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Ai iberul liscouniwillbe matte toqoarterly,balf rut,. 01 to trly tavertisers,moo are strictl3confioed o their huoinevs. tattrg. The Strasburg Clock. Many and many a year ago,— To say how many I scarcely dare, Three of us stood in Strasburg streets, In the wide and open square, Where, quaint and old ned touchtsd with the gold Of a summer morn. at stroke of noon The longue or the great Cathedral tolled, And into the church with the crowd we strolled To see their wonder, the famous (lock. Well, my love, there are clocks a many, As big as a house, as small as a penny; And clocks there be with voices as queer As any that torture human ear,— Clocks that grant, and clocks that grow!, That wheeze like a pump, and hoot like an owl, From the coffin shape with iii brooding Lane That stands on the stair, (you know this ~loge,) Saying, "Click, cluck," like no ancient hen, A-gralter)ng the minutes home again, To the kitchen knave with its wooden stutter, Doing equal work with double splutter, Yelping, "Click, clack," with a vulgar-jerk, As much as to say, "Just see me work!" Dut of all the clocks that tell Ttme's bead-roll, There are none like this in The old Cathearal , Never a one so bids you stand Vbile it deals the minutes with even hand: For clocks, like men, are bet ter and worse, And some you dote on and some you curse; And clock and 'anti may have such a way Of telling the truth that you can't say nay. Bo in we went and stood in the crowd To hear the old clock ns it crooned aloud, With sound and symbol, the only tongue The maker laugh it while yet it was young And we raw Saint Peter clasp his hands, And the cock crow hoarsely to all the lands, And the Twelve Apostles come and go, And the solemn Christ pass sadly and .slow; And strange that iron-legged pa:sc.:s4ml, And odd to u+ the whole impression, As the crowd beneath, in silence pressinZ, Dent to that cold mechanic blegeing. But I alone thought for in my soul, What u touch of genius was in the whole. And felt how graceful had been the thought Which for the signs of the snotiths lied sought, Sweetest of symbol., Clirißl'S chosen train; And much I pondered. if he valto.e brain Ila d budded this clock with labor end pain Did only think, twelve months (here are, And the Bible twelve will fit to a hair; Or did he say. with a heart in tune, Well-loved Jolts it the sign ofJune, And changeful Peter hall, April hours, And Paul the stately Octoner bowers, Abd sweet, or faithful. or hold, or strong, Unto each one shall a month belong. ' , gut beside the thought that under it lurk., Piny, do you think clocks ore saved by their works? • Dithenric Monthly. April. BY ED. SPRAGUE RAND Now with the whistling, rush of stormy wind, Mid weeping skies and smiling sunny hours, Comes the young Spring, and smatters, from the pines O'er the brown woodland soft, balsamic showers. Wake, azure squirrel-cup•, on grsopy hilly! Peep forth, blue violets, upon the heath! The spigma from the withered leave: Sends out the greeting of her perfumed breath Nodding nnemones within the wood Shake &film winter's =l•ep, and haste to greet; Where in the autumn the blue asters stood, The saxifrage creeps out with downs feet. . l'inture is waking! from a wreath of snow Close by the garden walls, the snow-drop springt And the air rings with tender melodies, t% here thro' the dark firs flash the blaestiird's wings A few days hence. and o'er the dicant A tender robe of verdure shall be spread; And life in myriad form• he mum rest. Where all seemed deSolate, and dark, and dead E'en now, upon the sunny woodland slopes, The fair vanessa flits with downy wing; And in the marshes, with the night's approach, The merry hylas in full chorus sing. Pagienes and Poi* all will be bright again. Toke from the present, for the future hour•, The tenderest promise. ❑r the slorm nud rain, Remember suns Shute brighter for the showers. To us, my countrymen, the lesson comes; Our night of winter downs in brightest day; The atOTICI fa passing, and the rising sun Dispels our doubt+, drives cloudy fears away The sun of freedom. veiled in clouds too long, Sleds o'er oar land it. rays of quickening life; And liberty. oar marry banner wave., Proclaiming freedom 'mid die battle's strife. [Continental ...Ito ntily grlutino. A Lady's Adventure on the Atlantic A singular adventure once befell me on the wild coast of the north of Ireland. where the Atlantic heaves-its billows against that giant barrier:of black rook;:whieli.scems in stern defiance to Say to the invader: "flare shall thy proud waves be stayed." brings a shudder io my heart to reflect in calmness on therm!'" time in sirich, I sat .that threat ening coast. I wsks a- total stranger in that part of the world, and.wanted to get to Scot land. .I.was told. a Glasgow 'steamer called at a small town or village op, the coasti And if-took .att Irish car, and pet off on pjoarney ufeathont twenty ,milea to pleat the : said steamer: am not going to ,secord Jly : witty sayings of my dro4lrish ' arivet:ohey say prretchadnase , en. Irelana , has :gr,patki I:passed,away, and somehow, it appears to have passed away with it. Years ago, when the road I was traveling over was very bad, and the Irish miles were nearly half as long again as they are made now to meas . ure, an Eoglishman, borne along on the same singular kind of conveyance as I was, complained to the driver most bitterly con cerning the state of the roads and the length of miles in his unfortunate country. "Ah! sure, then, your honor, that's the very rea son the miles be so long," was the answer; "because they're bad, we give you good measure." Dot riow the roads are made better, and the miles shortened, so that trav elers do not so much requi . re to be kept in good humor. Arrived at a poor looking small town, lying flat on the sea-shore, my driver an nounced the object of that arrival to a man, who at once informed me I must "go round the corner" in a boat, to get to the steamer. Seeing a white wall in the direction he pointed out, I concluded that that wall con cealed the steamer from sight, and only took the precaution of bargaining for the sum to be paid for putting me on board of it. That, indeed, was speedily settled, it was not a great sun]. An autumn afternoon was drawing on, and I had no inclination to cheek the hurried departure which the man seemed anxiJus to make. Without entering a house, I followed hint to a boat, where lie left me to hasten away in search of another pas&enge:. Ile secured two rather young men, and an old widow; they were all Scotch, and strangers like myself. "When we got "round the corner" the aspect of matters begin to look strange.— There was uo steamer to be seen; but on went the boat out into the open pea; on and on it went; whither bound I knew nut, nor do I believe the man himself did. The wind had been high all day, though the sun was bright; it rose higher and higher; the black wall of rock was r.een nt a distance, chafed I by the white surge that tossed against it.— The waves lifted up our fragile skiff, and from _their summit we looked into gulfs from which it seemed impossible we could ever re-ascend. Seriously alarmed I called to the boatman, entreating him to put back. I pointed landward—perhaps towards the rocks and the breakers—and begged him to land us over there. Ilis answer was: "We will keep her afloat as long as we can."— But his perplexed look, his wandering, anx ious eye frightened me more than his words. The storm increased—land disappeared— the autumn afternoon drew on. No sign of a steamer in sight. Terror took hold of our souls; the men were white with fear. Be side me sat the little old Scotchwoman, her widow's cap closely circling her small face, her hands clasped on her bosom, her eyes looking neither at the sea nor sky, but im movably directed straight before her; her lips incessantly repeating, in a clear, steady voice, heard distinctlyainid the roar of wind and waters, an accumulation of texts which it seems surprising that her mind could at once collect on the same subject. "The voice of the Lord is on the deep—the voice of the Lord is on many waters." Such words came calmly sounding out amid the roar of the elements with a wonderful 'power, at least on my own troubled mind. When our heaving boat rode on the crest of n mighty billow, and the valley of the shadow of death scented to open to us from below it, that calm, devout voice brought me that sense of relief which one feels when knowing that you nro not in danger of meeting death in the midst of godless companions. "He hold eth the winds in the hollow of his hand: . . . . Fear not, for I am with thee; be nut dismayed, for I am thy God. When thou passes, through the waters, I will bo with thee." EEE] F~l There is something in the retrospect of a storm at sea so terribly