45# Wod& gilg: COUMIEVIA. P S4kTUB,DAT: MAY 30, 1863 galr'.2lo iitteiitiosrof the - /Ws . 'r is directed .n Me .idvertiitement of pr. Mark/ey's Easniy Nedieiraes folic ji)itsidlffiaiother Calusan of his paper, • r- - - This -.Offtie for Sale We - desirp,:to dispose of the Spy Office, Dud offer It for mils. It is well known as one of thelieifeountry Offices in the State. The Jobbing and Advertising 'custom is 4 rat-rata, and :increasing. The bubiness of the town is better to-day than it has been for years, and the Spy prospers according ly. The Circulation of the paper is, small, but may readily be doubled with little effort. For information apply at the Spy Office, or address SAMUEL WRIGLIT, Spy Office, IlFt9`Rev. C. Reimensnyder, of Chester Springs, will preach in the E. E. Lutheran Church to-morrow (Sunday) morning and evening, at the usual lamina. A- Card In behalf of the men and officers of Co. ''K," I33th •Regt. Penna. Vols., the sub scribers have been instructed to tender to the Borough authorities, 'Union League, La dies of the Soldiers' Aid Society and citizens 01. Columbia their sincere thanks for the warn-hearted welcome and bountiful and beautiful banquet which awaited them on their return home on Monday last. The kindness of their fellow citizens will ever be gratefully remembered. The kind attention ..f the ladies on the occasion calls for the warmest Acknowledgment. GEO. 11. - ERISMAN, Capt. Cu. K. GE4.. A. SOUDERS, Ist Lieut. •. S. li. ALantuur, 2d Lieut. " In my own LAO! 1 would tender regpect ful thanks to the ladies of the Soldier? Aid Society for the handsome cake presented we by them on the above occasion. . To the Citizens We are requested by the ladies of the SAdiers' Aid Society of Columbia, to return their sincere thanks to the citizens who so generously responded to their appeal fur contributions toward the collation provided for the returning volunteers of Co. "K," 135th Regt. P. V. Tea "CONTINENTAL."—The proprietor of this favorite temple of refreshment having returned from the service of his country, is now giting his entire attention ta placing his saloon on its old unrivaled footing. At 10 o'clock A. M. and 9 o'clock P. M. fie sets nut an appetizing lunch fur all comers, and will be happy to serve his friends to the beit of his ability. "Bowery" is a true patriot bind should receive the support of all union lovers of lager. Call at the 'J . ...0n tinental" and try the beverage. Wurr Moumtv.—Monday was a great day in Lancaster—and with our own reception of our gallant volunteers it was a great day in Columbia. As it was a holiday there were many friends of the boys from the country in town. beside some visitors from the line of the Reading end Columbia Rail road. There was a heavy live stock busi ness done by this road on Monday. About half-past three in the morning a train of eleven cars started front Columbia, having the Columbia Band aboard, fur Cocalico. It left that point to return at 6 o'clock, gather ing the pleasure seekers as it progressed westward, and when it reached Columbia the cars were full to overflowing. The reg- Uitn" Lancaster train of three oar. was crowded and the cars which brought the fes live crowd from the country were run as an extra train. The same trains returned in the evening, with the same jam of excur sionists. It was a new experience to most of our country friends—going to see "Joe" by rail—and they were highly delighted with the trip. We hear that the crowd in Lancaster was greater than has been known for many years. We may add that the Reading and Co lumbia Railroad is an immensely popular institution with the citizens along its line. They appreciate the benefit it is, and will increasingly be, to them. A heavy train of coal, lumber, dr.c., is run over the road every day, and the return freight of flour, grain, marketing, &0., is also already an important item. D. F. Griffith, Esq , has been ap pointed Transportation Agent for the road, a fact which insures the prompt and regular conduct of the fast increasing business of the road. A better selection could not have been made. The passenger business of the road is soon to have an important increase. With the opening of the Ephrata Mots stain Springs there will be a regular flow of tra vel to and from this popular watering place, which will be accommodated, we learn, by a second train each way daily. By-the-way: when is that long promised excursion to come off? We have bad sev eral visits from nor country cousins, and it seems to us time to be thinking about re turning the favor. Pleasant weather may be counted upon now, and the sooner we can get up a little pleasure trip the better. What Gaye Mr. Superintendent Crane? Let us bare our Whit Monday some other fine day. PROCEEDINGS or Cocscit..--A special meeting of Council was held May 22, 1863. Members present. Messrs. A ppold. Bogle, Denny, Hook, Herr, Shuman. Suurbeer and Breneutin. President. A communication was read from Jno. B. B ,obsean, chairman of Committee of Ar rangements, inviting Town Council to par ticipate in the reception to be given Capt. Eripman'e Company, upon their return home. Ov motion the invitation was unan imously accepted. Oa motion the time fa:snowing an abate ment of llve per cent. on taxes, was extended from June let to June 15th. Mr. Hook moved that the amount of taxes due on the old warehouse lot+ it the Basin. be transferred to the Penes. Rnilroaa Com. 'soy. Agreed iO. On 111114:41$ a IjOiltaltd. Otta Nils , Smear. Eloctsa.