~je cattt~ # erittellgeitcer ego. SANDERSON, EDITOR. A. SANDERSON, Associais: LANQABTES; _PA., CIROULATiON;*(OOe.COPIIIIIt 4‘ , J Pazao2,oo peria*tim .IN/* 00.'8 Assigirsurnso MEM, Ili Nan= anno areNtgesda - fer 84028/eseow, and the - most influential and largest Nag Newspapers in the United States and the Camden.— VW are authorized to contract for us at our /mast rotes sir 4. B. Passum, the American Newspaper Agent, N. Z. corner Fifth and :Chestnut. Streets, Philadelphia, is authorised to receive subscriptions and advertisements for 4181Spatier,At.our.i.o_west be re. girded as payments. JON= WZBathea ADVEILTIBMG AGMS is located at N 0.60 North sth street. Philadelphia. He is authorized to receive advertisements and subscriptions for The Lancaster "Et. FL AG_ Now our flag is flung to the wild winds free, Let it float o'er our father land, And the guard of its spotless fame shall be Columbia's chosen band. THE WAR IN VIRGINIA Several brisk skirmishes during the last week enlivened the steady progress of affairs on the soil of Virginia. The conflict of recon noitering parties and attacks upon picket guards, are the usual prpliminaries to a more terrible shock of arms. The attack upon the battery at Acquia Creek is a movement of more importance. The reduction of that po sition is a necessary step in the contemplated ooncentrie advance upon Richmond. The Secessionists evidently appreciate the value of that post, and our flotilla discovered, after a hot engagement, that the battery could only be captured by a land attack. The opposing forces are in such close proximity that a gen eral battle may be precipitated by either party at any moment. Gen. SCOTT evidently designs to compel the evacuation of Harper's Ferry, as an army of Pennsylvanians fully ten thousand strong is concentrated at Chambers burg, whither Major General PATTERSON re paiied on Sunday last to assume command, while a strong force from Ohio is advancing from the West. If the Rebels mean tofight at Harper's Ferry, they will, doubtless, have an opportunity offered during the present week. THE CASE OF MERRYIIIAN JOHN MERRYMAN, a prominent citizen of Baltimore county, Maryland, was recently ar rested upon the charge of having participated in the burning of bridges on the Northern Central railway, and incarcerated in Fort Mc- Henry. Upon application to Judge TANEY a writ of habeas corpus was issued requesting General CADWALADER to produce the body of MERRYMAN and show cause why he should be detained. General CADWALADER refused to appear, but sent word to the Chief Justice that he was authorised by the President of the United States to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in such cases, and in the exercise of the discretionary power thus reposed in him, he declined obedience to the order. The Judge then directed a writ of attachment to issue against the General, commanding him to ap pear and answer for contempt, which the United States Marshal was unable to serve— whereupon Judge TANEY made the statement which appears in another column. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS The order of the Secretary of War, says the Carlisle Herald, giving the appointment of the volunteer company officers to the Governor, and no Lieutenants to be appointed who are over twentytwo years of age, is as absurd as it is unjust, and - is calculated to make the volunteer service exceedingly unpopular. In the regular service, where officers very often get grey before they reach the grade of Captain, it may be well enough to start early in life.— But volunteer officers expect to retire to private life when their term of service expires, and are therefore not in the line of promotion. It is proper enough that Field and Staff Officers should be appointed by the Commander in- Chief;.but, when citizens become soldiers for a time, and submit themselves to the command of company officers, those officers, as a matter of right, should be of their own selection. MILITARY MOVEMENTS Major General PATTERSON, with his Aids, passed through this city, on Sunday last, on their way to Chambersburg. The train also contained the "Independent Rangers," Capt. Wm. McMullen, of Philadelphia. The Ist Pennsylvania Regiment passed through York on its way to Cambersburg, on Sunday last. In this Regiment are the Lan caster Fencibles and Jackson Rifles of this city. The New York Seventh Regiment has re turned home—having only volunteered for thirty days. BEEF FOR THE ARMY Mr. [lnca MAHER, of Chicago, 111., is the lowest bidder to furnish the beef wanted for the Army. He will deliver it in Pennsylva nia at $3,90 live weight, and iu Washington at $4,48 per hundred pounds. This is considerably less profit than GEORGE M. Lettmert & Co., expected:to make at $8 per hundred pounds live weight. THE RIGHT TALK The proclamation of Major General Meam,- LAND to the inhabitants of Western Virginia, states that the Federal Government abstained from crossing into Virginia till after the elec. lion, lest it should be inferred that they proposed to interfere with the free exercise of the right of suffrage. He says that Federal troops were called for to protect the citizens, and that the rights of all kinds of property will be respected. Should any slave insurrection take place it will be crushed with an iron hand. He mills upon the citizens to arm for the defence of the United States. MORE ARRESTS EX -Governor PRATT, of Maryland, was ar rested at Annapolis, on Friday evening last, by order of the Government, and taken to the Washington Navy Yard. It is also rumored that Ex-Governor Lows has likewise been arrested. HON. WM. M. MEREDITH. We learn from Forney's Press that this gentleman bas been tendered and accepted the appointment of Attorney General of Penn kylvania, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Pnrviance. The Governor could not have made a better selection. Mir Has the Carlisle Volunteer out our eel quaintance ? We have not seen a copy of it for the last four weelov. What is the matter ? Rep arszasow Dens is now at Richmond, and linnerallilistrizosin at ?demphis, Ten- MOM 1 -f- itATlis - -13UPPLIZIF.Vtili-11611Ne' Under this head the Philadelphia Inquirer has the following allusion to a bill 0f,5V. ! ,585, from Messrs. Frowenfeld & Broi., heavy wholesale _clothiers, of Pittsburgh. After' `11) ilittle \ ta - tie.511.94 of-JAltubed & Higgins "lof.'lsoarding atf Har ieburg, .and putting up *a*" the /4 — rrer Proceeds: This is quite a email bill, and we have not elkslightest doubt 1 . pArfectlyclentih -one, yet a member of the ffirm was required to swear to it, and the Quarter Master General to certify it; in fact, it is shingled over with endorsements, and Lambert & Higgins for their_petty.bill for boarding,ftypear to have been put through the utmost rigor of official formality. Immediately preceding this bill is one from E." - Frowenfeld — & - Bros.;""for — uniforms and pantaloons, amounting to ($22,585) . twenty. two thousand five hundred and eighty five dollars. Now we disclaim all personal- refer , ence to this firm. (We do not know who they are or where they are.) They are neither _in the Philadelphia Directory nor in Boyd's Directory of the State, so far as we have been able to discover. There is therefore no per— sonal feeling in our reference to their bill, but we take it as a part of a public record. This large bill, coming as it does in immediate con nection'with a small one sworn and certified, challenges scrutiny in search of similar forms of care and caution with reference to itself. But we do not find that E. Frowenfeld & Bros. were compelled or required to make affidavit to their account of over twenty-two thousand dollars, as Lambert was to hie of less than nine dollars. Nor do we find the certifi cate of the _Quartermaster General ; but in place of the so rigid forms, our lynx. efed examiners of petty bills appear to have been satisfied with the endorsement of Chas. M. Neal, Agent. Let us pass this agent for a moment to look closely at the bill. It is for 2,085 uniforms at $lO 347 pairs of pantaloons at $5 4, 1861:, The first remark of a business man upon this account will be its " glittering general— ities" in the item of "uniforms." The un— initiated would suppose this embraced every article, from the brass letter on the soldier's cap to his rickety shoes, including sack, pan— taloons and overcoat. But there is internal evidence in the other bills that it does not include either shoes, cape