pit",.&tunfiria
- O,.LU-Nll3 LA .; PA. ‘* -4 .
SATURDAt brA:l3, 180.:
161- The eitesitii' '22 of the reddii' is directed
the neleerliSement of Dr. Markley's Family
r"lllieliciiies to be foilud in another Column of
'his paper_ , •
shy-Wo are requestd to announce that
there-will be seilkeiritiCthe English Luther
'en—Church, to-patron , • (Sunday) morning
r
kud evening at tho usual hours
- A Card.
The Lidies - connected with the Lutheran
git‘iiiik'Society, herewith tender tfieir sin
leers thanks to the "National .I..trass Band,"
~ .11,a •/Neffer Orchestra," and the." Columbia
"IStrillg' Band," fur the eF.;elfent music they
dis.odursed during the ereCia;., , s of their late
`ti.ie, for the benefit of 'the 'ehot oh; and also,
- r to the ladies of the ecalgTegation.and others,
for their liberal doratitions, and to the good
.people of Colunthivand strangers in geoPral
for the Imrritsonie.:_patronage =L si they,
were pleased to bestow . on tiieue. '
LUTTIEFLiN FAIR, floom, &ran. 30,
:'Co Aa3i s 1 : To A.aus, YE BRAVE:-It will
.1)a seen by the advertitement of Mr. Swill
7 -eo:ros, that he has "blown in" his celebrated
:old:original "Mullet Factory" on the outside
'shute Tall, e,tthe ;dam below town, and is
'turning' ttut at'eviry -cast an astonishing
emoting of fish-reet;il hrthe first laulity•
Give him a call, lovers of fish, and you• can
not fail to obtain entire satisfaction.. •11c
will contin.7.e thrbugh the season to "ladle
'put" the.7choicest Esh of the river; having
an arrangement with the "old fish" 'A 110
ennW his stand and trade there exclusively.
Be will supplyAsbed,.• suckers, mullets, sal
-
'moncatfish; :sunfish, perch, rook, eels and
all others of the finny,tribo inhabiting then
waters in their respective seasons, and w 511.1
- :warrant his fish neither "scalier" nor
ier" than those of his neighbors'.
110ER,14:D Lt—As we an
..u. „
nonced last week, ilie`river had fallen to
'l,TuOd rafting stage, and on Friday and Sat
urday the lumber from above poured in on
us until avour wharves lay a fleet such as
we•hitve unt.seerl for many years. From the
the :triitte; and up the shore above
to the island; rafts were crowded as thickly
s thefeould lie. We courted the craft below
- Locust street, opposite the wharf of 'Messrs.
Vaughan, at which point, they liZy fifteen
abreast,. while above'', least street they n um
bared at least twenty abreasf. pove`ilie
- bridge'tby were packdirstill more closely.
All day•Sltrday, and` dvery day since, the
}umber has been • arriving and departing,
making of the river a busy thoroughfare.—
sales thus far have not been heavy at
"this Once, in spite of the immense amount
of lumber tied up at our shores. The prices
rap= about oneadultif higher thaA lo.ii year
tind'itre probably settled at that. The fleet
moored in front of the town is considerably
diminished by the craft sun to tido-7ntes,
but a larger number of rafts still"lie he 7
reitlns'a market.
CLIANGE OF SCIIEDME ON P. IL IL—On
llonday next, sth inst., the usual change to
the summer schedule will be made in the
running of the , trnins na the Nona: Rail
road. ' -*Eastward, 'the Lancaster train 'will
arrive from Marietta •at 7.35 A. ill.,•and
leave for Philadelphia at 8.15 A. M., five
ininntes earlier than at present: The Co
lumbia Accommodation will resume its trips
to and from Lancaster, leaving Columbia at
1 . o'clock P.CM., reaching Lancaster at 1.35
P. M., connecting there with the Fast Mail
East. Returning, the train will leave Lan
caster at 2.25 P. M., after departure of Fast
Lino West, and tif•riie at Colombia la c e:Jß)
P. M. The Harrisburg Accommodation will
pas: eastward' at 5.30 P. M'., instead cr at
3.21.), as at present. • • ' '
-Westward,' the mai) arrives at 11.10 A.
M.; insiend of al 11.57 A. M., as ander: the
present schedule. The Harrisburg Accom
modation will arrive at 6.40 . P. M., and the
Lancaster Train at 8.20 P. M., as nt pros
ent.'"AV 0.45 , A. 111.. the Lincaster Train
icsereslor Marietta.
117 e presume there will be corresponding,
alterations in the time-table of the N. Cen
tral Railway, but have not ydt received the
*kir 's'ebedul e.
PaoceErnYos or Cou:s.:cir..--A
sreot.ing of Connell was held April 29, 1362.
lqembets Tresent: 'Messrs. Bruner, Prest.,
Breoeman, Eberlein, Hook, McChesney and
• human. Minutes of last 'meeting were
"' ' •
i.ead"and apUroved.
' !Ir. B:eneman morel that the rate or as
sesament for 1862 be .15 cents in every bun.
'dreld 'collars 4albation, and theta discount
of 5 per cent. be allotred'on all taxes paid
on Or before the Ist day of July next; upon
which the yeas and nays were required no
Moure:•
Yeas: Messrs. Breneman, Ebeilcin, Mc-
Chesney and - Shurday,
Messrs.'Bruner and hook.
On motion. Saturday, MaY2lst, 1862, \Fos
fizierd upon as a day for 'holding the Court
Of Appeal, between the hours of 2 and 5
o'clock, P. 51., at the Town
A petition' wee read from the citizens and
Dittoes 'men residing along, Front. street.
reeeonistrailer, against the repairing of said
street with oienifir; which _ was, on motion,
laid on the table.