—On' Monday list in company With two of the most active of our School Directors, Messrs. Grove and Bogle ; and several citizens, we paid a visit to the new school building on Cherry street. We found the structure more nearly com pleted than we expected, and already in sufficiently forward oonditiOn to give a gen• eral idea of the character of the whole when ready fur use. It is a noble building —one of the largest and most coMpletefer the purpose iniliaState. -It is onikhundred feet in front on Cherry street, and seventy five feet in depth, three stories high, built of brick and corered with a slate roof. There are fifteen recitation rooms, six on each of the first two stories and three on the third. Ooe-half of the third story is in one noble room, 75 feet deep by about 44 wide, which will be used as a lecture room.— rhis is the finest room for the purpose in town. The recitation rooms are commodi otv, well lighted, heated by flees, well ven tilated and will be furnished with all the tppliauces of first-class school-rooms. A purtiun of the walls of each room will banish ed with a patent composition, of the color and hardness of slate which will serve as blackboards. The heaters are constructed on the safest plan, and the flues each con tain an inner flue of tin which prevents the ibsorption of heat by the surrounding brick work. Emit room has an entirely separate due, and all the flues are perfectly fire-proof. The passages run through the centre of the building front front to rear, and are ten feet in width, The stairways are at eith r end of the halls, very wide and of easy ascent.— The time necessary to complete this fine ed ifice may he reckoned by weeks, so there cannot be a doubt of its readiness to rece:ve the public schools next fall. Calualbia, Pa .1 s the structure now stands there is a "tiqqatness" of erect which will Le obviated when completed, as it is the intention to have the tower surmounted by a cupola in which will he hung a hell. The yard, which is roomy, will have a broad pavement in front, and eleven feet pavements on - each side leading to the rear. The grounds, we presume, will Le pl.inted with shade troos. GEO.' /I. ER29]SAN We have in our hands a communication inspired by the — new schoul house which we had intended giving this week, but the re ception ceremonies on the occasion of the return of our brave volunteers occupies so much room that we are obliged to defer it another week. Return of Captain Erisman's Company "E," 135th Regt. P. V. We announced last week that Captain Erisman's Company of the 135th Regiment Penna. Vols. would probably reach home about the middle of the present week. Ar rangements having been made for paying the Company off in Lancaster instead of Harrisburg, the boys came upon us rather unexpectedly on Monday afternoon. A tel. egram was received about noon announcing the departure of the Company from Harris burg in cars attached to the " Cumberland Valley Freight " This train is due hero nt 1.40 P. M., so that there was little time to call the poople together. The bells were immediate:y rung, and the Marshals and Committee set to work busily to prepare fur the reception. The line was formed on Lo oust street, and marched to Blacks where it bolted. The train arrived about 2 o'clock, and the boys alighted opposite the Basin, the train passing on with the two L•ncaster Companies who were cheered by the crowd. The Company was formed and marched to Black's, where the escort awaited, conduct ed by the Marshals, who placed the gallant soldiers in the line. Their arrival was greeted by a burst of cheering, and tbeir ranks ware alm Ist broken by the rush and greeting of friends. The procession then moved in the following order : Columbia. Fire Company with Hose Carriage Susquehanna Fire Company with Reel. Curupumy 135th Rev.. P. V. Citizens. The streets where exceelingly dusty, but the processi - on passed over the route an nounced, cheered everywhere, and welcomed by waving handkerchiefs on the part of the ladies, and aceompanied by aJarkr,e and en thusiastic crowd on the sidewalks. O.i ar . riving at the end of the route the line coun termarched on Second stre3t, and the Com pany being drawn up was ed by Rev. 11. It. Callaway, from the step of Esquire Brun:es office. We give in full the Soldiers!—returned soldiers of the Union, and of the great Army of the Potomac ! it is with no leigned feelings of emotion that I rise at the instance of the Union League, in their behalf and in behalf of the citizens of our town and Commonwealth, to extend to you a cor dial, heartfelt welcome—such a welcome as only true patriots can give to fellow pa triots who have been voluntarily battling for Constitutional liberty, for republican in stitutions, and for human treedom ! It may not be amiss, amid the gratulations of the hour, to review in brief the history of the Army of the Potomac, and your connec tion with that army. But as its career passes before us as in panoramic view- now muster ing its forces, and under the cry of o on to Richmond " rushing with imprudent haste upon the strong-bold of .4 Bull Run," then re coiling panic stricken, and lying panting and prostrate in the fortifications of Washington; now again organizing for months and months in sight of the terrible quaker guns of Mon son's Hill, then heroically marching on Mar.