defiance of the rebellious
spirit around them.
Quite an enthusiastic Union meet
ing was held at Portsmouth on Thurs
day night, at which not less than 800
were present, including many Union
mon from Norfolk.
The course of the Government in re
fusing to allow provisions to come
there for the use of the loyal people
was severely- - criticized and the pro
priety of such a course by no means
admitted.
The scarcity of provisions and nec
essaries of lifo is so great and prices
so high, that the poorer classes have
to live almost entirely on fish and
oysters. The Secessionists are nearly
all wealthy people, who can stand the
high prices, and -have laid in their
stocks long since. No doubt the de
cision of Gen. Wool is leading to groat
suffering among the poorer classes.
They have suffered beyond endu
rance for a year past, and when the
old flag again entered, they hailed it
with delight, and naturally expected a
speedy relief from their privations.
It is estimated that there are now
in Norfolk and Portsmouth not less
than 1000 desertersfrom the force with
which General Huger left Norfolk, and
those that have come in and, are still
arriving in squads of ten and twenty,
did not succeed in escaping until after
they reached Petersburg, and aro in a
most deplorable condition.
A party who caano in to-day say
there must be nearly a thousand Men
scattered through the woods behind
them., All willingly take the oath of
allegiance, and appoar..most happy to
have escaped from the rebel army.
Th'e Minnesota will proceed to Nor
folk to-morrow morning, when the
whole fleet will have abandoned Old
Point, and taken up a position at the
old Naval Station.
The walls of the Navy Yard build
ings are in a solid condition, and can
'soon be put in order again. The ma
chinery was taken out of the buildings
before they were fired, and packed up,
with the intention of removing it, but
the rapid action of Gon. Wool prevent
ed its removal.
The numerous wrecks sunk in the
harbor and river, by the rebels, are all
to be removed forth with, including the
Merrimac. A large number of shells
and fuses were obtained from the lat
ter yesterday.
From the Mountain Department.
CINCINNATI, May 24.--Col.
with 8.000 mon, attacked our forces
under Col. Crook yesterday ,morning
at Lewisburg.
After a severe fight the enemy was
driven back and completely tonted.
Col. Crook's force numbered 1,300.
Our loss was 10 killed, 40 wounded
and missing. The enemy's loss is
much greater.
We captured four cannon, two of•
which were rifled pieces, 200 stand of•
arms, and about 100 prisoners, inclu
ding a Lieutenant Colonel, a Major,
and several Captains and Lieutenants.
Lewisburg, where this fight occurred,
is the county town of Greenbrier
County, Virginia, and is 9 miles west of
the famous White Sulpher Springs.
HARRISBURG, May 24.—As it might
seem from the published responses of
other States that Pennsylvania had
not been equally prompt, it is proper
to mention that Gov. Curtin, on the
first intimation from the War Depart
ment that additional troops would be
called for immediately, -replied that
Pennsylvania would furnish any num.
ber of troops required of her. The De
partment has asked for one regiment
of infantry, which is now organizing
and will be sent forward in a few days.
EXCI'T'ING NEWS!
WAShINGTON, May 24.—Despatches
were received at the War Department
at ten o'clock to-night, from General
Banks, at Winchester. He had moved
from Strasburg to Winchester for the
purpose of securing his stores and
trains from the enemy_ and to prevent
his communication from being inter
rupted. His advanced guard entered
Winchester at five o'clock with all his
trains and stores in safety. A strong
attack was made upon the trains at
Middletown by rebel infantry, cavalry
and artillery, but it was repulsed, and
a few wagons, abandoned by the team
sters, were secured. Gen. Banks will
return immediately to Strasburg.
Colonel Kenly, in command of the
forces at Front Royal, was not killed,
but only wounded and taken prisoner.
No particulars of an engagement at
Front Royal yesterday have been re
ceived. The enemy arc in possession
of Front. Royal. ,
General Geary occupies a strong po
sition on the Manassas Railroad, at
White Plains. He has been reinforced.