The Committee to whom was referre,4l the
t b 4I t of, Dwaiel llerr, fur $28,12, reported
.bad consulted the members 'of
OitinairTot- .1856, and after getting their
Views.. are of ihe opinion the bill is unjust
and-ccarrothe,,ttalli 'chid' was adopted.
;•.45n" knotioir lid„journtd.
AITS . 37:• F. Liowy. Clerk.
N s tw Dfusts.—W:e have received from
Horace Waters, or Broadway, N. Y., a
piece of New Music_ entitled.''afrsio-Box
cialoo,7.."kich is doubtless leirt no (not
toting• natisical we can't ,est3rtpositi , vely), or
oeuitift. (be publisher wouldn'r Last -for
stiardeti-it.:sW4krecommend all our piano-
Yerformi6gr4dara to,kay di and _try it.: end
if it abtruldn't ikilvin-rate we will take Ina
till we have said in its &tor. -
lUMMIE==E=M==;OI
Itzsmrsa 1:41L806a.-ZThe
steady„proptias of this rotia•iiNtiimidst of
ifirgener&-Mag:mation of all railroad enter
may - bkrAgat•ded as no stuallyiuniply
on iliiiintrt-trrits energetic afinagerW.
spiliKlif hard times, croniersmild'aEtive and
unstifupulous opponedfil,. it has gone an,
gradOallY, it iitruth brit none the less eon
tinonely nod ikucdessfully: More than!..half
the read . .{alitintean unbroken line l ~t&ont .
Columbia:'ro - tte docalico) is graded, nearly
ballasted Wad ready for rails. Tbe-com
plOcu of one or two small bridges at this
eat of the line, which are nearly hnisbed
i 11 LIMA 4'5 regal - mil to:enable' the track s
.layers to commence worlOind• run the iron
over the road as they go arung. Our friendl,
Cul. A. S. Green and Thos. McGO'Vern.
I have the track-laying cuntraccand in their
hands it will be pushed through rapidly.—
A large portion of the rail, manufactured at
the Columbia Rolling Mill, is ready fur de
livery; and we may out only expect to see
the murk speedily commenced, but it will
be but a short time before the rolling stock
of the Company will be traveling the cern'
piletest poition.of the road.
The Eastern' enil a the road is under con
tract, and .741-...ristie\-.'B* Curt's of Engineers,
under his '•gentlernattly . assistant," Mr.
Barrett, are now engaged in revisint , and
re-locating the line and stakeing out the
work fur the contrnctors. The cost of ,he
Reading mil will be much lighter than that
of the work already completed, and will be
pushed forward mare rapidly. The report
of the committee un Roads and Canals of
the National lliiuse of •liettresentatices, the
substance pf whba► we gave stime - tiine ago,
and dclijch • we may nest week find roraa'for
entire, recommending Congress to endorse
the bands of the Ileading and Columbia
Railroad Company, has brought the road
prominently before the country, and, St 9 the
action of the House will probably be in tic
eqrde nce with the recommendation, secures
the Company a sufficiency of funds fur con
liituJull work, until the whole road is open
for trade and travel. That this will
be the important through route between
New York and IVashington, in less than a
year, no one doubts; and it will be indeed
a day of triumph to the entin-prisifig and in
domitable men who have forced the work
through in the face : of difficulties whldt
might well hare appalled less deterinined
energy, wheri the 'Erna train betvr&in The two
cities passes thFotigh Columbia. .
THE NAGAZINEII.---TIIO _CONTINENTAL
2.IIINTIILY fur May containS much that lien
tertainiag, ttnl hstains the gran , ing repu
tation Of that periodical. We miss the con
tinuation of "Among the Pines," the best
thing yet published in its pages. The editor's
peculiar department is rich in good things.
The ATLANTIC MONTEILY, if for nothing
but the "Iliglow Paper" of the month, wit(
be Prtniounced firstr-rale durrioen bli s
Prescott give:s an ins-I:Ardent of one of ... her
inimititble titles. We have not sptice to re
count the many noteworthy art . :chi:hut ad
vise all to take the "Atlantic."
rIAR. PER is rich in illustrations ns usual,
giving the noiable "Tre'es'of A theiica" and
Other illustrated articles. "Philip," "Orley
Farm," and "Mistress and Maid," the se
rials of Thackeray, Trollope and Miss Mu
loch, form a bill of fare not uften set before
one in the pages of'the same periodical. A
Cute number, altogether.
Arrittuas' Hour. 111.t0.t..21:cn is of usual
character, with poor steel, but good wood
illustrations. The literary contents are in
teresting and varied, making a magazine
calculated to afford a large amount of satis
faction in the thousands of homes to which
it penetrates.
The AMERICAN EXCILINCE A:FD RCVIEW is
g new trtorOty published in F:hiladoilphia,
devoted to the great industrial and financial
interests of the country'. The number fur
'April contains amongst others, an drticle on
the earlier iron manufactories of this and
adjoining counties, which is of interest.—
Tlicie . hppears to be ability in alb` 'conduct
, .
of the publication.' •
AMERICAN ACRICILTLTURIST rOR MAY.-
The May issue of the Agriciilturat Will be
found fully equal to :thy reitner number.
The Calendar of Operations for the Month
embraces hundreds of hints foe on the
Flinn, and' in the Garden. In 'nddition,
this single number contains over 130 ailicles
and items fur the Farm, Garden, and house
hold, including a $25 Prize Article on Apple
Culture; a slashing rep)rt on "Artificill
Manures" by the President of Penn. Agri
cultural College. etc., etc. Among the en
gravings' are a beautiful page cut entitled
"Weep Tending;" "flow to Hold and Drire
Ilorses;" "Beautiful' Leaved Pliints;" ".t
Disturbed Mlle" "Shadows on the Wall,"
etc. Minute Mips of the Mississipiii D.irer;
the Country from Norfolk to Richmond, in-
I chiding the topography of yorkinkn; also
Savannah, Part Pulaski, end vicinity.
Our it.rmy Correspondence
CAMP NEM lIAMPTnIq. }
April 13; 1.3a2.
DEAR St' —Though uncle? one date 'and
properly one letter, this my communication
will appear. I imagine from the length, in
two successive numbers of the Sky." I divi
ded it. with that view, and bade my renders
au revoir aboard one of Uncle Sam's trans
ports, about starting down tie Potomac, for
Fortress Monroe and' mnre stirring scenes.
The morning succeeding our embarkation
was a brilliant one, and the scene worthy a
glorious sun. Around us lay crowded craft
of every description, hailing from every
Yankee port, from the grimy little snorting
tug, ta the splendid first-class steamer. The
largest—:The' "Cocstitution," of the New
York and Pacific 'Mail S. S. Co.—was said
to have capacity f0r3,000 troops. Our time
at length arrived. Lind' tv,3ter.rzte'd away
from the city and fleet, dciwh the river—
slowly, kr we were opposed by wind and
tide; but it was nevertheless progi , ess; sad
spite of our impatience we found sufficient
on either hand to attract oar attention and
excite our interest.
The first untowardly point was Fnrt Wasb
ingtdn.• It towers upon an elovation on the
Maryland shore, - Irowning black and grim,
probably 'froluiont dila* l enjoyed a ran
over its Wolfs several Ybars since, with n
y party u exourstenuits. At that time
the gfgenYsod;had - eneriacird uponlber ini
ner`stono wb:46-Ithe gisostlike covering rob
bing it offll-0 warlikewmblaisPe—il ap
peived ratherfis freak otinittur; than a
stiingly.const4eted work lit s i.rt. z lt is now
gettisoned, C?licnbisi?!. from the
band'And_chetii from tha:!_troopie returned
with interest .Ivmour tsii . t . ',Tessele, greeted
us •Itawe.pasii44:,•"-:*
The nest , place of interest was, Mount
Vernon, the linne of Washington. Its pres
ent appearanceis not one of such utter dilap
idation es it presented some three years ago.
As we pass there is no martial notes from
the o,beering:' AVrieriA. by our
side who is gifted with a maghificent voice;
is preueded to sing "IVesliinglim, Star of
the West." As he proceeds his face kindles
with inspiretfon,'imd in looking' aft, we see
our officer in command removing his cap,
whileoffieers and 'ten reverently follow in,
this net a day respect. *To the great
er portion 'a those' armind as, / these scenes
are new and strange: to Cie they are old
friends revisited. I have milked the paths
of Mount Vernon before, with other friends.'
One who was my fellow pilgria. to this sa-:
cred shrine, is now I know not where—per
chance among those in rebellion against the
constitution and flag they should uphold and
defend. If so, our next meeting may be in
the thickest of the fight, where brother
strives against brother, when both shall
strike—he for rebellion and wrung; I fur
liberty and right.
Blow Mount Vernon, at 3 o'clock P. M.,
rises before us the rebel batteries recently
evacuated at Cockpit Point. Almost direct
ly opposite is Liverpool landing,
Sickels' Brigade is embarking as we go by.
Towardieveni4 the jibs are unfurled, but
buti'lprogress is slow. Another night is.
passiii'fli the preceding ono, with `iceiies of
jollity among many, of rest-seeking under
difficulties with others. 'We sleep—or en
deavor so to do—under the forecastle, in a
compass rather contracted for cothfort. But
the musical plash of the waves Outside, and
vishms of sea-monsters making demonstra
tions through the timbers, at length send us
blessed bleep, and dreams--perchance of
home.
Next morning is inclement, and we can
not run into the Chesapeake which is rough
and angry. Our horses are packed on deck
iintikhould they take fright no end of disas
ters would surely follow. We remain an
clinroa pear the mouth of the Potomac from
Monday iNeniiig to Thursday evening, when
the titlite ;Cie Ice will eue the tow and ven
ture out. Ile waits; hoWeier, until Friday
morning, when we make a tihatitiful run
from the mouth of the river to m Fohress
Monroe, arriving at about 3 P. M. We
pass through the blockading Beet—a; hoet'uf
armed vessels—and arithoi. iti the-limas:
We pass the night on board our transport,
and aro awakened in the morning by the
exciting word that the '';',lertirnae'isi . eldse
at hand. We rush on deck to find her loom
ing through the mist in rather unpleasant
neighborhood. A 4 the morning - passes, the
excitement inere. 4es, crowds of sold.Vls and
citizens thro.iging the piers and vessels.—
All' unarmed vessels are ordered around the
point, out of harm's way. The Merrimac
frequently changes her position, alternately
approaching and retiring. She is accom
panied by several rebel steamers, one 'of
which moves clawg the shorh
pd6theS upon ttiocir three° our craft, towing
them down to the Merrimac, unopposed by
our vessels. This was in full sight of our
fleet, a nd as a eoni piece of daring has sel
dom been equalled. I examined the Merri
mac carefully, through a glass, and the im
pression will be lasting. There she lay a
perfect Achilles among vessels—an ibfe'rnal
machine'of death ind .cfestructio.n.