- hen It was known that the enemy bad fled; now entrenching before Yorktown, then storming the fortifications of Williamsburg; now sickening and dying in the swamps of the Chickabominy, then victoriously fighting its way to the healthier, and securer banks of the James, under the protection of the Pennsylva nia bake-ovens" dealt out by the almost Omnipresent Navy now recoiling again, divi ded, weakened and hard pressed to the deism ces of our Capitol, then shattering the com bined strength of its desperate foe in the san guinary conflict of t• Antietam;" now killing time in the-vicinity of the Potomac, then (undaunted by disappointments and delays) dashing itself with a heroism rarely known in war, against the almost impregnable entrench ments of Fredericksburg; now checked by the elements (in other words stock in the mud), then under its present indomitable leader "Fighting Joe,, e' throwing itself in front and rear of Lee; dragging and driving him from his strcingbold and shattering blo forces on the bloody field of Chancellorsville—a loss inter. gated spectator might find blending together, the tear, the smile and the about. But who Columbia Band. Borough Authorities. School Board. C .mmittee or Arrangements ADDRESS or WCI.O .3lg will say, considering the desperate character of, Its foe and the war it has been waging in defence of the life:centre of the 40. called ".Confederacy," that the Army of the Potomac has not covered itself with glory 3. We should feel ourselves recreant sons of noblo sires, if we did riot feel that it bad endeared - itself to us hysvehat it has dared, suffered and done; and by the great lessons it has taught us. First atilt ; by the Army of the Potomac, Washington—beleaguered all round with Tees son—has - been - rendered thus far secure. Again; it bee not only held a very large por -lion-of—the army of the Rebellion—with its leaders— In Eastern Virginia. while the power of the Nation has triumphantly advanced on more propitious gelds, but it has by its re peated onsets greatly weakened and shattered that army. Again; By its changing com mando, and divided councils, we have been led to appreciate the -difficulties of the Adatinis. tration in procuring the right men for the right places ; and besides, by its varied fortunes and misfortunes, we have been made to com prehend the magnitude of Rebellion, and to prepare for its overthrow. But the great lesson taught us—under God —by this great army is yet to be told. We have been led step by step up to a stand.point from which is presented clearly to view the secret, both of the power and weakness of our enemies; and a Beauregard, a Jackson, and a Lee have been Gud's rods, by which he has been lashing us to the destruction of the false, and the substitution of the true . 4 corner-stone" of American Institutions. True, we had a vague impression, that equality in creation, and certain rr rights—among which were life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness "—were guaranteed to ull men ; and that cc to secure these rights governments are instituted among men ;" and that these formed the true basis of civil liberty. We remembered that our fathers co thought, so proclaimed, and so taught us; but we had gradually, and almost imperceptibly, fallen into the fatal error, that Freedom and Slavery might continue to coex ist in the same government, and yet our insti tutions be secure. Our Southern neighbors startled us by the announcement that our fathers were mlsteken ; that they were old fogies ; that Freedom tree no!, but that Sla very was the true basis of Government. And while they taught us the false, they also taught us the true lesson—the lesson which we have been slow to learn, but up to wbich every laggard is yet to be brought—that Liberty and Slavery cannot continue to coex ist in the same government; that they are antagonisms • that they must be separated, or the one or th e other be overthrown; and they have driven us to the alternative of choosing between the two. In contemplating the process by which this alternative has been forced upon us, in con nection with its anticipated results, 1 am for cibly reminded of the odd, yet instructive his tory of the " Philistines " and " Samson "—a history which, in its leading features is being re-enacted in our own times; a history the very language of which, with a little change, may be applied to the crisis through which we have been passing. For the former do not inaptly represent the champions of Despotism and slavery, nor the latter the powerful, but misguided guardians of the ark of our freedom. Like Samson we felt secure in our strength, and vainly supposed that—though menaced— we could, even without the ordinary applian ces of power, awe our enemies into submiss ion and acquiescence. But they had been tampering—through their " Delilahs "—with the secret of our strength; and finally they sent (and strange to say, from one of the great States of the North) to the Temple of our Lib erties a great charmer, who sat then as a Priestess of the God of Despotism ; and whilst the great North, as in the madness of a love passion was made to repose upon her lap, we were shorn of our " Locks," "and she began to afflict " us ; " and" (in her hypocrisy) "she said the Philistines be upon thee ! ' ss And " we "awoke out of sleep and said " we if will go out as at other times before and shake ourselves, and" we " %Ist not that the Lord was departed from " us. And they took us and sought to put out our eyes, and to bind us with fetters of brass," and make us to grind in