General Banks has also been strongly
reinforced.
A dispatch to the Way Department,
from Gen. McClellan, states as follows:
There were three skirmishes to-day.
We drove the rebels from Mechanics
ville, seven miles from New Bridge..
The 4th Michigan have about finished
the " Louisiana. Tigers," taking fifty
prisoners and fifty killed. Our loss is
ten killed and wounded.
WASIIINOTON May 2 , 1.-11 o'clock
P. M.—A gentleman who is well ac
quainted with the localities of General
Rands' army says ho does not regard
the report received to-day as indica
ting any danger to the main body of
the troops of that command.
Kenley's Ist Maryland regiment
with a squadron of cavalry and a por
tion of a battery, was stationed at
Front Royal as the outpost guard
mile and'a half from the main stem of
the Manassas Railroad, while other
troops guard the track.
The bridge supposed to be endan
gered is three miles from Front Royal
Junction and is strongly guarded. It
is considered almost impossible for_The
enemy to reach the bridge before rein
forcements from Reetortowu or Stras
burg could arrive there, at all events
the attack could not have jeopardized
General Banks' army.
A large number of men have been
detailed for the building of a number
of bridges at different points on the
creek. The balloon ascension which
was made to-day by Lowe gave no as
surance of the enemy being in any
considerable force near at hand., Front
the best information that can be had,
the enemy have selected a position be
tween three and four miles on this side
of Richmond to meet the federal troops.
The advance of the army being now
within seven miles of Richmond; its
further progress must necessarily be
slow, in order that the main body shall
conic up to be prepared to meet any
emergency that may arisein approach
ing the capital of rebeldom. Very
'little firing was heard to-day in the di
rection of the position held by our
gunboats on the James river. .
IVAsmrroN, May 25.—Front the
army correspondent of the Associate
Press, Headquarters Army of the Po ,
tomae, May 24. The driving_ of, the
rebels from the vicinity of Now Bridge
yesterday by our artillery, was fol
lowed up to-day by a movement
wholly unexpected by our adversaries.
A reconnoisanco composed of
,the
Fourth Michigan regiment, Col Moor
burry, and a squad of the Second. Cav
alry, Cant. Gordon, was made, which
is worthy- of mention. , ,
Five companies of the Fourth Mich
igan, under Lieut. Bowen, of- the Top
ographical Engineers, and Limit Car
ter, of the Fifth Cavalry, - acting with
the Topographical Corps, crossed . the
Chickahominy a short distance above
Wow - Bridge with thirty men of the
Fourth Michigan.' This ,small com
mand -succeeded hi getting between
four companies of the Fifth Louisiana
regiment, who were out on picket du
ty
,at The bridge, and a brigade of the
enemy, Who were . supporting
In the meantime the ,balanee , Of O. O W.
'&lw:int, and the' squadron of cavalry
approached the bridge from this Side,
thus attracting the attention of_the
four Louisiana companies, and the first
knowledge the rebels had of thi3' near
approach of an enelny,.was the firing
from thirty muskets at . short- ISiatol
range, making havoc with Me ranks
and causing a serious panic while the
main body advanced in front r 41,4
opened : a deadly, fire. :P.M iCialtwas
that bf the enemy were taken Pri
soners, 15 wounded and between 60 and
70 left dead on 'the field; among the
prisoners was a Lieutenant.' The gas
ualities on our side was one killed and
ono mortally wounded and six slight
ly. Lieut. Brown had his_ horse shot
under hint during the skirmish.
,The
light brigade under Gen. Stonematil
and the brigade of General Davidson ;
of General Smith's Division, to:darlid.
vanced from the New Bridge up the
Chickahomiuy to
creek. Here they pnetiunterd, four
regiments of the enemy's infantry
with five pieces of artillery and, a on l y.
Mand of cavalry, of these tv'd Fedi.
ments of intantry and three pieces of
artillery were in the 'opposite side of
the creek. The balance of the infan
try which was composed of the Bth
and oth Georgia regiments under Gen
eral Howell Cobb: