Cly 6lobt,
HUNTINGDON, PA.
Tuesday Afternoon, June 17, 1862.
Our Flag Forever
" lcnoic of no node in which a loyal citi
gen may so well demonstrate his devotion to
his country as by sustaining the Flag, the
Constitution and the Union, under all circum
stances, and UNDER EVERY ADMINISTRATION,
REGARDLESS OF PARTY POLITICS, AGAINST ALL
ASSAILANTS, AT 130 ME AND ABROAD.---STEPLIEN
A. DOUGLAS
THE Two DAYS' FIGHTING NEAR
Rlcumorin.--It is a singularcoincidenee
that the rebels near Richmond so close
ly followed the example of their army
near Corinth—the latter made a sud
den attack on the Union troops, taking
them measurably by surprise, driving
them back to the river, where the
night overtook the combatants, but
giving the best of the results to the
rebels; early the next morning the
battle was resumed, and by mid-day
the rebels had leave to "retire," with
the loss of their best general, Johnson,
and a largo list of killed and wounded,
leaving the Union troops the victors
of the field, who followed the retreat
ing foe towards Corinth, where he found
safety behind his batteries. At the
battle near Richmond, the attack was
also sudden, and the Union troops
were surprised and driven back to the
river, the enemy, as in the case of Shi
loh, occupying the camp of our troops
until next morning, when reinforce
ments having been received, by about
noon they were driven back towards
their entrenchments atßichmond, their
commandi rig:general, another Johnson,
being severely wounded, and a heavy
loss of men, in killed and wounded on
both sides. Is the finale at Richmond
to be the same as that at Corinth ?
We shall soon see,
That the rebels, the first day, fought
with all the energy prompted by des
peration, there is. every proof; but the
second day, they proved what has al
ways been said of them—that, though
good at a dash, they have not the sta
mina, the bottom, possessed by the
Northern soldiers; nor can they stand
the .approach of the cold steel. The
Richmond Examiner, speaking of the
second day's battle, after the wounding
,of Gen. Johnson, says that the " whole
affair seemed to have lost its purpose
; and plan, when the animating mind
,was withdrawn, and that spirit that
went up in the fiery shouts of Satur
day came fiabbiny down to indi f ference
on Sunday."
It is yet to be seen whether their
troops ‘ can be rallied again to make
another stand against the bayonets of
the whole army, which in the next
battle will be presented to them.
A RIGIIT STEP.—The louse of Rep
resentatives a fhw days since, passed,
by a majority of 31, a bill reported
from the Judiciary Committee, declar
ing " all persons holding office under
the so-called Confederate States forever
ineligible to office under the United
States." This we consider is about one
of the Most sensible things the House
haS done since it has been in session.—
The man intelligent enough to be ap
pointed to fill a public office in any
government, is presumed to be able to
determine the vastness of the crime he
was committing when he accepted the
office—and any one who was so lost to
all,ense of patriotism and national
pride as to have entered upon the work
of disrupting the Government, has
fully ,, entitled himself to be placed un
der the ban for the remainder of his
life.—Baltimore Clipper.
We are ready to go a little further
—to oppose and vote against any man
in : the North'for any office, who has
given " aid and comfort" to the rebels,
or who has in anywise taken from the
people's Treasury more than ho was
.holiestly entitled to.
MUTILATED TREASURY IsTorrs.—An
important decision in reference to tree.
sury notes has recently been made,
which may prove of value to many of
our readers' o giVe. The points may
be stated as follows : Ist. Treasury
notes lithich have been torn will be re
deemed by the Department if all the
.genuine fragments are returned. 2d.
Portions of notes will be redeemed
in cull only ,when accompanied by au
affidavit stating the cause and manner
of tho mutilation, and that the missing
portio'nis are totally destroyed. 3d. In
the absence of such affidavit the parts
will olily bo redeemed in proportion
to their size, receiving the whole note
by twentieths. 4th. Less than half of
a note will not be redeemed. sth.
Fragments of notes will bo retained
for a year to enable the owners to re
turn the missing parts. 6th. Mutila
ted notes and fragments will not be re
eem—ed :4cept Tfrash;ington,
DIVE rELLSiAILED secesh prisoners are
at Camp puitin, Harrisburg. We are
jnformed by a gentleman wh9 saw
them, that they area hard looking
body of Neu—dirty, half-naked, half
starved, with elongated and emaciated
countenances, they represent the very
picture of disobedience first, and de
spair afterwards. It is to pf 3 hoped
that they will receive some wholesome
lessons while cont,u,ed in Camp Curtin.