the Prison house." " Howbeit " our locks. " began to grow after" that we were "shaven." "Then the lords of the Philis tines gathered themselves together for to offer a great sacrifice unto" slavery " their God, and to rejoice : for they said our God bath de livered our enemy into our hands." "And the people they praised their God: for they said our God bath delivered into our bands our enemy." And it came to pass that the lords of these I hilistines gathered themselves together (and while we were yet in our weak ness and blindness) they erected to themselves a temple of despotism, and made its two great " middle pillars " Slavery, and Cotton, and entered into it, and called on us to make " sport" for them. But, fortunately, the Lord had not so far departed from us as to leave us entirely bolpless. By the great strength, and delays, of the Army of the Potomac, oar "Locks" have had time to " grow " and in connection with repentance, and moral revolu tion at home, the Lord has been returning to us, and has been restoring our strength and sight ; and as our strength and sight have been returning, we have been steadily groping our way to the " Pillars " of their Temple ; and we have already grasped these Pillars with the two great hands of the Nation—the Army and the Navy—" the one with" the "right ' hand, and the other with" the " left" and we are bowing ourselves with our " might," and their Temple already topples to its fall. Not to crush us beneath its ruins; for we are pre paring to " stand from under," and to build up upon those ruins, on sure foundations, one grand National Temple of Liberty, into which the Nation shall gather, and form one grand National Union League, so strong as never to be broken, though the combined powers of earth should assail it ! The Nation has been slow to learn these great lessons, and to prepare for these great results; and by the apparent misfortunes of our great army, God has been educating and pre paring us. Thus the country at home has held back the army in the field, and vitae God has not intended that its dispatch should forestall these results, he has been preparing the way for the glorious consummation. With that great army you, Company K, of the one hundred and thirty-fifth, have been honorably connected. True, you have parti cipated in but few of its active campaigns. About six months you have been on detached service in or near the defences of Washington, there to learn by drill and exercise the science of war, an education of no small labor. For the last three months you have been connec ted with it on the Rappahannock, and under its present indomitable leader, " Fighting t Joe," participated in the fierce and bloody conflicts of Chancellorville. In the service you have rendered, Providence (so far as your personal safety was concerned) seems to have favored you, and you return to your homes with comparatively unthinned ranks. But you have stood in your lot, done your duty, and been honorably discharged. We cannot forget your self sacrificing devotion to your country, in volunteering in her service. You have lived in our hearts while away in the field. When privations and sacrifices have befallen us at home, we have thought of the soldier in the field ; and the thought has bushed the murmur and the sigh. When we have retired to our soft, warm couches of rest at night, and gathered the warm covering abort us, we have thought of the soldier stretched upon his blanket on the damp ground, performing prodigies of valour in his dreams, and waking to enact them in actual conflict. When on beaded knee we have prayed for those at home, we have implored the God of battles to speak unto the soldier, and say, "Fear not for I am thy shield!" And how often has the thought been pressed upon us, that we might never hail your safe return! and our besets have saddened at the thought. But now we see you, and bid you a hearty, a whole-gaoled we:come home again l Not— possibly—never to march again, for it may be that the fire of Patriotism may born so fiercely, that restless to renew the strife we may be called again to cheer you to the scene of conflict ; or it may be to bare you accom pany us. Bat, fellow Patriots, we bid you welcome for other reasons than what you have dared, suffered, and dose. We bidyou wel come for your influence at borne. True, we have sometimes (net often thank God) met with the returned soldier with whose senti ments and influence we could welt have dis pensed. In such cases the suspicion tuts been forced upon us,that they were cowards on the held, and had .been hishonorably discharged from.the service. But when we hail, those who have served out their term and been hon orably discharged, we expect better things. Taking for granted that in volunteeriifg, they counted the cost, and that having served their country, they are prepared to sink party,and privation, and - suffering into patriotism, we expect, whenever and wherever we meet a roturned soldier, to bail a champion for the Government, and for the Administration. And palsied be the tongue, that seeks by instill ing the poison of treason, to rob the soldier of his crown! We welcome you that you may unite with us, to stifle the hiss of the serpent —to hush the voice of treason—and to un nerve the arm that is uplifted at home against its Government. The great loyal North is learning to forget party strife, and is banding together, heart to heart, and hand to hand, as one grand reserve