' The harbor cleared we all looked anxious
ly for the ball to ripen; but no sign from the
Merrimac. The Stevens Battery—the "Nau
gatuck" as she is called—made an effort to
cut off the rebel steamer JamestOWn, and
for that purpose hUgged the shore, running
up the harbor, but unfortunately 'She got
aground. A gun was fired from the "Rip-
Raps," 'answered by the Merrimac. Then
the Naugattick conitnenced firing her rifled
gun,'and some fifteen shOts were exchanged.
While we lay at the mouth of the Pofornac,
storni-siayed, r fretted at the delay, but now
I blessed the fate that bad detained us tube
witnesses to the approaching struggle be
tween the iron-clad monsteri. Every mo
ment I looked fur the momentous encounter
between 2110 Monitor and Merrimac to
commence. Crowds gazed with the same
intense eagerness as myself. From the con
versation of naval officers nPar me I gath
ered that the fight would surely come off.
But alas, we were disappointed. Tho Mer
rimac ceased firing and•'withdrety townrds
Seivall's Point, 'where she ran aground; as
has been since ascertained.
Balked of the exPected sport, the Rangers
debarked, formed and rode to camp, about
one wile east of Llarapten. This once beau
tiful town is now a ruin, burned' by Ale Gr
ader. One truth becomes apparent to any
one following in tho footsteps of the army
engaged k Putting advro the rebellion: . The
march of our troops through the rebel terri
tory is marked by'the occasional disappear
ance of a fence, or other trifling mark of
depredation; but wherever you meet with
wreck, Tajo and desolation, there the rebels
hare left their shark. Hampton fittingly
illustrates this fact.' It le completely de
stroyed, several churches—remarkably Sne
ones for a place of the size—having fallen
with the rest of the town. One of these sa
cred buildings is said to have Leen the old
est in the United States. I saw in the dese-
crated church-yard an old memorial" tablet
with the date 1701. The road from Hamp
ton to Newport News is a few rode froM our
eamp, ane just diverges-towards Great Beth
el. We expect to start for Yorktown to
morrow, whence I hope to write you of stir-
ring scenes
a 7 .74 Speaking of Bathing," jsays Mrs. Par
tington, fronibehind the steam that arose from
her as i veil fa t tier blushes, when touch•
irg upon f , o delfeatia salient, "some can bathe
with inipirity; in Water as cold as
Greenlaad•kicy mountains and India'. coral
strands; but, part,l prefer to bare water
a tittle torpid. , . .
VII I IMIOUS NEWS.
Fall of Sew Orteatta—'*i re ili fort
Jacksoh- 7 Vreat ConstetoutionWintrAthe
::Rebelf air Nevi Orleansi.4All t e Cition
Stored thorFand many Steamboats Btirnt.
Fchrranss lildsraon, April 27.
Hon. Edwin it Stanton, secreta,y of War.
A fugitfie black man bsta: just returned,
from Portsmouth, and brings the Peters
burg Express of yesterday, which contains
the following despatch:
"Monms, April 25.—The enemy possessed
Fort Jackson at +o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Wheiri the new reached
. ..7(ivr Orleans
excitement was bat:n(ll69s. • Mur r tial law
was pu.t its full forg'icid business. was,com-,
plotely suspended. 'All the cotton had
steamboats excepting such as were neces
sary to transport an &c.,
were destroyed: At 2 o'clock ti..l4 . ay the op
eiaitiPe bade Us good bye, saying that the
enemy gad appeared before the city. This is
the linit trio* regarding - th'et.ll2 Will
send particulars as they can '
The negro who brings the abOh, reports'
that the, Rebels have 'two iron4lad steam
bdats nee:rliponplete, sindThatit is believed
that the Merrimac will be out to-morrow.
(Signed) Jco. E. IVoot, Maj Gen'l.
The News - Confirmed through Another Source
II EADCiII DEPAIiTHENT4
. RAPPAHANNOCK, April :37,
lion. E. N. Stanton, Secretary of War.'
I have just returned from the camp oppo
site Fredericksburg. I was told that the
Richmond Examiner of the 2ith (yesterday)
had been received in town announcing as
follows:
"New Orleans is taken. Great destruc
tion of property and cotton and steamboatQ.
Steamboats enough were saved to take away
the ammunition. There is great consterna
tr,in. actiongskihe inhabitants."
((Signed) • ."
luvts
McDowEtc,
Major General.
SURRENDER OF 'NEW ORLEANS
Elll
Rebel Accounts.—The Federal Fleet Ran by
Forts Jackson and Philip.—Surrender of
the City Dentanied.—Great Destruction of
Property.
Theie 6.9 be no gait/AA of the fall of New
Orleans: 'The Southern newspapers speak
of it in a most dismal stiain, and demand
that the mystery of the samaiiif
'tAo city
shall be esplainedl
The Day Book's Editorial says the felt of
New Orleans is by far the most seriti; re
verse of the war." It suggests future priva
tion to all classes of society, and most to be
lamented it threatens our army supplies.—
The raising of meat and bread, instead of
"King Cotton" and tobacco, is earnestly
recommended by the disconsolate editor.
ne Surrender :mantled
The Riehmard Dispatch of Monday morn
ing says that when the enemy's fleet arrived
opposite the city, and demanded its surren
der, Gen. Lovell refused and fell back to
Camp 3.luere, after destroying all the cotton
and arrity stores.
Tlic iron-clad gunboat Mississippi Was
burnt to prevent her falling into the bands
..• ,
of OrietiV.
Nitthing'•Was said about the Louisiana,
but it is supposed she was scuttled. It is
rumored that she was sunk at the first fire.