WHATEVER MAY be said of the rebel
States, they are now in a state of de
vastation and ruin. Whole crops have
been destroyed either by the advan
cing or retreating army. General Mc-
Clellan steadily 4dvanees ou Richmond,
although, to the unpractised eye, it
seems an unnecessary delay, or rather
a seeming inactivity. We do not pre
sume to know one jot or tittle about
military affairs, but we have the pre
sumption to think that we are master
of our own business, and we are will
ing to accord the same to those who
are in command of our immense ar
mies. We believe that McClellan is
master of his business, as well as the
other Generals under him, and when
we hear a civilian two or three hun
dred miles away from the hostile field
of operations, criticising the move
ments and actions of military Com
manders, we at once set them down as
presumptuous nincompoops who know '
as much about the movements of an
army as a dog does about his father.
Fremont, McDowell, Shields, Sigel,
and Banks, we believe, are masters of
the profession they have adopted for
the time being,and it is useless for men
to malign the characters of these men,
who have sacrificed the pleasures of
home for the field of battle, where they
have not the first comfort of life, and
that life in constant danger. While
the cowards who delight in traducing
them are snugly ensconced at home in
the bosoms of their families, with all
the comforts and blessings which al
ways attend a free and christian peo
ple, and who have not yet felt the first
symptoms of hard times, or the war.
A man should certainly deserve praise
from his countrymen who is patriotic,
and brave enough to risk all for the
sake of his country. We would like
to hear less of this malignity. It
grates harshly upon our ears, as it must
on every other man who has the least
spark of patriotism about him. For
men who would see the country sink
into oblivion before they would take
up arms to defend it, to traduce the
character of men who were the first to
rush to the rescue of it, and who still
sweat and toil day and night to protect
and defend it, unbroken and inviolate,
is an outrage and an insult upon the
brave hearts and willing hands of the
sacrificing patriots.
THE LOSS BY THE LATE FLOOD.—The
loss by the great flood in the Lehigh
valley two weeks ago, is estimated at
five million dollars. The Philadelphia
Inquirer publishes an elaborate report
of the disasters, which says that about
ono hundred persons were drowned by
the sudden rise of the waters. At
Mauch Chunk, there was a high lock
which gave way, engulfing a large
number of boats on which atleast fifty
persons were sleeping, all of whom
perished. At that point the water
was twenty-seven feet high, being six
feet higher than in the great flood of
1841.
BULLY FOR HALL.—The Hollidays
burg TV 7,ig says that L. W. Hall, late
Speaker of the Senate, edits the Hol
lidaysburg Standard, .Register, and Al.
toona Tribune. He must be a very con
sistent politician. The Standard has
adopted the Democratic Address as its
beacon light, while the Register and
Tribune denounce it in the most un
measured terms. If the Whig speaks
the truth, Hall is a very convenient
piece of furniture.
TUE GREAT ABOLITIONISTS.—SefF. Da
vis and Breckinridge, together with
their fellow traitors, arc the greatest
Abolitionists the country has ever pro
duced. They have set more slaves
free within a year, than all the other
Abolitionists combined, since the found
ation of our Government, yet we do
not hear one word of censure bestowed
on these leading Abolitionists, by cer
tain would-be leading Democratic
presses of the North.
itIILITARY CAMP OF INSTRUCTION.-A
camp of instruction for 50,000 men,
cavalry, artillery and infantry, in clue
proportions, is immediately to be estab
lished near Annapolis, Md., under the
command of Major General Wool, in
addition to his duties as Department
Commander.
STATE FAIL—The Executive Com
mittee of the State Agricultural Socie
ty, met at Harrisburg on the 10th inst.,
and agreed that the next State exhibi
tion should be held at Norristown,
Montgomery county, on Sept. 30th,
Oct. Ist, 2d and 3d.
Our Army Correspondence.
Froia the 63d Regt., P. V.
BIVOUAC NEAR FAIR OAKS, Va.,
Juno 7,1862.
DEAR Sm.:—The company comman
ded by Capt. Wiutrode, is attached to
the Fifty-third .Regt., P. V., French's
Brigade, Richardson's Division, Sum
ner's Corps. You will perceive by
reference to the published reports, that
this Division (Richardson's) played a•
very conspicuous part in the battle of
Fair Oaks or Soren Pines, fought on
the 31st of May and Ist of June, and
was highly complimented by,Maj, Gen.
McClellan. Saturday, the 31st of May;
found us encamped on the north bank
of the Chickahominy, some two miles
below Coal Harbor. At 3 o'clock P.
M., of that day, we received orders to
proceed immediately, in " light march
ing order," to Fair Oaks, distant some
six miles from camp, and five from
Richmond, from which direction heavy
cannonading had been heard for seve
ral hours previous. The temporary
bridge which had been thrown across
the Chichahominy = the Grapevine_
having been swept away by the flood
of the day before, we were obliged to
ford the river, which we did in fine
style, the gallant Richardson heading
the column on foot. The water was
waist deep to a man of medium size.—
Something over an hour was occupied
in crossing, but once across, we took
up the line of march at a double quick
toward the scene of Collillet, and ar
rived on the ground just as Heintzel
man had partially succeeded in check
ing the progress of the rebel forces who
had driven back Casey's division, and
the approach of night had caused a
ecssation to the day's struggle. We
bivouacked for the night on the field
of battle, surrounded by the dead and
dying. Early next morning we rose
from a rather uurefreshiug sleep, an
ticipating a renewal of the fight, and
our minds fully made up for it. We
were drawn up in line of battle and
everything was got in readiness for
the impending conflict.
Our brigade (French's) was put in
the advance, supported by that of Gen.
Howard; Gen. Meagher's being held
in reserve. (These three Brigades
constitute Richardson's Division).
The attack upon our line was made
at precisely Git o'clock, and the fight
ing was continued until 101
just four hours. During the whole of
this time the 53d was under a heavy
fire, and I will only say that it did no
discredit to the old Keystone, and our
company, as a whole, did nothing of
which Huntingdon county need be
ashamed.
Our regiment had sixteen killed and
some sixty wounded,—among the for
mer was our Major, Thomas Yeager,
of Allentown, Penna. Our Colonel
(Brooke) had a horse shot from under
him, and our Adjutant (Hatch) was
taken prisoner, but succeeded in ma
king his escape.
The following are the casualties in
Our OWII company :
_Killed—Charles Lightner.
Wounded—Orderl}• Sergeant 11. J.
Smith, hit by a spent ball, causing a
severe contusion, but not dangerous;—
private IL S. Boyer, musket ball in
thigh (serious); private Peter Tedwi
ler, buck ball in hand (slight). Several
others had bullets put through their
clothes. The Captain received one
through an oil cloth cape he wore.
Yours,
From the 93d Reg't,--Col, McCarter,
HEADQUARTERS, 03cl Ilegt., P. V.,
Camp near Seven Pinm, Tra.„
June 3,1862.
Dean. UNcrAP.:--We are located at
present, in one of the meanest sections
to be found on the face of the globe.—
We are in charge of the left of a line
of rifle pits; but at the present time,
our regiment is not in a tit condition
to take charge of anything like rifle
pits. We are completely "played
oat." We cannot raise one hundred
effective men in the whole regiment.
But I must try and collect my ideas,
and give you souse clear account of our
doings. We have been shifting from
one camp to another. for the last two
weeks, scarcely remaining forty-eight
hours at one place. On Friday last,
May 30th, we made our camp in the
woods at the Seven Pines, and remain
ed there until Saturday, at 12 o'clock,
M., when we left for a new position,
distant about one half a mile. Upon
reaching the new grounds, we were
drawn up in line of battle, but for what
purpose, we could not imagine. In a
few minutes we heard heavy firing on
our right; an aid galloped up, gave
seine order to the Colonel, who imme
diately sent me off in command of three
companies, to take position on the
edge of a thick woods, from which
point I could have a distinct view of a
large clearing in front. as well as the
woods on the right and left. We re
mained there but - a short time, when I
received orders to get my men togeth
er, and join the regiment, which was
already on the move. Upon consoli
dating with the main body, we forced
our way through a dense woods and
an almost impassable swamp on our
left, to take position on the left of Ca
sey's Division, which we found was
already engaged with the enemy.
Upon taking the new position as
signed us, and, in fact, before our men
could be brought into line, we found
ourselves upon a very large force of
the enemy, who had advanced for the
purpose of out-flanking the left of Ca
sey's line. Our appearance seemed
as unexpected to the enemy as theirs
was to us, but our men came up to the
tvork nobly. They stood up until we
were out-flanked on the left, when we
retired a short distance, formed. and
again opened a storm of buck and ball
upon our " friends "(?) The second
time they turned our left, and at the
same time two fresh regiments of the
enemy advanced upon our right. Ca
sey's centre falling back at the same
moment, we were compelled to retire
to our first position, though in good
order. Tired out, many wounded, and
a large number missing, the remnant
of the regiment was allowed a short
breathing time. Then, by order of
Gen. Keyes, we were taken to the ex
treme right of the line. To attain this
point we were compelled to pass
through a perfect storm of shell and
bullets. After taking position, our
men opened upon the enemy in beau
tiful style. At this point was the hot
test
tiring along the line. The enemy
advanced upon us in solid column, at
least six regiments deep, showingfront
of battalion. As the front would de
liver their fire, they would break right
and left from centre, fall in the rear,
and the next battalion deliver their
fire. In this way they kept up a con
tinuous shower of lead upon ;IS. Their
batteries were in the rear, and kept up
a heavy fire of shell, grape and canis
ter.
The 102 d Penna. Regiment was with
us. What other regiment was at this
point I cannot say, as we had no time
to make observation. We retained
our position until our =munition was
nearly expended, when wo were or
dered to fall back some fifty yards to
a ravine. There wo made another
stand, and maintained 'it until our last
round was gone; then we fell back to
the woods,—the 03d being the last
regiment to leave the field. We were
compelled to cross an open field bo
tweon the ravine and the woods. how
we ever got through this field alive, I
cannot tell, for the balls flew so thick
that it seemed almogt impossible to
escape being struck by them. The
remnant of our regiment was formed
in the rear of the rifle pits, which wo
now occupy.
Our men behaved nobly throughout
the day, and have won the confidence
of all the officers on the field, from the
commander down. Our Colonel had
two horses shot under him, and was
wounded in the side by is shell. He
has five bullet holes through his coat,
and how he escaped with his life, it is
hard to say. For my part, my horse
was shot under me; twice struck with
inusket balls, and then abandoned, as I
had no time to give further attention
to him; he was afterwards killed by a
cannon ball. Poor Sorrel ! I wish lie
was with inc still. :With him I lost the
full equipment.
We went into the fight commanded
by Col. McCarter, Captain Arthur, of
Reading, acting Lieut. Colonel, with
your humble servant, Adjt. Lewis, as
Major.
The enemy gained a slight advan
tage over us, but Gent. Heintzelman
coining up with fresh troops late in
the afternoon, drove the enemy back.
It is estimated that the rebel force in
the battle did not short of 35,000,
while our own force engaged was not
over 6or 7,000. It was a hard fought
battle. Officers who know what war
is, say they never heard of anything
like that day's fight. The loss in our
regiment, as near as we can conic at
it at present, is 20 killed, 9.1 wounded,
and 23 missing; of these, 1 commission
ed officer was killed, 3 wounded, and 1
taken prisoner.
This morning, I visited the scene of
the fight. Where we first commenced
the fight, the dead rebels lay thick;
our fire must have been galling. At
our last stand, they came off no better.
We evidently left our mark.
From prisoners taken, we learn that
the rebel loss in killed and wounded,
far exceeded ours. They all pray for
a speedy termination of the war. Cer
tainly, they do not feel more Itnxious
than I do; I do not think I am a cow
ard ; at least, our men who were able
to judge, do not $001» to think 1»11 one;
but I no not feel anxious to pass through
another day like Saturday, May 31st,
1832.
A bold push is evidently to be made
upon Richmond, and in a few days you
may hear of that little village (Rich
mond) being occupied by Union troops.
Col. McCarter Las been sent home,
unlit for duty. Lieut. Col. Johnson is
quite ill with fever. Capt. Arthur is
in command of the Regiment, with
myself as second. Truly yours,
WILL.
.75 :AR NE° S„
Glorious News from Tennessee
,S'neeess of General Xegley's _Expedition.
—Capture of Chattanooga.--Reireat
of the Rebels.—Enthusiasnt of the
East Tennesseans.
NA sin - mr,E, June 12.—A despatch
from Gen. Negley to Gov. Johnson an
nounces the success of his expedition
to East Tennessee.
lie took 80 prisoners, including a
number of private citizens. A drove
of cattle and a large number of horses
intended for the rebel - army were also
captured.
The defeat of General Adams' rebel
force in Sweden's Cove was more com
plete than at first represented. Gen.
Adams barely succeeded in making
his escape, without hat, sword or horse.
The rebel batteries at Chattanooga
were silenced on the 7th, after a heavy
cannonading of three hours.
Our forces opened fire on the next
day, and continued it for six hours on
the town, driving the enemy out of his
works and forcing him to evacuate the
city.
The rebels burned the railroad
bridges in order to prevent pursuit by
our army.
The loyal citizens of East Tennes
see, who have thus been relieved from
the despotic rule of the rebels after so
long an endurance. came out in crowds
along the lino of march of the army
of the Union and greeted our troops
with the most enthusiastic cheers.
A great many applications are being
made at the Executive office for passes
to Memphis.
The Pursuit of Jackson
The War in the Shenandoah Valley.—
Official Despatch from General Fre
mont.
HEADQUARTERS, MOIIiNTATN DEPT., )
P ort Republic, June 9, Noon,
Via Martinsbur;f, June 12.