and support to the armies in the field, and to hold itself in readiness to march at the call of its country, to share with them the glory of the conflict, and of final victory ! We welcome you, that you may cheer our hearts, strengthen our bands, become our teachers in the science of war, and by all proper means to aid us in the good work. Finally—we welcome you to honor you! Some two years ago, whilst I yet lived in Maryland, a"patriot band met in the old town of St. Michaels. Patriot ladies bad purchased a beautiful flag—'t was not the Rebel rag—and the purpose of this meeting was to spread It to the breeze, as the emblem of our Loyalty. The honor of raising that flag was conferred on the few remaining "old defenders" of 1812. Their children, and children's children were there, and as we looked on those white haired men while with a " vim " they raised it aloft, displaying within its opening folds " the Stars and the Stripes," you may well think that it was with feelings of reverence, as well as emotion, that we looked upon them. Your presence excites in us like emotions to day. But let me say to you, that when the roar of artillery shall have died ayvay, and the shout of battle is hushed; when the smoke is all cleared away from the heavens and the cohorts of the Nation shall have returned home in triumph to cultivate the arts of peace; when the Tree of Liberty tnow a little seared) shall have taken deeper root, and spread out its branches o'er all the land ; and the Nation, with its children an't children's children, shall gather beneath its shade, to celebrate the First or the Second Declaration of our Independence on the fourth of July, or the first of January (as the case may be) the first written by Thomas Jefferson—the second by Abraham Lincoln—be assured that you will then realize amid those repeated, festive coronations of the Nation's freedom, and in the Nation's benediction, that these feelings of reverence, and honor, bad but deepened with tune. And when you come to die, you may not be able to bequeath those you leave behind the legacy of wealth, but you can then bequeath to them a patriot's blessing, a country, and a government, and feel that for these you fought, and perilled your lives. And :n that hour, may God grant you—not only the sweet con sciousness of having defended your country in the hour of its peril, but also of having de fended the 4; Faith." And in passing away, may it be to find a patriot's grave, and the Christian's Heaven 1 Again, and finally, in behalf of the Union League, and of your fellow citizens we bid you welcome! On the conclusion of Mr. Callaway's nd dress, which was enthusiastically received. the band struck up " Home Again," and the company was marched into the Hall to partake of the collation prepared by the Ladies of the "Soldiers Aid Society." A reply to the address of welcome was unfor tunately prevented by the iudispositiou of etptarn Erisman, who was scarcely able to take part in the ceremonies of reception. In spite of the short notice the tables pro. pared by the ladies were a wonder of beauty and profusion. Three tables were laid—two tho entire length of the H tll—and the ar rangement was perfect in point of taste, and both fur variety and plenty unsurpassed by anything of the kind ever gotten up in Co lumbia. The justice done the repast by the boys testified their appreciation. The ladies deserve the thanks of the citizens for their prompt action, and the handsome result. At the conclusion of the feast Capt. Erie man was presented with a handsome Cake on the part of the ladies of the Society by their President, Mrs. J. G. Hess, and Rev. Mr. Callaway received a like compliment— the ladies in this case being represented by Chief Marshal Goo. W. Haldeman, who tendered the cake in a felicitous little speech, which was happily responded to by the re cipient of the gift. After all had partaken of the-delicacies, the expectant youngsters were admitted to the Hall, and were feasted to repletion. In spite of a number of adverse influences, chief among which were the short notice of the hour of arrival, and the absence of a large number of our citizens, particularly members of the different Fire Companies, io Lancaster participating in the festivities of Whit Monday, the reception of Captain Erisman's Company was one of the most successful and creditable public displays that has ever taken place in our borough.— The boys are delighted with their reception, and one and all pronounce it everything that they could desire. The members of the Company look well, and with few exceptions are in robust health. We regret that Capt. Erisman has suffered since the exposure and fatigue of the late battle from a prostrating fever, which, how ever, is happily gradually disappearing.— The boys proceeded to Lancaster on Wed nesd.ty. where they were paid off. They are noble fellows, and return from the war imbued with the feeling that this accursed rebellion must be put down at any and every cost. All honor to their patriotio devotion! Pennsylvania Reserves Brig.-Gen. Crawford has been relieved by an ord. r •f the War Department from the !Waite. y Commission, and assigned to duty under Altijor Geo. Reintzelman, fur the com mand of the division known as the Pennsyl vania Reserves. Gen. Seymour takes the place of Gen. Crawford in the Commission. The assignment was made at the request of the Governor of Pennsylvania. in considera tion of Gen. Crawfurd'e former efficient ser vices and fine soldierly qualities. Ile was with Anderson during the bombardment of Fort Sumter. with Banks in the Shenandoah Valley and Cedar Mountain. and while com manding the first division after Mansfield fell, was severely wounded at Antietam. We find the above paragraph going the rounds of our exchanges. We have the beet authority for contradicting the statement.