or overcoats. It comes down, then, to the bare sacks and pan taloons, and we are left in some doubt, by a separate charge for pantaloons, whether it even includes the latter. Let it be conceded, however, that it does, and there is exposed a charge of ten dollars each for over two thous— and uniforms, which should be furnished of good quality for seven dollars each. If they are of the kind which have come generally to the notice of the public, five dollars would be a high figure ; but if they are of a lot similar to the sample left at this office, they would be dear at ten cents, for the latter are utterly worthless. The charge in this bill for panta— loons is five dollars per pair. We ask the most imaginative of our readers if he or she ever saw a pair of soldier's pantaloons which, by the utmost stretch of fancy, could be valued at five dollars? To justify such a charge, they should not only be substantial and serviceable, but even fine ; but who will have the hardihood to say that any such have been furnished to the State troops by thous— ands? It is this bill, so made up, and amounting to $22,585, that appears to have been audited and paid without the usual affidavit and cer— tificate, and upon the bare endorsement of Charles M. Neal, Agent. Agent for whom ? Not agent for the Governor, for he says to the Legislature, in answer to their interrogatory, as to what " agencies" have been employed in.this business, that he appointed E. M. Bid dle, Adjutant General, R. C. Hale, Quarter— master General, and Wm. W. Irwin, Com— missary General, and that all purchases have been made through their departments. Neither is he agent for the Quartermaster General, for Mr. Hale gives a list of his agents, and we do not find in it any person by the name of Neal, either among those who are serving " with pay " or " without pay." Can Charles M. Neal be the agent of Frowenfeld & Bro.?— This would seem to be the only remaining probability, and there we leave his agency in this mysterious transaction. This Mr. Neal is one of the City Commis— sioners, under pay of the City Treasury, for attending to the city business ; and the peo ple have a right to require his close attention to his office. It is but a little while since he was absent for weeks from his post, seeking, at Washington, the place of Navy Agent.— He has a tendency towards agencies. In this enterprise, he was strongly supported by his friend, the Governor, who was understood to be in Washington for this purpose when our brave soldiers were wandering about the streets unarmed, unclad, unfed, and without orders ; and when, at the same time, Governor Sprague was marching through Philadelphia at the head of his comfortably clad and fully equipped Rhode Island troops, which he was leading to the field of action. Neal was not appointed Navy Agent, but he now turns up as a sort of unclassified Army Agent. It is, however, the bill he certified with which we have to do at present, and we shall have done our duty in presenting it above in the light of a strong contrast, and in calling attention to it as an example of what is disclosed in the Governor's message, and as furnishing a probable clue to the agencies by which the soldiers of the State have been supplied with the worthless garments of which they so loudly complain. Under the loan bill recently passed by the Legislature, expenditures of a similar charac ter to those detailed by the Governor are to be made to the amount of at least three mil— lions of dollars. Are these also to be wasted in jobbery like their predecessors? And above all, are they to be committed to the agencies already so grossly abused ? In the name of the people, and of the defrauded soldiers, we protest against any repetition of such abuse. BULLETS LESS DANGEROUS THAN Recruits going to the war, says the Phila delphia Ledger, always talk of their return with a proviso, that the enemy's bullets do not prevent them. Yet it is an established fact that in modern campaigns the danger to life is three to one greater from disease than from the bullet. The British army in the Crimea lost 33,643 out of 94,000 troops. Of these, only 2,658 were killed in action ; and only 1,761 died of wounds. But 16,298 died of disease at the seat of war, and nearly 13,- 000 were sent home on account of sickness.— Where one man was under the surgeon's hands for wounds, twelve were under the doctor's hand for typhus fever, dysentery, or tome other of the diseases brought on by bad food, improper or insufficientcamping arrange. malts, or the dissipations incident to a crowded camp, in which men have much idle time.- 7500 French soldiers were slain in battle ; 50,000 perished of disease, and 65,000 more were discharged and sent home from the seat of war, as invalids. In the Mexican war our army lost nealy 13,000 men, while quite as many were discharged for sickness. Only 1,548 men were killed, or died of their wounds, in all the battles fought, as numerous as they were. These facts, while it should inspirit the soldiers in battle, should also make them cautious of their health when lying in camp, or on long marches. Good plain food, eaten at regular intervals, healthful and amusing exercises, sufficient clothing to protect the body from the sudden changes of weather, and the avoidance of all excess in eating and drinking, especially intoxicating stimulants, will do much to preserve the good health of the soldiers. “PARTY LINES OBLITERATED.” At the Philadelphia Custom Rouse, on Saturday last, forty-two Democrats were re. moved, and their places supplied by rampant Republicans. Another batch of removals will be made on the 15th of the present month, and in less than three months there will scarcely be a Democrat left in the whole con cern. The same proscription has been practised in Boston and New York, but still the Repub lican papers are preaching. up no partyism I Oat upon such hypocrites TIGERS. $20,850 1,735 $22,585 s'OFlDglWlN:bulitatirlkiVODHS. It is very clear that "honest" Joan - Covoue will have to turn his attention towards laver!: tigating some of the alleged frauds upon :the Treasury occurring since the advent- of,this 'Administration—provided, of course, that "honest" John has _got himself a finger in the official ==pie._, We beg leave, most-respeetfally, fir- Ormgest to "honest" John that at the next ninon of Congrees, after the neelasatxappro priations to:carry on the war shill have been voted, tbat he moves for another Voirode Committee to 'sit during-the rectes, and Water that the money is not squandered upon partizan favorites. And one of the first' sub. jects to which the Committee might direct its labors would be the celebrated beef contract. -Thatimbjectis involved in great doubt and obscurity. All that-the. public are permitted to know is, that during the panic, which pre vailed in Washington a oontract -was made with Certain parties, and among the number that highly respectable, responsible and honest man, Groaca M. Lauerar, to furnish cattle at,, the 'rate of eight cents , per pound, live weight; equal to fifteen or sixteen cents net—all of whieh, it must be admitted, was highly satisfactory and gratifying to the patriotic Lemur and company. But the public have some little pardonable curiosity to ascertain the ,particulars' of this transaction. What number of.cattle have these contractors 'fur nished, and do they still continue to furnish them at the same remunerative rates? - We must confess that we are completely befogged on this point. One day we are positively assured that the contract was for a limited number of cattle, and was stopped before it had time to go very far. The next day we are told with equal positiveness that this is not so—that the contract is still working— that Laumerr & Cu. are not the men 'to be snubbed in that style--thatthey are still -reap ing the rewards of that disinterested patriotism which impelled them to step forward to the assistance of the Government in the darkest hour of its history. Now, as there seems to be no prospect of ascertaining the real truth from these conflicting statements, we are com pelled to appeal to "honest" dorm COVODE to unravel this tangled maze of corruption, and expose the whole particulars of this beef con ;rect. This is not the only charge of patriotic plundering. Transactions of a similar nature have arrested the attention of the press of New York. Men occupying positions of inti— macy with the Government officials are said to be robbing the people of the moneys procured at enormous sacrifices for patriotic purposes. In reference to this subject, the Journal of Commerce remarks : It is impossible that the Government at Washington oan be ignorant of all the transactions of the character to which we have alluded. The men who are fattening upon the plunder thus gathered from the pub lio Treasury are in constant communication with leading Government officials—are in some instances the intimate personal and political friends of members of the Cabinet, and their most trusted advisers, and it requires a large mantle of charity to believe that their services as Government brokers are not known and winked at in high quarters. It is interesting to notice the versatility of genius which these patriotic , thieves (we can— not well use a softer term) seem to possess.