magnificent that those who have ever witnessed such can imagine what a I,trange sublimity was added, by such a visible commentary, to words in themselves so sublime. Never did I at all fully conceive the weight of those expres sions until, while our mortal life seemed almost the plaything of the raging ocean, I heard that quiet old widow saying: "Fear ful in praises; doing wonders. He holdeth our soul in life. Ile arose and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Be still." That our strange boatman was now tho roughly terrified, and indeed at his wits' end, (which, I believe, it was not hard to reach,) became quite evident: and his ex. clamation, after another survey of the dark I horizon, gave us additional cause of fear, as we gathered from it his Owe apprehension 1 that the steamer he had so enmity come nut to look fur might have already passed on her way. A murmur of horror, and, from the two male passengers, of rage against' him, broke forth as the fearful doubt arose; but on my part it was somewhat quieted by the voice beside me: "Ile tnaketh a path in the waters. He rideth on the wings of the wind. His footsteps are not known." There was a short interval of deep silence. Evening was fast closing in; the sky was darkening and darkening. My old comforter was perhaps. f t ilently praying: for I could still see the blinds' clasped on her black dress. The eyes were now closed; but after some minutes .of suet, silence—whether it was the conlusion or not of her prayer I do not ,know- 7 slia. uttered the words—" For thine is'the I , :lagdota„ , the power, and the glory, for n ereT and ever. How artsrgetic„.ho,yr real, seemed such an ascrip tion ,plypse,,:such.an acknowledgment of Pivioe.power: llilet,eingolltr, : a!nrise unlike "NO ENTERTAININIENTIS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, reality, it seems, to add that almost eimulta neously—at least, before they were well ended—there was a cry from the boatman: "There she is! Praised be the Lord!" Poor fellow! ho was an Irishman, and half-witted as ho must have been to have brought himself and us into such imminent peril, ho uttered a thanksgiving not so often heard from snore enlightened men among those who go down to the sea in ships. The men started up. In the twilight was seen a trail of smoke—then a white chimney —then the great dark hulk; and now the ,stamping paddles, walking through the clashing billows, is which for six hours we .had.bcen tossing, still spared, while still al most ready to perish Now all our fear was that we should not been—be hidden in the trough of thesen. ;just as our life-preserver passed us by. The men held red handker chiefs aloft, and the boatman shouted. But the roar of the wind was louder than their shouts; and, as the means d safety ap proached, so did the torments of fear and suspense increase in intensity. I recollect holding up a white handkerchief, that was soon rent from my feeble hand, and •borne away on the wings of the wind; -and as I uttered a cry that had et escaped me be fore, the old Scotchwoman murmured: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom, then, shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" On comes the groat stea•r er; her noise is heard, her paddles are seen; but can she see us? Shout—shout louder still! We who cannot shout, cry to those who can. The shouts are not heard—the cries are borne away with the howling wind; the waves appear to roll over and bury them. But Mercy is around us. IVe are semi. The steamer stops: and amid and oho. e the roar of wind and wave comes the deep-toned voice of the captain's speaking-trumpet, in sailor fashion, demand ing, with the ~sual expletive: "Who the devil arc you? atni what are you doing there? Our boat nears the vessel, that looks a leviathan beside it; and . a storm of furious objurgations is showered by the captain on our luckless boatman. A rope•ladder is Dustily let down; the bulwarks are lined by all on full of wonder and compassion; up jump our two male companions, and are the first eagerly to ascend the ladder of safety, leaving the two women to follow if they please. I determined to follow the Scotch widow; though she was not the first to rise, I made her go before me. The pitch ing of the boat alongside of the steamer was frightful The firm voice of the captain and sailors abuse us. by offering safely, seemed to make each instant of danger more sensi bly felt. But