— Neither Brig. Gen. Crawford nor any other Brigadier General has been assigned to the command of our gallant Reserves. When they again take the field they will probably furnish from their own field officers bisth Di vision and Brigade commanders—they cer tainly will if gallant sod meritorious ser vice be properly rewarded- MURDER IN MASIETVA.--Yelltel4ly after. noon the quiet citizens of Marietta were star. tied and horrified by the report that a cold blooded murder had been committed in their midst. The report proved to be true. The facts, awe have collected them from a re sponsible . .source, are as follows : The victim of the murder was Charles Bra dy, who kept a restaurant along the river shore, and was highly respected as a citizen. lie was last seen on Saturday niltiti when it was understood by his sister and others that he was coming to Lancaster. This fact dis armed any suspicion that would have other wise arisen from his place of business being closed on Monday, but on Tuesday his sister became uneasy at his protracted absence, and in the afternoon the door was forced, when he was found dead behind the counter, with two wounds on his bead. sufficient to have caused his death. One of them, on the back part of the head, had evidently been inflicted by a hatchet or axe, the skull being laid open for some inches and the brain exposed; the other looked as if it had been inflicted with the pole of the hatchet or axe. From the position in which the body was found, it is supposed that he was stooping down, in the act of drawing a glass of beer or ale, when the assassin struck him on the head. There was standing on the counter a glass of beer and a glass of ale partly drunk, from which it is inferred that there were two per sons present participating in the tragedy. Deceased was found lying on his face, with his boots of. The removal of the boots is ex plained by the fact that Mr. Brady was known to have money, at least $3OO, which he carried in his boat, and to secure this was doubtless the object of the findish deed. Deputy Coroner Brown, of Maytown, held an inquest on the body last evening, when Dr. Houston made the post mortem examination. A. verdict was rendered in accordance with the facts as stated: We understand that two or three parties have been arrested on suspi cion, the circumstantial evidence pointing strongly to one of them, but, for the present, we forbear entering into the details, hoping that the guilty authors of such a diabolical decd will be brought to justice.—Express Mop 27. Mr. Brady was well known to many of our citizens, having learned his trade—tinning— with Mr. Johas Rumple, of this place. **r The lady who called at our office yes terday, is requestud to call again, as we wish to obtain her name, so as to be able to in form the people who it was that brought ns that box of Bryan's Pulmonio Wafe'rs, for it relieved us of a very severe cough in a few hours. WAR NEWS. The Great Achievement on the Mis sissippi. Official Details of the Battles at Baker's Creek and Big Black River Bridge— The Rebels Driven Back to Vicksburg with the Loss of One Hundred Piecei of Artillery— Successful Operations of Gen. Sherman— Eight Thousand Prisoners Taken—The Victory Complete. Wasniscrow, May 24, 18G3. Tho following official details of the battle of Black river have been received:— Maim - us. Tenn., May 23 —11:30 A. M. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War: The following despatch has been received at these headquarters, and is forwarded, as requested:— S. A. Ilustrn, Major General. TIIE BATTLE OF BAKER'S CREEK REAR or VICKSBURG, May 20-6 A. M. lion. E• M• STANTON, Secretary of War:— General Grant won a great and moment• cue victory over the rebels, under General Pemberton, on the Jackson and Vicksburg road, at Baker's creek, on the 16th inst. Pemberton had a most formidable posi tion on the crest of a wooded bill, over which the road pause longitudinally. He had about twenty-five thousand men. The battle began at eleven o'clock in the morning, and was gained at four o'clock in the afternoon. Its brunt was borne by Gen. [lovers division, of General McClernand's corps, and by Generals Logan's and Crock er's divisions, of General McPherson's corps. Hovey attacked the bill and hold the greater part of it till two o'clock in the afternoon, when, having lost sixteen hundred men, he was succeeded by Generals Boomer's and Holmes' brigades, of Crocker'', division, by which the conflict eras ended in that part of the field. Boomer lost'five hundred men. Logan operated on the right, and cut off the enemy's direct retreat, so that he was compelled to escape by his right Sank through the woods. Logan lost four hun- dred killed and wounded. We took about two tt.ousand prisoners. THE BAT ME OF BIG BLACK BRIDGE On the 17th, advancing to the Big Black, we fought Pemberton again at the Bridge there and captured three thousand more prisoners. Ile fought in rifle pits, protected by a difficult bayou, full *of abattia. General Lswlees brigade, McClernand'a corps, charged the rifle pits magnificently, and took