— Although bred to politics and'a single profes— sion—the law, the counting room, the shop or —we regret to say it, the editorial service— they are ready fur any emergency, and prepared to purchase or charter ships, supply` droves of fat (or lean) cattle, furnish an army with clothing, boots, shoes, Ike., provide horses, harness and equipments generally, for artillery and cavalry service, and generally to do or furnish anything to be paid for out of the public funds, of which a large percentage, in the shape of direct brokerage or illicit stealings, is sure to go into their pockets. In fact they are übiquitous, now here, next at Washington, then back to New York, traveling night and day, and going through any amount of labor, to compass the end which, under the name of patriotism, they keep steadily in view, viz: enriching themselves at the public expense. We have expressed the opinion that it would be difficult wholly to cure this great evil at the present time. It is however within the power of the Government officers greatly to abate it, and we but express the common opinion when we declare our belief that they must do this or share in the unenviable estimation in which the guilty ones are held by the public. It is idle for the disbursing officers and the author ized agents of the Government to plead ignor ance of the facts. They are known on the street and denounced everywhere. The peo— ple begin to inquire why they shall be taxed either by assessment, or as contributors to the patriotic fund, for the support of a rotten and corrupt system of government expenditure.— They are willing to pay for equipping the volunteers or supporting their families, but they revolt at the idea of supporting a lot of political plunderers, such as now fatten at the public cost. We have no sympathy with that sentimental morality which, while acknowlcdg ing the existence of the evil, deprecates any public exposure of it, until the war is over.— That is to encourage and collude with the plunderers. We have in part accomplished the object we had in view, in fixing the public attention upon the evil. If the Government will at once do its share, by instituting a rigid and careful system of conducting its affairs, it may be cut up root and branch.—Harrisburg Patriot. STRENGTH OF THE ARMY The following table shows the number of troops now in the field, with the name of the commanding General of each Division : 1. BOOTEE 'SIDE OF POTOMAC, VIEGINIA. Commander-in-Chief, Brigadier General Irvin McDowell, U. S. Army. Headquarters, Arlington Home. Number of men about 21,000. WASHINGTON AND NEIGHBORHOOD Commander-in-Chief, Brigadier General Jas. IC F. Mansfield, U. S. Army. Headquarters, Washing ton City. Number of men about 22,000. 3. FORTRESS MONROE, &C. . _ Commander-in-Cbief, Major General B. F. Butler Massachusetts. Headquarters, Fortress Monroe. Number of men about 9,000. 44 PENNSYLVANIA., ETC Commander-in-Chief, Major tleneral Wm. H Keim, Pennsylvania. Headquarters, Chambers burg. Number of men about 16,000 J. CINCINNATI ANt. WESTERN VIRGINIA Commander-in-Chief, Major General Geo. B. Mo Clelland, PennsylTania. Headquarters, Cincinnati Number of men about 13,000. 6. CAIRO AND NEIGHBORHOOD. Commander-in-Chief, Brigadier General P. M Prentiss, 11. S. Army. Headquarters, Cairo, Illinois Number of men about 6,000. BALTIMORE AND NEIGHBORHOOD Commander-in-Chief, Brigadier General George Cadwalader, Pennsylvania. Headquarters, Fort McHenry. Number of men about 5,000. PHILADELPHIA AND NEIGHBORHOOD Commander-in-Chief, Major General Robert Pat terson, Pennsylvania. Headquarters, Philadelphia Number of men about 3,000. RECAPITULATION First Division Second do. Third do. Fourth do. Fifth do. Sixth do. Seventh do. Eighth do. - 21,000 men - - 22,000 - - 9,000 " - - 16,000 " - - 13,000 - - 6,000 - - 5,000 " - - 3,000 " - CHOICE LANGUAGE The following choice morsel we clip from the Pine and Palm, a newspaper published at Boston and New York:by a pack of white and black Abolitionists "If freedom can only prevail through the agency of vengeance, so be it ; if the Temple of Liberty can only stand securely on the corpses of slaieholdors—so be it; rather let the white race be swept from the face of the earth, than endure the perpetuity of negro bondage. We would hesitate at no conceivable atrocity; we would spare neither parlor nor cradle, neither age nor sex—did we believe that they must perish in order that Negro slavery might perish with them." j There, if that is not equal to the lan guage in use among the most rabid Secession ists we are not judges of the matter. We are afraid that our dark colored friends and their white allies, are taking advantage of the times are sprouting a little too fast, and may be nipped by an untimely frost. It is worth their while to consider over the matter at all events. The Democracy will be about when they attempt their hellish work. ser Those two hot warriors, Greeley and Bennett, have fallen out. Here is a specimen of the Herald's talk about old White Coat : Wt \when Justice gets her due—when the chief offenders in the work of bringing upon the country this civil war shall be punished— such Abolition and disunion agitators of the last twenty years as Greeley, Garrison and Giddings will be among the list of traitors hung 'up like herrings to dry in the sun. Greeley, particularly, has been a great sinner, and • withal -a' very dirty one. -Let him be washed, or let him retire. IeSSAT,4I - Action at hovel& CreiellEeetietioulare of the Attack ou the SatterleNobody Hart on Our Side. WASHINGTON, June 1-3 P 31. By the arrival at the Navy Yard of the steamer Resolute, Lieut. Budd", commanding, we have full partici:tiers of the attack on the batteries creek yesterday. YeetirdayAnorrileff.the PleellSa Captain Ward, opened - fire'ma. - thriterrioptiat lying at the right of the detikt. The . 46=41.'4i - skid was fired at the depot boildinx, the thlig g crigilA bow of the Page. By this tlms three ifetterleil . 4iati..- vaned on the Yreeborn, etgiperted gat,.lelate: „Oacosta, Resolute, and*wciner Ae soon as the Team!' hid razed their mop( they comineneed firing shell with marked effect, several of _them falling into the batteries. In a few minutes their small oatteries were completely silenced. The mein battery on the hill, Supposed to be armed with ten rifled cannon, now opened a terrific lire apex the flotilla, to which the Freeborn and Anacosta replied with considerable direct, The .4.lM9grea, tacit position and played upon the depot with rapidity, firing thirteen shells, tnree of them taking effect and causing much consternadorriiinetig the rebeli. The Itesolate did not use her guns, owing to thelectAhat their calibre was too irtmil to, do eiteetive,aexvice.— Only ciao shot struck the flotilla. It was a ricochet shot, striking the Freeborn on the gunwale, and pas- , sing over one of the sailor's arms, doing him ne harm; then striking a gun carriage it fall' upon the dick. No one was killed or wounded on our side. 