Camp Moore, to'ichich General Lovell re-
treated, is at 'l'angtiphon", eighteen miles
north of New the Jackson
rdatt:
Particulars of the Surrender
The following aro the latest despatches in
to-duy's papers:
Manus, Aoril 27.—The Yankee Comma.
dupe Farragut promised the Mayor's Sec
retary, who visited the fleet by a flag of truce,
to Make a'reneWed'dOnand for the surren
der of the City:but has' not done so up to
ibis o'clocii. Our steamer,' the
Mcßae, Came utifroin the forts under o flag
of truce with i(iwOutided men. They com
municated with the Federal flagship but
the result is unknOrn: It 'is iiimored . that
the Federils refted to let her return. The
rumor that Fort Pike . had 'been Ov'tteutited
and blown up is unreliable. [Fort Pike is
on Lake Pouchartrain. iu . the rear 'of the
city.} . . . .
In'a conference hold' with one Of the Fed
eral officers after'the correspondence be
tween ilayor Monroe end Commodore Far
ragut, .the officer left, decl iin he would
shoot down the flag on the City Hall if it
tens not tniuled down, and he actualli
brought a ship within range, but has not
fired thus far.
It is reported t!•at French and English
meu-of war aro below, and enter their pro
test against shelling the city. It is believed
the Yankee vessel are short both of provis
ions and ammunition.
The city ie remarkably orderly, but the
excitement ie intense. and the feeling of
humiliation deep.
The City Efirrf..nciered Before the FPris
Rica:to:6, A pril 28:—The following offi
cial dispatch was received this morning ty
Adjutant General Cooper from General
Lovell, dated Camp Moore. April :- ) 71:
Forts Jackson and St. Philip nre still in
good condition and in our bands.
The steamers * Louiseani 'tad Mcßae are
Fare.
The enemy's fleet are nt the city, but they
have not forces to occupy it. The iubabi•
tants are staunchly loyal.
The Lake Forts Evacuated.
Moms, April 28.—The forts on Lake
Ponchartrain were all evacuated on the 25th.
Nye have sustained considerable loss in sup
plies and by dismounting, but not destroy
ing. guns. At Fort Pike all the buildings
were burned, including the telegraph office,
and the operator has gone to the limits of
the city to open an office if possible.
'All our gunboats on the lake have been
harht by' ottr own people.
The Mobilo lyiets Whiteman, Brown and
and secral others, - are running troops and
stores and' ordnance to Manachock, after
which we fear thhi will be 'burnt.
The Xanliee flifet Were at Ship Island,
and are again returning to that station.
CevAturrr
Siatemente'of a Rebel deserter -4 Fierce
Contest'Li:dime's the Forts and de fiegt—
role niiipat'Citiiens Jubilant.
CW6.14, AiotiL 30:—A 'veers; (porta)
to the Times'from Fort Wriglat; *dated IZ3th
instant, says: "From deserters i llearn that
NOS; Orleant . ; is noW,inCitlie;PFter'srciniet
potes4m.:AThe Federal fleet passed. Fort
JaCici;on on Tharsday after a deilierat'elaval
engagement, in which, aceordirig to the
statenietif, 'one:vessel was sunk and several
badly der:Aged. It was supposed that the
Fedweil losb was very heavy.,; The Rebel
loss Was .60 killed and 184 wounded. The
engigerifinf lasted-part of two dayis:
. The Federals , took possesion of.the city
without n struggle on Friday, the Rebel
forces having .evacuated it after destroying
41 the steamers which' they had no use for.
They . to*yrith'.t4m the greater part of
tlin'taillititi•y'stOres in the city.
The Union critizens'wtre veryqubilant.-
The Rebel force at Fort Wright is stated
by inteligent deserters at: giglzt tho . usand
men underrOretieralllipjgue, who Ims not
been supiise4d ab reported. Thep have
seven bettelies mounting 2G guns.
FROM BEFORE YORKTOWN.
A REBEL OUTWORK CARRIED HY ASSAt ULT.
LIEAMITAATERS ARMY OF TUX ,PUTOSIAC.
• CAW? Wirrrifinn Scori, April 26.
Lion. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Early this morning an advanced tune* of
t.he - Rebels on this side of 'the Warwick, near
its head, was carried by assault by Compar.y
LI, :First fiiii.ssielms‘ctts Regiment. The
work had a [Etch six feet deep, with a strong
parapet and ciii`s manned by two companies
of infantry—no ariillery. Our men moved
over open soft around some six hundred
yards, received the fire of the Rebels at fifty
yards but did not return it, but marched
over the ditch and parapet in the most gal
lant manner.
The Rebels broke and ran as soon as they
saw that mar men intended to cross the para
pet. Our loss eras three killed, ono mortaly
and twelve °Eberly ISe ”Tvclnfq.• re took
fourteen prisoners,. destroyed the work sttlS-'
ciently to rendt.r it useless, and retired.—
The operation was conducted by General C.
Grover, who managed the affair most hand
somely. Nothing could have been better
than the conduct of all the men uuder fire.
The supports, yr ho were also under ,fire of
the (idler 'work were cofriittiVies cdthe'First
and Eleventh 4lassachusetts.
In 'spite of the rain * our work progresses
well.
`Signed) . O. A. MoCI,ELLA:v,
Major General.
CAMP SCOTT, DEPARTMENT POTJMAO, APR-, 27.