more prisoners than their own numbers. Pemberton burned his bridge, and returned to Vicksburg with only three cannon out of sixty that he had taken out. INVESTMENT OF VICKSBURO. Building four bridges over the Big Black, General Grant arrived before the town on the evening of the 18th, and now holds it closely invested. lie had opened a line of supplies via Chickasaw Bayou, having out the town off from Haines' Blatt which is abandoned by tho enemy, and whioh Gen eral Grant will occupy. . There was sharp fighting through the day yesterday. General Steel won and bolds the upper bluff. and the enemy's upper water batteries, and gets water from the Missiuippi. General Sherman's corps lost yesterday five hundred killed sod wounded. General McPherson. who holds the cen tre, lost little, as did General McClernand, who holds the left. The gunboats kept the er emy . alert dar ing the night, and probably the town will be carried to-day. There are from fifteen to twenty thousand men in it. OP FRATIONS ON THE YAZOO RIVER. The Reports from Cairo—lba Union Forces Reported in Full Possession utHaines' and Chickasaw Bluffs—Capture of One Hun dred Guns and Eight Thousand Prisoners by Gen. Sherman, &o. Ceuta, May, 24, 1883. It is reported that Han. Sherman has tak en Haines' and Chickasaw Bluffs, with eight thousand prisoners, one hundred guns, and ammunition and commissary stores. The prisoners were paroled and sent across the Yazoo. Another report says those points were evacuated and Sherman took quiet posses- I= Gen. Grant attacked the upper batteries of Vicksbarg Sunday, while the gunboats attaoked the water batteries Tuesday ; the upper batteries were captured and turned on the water batteries. The paroled prisoners who were brought across from Vicksburg, say our forces have possession of the entire line of outer fortifi cations, and rebel officers tell their men since the capture of Haines' Bluff that there was no chance of escape. The rebel force is estimated from twenty thousand to thirty thousand. The wildest oonflision existed among them. Officers were unable to keep the line of battle. The Empress, the last boat up, says when she left, Wednesday evening, the firing bad ceased. There is no doubt but that the rebels surrendered. Gen. Blair reached Chickasaw Bluffs on Tuesday, and was sent down for rations. The federal loss is reported heavy. SUMMARY OF EVENTS Telegram from Assistant Adjutant General Rawlins. REAR OR VICKSBURG, May 20, 1863. The Army of the Tennessee landed at Brulensburg on the 30th of April. On the Ist of May we fought the baffle of Port Gibson, and defeated the rebels under Gen. Bowen, whose loss in killed, wounded and prisoners was at least fifteen hundred, and lose in artillery five pieces. On the 12th of May, at the battle of Ray mond, the rebels were defeated with the loss of eight hundred. On the 14th of May we defeated General Joseph E. Johnson, and captured Jackson with a loss to the enemy of four hundred, besides immense stores and manufactures and seventeen pieces of artillery. On the 16th of May we fought the bloody and deeisire battle of B.iker's creek, in which the entire force at Vicksburg, under Gen. Pemberton, was defeated, with the loss of twenty-nine pieces of artillery and four thousand men. On the ITth of May we defeated the same force at the Big Black river bridge, with the loss of two thousand six hundred men and seventeen pieces of artillery. - On the 18th of May we invested Vicks burg closely. To-day Gen. Steele oarried the rifle pits on the north of the city. The right of the army rests on the Missis sippi, above Vicksburg. Jens A. RAWLINS, Assistant Adjutant General. THE LATEST REBEL ACCOUNTS. UNITED STATES FL.4.04111P MINNESOTA. OFF NEWPORT Mars, May 24, 1803, [lon. GIDEON \Yew!, Secretary of the Navy S/R-At half i past eight o'clock this morn.: ing the steamer James Brooks came down from City Point, with six hundred and twen ty paroled prisoners, including eighty officers and crew of the Indianoala. The Richmond laquirer of the 22d inst., h is the following under the telegraphic news head: MOBILE, May 21, 1863 The special reporter of the Advertiser and Register, at Jackson, sends the latest news from Vicksburg down to Tuesday night. In Saturday's fight we lost thirty pieces of artillery, which were spiked and aban doned.. On Sunday the Foderals advanced to take the Big Black bridge. They crossed higher up and took us in the rear, when the bride was burned and the works abandoned.— Lose heavy. Vicksburg is closely besieged, Me enemy etas. ing in on every side- General Loring has assumed carnmand at Jackson. No official confirmation has been received here of the crossing of Big Black by the rodent's, or of the destruction of the bridge and abandonment of the works. Private despatches from Jackson up to the 22d say nothing of these events. LATESC FROM VICKSBURG. Everything Going Well up to the 22d—Oar 2roops Encircle the Town—The Gunboats Stilt at Work—Capture of Six Thousand Prisoners and Seventy -four Pieces of drol lery, c 0 c., cEe. Mauems, Toon.. 11:30 A. 21., May 25. Major General EL W. IIALLECK, Gen eral-in-chief: The luminary is just up from Vicksburg. No official despatches are brought by her. Lyford the ordioance officer writes under date of the 22d, 9 o'clock,a m. "Our loss is not very heavy for the posi- tion we have gained. "The rebels make a firm resistance. I think we shall have the place to morrow. "We completly onoircle the town. and our men to-night have their colors planted on the enemy. works, and are lying on the exteriot slope. "The gun and mortar boats are in front of the town working away. dik"Our captures thus far are about six thou.,- and prisoners and 74 pieces of artillery, 1101110 of which have been destroyed. "Gen. Grant is in good spirits. "If we take Vicksburg, we shall take a bout 15,000 prisoners, with Pemberton, tte. (Signed) B. C. LYFORD." S. 4. HURLBUT. MajorHeneraL Naval Operations at Vicksburg. Capture of Haim? Bluff, with Ando= Forts, Gans and Camp Equipage iis good order—Bombardment do City. Wsentitaroe, Msg 25.