'On the rebel side the damage was considerable, as men were seen convoying the dead and wounded to,places of safety. We have no means of knowing the exact hue on the rebel aide. At tea minutek of twelve o'clock the fain' g ceased, and the flotilla hauled of • The Resolute arrived here at noon, having in 'taw a coal boat, to obtain fuel for the squadron. The Pawnee was passed last night en route for the latti scene of action. The flotilla is at anchor, within _five miles of Acquia Creak. It is believed impossible to silence the third battery, as it is of iifled cannon, without a landing' force. SKIRMISH AT FAIRFAX. COURT HOUSE On Friday night, this second company of .Thaited States Cavalry, under command of Lieut. Tompkins, 11111413 a dashing reconnoissance as far 'as Fairfax Court House. The staff of the New York Fifth regi ment accompanied them to "see the fun." The party rode into the village, and were immediately fired upon by the rebels from every direction,', the infantry closing innirthem, front and rear, with a view to cutting them of. There was a short, sharp and bloody fight, during which Lieut. Tompkins had his horse shot under him, and four of his men were killed. The rebels bad twenty seven men The cavalry then cut through the lines of the rebels, took five prisoners, and made good their retreat.— Several members of the at/Olaf the New York Fifth were slightly wounded. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE WAR. TILE ROYAL PROCLAMATION IN PULL The following is the text of Queen Victoria's Proclamation enjoining neutrality in the American troubles: Whereas, we are happily at peace mith all the sovereign Powers and States, and whereas, hostilities have unhappily commenced between the Government of the United States and certain States styling them selves the Confederate States of America ; and whereas, we being at peace with the Government of the United States, have declared our /Wye.' deter mination to maintain a strict and impartial neutrality between the said contending parties, we "therefore have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to issue our royal proclamtion, and we hereby warn all our loving subjects and all parsons what ever entitled to our protection, that if,:,any of them shall presume in contempt of this proclamation and of our high displeasure, to do any acts in derogation of their duty as subjects of a heutral sovereign in said contest, or in violation or contra vention of the law of nations, and more especially by entering the military service of either of the con tending parties as commissioned or non-commissioned officers or soldiers, or by serving as officers, sailors or marines on board of any ship or vessel of war or transport of or in the service of either of the con tending parties, or by engaging to or going to any place beyond the seas, with the intent to enlist or engage in any such service, or by procuring or at tempting to procure, within tier Majesty's domin ions, at home or abroad, others to do so, or by fitting out, arming or equipping any ship or vessel to be employed as a sh ip of war or privateer or transport by either of the contending parties, or by breaking or endeavoring to break any blockade fully and actually established by or bn behalf of either of the said contending parties, or by carrying officers, sol— diers, despatches, arms, military stores or materials, or any article considered or deemed to be contraband of war according to law of the modern usage of nations, for the use of either of the said contending parties, all parties so offending will incur and be liable to the several penalties or penal consequences by the said statute, or by the law of nations in that behalf imposed. " And we do hereby declare that all our subjects and all persons entitled to our protection, who may mia ow/duet themselves in the premises, will do so at their peril and of their own wrong, and they will in no wise obtain any protqction from us against any liabilities or penal conseqkences, but will, on the contrary, incur our displeasure by such misconduct. Given at Richmond Park, May 3.3th,"1881. IMPORTANT LETTER PROM SECRE TARY CAMERON. • The special Messenger who left on Thnrs day for Fortress Monroe, takes with him the following letter : WastuwGroN, May 30, 1861. Sin : Your action in respect to the negroes who came within your lines from the service of the rebels is approved. The Department is sensible of the em barrassments which must surround officers, conduct ing military operations in a State by the laws of which slavery is sanctioned. The Government can not recognize the rejection by any State of the Federal obligations, nor can it refuse the performance of the Federal obligations resting upon itself. Among these Federal obligations, however, none can be more important than that of suppressing and dis persing armed combinations, formed for the purpose of overthrowing its whole constitutional authority. While, therefore, you will permit no interference by the persons under your command with the rela tions of persons held to service under the laws of any State, you will, on the other hand, so long as any State within which your military operations are conducted is under the control of such armed combinations, re frain from surrendering to alleged masters any per eons who may come within your lines. You will employ such persons in the services to which they may be best adapted, keeping an account of the labor by them performed, of the value of it, and the expenses of their maintenance. The question of their final disposition will be reserved for future de' termination. SIMON CAYERON, Secretary of War. To Major General BUTLER COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED The Governor has appointed JACOB Far, Jr., of Montgomery county, and BENJAMIN HAY WOOD, of Schuylkill county, Commissioners to investigate the facts connected with the fur— nishing of supplies of every kind, including clothing, &a., to the State. The appointment of these persons is a guar— antee that the investigation will be thorough and searching. Mr. Fry has the entire:confi— dence of the people of this State. As Auditor General he proved himself fearless and incor— ruptible. Mr. Haywood also sustains the highest character. The public may rest satisfied that these Commissioners have no personal partialities which deter them from exposing the whole truth in relation to the frauds upon the State.—Harrisburg Patriot. OFT/CH .LANCASTER k, HAIMIIIIIIIIIG DEMOCRAT, May 31, 1861. MRSSRS. EDITORS :—Please to state through your valuable paper, that having been honorably dis charged from Company K, Tenth regiment, for un fitness for service, in consequence of defective eye sight, I shall commence again the publioation of the Lancaster and Harrisburg Democrat in the course of a week or so, as soon as I succeed in scouring new hands for the office. Ido not consider myself bound in any way by the famous coup d'etat of Mr. J. G. Weaver, as he has willfully violated our mutual con tract. I shall have ' more to say about his dis interested motives in the first number of the con tinned Democrat, which, by the way, will be pub lished and printed in future,at Harrisburg, according to many wishes of the German inhabitants of Dauphin county. Respectfully yours, 95,000 men Simms. Enivous : It is an old saying that great occasions produce great men. Times of great excitement Ignite the spark of genius that slumbers in times of peate, and " village liampdena "wake from "mute, Inglorious repose" to find themselves suddenly famous. "Boma men," says the book, "are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them." The particular case to which I am going to refer, is an instance of great. nese obtained by " achievement." The Express of May 28th contains a letter signed "Home Guard," from Conoy township, detailing an enterprise which reflects infinite credit upon all engaged in it, and particularly upon the gallant soldier that was at the head of it. It appears that a "rumor" prevailed in Bainbridge, that a farmer,in that neighborhood had been "guilty of freely expressing his opinions" on the subject of the war. Thereupon, says the writer, "the Home Guards, under the command of T. Hall Foreman, Esq., determined to pay the refractory gentleman a visit." After a march of two miles "through heavy mads," the gallant band arrived at the house of the farmer, when " our advancing commander (meaning - the aforesaid T. Hall Foreman, Esq.,) addressed himself to the gentleman in a pertinent and determined speech, demanding a full con fession, dr." The farmer in great alarm, occasioned no doubt by the military aspect of the "advancing commander," of whose achievements in the present war he must have heard, declared he was never any thing else than f 1 Union man. Then, continues the writer, "our commander (still meaning the gallant T. Hall, Esq.,) presented him with the banner borne upon the occasion, and thi old man grasped it vigorously, and, being very much frightened, said that under that flag he had lived, and under it he would die." Having accomplished this declaration from the " old man," the:heroic band retraced their . steps, and reached their homes at the " going down of the sun." such is the rum retire of the enterprise as detailed in the columns of the Express, by one who was individually engaged in it—and herelates it in such a style of complaisance as leaves no doubt that he and his companions thought they were doing a very meritorious service. I am persuaded the public will take a different view of the matter, and the only feeling the letter of ‘• Home Guard" will produce, will be astonish ment that a man in the position of T. Hall Foreman, Esq.; would lend himself to so discreditable a performance. As a lawyer he must have known that he was engaging in an illegal business, and it aggravates the case fivefold to find that the man be was going to lynch was no disunion ist at all. The public authorities are amply. suficient to protect the community against any person they may esteem dangerous, and they are well disposed to do so. It is the part of a good citizen to encourage respect for the law, and, in times of excitement like these, patriotism suggests that obedience to the law is the moat effectual support to the Government. I would not wish to be harsher to T.. Hall Foreman, Esq., than to any other person taking the part he did, but I will tale the liberty to euggegt,that Pixies he was prevented from -serving Ida country on the. Heidi the next best service he can do is lb itlck to Ida good behaidor and to his law hooka UNION. =CI R. Kra!' For The Intelligencer LOCAL iAlivAiftm. SOLDIERS' FEAST.—The Volunteers at Camp Johneton were treated to & eumptuous feast, on Wednesday afternoon last; on the Camp ground, by the Ladies of this city and vicinity. And such a feast! 01 ye gods! had • ' pleurOs beentAbereXe would haver been&utiateettlfith. `Okbegin arideplOktl Just tegliMk of keisnortweselVt•- a, fuil i alty feat In lerigtholind all *di ~ng ;14adielbe 1r of the Await of Old and fEllisacier• If ane!..bliaglnes thisr . thikthey win hawk:loam Meet, tbe warlin fellows Gimp =WO Aired on Warlowedis ... ast. 11/4 foot , eV/scene . . '' ...4 ." . 'ested=ht ibis most • 74 and In we ever beheld. The 'Mtn* expressed their thanks to different ways—som• of them by • display oforatorical powers, (and they really made apitaletwocles,) great many ethers by cheers, throwing up of bats, ter, and brat though not least the single' of appropriate songs by an excellent glee club, accompanied by flue !Instrumental music. .After the hart was over the fOrD•Del - Went through various 1:014DOIIIMIll In double T o te time on the paradelfrouud, to the infinite tistlifectido of the assembled mtiltitude. The thanks of the soldiers have been returned to.theirediett.Cicd bleu theml.}.ln an -o elel the following testimonial: Run Qxsaseirs, lonian Ilsnisna, , • ; •, Emmaus, May 5: 4 0 .1 861 . At kineating of the Wheal of the 14th and 15th Regi ment!, the . following . *mud tam WU appointed , ta-simegt P risoltitions expressive of the fading, of gratitwie enter tained by the moldier" of these tre resiments foe the atti- , zens of Lancaster and its:11114: Brigadier Genus! James S. Negley, . - CoL J. W. Johnston, • Lt. CoL R. Mallehael, Col. R'd A. Oakfona, - Lt. CoL Thos. Biddle. The following resolutions were presented and adopted: Resolved, That we, the officers and privates of the 14th and 15th Regiments of Pennsylvania Woltmteers, tender bur grateful - acknoWledgments to the citizens of Lancaster and vicinity, for the generous hospitality they bay* se pro fusely lavished upon us whilst stationed near thedr. Nana. Revolved,. That such Madness deeply touches the heart of the citizen soldier, and whilst it makes him proud of the honot to fight for, he feels that it maybe sweeter still to dle in defence of the warm hearts and happy homer of "Old Pennsylvania." _Enolced, That to the Ladies of Lancaster partienhirly do we address our hearts' beat wishes—they whose mailed have not only graced'our hours of recreation and cheered us in the, performance of our duty, bat who noble 'solici tude for the sick add suffering of the camp have, halved our privations and sorrows, and doubled our comforts.— Long will they be held in affectkaikte remembrance by the doldier, who offers' his prayers and his life for the union, Poona and „Po:smelly of mar beloved country. • • , „ , * MAJOR. GENERAL: PATTERBON.—ThiSs ' El tinalabed Edlita 4 7 eiticer, accompanied by his staff, passed - through this city, en route for Cbamberebnrg, in a special train; on Sunday last, at 12% o'clock, P. M. %The General was waited upon, during the tear minutes the train stopped here, by Gen. Wesley and. the regiaiental officers from Camp Johnston, Maj. Nauman, of the 11. 8. Artillery ser vice, a native of and now residing In this city, and a num her of our city mllitari. Alderman McMullen's “I,ndependent Rangent,".of Phil adelphia, nimbeiing one hundrisd able-bodied, tine-looking men, paased through hi the name train, and &Wasted much attention. • .ANOTHES. i LANCASTER V OLUIFTZER GONE.— We regret to be called upon to announce the death of Peter Pastor, a private in Capt. Patterson's company, (Lancaster City Infantry,) which took place at Camp Slifer, Chambers barg, on Friday last, after about a week's illness. His remains were brought to this city on Saturday afternoon. accompanied by a guard of hie late companlontriti-arms, and his wife, who was with hint in his bat hours. His funeral took chic* on Sunday afternoon, from his late resi dence in Vine street. Two companies from Camp John ston, and the Union Guards of this city, accompanied by the 15th Regiment Band and the G uards' martial muaic,took part in the funeral ceremonies. The religious services were conducted by" Bev. D. Steck. The - remains were in terred at Woodward Hill. Tag DIAGINOTHIANS' ANNIVEESARY.—The 28th Anniversary of the Diagnothian Literary Society of Franklin and Mani:tail College took place, at Fulton Hall, on Friday evening last. The attendance was large, especi ally en the part of the fair sex, and the exercises, as usual, extremely interesting. THE INDEPEHDRNT GRETS.—If any of Our citisens had an. Idea that the military spirit of Lancaster was "played out," and that no more fine companies could be rafted, they ,have certainly been laboring under a de, I usion. We know what splendid companies, which cannot be excelled by any in the State, have left oar city and are now in the service ..of their country, and also that two more are undottnarching orders, but there is still material left for the formation of other spirited companies—the last of which formed is the Independent Greys. The company numbers one hundred members, and la composed of a fine looking, active, intelligent body of men, among whom are some of our most prominent citizens. The company has elected a glorious net of officers, and when our citizens get a sight of the Independent Greys on parade they will open their eyes somewhat. The uniform will be a complete suit of grey, consisting of grey cloth coat, pante and cap, trimmed with black, which will present a handsome and serviceable appearance. The following are the officers: . Captain—Dr. John McCalla. lot Lieutenant—George L. Boyle, 2d Anthony Lechler, 2d 2.d " Dr. John L. Atlee, Jr. let Sergeant—S. S. Spencer, 2d " 'Allen Guthrie, 3d " James Potts, 4th " Amos A. Henke. Quartermaster Sergeant—George S. Brady. let Corporal—Lewis Haldy, 2d ' Gerardus Clarkson, 3d " Benjamin P. Baer, 4th " Stephen A. McConomy. Secretary—Edward J. Zahm. PARADE OF THE 14TH REGIMENT.—The 14th Regiment, Col. Johnston commanding, paraded through several of the streets of the city on Thursday afternoon last, and made a One appearance. They were uniformed in blue blouses, grey pants and shirt, and fatigue cap, which are very becoming. The marching of the men was admira ble, and they are rapidly being perfected in the drill by their able and efficient officers. The 15th Regiment, Col. Oakford commandffig, paraded on Friday afternoon, and they also presented a One appear. twee, and marched exceedingly well. Both Regiments are similarly equipped. The 15th Regiment were accompanied by their flue Rand. DISCHARGED AND RETURNED.—MT. Rudolph Kuhn, editor of the "Lancaster•Demokrat," and Alexander Gera, both members of Company K, (Capt. Bolenicto' Stem hen Guards,) 10th Regiment, have returned home to this city, having been honorably discharged, upon the Bar -aeon's eartificate, for constitutional disability. Mr. Kuhn had been sick for about eight days. He will resume the publication of the ‘•Demokrat" as soon as he can complete the necessary arrangements—probably in a couple of weeks. We wish him much success. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.T ho Fourteenth and Fifteenth Regiments, for some time stationed at the Fair grounds near this city, left for Chambersburg on yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The three romps- LION from this city add county, commanded by Captains Neff, Barton and Hess, were also expecting to leave in the afternoon fur Camp Wayne, at West Chester. A RRITED.—The clothing ' which the mem• bets of Capt. Patterson's company wore when they left this city (they having received their frill uniform) has been forwarded from ' Clanmbersburg. Ind is now at the Mayor's Office, ready to be distributed to the friends and families of tho.men. TRIBUTE TO THE LADIES OF LANCASTER.—A. large and enthusiastic Union meeting was held In the Court Lionise at Danville, Montour county, on the 24th ult. The following resolution was unanimously adopted, and rcquested to be publithed in the Lancaster papers: Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be tendered to the Ladies of Lancaster and vicinity, for the msay acts of kindness and hospitality shown to the "Columbia Guards" at Camp Johnston, and particularly for the kind care they are taking in administering to the wants of the sick. FLAG PRESENTATION.—A flag was presented by the Ladies of Little Britain township, on Wedneaday last, to the military company of that district. The flag was presented, on behalf of the fair donors, by Rev. Mr. ALLEANDIR, and received by Maj. Brtuemni F. Cox, Brigade Inspector, of this city. The speeches of these gentlemen are spoken of as neat, eloquent and appropriate to the oc casion. After this ceremony was over, the company par took of some choice refreshments, farnished through the liberality of Mies HAMILTON, for which the thanks of the company were returned by Maj. Cox. TRIBUTE TO Eu.swottnr.—At a meeting of the Union Fire Company, No. 1, held at their Hall, Market street, on Saturday evening, 25th ult., to express the feel ing of the Company in view of the death of Col. E. E. Ella worth, it was Resolved, That in common with a loyal people, thin com pany have heard with indignant sorrow of the brutal as. mattinatlon of Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, al the death of one whose fortunee were enshrined In the popular heart, and whom career, even In no early youth, glittered with the promises of glory to himself, and service to his country. Resolved, That, as firemen, we lament the calamity which has deprived our New York brethren of him whose military genius and social qualities had enabled him to impart discipline and effect to their heroin spirit, as well to win for himself the entire affection of their hearts. Resolved, That the apparatus of the company be draped In mourning, and the company's flag be kept at half-mast for the period of ten days. DEPARTURE OF TRAINS, AND CLOSING OP THE MAID AT THE CITE POET OPPICE —The different Passenger Trains on the Pennsylvania and branch railroads leave this city as follows: Fast Line Through Express Lancaster Accommodation.. Harrisburg Accommodation Mail Train Through Expreso Mail Train Mount Joy Accommodation, No. 1 Fast Line Harrisburg Accommodation...... ... Lancaster Accommodation Mount Joy Accosamodation, No. 2 CLOSING op SAILS ET ILAILROAD Eastern Through Mail For Philadelphia, New York and Eastern States, at 7 a. t0.,1 1 p. m., and 9p. m. Way Mail East—For PhiLsdelphia and intermedlata dikes, at 7 a. m. Western Through Mail—For Harrisburg, Pittsburg and Western States, at 10 a. m and 9p. m. Way Mail West—For Landisville, Ellzabi3thtown, Mount Joy, Middletown, Harrisburg,. Lewistown, Huntingdon, Tyrone, Altoona, Hollidaysburg (and Way Mall between Altoona and Pittsburg) at 10 a. in. Southern Mail—For Columbia, York, Baltimore, Washing ton, D. C., and Southern States, at 10 a. m. Pittsburg Through Mall, at 134 p. m. For Columbia at 10 a. m., and 5 p. m. For Strasburg, via: Camargo, Quarryville, Martinsville, and New Providence, at 7 a. m. ARRIVAL 07 ILAILB BY RAILROAD. Through Mail Fast 1.31. a. in., 10.54a.n., and 2.52 p. m. Way Mail East 10.64 a. in. Through Mail West 2.38 a. In., 9.10 a. m., and 7.14 p. m. Way Mail West 9.10 a. m., and 2.35 p. to. Southern Mail L3O p. m. CLOSING RP MLLES ON THE 825 GE ROUT . - For Reading, via: Neffaville, nothsville, Ephrata, Reamstown, Adamstown and Gouglersviile, daily, at 8 a. in. For Lebanon, via: East Hemptield, Manheito, White Oak, Mount Hope and Cornwall, daily, at 10 a. in. For Millersville and iilackwater, daily, eel p. m. For Safe Harbor, daily, at 1 p. m. For Hinkletown, via: Landis Valley, Oregon, West Earl, and Farmeraville, daily, at 2 p. in. For Paradise, via: Greenland and Soudersburg, daily, at 2 p. m. For Lurie, via: Neffsville, daily, at 2 p. m. For Strasburg, via: Fertility and Whaatlandblills, daily, at 2p. in. For Lampeter, daily, at 2 p. In. For Phcenirville, via: New Holland, Blue Ball, Goodville, Churchtown, Morgantown, Honeybrook, Chester Springs, and Kimberton, Triweekly, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat urday, at 12 m. For Port Deposit, Md., via: Willow Street, Smithville, Dock, Chesnut Level, Green, Pleasant Grove, Bock Springs, Md., and Howlandeville, Did., Triweekly, Monday, Wednes day and Friday, at 6 a. m. For Colebrook, via: Swarr'a Mill, Old Line,Sporting Hill and Maatersonville, Semi-weekly, Wedesday and Fri. day, at 6 a. in. For Liberty Square, via: Conestoga, Marticville, Coleman 4rille, Mount Nebo, Bethesda and Rawlineville, Semi weekly, Wednesday and Saturday, at 1 p. in. Otlice hours, from 7a. in. to Bp. n. On Sunday, from 8 to 9 a. in. • Postage to California, Oregon and Washington Territo• ries,lo cents. Letters, alleged to be wainable, wilt be registered, and a receipt given therefor, on application and.payment. of the registration fee of lye ostits,in addition to the . regular -An Letters aretwilatild.tctl?i, pre-Paid with Istempe balite they'ui - b• '- JOEY J. goosourr, Postmaster. TE4OI3PS r Oll- emszeate:rao - .-;-Three regi ments of Philadelphia Volunteers passed through this cltY on- Thursday morning and afternoon last, en route for (Thambersburg._ They cheered lustily for the Union, and our city as they tlvonagb. The Idea, who were completely milLtppodi presetitet - in athletic appearance, and will doubtless dogoodservice In their country's behalf. B.RIGADE Oiriczes': Swourc—On the 25th , u prevtously, the commiseloned offleertior Red Briode,SPSlmet at Shenek ' s Hood,. aterliguare, • ' • purpose of taking the oath,. *war* • y the t . of Assembly, "to bear true al. • • the s• • •"th of Pennsylvania and to the • sited arta,: • em honestly and faittOodly, ••' ,ppposen whatsoever." oadtlles ad •• • • • • Inspector Cox to • Ibliowing oaken: M. " • tw • Brigadier General; Dan. Lel Herr, Colonel let Regiment ;:: Dry Shirk. Major; Sam. net 11. Reynolds, Akira Miler General Shaeffer; William 8. Amweg, Judge Advocate; Henry Sherbabit, Paymaster; Charles R. Franey, Brigade Quartermaster; Capt. George H. Hew, Safe Harbor Artillery; Capt. P. Ensminger. Man. helm. Rifles; X._Waltman, Mount Joy Billet; Ist Lieut. Thomas McKibben, Mount Joy Rifles; lst Lieut. A. J. Shy, Manhelm Rifles; Ist Lieut. C. B. Kendig. Safe Harbor Artillery; 21 Lieut. A. H. Reist. - Manhelm Rifles; 4161.6mak-Din44l-111hreol, Bahr Harbor Artillery.--- —• MUBTIII2 Roma.—Below will be found the muster rolls of two more Lancaster County Cocopenies, now In the service of the country : Difieers: - . ' HaPlairlrnlciseph IL Fishes.::' .•••. •• : Ist Llentenant—Arnott D. Collins,: '• 2d: . " • Jeccobo.•Hoyer. - " ' '-- • • r -2d .. Thomal if. Caldwell; . Sd r. • w .. Jahn. T. Baynes, -. • • • . . . 4th . w ~, . Wellington Eershner. . let 'Clortiand—William L. Smedley, • . : 2d "- Thomas Bennett, '. • ' 3d - " Robert M. Smith, . 