There was no collision with the ene
my after dark last night.
This morning we renewed the march
against him, entering the woods in bat-
tie order, liis cavalry : appearing on oui
flanks.
General Blenker bad the left, Gener
al Milroy the right, and General
Schenck the centre, with a reserve of
General Stahl's brigade and General
Bayard's.
The enemy. was found to be in full
retreat on Port Republic, and our ad-
Aimee found his rear guard barely
across the river, and the bridge in
flames.
Oar advance came in so suddenly
that some of the officers remaining on
this side escaped only with the loss of
their horses.
Cannonading during the forenoon
apprised us of en engagement, and I
am informed here that Gem Jackson
attacked Con. Shields this morning,
and, after a severe engagement, drove
him down the river, and is now impur
suit.
I have sent an officer with a detach
ment of cavalry to obtain communica
tion with Gen. Shields. This morning
detachments were occupied in search
ing the grounds covered by yesterday's
action at Cross Keyes for our remain
ing dead and wounded.
I am net yet fully informed, but
think 125 will cover our loss in killed,
and 500 that in wounded. • The ene
my's loss wp cannot clearly ascertain.
He was engaged during the night in
carrying off his dead and wounded in
wagons, This mornin g ; upon our
march, upwards of 200 of his dead were
counted in one field, the greater part
of whom were badly mutilated by can
non-shot. Many of his dead were also
scattered through the woods, and ma
ny bad been alreadyburied. A nuniber
of iirlsOnar.4 had been falteiLdUring the
pursuit.
I regret to have lost, many good ofii
eers. General Stahl's brigade was in
the hottest part of the - field, which was
the left wing, from the beginning of the
fight. The brigade lost, in officers,
five killed and seventeen wounded,
and one of his regiments alone, the Bth
New York, has buried sixty-five. The
Garibaldi Guards, next after, suffered
most severely, and following this regi
ment, the 45tL;Now York, the Bucktail
Rifles, of General Bayard and General
Milroy's brigade. One of the Buektail
companies has lost all of its officers,
commissioned and non-commissioned.
`The loss in General Schenck's brig
ade was less, although ho inflicted se
vere loss on the enemy, principally by
artillery fire. Of my staff I lost a good
officer, who was killed, Captain Nicho
las Dunnka.
Many horses were killed in our bat
teries, which the enemy repeatedly at
tempted to take, but wero repulsed by
canister fire generally.
I feel myself permitted to say that
all our troops, by their endurance of
this severe march, and their splendid
conduct in the filed, are entitled to the
President's commendation. The offi
cers throughout behaved with great
gallantry and efficiency, which requires
that I shall make particular mention
of them, and which I trust will receive
the particular notice of the President
am soon as possible.
I will send in a full report, but in
this report, I am unable to make any
one particular distinction than that
pointed out in the description of the
battle.
Respectfully,
J. C. 1"IU
Major General Commanding
FROM MEMPHIS
6,000 Bales of Cotton for Shipment.—
Capture of two Rebel Steamers.
MEMPms, June 10.—Quiet pervades
the entire City. The ready submission
of tile inhabitants to the rule of the
United States authorities is surprising
and gratifying.
The. civil authorities continue to dis
charge the functions of their office, as
heretofore.
The provost marshal's office is
thronged with applicants tin• permits
to proceed North. All persons are re
quired to take the oath of allegiance
before this permission is granted.
Jackson's rebel cavalry, which has
been hovering around the city since
its occupation by our troops, are said
to have gone to Holly Springs. As
most of them are largely interested in
that city, it is not probable that they
will make an attempt to burn it.
The city recorder was yesterday ar
rested by the provost marshal, for
causing the arrest of a citizen for con
versing in the street with a Union sol
dier.
Rebel cavalry are scouring the coun
try around Grand Junction, destroying
all the cattle that can be found.
Applications to ship 6,000 bales of
cotton have already been made.
The Memphis :trims is still outspoken
in its Secession sympathy. The Aral
anchc is more guarded, and inclined to
submit quietly, and both papers advise
peaceable submission to the Federal
rule.
Many stores have been reported and
resumed business. Somo dealers re
fuse Confederate money, but receive
Tennessee bank-notes. The markets
are rather sparsely supplied with meat
and vegetables.
Two rebel_ steamers were captured
yesterday above the city.
Further from Memphis
NEW YORK, June 12.—A special des
patch from Memphis, to the Tribune,
says that many of the Memphis banks
have becu located at Columbus, Mis
sissippi. Gen. Madman took a forced
loan of a million from them a week
ago in the mine of the Southern Con
federacy.