During Friday the enemy constructed a
rifle pit in fro , pt of the line of General
(Samilton with a view of picking off the men
working on war field pieces, which had been
posted in a position to preve . nt the Rebels
from strengthing their works. At daylight
yesterday morning three companies . of' the
first Massachusetts Regiment and two of the
Elerenth were sent out to endeavor to capture
those who might occupy it by getting between
them and their rcserve.
The results was in every way successful
with a loss of only three killed and thirteen
wounded. The number of killed and wound-
Jed oicthetart of the rebels must have been
equal if nth mare than ours. Fourteen of
the enemy were taken prisoners and
brought to kleadlimtVters 'and were to
day taken on board the pilso'n boat John R.
Thompson. The following,is the °facial list
of the killed and wounded, all belonging to
On. IL First N,lassachusetts Regiment.—
killed—Qe 4. Noyes, Wm. "J). Smith,
Walter la. Andrews. cvntinaad—?..llen
Ringsbury, mortally, Geo. L. Stoddard,
George 11. Campbell, Win. 11. Montagne,
Thos. Cuttiek, Horace A. Simms, George.
[I. Stone, Wm. 11. Lane, 0. C. Cooper, Win.
.1. Wright, 4as. W. S.poopor, CT , g : nallrene
Thos. Archer.
The bout from Old Point last night brought
up about twenty paymasters. Their arrival
wil) be hailed with much joy by the troops.
Puycnaster Cameron was attacked with con
gestion of the bruin yesterday on the Way up
i'rent Fortress Munroe, He is bolter to-day.
AVout 10 o'clock to day the enet9y ope'ned
a brisk Ere on onr men near York ricer,
withont liOrce . ier doing any &tillage.
One of our gunboats shelled the Rebel
works near Yorktown thht afternoon for
about an hour. The enemy responded but
without doing any harm.
The rain has ceased and everything ni‘w
indicates pleasant weather once more.
SAVAMV_II.73 ;p.
Reported Capture of Fort Jackson.— Ott ,
Pickets Old!, St Niles from the City.—
Arrival of the Atlantic from Port Royal.
NEW YORK, Arm', 27.—The Mercury of
to-day states on authority of the officers of
the steamer Boston that Fort Jackson, six
miles below Savannah, Georgia, is in pos
session of our troops and that our pickets
are within four miles of Savannah.
Vila steamer Atlantic from Port Royal on
the 26th ring eighty-five of the Fort
Pulaski prisoners and 1,57 bags of ungin
ned cotton and 36 bigs of ginned. She
brings no news.
.1)41.TH GENERAL SMITH.
Pirfstairi'a LANDisq,"Atlfil
Hon. Edwin Al. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Major General C. F. Smith died at 4 P. M.
on the 25th. His remains have been not
to St. Louis, where ih4q , wlll'he buried With
military honors. fie is a great lose to this
army. I have no; tiireete4 military honors
to be pai4 to his memory here, but will
await your orders. The enemy have been
strongly reinfurced since the last battle.
(Signed) • M. W. Ilet.tecg.,
Major General.
ORDER F. 43.031 VIE WAR DEPARTMENT
WAR DRPARTYRNT.
April 27, 4862.
Orler directing military honors to be paid
to the memory of .sfajor General C. F:Smith
—.this department has learned with deep
regret that the gallant Major General C. F.
Smith whoNe patriotic valor and military
skill was signally exhibited at the capture
of For: Donelson, died at Savannah, in Ten
nessee, at the hour or 4 o!cleck P. 14,, on
Ilse 25th of this month, and it is ordered
that the customary military honors be paid
to his memory.
• • .
(Signed) &mil! M. STANTON. ..
" Secretary of War.
Iniptant grom-Pittibnrg Landing.
Reconnoissance in Force
,2bward
A Camp if the Eneinf Suriirised and
•: . 1:
Burnt.
ST. Lours, April despatch
to the Democrat, dated Cairo, to-day, says
Passengers who left 'Tit,..hatftt-g Lanflineon
Thilitiday night bring hightyllipportant lm
portaat intelligence of an'engagernmEit...,pe-,
tween the advance guard of the .1 - Otional and
Rebel armies on Thursday. The 'ROToelei
were driven back to Corinth and General
Ilalleck was pushing his whole army vigor
ously forwavd. '
A Reconnoissance in Force.
CumAco, Aritzi,'2p:—,A. special Cairo des
patch. to the Journal 811.1' s a reconnoissance
in foreo was made toward,Co'rinth on Thurs
day by our forces, and When . nine miles out
surprised a Rebel camp 'and' took twenty
seven prisoners an, destroyed the camp
equipage of the enemy. We, then advanced
to Pea Ridge within six Miles of Corinth,
remaining there Fromeleven c!closk in the
morning until three o:Clack aftetrnoon
without seeing any signs of the enemy.
Mr. Stevenscm" , of Danville, who'accorppa
nied the reconnoissance, reportkihat be heard
a constant rattling of cars and sounding of
locomotive whistles towards .Memphis,kronp
which tho impression was
. fohnet4 Shut the
Rebels were evacuating Corinth• for the
latter place.
TILE LATE MAT. GEN. C. F. Surrn.—ln
the deAlt . of G. C. F. Smith, the Union
army, particularly that of the Southwest,
has been called
. upon to ensi tt inaloes which
will not be easily repaired. lie was one of
the loyal men of the regular army who stood
by the Government in the days of its trial,
and who have aided in vindicating its power,
the majesty of the Union, and the Constitu
tion.
General Smith wns the son of the late Dr.