lo! the calm, pious, steadfast heart of the old widow foils at the final mo ment; she has crept about half-way up the ladder, and there she sticks, flat against the side of the tossing steamer. In vain the captain commands, the mate entreats, the sailors encourage; there she sticks as if fast ened to the ship's side. !ter hands have grasped, with a sort of death-clutch, to a step of the ladder of rope, and nothing can unclasp them, nor can she be moved up or down. In vain I urged her to let me save myself. There lam in the pitching boat, the unhappy boatman urging mo from below and the sailors urging her from above. The men were wise to save themselves first; they are looking down on us now. perhaps, and thinking what foolish, helpless creatures women are. At last the words "Mull up the ladder!" are pronounced by the captain; comfortable for me to hear, without knowing if it will erer be lowered again. The smiling, good natur.d sailors repeat the order, and up goes the rope-ladder. "Lay it flat on the deck," is the word, and ladder and clinging Scotch woman are laid prostrate there—she on her face, with hands closed in that death clasp round the rope, senseless and cold as if life had indeed departed. if they cut that step of the ladder away to which she clung, or found some other means of extri ' eating it from her grasp, I know not, but just a; I w.ls believing myself abandoned, I heard a sailor's cheery voice: "Another wo man in the boat." "Lower the ladder; and as soon as she puts a foot on it, haul upend lay it un the deck," says the mate. Now, I had a small basket and umbrella in the boat, and I wished to save them with myself so. when the hope of doing so revived, took up my basket and umbrella, and before I got well ma the ladder, I let the mate who gave these orders see that I had them in charge, and then said: "Will you be so good as to let me go up by myself, if you please?" They did so; and the captain himself gave me his hand, and drew me up on deck, say ing: "You are a brave woman; your life is worth saving." Ah, captain, you ought to be a good judge but not half so bravo am 1 as that good Scotch woman whom you have just hauled up and laid on your deck, clinging to a morsel of rope. I did not say those words: undesorved praise perhaps overcame me, for I burst into tents, and showed the stout captain I was anything but a bravo woman or a good sailor, or, indeed, at all worth saving, though I could climb up a ladder of rope by the side of a steamer rolling heavily on the bil lows of the Atlantic. geut . letnan having a horse that ran away am l brokeLitis wife's neck, was tab' by a r neigltbor that he wished to roirchase it fir foyije uribn. "Nu, said the wretch, intend to marry again myself," is A. N it FROM MISSOURI. The Remnant of ran Dorn and Price's Army Retreated to Tan Buren and Fort Smith —Pike's Indians Disbanded—The Texas Troops Disheartened—liebel Reinforcement —Cm Curtis's Army. BoLn, Mo., March 20,—Reliable persons, who hive just arrived from our army in the Southwesr, say the remnant of the rebel army, numbering some 3500 men, under Generals Van Dorn and Price, has retreated entirely &cross the Boston Mountains, and is at Van Buren and Fort Smith, reeei‘in,g •upplies from Memphis and Little Rock, via the Arkansas river, which is now at a high 12/22 The Texas troops were much disheartened at the death of Gen. McCullough, and Ar kansas feels the loss of Gen. Mclntosh very severely. The rebels are badly off for cloth ing and shoes. Pike's Indians have returned to the In dian Nation. They were not found suffi ciently formidable in battle, having become panic-stricken at the effect of our artillery. .General Price received a Major General's ,cominksion in tie Confederate service on the Nth. One regiment of Texas troops reached Van Duren.on the 10th, to reinforce Van Dorn and more were expected to arrive from Louisiana. The whole rebel reinforcements will not exceed five thousand in the nest six weeks. Lieutenant Colonel Myron, of the Ninth lowa Regiment, who was taken prisoner at the battle of Pea Ridge, was in the bands of the rebels for two weeks. They wets bad ly frightened, after the battle, and retreated very rapidly, and for the first three days of their flight had nothing to eat; and it now appears that their cannon sod baggage train might flare been easily captured. Gen. Curtis' army fall bock to Keitsville, in order to secure forage, Arkansas, north of Fayetteville, having been entirely eaten nut. Our forces aro now camped where water 40d forage aro plenty. Our pickets extend into Arkansas, and the rebel pickets come north to the'top of the Boston Moun tains. Fayetteville, Arkansas, is unoccupied.