—The following has been stosived at the Navy Department` Cue°, ILL., any 25, 1863.—T0 the liont. Gideon Welles, &ore . tary of the Navy;. The following diepatob bas knit been 7 receired. - A. M. Partarpcz,, Fleet Captain, Mississippi Squadron. ELAOSHIP //SLACK gA.wr; BAINIte BLIMP, Yazoo Rivas, May 20,1863.—T0 the lion. Gideon Wellee, Secretary of the .Navy: On• the marniug'of the 15th I came over to the Yazoo river. to be ready to co-operate with General Grant.. leaving two of the iron•clads at Red river, one at Grand Gulf, one at Carthage, three at Warrenton. and two in the Yazoo, which loft ma a small , force.— Still I disposed of them to tha best 'advent. age. On the 18th. at meridian...firing...wag heard in the rear of Vicksburg, which as. cured me that Gen. Grant was approaching the city. The cannonading was kept up furroosly fur some time, when by the aid of. glasses. I discovered a company of our artillery ad— 'analog, taking a pisition, and drivioLtho rebels before them. I immediately said that GeneralSherman'es division had come into the left of, Snyder'.. Bluff, and that place had heed cut off from. joining the forces in the city. I dispatched: the De Kalb, Lieutenant Commander Wal ker, the Choctaw, Lieutenant Commander• Ramsey, and the Romo, Petrel and Forest Rose, all under command of Lieutenant Commander Breeze, up the Yazoo, to to. open communication in that way with Gen-• erale Grant and Sherman. This I succeeded in doing, and in'th'ree• hours received letters from Generals Grant,. Shormbn and Steel, informing use of their vast sucoess, and asking me to send previa sons, which was at once done. In the meantime Lent. Com. Walker' in the De Kalb, pushed on to Haines' Bluff.. which the enemy commenced evacuating the day before, and a party remained be hind in hopes of taking away or destroying the large amount of ammunition on hand. When they saw the gunboats they ran, and left everything in good order--guns forts, tents, end equipage of all kiuds— which fell into our hands. As soon as the capture of Haines' Bluff and fourteen forts was reported to me, I shoved up the gun boats from below Vicksburg to fire at the batteries, which fire was kept up for two or three hours. At midnight they moved up to the town and opened on it for about an hour, and con tinued at intervals during the night to an noy the garrison. On the 19th I placed six mortars in posi tion, with orders to fire night and day as rapidly as they could. The works at Haim' Bluff are formida ble. There are fourteen of -the heaviest kind of mounted eight and ten-inch and seven and a half inch rifled guns; with am munition enough to last a lung siege. As the gun carriages might again fall in to the hands of the enemy I had them burnt, blew up the magazine, end destroyed thus works generally. I also burned up the en-• camptuents, which were permanently and remarkably well constructed, looking as if the rebels intended to stay for some time. These works and encampments covered. many acres of ground, and the brtifieatione and the rifle pits proper of Haines' Bluff ex tend about a mile and a quarter. Such a network of defences I never saw. The rebels were a year constructing them, and all were rendered useless in an hour.— As soon as I got through with the destruc tion of the magazines and other works, I started Lieut. Coin. Walker up the Yazoo river, with a sufficient force to destroy all the enemy's property in that direction, with orders to proceed as far as Yazoo city, where the rebels have a navy yard and store house. In the meantime General Grant has closely invested Vicksburg, and has possession of the best commanding points. In a very short time a general assault will be made, when I hope to announce that Vicksburg has fallen, after a series of the most brilliant successes that ever attended an army. There has never been a case dur ing the war when the rebels have been to successfully beaten at all points, and the patience and endurance shown by our army and navy for so many months is about to be rewarded. It is a mere question of a few hours, and then, with the exception of Port Hudson, which will follow Vicksburg, the Mississippi will be open its entire length. Signed, D. D. BORTZR, Acting Rear Admiral Commanding the Mississippi Squadron. CONWILSSIONS AND ILXPIININ/IDI 07 •N INVALID. Published for the benefit, and •• a warning and a caution to young men wbo suffer from Nervous De bility, Premature Decay of Manhood, etc., supplying at the came time the means of caffeine. by one Who has cured himself after being put to great expense and injury through medical humbug and quackery. By enclosing a postpaid addressed envelope, kifili/e comes may be bade( the amber. NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, Fog., May 24:63-1y Bedford. Kings County, N. Y. 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