E:tmuel B . Smith, of Philadelphia. He en
tered the tleaderny, at West Point
as a cadet in AS2I, and graduated in 1825;
and was nitufe second lieutenant of artillery
ma3!!!3 p3t, of
.., 3uly in the same year. He
was appointed assistant instructor in in
fantry tactics in 1829, nod in 1831 was pro
moted to the a4niapey, and in 1832 was
made a first lieutenant.
!Ie was appointedll:l49 . lo3r in infantry
tactics, and cogy . Dandant of casleteflt West
Point on the Ist of April, 183 ; $, and in i Tuly
of the same year was promoted ton,papta , incy.
In 1847 he was brevetel mayor for gallant
conduct at the battles of Palo Alto and
Resaca de la
,Palma, in Texas. in .111ey.
1848 be was breveted lieutenant colonel for
gallant conduct at Monterey, Mexico; and in
the following August was breveted cokinel
fur meritorious conctue, at the battles of
Contreras and Cherubusoo. In the same
year he was appointed Acting Inspector
General in Mexico. On the 25th of Novem
ber, 1854, he was made major of the first
artillery, and on the 3d of March, 1855,
made lieutenant colonel of the 10th infantry,
in which position the present war found him.
Ile was made a Brigadier General of Vol
unteers on the 31st of August, 18G1, and
took charge of the troops at Paducah, Kg.,
then under command of Gen. Ilalleck. lle
took part in the memorable action which
transpired at Fort Donelson. The most
brillilint charge in the entire siege was that
of the Second and Fourth lowa, and the
Eleventh and Twenty-fifth Indiana, under
his command, who led them in person. lie
even rtkfe • Lis horse urnin the breastworks,
and for fifteen minutes exposed himself as a
target to every one of the passing messen
gers of death. That be was not killed or
wounded was deemed marvelous, for the
brave soldiers were falling all around him.
This was the decisive action of the battle,
and had much to do with the surrender.
faithful 'ta'dut; and full of patriotic zeal,
he, although sick, accompanied the army as
it moved up the Tennessee, and retained the
chief • Oommand for a time:. At length his
health became too feeble for tam to attempt
to'take r tha field at the battle of pittsb . eir g
Landing. Ile remained at Savannah, Tenn.,
whore he crintinuid to sink gradually, till
Friday, the 25th iust., when he died. In
hia death the country is bereft of a heroic
soldier and a devoted patriot. —N. 1: Tribune.
PRENTICE•IANA.-Will the rebels ever and a
stronghold strong enough to hold?
Why are the rebels like our gunboats? Be
cause they are Beet of foot.
ilia'. Davis dosen't reign in the Southern
Confederacy, he at least vapors
There is a dispute as to whether Beauregard
is sick. He must be strangely cu4sptuted if
be isn't.
The rebels are tearing qp the railroad tracks
rapidly, and putting down their c!vi , ri tracks
still more rapidly
A large portion of the Southern troops are
sick of typhoid fever and the measles, and all
sick of the war.
It is thought that John Bell ran away from
Nashville because he was afraid ofbeing caught
by some Bell-banger.
we don't think ther'll be much of a crop o
ebels the next season, though all that we see
now are remarkably seedy.
A Wertheim paper sayes that Floyd is "the
tail of the 'feleel Confederacy." We know the
rebel Ceinfederacy to be cur-tailed.
Down with the Yankees.—N. 0. Delta.--
Don't you be impatient. You'll find that they
will be "down" soon enough, we guess!
I`h; New Orleaiti'Bee' eyes there is untold
wealth among the Con federates . If there is
any truth among ihem; it is certainly untold.
The rebels talk of making the war offensive
instead of defensive. The people of Missouri
think that, wherever Price goes it will be
offensive enough.
In a Chicago papers, a woman advertises a
man, to whom she is virtually married. We
suspect there is a difference between beirig mar
ried virtually and virtuously.
• 'Vhe Southern editors recommended that the
cotton and tobacco crops be burned lest they
fall into onr hands. • Fir the same reason the
rebel armies might as well be burned with the
cotton and tobacoo.• •
A bleu:whir paper publishes that whiskey is
abundant and 'dear id that cito. This gross
falsehood is Manifestly the 'last desperate re
source—for gittirig 'together a quorum of the
Legislature. Some of•thii rebel women in
Nashville, when any of the liZsited States offs
eers piss them 'the:strAeli,"rustle their
dresses 'cif in fiercesearo, but they are very
careful, in doing so, to above a long reach of
ankles. The officers rather like it.
To CoaassPortnx.w2s.--The.dikodic . / . lfpna: •
gives the following excellent advice to
newspaper correspondents : 14) .. 0 not despise
any honest propitiation, howaymr small, in
dealing with yang editor. 'took to the
physical aspect of y:r manuscript, and
p'repaie your manuscriat, so neatly that It
shall &are instead of repel. 'Use good pens,
nice white paper and44o4y of it. Do not
emulate 'paper sparink*PcifiC whose chaotie
manuscript of the "Iliad,' written on the
hacks of old letters, still , remains in the
Dritish Iliusentrt. if your docuin ent'is slo
venly, the presumption is that its litterary
execution ie the same, Pope tone contrary
notivithstaidiUg. An editor's eye becomes
carnal, and is easily attracted by a comely
outside. If you really _wish to. obtaiit his
gaud will fur your production, do not first
tax his time for' deciphe!ing it, any more
than in visiting a millionaire to riolicita loam
you would begin by asking. him* to nay fU e r
the b;re of the carriage whibblakei you to
his door.
Sketch of FrederickOttrg.