— Very little Union sentiment has been devel oped in Arkansas. Skirmish at Warrensburg, Mo Quantril's Rebel Banditti Whipped—Capture of Powder, do., SEDALIA, 'NIG., March 20.—Tho notorious rebel brigand, Quantril, with two hundred of his guerilla band, made a sudden and un expected attack an * a detachment of Col. Ph:llips% Regiment of the Missouri militia, coinicana of M Ljnr roster, at War rei,Shurg. on Wednesday , last, but after a spirited .kirtni,h they were driven from the town, with a loss of nine killed and seven teen wounded, and twenty-seven of their horses captured. Our loss was tiro killed and nine wounded. Quantril made another attack on the town on the following flay. the result of which is unknown. Lieutenant Colonel Crittenden had left Georgetown with reinforcements fur Major Foster. Scouting parties from this regiment hare captured over two hundred kegs of rebel powder in Pettis county, within the past two days. FROM ISLAND NO. 10. The Figlst being renewed with vigor—Sep plies of Ordnance Commissary Stores— Rebel Gunboats and Batteries. Sr. Louts, March 29.—The Democrat's Cali, despatch says: The steamer Dickey went down to the fleet yesterday, heavily laden with ordnance and commissary stores. Four fitly-pound navy cannon were taken down for the gunboat Benton; also, hand grenades, to repel boarding parties. Persons from New Madrid report that several rebel transports and gunboats came up within range of our Riddle Point batter ies on Wednesday and opened fire; bat they were compelled to retreat ufter a short en gagement. The Grampus is the only rebel gunboat above our blocka le, which is constantly on the alert, watching our movements at New Madrid. It is also said the rebels have erected batteries on the opposite side of the river to prevent Gen. Pope's command from crossing to attack their rear. CAIRO. Mare)) 29.—Tbe bombardment of Island No. 10 was renewed vigorously by FoJte's fleet yesterday. and the re plies of the rebels seem to indicate that they have received and put in position nosy guns of longer range than those they hitherto used during the temporary cessation of ac tive hostilities. LETTER FROM ISLAND NO. 10. Dedrucare Eject of Our Mortar Shells— Enemy on the Alert—Tag Fleet—Steiner's Balloon Floating Machine and Blacksmith Shops, &c. UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP %STAN, Tuesday, March 25. 12 31. 1802, 3 miles above Island No. 10.— Frum army officers who visited the Bea ton, we learn that our mortar shells have, in several instances, proved very disastrous to the enemy. One shell fired from a mor tar moored low down on the Missouri Point, yesterday afternoon, was seen to burst over one of their camps on the main (Kentucky) shore. Limbs of the dead and wounded could be seen flying in the air, while the enemy carried off several of their unfortu nates. During last night they likewise moved many of their tents further back from the shore, evidently to get out of the range of our mortar shells, if possible. A little more eloyatior q however, will reach their new quarters. The enemy nightly send scouts or pickets to the sunken steamer Winchester, lying in the point chute, or the Missouri shore, to observe our movements and to give the alarm in ease our gunboats attempt to run their blockade. We can't consistently-publish all we know about contemplated movements, yet feel au thorized to.state that Fle a ; Officer Foote's delay here will, in the end, prove to be sa gacious. A few days longer and you will undoubtedly have good and sufficient can,e to rejoice over another success of onr arms. Front 6 to 8 o'clock P. M , yesterday. lights in the east and from camps on Island \o. 10, indicates that tho army were com municating. From 12 to 4 A. M., to-day, the firing of great guns in the direction of Point Pleasant was distinctly heard. The enemy were again, evidenlly, trying to run our battery at Point Pleasant with their gunboats. Early this morning Capt. Allen, a scout, who had visited the first or upper rebel bat tery during the night, came on the Benton and reported to the Flag Officer. It is suffi cient to add that his mission was a success. The mortars have been paying their re spects to the enemy at intervals all day—a number of the shells, apparently, doing es eeution. TUESDAr, March 25th, 7 P. M.