4th w ' Edward M. Shreiner. •' • - - Musicbuts—Betijamin F. Hoops, Francis Ff.ilburn. Prim/4r: - Allen James; •-; •' - . Kane Daniel, • Bogard Livingston, . Lewis David R., Bostick William, Miller Jacob D.; ' Dwyer Julius, • McLaughlin James,. Betts Fleming, Moran Michael 11., IndllerJarob, • • Mulleitillenry, Berntheisel Henry, Poll John, Carter William, ' POtta Francis A., Clair Jacob B_, Rockwell John. Carpenter Daniel, Rambo Joseph' 0, Caley William E., Reinhirt . Jared 0., Dasher Joseph P., Root Charles G., Dash Augustus, Rote George, Dyainger Michael, Reese George V., Dyer George, Rudy Lewis. Eisenhart Christian, Summers Michael, Fickler George,. Souders Benjamin F., Findley George W., Smith John, Fry Robert J., Saylor John, Faulkner Charles. E., Saylor Peter M., Fraley Jacob J., Speaker Joseph, Farley James, Stocks John, Feagsly - Henry, Sheridan John, Gaigan Patrick, Smith George W, Cohn George F.,- Torbert John J., Gohn Daniel F., Trost Benjamin, Gibble Reuben, Wilson Thomas, Hogendobler A. R., Welsh Minefield, Hogendobler J. A., Wells Peter, Hollands Charles, Williams Jacob, High Michael, Wright John L. Karcher Herman, CA.XHRON GUARDS OF MAIGITPA. Ofiicers: • Captain—James A. Congdon. Ist Lieutenant—J. L. Jacobs, 2d " J. Scott Patterson. let Sergeant—Abram Ahtead, 2d George Carracher, Sd " A. Jack Mills, 4th " David Coble. let Corporal—Daniel W. Grove, 2d ' J . Galebaugh, Id • " D. W. Overland, '4th " J. Dale. Filer—James Sanders, Jr. Drummer—D. It. Porter Ropp. Privates: William Allison, H. D. Atkins, J. Brown, J. Baker, F. Fink, M. Bowman, .1. Campbell, Eli Crimmlnga, Martin Cochran, A. C. Crumb,' W. F. Dale. George W. Dale, Denote Dignan, H. Duke, John Eiger, John. K: 'Evans, DL Eisenberger, C: W. Ford, A. Fellinger, George Fisher, W. G rube, W. Hart, A. W. Herrick, Peter Haden, A. Herestran, J. W. Hui*, J. Billet, W. Jones, 0. Jones, John Langdon, L. Leader, L. Shields, FROM EUROPE HALIFAX, May 30.—The Cunard steamship America arrived here this morning. Her dates are to the 19th inst., by telegraph to Queenstown. The Hon. George M. Dallas, late Minister to the Court of St. James, is a passenger. The America has over one million in specie on board. The steamship Hibernia, of the Quebec line, put back to Liverpool on account of the damage to her machinery, and the North Briton took her place, sailing on the 18th inst. The steamer City of Washington had ar— rived out. The Galway steamship contract had been annulled by Parliament. The boats will, however, continue their trips to America. Mr. Adams, the new American Minister, had been presented at Court. A debate had occurred in the House of Lords on the American blockade, the speakers generally opposing the idea that privateers should be regarded as pirates. In the House of Lords the Earl of Ellen— boro' asked the Government whether the term "lawful blockade" in the proclamation, was to be interpreted literally or with qualifica— tions, as according to the strict meaning of the Paris agreement, it was impossible to main— tain an effective blockade. He complained of the vagueness of the proclamation in respect to articles contraband of war. Earl Granville replied that a lawful blockade must.be maintained by a sufficient force, but it was not absolutely necessary to render all ingress or egress impossible, but to render it extremely difficult. With respect to ,her questions, he stated that certain articles were clearly contraband of war, but that certain other articles depended upon special circum stances and contingencies, which could only be decided by a prize court, and which it was impossible to define beforehand. The Earl of Derby said that there were two points on which it was desirable that the Gov ernment should come to an understanding with the United States. They proclaim a blockade of the whole Southern coast, which they had not the force to maintain. Although they could lawfully blookade certain ports, it was not desirable that they should proclaim a universal blockade, but only maintain a par— tial one. The Northern States alp declare that they should treat privateers as' pirates, but they could not , do so by the law of nations, and it was desirable that notwithstanding the procla mation that it should be declared such. The penalty on British subjects would not be viewed with indifference by England. Lord Brougham said that privateering ac cording to international law was not piracy, but to join an expedition against a power at peace with England was a piratical act. To constitute an effectual blockade, such force must be maintained as to make the passage of it absolutely impossible, but this was very difficult. .7.41 a. in. .2.90 a. in. 9.10 a. in. .6 08 p. in . 2.30 p. in. Lord Chelmsford denied the doctrine of Lord Brougham relative to privateers. Lord Campbell said that the Earl of Gran vine had laid down the law correctly with respect to a blockade and articles contraband of war. A subject of another Power holding letters of marque, was not guilty of piracy. Lord Kingsdown said that the Northern States might consider the people of the South ern States rebels, and guilty of high treason, but that this would not apply to the subjects of other Powers becoming privateers. LIVERPOOL, May 17.—The sales of Cotton for the week were 47,000 bales, at a decline of *d. a *d. -.1.31 a. m. .10.54 a. m. .11.04 a. m ..2.38 p. m -.6.05 p. m _7.44 p. m ...7.50 p. m lireadetuffs have a declining tendency. Provisions are steady. LONDON, May 13.—Consols closed at 91 a THE EDITORS' BOOK TABLE We are indebted to Westhaeffer, No. 44 North Queen street, for the American re•printa of the followingmamed periodicals, for May, from the press of Leonard Scott & Co., .New. York, viz: BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE has the anbloined table of contents: 1. The Ministry and the Bud get; 2. Mrs. Beauchamp's Vengeance; 3. Motley's History of the Netherlands; 4. The Enthuansia of the Ottoman Empire; 6. The Executor; 6. The Origin of Species—a New Bong; 7. Life of- the Right Honorable William Pitt, by Earl Stanhope. THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW has the following: 1. Present Movement in the Church of England ; 2 Alexis de Tocqueville; 3. The Poems and Plays of Robert Browning; 4. Bishop Herd and his Contemporaries; 6. Railway Acci dents: 6. Motley's United Netherlands; 7. Berkely'sldeal ism ; 8. Dr. John Brown's Hone Eubsecivm; 9. The Edu cational Question in Scotland; 10. The Christian Architec ture of Europe; 11. The American. Secession. EVANS' RURAL ECONOMIST, for May, is before no, well filled with a great variety of articles exceedingly in teresting to the agricultural community. The Rural Economist is a monthly periodical of some 34 pages, edited and published by Dr. Edmund C. EMIR ' of West Chester,Pa., at $1 per annum, in advance. It is de voted to Agriculture and Horticulture, and LI designed to "illustrate Farming from the midst of Farmers." The edi tor is a practical Agriculturalist himself, and is withal a gentleman of great Intelligence and energy, and well qual ified in every xespect to take the lead in the ISCIOUCO of farming. THE VOLUNTEER'S TEXT BOOK.—We have received from the Publishers, T. B. Peterson k Brothers, No. 306 Chestnut street, Philidelphia,-and also - from M. West- Ittelfer, - No .44 North Queen street, - who las it fir sale, copies of this little work. The book contains a fund of information in a condensed manner which cannot be . ob. tamed in any other military work now extant, and it should be in the hands of all the Officers and Privates now In the service of their country.. It la empliatically, the "Soldier's Guide" in the dischtugeuf hit duty in the camp, on drill, and In the deld..ol".l4WlPs And thialdhithistionstint cam pardon. Bee VirJ '5 advertisement In =other column. .--- - [Prom Wednesday's Baltimore Zschange.]_ tea THE HABEAS CORPUS CASE. GIN. CADWALADER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE , _ ATTOEUlittir The attachment issued on Monday last, by Chief Justice Taney„ against Gen. George Cadwalader, for refusing to obey the writ of ro l o at - - cor p 4so,in the case of John Merryman, :., .ias made renirnable yesterday , at twelve - 4 4-' 0-lan early:. hour Of the day, the AliteeStatie Citquit s CourC s bnilding was be aiegettyan iinmainie ..arolid. • Imigediately upon the Court room being opened; ~ about half past eleven o'clock, the crowd rushed in, and in a short time the room was completely filled. About twelve o'clock the venerable Chief Justice made his appearance. Upon taking his seat, the Chief . Justice stated that he de -sired to - make an explanation before the hear— ing of the case, to the effect that Judge Giles, who was present lyesterday, - was absent to day, owing , to the fact that he was , attend i ng a meeting of his church, Which he considered of interest to himself and perhaps important to, the community. He (the Chief Justice) had invited Judge Giles to be present, because he had desired his counsel and advice in so im— portant a case, but he did not sit in the case as an officer of the court, and desired this explanation to be made. The Chief Justice then asked the Marshal if he had the return. The Marshal handed to him the following papers, which the clerk was directed to read aloud : THE UNITED STATES OP AM - ERICA, DISTRICT OF aIIASYLAND, TO WIT : j To the Marshal of the Maryland District, ... . Greet We command you that you attach the b od y of General George Cadwalader and have him before the Hon. Roger B. Taney, Chief. Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, on Tuesday, the 28th May, 1861, at 12 o'clock, M., at the Circuit Court Rooms of the United States, in the City of Baltimore, to answer for his contempt by him committed, in re fusing to produce the body of John Merryman, of Baltimore county, according to the command of the writ of habeas corpus returnable, and returned be fore the said Chief Justice, this 27th day of May, 1861. Hereof you are not to fail, and have you then and there this writ. Witness, the Honorable Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the first Monday in December, in this year of our Lord, 1861. Issued 27th May, 1.861. Taos. SPICER, Clerk. I hereby certify to the Honorable Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, that by virtue of the within writ of attach ment to me directed on the 27th of May, 1861, I proceeded on the 28th day of May, 1861, to Fort Mc- Henry, for the purpose of serving the said writ.—l sent in my name at the outer gate; the messenger returned with the reply " that there was no answer to my card." I therefore could not serve the writ as L:was commanded. I was not permitted to enter the 'gate. SO 81:181901"3 WASIIINGTON BONMANT, United States Marshal for the District of Maryland. Chief Justice Taney then turned to Deputy Marshal Vance and said: " Then the writ is not answered ?" Deputy Marshal Vance—There was no answer,:sir, except:that "there was no reply to my card." I was not permitted to enter the outer gate. Chief Justice Taney—Well, you should state that. The fact does not appear in your return. R. Murphy, C. Micheal, W. Mose, 0. Mickey, J. Pierce, H. Rickard, R. Ravor, W. T. Rummer, F. Stein, L. Shill), Simon Sanders, George Stein, Martin Shields, George Winhonsea, J. Wiseman, A. H. Wilson, A. Wiseman, John Wailer, Lewis Martin. H. H. Michael, C. Otimft. George Darman, J. McFarland, Edward Caracher, D. DeFrance, L. Tebo, F. Hildebrandt, 8. D. Simmers, 8. A. Malony, C. T. Wiecomb, J. Stratton. Mr. Vance amended the return in com— pliance with the suggestion by adding the words at the end of the return printed in ital— ics, and handing the paper to the Chief Justice, the latter proceeded to read from a manuscript the subjoined remarks, previously saying: Gentlemen, I shall feel it my duty to enforce the process of the Court. I ordered the attachment yesterday, because upon the face of the return the detention of the prisoner was unlawful upon two grounds. 1. The President, under the Constitution and laws of the United States, cannot suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, nor authorize any military officer to do so. 2. A military officer has no right to arrest and detain a person, not subject to the rules and articles of war, for an offence against the laws of the United States, except in and of the judicial authority and subject to its con— trol—and if the party is arrested by the mili— tary, it is the duty of the officer to deliver him over immediately to the civil authority, to be dealt with according to law. I forebore yesterday to state orally the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, which make these principle the funda— mental law of the Union, because an oral statement might be misundetstood in some portions of it, and I shall therefore put my opinion in writing and file it in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, in the course of this week. After reading the above, the Chief Justice orally remarked : In relation to the present return, it is proper to say that of course the Marshal has legally the power to summon out the posse eamitatus to seize and bring into court the party named in the attachment; but it is ap— parent he will be resisted in the discharge of that duty by a force notoriously superior to the posse, and this being the case, such. a pro— ceeding can result in no good, and is useless. I will not, therefore, require the Marshal to perform this duty. If, however, General C'ad— walader were before me, I should impose on him the punishment which it is within my province to inflict, that of fine and imprison— ment. I shall merely say to•day, that I shall reduce to writing the reasons under which I have acted, and which'have led me to the con— clusions expressed in my opinion, and 'shall report them with these proceedings to the President, and call upon him to perform his Constitutional duty— to enforce the laws by compelling obedience to the civil process. In a short time, the large crowd which had assembled dispersed. The greatest hadignation was universally expressed at the action of Gen: Cadwalader. RESOLUTIONS OF THE PRESBYTE- The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (0. 5.,) now in session at Philadelphia, after a long and exciting discussion, adopted the following resolutions offered by the vener able Dr. Spring of New York : Resolved, That, in view of the present agitation and unhappy condition of this coun try, the 4th day of July next be hereby set apartas a day of prayer throughout our bounds, and that on this day ministers and people are called on humbly to confess and bewail their national sins, and to offer our thanks to the Father of light for His abundant and unde served goodness towards us as a nation, to seek his guidance and blessing upon our rulers and their councils, as well as the assembled Congress of the United States, and to implore Him, in the name of Jesus Christ, the great High Priest of the Christian profession, to turn away his anger from us, and speedily restore to us the blessings of a safe and honor able peace. Resolved, That in the judgment of this Assembly, it is the duty of tho of the ministers and churches under its care to do all in their power to promote and perpetrate the integrity of the United States, and to strengthen, uphold and encourage the Federal Government in the just exercise of all its functions, under our noble Constitution. The regular correspondent of the London Times, writing from New York under the date of April 30, takes this view of the question of the blockade "The President, by proclamation dated the 27th, orders a blockade of the ports of Vir gininia and North Carolina, in addition to that already directed of the ports of the other seceding States. For foreigners this extension of the blockade is of little consequence, as the trade orVirginia and North Carolina is almost entirely domestic. The newspaper deepatchea from Washington say that these blockades will be resisted by foreign governments, as ordered without notice. I cannot believe that such will be the case, for no European govern ment, unless false to "European instinctS, can array itself actively upon the side of African slavery in this contest:' WASHINGTON, May 30.—The Government has information that Grafton, Virginia, at the junction of the Parkersburg and Wheeling branches of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is in possession of the Federal troops—the ad vance guard:of Gen McClelland's corpad'armee. The rebel soldiers that lately held the place, probably retired before their arrival. Grafton is 188 miles west of Harper's Ferry, so that the troops have still a long'distance to traverse, and will be detained by • rebuilding bridges destroyed by the rebels. Tug NEVADA SILVEE MINES.—The following is an extra from a letter dated Silver City, Nevada Territory, April 7:— _ "The mines are yielding very rich Silver, and some fifteen to twenty quartz millsYtire now on the 'Way from or are building in` Cali. fornia for this-vicinity. Several of-thern"iire to. be:put on _the CursoxyriveriAsehialx 542 of sufficient capacity to run the Lowell mills." MAN ASSEMBLY THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE. FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
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