Com. Davis is sending despatches to
Gen. Haheck overland.
1111:mrms, June 9.—lntelligence was
received this morning that as soon as
the news of the defeat of the rebels'
fleet hero and the surrender of the
city reached St. Francis river, Arkan
sas, a sten mer, acting u»der Go». Ili lid
man's order, went up and down that
stream and destroyed several thou
sand bales of cotton. Some 400 bales
were burned at Madison, Arkansas,
about forty miles west of here.
Throughout yesterday and last night
this city was as quiet as any Northern
city. To-day sonic of the stores are
open, and Confederate scrip is being
pretty generally refused.
There has been no movement either
in the fleet or land forces since Friday.
It is said that as many as 30,090
bales of cotton have.been burned here.
Not much business is being done, and
currency is left to regulate itself.
The Battle of Cross Keys, Va,
FREMCINT ' S 11EADQUARTERS,
PORT _REPUBLIC, VA.,
J u e, 10, 18021.
The army advanced early this morn
ing in line of battle, but finding no
enemy, proceeded in column through
the woods, and over the country to
Port Republic. Everywhere were evi
dences of the completeness of yester
day's success. The battle was fought
at, Cross Keys, and takes that name.
The rebel loss was greatly superior
to ours. They left their dead and
many wounded on the Hold. Not less
than five hundred dead were found,
and many wounded. Two of their
guns were left behind, which we cap
tured this morning.
The rebel wounded were found in
every house along the road. Ambu
lances, wagons, arms and clothing
strewed the field. Forty of our wound
ed, taken prisoners, were left in a
church, and were retaken.
The Sixth Louisiana lost all but
thirty men.
The enemy retreated till midnight,
and this morning the rear 'mud cross
ed the Shenandoah at this place and
burned the bridge.
Despatches from Gen, HaHeck.
WAstuNcerox, June 13,--Despatches
from Gen. lialleck dated June 12th, 7
P. M., have been received at the War
Department. Beartregard is reported
to have been with the ,i•einains of. his,
army on Saturday las.t. Spies and de
serters represent the rebel army to he
greatly disorganized, mutinous and
deserting. - Regimerds.in which ,refa
sod to serve any longer, their time of
enlistment haiYing expired; have been
disarmed, and large numbers shot.
The immense destruction of valua
ble stores' of provisions, proves that
the retreat was a. hurried one
Half burned locomotives and cars
have been found in plans where they
would not have been left if the enemy
had been'making a contemplated and
prepared retreat.
The rebel army has stripped of food
the whole Country south of Corinth,
and many of the inhabitants are in a
starving condition.
From Charleston S. C.
NEW YORK, June 13.—A special des
patch from Washington says, that Mr.
Pierce, the governmen t superintendent
of the cotton lauds in &nth Carolina,
has arrived there.
Ile left Charleston harbor on Tues
day. Our forces under Gen. Benham
had occupied James Island under the
protection of the gunboats.
Corn. Dupont thought our attack
could not safely proceed until we had
a stronger force.
There was heavy firing from the
enemy during Tuesday, but no appre
hension of danger was felt from an
attack on our troops.
The rebel force at Charleston has
been greatly augmented. Deserters
say that 30,000 men from Beauregard's
army had reached, and every prepara
tion was making for a stubborn delouse
of the city.
From Gen. McClellan's Army,
Rcadquarters of army of the
Potomac, AS'aturday, June 14.
The movements of the enemy to
day have been extensive, and as yet
are involved in mystery.
Large bodies of troops have been
seen moving down from the neighbor
hood of Mechanicsville brid g e and
Richmond, towards the late battle
Our pickets were yesterday driven
in front Old Church, during which
Capt. Royal! of the cavalry was wound
ed, showing that the enwny design ma
king a demonstration in that direc
tion.
A contraband who came in yester
day reports that a force of about thir
ty thousand cavalry left Richmond on
ll'ednesday, proceeding in the direc
tion of Predericsburg. This is proba
bly the force which appeared at Old
Church. The rebels opened at day
light this morning, a sharp tire from
artillery in front of Gen. Sumner. It
lasted for about three hours. We had
only one man killed and one wounded.
A number of prominent citizens liv
ing between New Kent Court House
and the Chiekahominy have been ar
rested by order of Col. Ingalls, on sus
picion of communicating with the ene
my. There is no doubt that rebal
Generals are daily advised of every
movement of our troops by the people
who have remained at home.
The weather is hot and sultry.
The Killed and Wounded at the Port
Republic Fight
Witshington, June 14.—The follow
ing is a list, so far as can be ascertained,
of the killed and wounded in the des
perate light near Port Republic last
Monday, between the rebel forces and
the advance guard of General Shields,
under Col. Carroll, consisting of the
eighty-fourth Pennsylvania, seventh
Indiana, and first Virginia, and other
regiments.
Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania
Killed—J oh n Harding.
IVounded—Alexandei• G. Thornton,
Kyler. Missing-30.
One Hundred aud•tenth Pennsylvania.
Killed-4; wounded 1, missing 33.
The 11:1111CS of the sufferers in this re
giment have not been ascertained.
Items in General,
" Where will Davis stop?" asks a co
temporary. Where Beauregard said
he would water his horse, probably.
The following sign on Western Row,
Cincinnati, is original.—" Kaixs, Knick
ers'
Kandyes,Konteckshennarys,Holle
sail and Retaile
One Wm. Patch writes to the Mo
bile Register that he is a Northern roan
and doesn't believe the United states
can carry on this war a year longer.
Bill Patch must be a small potato—a
very small potato Patch.
Parson Brownlow is a nice man.
The Louisville Journal says, " he has
repeatedly assured us that he never
swore an oath, never played a card,
nev.er took a drink of liquor, never
Went to the theatre, never attended a
horse race, never told a lie, never
broke the Sabbath, never wo•e'wltisk
ers, and never kissed any woman bat
Iris wife."
The Iron and Hardware Store of Mr.
George Bright, in Pottsville, was badly
damaged .on Monday afternoon last, by
the explosion of .a barrel of benzoic
(or crude coal oil) in the cellar.
Counterfeit one dollar bills on the
Citizens' Bank of Pittsburg, have been
extensively altered to fives and tens,
and put in circulation.
Every traitor who utters a disloyal
sentiment -in Baltimore is at once
knocked down "by a loyal man., The
same practice would have a beneficial
effect in other localities north of Balti
timer°.
TILE Fo LLOWI NG RECEIPTS are said
never to fail:
To Destroy" Rats.—Catch them, one
by ono, and flatten their heads in a
lemon-squeezer.
To Kill Cockroaches.—Get axair of
heavy bocifs,. catch your roaches, put
them in a barrel, and get in , yourself
and dance.
To Kill illico—On going to bed put
6rumbs of cheese on your mod:A:101e,
lie with your mouth open, and when
the mouse's whiskers tickle yours, bite.
iNTRIZEST/NQ TO PAnENTs.—A corres
pondent of the Chicago Tribune calls
the attention of parents to the prevail
ing practice of causing children to
ride backward in their carriages, as a
manlier of locomotion attended with
very injurious conscquence. It is
said that those physicians who have
examined into the matter are of the
opinion that disease of the brain may,
in a great number of cases, he traced
to this practice alone, and that many
stiffer in - after life fromthe effects of this
manner cif' riding. If this• be true, it is
certainly a duty to givelbe - thougb tle,ss
a - word of caution, tho'health add 'com
fort of children being a subject of vital
importance to parents. "
.9.; > An assortment of Card Photo
graphs at TAilvis' Bonk Stryrf',.
Interesting', Narrative of a Paroled.
Federal Prisoner--Southern Items.
The Nashville Union of the 4th in-.
stant says:
We met yesterday in the city with
Rev. L. C. Pace, chaplain of the 25th
Missouri Regiment, Colonel Peabody,
the brave young officer who fell at the
battle of Pittsburg Landing.
Mr. Pace was captured on Monday
by the rebels, and taken to Mobile,
where he was put in a miserable slave
pen, with Dr. Carey, of Cincinnati, and
Dr. Young, of Terre Haute. The Gov
ernment gave them no bedding, and
fed them on salt beef and corn bread,
both of poor quality. Dr. Nott, a citi
zen of Mobile, showed them several
kindnesses, and endeavored to get
them paroled.
Great Aestitution exists at Mobile.—
Flour is from $2O to $25 a barrel ; salt
848 a sack; bacon 25 cents a pound.—
From Mobile they were carried to Tus
caloosa, Ala., where they were put in
close confinement, and were not al
lowed to look out of the gratings of
their window. Their keeper was a
brutal foreigner, who had been a keep
er of felons in a penitentiary. Their
' fare was of the most miserable kind
and worse than at Mobile. They re
mained there until the 15th of May.—
, One of the prisonCra, a private, and a
mere lad, was shot dead by the guard
for looking out of the second-story
window. During their stay hero some
of the prisoners dug a hole under the
wall with their butcher-knives, and
one night fifty of them escaped, of
whom eight were brought back and
put in irons. The guard were most
ignorant and degraded creatures, and
were bewildered at the ingenuity of_
the Yankees.