—Last night the proprietor of a mill down on the Missouri Point, just above Island No. 10. came through in a canoe, and reported to 'Capt. Blodgett, U. S. N., that the enemy had taken posssession of one of his flatboats, and removed three pieces of cannon from the head of the Island over to the main (Kentucky) shore, Uo went over after his flat in a skiff, when ho was politely notified to leave, being informed that"men like him had been frequently sent down to Memphis" Ile says he took tho hint, and returned to his mill without 'further ceremony. We give this as his statement, but don't credit all the reports we hear on the warfare bor der lines, as the Secesh resort to nil kinds of erategy to ascertain our movements. The gunboat Louisville is still lying at Hickman, assisting in the protection of loyal citizens, and keeping a sharp look-out fur the enemy. When we passed up it was ru ' rnorod that the rebels were a few miles back of Hickman, and threatening a descent on the place. This, however, cannot be more than a mere sensational rumor, as they have no particular love for the grape, canister shot and shell of our gunboats. The Con estoga, as she passed by Hickman, was greeted by the waving of white handker chiefs from many dwellings, by numerous Union ladies. Notwithstanding these de monstrations of kind greeting, we must in- ' cline to the opinion that the Secession elc.- meet, although neces•mrily smothered just now, is in the ascendency in Hickman. The Mis-issippi is very high—over its batiks as far as the eye cars reach, on both shores. Occasionally we see piles of sacked corn upon a bed of rails to save it from be ing swept off by the angry Hood. Nearly all the firtn houses on both shores from Island No. 10 to Cairo. and a number of houses in the lower part of Hickman. are ; completely surrounded by water and tenant- I less. At an early hour this morning a log house of pretty fair dimensions, floated down the Mississippi, passed our gunboats, Island No. 10, and on to "Dixie." Several of the rebel batteries opened tiro on it, without one of their shot. hittiag it. If the enemy can't do better shooting in broad daylight, wo cannot see why our gunboats could not suc cessfully run their blockade under the sable cover of night. Edward J. Gay is the name of the rebel transport sail to have been captured near Point P:easont, a few days since, by Gen. Pope's butteries. She is art elegant steamer —a valuable prize. F RON ISLAND NO. TEN. The Bombardment -Renewed Vigorously CAIRO, 29.—After a lull, the bom bardment of Island No. 10 was renewed vig orously yesterday. Tho Rebels appear to have received and put in position new guns; of longer range. There is nothing important yet from Ten nessee. An arrival from Memphis to-day reports a feeling of general despondency there. But little confidence is felt even in the ability of the large Rebel force concentrating in Cor inth to stay the progress of the Federal arms. LATER. Sr. Laos, March 50.—The army corres pondent of the Republican, writing under date of Cairo, March 21; says the firing on Friday at Island N. 10 was quite heavy.— The Reb:ls are opening from a now battery mounting, it is supposed, 128-pounders. They are cutting away trees and rapidly pushing forward their means of defence, with apparently no idea of evacuating .the place at present. They are daily getting more cannon in position. Woid reached the fleet last night that four Rebel gunboats, partly dad with railroad iron, had appeared $1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; 82,00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE- 862. below Point Pleasant, but as Generateope's batteries extend in an almost continuous line for fifteen miles, it is not believed they can force a passage. THE MANASSAS ARMY Victorious Advance of the Army in V7ryinia. NVASITINGTOY, March 29.