Fredericksburg, now occupfed by Genera,'
McDowell's Division, is the chief town of
Spottsylvania county, in Virginia, and is situa
ted on the right bank of the Rappahannock
river, at the bead of tido water. it is between
fifty and sixty miles from Richmond by rail
load, and sixty-five miles by the turnpike, in
a northerly direction. Turnpike roads connect
it with Falmouth and Newport—the former by
a ferry across the Rappahannock—and another
turnpike leads through a wilderness to Orange
Couitliouge, where a railroad connects it with
Gordonsville. Tfis Anis itself is pleasantly
iit'itafed in a fertile valley, and has advantages
commerce add mitittfactures. The railroad
from Washington, Via Aquia creek, passes
through it, and thereby a large traffic and trade
'Was done previous to the rebellion. 'As the
glirough trains generally 'stoifped et' Fred
icliabiirg Station far about an' hour on each
trip, a not inconsiderable chance trade was
caused thereby in the immediate locality of
the depot. It is distant from Aquia creek by
railroad about fifteen miles, from which poidt
part of the Potomac river traffic used to be
carried to Fredericksburg.
A good canal had also been constructed from
the town to a point on the Rappahannock river
about forty miles above by which large quan
tities of wheat, flour and tobacco were received
for exportation. The river afforded extensive
water power, which, however, was not much
used, The hills in the neighborhood, varying,
in height from forty to one hundred feet,
abound. in fine granite and freestone. About
thirty years since the prospect of Fredericks
burg being a rapidly rising town was very
great; but it suddenly stopped in its prosperity,
and after, as it were, standing still for about
tWetity year? ' it gradually retrogaded in its
imphrtance. In 1890 its population numbered
'newly four thousand souls, and, in 1850, toil
years; after, it had only increased eighty-eight
persons—less than nine each year, and being
.ab sot two per cent. in a decade—a remarks.
bly small increase. Before the rebellion it
'Contained five churches, one orphan asylum,
'two 'seminaries, four newspaper offices, and
two banks.
The county in which Fredericksburg is situa.
ted has an area of four hundred square miles . .
The Rappahannock forms the boundary on the
northeast, the North Anna river on the south.
west, and the Mattapony rises within its lim
its. • The surface is diversified by hill and dale.
The soil is generally fertile in the vicinity of
the streams. 'Two gold mines were worked
wittia thesoßty in ,1850; and, as before stateil
freestone and granite are abundant. The canal
running northwest carries the river traffic far
above the falls, and the country is intersected
by (he Riehmoial and Potomac Railroad.—
Spottsyl seam Was oiganiied in 1720, and named
in honor of Alexander Spottswbod, at that time
Governor of Virginia. The capital
. g lA . n
county is Spottsylvania Court Rinine, a po et
village on the Po river, and situated over sixty
miles nearly due north from Richmond, with
which it is connected by a turnpike road. The
last return of the population gave nearly fif
teen thousand persons, over one-half of whom
were slaves.
The adjoining counties of Stafford and King
George run along on the opposite side of the
Rappahannock, and, together, have an area o r
four hundred and twenty-six miles. The sur
face of the soil is hilly, partially fertile, and
partially arid. Their united population, at
last returns, amounted to 13,975, over one
half of Whom 'Were slaves. Granite, freestone,
and gold have also been - found here—the ta•o
first in great quantities. The former is a very
old county, having been formed in 1675, and
named alter the English county of the same
denomination. The water-power and drainage
of Stafford are very good, and, if properly used,
would have been sources of weatb to the tit=
habitants of the neighborhood. The before . -
mentioned railroad also intersects Stafford
county. Fauquier county on its western bor
der. •
Toilet ef-an Arab Bride
An English lady has given some accounts of
life in the Eastern harems. Mere is something
about the toilet of a bride. On subsequent
and perservrng inquiry among Arab. Icdies,
found out how it was that the bride's face look
ed so lustrous. I learn that girls are prepared
for marrige with every great deal of ceremony.
There are women who make beautifying of
brides their especial profession. A w dow wo
man, named Angelina, is th e
, chief artiste in this
department of ah in Haifa. She uses her scis
sors and tweezers freely and skillfully to re
move superfluous flair, and trains the eyebrows
to an archea lipe, perfecting it with black pig
ments She prepares an adhesive plaster
very strong sweet gum, and applies it by ds
grees all over the body, letting it remain on
for a minute or more; then she tears it oflquiFk7
and brings away with it all the sole 140Vili
orliair, leaving the skin quite bare, with as
unnaturally blight arid polished appearance *
much admired by Orientals. The face requites
very careful manipulation. When women;have
once submitted to this process they look fright
ful if from time to
- time, they do not repeat it
for the hair never grows so soft and fine again-
Perhaps this; is one of the reasons why 'gel.
Arab women, who have quite given up all these
arts of adornment, look so haggard and witch:
like. In some instances this ordeal slightl;
irritates the akin, and perfumed sesame or oliva
oil is applied, or cooling lotions of elder flovier
water are used.
11 An lowa regiment has a role that any,
man who utters an oath shall read a chapter
in the Bible. Several have got nearly through
the om Testament. It is also stated of the .
Chaplin uf one of this regiments in service who
has been assisting in the Commissary Depart
ment in the capacity amok, that upon one oc
casion, having furnished father bad butter, qui
CoL Commanding threatere4 if he offet4i
ed again in like manner, that be would bo com
pelled to preach a sermon on the following:
Sunday!
General Pope is. building flatboats at New
Madrid, to transport his troops across the river
to the Tennessee abort.
In Mississippi the planters are, Piling their
cotton ready for firing.
General Pillow has gone to Richmond..
A despatch, dated,priew,Oricane i , March ~6.
says the Confederate stiaiier Waitlabia' has
foundered at sea with all on baud.