The military and political prisoners
were not allowed to talk to each oth
er. A Captain was put in chains for •
speaking to one of the political prison--
cm Our sick soldiers were crowded:
into sniall rooms, badly ventilated, to
the number of a.ffiindred and twenty
five, without bedding, blankets, knives.
forks, or any conveniences whatever.
They were treatedtke•brutes.' 'Toro
tvas a greatscarcity or medicine. Pro
visions ofall kinds are very dear.—
The dry-goods trade is obsolete and
" nearly played out." Flimsey, coarse
calico sells at $1 per yard. Money is
abundant, the pockets of everybody
being filled with shinplasters, which,
are issued profusely by nearly every--
body. Mr. Pace showed us some sam
ples Which were truly laughttble.
Some were printed on large sheets of
brown paper, and men carried • them
around and cut them off as need re
quired, as they would postage stamps.
Terrible demoralization prevails.—
Huinanity and sympathy for suffering
seems extinct with a large part of the
community. Religion is despised, and
drunkenness, profanity and licentious
ness prevail everywhere. The nlli
fies of soldiers are in great destitution
and wholly uncared tor. Numbers of
the wealthy men of Mobile arc Union.
men at heart. One of them, after curs
ing "greenback money " in public, as
worthless, offered Mr. Pace • twenty
five per cent. for some, after ho had ta
ken hint back into his counting room:
The officers admit that we will take
Richmond and occupy the Mississippi
river, and say they will make a guer
illa war of . it,in thoatare.
Breckinridge, at Corintß
who treated him politely. lle caned'
the battle of Shiloh a drawn battle.
From Tuscaloosa Mr. P. went back
to Mobilo, and thence to Montgomery,
Alabama, where he was paroled. Ho
says that deep discontent exists
throughout the South on account-or
the conscription act. An officer told
him it had lost them 4,000 Tennessee
troops. In passing through Selina, Al
abama, on the 20th, he heard that Geb.
Prentiss was there. lin conducts him
self in the most defiant manner to
wards his captors. At Montgomery he
noticed large military supplies of every
kind.promsions,tents, &e., being shipped
to Columbus, Miss. All their supplies
seemed to be going in that direction.—
lie thinks that the rebel army will fall
back there. •
The wheat and oat -crops of the
South almost universally are eaten up
with-the rust. The prospect for corn
is only tolerably good. Hogs are very
scarce. " The'rebtl troops at Tuscaloo
sa are exceeding ignorant, hardly any
of them being able to read._ Our pris
oners would pass off the labels ofquacic
Medicine bottles on them as money.—
This, however, is not sin ttular, as " Per
ry Davis'; Pain Kiii9v labels look a
good deal mor,:, , like money- than the
shinplasters Mr. P. showed us. The
soldiers ash ed him the most absurd
questions about the Yankees., They
believed the most, fimlish and iniprob
able stories and rumors readily. While
at Tuscaloosa Lieut. Bliss, one of the
prisoners,, a fine young pilieer, had:
stepped across the street, as he was
privileged to do by the officers, to get
cup of milli, As the woman was
waiting on some others, the guard or
dered him back. Ire answered that
he would return as soon as ho-could'
get his milk, when' the gmArci shot him-.
dead in the street. The , man Was,
tried and acquitted readily And honor-:
ow l .' Mr. P. furnished us with a. list.
of 'po)iticill prisoners at Tuscaltiosa,
brought there from EaSt Tennessee
for no other crime but loyalty. They,
are treated in the most_ cruel manner:
Many of the people of Tuscaloosa, he'
thinks, are'union.people,'bk they are
denied all access to the prisoners, and
are not allowed to show them 'any'
kindness whatever, not even to loan
them a book or 'a...newspaper. Ha'
bought a copy of the Journal of the
Confederate'CongresS, but it was ta
ken from him, and-told that prisoners
had no business with she.ls .books.
AO'DESTRUCTION OV'T111: UNION CA
NAL.—We regret to learn from the
Lebanon papers, that the Union Canal
was most seriously damaged by the
freshet, of the ,4th and '56 inst., tho
Branch from Lebknon to Pine Grove
being almost entirely destroyed. So
complete in the destruction that•it azY
doubtful whether this portion of the',
work will be repaired, in the present
condition of the company. A' letter
from , Hothcr huge. Esq., the Chief En:
gineer, states that both 'of the'reser:.
, voirs, the Swatara and Blue Lock ague- ,
ducts, tho embanktnents at! many pin-.
ccs, lock-houses and other property of
the company, have been totally demol
ished.. Two families , of lock tenders
on the canal,"and.Mr. Henry Myers,'
grain merchant; at the water works
near ,Lebanon, were drowned by the
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