—The Washing ton Star of Saturday evening says: The Union troops advanced yesterday upon the Rebel out-costs beyond Warrenton Junction, twenty miles beyond Manassas, driving the enemy, estimated at ten thous and, before them along the line of the Gor donsville Railroad. The road beyond IVarranton Junction is utterly destroyed—bridges gone, the cross ties burned, and the rails beat into every conceivable shape. The Union troops nro in excellent health, and are pushing on after the retreating Rebel army as rapidly as circumstances will allow. The telegraph lines follow the advancing army, and offices are established from duy to day as exigencies lequirc. Railroad Open to Manassas. - Cars are now running to Manassas and the road is opened four miles beyond. The excursion party went out on the Ma nassas Gap road about five miles beyond the junction, cutting away fallen trees and clearing other obstructions from the track. The road was otherwise in perfect ender, and the water stations uninjured. They also proceed on the road to Gordonsville as far as Bristosv's station, at which point the bridge over Broad run is destroyed. Mr. Jas. Crockett, vrho'had been an engineer on the Manassas Gap road nino years, accom panied the partyi and, fortunately, lied the keys fur unlocking the switches upon the route. lie remained with the Rebels until their recent evacuation of Manassat, and I brought down the reinforcements of Gen. Johnston when the Rebels were retreating at Bull Run last July.- Ile states that the Rebels commenced their - evacuation of 3lanassas on the third of March, removing their ammunition first, then their cannon, and lastly their commis sary- stores. Till troops moved off very hurriedly, and were in such great fear of being routed by the advancing Union troops that their officers threatened instant death to every man who fired a hut, alleging as n reason that the smoke would hasten the Fed eral advance. The Rebel cannon, he says, were of small calibre, and few in number, bnt their amount of stores was enormous, much of wilier, could not be removed, and was burned after the main body of the army had left. A great number of dead horses are strewn over the country, and a most nauseating stencil pervades that whole section. TILE ADVANCE IN 'VIRGINIA. The Rebels Shelled and Driven Across the Rappahannock The Railroad Bridge Destroyed by the Enemy WASHINGTON', March 20.—Yestarday the enemy in large force were driven from the IVarrenton Railroad Junction by Gen. Sumner. A reconnoissance was made yesterday by our forces beyond Warrenton Junction. A body of the.onemy's cavalry retreated as our troops advanced. The Union army al.elled the Rebels nt the railroad bridge over the Rappahannock.— The enemy retreated after blowing up the bridge. There was some slight skirmishing, but no loss of life or wounded on our side. MA:kuss.ts, March 20.—At the skirmish at the Rappahannock bridge, last evening, Captain Clarke's battery, of the Fourth Ar• tillery, shelled the Rebels with remarkable rapidity and precision. The enemy lefr, in their haste, a number of cars loaded with grain and otherJorage. We could have shelled them with terrible effect in the act of carrying off their sick end wounded, had it been desirable. A Rebel Lieutenant and four privates was taken prisoners. The enemy, day before yesterday, cap tured sir men of the Sixty-eirth New York Regiment. heavy firing is still heard at intervals on the front. The horse of Lieutenant King. of the Fourth Artillery, and nephew of General King, was poisoned last night. A bottle of strychnine was found among the Rebel for age abandoned in the vicinity of Warrenton Junction. A secret meeting of the Seces sionists was held at F.airfax Court Rouse last Wednesday night. Several of the troops have boon killed by the Rebel sympathizers in the neighborhood of the Court House during the week. Steps have been taken to detect the perpetrators, and to prevent a similar occurrence. A drove of twenty-fiv cattle were eap:nr- . ed from the enemy. FROM WINCHESTER. The Federal-Loss in the Recent Battle—Con- dition of the Wounded, etc Wrscnzsrct, March 30.—The following wounded died yesterday ~ aud. to-day, and were buried by Captain Vandertaan: Michael Martin, Jacob, Wolfe. Sixty-seventh Ohio; Geo. Gardner, 7o , tirteenth ludiana, and one unknown of the Twenty-ninth Ohio; Wm. Whitney, Thirteenth Indiana; Isaac Jack son, Twenty-seventh Ohio, died of fever; A. L. Browa and E. 'K. Dance, Eighth Ohio, [WHOLE NUMBER 1,650. and three privates of the Seventh Ohio.— James Gordon Evans, of the Rebel. Company C, Tweaty-first Virginia, also died yester day. , ?nylons to the foregoing deaths, our loss stood 103 killed and died of wounds; 441 wounded, and 21 missing. Only a few of the detailed regimental reports have yet been received, owing to the distance and scattered positions of the regiments. Three or four days will elapse before a full list can be received. Dr. Kenney, Medical Inspector of the army, has been engaged looking into the condition of the wounded here, in connection with Medical Director Wm. S. King, of the Fifth Army Corps. Nottiithstanding the great, scarcity at first of tinware, c crockery and hardware for hospital purposes, the deficiency, has been in agreat measure supplied. ,Tbe wounded are now contained in two hospitals, and us under the immediate charge of Dr. 11. Brr ant, Medical Director of Cieneral Shield.' Division. About two hundred and thirty of the hick and wounded have been• seat to - Frederick. Six of the wounded Rebels* have been taken from the hospital and placed in the houses of their friends on parole, to' I report on recovery to the nearest command ing officer. Our wounded are reptirtel generally doing well.' The 'nuintietherkie abourthiee h'undied. - ‘, 4 The statement that litjor „Perkins,. Qf . General Baoks' Staff,. was mainly Instru mental in planning the recent battle is con-, tradicted, although his presence and advice were of great service to Colonel Kimball, who commanded on the field under diree+ dons from General_ Shields. F Medical Di+ rector King, of the Corps, and Surgeon Jean son of the Twenty-nitathßennsylvatzdatigl+ went, were present as volunteers, and-ren dered efficient nid in clearing the field ot,the wounded. Gustave Arnheirn, of the &eaves d'Af rique, ncted us Aid to Colonel Baum, Chief of Gene - rat - Shields' AeGTlery, and was sey,erify mounded in the leg. Colonel Anni k sariel, oFtho First - Virginia, Calalry, rendeied great aid to Co hall, an was in thei bode/4 - 0f 'die fight: 7 - - Ile has jut been informed of his acquittil of the charge of cowardice institette4" by General Lander. Our cavalry to-day brought in two sueril las from _Hampshire county„ one of ivlsont belonged to §licets' m2untrd.milltip. „ To-day has been a most unpleasant day. A heavy fall or zaio.autirdeet freezing on everything, imparting a gloomy and wintery aspect to the outer world. To-night the first thunder storm of the season passed over thin region. . Gen. Shields' wound continaoa to improve. LATER FROM THE GULF COAST. Operations Against New Orleans. Heavy u firing Mord From the Head of the Passes of the Mississippi RiTer. Nava Yong, March - 30.—The gutibosit Huntsville arrived this evening from Key West, which place she loft on the 25th hest. Tho steamers Niagara. South Caroline. Mohawk, Water Witch, Marion, and eight other vessels were at Key West. The prize Magnolia would sail for New York on the 26th instant. -The ship Night ingale sailed on the 21st for Tortugas and the paslee. Advices from the Mississippi Passes state that heavy Ewing was heard from the had of the Passes, where some of our ♦eueb had gone. The remainder of Com. Porter's fleet 614 all left Key West, together with several of our gunboats. Considerable cotton i 4 stored at Apalachi cola, and the place is defended by,thirteat guns and a force of 3,000 Rebels. Tho steamer Cuylor. at Key West from littrana, reports quite a numberof Rebel ses•els there. A French man•of--War' from Vern Crux hnil twenty-seven ciiei of fever aim rd. Tho health of ou: troops at Key West was good. The small pnx had broken nut in the New Hampshire regiment at , Tortugsti. • Two of the crew captured on the steamer Magnolia report great preparation malting at New Orleans to resist the attack of Ms Federal forces. Several gunboats were building and martial 41,4 would soon be proclaimed. The steamer South Carolina bad been bi- tiered to Boston The report of the capture of Yancey proves to have been incorrect. Ile had engulfed paecago in the schooner Mallory, which wee capturod, bat (fortunately for him,) changed his mind, and was to pail from Minna ha the schooner Break of DAV. The Huntsville brings 200 bales of condi* and 217 balei of toLacco captured frtfui Rebels. ' All her officers and crew are well. • FRO]! TUB SOUTH ITLICTICTOPTIN Union Demonstration in East Florida—Pnee. lantation of Gen. Sienna* to 4he /*pie of Florida. :r • 5., 4 1 New Yost, March 30.—The .deaaser Ewa pire City from Port Royal has arrived. .The following is -Irma the ' , Sow Smith y !: newaper per of the 22d mat. •i. t , Aiwa General tetn and was wetted on.by s earqmiatetsstadt teens who represented the feellogesd'allla tie
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